I woke up too early for the UVA trip. We're leaving at 10 and I decided that 7:30 would be an appropriate time to wake up. With that misconception firmly squashed, I have some free time on my hands and I thought I would check in with my much neglected blog.
Thanks to Amanda for taking the invitation and opportunity to post some thoughts. In the spirit of creativity, I am going to try to "respond" to her post and perhaps begin a trend of this blog being a place where the students can read EBoard candor. As always, please indulge me and send comments, I am still new and love ideas for improvement.
#1 - Law Revue, April 17th
With Mr. Law School being such a success, the SBA Fundraising Committee (chaired by Amanda) set their sights on recreating it but focused on the talent portion (over the humor). I don't yet know much of the details but I could not be more excited for Mike Peacock on the mic. Come out and support your fellow students.
#2 - Ethics Committee
I agree that Jen is doing excellent job. I think academic integrity is an important topic because it plays such a large role in our law school life and I doubt many students have actually taken the time to read the University Policy. Please take the time to peruse it. Dean Baker will be the correct person to direct any questions to at the Non-Academic Deans Forum on April 16th.
#3 - Budget Guidelines
Amanda was the drafter, and while I have not yet had the time to read the guidelines she wrote, these have been the work of many budget meetings and discussions both last year and this year. These guidelines (and others) will be reveiwed by the Rules and Oversight Committee within the next week and then refined over the summer. Once the final drafts are approved, the committee will then choose which ones (if any) we would like to present for approval to the SBA Council. If I am elected President, I will make sure that the student body stays informed about any and all proposed changes which may impact their law school career. These policies will be made available for review and SBA meetings are open to all students. I hope to make agendas public before all SBA meetings
#4 - Outstanding Reimbursements
Amanda wants to make sure you get your money. I have reimbursements in my wallet that I have not taken care of from January. This is unacceptable, we could all use some extra money, so let's make sure we get our money. Put it on your schedule for Monday.
Hopefully my next post will be sooner rather than later.
-Sandy, VP
