Georgetown University Law Center
Student Bar Association
House of Delegates Meeting
Tuesday, November 13, 2012 9:00 PM
Hotung 1000
AGENDA
9:00 PM. Roll Call
9:05-9:15 PM. Executive Board Updates
1. Shaun Zhang, President
a. Anthony got married!
b. Resolution on Student Faculty Committee Reporting is up
c. Philip: food bank drive
2. Milla Savelieff, Evening Vice President
a. Helping Shaun on alumni initiative, Matt Calise would like more of a
timeline proposal, will do that, what cities should we do
3. Edward Williams, Day Vice President
a. It’s memo week
4. Parker Schnell, Secretary
a. Office Reassignment should be done by Friday
5. Anthony Campau, Treasurer
a. Going over budget with Amy and stuff
6. Zac Garthe, Attorney General
a. Bylaw additions – incorporating meeting procedures and more and
possible Constitutional changes
7. Justin Waddell, Chief of Staff
a. No change
9:15-9:25 PM. Committee Introductions and Updates
1. Law Center Affairs
a. Clinics and Externships: Varoon Modak
i. Nothing new
b. Registrar: Daniel Smith
c. Technology: Tiffany Li
i. Promoting outline bank through emails, flyers, and posters. Other
things will depend on getting new CIO, but focusing on social media
improvements
d. OCS: Zach Bench
i. Shaun – Zach is meeting with Dean Shannon and Boulton on
improving
2. ABA Rep: Alexa Sendukas
3. Campus Services: Alexis Kellert
a. No change
4. Elections: Christopher Morgan-Riess
a. No change – can’t get Nate Silver
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5. Social: Alexa Sendukas and Andrew Adelman
a. WWD tomorrow is hosted by libraries, non-perishable food drive; Bar Review
on Thursday is at the Brixton on U Street
6. Special Events: Ashley Binetti and Jessica Montello
a. March 22nd for Barristers contract approved
9:25-9:35 PM. Discussion: Registrar
Daniel: Online transcript requests working on; grade posting email notifications
working on, don’t have timeline yet but working on it; MyAccess – improving that
system, adding swap function, etc., make more user friendly, but all Georgetown uses the
same system so better to make presentation of what want and then work on the summer;
expanded course offerings for more bookends, etc. For summer course offerings
suggestions – build in Nov/Dec, January is when finalized, then release in April; Regular
– build Jan/Feb, finalize in March, release in April; Job interviews and job conflicts
currently are not reasons for getting a class recorded, possible to work with the faculty
but probably going to be hard; Can currently only stream a class recording for 30 days if
allowed to get it, try to work on it, talk to professor if want to still get it, academic
violation if download and save recording even though website lets you; Registrar survey
from beginning of year, registrar survey not very conclusive, committee still feels that
should change to classes when they come – body could probably do what it wants
Edward – something to that when know when it happens for 1Ls, is there a concern on
how people could talk about grade performance
Claire – evening student specific, for ‘first-year’ classes, their grades are held up until
rest of 1L grades
Bill – concern with one grade holding up all the others – we gave examples of when that
has happened
Lexi – if grades are released as ready, with first release of whatever every first year
students grade is, should be email from Dean, to explain that it’s just one grade, etc.
Nicole – con side – compulsive need to check things- changes focus for the year
Shaun – likes that people gave opinions on both sides, at the same time, looking back at
1L, etc., years, checking grades was a whole day experience, dean would come to your
class with presentation, community experience
Sarah – so no email saying there’s a release now? No
Alex Bergjans – don’t rely on survey, weighted weirdly
9:35-9:40 PM. Open Forum
Bill – biking to campus, places to put it? People put suggestions as to where, but
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Shazhadi - Thanksgiving matching? Said – Idea was to get international students
to have Thanksgiving with American students and match them. Mel – is there a list
already? Said – list going to Merced. Elizabeth – made document for matching. Stefan –
let’s wait and see.
Jake – doors should be open
9:40-9:50 PM. Resolutions; Debate; Vote
1. Resolution 2012-2013-15: Procedure for Student Faculty Committee Reporting
a. Parker/Milla - Email was sent this afternoon with more information and
explanation. Please review that, but here is an overview of that
information: We want to highlight four components: 1) Supporting
Body—Day VP has primary responsibility but exec board has
responsibility too. Rationale: a) accountability, b) continuity, c) close hold
nature of information; 2) Information Shared: a) proposal: particular
categories of information shared, b) Rationale: preserve confidential
nature of discussions, concentrate on how to improve student accessibility
and understanding of issues being discussed, and promote shared
governance; 3) Confidentiality Checks: a) proposal: private document
reviewed for confidentiality before any public release or oral report –
reviewed by Day VP w support of Executive Board; 4) Frequency of
Reports: a) proposal: publicly accessible document, day VP reports orally
to HOD, and b) Rationale: open access for questions at any time, oral
reports only every other meeting to ease admin burden, urgent issues will
still be raised on an ad hoc basis.
b. Clarifying questions:
i. What happens after the confidentiality check?
ii. Does the proposed system mean students should not submit at all
or that the day VP reviews and exec board helps?
iii. Why wouldn’t we have everything go through the exec board for a
decision on whether it’s confidential? Because the E-board doesn’t
have a direct duty to the chairman of that committee re the
c. Debate
i. Proposal to amend resolution by striking section 2a
1. For amendment: Chris--We shouldn’t have confidentiality
protection blocking flow of some information to HOD.
2. Against amendment: Shaun—Confidentiality is vital, and if
you have an issue with this text, please vote against the
overall resolution rather than striking this section. This
resolution must stay in tact.
3. Vote: Nays have it and the amendment fails.
ii. On resolution
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1. For: Edward—For it with reservations, must get the process
started
2. Voting: Ayes have it and the resolution passes.
d.
2. Resolution 2012-2013-16: FLAG Supplemental Funds Request
a. Anthony – event is tomorrow and need it, they don’t have a budget
b. Passed
9:50 PM. Adjourn