Spring Blood Drive

It is that time of year again. You may be asking yourself what time of year? Time for miserable weather, snow in April or what? The answer is none of the above, rather it is time for SBA's Spring Blood Drive. The Blood Drive will take place:

*Wednesday April 5 *2-6* Student Lounge.

If you would like to donate blood there are sign-up sheets postedoutside of the SBA office. We ask that you please sign-up in advance so that you do not have to wait and that the process goes as quicklyand efficiently as possible.

Also, if you do not want to donate blood or cannot donate blood, do not worry we have spots for you to help as well. You can volunteer to help with setting up for the blood drive, checking in donors, sitting in the canteen (chatting with people after they donate blood and handing out cookies) or helping to break down the set up at the conclusion of the drive. Please join in the celebration and U-N-I-T-Yof donating blood.

If you have any questions please contact Joe Zielinski at Joseph.Zielinski@valpo.edu. Best Wishes and Happy Donating.

Joe Zielinski
SBA Philanthropy Chair

P.S. There may even be yellow cake, just don't drop it.

Wal-Mart Movie

Just Democracy will host a showing of the Wal-Mart Movie on Wednesday, February 8, at 6PM in Tabor.

Agenda 11-13-05

Agenda for SBA Administrative Board Meeting Nov. 13, 2005

The SBA administrative Board meets in Chicago-Hessler on Sundays at 6 p.m. Meetings are open and students are encouraged to attend.

I. Call to Order
II. Approval of Minutes
III. Executive Board Reports
IV. Committee Reports - A. Law & Grad mixer
V. Unfinished Business - A. Grade Normalization Process
VI. New Business - A. Thanksgiving Dinner Cider; B. Funding Request - Conversations Project; C. Brandeis Bowl Prize
VII. Discussion - A. Fostering Upstairs-Downstairs Dialogue
VIII. Student Concerns - A. Coffee Cart in Lieu of Machine B. Lexis/Westlaw point updating
IX. Adjournment

Agenda 11-6-05

Agenda for SBA Administrative Board Meeting Nov. 6, 2005
The SBA administrative Board meets in Chicago-Hessler on Sundays at 6 p.m. Meetings are open and students are encouraged to attend. If a large number of students attend, meeting will move to a larger classroom, TBA (look for signs).

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of Minutes

III. Executive Board Reports

IV. Committee Reports
A. ATM update
B. Movie Night (student concern)
C. Blood Drive Wrap-Up
D. Law & Grad mixer

V. Unfinished Business
A. Vote on Constitutional Amendments for attendance policy
B. Honors Luncheon - Monday of Law Week
C. Tsunami Relief Donation Request
D. Grade Normalization Process
1. Town Hall Recap/Student Response
2. Talk With Dean Geisinger
3. Article in the Paper
4. Suggestions for Motion at Faculty Meeting

VI. New Business
A. Valpo Pool League
B. Thanksgiving Dinner Cider
C. Funding Request - Conversations Project

VII. Discussion
A. Fostering Upstairs-Downstairs Dialogue - defer to Unfinished Business

VIII. Student Concerns
A. Coffee Cart in Lieu of Machine
B. Lexis/Westlaw point updating

IX. Adjournment

GNP Town Hall Forum - Friday at 4 p.m.

SBA will be having a Town Hall Forum to discuss the GNP this Friday at 4 p.m. in Tabor. Get informed and get answers. The 1.5-hour forum is in the following format:

15 minutes – Deans Berner and Geisinger will explain the GNP and why it is being done
15 minutes – Professor Potts will explain why some professors are against the GNP
45 minutes – Moderated Q&A session with pre-determined questions from students
15 minutes – Brainstorming session to formulate alternative solutions

After reading the information about the GNP on the SBA website, please send any questions you want answered to valposba@gmail.com and they will be added to the list. If the list is exhausted during the forum, we will begin taking questions from the audience.

All students; staff; administrators; adjunct, tenured and untenured faculty are invited to attend.

Grade Normalization Forum

SBA wants your informed opinion on why you support or oppose the Grade Normalization Process. View the information about the process and how it affects students here, and then post your comments and suggestions about the Grade Normalization process below.

*all "Sent to SBA" comments were submitted via the SBA suggestion box or emailed directly to SBA, and can be verified.

Event Pics

Chung Chih, our unofficial SBA photographer, has pictures from several different student group events, including PDP Putt-Putt night, PAD Boat Cruise, and the Cardozo Cup. You can view his site at http://spaces.msn.com/members/mustbewild/.

Democrats For Life

Come join Jus Vitae (and VOX) next Tues., November 1 at 4pm in Pelzer when Carol Crossed, Vice-President of Democrats for Life of America comes to address such a vital issue - the sanctity of life. Jay Ware, a member of LEARN (an African-American pro-life group) and also a member of DFLA will also be speaking. Carol's topic will be "Pro-Life Democrats: Will The Party Let Us In?" As we all know, this is a vital national issue facing the Democrats since the 2004 elections. Democrats, Republicans and Independents are all invited-whether pro-life or pro-choice!

Carol was the 2003-2004 President of DFLA. She co-founded and was Executive Director (1992-1998) of Consistent Life, Inc., a network of over 200 organizations that oppose violence. Carol has been a lobbyist on hunger and anti-war issues. As a Native American, she has been a supporter of the human rights of indigenous populations particularly in South America. She is
recipient of the Susan B Anthony Award, Peaceful Solutions in Non-violence Award, Women's Wall of Fame, and the 2000 Gaudete Medal.

For further information please contact Lia Gucciardi (lia.gucciardi@valpo.edu), President, Jus Vitae.

PMBR Table Monday

Do you have questions about the Multistate Bar Exam? You should, unless you are taking the Louisiana or Washington state bar exams, because every other jurisdiction uses the Multistate Bar Exam. The Multistate Bar Exam is a 6-hour, 200 multiple choice questionexam, and will take up one of your bar exam days.

PMBR is your resource for preparing for the Multistate Bar Exam. PMBR offers 3 different study options to help you prepare. The first option is a 6-day topic-specific course. The second is a 3-day simulated test course. The third option is to do both, at a discounted rate.

Stop by the PMBR table in the Atrium on Monday during Chapel Break to sign up and lock in 2005 rates with a deposit. If you have questions, Steve Palmer, a multistate guru will be here to answer them.

And as always, you can contact PMBR representatives Emily Durham (ebcdurham@yahoo.com) or Cortney Schaffer (cortney.schaffer@valpo.edu) at any time.

SBA Blood Drive - Don't Forget!

SBA will be having the Fall Blood Drive in the Student Lounge on November 1 from 3-8. As always, students are needed to donate blood. As such sign up sheets for a specific time will be posted on the SBA board starting Monday October 17.

While walkins will be taken, there will be 3 Pre-Registered donors taken for every one walkin. This policy is in place: (1) to facilitate smooth operation of the drive, (2) to help with properly
staffing the drive and (3) to ensure the shortest possible wait time.

If you have any problems with this policy please see the below contact information so that any issues with this policy can be clarified and/or answered.

If you cannot donate blood for some reason, there are other ways to help besides donating blood. These opportunities are related to the of the blood drive itself. As such there are still a couple of these administrative positions available. If you have any questions about either donating blood or helping in the administration of the blood drive please contact Joe Zielinski at Joseph.Zielinski@valpo.edu.