The slides from the 1/23/19 SBA Senate Meeting can be found here,audio can be found here.
Important meeting takeaways:
- Although in Japan, our SBA President is still president-ing (all of his contact info can be found on slide 2).
- Some Resources for Furloughed Federal Employees:
- Temple Food Bank, donate or pick up: “Cherry Pantry”
- Room 224A , Second Level, Student Center North
- Tuesday, 1pm – 5pm; Wednesday, 1pm -5pm; Thursday: 4pm – 8pm
- Philabundance
- Admission to Philly institutions
- NASWA compiled resources
- Unemployed workers should text FEDSD to 898-211 to receive updates and information through 2-1-1 via text. The text code will be active throughout the shutdown. When FEDSD is texted to 898-211 it will direct subscribers to specific resources and how to connect with a 2-1-1 center if their need is urgent. Through PA 2-1-1, the United Way of Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO, and the American Federation of Government Employees District 3.
- Temple Food Bank, donate or pick up: “Cherry Pantry”
- The Barrister’s Ball is Friday, March 22nd at Vie
- Tickets will go on sale next month (anticipated 2/19)
- Theme is ‘Old Hollywood’
- Dietary needs can be met on site
- The budget allocations for Spring 2019 can be found here.
- Resolutions:
- Class Speaker Elections Bylaws Amendment – Passed by unanimous vote
- 2019 Budget Allocations – Passed by unanimous vote
- New Business, Old Business, Shameless Plugs, etc.
- Please be respectful of organizations’ events
- Do not simply show up to events to take food and leave
- Food leftover from is placed in the cafeteria after meetings, help yourself at that time
- A suggestion to organizations to avoid this: place food in the front of the room (somewhere where it would be awkward for someone to take food from if they are not planning to stay for the event)
- Please be respectful of organizations’ events