President's Messages
Every week, the President of the SBA sends an email to the student body to keep everyone informed of upcoming events and other information important to the student community. To add your student's announcement to the President's Message, e-mail the SBA Secretary at Adam.Sarah.A@nyu.edu.
To view an archived message, use links to the left.
Latest Message from the President
[Sent by e-mail to the Student Body, Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 11:02 PM]
Hello everyone,
No party this week, but we do have some more information for you from the SBA, and as usual, some info about student group events in the community announcements section.
1) Dean's Meeting Minutes
Today, the SBA had its monthly meeting with the Dean and other administrators. Thank you to all who emailed with issues to bring before the Dean. The following is a list of the issues discussed:
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Introducing new SBA 1L/LLM/Transfer Representatives
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University Commencement conflict with last day of finals
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Assorted Library issues - discussing security issues and printer problems
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Business card availability to students, student info about cards, and improvement of quality of cards
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Improving Alumni Relations (alumni mentoring program)
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1L section professor-assignment process (whether student evaluations come into play)
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Credit/work load balance for seminars
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Inconsistent coat check hours
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Increasing bike parking spaces
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Winter closing of terraces in D'agostino and Mercer
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feedback mechanisms for cafes in Golding and Wachtell Lounges
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New exam software implementation
The minutes from the meeting are attached to this email, for anyone interested in the conversation that occurred on each topic or the resolution/outcome arrived at (or lack thereof). Note the "takehome" sections in particular. If you have a question about something in the minutes or something is unclear, please send an email my way.
2) SBA Weekly Meeting: Wednesday, 11/18 (tomorrow), 6pm in Furman 118
All NYU law students are welcome to attend tomorrow's weekly SBA meeting and observe the goings-on. Here is a preliminary agenda for tomorrow's meeting:
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OPEN FORUM
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End of Year party planning
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SBA Study Breaks planning
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Next Year's Student Orientation scheduling changes
Send me an email if you would like to present an issue to the SBA at the Open Forum. Alternatively, even if you can't or don't want to attend, you can email me to suggest a topic you think we should discuss. Hope to see you there!
3) Got comments/feedback about Golding cafe and Wachtell cafe?
Direct your food service comments about the cafes in the Golding and Wachtell lounges to both of these two email addresses:
Community Announcements
1) IPELS Gaming Law Panel
The second panel in a four-part colloquia series on the Future of Entertainment Law will take place this Wednesday (11/18) in Vanderbilt Hall 210, followed by a networking reception. Four distinguished speakers will discuss emerging issues in the gaming and entertainment fields. This groundbreaking colloquia organized by IPELS' Entertainment Committee is a truly unique opportunity for NYU Law students to learn about cutting edge issues in entertainment law, meet attorneys at the forefront of the field, and network with prospective employers and other industry professionals. This is not to be missed!!!
Details are as follows:
The Future of Entertainment Law in the Digital Era: Emerging Issues in Music, Publishing, Gaming and Television
Event Two: A Culture of Gaming: From Your Living Room to Your Social Network
Speakers: Thomas Guida (Loeb & Loeb); Katharine Lewis (FM Ventures, FremantleMedia); John Knapp (Patterson Belknap); Anthony Traymore (Reed Smith)
DATE: Wednesday, November 18, 2009
TIME: 7:00 PM Panel, with a Networking Reception with refreshments, beer and wine to follow
LOCATION: Vanderbilt Hall 210 (Reception to follow in Golding Lounge)
That's it for this week. If you have an event for the weekly email, send it my way. See you next week!
-Yoshi