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Meeting of the Dalhousie Law Students’ Society Board of Directors

November 17, 2008

• Call to order – motion from Brian Kuchar, carried by Greg Gilhooly

• Roll call of members present

⁭ Gord McGuire – President

⁭ Adam Picotte – VP Academic - sends his regrets

⁭ Alia Rosenstock – VP Executive – to act as proxy vote

⁭ Frederic Perron-Welch – VP External

⁭ Michelle McBride – VP Finance

⁭ Michelle Black – DALSA Representative

⁭ Jessica Upshaw – DBLSA Representative

⁭ Melissa Grover – First Year Representative

⁭ Jade Buchanan - First Year Representative

⁭ Stewart Carstairs - First Year Representative

⁭ Greg Gilhooly - Second Year Representative

⁭ Brian Kuchar - Second Year Representative

⁭ Erin Tolfo - Second Year Representative

⁭ Dan McGruder – Third Year Representative - sends his regrets

⁭ Mark Leung– Third Year Representative

⁭ Gill Carter - Secretary

⁭ Sean Fraser – Chair

• Adoption of Agenda – motion from Dan, seconded by Jade, motion carried

• Approval of Last Meeting’s Minutes – motion carried

• Chair’s Remarks – N/A

• Questions from Public – N/A

• Reports of the Executive

• President’s Report –

Law hour funding

• Assoc. Dean at Western, former chair at Dal – Western law funds “Distinguished Speakers Committee”

• U of T – no such committee, for conferences will pay to fly ppl in

Faculty Council

• Add Jessica and Michelle to email list

• Task force on the Canadian Common Law degree – Federation of Law Societies of Canada – idea to dictate curriculum in law schools, provide list of competencies (may include required classes)

• Law deans and associate of law teachers opposing it

• Suggestion that students should oppose it, may talk to law students across the country

Law Library Hours

• 60 people have guaranteed personal attendance

• Meeting with Ann to discuss this, even pilot project

• Issue of longer hours for librarians – concerns by some

Alternative Careers

• Met with Rose and Dean and two LSS people appointed

• May create PT position for student, for internship opportunities during the year and throughout summer, looking at other schools too

2. VP Executive Report

• Implementing board overhaul in student lounge, putting up suggestion envelopes on LSS board and door

• Concern regarding Legal Who invoice – will be waiting on that to pay

• VP Finance Report

• Society funding application still available – November 28^th deadline

• Only 9 societies contacted: Law students for choice, Asian Student Society, Canadians lawyers abroad, ELSS, SALAD, law hour, community outreach, journal, Jewish law student society, DBLSA –mass email regarding this

• Budget available and up on website; budgetary expenditure – Incorporation in default from March 1998 – March 2009 $277

• Coffee & Tea – largely self-service, French Press, volunteer to set it up schedule for this, sign up by this Friday – mass email, sign up will be on the LSS door

• VP Academic Report – N/A

• VP External Report – N/A

• Representative’s Reports

• DALSA Representative’s Report

• food drive up and running, boxes in library - plaque in library for winners, likely LSS role to deal w/ this,

• prize: $200 to food bank in honour of winning section, other $100 for pizza party for winning section, ends on the 28th

• DBLSA Representative’s Report – N/A

• First Year Representatives’ Report

• Melissa - nothing to report

• Jade nothing to report

• Stewart – nothing to report

• Second Year Representatives’ Report – N/A

• Third Year Representatives’ Report

• Mark – tomorrow’s potluck for the ASS in the student lounge

• Dan – N/A

• Old Business – N/A

• New Business – N/A

• Announcements – good first half, thanks for the participation

• Adjournment – Motion to adjourn from Fred, seconded by Mark, motion carried.