Minutes from the SVA Meeting held April 20, 2016
Meeting began at 1:38pm
- Welcome
- Old SVA Business
- Minutes from the last meeting were reviewed.
- Good turnout at the 2nd Freedom Dogs event
- Sold out of hot dogs!
- Good campus support
- VA Info
- Swag ideas to give out at events, orientations and for publicity: Dog tags
- Next New Student Orientation
- August 24th from 10am to 1pm
- B240
- SVA will give presentation like last time
- This week is priority registration for Summer and Fall semester classes.
- Next week registration opens for all students.
- Get registered early to get the best schedule/classes
- Memoir Class – Offered by Alice Walker
- Non-credit class through continuing education
- Instructor mentioned wanting to start a class geared to Veterans
- If interested, let Jon Tarell (Veteran Svc Office) know
- Career Fair
- Thank you for all the people who volunteered
- Career Development Office said they had the best turnout at this event
- New Business
- Nominations for Cabinet positions
- Due via email to BrookhavenSVA@gmail.com by Friday night
- or in person at today’s meeting
- President & Secretary
- Election at next meeting
- Form sent out via email (check your inbox. Contact SVA if you did not receive the email)
- CVA Phone Bank today from 2:30pm to 6pm in Room S220
- Concerned Veterans for America (cv4a.org) is a grass roots advocacy program
- Current focus is the VA Accountability Act & encouraging Veterans to get out to vote in key states
- #DEFENDFREEDOM
- Refreshments available
- Carry the Load
- Join Team Brookhaven College SVA (use this link http://goo.gl/eauUtP)
- Use the same link to donate (choose an existing team member to make a team donation)
- May 29 – May 30
- May Fundraiser
- Slogan: and Energize Your Grades
- Rip Its – 3 to 4 flavors
- Date TBD
- Other Business
- North Lake College SVA – SOGO Fun Run
- More details TBD (Held in May)
- NLC SVA has requested our help and participation
- Social Night – next event to be announced via email
- Held either next Friday or Saturday
- Suggestions for End of Semester Party
- Camping
- Floating (down a river in either San Marcos or Ft Worth)
- Any suggestions send to brookhavensva@gmail.com ASAP
- For future semesters
- Collaborate with BHC teams (Volleyball, Baseball…) to run concessions at their games
- Next SVA Meeting is Wednesday, May 4th at 1:30pm in Room S003.
