Announcements for the Week of September 8-12

Below are the announcements for the week of September 8-12:

1. APALSA First General Body Meeting
2. 1L Section Representatives Elections
3. SALSA General Body Meeting
4. Brown Bag Lunch Conversations on Diversity

Note: The APALSA announcements can also be found on our blog: http://bcapalsa.blogspot.com/

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1. First General Body Meeting

Tuesday, September 16, 2008
East Wing 115B
Time: 12:45 PM
Lunch will be provided

Come join us for our first general body meeting of the year, and see what APALSA is all about. You will you have the opportunity to meet the APALSA executive board and learn about our upcoming events such as the mentor/mentee dinner. You get all this while enjoying a tasty and absolutely FREE lunch. If you know anyone who missed us at the student org fair, feel free to bring him or her along to sign up with us. Absolutely all are welcome!

Lastly, you will be picking your 1L section representatives. If you are interested in running see details below. Please come to support your fellow classmates and vote!

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2. 1L Section Representatives Elections (to be held at First General Body Meeting)

Elections for 1L Section Representatives. Each section elects 1 representative to serve for the academic year. 1L rep. is a great way to get close to the inner workings of APALSA. We're planning some really fun and new ideas for this year!

Duties: Section representatives attend APALSA e-board meetings, announce APALSA events to their section as well as encourage 1L attendance at APALSA events. Section representatives administer three events during the year with the help of the 1L liaison: Halloween candy bags, Lunar New Year celebration and the Year-end Banquet. Section representatives are the voice of the 1L class for APALSA, helping APALSA to recognize and address the needs of the class. Section representatives work closely with the 1L liaison and Vice President Internal. Total time commitment varies on the time of year -- but e-board meetings will be once every two weeks, and section reps should be present for APALSA events (occurring about 2 times a month).

Elections will take place during the first general body meeting. If you plan on running, please e-mail Christine Bang (bangc[at]bc.edu) expressing your interest by 5pm on Monday, 9/15. Plan a short speech expressing why you are running for section representative and why you make a good candidate. Members of you section will vote on who they would like to represent them this year.

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3. SALSA General Body Meeting

Friday, September 12, 2008
Location TBD @ 12:15 PM

The meeting is a wonderful opportunity for you to meet the board, new and returning SALSA members and
apply for the mentor program over a lovely (free) lunch from India Paradise.

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4. Brown bag Lunch Conversations on Diversity

The Diversity Committee's first event is upon us: Brown Bag Lunch Conversations on Diversity! Bring your lunch (we'll provide dessert), your ears and your voice to talk about three inter-connected topics on diversity at BCLS to kick off the year. The first two are THIS WEEK. Tuesday, 9/9 will address "the past" and Wednesday, 9/10 will address "the present." Both are at 12:45pm and in Stuart 403. This is a casual conversation - so please attend, even if you're just wondering what we're up to!

Questions/Comments: Co-chairs Christine Bang (bangc[at]bc.edu), Austin Evers (eversa[at]bc.edu), Paul Navarro (navarrpa[at]bc.edu)