He mentioned that MBSA is sponsoring two Open Forums in the coming weeks to answer questions students may have about MBSA, and to invite comments about any aspect of the program that students may wish to 2. The MBSA Lounge will be left for next year s officers. Todd will talk with the Dean to pursue the issue of extended hours for Cook Caf before he leaves office. Todd proposed the idea of initiating a separate activity fee to cover some of the social expenses related to the full-time program since the student activity fees that comprise the MBSA budget must be used for programs and initiatives that benefit all MBAs. Todd reminded the group that the Student Activity Fee structure and amount was up for a vote this year.
Students can either approve the fee increase, or vote to eliminate it altogether.
If the latter happens, MBSA plans and initiatives for the coming year may need to come to a halt because of lack of funds. Jen McGhee proposed initiating a system to facilitate the buying and selling of used textbooks from student to student, rather than using the bookstore as middleman. Everyone seemed to think this was a great idea. Jen Frank, grad assistant for the MBA Office, will work on creating a practical, low maintenance way to make this happen. It was suggested that this should be an MBSA expenditure, with games available in the MBA Lounge.