Student Life Board Meeting Essay

Behind every college, there is an organization of students who volunteer their time in order to create fun and memorable events. During the Brookdale semester, there is a great deal of lively experiences students should take advantage of. The Student Life Board is responsible for most of the entertaining occasions taken place on campus.

The Student Life board meets in the lower level of the Student Life Center in room 110. The club combines all the responsibilities of the student government, finance board, and programming board. “Members of the SLB develop leadership skills from managing events through regional and national NACA (National Association of Campus Activities),” said Lauren Brutsman, director of student life and activities.

Public Relations/programming meets Wednesdays at 10 a.m. Finance meetings are Wednesdays at 3 p.m. and the Club advisory board meets Mondays at noon. Each semester, the schedule changes for SLB.

“We have office hours that are different than meetings, for example, general managers need to fulfill an hour for their office hours each week,” said Rishika Khosla, a 19-year-old Business major from Eatontown; who also serves as student life board secretary.

On Halloween 2017, the board met for a brief meeting. Since their meeting was cut short, they decided to celebrate the holiday by throwing a party with food and music. During this meeting, they discussed the top five events they can all do together. The top five events were: sports day/picnic, a family dinner/cultural night, bowling, a man vs. zombies themed manhunt game and a trip to an arcade.

The group decided to have a sports day/picnic for themselves. The SLB enjoys picking different activities for them to do during their meetings. This week they are having their Halloween party and next week is