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PURCHASE DREXEL LAW APPAREL!!
And, by purchasing your fleeces, workout shirts or tee-shirts you will be supporting the Public Interest initiative! See Leslie Friedman (outside Dean Dennis' office) anytime to check out styles. Prices range from $15 - $45. You can even pay with your credit/debit card!
Can't make it to the city? Still want to see the merchandise? Click here...
Student
participation is vital to the Drexel Law community.
The students have an active Student Bar Association,
and a number of student organizations based
on a diversity of interests.
For more information
about student organizations, contact Kevin Oates, Associate Dean of Students: kpo25@drexel.edu or
email the SBA at: sbalaw@drexel.edu.
SBA Constitution:
Click HERE to
read the SBA Constitution (currently undergoing
revision, including official change of name of
Law School, temporarily revised on this version
to read "Drexel
University Earle Mack School of Law.")
Barristers'
Ball:
- Photos from 2007 Ball
- Photos from 2008 Ball
| SBA
Office Hours |
Hours for Fall 2009:
Monday: 1:30-2:30
Tuesday: 1:30-2:30
Wednesday: 1:30-2:30
Thursday: 3:00-4:00
Friday: 3:00-4:30 |
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| SBA
Officers: 2009-2010 |
President:
Cory Thomas - contact for: policy
questions, general SBA inquiries.
Executive Vice President: Katie Jelen
- contact for: liaison questions, law school Constitution
questions, general SBA policy questions.
Vice President of Student Affairs: Patrick
Doran - contact for: event planning, student organization
questions, philanthropy requirement.
Vice President of Finance: Luckey Helms - contact for: budget inquiries, money requests,
finance policies inquiries.
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| 1L
SBA Representatives: 2009-2010 |
Elections will be held September 29, 2009.
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| 2L
SBA Representatives: 2009-2010 |
Teagan Henwood, teagan.henwood@gmail.com
Audrey Jean-Jacques, aj366@drexel.edu
Joseph Levin, jdl52@drexel.edu
James Madsen, jpm92@drexel.edu
Amanda Stewart,as959@drexel.edu
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| 3L
SBA Representatives: 2009-2010 |
Juan Baez, jb595@drexel.edu
Edward Grattan, ejg36@drexel.edu
July Simpson, rs477@drexel.edu
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| Student
Organizations: |
American
Constitution Society
Black
Law Student Association (BLSA)
Brehon Law Society
Business Law Organization
Christian Law Students
Criminal Law Society
Cycling
Team
Drexel
Law Democrats
Drexel National Lawyers Guild
Drexel Law Republicans
Environmental Law Society
The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies
Health
Law Society
Intellectual
Property Law Society
International
Law and Human Rights Society
Jewish Law Students Association
(JLSA)
Justinian Society
Latin American Law Student Association (LALSA)
Law Students for Reproductive Justice
Multicultural
Law Students Association
OUTLAW - (GLBT
Students)
Phi
Alpha Delta
Real Estate Law Group
Running
Club
Squash Club
Student Public Interest Network (SPIN)
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund (SALDF)
Women's Law Society
Yeomen Society |
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How to Start a Student Organization |
There are very few formal requirements for starting an organization. The following is a non-exhaustive list of required (indicated with an asterisk) and recommended steps: Read More...
Review the list of current student organizations to see if your topic of interest is already being addressed. If not, consider the possibility of working with an existing organization to expand their mission to include your goals.
If you still think that your goals are best addressed by a new organization, gauge student interest in your project through an informal meeting or through email. You may not use Drexel list-servs to send mass emails, but you may get permission from another org, at their discretion, to use their list.
REQUIRED – Have at least four members signed up to join the group.
REQUIRED - Once you have at least four members interested in your group, draft and a mission statement for your organization. You must submit the mission statement to the VP Student Affairs.
Draft a list of goals and possible events that your organization might sponsor.
Draft a list of possible philanthropic projects that your group could work on.
REQUIRED - Create a budget proposal for the full academic year and submit to the SBA Treasurer.
Attend an SBA meeting to be formally recognized by the governing body.
Remember - all student orgs are subject to oversight by the administration. If you receive funding from the school through the SBA, understand that the administration requires you to conform with school policies.
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| The Event Planning Process |
All student organization events that take place in the Law Building and/or require use of SBA allocated funds must be approved by the SBA and the Drexel Law administration. This process takes several weeks. The process may take up to five weeks, depending on the logistics of your event. Read More...
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| Some Helpful Hints In Planning Your Event |
1. Make sure you have planned far enough in advance to have your event approved.
The length of the approval process depends on the logistics of the event. Consider the following three examples:
Requests to hold an organizational meeting in the Law Building that does not require any catering (the org orders pizza/other food and will be reimbursed) must be submitted at least 10 days prior to the event.
Requests to hold a speaker event that has been authorized (i.e. your approved budget included this event) and takes place in the Law Building, with catering, must be submitted at least 4 weeks prior to the event.
Requests to hold an event unaccounted for in your annual budget, with catering, and taking place in the Law Building, must be submitted at least 5 weeks prior to the event.
2. You must have a room reservation before catering can be ordered.
3. Do not contact Dean McGovern or Danielle Lewis directly about catering or room reservations. All requests must come through the SBA. If Dean McGovern needs to discuss catering with your organization, she will contact you directly.
4. Catering orders require several weeks notice. Org leaders can provide their own food and receive reimbursement, but Drexel catering can only be done with two weeks of notice through Dean McGovern.
5. For all budget questions, contact the VP of Finance. All budgetary matters are handled by the Finance Committee. The Student Affairs Committee will not be able to answer any questions about reimbursement or funding requests.
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| Publicizing Your Event |
Student organization events can be publicized through a variety of methods, including any or all of the following: flyers posted on bulletin boards in the building, postings on the plasma screens, announcements in newsletters, and a posting on the online calendar. Regardless of which method(s) of publicizing an event a student group chooses, the posting or announcement must be pre-approved by the Dean of Students. Details on each method of publicizing an event are listed below.
FLYERS: Submit a flyer request to Alanna Bridgett (abridgett@drexel.edu) and she will submit to Dean Oates for approval. Approved flyers will be stamped as approved and can be picked up at Alanna’s desk in the fourth floor Dean’s Suite. Per University policy, flyers can only be posted in limited areas, which in the Law School building include only the bulletin boards, and is strictly limited to one flyer per floor. Flyers in unauthorized places, including all doors, elevators, and tables, as well as duplicate flyers on the same floor’s bulletin board, will be removed.
PLASMA SCREENS: Submit a plasma screen posting to Alanna Bridgett (abridgett@drexel.edu) and she will submit to Dean Oates for approval. Please create your event posting in LANDSCAPE layout. We will try to post all events sponsored by student organizations and rotate them with official school announcements. The law school does not post events from outside organizations (e.g., bar associations) on the plasma screens. Plasma screens are generally used for events occurring within the current week.
NEWSLETTER ANNOUNCEMENTS: Any announcements for the Friday newsletter should be sent to Alanna Bridgett (abridgett@drexel.edu) by Wednesday noon for Friday publication. She will submit the requests to Dean Oates for approval.
POSTING EVENT ON ONLINE CALENDAR: After an event has been approved and a room has been reserved through the SBA room reservation process, the organizer of the event should submit the information for the online event calendar. The calendar is accessible on the front page of the Drexel Law website by clicking directly on the calendar icon. Please include location, description of the event, and a designation as to who is invited to the event (e.g., law school community, university community).
PLEASE NOTE: Group emails to students about student organization events are discouraged. Group emails to students about events must be approved by Dean Oates and will only be permitted when, due to the timing of the event, the announcement cannot wait until the weekly newsletter is published, and the student organization did not have the opportunity to publish the event earlier.
***If you have any questions, please e-mail Dean Oates at kpo25@drexel.edu
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| The Philanthropy Requirement |
A Student Organization’s funding through the SBA is contingent upon completing a Philanthropy Project during each academic year. There are many ways to fulfill this requirement. Read More...
All student organizations MUST perform at least one Philanthropy Project through the course of each academic year. Any organization that does not fulfill this requirement will be denied funding from the SBA for the following year.
“Philanthropy Project” means any community service, or other event that is:
(a) Approved by:
1. A majority vote of the Student Affairs Committee of the Student Bar Association OR
2. If denied by the Student Bar Association, approval of the Dean of Students
(b) AND involves the participation of at least 50% of your organization’s active membership
PLEASE NOTE: Philanthropy projects should not interfere with classroom time. Any in-class project, such as collecting money during class or using canned food donations to take a 'pass' when called on, may only be approved with the express consent of the Dean of Students after consulting with the faculty.
Philanthropy FAQ:
Q: What is the SBA’s definition of “community”?
A: “Community” means any individual or group outside of the Earle Mack School of Law, or some other meaning as the Student Affairs Committee may decide. Any proposed Philanthropy project that is designed to benefit an individual or organization from within the school may be approved at the discretion of the Student Affairs Committee.
Q: What is the SBA’s definition of “service” and “event”?
A: “Service” or “event” may include, but is not limited to, fundraising or donations of money, time, or some other meaning as the Student Affairs Committee may decide.
Q: What is “active” membership?
A: Active membership generally refers to the members of your organization who participate in meetings and the general administration of your organization. This term does not merely refer to every student who is on your email distribution list.
Q: What happens if the Student Affairs Committee votes against approving our Project?
A: The Student Affairs Committee will consult with appropriate law school administrators, and defer to the ultimate decision of the Dean of Students. A representative from the student organization will be permitted to speak in support of its project.
Q: How do we budget for our Philanthropy Project?
A: Each organization will be required to have a full accounting of how it spends SBA funds on its Philanthropy Project and should include spending estimates in its annual budget.
Q: What can/can’t SBA pay for?
A: Student organizations MAY use SBA-approved funds for things like organization meetings (i.e. food), advertising, and other supplies necessarily related to carrying out the Philanthropy Project. Student organizations should use their discretion in what is necessarily related to their project. SBA funds MAY NOT be used to as contributions to the Philanthropy Project. For example, if you are running a toy drive, you may not use SBA money to buy toys to donate. If a Philanthropy Project involves selling merchandise in order to raise money for a philanthropic cause, the organization may use part of its pre-approved budget (up to $250) on a temporary basis in order to pay for up-front costs of merchandise. This expenditure must be reimbursed into the organization's budget after the Project is completed, and remaining profits must be donated to the Project's cause. The organization must inform buyers of merchandise, both verbally and on all publicity materials, that 'a portion of the profits' will go to the philanthropic cause.
Q: Can a project qualify both as a Philanthropy Project and a Pro-Bono Project?
A: Generally, yes. Student organizations are encouraged, but not required, to create their own Pro Bono projects. All Pro Bono projects must be created in consultation with the School of Law Pro Bono Program Director. The Director will determine how many Pro Bono credit hours individual students receive. The SBA is not involved in awarding Pro Bono credit. A student organization that creates a bona fide Pro Bono project with the approval of the Pro Bono Program Director may consider their project as fulfilling the Philanthropy requirement, but must receive approval from the SBA before the event occurs in order to count the hours as Philanthropy.
Some student organizations have ongoing Pro Bono programs. These projects will continue to count as fulfilling the Philanthropy requirement as long as 50% of the organization’s membership continues to participate, but questions of how SBA funds are used in regards to these programs will be handled on a case-by-case basis and with the input of the Pro Bono Program Director. The organization must resubmit the Philanthropy Approval Request each year.
If you have any questions regarding the Philanthropy Requirement, please contact the VP of Student Affairs at sba.studentaffairs@gmail.com.
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