Welcome

Welcome back everyone! And on the behalf of the SBA a special welcome for the new students.

We know that school has not begun just yet, but we would like to give you some information to simplify the first couple of weeks.

Big Brothers and Sister Mentoring Program- This year, Chantal Borroum will be leading the Big Brothers and Sisters Program. This program is designed for the upper classmen to guide the incoming 1L's with their transition into law school. The last day for upperclassmen volunteer registration will take place on Sunday August 22. The assignments will be out on August 26. Any students interested in volunteering or receiving a big brother/sister please contact Chantal at cborroum@camden.rutgers.edu.

Locker Rental- There will be tabling for locker rentals during the first two weeks of school. Small lockers are available for $25 for 1 year, $40 for 2 years, and $60 for 3 years. Limited large lockers are available for $35 for 1 year, $60 for 2 years, and $85 for three years. The lockers are first come first serve, and payments can be made in cash or checks made out to SBA. 3L president, Erin Sheehan will be notifying the student body regarding the tabling times so please be sure to check your inbox regularly.

Fun Stuff- There will be an After Party for the Dean's Reception and Welcoming Ceremony on Sunday August 22nd at the Victor Pub (located at 1 Market Street, facing the Delaware River and Ben Franklin Bridge) from 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm. $5 at the door will get you $1 domestic drafts, $2 well drinks, $2 wine specials and selected reduced appetizers. Come out to get to know some of the new students and re familiarize yourself with the old ones.

Speaker Events- there will be changes made with the scheduling system for speaker events to ensure orderly and well attended events. We will keep you informed regarding these changes.
We hope that everyone has an awesome year and if there is anything we can do to make it better, please let us know! Let's make this a great one!

Until next time,

Christina Smith
Your new SBA Secretary

SBA Election Results

Hello everyone,

Well, it's that time of year: time to welcome in the new members and officers of the SBA. This is the last you'll be hearing from me, before I turn this blog over to my successor, Christina Smith. I just want to say that it's been a pleasure being your SBA secretary. Now, let's get to the results!

President: Shashi Dholandas
Vice Presidents: Brett Burns and Ryan Peters
Treasurer: Leslie McGeoch
Secretary: Christina Smith
3L President: Erin Sheehan

University Senator: Jenna Czaplicki
ABA Representative: Diva Galan

3L Representatives: Frank Schultz, Barry Sullivan, Tom Szymanski
2L Representatives: Samantha Foss, Jeremy Lackey, Kirsten Ronholt, Christine Schantz
3L Representative Alternates: Chantal Borroum
2L Representative Alternates: Leo Lechtenberg, Julie Tersigni


I hope you all enjoy the rest of the school year and have a great summer! Me, I'll be studying for the Bar Exam. Yikes!

For the last time,

Callan Wright, former SBA Secretary

SBA Election Candidates

Hello all! Here is a list of the people running for positions in the SBA next week:

Tuesday Elections:

President: Rachael Brekke, Shashi Dholandas, and Jeanette Kwon

Vice President: Brett Marie Burns and Ryan Peters

Treasurer: Leslie McGeoch

Secretary: Frank Schultz and Christina Smith

3L President: Nima Ameri, Erin Sheehan, and Thomas J. Szymanski


Thursday Elections: (Some candidates will not be eligible if they win Tuesday's election)

University Senator: Shashi Dholandas

ABA Representative: none, will be determined by write-in

3L Representatives: Chantal M. Borroun, Leslie McGeoch, Frank Schultz, Erin Sheehan, Barry Sullivan, and Thomas J. Szymanski

2L Representatives: Brett Marie Burns, Samantha Foss, Jeremy Lackey, Kirsten S. Ronholt, and Christine Schantz


Polls will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on voting days. If necessary, runoffs will take place on Wednesday and Friday. Please vote!

Until next time-

Callan Wright, SBA Secretary

SBA Meeting Minutes, 3/28/10

Hello again everyone!

At the last SBA meeting, we discussed and gave status updates for events you've heard a lot about this week: SBA elections and Barristers' Ball. As those topics have been laid out in full detail in last few blogs, so I'll skip to some new business:

- 2L representative Leslie McGeoch brought up the issue than many students had with the Clark Commons (5th St. Bridge) being closed for two days last week. In case you weren't aware, the bridge was closed on one day for an state environmental meeting, and then again the next day for a state budgetary meeting. The problem students had wasn't so much that the bridge was closed, but that it was closed on consecutive days, and students were prevented from even crossing the bridge. Many students were displaced and left without an area to congregate or study. Another issue that was raised was that a few attendees were seen walking into faculty offices and student spaces, and appropriating those spaces for their own personal use.

A few solutions were raised, including: not having events of this kind scheduled for multiple days in a row, or scheduling future events like these ones on Fridays, when less students are at the law school. The e-board will address this matter with the administration at a future Dean's Breakfast.

- 3L President Shannon Troutman has organized a NCAA Finals Frenzy Event at the Victor Pub on April 5th, starting at 8:30pm. Come watch the end of March Madness! For a $5 cover, you get a bunch of great drink specials. For more info, see the Facebook event page. All proceeds go toward festivities on the final day of classes. Come celebrate! Us 3Ls won't be around for much longer.....

- Yet again, if you're interested in running for a SBA position, make sure you fill out your affidavit of candidacy form! Affidavits of Candidacy are due in the 3L lockbox by 6:00 p.m. TODAY! Again, if anyone is interested in running for SBA Secretary, please come talk to me, or e-mail me at ckwright@camden.rutgers.edu.


My days of blogging are numbered,

Callan Wright, SBA Secretary

For Those in the First Group of the Barristers' Ball Wait List...

.... REMINDER! You only have until 7 p.m. tonight (the 29th) to buy your tickets! If you are in the first group on the wait list and you do not buy your tickets by then, your tickets will be given away.

You can purchase your tickets in person at the Impact Booth, or you can buy them over the phone by calling (856) 225-6211. They will be open until 7 p.m.

-Callan Wright, SBA Secretary

Barristers' Ball Ticket UPDATE

Hello yet again! The following is taken from Shannon Troutman's most recent e-mail. Please read it ALL carefully before contacting Shannon:

The SBA has worked very hard to be able to extend the number of Barristers' Ball tickets by 75. This accommodates all of the 3Ls and 2Ls on the wait list. Unfortunately, the ticket price had to be increased to $60, but remember that this includes an open bar, dinner and dancing all evening at a fantastic venue. 1Ls on the wait list may still have a chance to purchase tickets, but we won't know this information until Tuesday morning.

I know that some people cannot understand why we cannot accommodate everyone. When we planned the event, we based it on the number of students who have attended Barristers' Ball in recent years. These numbers have hovered around 130, and there was concern that we would not even sell 150 tickets this year. This would have been a major problem, because when you plan a large event, you must guarantee a certain number of people to the caterer. If that number of tickets did not sell, we would have had to cancel the event all together. Additionally, every Barristers' Ball has had a limited number of tickets available-- it's just that those events never sold out, so you never heard about a limit.

As for the date of the event, as mentioned in Shannon's initial e-mail about Barrister's Ball, it is the least inconvenient date during Spring semester. We conducted an informal poll before selecting the date to make sure that there would not be a huge number of conflicts. As evidenced by the historic demand, it does not appear that the date is *that* much of a problem. There is no way to make everyone happy.

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The Impact Booth has a list of the students who will have the first opportunity to purchase tickets off the wait list. These student will also receive a separate e-mail from Shannon. Wait list tickets will be on sale at the Impact Booth starting tomorrow morning (Friday, 3/26) and the first group will have until Monday at 7:00 p.m. to purchase their tickets. At that time, if there are remaining tickets, they will be opened up to the remainder of the wait list.

The Impact Booth is open Friday from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm and Monday (9:00 am to 7:00 pm). You can call (856) 225-6211 and purchase your tickets over the phone.

Finally, if you have an question or concerns, Shannon specifically requests that you e-mail her at pres3L@camlaw.rutgers.edu. If she doesn't know there's a problem, she cannot address it. Also, if you know someone who has not been receiving these e-mails, please tell them to check their Camden e-mail account and their spam folder.

Hoping this is the last time you hear from me today,

Callan Wright, SBA Secretary

SBA Election Information

Hello all,

Sorry about the double posts today, but it's that time of the year.... where I must step down from my post as your faithful scribe and welcome the next SBA Secretary. It's election season! Below is important information about running for a SBA position:

Elections for 2010 - 2011 SBA positions will take place between Tuesday, April 6th and Friday, April 9th. If you are interested in running for a position, you MUST fill out an Affidavit of Candidacy (attached to the e-mail you received from the 3L President) and turn it in before the deadline. Candidates are not allowed to campaign in any form or manner until the date designated below.

Also attached to the e-mail from Shannon is the SBA Constitution, which contains the descriptions of each of the positions, as well as election guidelines. Side note: if you are interested in running for SBA Secretary and want to speak to me about what I do, please do not hesitate to e-mail me at ckwright@camden.rutgers.edu. It would be a pleasure to speak with you.

If you would like to run for two positions (example: if you run for an e-board position and lose, but would like to run for for a rep position as well), that is allowed.

The timeline for the elections is as follows:

1. Tuesday, March 30th

- Affidavits of Candidacy due in the 3L lockbox by 6:00 p.m. The lockbox is located on the second floor of the old building, near the printer.

2. Wednesday, March 31st

- Meeting for all candidates to go over campaign rules and regulations. ALL candidates MUST attend. Failure to attend may result in your name being removed from the ballot. The meeting will take place at 1:30 p.m. in room 204 of the old building.

3. Thursday, April 1st through the end of elections

- Campaigning begins. Any campaigning before this date may result in your name being removed from the ballot. Failure to follow all campaign rules may result in your name being removed from the ballot. Reminder: leaving or posting fliers/posters in the law school is NOT permitted.

4. Monday, April 5th

- Candidate Forum: students will have the opportunity to ask candidates

questions at 1:30 p.m. in Room 204 of the old building.

5. Tuesday, April 6th

- Voting begins for the SBA e-board (President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary), as well as the 3L President. Polls will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

6. Wednesday, April 7th

- Runoff election, if necessary. Polls open from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

7. Thursday, April 8th

- Voting for all other positions such as:

- University Senator

- ABA / LSD representative

- 3L class representatives (3 positions, 2 alternates)

- 2L class representatives (4 positions, 2 alternates)

- Part-time class representatives (2 positions, 1 alternate)

- Polls open from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

8. Friday, April 9th

- Runoff election, if necessary. Polls will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

All election results will be announced via e-mail by Shannon Troutman. Any questions or concerns should be forwarded to her at pres3L@camlaw.rutgers.edu.

Lastly, there will be a SBA meeting this Sunday at 6 p.m. in the moot courtroom.

That's all I have for now.

-Callan Wright, SBA Secretary

Barristers' Ball Wait List

The SBA is currently working on a solution to get students off of the wait list for Barristers' Ball. Getting people off the wait list involves adjusting the budget, negotiating with the National Constitution Center, and raising more funds (student fees are not being used).

In previous years (even when there was no conflict with holidays, the MPRE, or even when it was held at the Camden Aquarium), attendance has never exceeded 150 people. The demand for tickets this year was completely unprecedented. In fact, there was even debate within the SBA as to whether we would sell 150 tickets.

Students that are concerned with this situation are invited to e-mail me at ckwright@camden.rutgers.edu or 3L president Shannon Troutman at pres3L@camlaw.rutgers.edu. Updates are forthcoming.

-Callan Wright, SBA Secretary

SBA Meeting Minutes, 3/8/10

Hello everyone, Callan again. Here's a recap of what happened at last Sunday's SBA meeting.

- At the last meeting, we decided to table the discussion about inviting faculty members to Barrister's Ball so we could poll the students about it. Over the last two weeks, members of the SBA spoke to students, received e-mails, and had discussions on Facebook. The student response was overwhelmingly negative, so the SBA voted to not invite faculty members to Barrister's Ball. And on that note, please make sure you buy your Barrister's Ball tickets! They will only be available at the lower, $50 price to until the end of this week. Further details can be found at the Facebook page.

- SBA 1L representative Ryan Peters looked into the shuttle issue raised at the last meeting. According to Ryan, several years ago, the undergraduates formed a committee to determine how the shuttle should be operated. They decided that the campus center was equidistant to the other buildings on campus and was the most convenient stop for everyone. The university does not want to make an extra stop at the law school because it would throw off the shuttle schedule. There are two shuttles that run in seven minute intervals. To add a stop and keep the shuttles running on time, the university would have to run a third one. The cost of hiring another driver and running a third shuttle would be too great. Sorry all you commuters.

- One of the biggest problems the SBA is facing is that student groups are scheduling too many high-profile speaker events on the same days. We understand that speakers may only be available on certain days, but this is leading to fragmented student attendance at speaker events. Nothing upsets a speaker more than taking time off from work, and speaking to only a handful of students. The SBA is currently working on a solution to this problem. In the meantime, we ask that all student groups plan their speaker events well in advance. Also, when reserving a room, check to see what events are happening on that day and see if there are too many similar events scheduled.

- The refrigerators in the locker area will be cleaned out every Friday afternoon. Anything left in them will be thrown out. So unless you want to lose your super-cool Ghostbusters lunchbox, or those delicious leftovers from Mom, make sure you get your stuff out of there. If you have any questions, please contact Facilities Committee chair Shashi Dholandas at skashi83@camden.rutgers.edu.

- We have been told by Dean Baker that cleanliness issues in specific bathrooms and classrooms cannot be addressed unless she receives a complaint from a member of the student body. If you feel that an area of the law school is not being properly maintained, please let Shashi know.

And yet again, BUY BARRISTER'S BALL TICKETS!!!

Until next time,

Callan Wright, SBA Secretary

SBA Meeting Minutes, 2/21/10

Hello everyone! Here's a summary of what took place at yesterday's SBA meeting:

- Student Adam Rosen attended the SBA meeting and asked if there was any way that the commuter shuttle could make a stop at the law school, in addition to 3rd St. Now that 5th St. has reopened, this is something the SBA can look into. Many thanks to Adam for coming to the meeting and voicing his opinion! The SBA encourages students to attend meetings and voice their concerns.

- 3l President Shannon Troutman informed the SBA that some of the faculty is interested in attending Barrister's Ball. Faculty have not attended in recent years, but have in the past. One argument that can be made in favor of the faculty attending is that we could make Barrister's Ball a more professional, inclusive law school event like the Mary Philbrook Awards. The other argument is that we already have plenty of professional events and banquets that the faculty attend, and there is something to be said for having a student-only celebration. The SBA would like to stress that faculty members will not be taking seats from students. We would like student feedback on this issue. If you have questions or concerns, you can e-mail Shannon at pres3l@camlaw.rutgers.edu or myself at ckwright@camden.rutgers.edu.

- Reminder: Barrister's Ball will be held April 3rd. Tickets are on sale now, and the event is open to all students! For more info, please check the Facebook event page.

- The next SBA meeting will be held on March 7th at 6pm in the moot courtoom. We have tabled the debate about Barrister's Ball until then. If you have any questions or concerns, please attend! We love student feedback.

Until next time,

Callan Wright, SBA Secretary

SBA Meeting Minutes, 1/24/10 and 1/31/10 and Dean's Breakfast

Hey everyone! Sorry for the delay, but here is a recap of what took place during our first two SBA meetings and at our first Dean's Breakfast of the semester:

- On January 24th, the SBA voted to approve the Spring Budget. Many thanks go out to our treasurer, Amanda Harber, for skillfully handling the complicated budgeting process. Also, I'd like to thank our student groups for adapting well to the new budgeting guidelines, coming up with some great programming ideas for the semester, and devising creative ways to cut costs.

- The SBA has some information about the July 2009 NJ bar exam results. First of all, New Jersey only releases a list of people who passed the bar. It is up to the individual law schools to locate their graduates in the pass list. This can often be difficult due to people who got married during or after law school, and may have different names than the ones the school has on file. Once the law school figures out how many of their graduates passed, they then self-report the statistics to the ABA. Our school is still working on calculating exact number, but estimates that we had about a 85% passage rate.

- Dean Solomon informed the e-board that the school would like to continue offering TA jobs to graduates, like they did last year. Dean Solomon is aware that the job market for law students is still somewhat bleak, and this program seemed to help out those students that took part in it last year. However, the graduate TA program is dependent on how much the school can fund raise, so more details will be revealed in the future.

- Just a reminder: the school does NOT rank its students. Any calculation of rankings is done solely at graduation, and only to determine which students graduate "with honors" and "with highest honors".

- Barrister's Ball will be held on April 3rd at the National Constitution Center. 3L President Shannon Troutman really outdid herself, and his should be an excellent event. Further event details and ticket info can be found at the Barrister's Ball Facebook page.

That's all I have for now. Expect a blog with minutes from the February 20th meeting of the SBA very soon!

-Callan Wright, SBA Secretary

SBA Meeting Minutes, 10/26/09 and 11/8/09

Hey everyone, Callan again. I guess I don't have to tell you that we're at the point in the semester where our schedules begin to get crazy. With that in mind, I have some highlights of the topics the SBA discussed in our last two meetings:

- The SBA will be forming a committee in conjunction with the faculty to determine what our July test takers did right and wrong in preparing for/taking the PA Bar Exam. We hope to create a survey for recent graduates to find out whether or not the student took a bar prep course, what their GPA was, etc. We want to find some patterns and get some answers regarding where we can make improvements and how we can raise our PA bar passage rate. Also, Dean Baker is in the process of crunching numbers and getting statistics about the NY and NJ bar results.

- The Ethics Committee has written a new, more comprehensive honor code and is currently in the process of getting the code approved by the law school faculty and Rutgers University. Jen Budd, the Ethics Committee Chair, is working out a system for getting student feedback on the new code. If you have any questions about the code, please e-mail Jen at jbudd@camden.rutgers.edu

- The 1L SBA representatives have been holding forums to address their classes concerns. They have a Facebook group where any member of the Class of 2012 can post questions.

- The Facilities Committee has been re-activated to address recent concerns about the cleanliness of the old building and refrigerator space in the new locker area. The Facilities Committee has set a tentative time for when the refrigerators will be emptied- Fridays at 3:30. When this becomes official, I will let you all know. If you have any facilities related questions, please e-mail the committee chair, Shashi Dholandas at skashi83@camden.rutgers.edu

- I have recently become a student representative on the Educational Policy Committee. If you have any questions or concerns about credits, classes, or anything else the Committee may cover, please e-mail me at ckwright@camden.rutgers.edu

- Lastly, there will be an Academic Dean's Forum held on Wednesday, November 18th at 12:30pm. Look for the location in a future e-mail.

That's all I have for now. Until next time!

- Callan Wright, SBA Secretary

PA Bar Results

Students,

This morning the SBA E-Board met with Deans Solomon, Baker, Ferzan, and Professor Nissen to discuss, among other things, the PA Bar Results.

The Bad News

http://www.pabarexam.org/pdf/statistics/july/j2009.pdf

As you can see, our passage rate is not as high as we would like. The administration and the SBA is working together in an attempt to gather some empirical data which will hopefully help point towards a specific problem which can be remedied. More likely, there are a number of steps which can be taken, both by individuals and by a law school, which will help raise our passage rate in the future.

The Good News

Rutgers-Camden, for both accreditation and US News Rankings, is only judged by the New Jersey Bar passage rate. This is because the largest percentage of Rutgers-Camden students take the New Jersey bar.

See you when the NJ results come out...

Sandy Budd

SBA President

SBA Meeting Minutes, 10/11/09

Hey everyone, Callan here. Can you believe we've reached the halfway point of the semester already? Here's what the SBA discussed at last Sunday's meeting:

- There will be a Red Cross Blood Drive from 8 am to 6pm on Monday, October 19th. The Red Cross bus will (likely) be parked under the 5th St. bridge. Please sign up at the following website for a donation time: http://www.membersforlife.org/pennj/schedule/login.php?sponsorcode=271

- The SBA has been advised of some problems with the facilities, mainly the cleanliness of the old building, and the lack of space in the refrigerators. In response, Shashi Dholandas has been appointed the head of the newly-reactivated Facilities Committee and Ashley Robinson will be assisting him.

- We have been advised by IT that the LCD TV should be coming to the 5th St. bridge relatively soon. It will have a scrolling list of law school announcements about events and meetings, thus addressing many of the advertising difficulties that student groups have been facing.

- A major topic of discussion at the last meeting was the recent PA Bar Exam passage rates from this past July. The Exec Board will be meeting with the Deans this Friday, to discuss what this means for Rutgers Law. One of the ideas proposed by the SBA members was to form a committee with the Deans, and get a survey of recent graduates. This survey would ask whether this summer's Bar exam takers took a prep class, if they took more than one state's Bar exam, etc. Our main goal is to figure out what our school is doing right AND wrong in terms of preparing its students to take the Bar Exam.

That's all I have for now. Until next time!

-Callan Wright, SBA Secretary

1L Representative Election Results

Hey everyone! I just wanted to let you all know the results of the 1L Rep Election that took place on Tuesday the 15th. The SBA would like to welcome the following new members:

Full-time Representatives
- Brett Marie Burns
- Christopher Leavel
- Christine Schantz
- Christina Smith

Full-time Alternates
- Nicodemo Fiorentino
- Robert Kadel

Part-time Representatives
- Samantha Foss
- Ryan Peters

Also, the 1L reps attended the budget meeting yesterday and the SBA approved this year's budget.

Until the next installment,

Callan Wright, SBA Secretary

SBA Meeting Minutes, 9/13/09

Hey everyone, Callan again. Here are the minutes from our meeting this past Sunday:

- We still need people to serve on the following SBA Committees: Ethics, Rules & Oversight, Finance, Facilities, Election, and Social. Please contact Dave Tauster at dtauster@gmail.com if you're interested in joining a committee.

- The SBA voted to pass new budget, presidential fund, and standing committee bylaws. These changes have been immediately implemented.

- The SBA hasn't been given a date as to when the 50" LCD TV screen will be installed on the bridge. We are aware that student groups have experienced difficulty with publicizing events. We are working on a temporary solution to this problem, and will speak to the administration about it.

- Dean Andrews is getting close to setting a date for Dean’s Law Day in the Spring. She is attempting to schedule Dean’s Law Day so it does NOT conflict with the UVA Softball Tournament like it usually does.

- University Senator Shashi Dholandas informed Rutgers University President McCormick that there hasn’t been any progress with the Greenscape Project located under library bridge. President McCormick intends to work on this problem with Chancellor Pritchett.

- Lastly, if you are a 1L, VOTE today in the SBA representative elections! To vote, go to the law school intranet >>> student resources >>> online polling system. The polls are open from 9am to 9pm. If you are experiencing technical problems with the voting website, please contact IT and not Shannon Troutman.

The next SBA meeting will be on Wednesday, September 16^th at 12:30pm in rm. E110. At this meeting we will welcome our new 1L representatives and pass the budget.

Until next time,

Callan Wright, SBA Secretary

SBA Election Information for 1Ls

Hello again, everyone! Callan here. The following is from the e-mail that 3L President Shannon Troutman sent out today. I'm putting it here in the blog as well because there is a lot of important information about the upcoming SBA elections:

Elections for 1L SBA Representatives will take place on Tuesday, September 15th. Four full-time and two part-time representatives will be elected. Campaigning IN ANY FORM may not take place before Friday, September 11th. A violation of this rule may result in your exclusion from the ballot.

The following is taken from the SBA Constitution, and describes the role and responsibilities of class representatives:

" e. The Class Representatives shall:
1. Serve on the Council as voting members.
2. Actively seek out and determine the concerns of the students in their
class and convey those concerns to the Council.
3. Be charged with the duty to work diligently and to serve the interests
of all students."

Shannon will be sending out information about how to get your name on the ballot and the voting procedures shortly. If you have any further questions, e-mail Shannon at troutman@camden.rutgers.edu.

SBA Meeting Minutes, 8/30/09

Hey everyone, Callan here.

We had our first SBA meeting of the semester this past Sunday and I wanted to give you a brief rundown of some of the things that were discussed. I will do this for each meeting we hold.

Budget Guidelines
If you are a student leader interested in budget information, please see Amanda Harber's e-mail from August 28th.

If you have deleted that e-mail and need the information, please e-mail Amanda at aharber@camden.rutgers.edu.

Dean's Forums (locations TBA)
- Dean Ferzan’s Academic Forum: September 23rd at 12:30pm
- Dean Solomon's Non-Academic Forum : October 7th at 12:3opm
- Dean Ferzan’s second Academic Forum: November 18th at 12:30pm

SBA Bylaws
Bylaws have been placed on the table and will be discussed and voted on next meeting. If you have any questions, please see one of your elected representatives.

SBA Committees
If you are interested in being on a committee, please email SBA Vice-President Dave Tauster at dtauster@camden.rutgers.edu.

Committees which (may) need students are:
- Safety
- Ethics
- Facilities
- Finance
- Rules and Oversight
- Social

Faculty Committees
Geoff Stark and Shashi Dholandas have been appointed to serve as student reps on the Educational Policy committee.

That's all I have for now. Stay tuned for a new blog post all about the upcoming Fall SBA elections! The next SBA meeting will be held on Sunday, September 13, 2009 at 6pm in the moot court room in the new building.

-Callan Wright, SBA Secretary

Big/Little Program, Riversharks Game on 8/20, Welcome Back Party

Welcome back! I hope everyone's summer treated them well! Now that the new school year is upon us, you'll be hearing more from me via this blog. Here is some news from the SBA:

First, 2L Representative Frank Schultz is organizing the Big/Little Program. For those of you that don't know, 1Ls that opt into the program are assigned a 2L or 3L big buddy to help them with their initial transition to the law school experience. If you are a 1L that would like to opt into the program, or an upperclassmen who has some free time and is willing to meet with their littles and dispense some friendly advice, please send Frank an e-mail at fwschult@camden.rutgers.edu. A reception to meet with the littles will be held Wednesday, August 26, at 3:45 pm for those of you that can make it.

Second, the SBA has secured 250 tickets to the Camden Riversharks game on Thursday, August 20th. The game starts at 7:05pm, but there is an all-you-can-eat-and-drink special “Yuengs and Wings Night” which runs at the stadium from 6-8pm. There is a $15 charge for the special (purchased inside the stadium) which is completely separate from our FREE tickets. We will be attending the Orientation BBQ tomorrow at 12:30pm where we will be handing out tickets to all who are interested in attending the game. If you are not able to be at the BBQ but still want to come to the game, e-mail SBA President Sandy Budd directly at sbapresident@camlaw.rutgers.edu, and he can make arrangements to get tickets to you at the gate.

Third, there is a Welcome Back Party being held at The Victor’s Pub (located at 1 Market Street, facing the Delaware River and Ben Franklin Bridge) on Friday the 21st, starting at 8pm.
For more information, go to the Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=128559121032

That's all I have for now. I hope everyone has a great start to their Fall semester!

-Callan Wright, SBA Secretary

Meeting with Chancellor Pritchett

I had the opportunity to meet with Chancellor Pritchett this afternoon. With Chancellor Pritchett being new to Rutgers-Camden, the purpose of the meeting was for him to get an overview of the concerns and needs of the law school in addition to the general Rutgers-Camden community.

Chancellor Pritchett is getting acquainted with his new job by listening and learning how the responsibilities are broken down on our campus. He is living by the maxim of "do no harm" while learning the ropes. He has seen that there needs to be greater campus-wide communication and coordination. He is also looking to grow both the undergrad and MBA student population. Lastly, one of his main goals for this year is simply to be around and visible in the Rutgers-Camden community. He wants to participate as much as possible in the events and activities of the law school.

Other Specific Topics of Note:

1. Gym. The gym should be open for student use on or about August 17th. There is still work that needs to be done to the main gymnasium and until that is complete, the school cannot obtain a permanent certification of occupancy.

2. Parking. The dirt lot near the law school will soon become faculty/staff parking. Unfortunately, the other lot next to the school will remain faculty/staff parking. Students with parking passes may park in faculty lots beginning at 4:45pm. Spots can be purchased in the garage near the bookstore and if there is enough interest, the school is willing to negotiate a lower "student price" which they have done in the past.

3. Director of Civic Engagement. There will be a new position at Rutgers-Camden whose job will be coordinating with the community and school.

Less than a month until school starts... Enjoy your summer while you still can.

-Sandy Budd, SBA President