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Table of Contents
1. Mentorship Program 2010-2011 – By this Friday!
2. Student Orgs: Don’t forget to email your leadership contact information!
3. Attention All Law Students: Forgot to renew your locker??? – By this Friday!
4. Attention All 1Ls: Cooley Diversity Fellowship Program
5. Be a Small Group Leader!
6. Apply to join a Faculty Committee
7. Be a Guest Speaker at Local High Schools!
8. PILF Clickers – Rented and to Rent!
9. Food and dishes in student lounge fridges – remove by noon this Friday!
10. Attention all 3Ls: Graduation Party at Brass Ring – this Friday!
11. Course Grade Distributions are online!
12. The Law School is on Facebook!
13. Reminder for Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender, and Society Write-On
14. Share your old outlines with the less fortunate!!!
15. An Announcement on Announcements
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1.
Mentorship Program 2010-2011
Be a mentor for first-year students!
This program is a student support network that assists new students with the transition into the law school environment. First-year students are matched with upper-level students who provide guidance and helpful hints on surviving the first year of law school.
Your participation is an integral part in ensuring all first-year students have a positive experience here!
To submit the form electronically, see [ https://acrobat.com/?i=ChRJ5q8cQMs*cB4JV*9KlA ]. Once you download the form, you may fill it out and click the “submit form” button in the upper-right corner of the document; paper copies of the application are posted on the SBA door.
The application is due by THIS Friday, May 14, 2010, at 5:00 p.m.
Contact Jason Foster at jdfoster@wisc.edu with any questions.
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Student Orgs!
Don’t forget to send SBA your leadership contact information!
Send names, titles, and email addresses to Michelle Yun (myun@wisc.edu).
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3.
Forgot to renew your locker?
Taking summer classes?
Studying for the Bar?
Email Chase Horne (chorne@wisc.edu) by THIS FRIDAY, May 14th!
3L’s: If you need your locker while studying for the bar, please include your Locker # and BARPREP in the subject of your email.
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4.
Attention all 1Ls!
Cooley Godward Kronish LLP is pleased to announce The Cooley Diversity Fellowship Program. First-year students who demonstrate a commitment to promoting diversity in their communities are invited to apply for the fellowships. Award recipients will receive a paid Summer Associate position and an award of up to $15,000 to assist with law school tuition. Awards will be announced in Fall 2010 with the Summer Associate position to start following the successful completion of the recipient’s 2L year.
Eligibility Criteria:
A demonstrated commitment to promoting diversity in the community
Enrolled full-time in an ABA accredited law school with an anticipated graduation date of 2012 at the time of application
Not the recipient of a diversity award from another law firm paid between September 1, 2010 and August 31, 2011
In order to receive the fellowship, an applicant must commit to joining the Firm’s Summer Associate Program following the applicant’s 2L year
Selection Criteria:
Demonstrated commitment to promoting diversity
Excellent undergraduate and law school academic performance
Personal achievements
Leadership abilities
Community service
Commitment to joining Cooley’s 2011 Summer Associate Program
Application Process:
Applications must include:
A completed application form
A personal statement, no longer than 3 double-spaced pages, describing the applicant’s demonstrated commitment to promoting diversity
Current resume
Law school transcript
Other graduate program transcript(s)
Undergraduate transcript
Three letters of recommendation from academic and/or professional references
All of the above information must be completed and attached before the application can be submitted. Letters of recommendation should be mailed directly to:
Septina McDonnell
Attorney Recruiting Manager
Cooley LLP
4401 Eastgate Mall
San Diego, CA 92121-1909
For 1L students in the 2009-2010 academic year, applications and letters of recommendation must be received by June 15, 2010. Selected applicants will be contacted to arrange a personal interview, and awards will be made thereafter.
For more information and to launch the application, please visit http://www.cooley.com/diversityfellowship
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5.
Small Section Student Leaders
Be a student leader for a first-year small section!
This program is a student support network that facilitates interaction within the first-year small section, helps introduce first-year students to upper-level students, and provides an additional resource to first-year students as they transition into the law school environment. Upper-level students will work in teams with one of the first-year small sections to provide one or more opportunities for informal interaction throughout the fall semester.
Please note that small section leaders are expected to make themselves reasonably available to their first-year students for advice, recommendations, or general law school information, for example. Small section leaders do not have to guaranty the success of their first-year students or be available to them “24/7.” However, small section leaders should accommodate reasonable and timely requests for guidance, outline assistance, and suchlike. Small Section Leaders must be in Madison and available for first-year orientation, which is currently scheduled for August 25-27, 2010.
Please also note that the primary method of communication between small section student leaders and SBA will be email.
Being a small section leader can be one of the most rewarding parts of your law school experience! You will make new friends, get to know new students on a deeper level, and help students achieve their academic potential (not to mention you can have one party for your small group paid for by the SBA)!
To submit the form electronically, see [ https://acrobat.com/?i=NjnudOEX5CST9rc2ejYs4A ]. Once you download the form, you may fill it out and click the “submit form” button in the upper-right corner of the document; paper copies of the application are posted on the SBA door.
The application is due by Friday, May 28, 2010, at 5:00 p.m.
Contact Jason Foster at jdfoster@wisc.edu with any questions.
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6.
Faculty Committee Student Members
SBA NEEDS YOUR HELP RUNNING THE LAW SCHOOL
Sit on a Faculty Committee!
SBA is looking for current law students to sit on Faculty Committees at the Law School. These committees create academic and student-life policies, which help steer the Law School’s direction. SBA is now looking for students to fill the upcoming vacancies on committees such as the Faculty Appointments, Admissions and Financial Aid, Curriculum, Tenure, Student Career Opportunities, and Student Disabilities Committees. The committees’ student members provide valuable input for important Law School decisions that affect all students.
To submit the form electronically, see [ https://acrobat.com/?i=kA9JuUMAPMROwPT3Ma5y4g ]. Once you download the form, you may fill it out and click the “submit form” button in the upper-right corner of the document; paper copies of the application are posted on the SBA door. You must also submit a current résumé to Jason Foster at jdfoster@wisc.edu. Your application will be complete when you have submitted both this form and a current résumé.
The completed application is due by Friday, May 21, 2010, at 5:00 p.m.
Please note that telephone interviews will be conducted the week of May 24. A sign-up document for the interviews will be circulated shortly after applications are due.
Contact Jason Foster at jdfoster@wisc.edu with any questions.
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7.
Help teach teens what law school is really like!
Each summer the Law School and PEOPLE (Pre-College Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence) offer a class for rising high school seniors interested in learning about legal professions and law school.
The class runs from June 23rd to July 29th. The goal is for the students can get a sense for what the law school community is like and how many different and exciting things there are to be involved with.
We are looking for members of student organizations and law school groups to be guest speakers/teachers. If you are spending your summer in Madison, your presence and insight would be greatly appreciated.
Interested? Questions? Please contact Mikell: macoleman2@wisc.edu
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8.
Have an I-Clicker you rented from PILF?
Have a clicker you want to donate to PILF?
Get rid of things weighing you down before getting into the summer season. Contact Marci at mvanadestine@wisc.edu to return your rented clickers or donate your i-clicker to PILF.
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9.
Don’t forget to remove your food, dishes, and lunch bags from the refrigerators by NOON, this Friday (May 14th)!
Any remaining items will be discarded.
You will not be able to access the student lounge after this time due to remodeling.
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10.
Graduation Party at Brass Ring
Attention all 3Ls and graduating students:
Join your fellow graduating students, friends and family at the Brass Ring May 14th from 9p-close to play some pool and have some fun.
*SBA will not be providing food and drink for this event. We have simply reserved the space (mezzanine and tables in front of the bar). You and your guests will be responsible for all food and drink*
Brass Ring Bar & Restaurant
www.thebrassringmadison.com
701 E Washington Avenue #104
(608)256-9359
Questions? Email Cassandra at cbest@wisc.edu
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11.
Did you know…
Course grade distribution reports are online!
Recent grade distribution reports are online at:http://law.wisc.edu/academics/curriculum-guides/index.html. Then click on Course Information and Reports.
This brings up the page that asks you to login.
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The Law School now has a Facebook page!
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Madison-WI/University-of-Wisconsin-Law-School/300919844405
Student organizations can promote events, post pictures, and update classmates, alumni, faculty, and staff on organization activities and news on the page.
Please send information you would like posted on the Facebook page to Cassie Wheeler (cbwheeler@wisc.edu). We reserve the right to edit promotional materials and news for content and length, and we also reserve the right to choose which will be posted on the page.
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Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender & Society
WRITE ON INFO
1Ls & 2Ls
To write on, don’t forget:
1) Enroll in the WJLGS Write-On Web Course for access to the application and other helpful materials.
2) Submit your application to the Web Course Dropbox by June 5th.
If you don’t remember how to enroll in a Web Course, contact Carolyn Bach (Carolyn.bach@lexisnexis.com) or Kyla Davidoff (kdavidoff@wisc.edu) for step-by-step instructions.
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14.
Share your old outlines with the less fortunate!
And by the less fortunate, we mean the incoming 1Ls…
But everyone needs help from time to time to get to the big picture or understand a specific concept, so…
Send your old outlines to uwsbaweb@gmail.com!
We will remove your name or any identification before updating our very old outline bank.
Please ensure the outline includes the professor and semester (fall/spring and year).
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15.
Law School Announcements over the Summer…
Over the summer, announcements will be sent at the beginning of each month.
The first summer month announcement will go out during the first week in June.
Please send your June announcements to uwsbamail@gmail.com by May 31st.
Regular announcements will begin just before orientation for the incoming 1Ls…
contact Michelle Yun (myun@wisc.edu) with any questions.
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We’re updating the SBA website, so check it out!
You can see a calendar of upcoming events, access old outlines for your classes, and post pictures of life as a UW Law student:
www.wisconsinsba.org
Also, to submit your old outlines, please email uwsbaweb@gmail.com
Attention Student Orgs!
Please send your law school announcements as you would like them to appear and by 8:00 am on the first day you would them to appear to uwsbamail@gmail.com.
Announcements will run for three consecutive emails, except for congratulatory announcements.
Congratulatory announcements will run once unless specifically requested otherwise.
If you would like announcements to run beyond three consecutive emails or the day of/before your event, please resend them.
Any questions? Contact Michelle Yun at myun@wisc.edu.
