SBA Events & Announcements - Week of April 1, 2013
USF SBA Secretary
SBA Events & Announcements
Week of April 1, 2013
Questions, Comments, or Concerns? Contact Us Anytime at s...@usfca.edu.
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Table of Contents
1. SBA Elections this week
2. SBA Election – Candidate Speeches
3. SBA Dean Search Finalist Candidate Review
4. Welcome Reception for Professor Meyer, Hamill Fellow
5. Potluck Style Food Sale
6. Bar Night
7. Interfaith Passover Seder
8. "Framing the Conversation" with Dr. Tracy Weitz
9. Equality Before the Supreme Court, with Prof. Julie Nice
10. Information Sessions for Case Counsel and Moot Court Teams
11. Do Not Track: Technology, Policy, and Politics
Student Bar Association Events & Announcements
SBA Announcements:
1. SBA ELECTION THIS WEEK: The SBA Election will be held this week (April 2nd - April 4th). All currently registered students (1Ls, 2Ls, 3Ls and 4Ls) may vote. Polls will be open in the Kendrick Hall Rotunda April 2nd (10:00 am - 6:30 pm); April 3rd (10:00 am - 8:30 pm); and April 4th (10:00 am - 6:30 pm). Winners will be announced on Friday, April 5th. For additional information about the election, please contact the SBA Election Committee at usflawe...@gmail.com.
SBA Events:
Monday, April 1, 2013
2. SBA Election - Candidate Speeches
5:00 PM - 6:20 PM
KN 101
Please join the Student Bar Association Election Committee for SBA Candidate Speeches. Food will be provided. Additional information about the candidates can be found on the SBA Website. Voting will take place Tuesday, April 2nd - Thursday, April 4th in the Kendrick Hall Rotunda. For additional information about the upcoming SBA Election, please contact Keenan McCullough, SBA Election Committee Chair, at
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
3. SBA Dean Search Finalist Candidate Review
5:00 PM to 6:20 PM
KN 100
Please join the Student Bar Association for a forum to discuss the five Dean Search finalists. Food will be provided. At the forum students will have an opportunity to express their views and rank the candidates in order of preference. All students that were unable to attend the town hall meetings with the Dean Search Finalists may view the meetings on the USF Law YouTube Channel and submit an evaluation to s...@usfca.edu no later than Monday, April 1, 2013 at 5:00 pm. Event Contact: Jamal H. Anderson, jhand...@usfca.edu
4. Welcome Reception for Professor Meyer, Hamill Fellow
5:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Zief Library, Terrace Room
Please join the Faculty Appointment’s Committee and the Student Bar Association for a special reception welcoming Professor Meyer, the new Hamill Clinical Teaching Fellow for the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Law Clinic. We will be having a Q&A session, followed by a reception on Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013 at 5:00pm in the Terrace Room. During the Q&A, Professor Meyer will discuss his background with Criminal Law, his experience as a student at USF, his research, and his vision in the role as the Hamill Fellow.
Student Groups Events & Announcements
Student Group Announcement:
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
5. Potluck Style Food Sale
APALSA
11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Blvd
If you would like
to contribute a dish, please sign up at the link below. You can also sign
up to help table if you are available.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AkhUxvefHlhndDR4Sy00VG1xUmRoYm85NjlvdC1FcHc&usp=sharing You can bring ANY food item that you think
will sell! We have had success with crock pot meals, chow mein, egg
rolls, fried rice, korean bbq, etc.
Questions? Contact Lydia at
Thursday, April 4, 2013
6. Bar Night
Criminal Law Society and USF Law Review Co-Hosted
Buckshot Bar
Map
Student Group Events:
Monday, April 1, 2013
7. Interfaith Passover Seder
JLSA & St. Thomas More – Co-hosted
5:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Zief Library, Terrace Room
Please join the Jewish Law Students Association and The St.Thomas More Society in our annual interfaith celebration of Passover. All students are welcome to help tell the story of Exodus over food and wine. Contact: Sam Alcabes,Sjal...@usfca.edu
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
8. "Framing the Conversation" with Dr. Tracy Weitz
LSRJ
KN 100
12:30
Come hear the
amazing and dynamic Dr. Tracy Weitz talk about the Reproductive Justice
movement on Tuesday, April 2 at 12:30 in room 100! Dr. Weitz will discuss where
the RJ movement has been, where we are going, and most importantly, where we
want to go. She gives powerful insight onto how any social justice movement
should self-reflect and change in order to achieve its goals. This talk is
pertinent to any social justice issue. FOOD PROVIDED!
Tracy Weitz, PhD, MPA, is the Director of the Advancing New Standards in
Reproductive Health (ANSIRH), Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health,
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). She is also a partner in the
CoreAlign Initiative which is building a network of leaders working
innovatively to change policies, culture and conditions that support all
people's sexual and reproductive decisions. An Associate Professor in the Department
of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, she designs and undertakes
mixed methods research that focuses on innovative strategies to expand abortion
provision in the U.S. She serves on the boards of the American Civil Liberties
Union of Northern California, Breast Cancer Action (chair), and the Society of
Family Planning. From 2006-2010, she served as an appointed member of the
Women's Health Council, an advisory body to the California Departments of
Health Care Services and Public Health. In 2009, she received the Felicia
Stewart award from Population, Family Planning and Reproductive Health section
of the American Public Health Association and in 2012 was awarded the UCSF
Academic Senate Distinction in Mentoring Award.
9. Equality Before the Supreme Court, with Prof. Julie Nice
Pride Law Society
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
KN 103
Please join Pride Law and Professor Julie Nice for "Equality Before the Supreme Court: United States v. Windsor & the Defense of Marriage Act," a discussion about the Supreme Court case regarding the constitutionality of DOMA that was argued before the Court last Wednesday. ***Lunch will be served.*** Please RSVP at the Facebook event so that we may better estimate the need for food at this event. Event Contact: Richard Burchett,
10. Information Sessions for Case Counsel and Moot Court Teams
USF Moot Court & Appellate Advocacy Informational
KN 101
12:30-1:30 & 5:30-6:30
Are you a 1L, 2L or PT 3L who is interested
in applying to be a Case Counsel or Moot Court Team Member?
Case Counsel
provide guidance and support to 1Ls in the First Year Moot Court Program.
Case Counsel write the 1L Moot Court problem and bench memo. Moot Court
Team Members represent USF and compete against other schools in Mock Trials and
Appellate Arguments. Both Case Counsel and Moot Court Team Members
possess exceptional research, writing, and oral advocacy skills.
Please come to one of our information sessions on Tuesday April 2nd to find out
more about these unique opportunities!
11. Do Not Track: Technology, Policy, and Politics
IPCLA
KN 103
5:30 pm
Stanford Fellow Jonathan Mayer will be discussing his research on the Do Not Track technology and policy implications such as behavioral advertising, privacy concerns, and commercial use of the tool.
Food will be served.