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SNESL and UMASS Dartmouth Victory – 1st State Law School

Posted by Kevin Whitaker on February 4, 2010

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Tomorrow’s Vote on the Proposed University of Massachusetts Dartmouth School of Law – room change

Posted by Kevin Whitaker on February 1, 2010

The Board of Higher Education (BHE) will meet to vote on the proposed University of Massachusetts Dartmouth School of Law TOMORROW, Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. at Bridgewater State College, Campus Center, Large Ballroom, located on Grove Street in  Bridgewater.

For updated information visit the BHE’s website at http://134.241.8.44/umass/.

You are encouraged to attend the meeting to reinforce to the BHE how much the school means to our community!

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Message from Alumni Assoc. President about Election Nominations

Posted by Kevin Whitaker on January 20, 2010

Dear Fellow Alumni:

The law school’s Alumni Association is seeking nominations from you of alumni—including yourself—to join its Board of Directors.  The Alumni Association will be holding annual elections this spring to select five (5) alumni to serve on its Board of Directors for three-year terms.  Please submit your nominations by completing the Nomination Form on the attached Annual Election Notice.

The Alumni Association has worked diligently to reconnect with alumni and to promote our law school.  This year we hosted the first alumni regional event on Cape Cod, and once again sponsored the ethics portion of the first year students’ orientation program.  In addition, we continue to improve upon the “beta” version of the interactive Alumni Association blog at www.SNESLalumni.com that we hope will become a resource for alumni to share ideas and keep in touch with one another.  The Alumni Association invites your new ideas for continued growth.

We hope you will join and become an active member of the Alumni Association.  Annual membership dues are only $25.00 and the membership application is available online at http://admin.snesl.net/pub_images/AlumAssociationMembershipForm2009b.pdf. There are several ways for you to participate in the Alumni Association including joining a committee to help plan a legal education seminar in your area of expertise, assist with event planning and work on fundraising campaigns.

We encourage you to nominate, support and elect Directors dedicated to the continuing excellence of the law school and the Alumni Association.  The alumni elected to the Board of Directors serve a vital role within the Alumni Association and our law school.  Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about the Alumni Association’s annual elections.

Sincerely,

Roger J. Dugal ’89

President and Election Chair

r.dugal@comcast.net

(508) 678-0347

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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS TO THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Posted by Kevin Whitaker on January 20, 2010

SNESL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION ANNUAL ELECTION NOTICE:

The Southern New England School of Law (SNESL) Alumni Association announces a call for nominations to its Board of Directors. The Alumni Association’s bylaws allow for between eleven (11) to nineteen (19) Directors to be on the Board. This year five (5) Directors will be elected to the Board.

NOMINATION PROCESS:

To nominate alumni, including yourself, to serve on the Alumni Association’s Board of Directors, submit the Nomination Form below to Leslie Becker Wilson, Assistant Dean of Career Services and Alumni Relations, by regular mail (c/o Southern New England School of Law, 333 Faunce Corner Road, Dartmouth, MA 02492) or facsimile (508.995.8542), or alternatively submit the names of your nominee(s) directly to Leslie Becker Wilson by email (lwilson@snesl.edu). Nominations must be received no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Sunday, February 21, 2010 to be valid.

ELECTION SCHEDULE:

Ballots will be mailed out to all alumni in mid-March when the elections for five (5) members of the Alumni Association’s Board of Directors will take place. Submission of ballots will be anonymous and only original ballots will be accepted. Ballots must be received by April 17, 2010, after which the votes will be tabulated. The Directors will be announced at the Alumni Association’s Annual Meeting which will be held in early May. Once formed, the Alumni Association’s Board of Directors will elect Officers for leadership positions on the Board.

ELIGIBILITY:

All SNESL alumni can submit nominations and vote for the Alumni Association’s Board of Directors. However, in order to serve on the Alumni Association’s Board of Directors, alumni must be dues-paying members of the Alumni Association. The Association’s annual membership dues are $25.00 and the membership form is available online at http://admin.snesl.net/pub_images/AlumAssociationMembershipForm2009b.pdf. Upon commencement of the Annual Meeting, all elected Directors who have not already done so must become dues-paying members of the Alumni Association by submitting a completed membership application and dues to a current Alumni Association Board member.

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NOMINATION FORM

I hereby nominate the following SNESL alumni to serve on the Alumni Association’s Board of Directors:

1. Name: ___________________________________________ SNESL Graduation Year (if known):_____________

Contact Information (if known): _________________________________________________________________

Brief Biographical Information (if known): ________________________________________________________

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2. Name: ___________________________________________ SNESL Graduation Year (if known):____________

Contact Information (if known): _________________________________________________________________

Brief Biographical Information (if known): ________________________________________________________

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3. Name: ___________________________________________ SNESL Graduation Year (if known):____________

Contact Information (if known): _________________________________________________________________

Brief Biographical Information (if known): ________________________________________________________

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Submit this form to Leslie B. Wilson, Assistant Dean of Career Services and Alumni Relations, by regular mail (c/o Southern New England School of Law, 333 Faunce Corner Road, Dartmouth, MA 02492) or facsimile (508.995.8542), or alternatively submit the names of your nominee(s) directly to Leslie B. Wilson by email (lwilson@snesl.edu).

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SNESL Becoming Part of UMass on UMass Board of Trustees Committee on Administration and Finance Meeting Agenda, December 2, 2009

Posted by Kevin Whitaker on November 30, 2009

Assistant Dean for Career Services and Alumni Relations email reports,

The meeting of the UMass Board of Trustees Committee on Administration and Finance will be held on this Wednesday, December 2nd at 225 Franklin Street, Boston from 8:00 a.m. to approximately 11:00 a.m. in the UMass Club Dining Room on the 33rd floor.

One of the agenda items for this meeting is consideration of SNESL to become part of UMass.  The complete agenda for that day’s meeting can be found online at: http://media.umassp.edu/massedu/bot/12-2-09%20%20af%20c&a.pdf

Dean Ward and UMass Dartmouth Chancellor MacCormack are encouraging all to attend.

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Tuesday, November 10, 2009, Reception and Portrait Hanging in Honor of the Late Honorable William A. Dimitri, Jr.

Posted by Kevin Whitaker on October 19, 2009

The Alumni, Board of Trustees and Colleagues of the Late Honorable William A. Dimitri, Jr. Long-Term Chairman of the Board and Friend of Southern New England School of Law invite you to a Reception and Portrait Hanging to Honor his Support of the Law School and Celebrate the Life of a Distinguished Lawyer and Jurist

Tuesday, November 10, 2009 from 5:30 P.M. to 7:30 P.M.
Southern New England School of Law
333 Faunce Corner Road
(Just Off Route I-195, 1/4 mile north)
North Dartmouth

R.S.V.P. by October 30, 2009
Leslie Becker Wilson at
lwilson@snesl.edu or
(508) 998-9600 Ext. 168

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SNESL and UMASS Merger Talks in the News

Posted by Kevin Whitaker on October 19, 2009

In the event you had not heard, the SNESL-UMASS merger talks are in the news again.

Below are some links for your information (none of which express my opinion–but are provided for information purposes only):

Boston Business Journal, Law School [SNESL] may merge with UMASS system

Law.com: Mass. Explores the Public Option for a Law School:

Boston.com: UMass pushes for law school:

 

Law.com: Battle Lines Form Over Mass. Law School:

Boston Herald: Timothy Cahill: Mass. has no money for public law school:

Boston.com: Cahill says UMass can’t afford public law school,

Feel free to comment or post additional links you find interesting.

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Volunteer for an Alumni Association Committee

Posted by Kevin Whitaker on September 18, 2009

Ongoing: “SNESL Alumni Association Committee Co-Chairs and Committee Members” are being sought for the Continuing Legal Education, Election, Events, Fundraising, Membership and Mentoring Committees; this is a great way to get involved with the law school  (interested alumni should contact either Leslie Becker Wilson, Assistant Dean of Alumni Relations, by email at lwilson@snesl.edu or telephone at 508-998-9600 Ext. 168 or Roger Dugal, Alumni Association President, by email at r.dugal@comcast.net or telephone at 508-678-0347)

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Staying Connected

Posted by Kevin Whitaker on August 14, 2009

  1. Class of 2009 Graduation Survey (if you have not already done so at http://admin.snesl.net//pub_images/GraduationQuestionnaireDec2009andMay2010.doc)
  2. All other Classes Alumni Career Network Survey (if you have not already done so at http://www.snesl.edu/pub_images/Alumni%20Survey.pdf)
  3. SNESL’s “Alumni Connection Raffle” is underway—if you know alumni who are not part of the Alumni Email Distribution List spread the word that they can receive a Dunkin Donuts voucher and automatically be entered to receive a $100 gift certificate by providing their email address to me at lwilson@snesl.edu

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So You Want to Be a Judge?

Posted by Kevin Whitaker on June 4, 2009

Thursday, June 11th from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

The Massachusetts Judicial Nominating Committee comes to SNESL. The JNC will meet with members of the legal community to present “How to Apply for a Judgeship: The Judicial Selection Process” and discuss the judicial application and selection process. In addition to guest speakers Hon. Lawrence Moniz and Hon. Thomas F. McGuire, Jr., the JNC’s Chair, Executive Director, Assistant Director and a Member will also participate on the panel. Light refreshments will follow the discussion. The event is sponsored by the Bristol County Bar Association.

FYI, the Department of Industrial Accidents will be coming to SNESL in the fall for a similar presentation focused on recruiting minority applicants for upcoming 6-year appointments for Administrative Judges and Administrative Law Judges.

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