Boston Herald: http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1230015&pos=breaking

ABA Journal: http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/higher_ed_board_approves_plan_for_public_massachusetts_law_school/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=ABA+Journal+Daily+News

Boston Globe: http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2010/02/03/umass_wins_approval_for_states_first_public_law_school/

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

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).