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Duties and Responsibilities for All SBA Committees
All SBA Committee members are expected to dutifully perform the following:
- Meet as a group at least monthly.
- Create goals that the Committee would like to meet for the school year. These goals should include initiatives that the Committee will undertake as well as issues that need to be addressed.
- Meet with the Executive Board member supervising the Committee to discuss the goals and initiatives of the Committee.
- Appoint one student member to represent the Committee at SBA General Assembly Meetings, if the Committee Chair is unable to attend the meetings.
- Work with faculty or staff liaison to carry out committee goals. If no faculty or staff liaison has been assigned, determine whether one is needed and communicate said decision to SBA Executive Board.
- Define role of faculty or staff liaison. For example, must the liaison attend every meeting? Or, will the liaison simply serve as a sounding board when issues emerge or as the generator?
- Execute tasks assigned to the Committee by the SBA Executive Board.
- Convene at the request of the SBA Executive Board.
- Maintain minutes and/or other formal records of all issues discussed, debated, or ultimately voted upon. These are to be kept both in hard copy and electronic format for the purpose of creating a written history for the Committee that can be transitioned to successors appointed by future SBA administrations and should be emailed to the Executive Board member supervising the Committee.
1L and LLM Committee Member Intake Process
During fall elections, 1Ls and LLM/LLMKs will be invited to join committees that have been selected to receive such members. During the nominating week, the SBA Executive Board will inform both groups of committee openings and ask that interested parties write a brief statement illustrating their desire to participate on a particular committee. These statements will be addressed to each committee chairperson. Committees will then decide on their new members. Transfer students will also be invited to join SBA Committees during this period.
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Faculty/Staff Liaison: Johann Lee, Assistant Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid
Committee Chairpersons: Leslie Arnould, John Palmer
Members: Lilly Altshuler, Chris Colon, Rich Galati, Alicia Hinds, Patty Hsue, Vanessa LeWinter, Brian Lichter, Elizabeth Mooney, Joanne Smith, Mayah Solh, Sarah Tolley, Chris Vaughn, John Vaccaro, Delroy Wright, Tameka Beckford-Young
Faculty/Staff Liaison: Bill Chamberlain, Assistant Dean of the Center for Career Strategy
Committee Chairperson: Jennifer Sutter
Members: Derrick Everett, Neetin Gulati, Alicia Hinds, Inese Jundze , Liz Kenny, Thomas Lee, Michael McStay, Haley Smith
Faculty/Staff Liaison: Rita Winters, Associate Dean for Administration and Finance
Committee Chairperson: Le Trieu
Members: Omar Alam, Lilly Altshuler, Arthur Emery, Clair Lux, Sommaras Ratanavanich
Faculty/Staff Liaison: Professor Kim Yuracko
Committee Chairpersons: Thomas Lee, Nick Stabile
Members: Ellen Crisham, Matt Fogelberg, Jesse Frogge, Jeff Han, Chuki Obiyo, Melissa Whitehead
COMMITTEE TO REFORM THE CONSTITUTION
Chair: Nick Stabile
Members: Chanya Chaowanasongtham, Tom Coenen, Alan Guy, Brook Miscoski, Nicholas Terrell, Deborah Witzburg, Chunyan Wu
UPDATE: Revised amendment for Monday's Special Meeting
CONSTITUTION
The SBA Constitution may be altered or amended only in the regularly scheduled fall or spring elections. For a measure to be placed on the ballot, proponents of the amendment must submit a petition with the signatures of 175 students who will be enrolled at the time of the next election at Northwestern University School of Law. Petitions must be submitted at least 8 calendar days before the start of voting in the election.
Each amendment to the SBA Constitution shall concern a single subject within the scope of the SBA Charter as outlined in Article VII of the Northwestern School Rules and Regulations.
To pass, an amendment to the SBA Constitution must receive the votes of two thirds of the total number of students voting on the proposal. Any student enrolled at the time of the election at Northwestern University School of Law is eligible to vote.
BY-LAWS
By-Laws may be adopted, amended, or rescinded at a special meeting called by the SBA Executive Board (advertised in advance and open to the entire student body), during which 2/3 of those present ratify the changes. The proposed changes must be posted in a conspicuous place one week prior to the special meeting.
Faculty/Staff Liaison: Audra Wilson, Director of Diversity Education and Outreach
Committee Chairpersons: Brooke Krekow, Eva Lewis
Members: Alexander Alum, Lavon Ammori, SaMee Burrage, Cristy Cross, Michael Gomaz, Richard Po-Huai Hsu, Jennifer Kirby, David Lopez, Claire Lux, Erin Romine, Natalie Serock, Delroy Wright
Faculty/Staff Liaison: Professor James Lupo, Clinical Assistant Professor of Law and Assistant Dean for Curriculum
Committee Chairpersons: Rich Galati, Brian Lichter
Members: Susan Abrams, Cathy Fagg, Zenobia Harris, Alexandra Newman, Anar Rathod, Emily Wahlheim
Faculty/Staff Liaisons: Julie Phelan, Web Administrator and Rachel Ross, Web Developer
Committee Chairperson: Alan Guy
Members: Lesley Clark, Matt Fogelberg, Jose Romeu Garcia do Amara, Sansanee Kaewpornsawan, Nick Stabile, Kyle Steinmetz, Thanita Thangpredanant
Committee Chairpersons: Michael Hammer, Peter Price
Members: Arthur Emery, Kristine Lieb, Sue Landsittel , Erica Richman, Jared Smith, Kyle Steinmetz
Faculty/Staff Liaison: Professors David Dana and Stephen Presser
Committee Chairpersons: Cathy Fagg, Heather Goldsmith
Members: Alex Aixala, Omar Alam, Nathaniel Blair, Andrew Caridas , Daniel Dsani, Judah Fish, Rich Galati, Daniel A Guerin, David King, Sanjay Nangia , R. Allan Pixton, Peter Price, Sean Siekkinen, Kris Swigart, Melissa Whitehead
Faculty/Staff Liaison: Don Rebstock, Associate Dean of Financial Aid
Co-Chairs: Arthur Emery, Robert L. Weiser
Members: Sarah Burke, Alexis Cobb, Jason Fiebig, Tom Gaeta, Mara Hart, Kristen Knapp, John Palmer, R. Allan Pixton, Rebekah Scheinfeld, Russell Shankland
Faculty/Staff Liaison: Erin Veazey, Director of Firm & Corporate Relations
Chair: Garrick Merlo
Members: Bill Benitez, Alexis Cobb, Matt Connolly, Jason Fiebig, Nastassia Herasimovich, Clair Lux, Brian Monje
GRADUATION AND ALUMNI RELATIONS
Faculty/Staff Liaisons: Cliff Zimmerman, Associate Dean/Dean of Students, Student Affairs, Meghan Graf, Assistant Director of the Office of Alumni Relations, and Julie Chin, Executive Director of the Office of Alumni Relations
Committee Chairperson: Hector Bove, Vanessa LeWinter
Members: Lilly Altshuler, Yen-Fen Cheng, Anna Fondriest, Marc Philip Hedrich, Lisa L. Lopshire, Laura MacDonald, Andrew Machles, Erica Parks, Marianna Shelenkova, Joanne Smith, Kate Stetsko, Le Trieu, Anita Wong
Faculty/Staff Liaison: TBD
Committee Chairperson: Erica Richman
Members: Sarah Hoffman, Vishesh Narayen, Erica Parks
Faculty/Staff Liaison: Adi Altshuler, Director, International Programs
Committee Chairperson: Inese Jundze
Members: Cristy Cross, Jaime Millan Elias, Richard Po-Huai Hsu, Sansanee Kaewpornsawan, David Lopez, Soammaras Ratanavanich, Javier Terrazas, Jason Wilcox
Faculty/Staff Liaison: Cindy Wilson, Public Interest Advisor, Career Strategy
Committee Chairperson: Ashley Fretthold
Members: Pam Chan, Melissa Eubanks , Kristin Hollar, Claire Lux, Joanna Perini, Susanne Pringle
Faculty/Staff Liaison: Jim Rockwell, Registrar
Committee Chairperson: Liz Kenny
Members: Patrick English, Katherine Kunz, Melissa Tilney
Faculty/Staff Liaison: TBD
Committee Chairpersons: Sarah Hoffman, Le Trieu, Brad Kessler
Members: Lilly Altshuler, J. Solomon Bashi, Mark Biggar, Matt Fogelberg, Michael Hammer, Phil Holland, Laura MacDonald, Nadya Mertsalova, Kristen Nygren, Erin Romine, Abby Russell, Aaron Shapiro, Kate Stetsko
STUDENT ADVISORS AND ORIENTATION
Faculty/Staff Liaison: TBD
Committee Chairpersons: Carly Vandewalle
Members: Alexander Alum, Rami Fakhouri, Phil Holland, Peter Price, Joe Roselius, Kate Stetsko, Jennifer Sutter, Michael Vondriska, Emily Wahlheim
Faculty/Staff Liaison: Cliff Zimmerman, Clinical Associate Professor of Law; Associate Dean/Dean of Students
Committee Chairpersons: Rebecca Stamey-White, Anand Mathews
Members: Yen-Fen Cheng, Marc Hedrich, Cherice Hopkins, Tom Kelly, Brad Kessler, John Palmer, Melissa Whitehead
Faculty/Staff Liaison: Christel Bridges, Interim Director of Law School Computing
Committee Chairperson: Jason Kunze, Bill Schriver
Members: Chris Butts, Arthur Emery, Tom Gaeta, Rosemary Greene, Vishesh Narayen
