Esteemed Colleagues,

Welcome to the new SBA Newsletter! Each issue will feature SBA meeting highlights, upcoming events and more. Although SBA will continue to publish all of its documents on HatterSync, we want to provide you with a concise and informative monthly update of our activities. It is SBA's mission to provide support and resources for the student body and its organizations. However, this year we are faced with a serious budget shortfall and as many of you will remember, the previous SBA administration was forced to consider raising the Student Fee. In response to this issue, this year's SBA administration is launching new initiatives to fundraise and spend our resources wisely. Often these initiatives are lost in translation when viewing the SBA minutes because of its format so this newsletter will provide us the opportunity to explain each of them in detail. I hope we can count on your support and encouragement in tackling this. As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact SBA Executive Board at sbaexec@law.stetson.edu. See you around campus!

Sincerely, Dale Tan, President

Dale Tan (President): Hello everyone! My name is Dale Tan and I have the honor of being a member of the Stetson Trial Team and Dispute Resolution Board. Before I was elected, I served as President of the Stetson Law Real Property Probate and Trust Law Section and Co-Chair of the Asian-American Law Students Association. I'm always looking for ideas to making Stetson Law a better place so please feel free to come by the SBA office or stop me around campus for any suggestions!

Caroline Garrity (Vice President): Hi, I'm Caroline and I will be serving as your SBA Vice President this year! Before coming to Stetson, I attended the University of Florida - GO GATORS! I am a member of the Dispute Resolution Board and have competed at the ABA Arbitration competition. My desired practice area is commercial/civil litigation. Most importantly, I love pizza and I am always open to recommendations for new places to try!

Kassie Hutchinson (Part-Time Vice President): My name is Kassie Hutchinson and I am entering my third year in the part time program. Although I'll be taking day classes, I'm still a part time student and love to advocate for them as an important part of our campus. I was a teacher for the past four years and like to focus on the human and civil rights in law. I like anything creative and you'll usually find me reading novels or drawing before class.

\ Volume I | Issue I

August 2017

The Calvin A. Kuenzel Student

Bar Association at Stetson promotes

student involvement through its

legislative body composed of class

representatives and several

programming committees and

liaison positions. SBA acts as the

intermediary between the student

body and the administration and works diligently to

coordinate large student and alumni

events.

Stetson University College of Law Calvin A. Kuenzel Student Bar Association

Presents

Hatter’s Digest | 2017

2 Ashleigh Thornton (Treasurer): Hello Hatters! My name is Ashleigh Thornton and I look forward to serving as your 2017-2018 Madame Treasurer. In this role, I oversee the expenditures of our SBA budget, which provides financial support for each of our 40+ student organizations. In addition to my participation in the Student Bar Association, I am also a member of the Stetson Trial Team, Vice President of CASL, national member of the Black Law Students Association, and a Teaching Assistant for Professor Piccard. When I am not on campus, you will catch me yoga-ing or spending time with family. Please do not hesitate to contact me if I can ever be of assistance!

Katie Holland (Secretary): Hi everyone! My name is Katie Holland and I am honored to serve as your Secretary this upcoming year. In addition to my involvement within SBA, I am also a Stetson Ambassador and member of the Student Leadership Development Committee. In my free time, I play intramural softball and frequently go to spin class. I spearheaded this newsletter to enhance communication between the Stetson community and SBA and truly look forward to your feedback!

Aman Dhaliwal (Parliamentarian): Hello everyone! My name is Aman and I have lived in the Tampa Bay area for pretty much my entire life. I went to USF for undergrad, graduating with my Bachelor’s in Biomedical Sciences in 2011, before matriculating to UF and attending UF’s College of Pharmacy until 2014. I realized that pharmacy was not the right career choice for me and made the decision to attend Stetson. The Stetson community is amazing and I love being able to participate and give back to the school in any way that I can. Upon graduation, I would like to pursue a career in intellectual property or healthcare law. Noelle Cummins (Sports Commissioner): Welcome back everyone! My name is Noelle Cummins, but I go by Elle, and I am your Sports Commissioner for the upcoming year. I am a 3L and I hope to do criminal prosecution after law school. If you have any questions about intramurals, I’m your girl!

2017-2018 Legislative Representatives

The 2017-2018 2L Full-Time Legislative Representatives are as follows: Kathryn Bonti, Cymoril White, Kimberly Lopater, Brielle Tucker, Valeria Villaverde, Matthew Ceriale, John Kimbrough, Maximillion Brown, Erica Balogh, Mark Joseph, Justine Roof, and Tara Pachter. The 2017-2018 3L Full-Time Legislative Representatives are as follows: Bea Sanchez, John Bielby, Brian Garrity, Jessica Cauley, Kaley Witeck, Madison Allen, Elizabeth Shuman, Alexandria Avera, Taylor Carley, and Drew Canavan. The 2017-2018 Part-Time Legislative Representatives are as follows: Tyrell Daniell, Kassie Hutchinson, Agata Kuzniar, Kellie O’Connell, and Kaitlin Treadaway.

Summer 2017 Legislative Representatives

SBA would like to thank the summer 2017 SBA Advisory Council for all of their hard work this summer! Special thanks to Roland Boyd, Mary Gantert, Joshua Miller, Kai Su, Aja Williams, & Jennifer Winn. The Summer Activities Council (SAC) has planned and organized the 4th of July Celebrations at our Gulfport campus and our participation in the Gulfport Independence Day parade. Also, they have voted on several important issues such as new soccer goalposts and sports field rentals.

SBA also develops the annual budget

for student organizations using

extra-curricular involvement fees from the student

body. Stetson's SBA was named the Student Bar

Association of the Year in 2003 by the

Law Student Division of the American Bar

Association.

3 The SBA office is now open!

The SBA Office is open for you! If you have any questions or need information, please stop by between 10am and 4pm, Monday through Thursday, at our office on the second floor of the Student Activity Center by the pool. Student organizations may submit reimbursement requests and order from our preferred vendors here.

Fall 2017 SBA Meetings & Events

August

•   25th: SBA Welcome Back Social @ 9PM @ Caddy’s on Central •   29th: SBA Meeting @ 12PM, F&R Courtroom

September

•   1st: Nominations for 1L Representatives due before 11AM •   5th: Validation for 1L Representatives required by 5PM •   9th: Campaign materials approval required by 5PM •   7th-14th: Candidate campaigning •   12th: Candidate voting begins at 8AM •   12th: SBA Meeting @ 5PM, F&R Courtroom •   14th: Candidate voting ends at 5PM •   19th: SBA Meeting @ 5PM for Open Seat Elections, F&R Courtroom •   26th: SBA Meeting @ 12PM, F&R Courtroom

October

•   10th: SBA Meeting @ 5PM, F&R Courtroom •   24th: SBA Meeting @ 12PM, F&R Courtroom •   27th: Halloween Social, Time & Location TBA

November

•   4th: Annual Fall Festival, Time & Location TBA •   7th: SBA Meeting @ 5PM, F&R Courtroom •   10th: Winter Social, Time & Location TBA •   14th: SBA Meeting @ 12PM, F&R Courtroom

Member Spotlight

For each newsletter, SBA will highlight an outstanding student for their contributions on campus and within the community. This is inclusive of all students, full and part-time. If you notice anyone doing great work, email their name to kholland@law.stetson.edu and why you think they make Stetson a better place!

Liz Shuman Liz Shuman (DeLand, Florida) attended the University of Florida for her undergraduate degree prior to coming to Stetson for law school and will be a 3L this upcoming year. She is the Head Student Representative for BARBRI as well as a Senior Stetson Ambassador. Liz has been a Class Representative for SBA and the Socials/Internal Networking Chairperson for the past two years. She currently works for Mintzer Sarowitz Zeris Ledva & Meyers in Tampa as a law clerk and hopes to continue in personal injury and insurance defense work after graduation.