The Student Bar Association Executive Board Consists of 11 members:
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President
First Vice President
Second Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Ombudsperson
American Bar Association Liaison
Joint Degree Liaison
Class Presidents
a. 1st year class president
b. 2nd year class president
c. 3rd year class president
The Respective Duties of each member is:
1. President:
a. Serves as the executive head of the association and presides at all general
meetings of the Association and the meetings of the Executive Committee.
i. Executive Committee meetings shall be held on a regular weekly
basis.
ii. Must forward meeting agenda to student bar association.
b. The SBA President is also the official representative and spokesperson of
the College of Law students before the faculty, administration, university,
and the outside legal and civic community with regard to activities or
functions of the SBA.
c. Appointments
i. The president shall have the authority to establish and appoint
members to standing faculty/student committees, upon the
recommendation of the First Vice President.
ii. The President can appoint, at his/her discretion members to any
other committee, with approval of the Executive Board.
2. First Vice President
a. Acts in the absence of the President
b. Oversees all representatives appointed to committees or subcommittees
created by the Executive Committee or the law school faculty.
c. Schedules and interviews candidates for student appointments to
committees, and selects candidates for appointment by the President.
d. The first Vice President shall also publish and distribute an SBA newsletter to the students a minimum of once a semester.
3. Second Vice President
a. Acts in the absence of the President and First Vice President.
b. Serves as Social Chairperson for the Association.
i. This includes:
1. Oktoberfest in Mt. Angel
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a. SBA provides bus transportation to and from Mt.
Angel.
Halloween party
Barrister’s ball
a. Affectionately called “law prom” usually held in
March.
End of the year BBQ
a. Usually held the last day of spring finals.
And choosing weekly bar review locations.
4. Secretary:
a. Keeps a record of all Association meetings and Executive Committee
meetings (including motions and votes.)
b. Secretary shall certify to the President the presence of a quorum prior to
any meeting being called to order.
c. Secretary shall make the minutes available by posting them in an
appropriate place in a timely manner after obtaining executive committee
approval.
d. It is the duty of the Secretary to post notice at least 48 hours in advance of
executive committee meetings.
e. Shall keep a notebook of all meeting minutes, agendas, treasurer’s reports
(if submitted in writing), as well as measures introduced and passed by the
Executive Committee.
f. The Secretary shall keep and maintain an up-to-date roster of the SBA, all
student organizations and their officers, all student/faculty committees and
their members, and all law student members serving on university
committees.
i. These rosters shall be published and distributed to:
1. SBA Officers
2. Student Organization Officers
3. Class Presidents
4. Law school library circulation desk
5. Office of student services
6. Placement office
7. Dean’s office
8. University student affairs office.
9. A copy should be posted and other copies kept in a file by
the SBA for distribution to interested students.
5. Treasurer
a. Keeps proper accounts of all monies received and expended.
6. Ombudsperson
a. Serves as liaison between the Executive Committee and the Association
(students.)
i. Represents positions of the SBA Executive Committee to faculty
members and/or students, as per the discretion of the Executive
Committee.
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ii. Obtains information from faculty, students, administration, and the
University upon the direction of the President or the Executive
Committee.
iii. Supplies such information to the Executive Committee or the
students as directed; and
iv. Schedules and directs pop can revenue collections efforts, as well
as SBA/University vending machine policies.
b. Ombudsperson is also responsible for the care and upkeep of the bulletin
boards in the student lounge area.
7. ABA Liaison:
a. Acts as the liaison between the American Bar Association Law Student
Division and the Student Bar Association of Willamette.
i. Represents Willamette College of Law at national and circuit
meetings/ conventions of the American Bar Association.
ii. Shall disseminate any information obtained from the 12th circuit
and from the National Association.
iii. Promotes ABA membership.
8. Joint Degree Liaison:
a. Acts as representative of the Joint Degree Students at the College of Law.
b. Shall be a student who has completed at least one year at either WUCL or
AGSM and is currently attending classes at AGSM.
c. Filled by a general election of all joint degree students enrolled at WUCL.
Each class also has 3 class officers including a:
1. President
2. Vice President
3. Secretary/Treasurer
Class Officer duties include:
1. President
a. Each class shall elect a class president.
b. Class presidents serve as the executive officer for the class and as a voting
member of the SBA Executive Committee.
c. Class presidents are responsible for reporting official class activities to the
SBA Executive Committee.
2. Vice President
a. Class Vice President shall represent the class President as a voting
member of the Executive Committee, if the President is unable to fulfill
the duties of office, until such time as a new President is elected or the
President is able to finish the term.
b. Act as social chair.
c. Shall serve as a member of the SBA Social Events Committee. (Basically
helps SBA second vice president fulfill his/her obligations.)
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3. Secretary/Treasurer
a. Shall serve with the SBA Treasurer on the Budget Committee.
b. Will also keep minutes of all class meetings and accurate accounting of all
class funds.
Election Schedules:
1. SBA Elections
a. The election for SBA President, First Vice President, Second Vice
President, Secretary, Treasurer, Ombudsperson, ABA Liaison, and Joint
Degree Liaison shall be held prior to 5 pm of the fifth Monday Spring
Semester.
b. Members of all classes are eligible to cast votes to elect SBA positions.
2. Class Elections
a. The initial round of all class officers shall be held by Monday of the fifth
week of classes during the Fall Semester of each academic year.
b. Only members of a class are eligible to cast votes to elect their class
officers.
How to Run for a Position:
1. Petitions for elections shall be made available to students through Student
Services two weeks before elections, and notice of their availability shall be
posted on the SBA bulletin board and in the Student Lounge.
a. Petitions are to be available to students beginning the Monday two weeks
before the elections and shall be available through the end of the week.
b. Petitions for SBA office require the signatures of twenty-five students.
c. Petitions for class offices require the signatures of twenty-five students in
the same class as the petitioning candidate.
2. Petitions must be returned to the Office of Student Services by 4:00 pm Friday of
the week in which they are distributed.
Campaign Etiquette:
1. Candidates shall be allowed to campaign during the full week before elections.
2. Speaking before a class (with permission), personal solicitations, group meetings,
and campaign posters are all allowable activities; however,
a. No campaign literature may be hung in the Winter Street lobby (where
Lady Justice is located), in the law school library, on the fabric walls of
the law school, or on the painted walls of the law school;
b. Interrupting an instructor or a class in progress is forbidden;
c. Unethical and/or fraudulent conduct may be referred to the Grievance
Committee.
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3. A time and place will be set for candidates to give their speeches as well.
Votes Needed to Win:
1. In order to win an election, one candidate must receive fifty percent plus one vote
of all the votes cast for that position.
a. Run-off elections will be held when none of the candidates carry the
required number of votes necessary to win outright.
i. The run-off will be between the two candidates who received the
most votes in the initial election.
ii. The run-off election shall be held within ten days after the first
election.
Multiple Positions
1. No SBA officer or class officer may serve in more than one SBA or Class office.
2. Any SBA/Class Officer elected to any other SBA/Class officer must turn in his or
her resignation, to be effective the day the newly elected officers are sworn in.
Taking Office:
1. SBA officers will take office one week following the election.
2. Newly elected class officers shall take office one week after they are elected. The
SBA President shall call a meeting of the Executive Committee, at which time the
oath of office is administered.
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