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• Election/Appointment Reporting Form
• Listing of SBA Presidents & ABA Representatives
• 200 Innovative Ideas for America's Law Schools
• Fundraising Ideas (provided by Joe Kraus, former SBA President, University of Oregon)
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• Law Student Division Monthly e-Newsletter

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Kent Lloyd, Vice Chair-SBA
Penn State University
Dickinson School of Law
Carlisle, PA

Welcome 2009-2010 SBA Presidents!

Congratulations to each of you on your election as SBA President!  You are now part of an elite group of law school leaders across this country who have the unique ability to impact and lead your student body like no one else.  This coming year will no doubt be a busy one for you. 

As a law school Student Bar Association President, you have the ability to make an impact on your student body in a profound way.  I encourage you to get involved in the ABA and network with other SBA Presidents from across the country.  In the weeks to come, look for more information and resources that will help you be a successful SBA President and give you the tools to make your year as President truly remarkable and memorable.

If there is anything the ABA Law Student Division can do to assist you or your SBA, please do not hesitate to contact me.

• Informational Report to the ABA House of Delegates, July 2009
• Memorandum regarding Full Approval of Western State University College of Law
• Memorandum regarding Full Approval of Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University College of Law
• Memorandum regarding Deletion of Standard 104 and Interpretation 104-1 of the ABA Standards for the Approval of Law Schools
• Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar - Homepage

ABA members who have not yet received their membership cards and wish to retrieve their ABA membership number to sign up for ABA benefits may locate this information through the website as follows:

• Visit www.abanet.org
• At the top there are a series of dark blue boxes, click on "Membership"
• From the drop down box that appear, select "MyABA"
• Sign in as directed using your ABA ID number or the email address you have registered with the ABA If you have not previously visited MyABA, your password will be your last name This will take you to your personalized membership profile page where your ABA member number can be found .
• The first gray box on the right is entitled "Personal Information". This is where you can update your address, phone or other personal information on file with the ABA.
• The second gray box immediately below "Personal Information" is a box entitled "Member Dues". This is where you can pay your dues, obtain a copy of your invoice or print a receipt.
  

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