Fall Elections!

Positions becoming available this Fall include:

Communications Officer: Year-Long Term

Secretary: Year-Long Term

(3) Rep-at-Large: Year-Long Term

All Section Reps: Semester-Long Term

ABA Junior Representative: Semester-Long Term

For general election information, please contact Collin Huerter at collin.huerter@washburn.edu or Andrea Haddad at andrea.haddad@washburn.edu.

If you're interesting in joining WSBA, please review the information regarding open positions below. We hope you'll join our team!

OPEN POSITIONS

Communications Officer

Responsibilities include writing, editing, and publishing information about WSBA to both internal and external audiences. This includes, but is not limited to, maintenance of social media accounts, the WSBA website, and bulletin-boards. This is a year-long, voting position. For more information about this position, contact Frank Matande at frank.matande@washburn.edu.

Secretary

Responsibilities include taking roll and keeping the minutes of each meeting. S/he shall make the minutes available by posting a copy on the WSBA Bulletin Board one (1) day prior to the next scheduled meeting. The minutes shall be read, corrected as needed and then approved by the Executive Council. S/he shall notify the Executive Council when any elected officer has accumulated sufficient absence points to warrant temporary suspension and a hearing pursuant to Article 10, Section 3(a). S/he may conduct all correspondence of the WSBA as directed by the President or other elected officers. S/he shall maintain a file of all such correspondences made during her/his term. Upon termination of the office, s/he shall bind and file copies of all minutes taken during her/his term, including attached enclosures, in the WSBA office. This is a year-long, voting position. For more information about this position, contact Abby Hoelting at abigail.hoelting@washburn.edu.

Representative-at-Large (3 available positions)

Responsibilities include acting as liaison between the Executive Council and the WSBA membership. This is a year-long, voting position. For more information about this position, contact Vy Nguyen at vy.nguyen@washburn.edu or Francis Schneider at frances.schneider@washburn.edu.

Class Section Representative (All positions available)

Responsibilities include acting as liaison between the Executive Council and your respective class-section. This is a semester-long, voting position. For more information, please contact any class representative.

ABA-Law Student Division (LSD) Junior Representative

The ABA-LSD Junior Representative will serve as a nonvoting assistant to the ABA Representative for one semester before taking over the respective position for one full year, starting Spring 2017. Once the Junior Rep transitions to the Senior Rep, responsibilities include representing the WSBA at appropriate functions of the ABA-LSD and filing a written report on said function to the Executive Council. S/he shall be an active liaison between the ABA-LSD members and the Executive Council. S/he shall encourage communication concerning the activities of the ABA-LSD with the KBA Representative and the coordinating of the suitable joint activities between the two organizations. This is a year-long, voting position. For more information about this position, contact Donny McClellan at donald.mcclellan@washburn.edu.