IT’S HOMECOMING WEEK! JOIN THE UNIVERSITY-WIDE CELEBRATION! Every fall at Homecoming, 15,000 University of Miami students are joined on campus by thousands of faculty, staff, community members and alumni to commemorate the University’s rich traditions, and to celebrate its future. Homecoming events are designed to unite the campus and fill each Hurricane heart with pride. Check out these highlights:… Tuesday… Read more →
Senator Spotlight: 2L Senator Shevlin
Have you enjoyed free snacks & beer at one of the popular SBA Socials at The Rat? Did you meet your study group or claim a table at your new favorite spot at the Bar Crawl in August? Are you looking forward to relieving some mid-semester stress at the Halloween party this FRIDAY? Meet the Senator behind these initiates and the head of… Read more →
Parking Survey!
WANT MORE CONVENIENT AND SUSTAINABLE PARKING AND TRANSPORTATION AT THE U? Complete the Transportation and Mobility Survey!! The link is www.miami.edu/mobility‐survey and is not user specific. It takes 3 minutes and is due October 20th. (copy and paste this link into your URL bar) Read more →
Congratulations Senators
Congratulations to our new 1L and L.L.M. Senators! Ivan Bracho, L.L.M. Octavious Buiey, 1L Viktor DeMaio, L.L.M. Rode Carpio, 1L Chris Lynch, 1L Blake McCrosky, 1L Stephanie Rosner, 1L Eliana Zambrana, 1L Read more →
Empowered Youth Program
Did you know that our UM Law students are volunteering weekly right on campus? Every Saturday from 12 to 2 P.M. law students meet with Miami’s inner-city at-risk young men between the ages of 12 and 19. The Child Advocacy and Family Law Society hosts the Empowered Youth Program, which pairs 10-15 participants (many who have been referred by the juvenile justice system)… Read more →
FREE Workshop for 1Ls: MAXimizing your Financial Future
AccessLex is a non-profit organization based in Pennsylvania focused on Law Schools, and especially Financial Aid. AccessLex has just developed a financial planning online course for 1L students and will expand it to 2Ls next fall and a 3Ls after that. AccessLex will be on campus to speak with 1L students on Tuesday, October 17 at 12:30. This is really… Read more →
The Wellness Fair
Students enjoyed Jamba Juice Smoothies and chair massages this past week at the annual Wellness Fair. The Law Parents and Partners Wellness Fund generously sponsored the Wellness Fair that also offered flu shots and a number of information tables from UM departments including the Wellness Center, Health Center, and Counseling Center. The Dean’s Cup Committee launched its campaign to Recapture… Read more →
Summer with the SBA
The Student Bar Association is here for YOU! Even over the summer we are hard at work preparing for the fall semester. Here are some highlights from our work over Summer 2017. Vice President Frank Florio “This summer, I oversaw the various committees of the SBA. The SBACommittees are extremely important to the Senate. Each new idea or concern from… Read more →