October’s very own
Congratulations on making it through the second month of the semester! The Students’ Law Society (SLS) would like to provide the following updates:
Election Results
The Fall Election, run by our lovely Chief Returning Officer Emily Sarah Hean (2L), took place last month. Please provide a warm welcome to your newest SLS Representatives!
1L Student Life and Academic Representatives: Akash Jain, Matthew Chasmar, Joshua (Do Eon) Lee, and Isabel Brisson
1L Social and Finance Representatives: Rachel Park, Taylor Clapham, Chris Kozak, and Quinn Rozwadowski
3L Student Life and Academic Representative: Naomi Chernos
Vice President Academic: Jane Jiang (2L)
We would like to thank everyone who put their names forward in this election. To the successful candidates—congratulations, and the SLS looks forward to working together this year.
Club Funding
The SLS would once again like to remind student leaders to apply for club funding. Our website clearly lays out the application information under the Club Funding tab. The SLS explicitly set aside this money to fund student clubs, so it is in everyone’s best interest to make use of these funds.
Additionally, U of T Law partially lifted the blackout on approaching firms for funding. Interested students should contact Sara-Marni Hubbard, Student Programs Manager, if they have a proposal. If Hubbard deems the proposal a good fit for firm funding, she will forward it to Jennifer Lancaster, Assistant Dean, Advancement. Students are still prohibited from reaching out to external sponsors directly.
The SLS is working with the Faculty to improve accessibility to funds for student events and initiatives. For now, students should continue to direct the majority of their club funding requests to the SLS.
OCI Chats
The SLS would like to thank all of the 3L volunteers that made the OCI Chats event a success! 2Ls participating in the formal recruitment process had the opportunity to ask upper year students from a variety of employers questions about on-campus interviews. We are sending good luck to all students on the job hunt this month, whether it is through the formal recruit or otherwise.
Halloween
Last but certainly not least, the SLS is hosting a Halloween party at the law school on Friday, October 28! You can purchase tickets through the Google Form sent out via email and posted on our Facebook pages. Bring your spookiest costumes and dancing shoes because it is sure to be a fun-filled night!
Meaza Damte is the President of the Students’ Law Society for 2022–23.
