Black Law Students Association Executive Board

President : Le Deidre Turner

Vice President: Myka Bell

Secretary: Veronica Bowen

Advocate General: Clinton Davis

Treasurer: Michelle Jenkins

Contact: Blsa@jmls.edu

Contents

Events and

Announcements

Tips for 1L Year

September Calendar

Glen Gaze BLSA Glen T. Johnson Chapter Newsletter

ISSUE 01 September 2011

Events and Announcements

1. Make time for yourself

2. Exercise

3. Talk to your Professors

4. Schedule your study time

5. Use the supplement bank

6. Schedule your social time

7. Look up unfamiliar words

8. Make friends

9. Don’t make foes

10. Stay grounded

11. Don’t freak out

12. Nobody’s a professional

1L

13. Don’t take yourself too

seriously

14. Pay your dues

Tips For 1 L Year

JMLS BLSA Chapter Meet and Greet:

Friday September 16th, 2011 at 6:00pm

Pazzo’s Restaurant 23 E. Jackson Chicago, IL

22nd Annual City Wide Diversity Picnic

Sunday, September 18th, 2011 from 1:00pm– 4:00pm

Northwestern University Law School

Cook County States Attorney’s Minority Law Students Re-

ception:

Friday September 30th, 2011 at 5:30pm

315 S. Plymouth/ Room 3 East

RSVP to April Evans—April.Evans@cookcountyil.gov

University of Chicago BLSA Chapter Meet and Greet

Diverse Professional Student’s Reception

Friday September 30th, 2011 at 7:30 pm

Gleacher Center 450 N. Cityfront Plaza Dr.

RSVP at law.uchicago.edu/node/5441 by September 23rd.

Pursuit of Excellence Program Sign Up:

The Community Service Committee offers the opportunity for

JMLS students to participate in a joint effort between CPS and

JMLS to expose select CPS students to the legal profession.

Congratulations to the 2011-’12 Fredrick Douglass Moot

Court team: Mallory Littlejohn, Dionte Durham, Lafakeria Vaughn,

and Bryttannie Mason!

BLSA Dues: $45.00 are due by October 27th.

BLSA September Calendar of Events

1 2 3

4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13

Gen.

Body

Meeting

14 15 16

JMLS BLSA

Meet & Greet

17

18 19 20 21

SBA Alumni

Exchange

22

23

24

25 26 27 28 29 30

States Attorney

Minority Law

Students Re-

ception

Email: BLSA@JMLS.EDU

Board Members:

Le Deidre Turner

Myka Bell

Veronica Bowen

Clinton Davis

Michelle Jenkins

2011– 2012 Executive Board and Affiliates

Contacting the Glen T. Johnson Chapter

Black Law Students Association:

Glen T. Johnson Chapter

315 South Plymouth

Chicago, IL

www.jmls.edu/students/organizations/blsa/

Email: BLSA@JMLS.EDU