About the SBA

The Student Bar Association (SBA) is the umbrella organization for student groups at the University of Connecticut School of Law. The University collects student activity funds from each student enrolled in the School of Law and the SBA allocates the funds to the student organizations. The SBA uses two methods to inform its budget decisions. It follows to the Budget Guidelines which are flexible and are published by the Budget Committee each year. In addition, the SBA is bound by the following inflexible Budget Principles:

1. The purpose of activities planned by student groups must be of general interest to the Law School student body;
2. A goal of the activities planned by the student groups is to promote cordial and effective relations among students, faculty and administration of the Law School, and with the University at large, other law schools and the community; and
3. Activities planned by student groups should encourage the expression and representation of student opinion on matters pertaining to the law, to the Law School and to the Student Bar Association.

The SBA traditionally uses the student activity fee to fund student groups, subsidize the graduation party, host campus-wide barbecues, underwrite the Fall Ball and Spring Fling, and support other student activities and events.