When you transition to a new Managing Editorial Board each year, make sure you add and remove people from all of the appropriate email groups associated with your Journal.
Dropbox folders are managed by certain groups in MCommunity, so make especially sure outgoing editors add incoming editors to those.
To find all the email groups for your Journal, go to MCommunity and search for your Journal abbreviation (MLR, MJIL, etc.). If you are not an owner of a group, contact them to ask for changes.
Some email groups are used internally by editors or for Journal business purposes (e.g. mjrlsubmissions@umich.edu), while others are used by Law IT to grant access to certain resources, such as the IT Journal Resources page (e.g. UMLS-MJRL-Members@umich.edu).
Each year, Jessica will add all EICs and MEs to MLawJournals@umich.edu (email group used for "JAM" (Journals at Michigan)).
When transitioning to a new Managing Ediorial Board, make sure you add new editors to the article submission platform(s) you are using.
For help with Schoalstica, see their Law Review Editor Guide.
Each Journal is considered a Sponsored Student Organization by the Center for Campus Involvement, and as such, has to re-register each year to maintain this status.
Sponsorship Forms must be submitted by Sept. 30th (though registration opens on March 1 of each year).
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During Registration on MaizePages, you may also be asked to upload a copy of your Journal Constitution. Your constitution must include the following 2 statements:
1. [Insert Student Organization Name] is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, height, weight, or veteran status in its membership or activities.
2. Other content that must be included:
Incoming Journal editors should request office keys from the outgoing Journal editors. The keys to each Journal office are different, so one Journal cannot access the office(s) of another.
You may request more keys if you find that you need them, by contacting the Law Library Administration office (lawlibadmin@umich.edu), but the fewer keys each Journal has floating around, the more secure your offices will be. Law Library admin staff will work with you to fill out a key requisition form that you must take to the key office along with a $5 deposit for each key you are requesting. Depending on the time of year you are requesting keys, it can take anywhere from 2-7 business days.
No alcohol is permitted on campus. For more information refer to the University's Standard Practice Guide (SPG).
If your Journal office contains any of the following, please make sure these items are only plugged in when in use, and are plugged directly into a wall outlet (not a surge protector or extension cord):
(These appliances are not provided by the law school and are only allowed as long as they do not lead to leaks or electrical fires / damage.)
Orientation Supplies: The Library has funds in the budget to cover binders and folders for your new member orientations. Submit a request to your journal-business email address with the quantity and type of product you need and someone in the library will work with you to order what you need.
Printer Paper: If you find that a printer in your office or one of the shared Xerox machines is out of paper, there is more paper on metal shelves just inside the door to the Receiving Room, which is on the first floor of Legal Research, on the landing to the right of the tan carpeted stairs as you come down into the Library from the Reading Room. Dan Montalvo is the staff member who works in this area and can answer any questions you have, but you should feel free to grab a ream or two of paper when needed. If the door is locked, find a Library staff member who knows the door code to let you in.