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Editor: Assistant Dean John M. McNamara, room 1212, ext. 393, 6mcnamar@jmls.edu.

All information to be published in Up & Coming must be placed in the UPCOMING directory on the H drive of The John Marshall Law School's computer network by each Tuesday at 12 p.m.

May 18 - 24, 1998

Fall Semester Start Date Changes

Classes for the Fall 1998 semester will begin on Thursday, August 20. This is a change from the previously scheduled date of August 24.

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Contents

Schedule of Events

Fall Semester Start Date Changes

New SBA Officers

Library

Faculty Activity and Publications

Braun Lecture Features Dr. Arthur Caplan

Schedule of Events

{short description of image}May 18

Reception for Ambassador from Czech Republic, Room 3East, 4:00 p.m.

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7th Circuit/Federal Criminal Appellate Practice Seminar, Room 1200, 8:00 a.m.

{short description of image}May 20

IPLAC Seminar-The New Biotechnology Guidelines in the PTO, Room 1200, 3:00 p.m.

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IPLAC Seminar-Japanese Patent Law, Room 1200, 12:00 p.m.

{short description of image}May 23

Law Program for Community Developers & Social Workers, Room 200, 10:00 a.m.

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New SBA Officers

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Newly elected officers of the Student Bar Association Executive Board are (from left) Michael Lodermeier, vice president; Sherri Dunne, president; Stephen Myers, American Bar Association representative; Margie Zalkiewski, secretary; Brad Ullrick, Chicago Bar Association representative; Cynthia Wahlin, Illinois State Bar Association representative; and Victor Trevino, treasurer.

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Library

The Library will offer a basic class about using Microsoft Word on Wednesday, May 20, from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. in Room 1100.

This class will cover the basic features of word processing in a Windows environment, including: formatting, moving, and deleting text; spell checking; and saving files. All members of the John Marshall community, including faculty, staff, and students who are unfamiliar with or need a refresher course in basic Windows word processing, are strongly encouraged to attend.

Attendance is limited to 20 persons on a first-come, first-served basis. For further information, contact Jason Levine, Computer Reference Librarian, at Ext. 551, e-mail 8levine.

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Faculty Activity and Publications

Professor Mark E. Wojcik

Activities

He has joined the steering committee of the International Human Rights Committee of the American Bar Association's Section on International Law and Practice. He was nominated for this ABA position because of his "demonstrated interest and expertise in the field of international human rights."

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Braun Lecture Features Dr. Arthur Caplan

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Dr. Arthur Caplan, national bioethics specialist and director of the Center for Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania, was the guest presenter for the 9th Annual Braun Lecture series discussing "From Dolly to Dr. Seed: What, If Anything, Is Wrong with Cloning?"

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