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The John Marshall Law School Launches $11.5 Million Centennial CampaignThe John Marshall Law School kicked off an $11.5 million Centennial Campaign Saturday, Oct. 17, to increase its scholarship endowment and resources for its seven Centers for Excellence, and expand its facilities. The announcement of the Centennial Campaign was made by its chairman, John Marshall alumnus Leo Melamed, chair emeritus of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, as the law school's alumni celebrated a century of educating lawyers at an all-school alumni reunion. The John Marshall Development Office has raised $5 million in alumni pledges during the advance phase of the centennial campaign. Dean Robert Gilbert Johnston said the highest priority of the Centennial Campaign is increasing its scholarship endowment. Of the $11.5 million goal, the dean said $6 million will be designated for financial aid and scholarships to attract and retain the most qualified, diverse students, many who may otherwise find the financial burdens of law school a barrier. In addition, the Centennial Campaign will help endow fellowships and visiting professorships to enhance its seven Centers for Excellence _ Advocacy & Dispute Resolution, Information Technology & Privacy Law, Intellectual Property Law, International & Comparative Studies, Real Estate Law, Tax Law & Employee Benefits, and the Fair Housing Legal Support Center. The Centennial Campaign also will enable John Marshall to improve its physical facilities. The law school, located at 315 S. Plymouth Ct. in Chicago's Loop, recently acquired nine floors of the adjoining building at 321 S. Plymouth Ct., which also houses the Chicago Bar Association. In the future, John Marshall will use that space for much needed classrooms, faculty offices and conference rooms. "The Centennial Campaign is, by far, the law school's most important undertaking during the past 25 years," Dean Johnston told the crowd of 500 alumni and supporters. "The John Marshall Law School was founded in 1899 on the premise of an open admission policy regardless of race, creed, gender or ethnic origin. That was a radical idea, but we never wavered. John Marshall's first female law student graduated in 1903, and its first African-American law student graduated in 1916." "Today our enrollment of 1,300 is 52 percent female and 21 percent minority. As one of the largest independent law schools in the nation, our mission into the 21st century is to continue to offer a rigorous, challenging, top quality legal education to those outstanding students interested in a career in the law," Dean Johnston added. Over the past 100 years, The John Marshall Law School has graduated more than 11,000 attorneys. Today's students attend day and evening classes to earn a J.D. degree or LL.M. degrees in comparative legal studies, employee benefits law, information technology law, intellectual property law, international business and trade law, real estate law, and tax law. This year the law school also added a master's degree in information technology law.  Confetti Cannons Salute Start of Centennial ReunionThe John Marshall Law School, armed with cannons and lit up with spotlights, celebrated its Centennial with its alumni on Saturday, October 17. Like fireworks on the Fourth of July, silver and gold confetti and streamers shot into the sky as the law school rolled out the red carpet to welcome alumni to its Centennial All-Class Reunion. Plymouth Court was closed from Jackson to Van Buren for the staging of an 80-foot tent for the pre-event reception at 4:30 p.m. More than 500 attorneys, judges and other members of the Chicago legal community toured eight floors of exhibits which transformed the law school into a museum of sights, sounds and cuisine from the rollicking 1920s to the fast-paced 1990s. A discotheque, "Studio JM," and old-time replication of the main lounge from the City Club of Chicago, original owners of the building, were two of five official reunion centers celebrating the classes of the 1920s to 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. Attendees received an exhibit guide tucked inside a red and white John Marshall time capsule to help them find their way. "We wanted to transport alumni back in time so that they could re-live the world as it was when they were in law school," said Dean Robert Gilbert Johnston. Video exhibits of news events and film clips through the decades were intertwined with images of The John Marshall Law School during its 100 years of existence. Appetizers and dishes typical of each period had been researched to add sentimental flavor to the reunion centers. An audio exhibit took alumni back in time as the sound of great lectures of the past fill the halls of two floors. Throughout the exhibits, milestones marked major events in the century-old, independent law school's history. Former Clinton Adviser Featured At City Club "Homecoming"
Harold Ickes, Jr., former deputy White House chief of staff under President Clinton, (third from the left) spoke at a Oct. 6 luncheon hosted by The John Marshall Law School for members of the City Club of Chicago. Welcoming Ickes to the law school, purchased from City Club in 1933, are (from left) Jay Doherty, president, City Club of Chicago; Dean Robert Gilbert Johnston and Louis L. Biro, president of The John Marshall Board of Trustees. The event drew a large crowd of civic and business leaders to Room 200, once the club's main lounge, as part of the law school's centennial celebration.
Dean Robert Gilbert Johnston greets James B. Burns, former U.S. attorney general for the Northern Illinois District, at the City Club luncheon.Faculty Activity and PublicationsProfessor Julie SpanbauerActivitiesHer article entitled, "Teaching First-Semester Students that Objective Analysis Persuades," was recently accepted for publication by The Journal of the Legal Writing Institute. The article, which is scheduled to be published in early spring, arose out of a presentation she made on June 18, 1998, at the Legal Writing Institute Conference at the University of Michigan. The premise of the presentation and the article is simply that all analysis involves persuasion. In first-semester legal writing courses, students learn objective or predictive analysis. She argues that they must be explicitly taught and reminded throughout the first-semester that this type of analysis involves persuasion. She advocates various teaching tools and techniques to further this goal. She believes that if students are taught to approach predictive analysis as involving persuasion, the transition to second-semester legal writing courses (which involve advocacy) will be less traumatic. Professor George B. TrubowActivitiesOn Sept. 10-12 he participated in a conference of the Computer Law Association in San Jose, CA. On Sept 29-31 he participated in the meeting of the Federal Computer Systems Security and Privacy Advisory Board in Washington, D.C. On Oct. 8 he was interviewed by radio station WMAY in Springfield, about employee privacy and FOIA requests for access to government employee records. On Oct. 13-15 he participated in a meeting of the Department of Justice Task Force on Federal Legislation concerning Criminal History Records. On Oct. 16 he participated in a meeting of the ISBA Health Care Committee to discuss Informatics in the Health Care Industry. On Oct. 28 he will speak at the annual joint CLE program of the CBA Computer Law Committee and John Marshall. The John Marshall Journal of Computer & Information Law Fall 1998 Executive Board
(Left) Larry Woodard, Brian Morris - Production Editors; Jennine Guiang - External Communications Editor; Patrick Waltz - Executive Production Editor; Stacey Berns - Business Managing Editor; Mark Herrick - Candidate Editor; Professor George Trubow - Director; Tim Hofmeyer - Solicitation Editor; Professor David Sorkin - Associate Director; Laura McFarland-Taylor - Production Editor; Lisa Santos - Executive Managing Editor; Clay Ullrick - Production Editor; Aimee Soodan - Business Managing Editor; and William Pigott, Jr. - Editor-in-Chief.Not pictured: Steven Hanley - Production Editor.Student ActivitiesChristian Legal SocietyOn Monday, October 19, the Christian Legal Society will be meeting at 4:00 p.m. in room 217. All students are welcome to attend. Professor Gertz HeadlinesThe Gay and Lesbian Legal Association will be hosting a presentation of the film Compulsion on Wednesday, October 21 on 3E. The movie is based on the infamous Leopold and Loeb case which bears historical significance in that Professor Elmer Gertz was directly involved in the legal proceedings. Please attend this noteworthy panel discussion to hear and discuss the chronicle of this impressive historical showcase. Women's Law Caucus MeetingThe Women's Law Caucus is an organization for women law students whose purpose is to raise awareness about women's issues, promote equality between the genders and is a general forum for exchanging ideas. Please come to the meeting on Friday, October 16 at 9:00 a.m. in room 1103. Want To Improve Lawyers' Reputations?Please volunteer to Work-A-Day. It's an annual event for law students to contribute to the community and generate a sense of civic pride. Talk to those who have volunteered and they'll agree that volunteering to Work-A-Day is a great way to give and receive civic satisfaction. This year five events are being sponsored. Come to the second floor student lounge for more information and to sign up. Phi Delta Phi InitiationBecome a member of JMLS's only general honor society. To become a member, you must have been in the top third of your class at the time of rankings in the spring 1998 semester. (You cannot be a member of another Greek letter organization on campus.) Have your application forms and initiation fees to Miss Criss by Wednesday, October 28. Please note that the initiation fee of $90 is a one-time fee, and there are no dues. A reception will follow the ceremony at which refreshments will be served. For more information, contact Eve Sorenson at 5sorenso. Vocal Ensemble PracticeThe Vocal Ensemble will be meeting on Wednesday, October 21 at 1:00 on 3 East. Please come by if you are interested in joining. International Law Society SocialThe International Law Society is having a social on Friday, October 23 at 5:00 p.m. Stop by Monday's (next to the DePaul Center) and relax and enjoy yourself. |
ContentsSchedule of EventsThe John Marshall Law School Launches $11.5 Million Centennial CampaignConfetti Cannons Salute Start of Centennial ReunionFormer Clinton Adviser Featured At City Club "Homecoming"Center for Real Estate LawStudent Bar AssociationThe John Marshall Journal of Computer & Information Law Fall 1998 Executive BoardJournal of Computer and Information LawStudent ActivitiesSchedule of EventsSchedule of Events
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