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August 24 - 30, 2003 |
Generous Gift Funds Student Lounge Redecoration
The John Marshall Law School community returns this fall to a newly redecorated student lounge, courtesy of a generous gift to the law school from Florence Miner and the friends and family of David R. Sargis.
The Sargis-Miner Lounge, established in Memory of Sargis (J.D. '78), offers students an updated environment in which to study, dine or visit with fellow students, faculty and staff.
Miner, Sargis' cousin, visited the law school in 2002 to present the first David R. Sargis Memorial Scholarship, which she also established in his memory. When she asked what other projects were being considered at the law school, Associate Dean William K. Beach, who is the law school's chief development officer, brought her to the student lounge. The room had not been updated for nearly 15 years, and Miner agreed to help underwrite the more than $140,000 redecoration project.
Miner, along with Sargis' family and friends, many of whom had no direct relationship to the law school, were able to raise enough money to re-wallpaper, re-carpet and re-furnish the room.
According to Miner's request, the furniture was chosen based on student recommendations, after a select group considered several options.
Sargis, a 1978 graduate of John Marshall, practiced labor law for 18 years before his untimely death in 1995. Miner said her donations to John Marshall are to memorialize him as a living tribute to his integrity and concern for others.
The lounge prior to redecoration.
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Schedule of Events
August 25
- Classes Convene
August 26
- Admission FY Information Session, Room 200, 1:00 p.m.
- Admission FY Information Session, Room 409, 5:00 p.m.
August 27
- Alumni Relations/Development Office Meeting, Room 1202A, 12:00 p.m.
- Career Services Program - Panel Discussion on Fall OCI, Room 409, 12:45 p.m.
August 28
- JMLS/CBA Joint Meeting, Room 1202A, 12:00 p.m.
September 1
- Labor Day Holiday
September 2
- Moot Court Council Meeting, Room 3East, 5:00 p.m.
September 3
- PLI Patent Bar Review Course, 8th Floor, CBA Building, 8:30 a.m.
- Career Services - Mock Interviews, Room 1202, 9:00 a.m.
- Career Services - Meet the Employers Night, Room 3East, 5:30 p.m.
September 4
- PLI Patent Bar Review Course, 8th Floor, CBA Building, 8:30 a.m.
- Career Services - Mock Interviews, Room 1202, 9:00 a.m.
- Ethnic Bar Association Swearing-In Ceremony, Room 3 East, 5:30 p.m.
- Career Services - Department of Justice Program, Room 403, 5:30 p.m.
September 5
- PLI Patent Bar Review Course, 8th Floor CBA Building, 8:30 a.m.
- Fair Housing Seminar - an Update on Fair Housing and Predatory Lending Laws, Room 1200, 8:00 a.m.
- Career Services - Mock Interviews, Room 1202, 9:00 a.m.
- CIBTL Adjunct Faculty Lunch Meeting, Room 402, 12:00 p.m.
September 6
- PLI Patent Bar Review Course, 8th Floor CBA Building, 8:30 a.m.
- ACE Exam, Rooms 200 and 300, 9:00 a.m.
- Fair Housing Seminar- an Update on Fair Housing and Predatory Lending Laws, Room 1200, 8:00 a.m.
- Fair Housing Clinic 10th Anniversary Celebration, Union League Club, 6:30 p.m.
A complete online listing of events scheduled at The John Marshall Law School can be found at the following URL: http://www.jmls.edu/calendar.htm
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Faculty Activity and Publications
Professor David E. Sorkin
Activities
He has been appointed to the Advisory Board of the Center for Asia Pacific Technology Law & Policy, based at Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
He was a panelist at the Federal Trade Commission's spam forum in May 2003. His remarks were quoted in The New York Times, Newsweek, the National Law Journal, and elsewhere.
On May 22 he gave a presentation on spam for the New Technologies Committee of the Association of National Advertisers.
In June and July he taught a seminar on Regulation of Spam and E-mail Marketing, the first such course at any law school. The seminar was covered by the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, CNET News.com, WGN-TV Chicago, WPIX-TV New York, KTLA-TV Los Angeles, KFI-AM Los Angeles, and other media.
In August he appeared on "Your Money," CLTV's personal finance show, speaking about spam.
Publications
His recent article on judicial review of domain name dispute decisions was cited by the Third Circuit in Dluhos v. Strasberg, 321 F.3d 365 (2003). The article has also been cited in the Texas Law Review, North Carolina Law Review, and Berkeley Technology Law Journal.
His law review article on technical and legal approaches to spam was cited by the California Supreme Court in Intel Corp. v. Hamidi, 71 P.3d 296 (2003). The article has also been cited in several other court decisions and law review articles.
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Dean's Activity
Associate Deans William B. Powers and John E. Corkery
Activities
They served on a panel for Student Bar Association Presidents, held at the ABA Annual Meeting. The panel was sponsored by the Law Student Division, and they discussed Effective Communication Between the SBA President and the Administration.
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Staff Notes
Thomas Keefe
Computer Services Reference Librarian
Publications
His article, "Navigating the Law: Case-finding Tools Beyond Lexis and Westlaw," was recently published in the June 2003 issue of Legal Information Alert.
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Student Activities
August 25
Classes begin
Habitat for Humanity will hold its first meeting at 5:00 p.m. in room 201. This will be an exciting semester for this organization as they will be involved in the total construction of new housing.
Used book sale - 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. - room 402.
August 26
Used book sale - 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
August 27
Used book sale - 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
August 29
Student Bar Association "Back to School Party" - watch for posting with more details.