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John Marshall Student Receives Scholarship from DuPage Women Lawyers Group
Third-year evening division student Julie Govreau was recently selected as a recipient of the DuPage Association of Women Lawyers Foundation's Judge Helen C. Kinney Scholarship.
Govreau is a graduate of Lake Park High School. She earned a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Wisconsin-Platville and a master's degree in public services management from DePaul University.
Govreau is a student trainer with the Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration, and hopes to continue with the organization after graduation in June 2004 as an investigator in the department's Enforcement Division. She also hopes to assist women entrepreneurs in establishing pension programs for themselves and their employees, and educating women business owners and women workers with their needs for pension savings and planning.
"More women are in the workforce today than ever before. They hold positions from CEOs of corporations to iron welders," Govreau observed. "And while `equal pay for equal work' is slowly becoming a reality, we have not addressed the years and years of earnings when there was not equal pay for equal work."
Govreau also plans to help educate women business owners by educating them about other benefit and employment issues.
"It is through education and knowledge that we can all have a brighter future," she added.
The Judge Helen C. Kinney Scholarship was established by the DuPage Association of Women Lawyers Foundation to honor the memory, vision and leadership of Judge Kinney, and is offered to two deserving women law students from DuPage County each year.
Govreau, a DuPage County native, and her husband John, who is a DuPage County deputy sheriff, live in Roselle.
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Student Activities
February 2
Joselyn Frederick will be the featured speaker at the meeting of Lambda Alpha at 5:00 p.m. in room 201. Frederick is an architect with the Chicago firm of Perkins & Will. Pizza will be served.
Professor Ralph H. Folsom will present the program "NAFTA After Ten Years" at 12:30 p.m. in room
3 East. This program is sponsored by the International Law Society.
February 3
All chief officers of student organizations - if you have not already done so, RSVP to Miss Criss regarding Dean Powers' meeting.
The Animal Law Society will meet at 5:00 p.m.in room 201.
February 4
Student Representative elections.
The Women's Law Caucus will entertain the CBA "Women in the Law" Committee. They will discuss their field of law at 12:45 p.m. in room 201.
The Fair Housing "Wine and Cheese" party will be held at 4:00 p.m. in room 201.
February 5
Professor Michael Seng will speak at the American Constitutional Society meeting at 1:00 p.m. in room 403.
Habitat for Humanity will meet at 5:00 p.m. in room 201. Pizza will be served.
The Latter Day Saints Student Organization will meet at 11:00 a.m. in room 402.
The Federalist Society will feature Randy Barnett at its meeting at 12:00 p.m. Barnett will discuss "The Lost Constitution." Pizza will be served. Room TBA.
Tickets are on sale in Miss Criss' office for the upcoming Barrister's Ball. This is an event that you will not want to miss.
Tickets are $55 through Feb. 13 and $60 until the evening of the Ball. We are pleased to announce that we will have an orchestra this year.
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Schedule of Events
February 2
- Faculty Assembly, Room 1200A, 12:00 p.m.
- "NAFTA After Ten Years" with Guest Lecturer, Professor Ralph Folsom, Room 3East, 12:30 p.m.
February 3
- Banner & Witcoff Program, Baim courtroom, 9:00 a.m.
February 4
- Alumni Association Board Meeting, Room 3East, 12:00 p.m.
- LAGBAC Officer Installation & Awards Ceremony, Room 3East, 5:30 p.m.
- Civil Rights Film Series, 12 p.m. and 4 p.m., room 1200B
February 5
- Fair Housing Litigation Skills Training, Room 1200, 9:00 a.m.
February 6
- Fair Housing Litigation Skills Training, Room 1200, 9:00 a.m.
February 7
- Fair Housing Litigation Skills Training, Room 1200, 9:00 a.m.
- Admissions Open House, Room 200, 10:00 a.m.
February 11
- Civil Rights Film Series, Room 1200B, 12:00 and 4:00 p.m.
February 12
- Admissions Open House, Room 3East, 6:00 p.m.
February 17
- Multistate Bar Exam, Room 1101, 9:00 a.m.
- Career Services Program - How to Get a Job, Room 1200B, 12:30 p.m.
February 18
- Morning Bakery with the Dean, Student Lounge, 8:15 a.m.
- Civil Rights Film Series, Room 1200B, 12:00 and 4:00 p.m.
February 19
- Career Services Program - Interviewing Skills, Room 1200B, 12:30 p.m.
- ITCC Networking Event, Room 3East, 5:00 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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Intellectual Property Law Practitioners Address Recent Developments
The John Marshall Law School Center for Intellectual Property Law is hosting the 48th Annual Conference on Developments in Intellectual Property Law, "Change Here and Now: Legal Developments in This New Age," from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday, Feb. 27, at the law school, 315 S. Plymouth Ct.
Following welcoming remarks from Program Chair Charles W. Shifley, of Banner & Witcoff, Ltd., and John Marshall Dean Patricia Mell, panelists will discuss recent developments in patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets.
The luncheon keynote address features Jon Dudas, acting under secretary of commerce for intellectual property and director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office in Washington, D.C.
The lunch will be followed by breakout sessions from 1:15 to 5 p.m. Intellectual property attorneys from Chicago, Washington, D.C. and Switzerland will share their insights into patent, trademark and copyright issues facing practitioners today.
The registration fee is $195, and includes the luncheon and the reception following the program at 5 p.m. The program offers approximately 6.25 hours of CLE credit. For more information or to register for the program, contact the Department of Event Management at 312-987-1420 or e-mail events@jmls.edu.
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Habitat for Humanity Volunteers Working To Raise $5,000 for Housing Project
Student members of the John Marshall Chapter of Habitat for Humanity are trying to raise $5,000 to help cover a portion of the expenses needed to build a house for a deserving family in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood.
This is a major initiative for the student organization that is only in its second year at John Marshall. Past Habitat for Humanity student efforts of free legal work included reviewing real estate sale closing documents for compliance with Illinois law; revising a standard form lease to be used after the home is built but before closing can occur; clearing title issues; and modifying certain loan documents.
The Windy City Chapter of Habitat for Humanity is undertaking the Pilsen initiative with help from students not only atJohn Marshall but also Habitat for Humanity chapters at Northwestern University and its Kellogg School of Management, the University of Chicago, the University of Illinois at Chicago, DePaul University and the Illinois Institute of Technology. Each chapter has set a fundraising goal and all funds will be pooled for this Habitat project.
"This home will be unique not only because it will provide affordable housing for a deserving family, but also it will be the first home in Chicago built entirely by college student organizations," said 3L Mary Ann Leuthner, John Marshall Chapter president. "We are already attempting to secure the permits for the home."
"The John Marshall Chapter of Habitat for Humanity has taken on a very ambitious goal, but one that offers us a wonderful opportunity for the entire John Marshall community to come together to improve the life of a family in need," said Professor Debra Stark, the chapter's faculty sponsor.
"This goal is particularly an important one, and the weather of late with sub-freezing temperatures reinforces this. We tend to take for granted a nice warm place to live, but there are many people who live in substandard housing," she said. "We study about it in law school, but now we have an opportunity to do something about it, at least for one family."
Students have been busy raising money through bake sales and a fundraising effort with alumni who participated in the Fair Housing Legal Clinic, but there is much work yet to be done. Future fundraisers are being planned.
Donations for the Pilsen project are being accepted by the students and can be sent to the Habitat for Humanity Chapter in Room 212. Checks should be made payable to The John Marshall Law School, with a Habitat for Humanity note on the memo line.
The entire John Marshall community (students, dean, faculty and staff) can join the John Marshall Chapter of Habitat for Humanity. Contact Professor Stark at extension 650 for details.
Habitat for Humanity International has built more than 150,000 homes around the world and provided more than 750,000 people with safe, affordable homes. The new homeowners are provided a home based on the actual cost of construction and receive 100 percent financing of the purchase price. Habitat for Humanity does not charge interest on the loan, and does not monetarily profit from the building or sale of the home. Each homeowner provides sweat-equity and in turn volunteers to help build a home for another deserving family.
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Architect Outlines Adaptive Re-Use At Feb. 2 Program
You're invited to join members of the John Marshall student chapter of Lambda Alpha International for pizza and conversation at 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 2, in Room 201. The real estate honors society is welcoming Ely Chapter member and architect Joselyn Frederick for a program on adaptive re-use from the perspective of an architect. Frederick is employed by the firm of Perkins & Will.
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Writing Resource Center Plans Expanded Workshop Offerings
The Writing Resource Center will expand its workshop offerings this semester. In addition to the regularly held LSI workshops taking place the week of Feb. 2, Elizabeth Kadlec, Director of the Writing Resource Center, plans to offer additional resource workshops each month, including a Grammar Review Workshop to be held monthly, workshops on Writing Anxiety, The Writing Process, and Pre-Writing Strategies to be held in March, and workshops devoted to Editing Techniques and Writing for Exams scheduled for April. Additional offerings may be added. Students will be notified of the times, dates and registration information via email. Kadlec looks forward to welcoming students to these valuable workshops. Kadlec may be reached at 6kadlec@jmls.edu, and at extension 445.
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In Memoriam
The John Marshall Law School mourns the loss of first-year student Adam Philip Goran, who died on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2004. The 24-year old Skokie native graduated from Niles North High School in 1998, and earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2002.
At John Marshall, Goran was an active member of the Decalogue Society. Members of the organization have formed a collection to plant trees in Israel in Goran's name. Anyone interested in contributing can leave donations in the society's mailbox in room 212.
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Faculty Activity and Publications
Professor William Mock
Activities
He was elected Treasurer of the Section on North American Cooperation of the Association of American Law Schools at the 2004 Annual Meeting.
Professor Mark E. Wojcik
Activities
He was named the representative for the Criminal Justice Section to the American Bar Association's AIDS Coordinating Committee. Representatives from various sections within the ABA were named to this select committee. The group coordinates national and international policy responses to HIV/AIDS and the myriad of legal issues raised by concerns about the disease. The committee also organizes national AIDS training conferences and materials.
On Jan. 23, 2004, Professor Wojcik chaired a plenary panel at a national AIDS law conference at Loyola University in Louisiana. His panel addressed recent national and international developments in AIDS law, focusing particularly on recent developments in litigation strategies for using the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act. The ABA's previous national AIDS Law Conference had been held in Chicago in 2002 at The John Marshall Law School.