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October 10 - 16, 2004 |
Student Organization Day 2004-2005
John Marshall students are encouraged by their fellow classmates to join student organizations at Student Organization Day. The event is held in the student lounge annually.
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Career Opportunities in Employee Benefits Law
An event co-hosted by the Career Service Office and The Center for Tax Law and Employee Benefits has been scheduled for Tuesday, October 19th. Session I will run from 12:45 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. in Room 216 and Session II will run from 5:15 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. Learn more about the training we provide to make you an successful employee benefits practitioner or litigator. Find out why 91% of our graduates get the jobs they want!! The event is free and refreshments will be served.
For more information about a joint degree in employee benefits law, contact Professor Kathryn Kennedy at 312.427.2737 ext. 515 or at 7kennedy@jmls.edu.
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Career Opportunities in Tax Law
An event co-hosted by the Career Service Office and The Center for Tax Law and Employee Benefits has been scheduled for Thursday, October 21st. Session I will run from 12:45 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. and Session II will run from 5:15 p.m. to 5:45 p.m., both in Room 201. Learn more about a number of tax specializations and how they translate into marketability! The event is free and refreshments will be served.
For more information about a joint degree in employee benefits law, contact Professor Kathryn Kennedy at 312.427.2737 ext. 515 or at 7kennedy@jmls.edu.
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Student Activities
October 11
The Women's Law Caucus is having a "necessity drive." Personal items such as combs, toothbrushes, cosmetics, lotions, soaps, etc., are needed and will be donated to a domestic violence center. Items will be collected in the Sargis-Miner student lounge.
Mary Lou Randor from the Doris Day Foundation in Washington, D. C. will speak to the Animal Law Society at 4:00 p.m. in room 1200A. Randor will present an overview of AniCare, a rehabilitation therapy for animal abusers. Refreshments will be served.
October 12
The Black Law Student Association will meet at 4:45 p.m. in room 216.
ACE awards will be presented in the Sargis-Miner student lounge at 5:30 p.m.
The Christian Legal Society will meet at 12:35 p.m. in room 1105.
October 13
The Public Interest Law Council will meet at 12:30 p.m. in room 413. Pizza will be served.
October 14
The Hispanic Law Student Association will meet at 5:00 p.m. in room 201.
Delta Theta Phi is conducting a real estate seminar at 5:00 p.m. in room 1102. A real estate attorney will be present as well as an attorney from the ARDC.
October 15
The Board of Visitors of the law school is a distinguished group of business leaders and legal scholars. They visit the law school twice a year and submit a report to the dean regarding their findings. They would like to talk to students at 1:00 p.m. in the Sargis-Miner student lounge. Please try to be present. Refreshments will be served.
October 16
The Vocal Ensemble is a group of staff, faculty and students that are interested in forming a chorus to entertain at our annual holiday party. If you are interested, please see Miss Criss, room 212.
Barrister Ball tickets are on sale now from Miss Criss or Monica Panek. Buy your tickets early so that you do not miss this special event. The ball will be held this year at the Drake Hotel.
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Diversity in Legal Community Celebrated at John Marshall
Dean Patricia Mell (far right) welcomed to the law school special guests (from left) Judge Timothy Evans (J.D. '69), chief judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County; Chicago Ald. Edward Burke, of the 14th Ward; Justice Mary Ann McMorrow, chief justice of the Supreme Court of Illinois and Israel A. Desierto, president of the Illinois chapter of the Filipino Bar Association. The Filipino Bar Association and the law school co-hosted the second annual meeting of the Ethnic Bar Association, in which presidents of many of the bar associations throughout Illinois are sworn in as members. The program, "Recognising Differences, Encouraging Cooperation," celebrates the diversity of the legal community.
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Lincoln Park Zoo's "Spooky Zoo"
On Saturday, October 30, from 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., the Lincoln Park Zoo's Halloween celebration will provide more than 30,000 children and adults with free trick-or-treating fun. Kids enjoy lots of goodies; costumed characters and other entertainers; and "The Four Corners of the Zoo" educational outposts where kids learn fun facts about animals.
There will be a costume contest. Breakfast will be served at 10.30 a.m. at Park West at Armitage and Clark and participants will receive a free t-shirt. Any students wishing to volunteer should contact: Collette Karam (5karam@stu.jmls.edu), Christy Brewer (5brewerc@stu.jmls.edu), Wendy Durbin (5durbin@stu.jmls.edu), or Peter Kessenich (5kesseni@stu.jmls.edu) to sign up or to answer any questions.
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Schedule of Events
October 11
- Insights Program, Room 1200, 12:00 p.m.
- Animal Law Society, Room 1200A, 4:00 p.m.
October 12
- Faculty Development - Technology Focus Group, Room 1101, 12:15 p.m.
- Tax Law Meeting with students, Room 3East, 12:00 p.m.
- ACE Exam Reception, Student Lounge, 5:30 p.m.
October 13
- LDSSA, Room 1103, 11:30 a.m.
- Career Services - Legal Experience at John Marshall - Fair Housing & Immigration Clinics, Room 1200 A&B, 12:45 p.m.
- Board of Trustees Meeting, Courtroom, 1:00 p.m.
- International Moot Court Competition in Information Technology & Privacy Law Reception, 16th Floor of the CBA, 5:00 p.m.
- Career Services - From Evening Student to Lawyer, Room 201, 5:00 p.m.
October 14
- 23rd Annual Moot Court Competition in Information Technology & Privacy Law, Room 3East and various rooms, 9:00 a.m.
- Career Services - Lunch & Conversations with Alumni, Room 1200B, 12:45 p.m.
October 15
- Board of Visitors Meeting, Room 1200 A&B, 8:00 a.m.
- 23rd Annual Moot Court Competition in Information Technology & Privacy Law, Room 3East and various rooms, 9:00 a.m.
- Multistate Diagnostic Exam, Room 201, 9:00 a.m.
October 16
- Board of Visitors Meeting, Room 1200A&B, 8:00 a.m.
- 23rd Annual Moot Court Competition in Information Technology & Privacy Law, Room 3East and various rooms, 9:00 a.m.
- Bar Exam Essay Program, Room 409, 9:00 a.m.
- Alumni/HLSA/BLSA Mentoring Program, Room 200, 12:00 p.m.
- Insights Program, Room 300, 1:30 p.m.
- Moot Court Competition Awards Banquet, Room 1200A&B, 6:00 p.m.
October 17
- Multistate Diagnostic Exam, Room 201, 9:00 a.m.
October 18
- Insights Program, Room 1200, 12:00 p.m.
- Faculty Assembly, Room 503, 12:15 p.m.
- Student Affairs Committee, Room 402, 3:00 p.m.
October 19
- Employee Benefits Graduate Program Open House, Room 201, 12:45 p.m.
- Justinian Society, Room 3East, 4:30 p.m.
- Employee Benefits Graduate Program Open House, Room 413, 5:15 p.m.
October 20
- LDSSA, Room 1103, 11:30 a.m.
- IPLAC Seminar, Room 800 of the CBA, 12:00 p.m.
- Character and Fitness Orientation, Room 200, 12:30 p.m.
- Career Services/ISBA - Careers in International Law, Room 300, 12:45 p.m.
- Character and Fitness Orientation, Room 503, 5:00 p.m.
- Career Services - Beyond On-campus Interviewing, Room 201, 5:00 p.m.
October 21
- International Due Process: The Terrorism Trials in Peru, Room 1200A, 12:45 p.m.
- Tax Graduate Program Open House, Room 201, 12:45 p.m.
- Student/Alumni Exchange Networking Event, Union League Club, 5:00 p.m.
- Tax Graduate Program Open House, Room 201, 5:00 p.m.
October 23
- PMBR Session, Room 200, 8:00 a.m.
- Insights Program, Room 300, 1:30 p.m.