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January 30 - February 5, 2005 |
International Summer Offerings Planned
If you're looking for a good excuse to travel to Europe this summer, consider taking a summer law course. The John Marshall Law School will offer its students international legal studies opportunities to Spain, Ireland, Peru, the Czech Republic and Italy during summer 2005, according to Professor Mark Wojcik, director of Global Legal Studies.
The courses are open to all John Marshall students who enrolled in August 2004 or before. Some pre-requisite restrictions apply.
Most of the classes have initial meetings in Chicago before the international classwork begins. Students will be graded on their participation and written papers. Students can enroll in more than one class.
"The courses are short in duration—most are only one week at the foreign location," said Wojcik. "This means that you can have a summer job in Chicago and take off for a week to study law in another country."
The tentative schedule includes:
· Barcelona, Spain - Transnational Legal Practice Issues
· Dublin, Ireland - Comparative Trial Advocacy and Litigation: Accelerated; and Transnational Legal Negotiations: Accelerated
· Lima, Peru - International Law Seminar on Human Rights and Intellectual Property (Cultural Property)
· Prague, Czech Republic - Comparative Legal Studies
· Parma, Italy - International Law Seminar
· Rome, Italy - International Business and Trade in Antiquities, Art and Cultural Property; Current Issues in International Business and Trade Law
Information sessions will be given in February and March with details on the dates, costs and academic requirements. For additional information, contact Wojcik at 7wojcik@jmls.edu.
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Dean's Activity
Dean Patricia Mell
Honors
She will be honored at the 15th Annual C.F. Stradford Awards Ceremony. The program is in recognition of African-American Heritage Month, and is hosted by Cook County State's Attorney Richard Devine and the African American Advisory Council. The program is Feb. 10 at the Chicago Cultural Center.
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Staff Notes
Virginia Russell
Associate Director of the Center for International Business and Trade Law
She has been elected president of The International Visitors Center of Chicago (IVCC) for 2005. The IVCC is a privately-funded, independently-operated, membership organization that serves as a liaison between approximately 800 international visitors and their Chicago-area counterparts each year. A member of the National Council for International Visitors, the IVCC has served as Chicago's official host for U.S. government-sponsored visitors since 1952. Part of the IVCC's mission is also to promote the city of Chicago and the state of Illinois as important business and cultural centers. Russell has been active with the IVCC since 1990 and has held a number of volunteer positions, including serving as the first chairperson of the Advisory Board for the Fulbright Visiting Scholar Enrichment Program.
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Student Organizations Recognized for Service at SBA Holiday Party
The International Law Society received the award for the most active organization in an area of law. Accepting the award from Associate Dean William B. Powers (right) was third-year student Zubaida Qazi (center), and Professor Mark Wojcik, director of Global Legal Studies.
Members of Phi Alpha Delta accepted the award from Powers (fourth from left) for most active legal fraternity. Members accepting were (from left) Joshua Smith; Sarah Rodak; Kevin Kelly; Krusha Patel; Jennifer Van Cleve; Stacey Lukas; and Lana Zaretsky.
The Black Law Students Association were honored with both the award for most active minority organization and the award for the most active student organization overall. Accepting the awards from Powers (left) were (from second from left) organization officers Robyn Donaldson, Andrew Gonzalez and Taj Smith.
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Faculty Activity and Publications
Professor Emeritus Arthur J. Sabin
Activities
He was invited to participate in a panel of legal historians at the annual meeting of the American Historians Association (AHA) held at Seattle, Washington. The topic of the presentation was the government's method of listing organizations as "subversive" or "terrorist" as a means of controlling dissent. Professor Sabin's presentation was: "The Subversive Organizations List — A Case Study." The case was The International Workers Order v. The U.S.A. (1947-51). The presentation by Professor Sabin was by visually recording.
Professor Mark Wojcik
Activities
Twenty-two persons attended his research seminar on January 20, 2005 at the Chicago office of the international law firm DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary. The seminar was titled "Hit the Books! A Skills Seminar on Effective Legal Research Using Print Sources." The seminar emphasized that print sources can be more cost-effective, easier to use, and produce better results than electronic legal research, and that lawyers needed to find a proper balance between electronic and print sources.
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Student Activities
January 31
Phi Alpha Delta will serve coffee to the evening students in the student lounge.
February 1
The Student Bar Association Providing Assistance to Secure Success Panel will present its program at 12:45 p.m. in room 201 and at 5:15 p.m. in room 200. Food will be served at both sessions.
Lambda Alpha will feature attorney and professor, Donna Pugh, at the meeting at 5:00 p.m. in room 216. Ms. Pugh will talk about the role of a land use and zoning attorney. Refreshments will be served.
The Black Law Students Association will meet at 4:00 p.m. in room 201.
February 2
The Entertainment Law and Sports Society will meet at 12:15 p.m. and 5:15 p.m. in room 413.
The Second in a series hosted by the Black Law Students Association Brown, Economics & the Future of Higher Education" will convene at 4:00 P.M. in room 1200 A.
The Decalogue Society will meet at 11:30 p.m. in room 201.
Do not forget to vote for student representatives.
Phi Alpha Delta will meet at 12:00 p.m. in room 200. Pizza will be served.
February 3
Habitat for Humanity will serve pizza at its first meeting at 5:00 p.m. in room 201.
The American Constitutional Society will meet at 12:15 p.m. in room 216.
The Gay and Lesbian Legal Alliance will meet at 5:15 p.m. in room 403.
February 4
The John Marshall Law School is hosting the 7th Circuit of the ABA/LSD. A reception will be held on 3 East at 5:30 p.m.
Barrister's Ball tickets are on sale now from Marilyn Criss or Monica Miller. 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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January 2005 Commencement
Cynthia Perkins and Linae Nesbitt toasted their successes with the traditional champagne toast. Nesbitt, who is legally blind, received a standing ovation from her classmates when she received her diploma.
Illinois Supreme Court Justice Thomas Fitzgerald presents a John Marshall diploma to his son, Thomas, who graduated with honors. Justice Fitzgerald, a 1968 alumnus, addressed the graduates with greetings from the Illinois Supreme Court.
Proud mom Carrie L. Pramuk-Volk, who received a J.D. with honors, shows off her daughter, Caitlyn.
Ready for the ceremonies are Janice Ryba (left), a J.D. graduate; Susanna Bernardinis of Italy (center), an LL.M. in International Business and Trade Law graduate; and Yan Meng (right), an LL.M. in Intellectual Property Law graduate.
U.S. District Court Chief Judge Charles Kocoras (left) accepts the ceremonial medallion from Vice Dean John Corkery (center), as alumnus and John Marshall Board of Trustees member William Bates (right) looks on.
Top graduates at the commencement reception were (from left) Christopher Fotopoulos, chief justice of Moot Court; magna cum laude graduates James Bartley, David Dorth, and Nathan Wilda, and cum laude graduate James Davidson.
Professor Ann Lousin (left) congratulates Deborah Atkins on her achievement.
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Schedule of Events
January 31
- Welcome Receptions for New and Returning Tax Law Students, Room 402, 12:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.
- Career Services - Interviewing Tips with Kimberly Copp, Room 201, 5:00 p.m.
February 1
- Insights I Program, Room 1200, 12:30 p.m.
February 2
- Christian Legal Society Meeting, Room 1102, 12:00 p.m.
- Welcome Receptions for New and Returning Employee Benefit Students, 16th Floor of the CBA Bldg., 12:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.
- Career Services - Etiquette Strategies with Ms. Criss, Room 3East, 12:30 p.m.
- BLSA Meeting - Brown, Economics and the Future of Higher Education, Room 1200, 4:00 p.m.
- Fair Housing Visiting Administrative Judges Reception, Room 3East, 4:30 p.m.
February 3
- Fair Housing 13th Annual Litigation Skills Training, Room 1200, 9:00a.m.
- JCIL Welcome Reception, Student Lounge, 12:00 p.m.
February 4
- Fair Housing 13th Annual Litigation Skills Training, Room 1200, 9:00a.m.
- ABA Seventh Circuit Law Student Division Meeting, Room 3East, 5:30 p.m.
February 5
- Fair Housing 13th Annual Litigation Skills Training, Room 1200, 9:00a.m.
- Admissions Open House, Room 200, 9:30 a.m.
- Insights I Program, Room 200, 1:30 p.m.
February 7
- Academic Affairs Committee Meeting, Room 1105, 12:15 p.m.
- CIBTL Folsom Lecture - "The World Trade Organization after Ten Years", Room 3East, 12:30 p.m.
- Career Services - In-house Counsel Opportunities Panel Discussion, Room 1200A, 12:30 p.m.
February 8
- Banner & Witcoff Training Program, Baim Courtroom, 9:00 a.m.
- Fair Housing Association Meeting, Room 201, 11:15 a.m.
- BLSA - Health Disparities: Challenges for a New America, Room 409, 12:00 p.m.
- Insights I Program, Room 1200, 12:30 p.m.
February 9
- Career Services - Lunch and Conversations with Alumni, Room 402, 12:30 p.m.
- Board of Trustees Meeting, Courtroom, 1:00 p.m.
- Career Services - Evening Student Panel: How To Get Experience While You Are In School, Room 201, 5:00 p.m.
February 10
- Animal Law Society Meeting, Room 201, 12:15 p.m.
- Distinguished Scholars Reception, Room 3East, 4:30 p.m.
- Admissions Open House, Room 503, 5:30 p.m.
February 11
- Career Services - Alumni Mentor Lunch, Room 3East, 12:30 p.m.
- Asian American Bar Association Reception, Room 3East, 5:30 p.m.
February 12
- Insights I Program, Room 200, 1:30 p.m.
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