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LAW CONNECTION   September 4, 2012
 

Faculty News


Professor Michael Straubel was quoted in the following publications in regard to the Lance Armstrong Doping Charges.
Wall Street Journal
Statesman
Los Angeles Times

Professor Faisal Kutty's chapter on faith-based arbitration in Ontario appears in DEBATING SHARIA: ISLAM, GENDER POLITICS, AND FAMILY LAW ARBITRATION, Edited by Anna C. Korteweg and Jennifer A. Selby, published this summer by the University of Toronto Press

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1L Welcome to Career Planning
Sept 4
2:40 - 3:30 p.m.
Ulbricht Classroom

Academic Success Workshop
Sept 4
3:40 - 4:30 p.m.
Benson Classroom

International Moot Court Intra-School Competition Oral Argument
Sept 4
7 - 8 p.m.
Harre Union, Ballroom C

BLSA General Meeting
Sept 5
11 - 11:30 a.m.
Tabor

PDP General Meeting
Sept 5
11 - 11:30 a.m.
Ulbricht

LLSA General Body Meeting
Sept 5
11 - 11:30 a.m.
Pelzer

Christian Legal Society Weekly Meeting
Sept 5
6:30 - 8 p.m.
Stride

Military Veterans Law Association Call-out Meeting
Sept 6
11 - 11:30 a.m.
Ulbricht

International Law Society Call-out Meeting
Sept 6
11 - 11:30 a.m.
Stride

Professionalism Series - Interviewing 101: Sealing the Deal
Sept 6
3:45 - 4:45 p.m.
Tabor Classroom

WLSA Call-out Meeting
Sept 7
11 - 11:30 a.m.
Benson

Open House for 1Ls
Sept 7
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
CPC Suite (Room 131)

Professionalism Series - Wellness and the Profession of Law
Sept 14
4 - 5 p.m.
Tabor Classroom

Professionalism Series - Sharp Look for the Young Lawyer
Sept 27
3:45 - 4:45 p.m.
Tabor Classroom

Academic Success Workshop
Sept 11
3:40 - 4:30 p.m.
Benson Classroom


News Stories


The Office of Admissions hosts Coffee & Community on Sept. 5
The Office of Admissions will host Coffee and Community on Wednesday, September 5, at 4:00 p.m., in Wesemann Café. We invite you to join us in getting to know the new 1L class. ... Read More

Cake and Congratulations
At the upcoming Coffee and Community at 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 5, in the Wesemann Café, we will celebrate (with a delicious cake) the granting of tenure to Assistant Dean for Students, Steven Probst. ... Read More

The 1L Annual Welcome Dinner
The 1L Annual Welcome Dinner is an occasion to welcome the incoming class, introduce students to the life of the law school, honor an outstanding minority alumnus or member of the legal community, and to announce the winners of the Welcome Dinner Essay Competition.

Please join us on Friday, September 21, at 7:00 p.m., in Harre Union, 1509 Chapel Drive, Valparaiso, IN 46383. REMINDER - the RSVP deadline is Friday, September 7, 2012. Please check your prior email announcement for the appropriate RSVP link. ... Read More

Wesemann Café Menu
Menu for the week of 9/3/2012 Law School Café Specials

Career Planning News - Top Jobs
View jobs from Office of Chief Counsel-IRS, U.S. Department of Labor-Office of Administrative Law Judges, United States Army JAG, Bamberger Foreman Oswald & Hahn, and Marshall, Gerstein, & Borun LLP ... Read More

Leaders in Law Photos
If you are enrolled in a FALL 2012 externship and have not had your photo made for Leaders in Law this semester, please attend this session: Come to Stride Courtroom on Wednesday, September 5, 2012 between 10:00 and 10:30 am for photos, dressed in professional business attire (head-shot only). If you previously had your photo made for Leaders in Law, we can use that photo again, if you will inform Lisa Cannon that is your choice. ... Read More

Welcome New Sr. Director of Operations, Vicki Ryan
Please help the Career Planning Center staff welcome, Victoria Ryan, Esq. as the Sr. Director of Operations. Vicki joined the team on August 6, 2012. Vicki's primary responsibilities are to manage the CPC's day-to-day operations, oversee the staff, and assist alumni and students with identifying appropriate resources for their job search.

Since 2006, Vicki has worked for Ave Maria School of Law in Naples, Florida (formerly in Ann Arbor, Michigan). Vicki's most recent professional role was Director of Career Services wherein she developed externship opportunities; managed the pro bono and judicial clerkship programs; and designed, implemented and maintained the school's employment-related services. ... Read More

Open House for 1L's
Friday, September 7, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Stop in and meet the CPC staff, schedule your career advising appointment, and discuss the VOLT, the new mobile tool designed to help our law students organize, prepare and complete the necessary steps to advance their career. There will be snacks, refreshments, and professional raffles! ... Read More


 

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