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Submissions due by Wednesdays @ 1 p.m. Health Law Distinguished Speaker Series Pre-Election The second in the Distinguished Speaker Series will be a forum on health policy and politics, featuring Katherine Hayes, vice president of health policy at Jennings Policy Strategies, Inc. and her husband Mark Hayes, staff director, Senate Finance Committee Health Subcommittee. Prior to joining Jennings Policy Strategies, Katherine Hayes served as health counsel to Senator Evan Bayh of Indiana. Her accomplishments include the enactment of legislation to expand the availability of home- and community-based long-term care services for the elderly and individuals with disabilities, to increase private long-term care insurance options and to expand consumer protections in private long-term care insurance. Hayes also served as legislative assistant to the late Senator John H. Chafee (RI). She assisted in the development of the Senate Mainstream Coalition health reform proposal, worked to ensure passage of legislation establishing Federally Qualified Health Centers and reasonable-cost reimbursement to those centers under the Medicare and Medicaid programs and severing the link between welfare and Medicate as part of 1996 welfare reform legislation. Most recently, she helped develop Hillary Clinton's health reform plan. Date/Time/Location: Monday, Oct. 27 @ Noon, Courtroom Wefel Center for Employment Law Speaker Series with Professor Pendo will discuss the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, which was just signed into law in May. This Act provides basic protections that permit and encourage individuals to take advantage of life-saving genetic screening, counseling, testing and new therapies without fear of losing their jobs or their health insurance, or of other abuses. Lunch will be provided; please bring your own drink. Date/Time/Location: Wednesday, Oct. 29 @ Noon, Room 307
Food For Thought Speaker Series Sponsored by School of Law Alumni Relations Speaker: David G. Asmus, Partner, Hinshaw & Culbertson, LLP Date/Time/Location: Wednesday, Nov. 5 @ Noon, Queen's Daughters Hall
Environmental Law Society Winery Tour The Environmental Law Society is having a winery tour or wagon ride and wine tasting on Saturday, Oct. 25, at Crown Valley Winery. We will leave the law school at 12:30 p.m. and return at 6 p.m. The $25 ticket includes transportation from law school to winery and back, the option to take winery tour or wagon ride, 5 wine tastings and a souvenir glass. Tickets can be purchased in the Atrium on Wednesday, Oct. 22, through Friday, Oct 24, from 11 a.m. ol 1:30 p.m. For more information, contact Whitney Mann (wmann1@slu.edu) and Joe Hennessee (jhennessee@gmail.com). Date/Time/Location: Saturday, Oct. 25 @ 12:30 p.m., Crown Valley Winery Sports and Entertainment Law Association Meeting The Sports and Entertainment Law Association October meeting will be Tuesday, Oct. 28. The speakers will be attorney and sports agents Scott Casanover and one of his partners who work for MAC Sports and Entertainment. Mr. Casanover and his partner are baseball player agents and will have a lot of interesting information. There will also be information about how to get involved with the Special Olympics. Date/Time/Location:
Tuesday, Oct. 28 @ Noon, Room 302 SLU Animal Law Dog Wash Fundraiser Come get your dog washed for a minimum donation of $10.00. All proceeds go to Support Dogs, Inc. (www.supportdogs.org) For more information email slualg@gmail.com Date/Time/Location: Sunday, Nov. 2, Noon to 4 p.m. at Wolfgang's Pet Shop (330 N. Euclid)
SBA Meeting All students are welcome to attend the next SBA Meeting. Lunch will be provided. Date/Time/Location: Tuesday, Nov 4 @ Noon, Room 02
Looking for some great holiday gift ideas? Did you miss out on the fall pre-order? Order forms will be available on the SBA office door and in student mailboxes. Additional items are available for purchase in the SBA office.
BLSA Casino Night Tickets go on sale Oct. 22 in the Atrium Date/Time/Location: Saturday, Nov. 8 @ 7 p.m. at The Westin Hotel, Downtown St. Louis
Weekly Mass A weekly mass takes place on Wednesdays. All are welcome to attend this half-hour prayer opportunity. In addition, Campus Ministry sponsors a variety of communal prayer experiences throughout the academic year, including periodic interfaith prayer services. Date/Time/Location: Wednesdays @ 12:05 p.m., Courtroom Pray-As-You-Go.org Check out pray-as-you-go.org for an excellent 10-minute – downloadable to an iPod or MP3 Player – daily reflection that includes music, scripture, and guided reflection. Prayer Room Don’t forget about the Prayer Room next to the Campus Ministry office. It is open and available as a quiet place of reflection (and refuge!) whenever the School of Law building is open. |
issue date: October 24, 2008 Calendar of Events ARCHIVES 08.22.08
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