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Submissions due by Wednesdays @ 1 p.m. Health Law Distinguished Speaker The Center for Health Law Studies welcomes Distinguished Speaker Gregory M. Luce, Partner and Co-chair, health law practice group at Jones Day, Washington, D.C. Luce is co-chair of the Jones Day health care practice. His experience includes litigation and regulatory matters involving the health care industry. While serving as assistant attorney general, he represented the health agencies of the commonwealth of Virginia in a variety of regulatory and litigation matters. In private practice, he has represented the American Hospital Association and other health care institutions in litigation involving fraud and abuse enforcement, "patient antidumping" under COBRA, Medicare reimbursement rules, and the design and implementation of compliance programs. As a litigator, his major areas of practice are counseling and defense of health care providers, suppliers, pharmaceutical companies, and physicians under state and federal fraud and abuse laws and the False Claims Act. Date/Time/Location: Tuesday, October 9 @ Noon, Courtroom International and Comparative Law Speaker Discusses Join Trish McCubbin, associate professor, Southern Illinois University School of Law, who recently returned from a semester in China teaching U.S. environmental law under the Fulbright Scholars program. Prof. McCubbin will share some photos and observations about the legal, economic and social challenges facing China in its efforts to address environmental issues and their implications for the rest of the world. R.S.V.P. by Monday Oct. 8 via e-mail to lisat@slu.edu Date/Time/Location: Friday, Oct. 12 @ Noon, Queen's Daughters Hall Judges needed for Annual Billiken Barrister Invitational Tournament Law students are also needed to serve as judges at the Tournament on Oct. 12-13. There are two rounds on Friday and two rounds on Saturday. You can judge as many rounds as you wish. To register, e-mail johalla1@slu.ed Wefel Center for Employment Law Speaker Sally E. Barker, partner at Schuchat, Cook & Werner, will discuss the revolutionary May 2007 Missouri Supreme Court decision which found that government employees have a state constitutional right to engage in collective bargaining. Ms. Barker represented the employees in the Independence School District case which overruled a 1947 Missouri Supreme Court decision which had found that public employees had no right to collective bargaining. Lunch will be provided; please bring your own drink. Date/Time/Location: Wednesday, Oct. 17 @ Noon, Room 302 School of Law to Host ABA Antitrust Healthcare Conference The Center for Health Law Studies, along with the American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law and the Saint Louis Area Health Lawyers Association-ABA Antitrust Section, will be hosting the conference, Physician Ownership of Hospitals and Other Health Facilities: Antitrust and Policy Issues Center for Health Law Studies. E-mail jauerma@slu.edu or call 314-977-3067 for more information. Date/Time/Location: Thursday, Oct. 25 from 11 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., Courtroom Interested in Working with the Office of Development and Alumni Relations? The Office of Development and Alumni Relations is looking for a student interested in assisting with daily administrative support duties. Some of the job responsibilities would include, updating alumni records, reviewing current publications, preparing mailings, making donor thank you calls. For additional job information or to set up an interview please contact Colleen Kelly at (314) 977-2699. Do you have questions about Registration? Check out the Registration FAQs - Click Here
SBA Meeting All are welcome to attend; dinner will be provided. Date/Time/Location: Monday, Oct. 8 @ 5 p.m., Room 02 SELA Our Keynote Speaker will be Mr. Jeff Cooper, a 1995 graduate of SLU Law and a managing partner at Simmons Cooper LLC. Recently, Jeff has been leading the push as principal owner to bring a Major League Soccer team to the area and has been named one of the most influential people in St. Louis sports. Lunch will be provided. Information on service opportunities with St. Louis Scores and the upcoming November game will be discussed. Date/Time/Location: Tuesday, Oct. 9 @ Noon, Room 03 SLU Animal Law Meeting Guest Speaker: Randy Grim, Founder of Stray Rescue Date/Time/Location: Wednesday, Oct. 10 @ Noon, Room 04 ILSA The International Law Students’ Association presents Professor Sloss, who will discuss Medallin v. Texas, the case of a Mexican national sentenced to death in the U.S. Oral Arguments will be presented before the Supreme Court earlier that day and posted online before the lecture. Lunch will be provided; please bring your own drink. Date/Time/Location: Wednesday, Oct. 10 @ Noon, Room 02 Federalist Society Federalist Society presents Amy Wax, Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania. She will speak on, “Race, Rights and Wrongs: Racial Injustice in the 21st Century”. Commentator: Professor Eric Miller. Lunch will be provided. Date/Time/Location: Thursday, Oct. 11 @ Noon, Rm. 03 SIPLA The Student Intellectual Property group would like to invite students to join us for a tour of Anheuser Busch Brewery. Following the tour the group will meet with AB Intellectual Property attorneys to discuss their practice. R.S.V.P. to slu_sipla@yahoo.com. Date/Time/Location: Thursday, Oct. 11 @ 3 p.m. BLSA Academic Retreat Saint Louis University School of Law BLSA is hosting the Midwest Region of the National Black Law Students Association (MWNBLSA) 2007 Academic Retreat. The goal is to promote the success of BLSA members in law school and beyond through educating and providing the tools necessary for success. The retreat includes workshops, seminars and panel discussions on how to succeed in law school. The two featured speakers for the academic retreat are Professor Peter T. Wendel of Pepperdine University School of Law and A. Benjamin Spencer of University of Richmond School of Law and author of the book, "Acing Civil Procedure: A Checklist Approach to Solving Procedural Problems." Open to all students. Cost is $35. For more information, go to http://law.slu.edu/conf/mwblsa/index.html Date/Time/Location: Saturday, Oct. 13, Various Locations
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., Queen's Daughters Hall Parlor 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:: Oct. 05, 2007 THIS WEEK - Oct. 6-13 Monday, Oct. 8 SBA Meeting Tuesday, Oct. 9 Center for Health Law Studies Distinguished Speaker Christian Legal Society Meeting Sports and Entertainment Law Meeting Wednesday, Oct. 10 International Law Students' Association Speaker Animal Law Meeting and Speaker Weekly Mass Thursday, Oct. 11 Federalist Society Speaker SIPLA Field Trip Friday, Oct. 12 Center for International and Comparative Law Speaker Saturday, Oct. 13 BLSA Academic Retreat _____________________ NEXT WEEK - Oct. 15-19 Wednesday, Oct. 17 Wefel Center for Employment Law Speaker Weekly Mass ARCHIVES |
