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Submissions due by Wednesdays @ 1 p.m. The Study Abroad Fair will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 12. Please stop by to speak with students who participated in the study abroad programs in Berlin, Date/Time/Location:
Tuesday, Feb. 12 @ 11:30 a.m., Atrium
Jurist-in-Residence Myron Thompson Judge Myron H. Thompson, United States District Court Judge for the Middle District of Alabama, will be the Spring semester jurist-in-residence on Monday, Feb. 18. A graduate of Yale College and Yale Law School, he served as assistant attorney general of Alabama and worked in private practice before being nominated to the district court by President Carter in 1980. He served as Chief Judge of the Middle District of Alabama from 1991 to 1998. Judge Thompson has presided over cases dealing with the racial diversity of the Alabama state post-secondary education system, redistricting in the City of Montgomery, and an Alabama law barring gay and lesbian groups on college campuses from receiving public money or official support. In 2002, Judge Thompson ruled that a stone monument depicting the Ten Commandments, installed by Alabama Chief Justice Ray Moore in the rotunda of the Alabama State Judicial Building, was an unconstitutional state endorsement of religion. In addition to attending classes and meeting with student organizations, Judge Thompson will be the guest of honor at a faculty luncheon at noon in
Changes to the School of Law Web Site The Office of Communications has been changing the School of Law Web site We are interested in your feedback on the new Web site format and ways it can
Phi Alpha Delta Meeting Please come to Phi Alpha Delta's first meeting for this semester. We will be talking about upcoming events such as a bar crawl and an NCAA Tournament Event. Lunch will be provided. Date/Time/Location: Monday, Feb. 11 @ Noon, Room 03 Christian Legal Society Meeting The next meeting of the Christian Legal Society will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 12. SBA Presents a Quadruple-Grad-School Downtown Event Students are invited to ring in the Lunar New Year at Lumen along with students from Washington University Medical School, Washington University Law School and University of Missouri - St. Louis. VLSO Speaker The Veteran's Law Student Organization will host speaker Gloria Colon on Monday, Feb. 18. The topic of her talk will be “Advocating for Homeless Veterans.” Colon is an Associate with Simmons Cooper, currently working in the mesothelioma and asbestos litigation areas. She graduated from Saint Louis University School of Law in 2005, after a distinguished 22-year career with the U.S. Army. Date/Time/Location: Monday, Feb. 18 @ Noon, Jury Room
Weekly Mass A weekly mass takes place on Tuesdays. 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: Tuesdays @ 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:: Feb. 8, 2008 THIS WEEK - Feb. 9-Feb. 15 Saturday, Feb. 9 SBA Downtown Event Monday, Feb. 11 PAD Meeting Tuesday, Feb. 12 Study Abroad Fair Weekly Mass Christian Legal Society Meeting _____________________ NEXT WEEK - Feb. 18-Feb. 22 Monday, Feb. 18 Jurist-in-Residence VLSO Speaker Tuesday, Feb. 19 Weekly Mass
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