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May 2008
NUSL NewsBriefs
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NUSL 40th Anniversary Celebration
October 16-19, 2008
Featuring Anthony Lewis, Two-time Pulitzer Prize Winning Columnist, as the Keynote Speaker
On October 16-19, 2008, we're planning an entertaining celebration of the 40th anniversary of the re-opening of the School of Law. If you're part of a reunion class being honored, we are also planning an event for your class, which will be incorporated into this exciting celebration. Reunion classes include: 1953, 1973, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1998 and 2003.
On Thursday, October 16, we are hosting an evening reception to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the LSSC/LCD Program. Details are emerging on this event and will be available on the Web site. On Friday, October 17, we have several events planned, including panel discussions in the afternoon. Following the panels, there will be a faculty open house with former and current faculty on-hand to share drinks and hors d'oeuvres with graduates from all classes.
This reception will also feature tours of the newly renovated Dockser Hall (see below). Following these events at the school, reunion classes will gather for dinner at the nearby Colonnade Hotel. On Saturday, October 18, there will be panel discussions at the School of Law in the morning. In the evening, we are hosting an upscale evening affair at the John J. Moakley US Courthouse with an exciting keynote speaker -- Anthony Lewis, a Pulitzer Prize winning author and New York Times columnist. On Sunday, October 19, we are planning faculty brunches.
If you are interested in joining a reunion committee, please call Deb Kennedy at 617.373.5126. More details about the events and schedule are available on the 40th Anniversary website.
Our registration website will be "live" in the near future – save the date and make plans to join us!
For special hotel rates and information, please visit our website. As this is a very busy fall weekend in Boston, we strongly suggest you make your reservations now! |
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School of Law to Expand This Summer with the Renovation of Dockser Hall |
Construction is underway!
Rendering of completed project.
The School of Law is in the midst of a significant renovation and expansion of Dockser Hall (main entrance will be on Forsyth Street), which is adjacent to the current law school building. This additional space will increase the School of Law's square footage by 25 percent, allowing for the law clinics to move from their current location at Columbus Place into the law school.
The renovation is scheduled to be completed in early August of 2008. Larger, sun-filled classrooms (including a state-of-the-art Moot Court room), beautiful new lounges and quiet study areas and offices will also be created in Dockser to address space and facility concerns.
We are also pleased that the updated Dockser Hall will receive LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification, making the new addition a "green building."
More information on the renovation of Dockser Hall, including additional pictures, can be found on our web site. |
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Student Distinction Program Seeks Alumni/ae Mentors |
The Opportunities for Student Distinction Program (OSD) at NUSL offers a wide range of external opportunities for student accomplishment, including entrance into various moot court, mock trial, and distinguished writing competitions. Created during the 2006/7 academic year, the OSD works to expand NUSL's collaborative and cooperative model of learning by consolidating and integrating outside opportunities for distinction while developing and refining lawyering skills.
External writing competitions comprise a large and important part of the program, and the OSD seeks alumni/ae mentors willing to be paired with a student, based on the competition topic and the mentor's area of practice, for coaching purposes throughout the competitive writing process.
If you are interested in becoming an alumni/ae mentor, please contact Mielle Marquis, Associate Director for Alumni/ae Relations via email at m.marquis@neu.edu or by phone at 617.373.3819. More information will be available soon at www.slaw.neu.edu/alumni. |
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Justice Breyer to Speak at Law School Commencement |
Stephen Breyer, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court will speak at Northeastern University School of Law's commencement on Friday, May 23 at 1 p.m. at Matthews Arena. Justice Breyer and Margot Botsford '73, Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and Northeastern Trustee, will both receive honorary doctorates.
The Office of Alumni/ae Relations still has some remaining tickets for the graduation ceremony available for graduates. Tickets will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.
Please contact Gina Bregani at g.bregani@neu.edu if you would like to attend. |
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| Graduates in the News |
Ellen Wallace '85 Named Massachusetts AFL-CIO Merit Award Recipient
Former President of the National Organization of Legal Services Workers (2001 to 2007) Ellen Wallace '85 has recently been announced a recipient of the Massachusetts AFL-CIO Merit Award "for her hard work and commitment to the Massachusetts labor movement." The award will be presented at the awards banquet at the Massachusetts AFL-CIO's Gompers-Murray-Meany Educational Institute on May 22, 2008. Wallace is currently a staff attorney at Greater Boston Legal Services.
Jack Van Valkenburgh '82 Departs ACLU Idaho after 18 Years as Executive Director
Read the in-depth Boise Weekly profile and interview with Jack Van Valkenburgh '82 regarding his eighteen exciting years working as Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Idaho. Van Valkenbergh is moving on as of May 1, 2008.
Photography of Jon Edwards '82 On View Nationally in New York and Missouri
A selection of photographs from Jon Edwards '82 are currently on display at The Camera Club of New York (336 West 37th Street) and Spiva Center for the Arts (222 West Third Street – Joplin, MO). More information on Edwards and his series "A Way of Being" can be found on his website. |
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| Office of Career Services Rolling Out New Job Database |
The Career Services office will be changing the way we post jobs for students and graduates. As you may know, we currently use Emplawyernet and we will be switching to Symplicity, another web-based database. The expected roll-out date for graduates to begin using Symplicity to search for post-graduate positions is in early June. Once Symplicity is fully operational, we will no longer be using Emplawyernet to post job announcements received by our office.
Symplicity can be accessed at https://law-neu-csm.symplicity.com/
Specific instructions for registering and using the database will be forthcoming in the June e-newsletter. Stay tuned! |
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| Upcoming Events |
Join us in New Haven, Connecticut on Thursday, May 8, 2008
If you live in Connecticut or surrounding states, feel free to join the Connecticut Regional Chapter for a law school reception at the home of The Honorable Janet Bond Arterton '77, beginning at 6 p.m. Guests will enjoy hors d'oeuvres and refreshments.
Visit www.slaw.neu.edu for more details and to register.
Join us in Beverly Hills, California on Thursday, May 8, 2008
If you live in the Los Angeles area, or nearby, please join Professor Dan Givelber at a law school reception at the home of Janis Barquist '78 from 6 to 8 p.m. Guests will enjoy hors d'oeuvres and cocktails.
Visit www.slaw.neu.edu for more details and to register.
Recent Graduate Networking Event in Boston, Mass on Thursday, May 15, 2008
If you graduated between the years of 2000 and 2007, please join the NUSL Alumni/ae Board's Social Networking Committee for a lively reception at Kinsale Irish Pub and Restaurant, 2 Center Plaza, Government Center, in Boston on May 15, 2008. This will be a social and networking event for recent graduates from NUSL.
Visit www.slaw.neu.edu for more details and to register. |
College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007: |
The College Cost Reduction and Access Act (H.R. 2669) was signed into law on September 27, 2007. The Act provides debt relief for graduates who are repaying federal student loans and are working in public interest.
The CCRA has many implications for public service in the U.S. and will enable many more graduates to pursue public interest careers without regard for debt, which for many years has been one of the major obstacles for public interest minded lawyers.
For more information about the law and what it means to you please visit our website.
Additional information about eligibility and how to opt into the program is available online at: http://www.finaid.org/loans/publicservice.phtml
NUSL is currently in the process of analyzing the Act and will be looking at the possibility of updating the future LD/F program awarding process based on this legislation.
If you have any questions, about the legislation, please feel free to contact Mary Church at the Office of Financial Aid. |
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Upcoming Events |
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| May 8, 2008 |
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Los Angeles, Alumni/ae Gathering |
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| May 8, 2008 |
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New Haven, CT, Alumni/ae Gathering |
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| May 15, 2008 |
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Boston, MA, Alumni/ae Gathering for recent graduates |
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| May 22, 2008 |
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NUSL, Denise Carty-Bennia Memorial Event |
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| October 16-19, 2008 |
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NUSL's 40th Anniversary Celebration |
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