February 2008

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Information in this calendar is updated as of January 31, 2008. * Indicates additions or updates since the last publication.

Friday, February 1

Upcoming Events:

March 1, 2008
Immigration Law & Policy Symposium

March 5, 2008
Celebration in Honor of
Professor Bernard H. Oxman,
Holder of The Richard A. Hausler Chair
5:30pm, Lowe Art Museum

March 9 - 16, 2008
Spring Break

March 25, 2008
Partnership for Professionalism Spring Dinner

March 28, 2008
Law Day for Admitted Students

HOPE: Legal Momentum: Advancing Women's Rights Summer 2008 Legal Internship - application deadline. For more information, contact the HOPE office at (305) 284-2599. HOPE Website.

Saturday, February 2

Law Review Symposium: "The Future of Affirmative Action: Seattle School District #1, Race, Education, and the Constitution." 9:00am - 5:30pm. Storer Auditorium, University of Miami School of Business. For more information, contact Joshua Paster at joshua.paster@gmail.com or visit the Law Review Symposium Website.
HOPE: Hands on Miami - Gilligan's Island revisited. 9:00am - 12:00pm. Coconut Grove. For more information, click here or contact the HOPE office at (305) 284-2599. HOPE Website.
HOPE: Community Partnership for Homeless Service Day. 1:15pm - 5:30pm. Meet on the Bricks. For more information, click here or contact the HOPE office at (305) 284-2599. HOPE Website.

Monday, February 4

HOPE: Student Hurricane Network National Advisory Board - applications due. Email studenthurricanenetwok@gmail.com for additional information.

Tuesday, February 5

Career Planning: Interviewing and Networking Skills Workshop. 12:30pm. Room 109. For more information, contact Diane Quick at (305) 284-5945.
Dean of Students: JD/MBA Program Information Session. 12:30pm. Storer Auditorium, University of Miami School of Business. Lunch will be provided. To attend, please RSVP at (305) 284-4607 or mba@miami.edu.

Wednesday, February 6

Law Alumni Association: ABA Mid-Year Meeting and LAA Alumni Reception. Los Angeles, California. For more information, call (305) 284-3470 or 1-866-99UMLAW or email Alumni@law.miami.edu.
HOPE: PILB Board Members only. 12:30pm - 2:00pm. Room 209. For more information, contact the HOPE office at (305) 284-2599. HOPE Website.

Saturday, February 9

Inter-American Law Review Symposium: "Globalization and the Pharmaceutical Industry: Brazilian Intellectual Property Turmoil and US Policy Implications." 8:30am. Storer Auditorium, University of Miami School of Business. For more information, contact Robert (Scott) Nuzum at rn2605@students.law.miami.edu or visit the Inter-American Law Review Symposium Website.
HOPE: Family Law Society - Valentine's Day Party for Kristi House. 11:00am - 1:00pm. RSVP to Miriam at mb1654@students.law.miami.edu. For more information, click here or contact the HOPE office at (305) 284-2599. HOPE Website.

Sunday, February 10

HOPE: "Walk Now for Autism" Event. Crandon Park, Key Biscayne. For more information, contact the HOPE office at (305) 284-2599. HOPE Website.

Monday, February 11

Career Planning, HOPE, Financial Aid: College Debt Reduction Act / Income Contingent Forgiveness Information Session. 12:30pm. Room 209. For more information, contact Diane Quick at (305) 284-5945 or the HOPE office at (305) 284-2599.
International and Foreign Graduate Programs: Visiting Assistant Professor application deadline (Comparative LL.M. students only). For information, contact Suzy Gutierrez at sgutierrez@law.miami.edu.

Tuesday, February 12

Career Planning: Spring On Campus (Session I) Information and Training Session. 12:30pm. Room 352. For more information, contact Diane Quick at (305) 284-5945.

Wednesday, February 13

HOPE: Student-to-Student Public Interest Fair. 12:30pm - 2:00pm. The Bricks. For more information, contact the HOPE office at (305) 284-2599. HOPE Website.
International and Foreign Graduate Programs: NY Bar Exam Luncheon (Comparative LL.M. students only). Room A216B. For information, contact Suzy Gutierrez at sgutierrez@law.miami.edu.

Thursday, February 14

Career Planning: Resume and Cover Letter Workshop. 12:30pm. Room 109. For more information, contact Diane Quick at (305) 284-5945.
Students: Student Animal Legal Defense Fund - Film Screening Event: "I am an Animal: The Story of Ingrid Newkirk and PETA." 12:30pm. Room 265. For more information, email umsaldf@yahoo.com.

Friday, February 15

Academic Achievement Program: AAP Dean's Fellows and Faculty Recognition Luncheon. The Alma Jennings Foundation Student Lounge. For more information, contact Joanne Koren at (305) 284-2281.

Saturday, February 16

Student Admissions and Recruiting: Multicultural Admissions Fair. 9:00am - 1:00pm. Registration will take place in the Alma Jennings Foundation Student Lounge. Click here to register or click here to view the agenda. For more information, contact (305) 284-6746 or admissions@law.miami.edu.
HOPE: Neat Stuff! Service Day. 10:00am - 2:00pm. For more information, click here or contact the HOPE office at (305) 284-2599. HOPE Website.

Tuesday, February 19

Career Planning: Interviewing and Networking Skills Workshop. 12:30pm. Room 109. For more information, contact Diane Quick at (305) 284-5945.
International and Foreign Graduate Programs: COISO Luncheon. Location TBA. For information, contact Suzy Gutierrez at sgutierrez@law.miami.edu.

Wednesday, February 20

HOPE: Public Interest Luncheon Series. 12:30pm - 2:00pm. Room A110A. For more information, contact the HOPE office at (305) 284-2599. HOPE Website.

Thursday, February 21 - Saturday, February 24

Students: Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition. The Alma Jennings Foundation Student Lounge, the Bricks. For more information, contact the International Moot Court Board at (305) 284-4551.

Friday, February 22

Psychology, Public Policy and Law Symposium: "The Abuse of Adderall and 'Academic Steroids' In Law School: Clinical and Ethical Perspectives." Sponsored by: University of Miami Ethics Programs; The University of Miami Institute on Law, Psychiatry and Psychology; The University of Miami Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; and Psychology, Public Policy and Law. For more information, email Cynthia Blankenship at cynthiablankenship@yahoo.com.

Friday, February 22 - Sunday, February 24

Continuing Legal Education: Cross-Border Family Mediation with an Emphasis on the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. University of Miami School of Law. For information, contact Professor Jennifer Zawid at jzawid@law.miami.edu. Visit www.mediationtrainings.com to register. Click here to view brochure.
HOPE: 2008 East Coast Conference on Hunger and Homelessness hosted by the National Student Campaign Against Hunger & Homelessness and the University of Miami. For more information, visit the Conference Website.

Saturday, February 23

Entertainment and Sports Law Symposium: University of Miami School of Law. For more information, email um.esls@gmail.com.
HOPE: Humane Society of Greater Miami Walk for the Animals. 8:30am. For more information, contact the HOPE office at (305) 284-2599. HOPE Website.

Tuesday, February 26

Career Planning: Spring on Campus (Session II) Information and Training Session. 12:30pm. Room 108. For more information, contact Diane Quick at (305) 284-5945.

Tuesday, February 26 - Wednesday, February 27

Dean of Students: Florida Bar Exam Student Luncheon. Tampa Convention Center. For more information, contact Dean William VanderWyden at (305) 284-4551.

Wednesday, February 27

HOPE: General Meeting. 12:30pm - 2:00pm. Room 209. For more information, contact the HOPE office at (305) 284-2599. HOPE Website.
International and Foreign Graduate Programs: Optional Practical Training Luncheon - All students on an F1 visa. Room A216B. RSVP to Suzy Gutierrez at sgutierrez@law.miami.edu.

Thursday, February 28

HOPE: Public Interest Career Fair. 12:30pm - 2:00pm. The Bricks. For more information, contact the HOPE office at (305) 284-2599. HOPE Website.
HOPE: HOPE Fellows Application due.
HOPE: Camillus House Service Day. 5:15pm - 7:45pm. Click here to view the event flyer. For more information, email Christina Zuccaro at cz1452@students.law.miami.edu or contact the HOPE Office at (305) 284-2599. HOPE Website.

Friday, February 29

HOPE: 'Canes Carnival. 4:00pm - 6:00pm. The Bricks. For more information, click here or contact the HOPE office at (305) 284-2599. HOPE Website.

Friday, February 29 - Saturday, March 1

Student Admissions and Recruiting: Reid-Mentschikoff Dean's Scholarship Weekend. University of Miami School of Law. For more information, contact (305) 284-6746 or admissions@law.miami.edu.

Friday, February 29 - Sunday, March 2

HOPE: 21st Annual Robert M. Cover Retreat - "Building A Stronger Public Interest Law Community." Peterborough, NH. For more information, click here or contact the HOPE office at (305) 284-2599. HOPE Website.