October 2007

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Information in this calendar is updated as of October 16, 2007. * Indicates additions or updates since the last publication.

Monday, October 1

  • Students: Jewish Comparative Law Society Meeting. 12:30pm - 2:00pm. Room 110A.
  • Students: Inter-Club Council Meeting. 12:30pm - 2:00pm. Room F209.
  • Students: Amicus photos. 11:00am - 3:30pm. Room F302.
  • Center for Ethics and Public Service: Fall Reception honoring Dean Dennis Lynch. 3:30pm - 5:00pm. The Alma Jennings Foundation Student Lounge. For more information contact Karen Throckmorton.
  • Leipzig Seminar: Applications open until October 5th. 10:00am. More information.

Upcoming Events

November 1 - 3
Homecoming

November 11
Dean's Circle Reception

Tuesday, October 2

  • Students: Christian Law Society Meeting. 12:30pm - 1:30pm. Room F300.
  • Students: Entertainment and Sports Law Society guest speaker John F. Bradley, Esq. 12:30pm - 2:00pm. Room F209.
  • Students: American Constitution Society Film Meeting. 12:30pm - 2:00pm. Room F108.
  • Students: Amicus photos. 11:00am - 2:00pm. Room F302.
  • Students: Student Bar Association Elections. 9:00am - 9:00pm. The Alma Jennings Foundation Student Lounge.
  • Library Workshop: UM Law Library Resources. 1:00pm - 2:00pm. Room D236. More information.

Wednesday, October 3

  • Students: Asian Pacific American Students Association Meeting. 12:30pm - 2:00pm. Room F109.
  • Students: Amicus photos. 11:00am - 3:30pm. Room F302.
  • Students: Student Bar Association Elections. 9:00am - 9:30pm. The Alma Jennings Foundation Student Lounge.
  • HOPE: Public Interest Luncheon Series. 12:30pm - 2:00pm. Room A110A.  More information on the speaker, Stacey Bussel, ‘02.  Contact the HOPE Office to RSVP umhope@law.miami.edu or 305-284-2599.
  • Law Alumni Association: Miami-Dade Judicial Reception, sponsored by the Bank of New York Mellon. Mellon Financial Centre, 1111 Brickell Ave., Miami. 5:30pm - 7:30pm. RSVP Alumni@law.miami.edu or call 305-284-4945.
  • Professional Development and Training Office: How May I Help You workshop. 8:30am - 10:00am. Faculty Meeting room. RSVP Jorge Pineda.

Thursday, October 4

  • Students: Amicus photos. 11:00am - 6:00pm. Room F302.
  • Students: Hispanic Law Students Association Meeting. 12:30pm - 2:00pm. Room F209.
  • Students: Res Ipsa Meeting. 12:30pm - 2:00pm. Room F108.
  • Students: Phi Alpha Delta Meeting. 12:30pm - 1:30pm. Room A110.

Saturday, October 6

Sunday, October 7

  • Students: Practice midterm for 1L students.

Monday, October 8

  • Students: Student Animal Legal Defense Fund Meeting. 12:30pm - 2:00pm. Room E265.
  • Students: Miami Law Women Meeting. 12:30pm - 2:00pm. Room F109.
  • Students: Jewish Comparative Law Society Meeting. 12:30pm - 2:00pm. Room 110A.
  • Students: Inter-Club Council Meeting. 12:30pm - 2:00pm. Room F209.
  • Career Planning Center: 2L/3L Out of Town Job Search Workshop with Lori Riviere '06. 12:30pm - 2:00pm. Room 108. For more information contact Diane Quick.

Tuesday, October 9

  • Students: Christian Law Society Meeting. 12:30pm - 1:30pm. Room F300.
  • Students: Association of Caribbean Law Students Meeting. 12:30pm - 2:00pm. Room F209.
  • Library Workshop: Legislative History. 1:00pm - 2:00pm. Room D236. More information.

Wednesday, October 10

  • Student Health Services: Flu Shots for the Law School Community. 11:30am - 2:00pm. the Alma Jennings Foundation Student Lounge. More information.
  • HOPE: General Meeting and Human Trafficking Panel with Guest Speakers. 12:30pm – 2:00pm. Room F209. Contact the HOPE Office for more information umhope@law.miami.edu or 305-284-2599. 

Friday, October 12

  • International Foreign Programs: Networking luncheon. (Open only to the Comparative LL.M. students.) 12:30pm - 2:00pm. For more information contact Suzy Gutierrez.

Saturday, October 13

  • * Miami Law Woman: VIPink Breast Cancer Fundraiser. 10:00pm. Shoreclub's Sky Bar. For more information contact Jennifer L. Hochstadt.
  • Student Recruiting: Open House for Prospective Law Students. The Alma Jennings Foundation Student Lounge, The Bricks, and Room F209. For more information contact Therese Lambert.
  • Law Alumni Association: Tailgate Party hosted by Lewis B. Freeman & Partners. Orange Bowl East/3. RSVP Alumni@law.miami.edu or call 305-284-4945.

Monday, October 15

  • Students: Jewish Comparative Law Society Meeting. 12:30pm - 2:00pm. Room 110-A.
  • HOPE: Volunteer with HOPE at Camillus House. 5:30pm – 8:00pm. More information RSVP to Christina Zuccaro.
  • Career Planning Center: Practicing at a Mid-Sized Firm with Phillip Buhler '87. 12:30pm - 2:00pm. Room 108. For more information contact Diane Quick.

Tuesday, October 16

  • Students: Entertainment and Sports Law Society Meeting. 12:30pm - 2:00pm. Room F408.
  • Students: Christian Law Society Meeting. 12:30pm - 2:00pm. The Alma Jennings Foundation Student Lounge.
  • Students: Bar and Gavel Meeting. 12:30pm - 2:00pm. Room F408.
  • Dean's Office: Dean's Scholarship Reception. (By invitation only.) The Alma Jennings Foundation Student Lounge. For more information contact the Dean's Office 305-284-2394.
  • Library Workshop: Florida Practice. 1:00pm - 2:00pm. Room D236. More information.

Wednesday, October 17

  • Students: Phi Delta Phi Meeting. 12:30pm - 2:00pm. Room E352.
  • Students: Black Law Students Association Meeting. 12:30pm - 1:30pm. Room F309.
  • HOPE: Public Interest Luncheon Series. 12:30pm - 2:00pm. Room A110A. Contact the HOPE Office to RSVP umhope@law.miami.edu or 305-284-2599.
  • Dean of Students: Partnership for Professionalism Fall Dinner. Hurricane 100 Room. For more information contact Dean William VanderWyden.

Wednesday, October 17 - Thursday, October 25

  • Students: C. Clyde Atkins Fall Advanced Moot Court. More Information contact Kristy Militello.

Thursday, October 18

  • Students: Black Law Students Association Soul Food Fest. 12:00pm - 2:00pm. The Bricks.
  • Alumni Relations: Alumni Luncheon Boca Raton hosted by Dr. & Mrs. Robert Schwarzberg. 6:00pm - 8:00pm. Boca Raton. RSVP Alumni@law.miami.edu or call 305-284-3470 for more information.
  • Career Planning Center: Her Place at the Table: Negotiating Conditions for Career Success, Presented by Negotiating Women, Inc. 5:30pm - 8:30pm. School of Business Storer Auditorium. For more information contact Diane Quick.
  • * Students: "Torture from the 1970s to Today," presented by the Student Organization for Human Rights. Speaker: Fred B. Morris. 12:30pm. The Alma Jennings Foundation Student Lounge. Lunch will be served. More Information contact Anna Mance.

Friday, October 19 - Sunday, October 21

Sunday, October 21

  • Students: Student Bar Association Meeting. 11:00am - 2:00pm. Room F200.

Monday, October 22

  • Students: Miami Law Women Meeting. 12:30pm - 2:00pm. Room F109.
  • Students: Jewish Comparative Law Society Meeting. 12:30pm - 2:00pm. Room 110A.

Tuesday, October 23

  • Students: Association of Caribbean Law Students. 12:30pm - 2:00pm. Room F209.
  • Students: Christian Law Society Meeting. 12:30pm - 1:30pm. Room F300.
  • Library Workshop: Immigration Law. 1:00pm - 2:00pm. Room D236. More information.
  • HOPE: Online Auction ends. More information .

Wednesday, October 24

  • Students: Black Students Law Society Panel. 12:30pm - 2:00pm. The Alma Jennings Foundation Student Lounge.
  • Students: Federalist Society Speaker and Meeting. 12:30pm - 2:00pm. Room F109.

Thursday, October 25

  • Law Alumni Association: Cocktail Reception. 7:00pm - 10:00pm. RSVP Alumni@law.miami.edu or call 305-284-3470 for more information.
  • Academic Achievement Program: Information Meeting for Hiring Spring Semester AAP Dean's Fellows. 1:00pm - 1:50pm. Room 352. For more information contact Joanne Koren.
  • HOPE: Auction and Reception. 6:00pm – 10:00pm.  The University of Miami’s Lowe Art Museum. More information .

Friday, October 26

Saturday, October 27

  • Students: Race Judicata. 8:30am. The Bricks. For more information contact Randi Spector.
  • Students: Moot Court Mock Trial. 7:00am - 5:00pm. Rooms: F109, F209, F309, E352, F108, and The Alma Jennings Foundation Student Lounge.
  • Students: Fourth Minority Mentoring Picnic. 12:00pm. More information.

Sunday, October 28

  • Students: Jewish Comparative Law Society Meeting. 12:30pm - 2:00pm. Room 110A.
  • Students: Moot Court Mock Trial. 7:00am - 5:00pm. Rooms: F109, F209, F309, E352, F108, and The Alma Jennings Foundation Student Lounge.

Monday, October 29

  • Wellness Week: Chair massages. 12:00pm - 2:00pm. The Bricks. For more information contact Iris Morera.

Tuesday, October 30

  • Students: Christian Law Society. 12:30pm - 1:30pm. Room F300.
  • Students: Moot Court Meeting. 2:00pm - 10:30pm. The Alma Jennings Foundation Student Lounge.
  • Students: Entertainment and Sports Law Society Meeting. 12:30pm - 2:00pm. Room F209.
  • Students: Wellness Speaker and Lunch. 12:30pm - 2:00pm. The Alma Jennings Foundation Student Lounge.
  • Career Planning Center: 1L Career Planning Center Orientation Session. 12:30pm - 2:00pm. For more information contact Diane Quick.
  • Library Workshop: Legal Resources on the Internet. 1:00pm - 2:00pm. Room D236. More information.
  • Wellness Week: Breakfast meeting presentation for Faculty and Staff by Jackie Rosen. Faculty conference room. For more information contact Iris Morera.
  • Wellness Week: Lunch presentation for students by Ashley Falcon. The Alma Jennings Foundation Student Lounge. For more information contact Iris Morera.

Wednesday, October 31

  • Wellness Week: Halloween Surprise. For more information contact Iris Morera.
  • Continuing Legal Education: 20th Annual Institute on Real Property Law: The Boyer Institutes. Miami Airport Hilton. More information.
  • Career Planning Center: 1L Career Planning Center Orientation Session. 12:30pm - 2:00pm. Room 108. For more information contact Diane Quick.