The University of Louisville’s Brandeis School of Law would like to extend the invitation to students who are interested in pursuing a law degree to attend our pre-law day entitled “Discover Law\: Bridging the Gap between College and Law”. The Event will target the following students\: high school students\, students enrolled at community colleges as well as students enrolled at four year intuitions of higher education. The pre-law day is designed to be a one-day event\, in which students will have the opportunity to partake in educational sessions such as\, “How to prepare for Law School”\, “Navigating the Admissions Process\, and “How to conquer the LSAT” as well as a current student panel featuring students from the University of Louisville’s Brandeis School of Law. Lunch will provided for the all those in attendance at the event. During lunch\, students will have the opportunity to register with DiscoverLaw.org. We look forward to welcoming students to discover law with UofL Law. \;
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will hold a brief interest session about opportunities to serve as
officers. As well as having opportunities
to be active in the law school\, the Federalist Society is a prominent national
organization that has significant networking opportunities. If you are unavailable to attend\, but still
have interest\, please contact April Wimberg at aascog01@louisville.edu. Elections will be held the first week of
April.
The Kentucky Court of Appeals is continuing its tradition of hearing Oral Arguments in the Allen Courtroom and will hold a session at the law school on Thursday\, March 29. The oral arguments will be held at 11 AM and 11\:45 AM. They will last 30 minutes each and should conclude by approximately 12\:15 PM. Students are invited for pizza and an informal Q &\; A session with the judges following the arguments at 12\:15 PM in Room 275. Questions? Please see Professor Rick Nowka.
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20130518T220529Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120330T163000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120330T173000Z UID:http://www.law.louisville.edu/node/7920 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.law.louisville.edu/node/7920 SUMMARY:Property Panel END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20130518T220529Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120330T210000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120331T000000Z UID:http://www.law.louisville.edu/node/7632 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.law.louisville.edu/node/7632 SUMMARY:Honors and Awards Program END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20130518T220529Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120331T140000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120401T020000Z UID:http://www.law.louisville.edu/node/7972 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.law.louisville.edu/node/7972 SUMMARY:March 31\, 2012 at midnight - DEADLINE TO ORDER GRADUATION APPAREL DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, March 31\, 2012 at midnight is the deadline to order graduation apparel. For graduation information and to place a cap and gown order\, please go to http\://louisville.edu/commencement.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20130518T220529Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120402T040000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120414T035500Z UID:http://www.law.louisville.edu/node/8165 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.law.louisville.edu/node/8165 SUMMARY:Exam4 Practice Test Period DESCRIPTION:Exam4 for Spring 2012 final exams is now available. Students wishing to use their computers for finals must complete and submit a practice test using the newest version of Exam4 (all previous versions have expired) no later than 11\:59 PM EDT\, Friday\, April 13\, 2012. To submit any Exam4 exam\, practice or otherwise\, you must be on campus and connected to ulsecure.For more information\, click here.
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Careers in Community Organizing for Social Justice
Available to UofL students and alums!
The Direct Action &\; Research Training (DART) Center
will be on the UofL campus on Thursday\, April 5 at 6pm in Career Development
Center (Houchens Bldg\, Lower Level) to discuss careers in the field of
community organizing with students interested in empowering their communities
and working for social change.
Please RSVP by contacting Hannah Wittmer at hannah@thedartcenter.org or calling
785.506.8915 with your name\, phone #\, email address and year in school.
DART is now accepting applications for the 2012 DART
Organizers Institute\, the paid\, four-month field school for people interested
in launching a career in community organizing. Participants will undergo a
combined classroom and field training covering such topics as\:
\;
* Entering a community
* Identifying and training local leaders
* Strategic planning and issue cutting
* Relationship and community building
* Direct Action on community issues
* Fundraising
\;
The DART Center has built coalitions throughout the
country that have won important victories on a broad set of justice issues
including\:
\;
* Education reform in low-performing public schools
* Job Training
* Drugs and Violence
* Criminal Recidivism
* Living Wage
* Neighborhood Revitalization
* Predatory Lending
* Affordable Housing\, etc.
\;
The DART Organizers Institute combines a classroom
orientation with on the ground infield training at a local grassroots
organization and in-field training site.
Organizers are provided with a cost of living stipend and travel. After
successful completion of the program\, DART will place graduates into permanent
full-time salaried positions earning $32\,500/year + benefits.
\;
The DART Organizers Institute will begin July 9\, 2012. Training locations and permanent placements
sites include cities in Ohio\, Kentucky\, Indiana\, Virginia and Florida.
\;
To find out more about DART or to apply\, we encourage you
to visit www.thedartcenter.org or
contact Hannah Wittmer at hannah@thedartcenter.org
or (785) 506-8915.
Papers\: Stories of Undocumented Youth \: A Film Screening
The film\, Papers\: Stories of Undocumented Youth\, illuminates some of the insurmountable struggles that undocumented children and their families face living in the United States. An estimated 65\,000 undocumented students graduate from high school every year in the United States with little or no opportunity for higher education or ever garnering gainful employment. The DREAM Act (Development\, Relief and Education for Alien Minors)addresses the situation of students who came to the U.S. with their parents as young children and who were constitutionally guaranteed a free elementary and secondary education\, only to graduate from high school and become unlawfully present when they turn 18 years old.Free\, light lunch available at 11\:30am.Open to all.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20130518T220529Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120411T160000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120411T170000Z UID:http://www.law.louisville.edu/node/8195 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.law.louisville.edu/node/8195 SUMMARY:Entrepreneurship Clinic Info Session DESCRIPTION:The Entrepreneurship Clinic is hosting an information meeting for all students on Wednesday\, April 11\,
at noon in Room 177. The Clinic Director\, Professor Mike Slaven and a
panel of students currently participating in the Clinic will be present
to discuss clinic activities\, to share their experiences and to answer
your questions. Lunch will be provided. Come and learn about what the
Entrepreneurship Clinic is all about and enjoy some food!
Labor &\; Employment Law Society will be holding elections in their
meeting on Wednesday\, April 11 from 12-1 PM in room 71/79. Anyone interested in
running for a position should attend.
Detailed information about the variety of externship opportunities for Summer and Fall 2012 is posted on the TWEN course titled “Externship INFORMATION.” Contact Professor Jordan for additional information.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20130518T220529Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120413T190000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120413T210000Z UID:http://www.law.louisville.edu/node/8204 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.law.louisville.edu/node/8204 SUMMARY:Women in Academe Panel DESCRIPTION:On Friday\, April 13th at 3\:00 p.m. in Shumaker Research Building Room 139\, the School of Interdisciplinary and Graduate Studies\, the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies\, and the Women’s Center will co-sponsor a panel discussion on “Women in Academe"\;. Guest speakers include Dr. Shirley Willihnganz\, Professor Enid Trucios-Haynes\, and other faculty from across the University. New faculty\, graduate students\, and undergraduates considering careers in academe are all encouraged to attend. \;
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20130518T220529Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120414T033000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120414T033000Z UID:http://www.law.louisville.edu/node/7304 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.law.louisville.edu/node/7304 SUMMARY:Structured Study Group #9 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20130518T220529Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120414T170000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120414T210000Z UID:http://www.law.louisville.edu/node/8277 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.law.louisville.edu/node/8277 SUMMARY:Puppypalooza 2012 DESCRIPTION:The Student Animal Legal Defense Fund is hosting the fourth annual Puppy Palooza! It will be at the dog park behind O'sheas on Bardstown Road. We encourage all dog owners and to bring their furry four legged friends for a day of doggy bliss. This event is fun for those who do not own dogs as well\, as we will have plenty of human-oriented activities. We will be selling t-shirts and animal friendly food and tasty treats. There will be pet competitions including best trick and cutest dog. We will also be holding a silent auction that includes t-shirts\, goody baskets for humans and dogs\, gift cards and many more fun items. The proceeds will go to the Animal Care Society which is a non-profit organization formed to find new homes for pets whose owners can no longer care for them. We will also be collecting donation items like cat food\, towels\, paper towels and other cleaning supplies for Alley Cat Advocates. Alley Cat Advocates is also a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide for the humane treatment of unowned cats in the metropolitan Louisville area. So come to Puppy Palooza\, because no one can resist a puppy
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20130518T220529Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120416T130000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120418T130000Z UID:http://www.law.louisville.edu/node/8280 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.law.louisville.edu/node/8280 SUMMARY:Deadline to Submit a Make-Up Exam for Spring 2012 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20130518T220529Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120416T160000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120416T170000Z UID:http://www.law.louisville.edu/node/8212 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.law.louisville.edu/node/8212 SUMMARY:BLSA Executive Board Elections & Planning Meeting DESCRIPTION:Executive Board Elections &\; Summer/Fall Planning
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20130518T220529Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120417T160000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120417T170000Z UID:http://www.law.louisville.edu/node/8202 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.law.louisville.edu/node/8202 SUMMARY:ELLUS Presentation - Kentucky Waterways Alliance presentation DESCRIPTION:Free Lunch
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20130518T220529Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120418T191500Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120418T203000Z UID:http://www.law.louisville.edu/node/6701 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.law.louisville.edu/node/6701 SUMMARY:Brandeis \\"Brief\\" Break DESCRIPTION:Please join your classmates\, professors\, and law school staff for the
final Brandeis "\;Brief"\; Break of the semester. We will have coffee and
tea and an assortment of cookies in the Mosaic Lobby for you to enjoy as
you prepare for final exams. We have extended the hours to accommodate
more students. Stop by anytime between 3\:15 and 4\:30 on Wednesday\, the last day of classes.