Student registration is now open for the Southeastern Intellectual Property Job Fair (SIPJF) in Atlanta, Georgia on Tuesday, July 30th.

Attached are the Student & Graduate Instructions and Checklist; Student & Recent Graduate Participation Form; Hotel Information; and a list of Participating Employers.

If you are interested in participating, return the  participation form to Assistant Dean for Professional Development, Laurel Hajek by Monday, May 20th.

2013 Trustees Award winner Tony Arnold is a big-picture kind of guy. He looks for relationships between things that might seem unrelated. And, the law and urban planning professor and Boehl Chair in Property and Land Use is skilled at teaching his students to do the same.
Law professor’s ‘ecosystem of learning’ resonates with students

“Because of professor Arnold’s instruction, I see the world differently now,” writes former student Lisa Matthews. “I can hardly drive down a road without wondering who owns the property and if there are any easements on it and what kind they might be. I also look at the water I see and wonder where did it come from and where does it go?”

A big believer in the adage that people learn best by doing, Arnold, who is also the chair of the Center for Land Use and Environmental Responsibility, challenges his students to integrate service learning, research and “getting their boots muddy” as part of his classes. He calls this approach “an ecosystem of learning”— an apt term since protecting the environment is his passion.

“I had always loved nature and the outdoors, but my law school education helped me see the relationships among social policy and environmental policy,” Arnold wrote in an email response to a reporter’s questions.

As early as elementary school, Arnold knew he wanted to study law. After finishing an undergraduate degree at University of Kansas, he went to law school at Stanford University as a Truman Scholar and, upon graduation, began practicing environmental law. But his love of learning eventually brought him back to the classroom. After teaching at several universities, he came to UofL in 2005.

When asked about his interests and teaching style, Arnold used the word interdisciplinary (or a similar word) 16 times in his email response. That’s not surprising. His penchant for cross disciplinary-get-out-of-your-comfort-zone learning has made him a bit of a legend among students.

“I had never spent so much time in the west end of Louisville,” writes former student Anshu Anand who took Arnold’s Land Use Planning class. “I was astonished by the proximity of businesses (particularly factories) that were extremely close to residential areas. During that semester, not only were we taught environmental law, but more importantly we were taught a lesson on community values.”

Comments like this are important to Arnold because it means that he has been successful in getting students engaged and thinking.

“The most important thing that needs to happen in a course is that students see how they can use their education to make a difference in the world,” Arnold said.

As a Trustees Award winner, Arnold receives $5,000 and will speak at the commencement ceremonies May 11.

Source: reprinted from UofL Today (May 7, 2013)

The Division of Administrative Hearings for the Cabinet for Health and Family Services is seeking unpaid interns for the summer 2013 to work a minimum of three work days (7.5 hours) per week or 25 hours per week in Frankfort.  Candidates must commit to work a minimum of two months for the Division starting in June.  After initial training period, the Division will be flexible if students want to work some hours out of the Louisville office.

The interns will be trained on the work of a hearing officer in this Cabinet and in the state of Kentucky, and about the types of cases heard by non-attorney hearing officers in the Families and Children Hearings Branch.  The interns will write draft recommended orders for the non-attorney hearing officers and will have oversight by a staff attorney. 

To apply, submit a resume, cover letter and writing sample to Assistant Dean Laurel Hajek at laurel.hajek@louisville.edu no later than Friday, May 24, 2013.  All documents should be submitted in Word format.  Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.  Address your cover letter to:  Mr. Michael Head, Director and Chief Hearing Officer, Division of Administrative Hearings, Cabinet for Health and Family Services, 275 East Main Street, HS 1E-A, Frankfort, KY 40621-0001.

If you are hired to be an intern, you will be required to sign and adhere to the policies in the following documents:  (1) Volunteer Policy; and (2) Volunteer Agreement and Security Agreement for Exchange of Confidential Data.

The Office of Professional Development has learned of an additional IOLTA public service fellowship for this summer. The fellowship will working with the Appalachian Research and Defense Fund ("ARDF") in their Barbourville or Hazard office. The recipient will work 35 hours a week for 10 weeks totalling $3,500. Work will begin sometime at the end of May or beginning of June. 

Interested students should contact Jina Scinta at jina.scinta@louisville.edu by Monday, May 13. The ARDF will conduct phone interviews to select the recipient.

The Office of Professional Development has learned of an additional IOLTA public service fellowship for this summer.  The fellowship will working with the Appalachian Research and Defense Fund ("ARDF") in their Barbourville or Hazard office.  The recipient will work 35 hours a week for 10 weeks totalling $3,500.  Work will begin sometime at the end of May or beginning of June. 

Interested students should contact Jina Scinta at jina.scinta@louisville.edu by Monday, May 13. The ARDF will conduct phone interviews to select the recipient. 

This public service opportunity is ideal for students and local community volunteers interested in immigration law. Professor Trucios-Haynes leads a team of volunteers on monthly visits to the Boone County Jail where immigration detainees are held in the custody of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) bureau of the Department of Homeland Security. Trained students, with the supervision of Prof. Trucios-Haynes, conducts "Know Your Rights" presentations to approximately 200+ detainees during each visit, and conducts individual in-take interviews of each detainee.

On Thursday, May 16, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in Room 177, Prof. Trucios-Haynes will hold a training here at the law school to train students to go on monthly visits to the Boone County Jail to conduct "Know Your Rights" presentations to detainees. The next jail visit will be on Friday, May 17. Students interested in attending the training on May 16 and/or going on the jail visit on May 17, should email Prof. Trucios-Haynes directly by Tuesday, May 7. A list of students must be submitted to the jail ten days before the visit. Her email is ethaynes@louisville.edu. When notifying Prof. Trucios-Haynes, please let her know if you speak a second language, although it is not necessary.

Students whose schedules do not allow them to visit the jail on Fridays can still take the training. All students are welcome. Once you have been trained you can attend a Friday visit when you are available.  A more detailed description of this project is attached, along with some compelling stories giving examples of some cases that have gone through the Boone County Jail. More stories can also be found at: http://www.immigrantjustice.org/tags/these-lives-matter.

If you are a student who has already been trained and would like to attend the Friday visit on May 17, please e-mail Prof. Trucios-Haynes by May 7, as well, so she can add your name to the list.

Students will receive public service credit for the training and site visits. Students will also be able to count their travel time to and from the Boone County Jail. Interested students should see Jina Scinta to obtain a Reservation Form to sign up to receive public service credit. You can also e-mail her at jina.scinta@louisville.edu.

Don’t forget to pick up your academic apparel at the Red Barn on May 9 (noon to 7:00) or May 10 (10:00 to 4:00)!  Please make sure you receive your cap, gown, and tassel in the package.

Check the line-up list for the ceremony.

Instructions for Day of Ceremony:

1. Graduates should arrive between 3:30 and 3:45 p.m. (no later than 3:45)!
2. You must check-in when you arrive.  When you enter the Brown Theatre, go right.  You will check-in at the room off the main lobby (Frazier Lobby).  You will receive your name card and information on how to view and order professional photos that are taken that day.  This is the same room where you will have the class photo taken, and the same room where you will line-up for the procession. 
3. You may write out your name phonetically on your name card if you are concerned that it may be mispronounced.
4. Classic Photography will be taking professional photos at the ceremony.  They will take a group photo between 4:00 and 4:15, and will also take individual photos as graduates walk across the stage.
5. Leave all personal belongings with family.  We cannot guarantee security in the room you will be lining-up in.
6. Keep your name card with you!
7. To expedite the line up, please remember two names - the one before and the one after your name.  The SBA will start the line-up at 4:15 p.m.  Please hold on to your name card so you can give it to Dean Ballard on stage.
8. Graduates will follow the faculty in a single file procession. 
9. When you walk up to the stage (there will be stairs you have to climb), you will enter your assigned row on the left side.  Stand in front of your seat until all graduates have processed in.  The Dean will let you know when to be seated.
10. There will be six rows of chairs for graduates on the stage.  The first row of chairs will be on the floor.  Rows 2-6 will be on risers.
11. When Dean Duncan asks the class to come forward, the first row will stand and walk to the right area of the stage (Ryan Driskill will lead). 
12. Hooding – Assistant Dean Ballard will be located at the podium.  When the person in front of you has been called, give Dean Ballard the index card with your name and wait for her to call you before walking across the stage to be hooded.  Do not remove your cap.  Then proceed to Dean Duncan for a handshake and your envelope.  A professional photographer will capture this moment.  Walk back to your row to be seated.  Since the order will be reversed, you will not be sitting in the same seat when you return.  You will be on the opposite side of the stage.  Please do not take programs, purses, etc. on stage.
13. At the end of the convocation, there will be a single file recessional.  The class will stand when directed by Dean Duncan.  Graduates should remain standing at their seats until the faculty lead the recessional.
14. Please return to the line-up room (Frazier Hall) to return your apparel.  Make sure your name is checked off when you return your gown, hat, and hood; you will be assessed a substantial fee if you fail to do so.  You can keep your tassel.

If you have questions, please contact Dean Ballard.