News Archive: 2007

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January 2007

Jan. 26: At the Crossroads - a free public symposium on the Klamath River watershed (January 2nd 2007)

Jan. 26: Conflict Resolution program sponsors 'Dead Man Walking' author Sister Helen Prejean (January 5th 2007)

Are those who analyze the federal budget accounting for nature's budget? - commentary by law professor Mary C. Wood (January 12th 2007)

Thru May 31: Photographer Gary Tepfer's all-Oregon exhibit now showing at the law school (January 18th 2007)

***CANCELLED***Friday, Feb. 2 O'Connell Symposium on 'Judging Business and the Business of Judging' (January 22nd 2007)

Legal writing professor Suzanne Rowe on proofing: 10 steps towards error-free documents (January 23rd 2007)

Feb. 12: Hawaiian scholar Noenoe Silva speaks on native resistance to colonialism (January 30th 2007)

February 2007

CONFLICT! You can make it better. Apply for an M.A./M.S. in Conflict Resolution (February 6th 2007)

Feb. 16 PUBLIC HEARING: Senate committee discusses statewide limits on workplace smoking (February 12th 2007)

Feb. 16-17: Civil Liberties in a Time of Crisis Film Festival (February 13th 2007)

Mar.1-4: Happy 25th Birthday! Public Interest Environmental Law Conference (February 13th 2007)

Feb. 23: Great deals and lots of fun at the Oregon Law Students Public Interest Fund auction (February 19th 2007)

Feb. 22: Simon Heller, Center for Reproductive Rights, talks about Plan B (February 20th 2007)

Mar. 8: Panelists discuss the life and times of in-house counsel (February 28th 2007)

March 2007

Mar. 6: Oregon Supreme Court hears Astoria pollution case and Lakeside personal injury case at law school (March 2nd 2007)

Apr. 13: Hans Linde to receive 2007 Frohnmayer Award for Public Service (March 5th 2007)

Mar. 16: Oregon Review of International Law public symposium (March 5th 2007)

Apr. 6: Independence Day: Building a safety net for teens leaving foster care and corrections (March 16th 2007)

Apr. 6: Tribes as Trustees Again, a symposium with Mary Wood (March 16th 2007)

May 12: 2007 Commencement - new location, new day of the week (March 16th 2007)

2007 State Bar Pro Bono Award: Oregon law students win with more than 11,200 hours (March 26th 2007)

April 2007

Apr. 9: Turning Up the Heat: Free public forum on U.S. Supreme Court greenhouse gases decision (April 6th 2007)

Spirit of Birds: Artist Larry McQueen's paintings here through August 30 (April 9th 2007)

Happy Spring! Dean Margie Paris announces the return of the swifts (April 11th 2007)

June 2007

Law Professor Michael Moffitt Will Give Keynote at UO Commencement (June 12, 2007)

July 2007

Celebrate Fun Friendship Family Football: All Law Alumni Weekend (July 10th 2007)

Football Tailgaters 2007 (July 10th 2007)

First-Year Student Orientation (July 10th 2007)

Information on Ryan Bowe Memorial Fund ()

August 2007

Law School Welcomes First LL.M. Class (August 21st 2007)

School of Law Hosts "Extreme: Exhibition of Photographs of Antarctica & Namibia" (August 21st 2007)

Legal Research and Writing Director Suzanne Rowe Publishes Second Edition of Oregon Legal Research (August 21st 2007)

Natalie Butto Joins Administration as Assistant Dean of Student Affairs (August 21st 2007)

Ken Shulman 1955-2007 (August 21st 2007)

OLSPIF Stipend Recipients Provide Summer of Service Worldwide (August 21st 2007)

Law Student Chad Marriott Awarded Externship With Chief Environmental Counsel for the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (August 22nd 2007)

Professor Mary Wood to Speak at ENR Fireside Conversation Series August 29 at 4:30 p.m. (August 27th 2007)

School of Law Alumna Kellie Johnson Named President of Oregon Women Lawyers (August 28th 2007)

September 2007

West Coast Climate Change Symposium to be held at University of Oregon School of Law (September 4th 2007)

Adam Gross to Keynote Public Interest Law Symposium to be Held At Law School Friday, September 28 (September 5th 2007)

Cherokee Nation Sponsors 40-Hour History Course; School of Law to Host Welcome Reception and Annual Rennard Strickland Lecture (September 5th 2007)

Judge David Schuman, University President David Frohmayer, Dean Margie Paris, Professor Garrett Epps, and Assistant Dean Larry Seno Welcome New Students at Law School Convocation (September 5th 2007)

Prelaw Magazine Names Law School a "Best Value," Singles Out Environmental, Public Interest, and Criminal Law Programs (September 7th 2007)

Professors John Bonine and Svitlana Kravchenko to Deliver Major Speeches on Expanding and Implementing Access to Justice at United Nations Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland (September 7th 2007)

Law School to Host CLE on "Mediation of the Complex Case: The Catholic Church Experience" Friday, September 14 as Part of Law School Alumni Weekend (September 7th 2007)

Law School Celebrates Constitution Day Monday, September 17, With Video Presentation of Professor Garrett Epps' Inaugural Hollis Lecture (September 10th 2007)

Professor Hari Osofsky to Speak at ENR Fireside Conversation Series September 12 at 4:30 p.m. (September 11th 2007)

OLSPIF Wine-Tasting Fundraiser Tuesday, September 18 (September 13th 2007)

Oregon State Bar Bulletin profiles Jake Tanzer, Class of '59 and former Oregon Supreme Court Justice (September 16th 2007)

Law School Federalist Society Presents John Lott on "More Guns, Less Crime" Tuesday, September 18 (September 17th 2007)

School of Law to Host Annual Rennard Strickland Lecture Friday, September 21, 2007 (September 18th 2007)

Adam Gross to Keynote Public Interest Law Symposium to be Held At Law School Friday, September 28 (September 20th 2007)

9th Annual Duck Dash & Walk: 5K Run, Walk & Wheelchair (September 21st 2007)

Professor Mark Unno to Speak at ENR Fireside Conversation Series September 26 at 4:30 p.m. (September 25th 2007)

School of Law Alum Hon. Ann Aiken Rules That Portions of Patriot Act Violate Fourth Amendment (September 27th 2007)

October 2007

School of Law and School of Journalism Present Conference On Journalists' Right to Protect Confidential Sources (October 1st 2007)

Former Cato Institute Fellow to Speak on "Globalization: Threat to Humanity or Answer to Poverty"? (October 1st 2007)

Honorable Jack Landau and Honorable David Schuman of the Oregon Court of Appeals Present Appellate Update at Law School Saturday, October 13 (October 2nd 2007)

Professor Nancy Shurtz to Speak at ENR Fireside Conversation Series October 10 at 4:30 p.m. (October 3rd 2007)

School of Law Congratulates Winners of Intra-School Negotiation Competition (October 4th 2007)

Former Clinton Aide to Speak on "The Bridge Between Race and Sexual Orientation" Friday, October 12, at 5:30 p.m. (October 8th 2007)

October 3 Law School Poetry Reading Attracts Nearly 100 Attendees (October 8th 2007)

Two University of Oregon Law Students Win Scholarships to Family Law Conference (October 8th 2007)

150 Attend Talk By Attorneys for Guantanamo Detainees October 8; Podcast Available (October 11th 2007)

"Combatting Climate Change on the Regional Level" Symposium To Be Held At School of Law Friday, October 19; School of Law Professor Mary Christina Wood and State Senator Brad Avikian to Deliver Keynote Addresses (October 12th 2007)

University of Oregon Team Advances to National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition (October 12th 2007)

Bill Van Atta 1952-2007 (October 15th 2007)

Professor Svitlana Kravchenko, Ph.D., Named Director of LL.M. Program in Environmental and Natural Resources Law (October 15th 2007)

Honorable Ellen Rosenblum to Speak on Family & Juvenile Law at Law School Saturday, November 3 (October 15th 2007)

Deadline to apply for Loan Repayment Assistance Program October 31 (October 15th 2007)

Former Green Party Presidential Candidate to Speak at School of Law Wednesday, October 24 (October 17th 2007)

Two Law School Alums Appointed to the Bench (October 22nd 2007)

Business Professor Mike Russo to Speak at ENR Fireside Conversation Series October 24 at 4:30 p.m. (October 23rd 2007)

UPDATE: Wayne Morse Integrity in Politics Award Banquet Cancelled (October 25th 2007)

Attorney for Brandon Mayfield to Speak at School of Law October 30 (October 25th 2007)

State Senator Floyd Prozanski To Appear at Roundtable on New Domestic Violence Legislation November 1 (October 30th 2007)

School of Law Congratulates New Members of Jessup International Moot Court Team (October 31st 2007)

Physics Professors Steve Kevan and Greg Bothun to Speak at ENR Fireside Conversation Series November 7 at 4:30 p.m. (October 31st 2007)

Professor Mary Christina Wood To Deliver Motivational Address at Step It Up Rally Saturday, November 3 (October 31st 2007)

November 2007

School of Law Congratulates Winners of Mock Trial Competition (November 1st 2007)

Sierra Magazine Names University of Oregon A "Top" Environmental School (November 1st 2007)

"Execution" Film and Panel Discussion at School of Law November 8 (November 1st 2007)

School of Law to Host "Bringing Human Rights Home" Symposium Friday, November 9 (November 6th 2007)

Professor Svitlana Kravchenko Elected Regional Governor of International Council of Environmental Law (November 7th 2007)

School of Law's Portland Program Presents "Business Innovation and Law: Oregon Land Use and Development Tensions" Friday, November 16, at World Trade Center in Portland (November 9th 2007)

Prominent Family Lawyer Jody Stahancyk to Keynote "Women's Work" Conference at School of Law Friday, November 16 (November 9th 2007)

"Competing Sides" Media Coverage of Social Conflict To Be Explored at School of Law Friday, November 16 (November 9th 2007)

School of Law Congratulates Winners of Mediation Competition (November 9th 2007)

Religious Scholar Steven Tipton to Speak About Religion and Public Life Monday, November 19 (November 12th 2007)

School of Law Student Profiled in American Bar Association Publication (November 27th 2007)

School of Law Grads in 12 States Voted "Super Lawyers" and "Rising Stars" of the Bar (November 27th 2007)

Law School Grad Awarded Fulbright (November 29th 2007)

Evolution of Resolution: Creative Roles For the Courts and Practitioners To Be Explored At Hatfield Federal Courthouse December 7 (November 30th 2007)

December 2007

Law School Professor Garrett Epps Wins Oregon Book Award (December 3rd 2007)

Entrepreneur Steve Raymund Donates $200,000 to Center on Conflict and Dispute Resolution (December 3rd 2007)

School of Law Alumni To Be Honored by Oregon State Bar Association December 7 (December 4th 2007)

Holiday Cards to Benefit Domestic Violence Center (December 11th 2007)

Professor Michelle McKinley Awarded Oregon Humanities Center Research Fellowship (December 14th 2007)

Professor Robert Tsai Honored by Fund for Faculty Excellence (December 19th 2007)

Oregon Faculty to Speak at Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting in New York City, January 2-6, 2008 (December 28th 2007)

Professor Steven Bender to Present at Panel on Immigration Law January 3 in New York City (December 31st 2007)