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January 10th 2005 • Printer version
News and Events of the University of Oregon School of Law
LIFE@LAW January 10-23
HIGHLIGHTS: Visiting international scholars discuss U.S. and the World,
Portland Program hosts admission information sessions, Strickland and Wood on
the new Many Nations Longhouse, Gov. Kulongoski
tours law school, Lininger new chair of Criminal Justice Commission,
Orange Revolution comes to Eugene, and more
Monday, January 10 WELCOME TEA: Hilary Charlesworth
10:00 A.M., Faculty lounge. The Wayne Morse Center welcomes its
twenty-fourth Morse professor, Hilary Charlesworth, as well as visitors
Karen Engle and Ileana Porras. (See January 11 listing.) Charlesworth
directs the Centre for International and Public Law at Australian
National University in Canberra. She will be in residence through
February 4. Morse Center website
Monday, January 10 FIRST DAY OF SPRING SEMESTER CLASSES
Monday, January 10 LECTURE: Feminism and its (Dis)contents
11:45 A.M.- 1:15 P.M., Karen Engle will speak on criminalizing wartime
rape in Bosnia. Sponsored by Faculty Lectures and Awards committee and
the Morse Center. INFO: (541) 346-3700.
Tuesday, January 11 DEDICATION: Many Nations Longhouse
Following a series of private ceremonies for Native groups, the public
dedication of the long-awaited longhouse behind the Knight Law Center
will take place on Tuesday, January 11 at 11:30 a.m., followed by a
salmon feast sponsored by the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. Law
professors Rennard Strickland and Mary Wood are interviewed about the
project in the December 6 Inside Oregon newsletter. STORY:
Rennard Strickland
Mary Wood
The longhouse story
Tuesday, January 11 PANEL: New Voices in International Law
4:00 P.M. 6:00 P.M., Room 175. Three rising young scholars discuss
the international role of the United States and the challenges of
economic and social inequity, nuclear proliferation, AIDS, terrorism,
and gender violence. Organized by law professor and Morse Center
Resident Scholar Ibrahim Gassama. Featuring Morse professor Hilary
Charlesworth, University of Texas law professor Karen Engle and Ileana
Porras, Boston College School of Law. INFO: (541) 346-3700.
STORY
Wednesday, January 12 Community Conversations: Marijuana
7:30 P.M., Dyment Lounge, Walton Complex across from Knight Law Center.
This discussion, part of an ongoing series for dorm residents and
community members, features criminal law professor and associate dean
Margie Paris, Eugene attorney Brian Michaels and others. INFO
Tuesday, January 18 CAREER SERVICES: Department of Justice
Noon, EMU Fir Room. A panel of
Oregon Department of Justice attorneys will speak about opportunities
for summer clerkships in the DOJ.
Tuesday, January 18 Community Conversations: Political Satire
7:30 P.M., Dunn Lounge Hamilton complex.
Political Satire: The Daily Show and South Park features law
professor, artist and musician Keith Aoki and
others. INFO
Wednesday, January 19 PORTLAND PROGRAM: Interested in UO Law?
Admissions dean Larry Seno and Portland Program director Steve Bender
host three admission information sessions on Wednesday afternoon at the
downtown UO Portland Center at 2nd and Yamhill. 12:15 P.M. - 1:00 P.M.,
1:30 P.M. - 2:15 P.M., and 5:15 P.M. - 6:00 P.M., Come one, come
all! INFO
Thursday, January 20 CAREER SERVICES: Portland Interviews
Noon, Room 141. Kickoff for the Portland Interview Program.
Thursday, January 20 PIPS: Paul Hoffman
The Public Interest/Public Service student group hosts southern California
attorney Paul Hoffman. He was the lead attorney on a Supreme Court case
that exposed constitutional problems in the handling of suspected
terrorists. Hoffman's web page. INFO
Friday, January 21 VISITOR: Governor Ted Kulongoski
10:00 A.M. 11:30 A.M., Room 175. The governor and his wife, alumna
Mary Oberst Ã84, will talk informally about public service careers at
10 A.M. Afterwards, they will tour the Knight Law Center, including
OregonÃs Office for Community Dispute Resolution, whose future funding
will be decided during this legislative session. At 11:00 A.M., the
governor will meet with the faculty in the faculty lounge. INFO
Friday, January 21 CAREER SERVICES: The Right Fit
12:30- 2:00, Room 141. Explore how your personality and personal
preferences fit the legal profession. Mike Long, program attorney with
Oregon Attorney Assistance Program, will administer and discuss the
Myers-Briggs Personality Type Indicator (MBTI) . INFO
Friday, January 21 EUGENE CITY CLUB: Hilary Charlesworth
The 2005 Wayne Morse Professor is the featured speaker at this meeting
of the INFO:
(541) 346-3700.
Friday, January 21 DEADLINE: Career Fair Resumes
5:00 P.M., Career Services office. Resumes and cover letters due today
for the annual Pacific Northwest Career Fair, to be held at Lewis &
Clark College Saturday, February 5. The annual event features
interviews and information from government agencies and public interest
organizations. Cost: $10. INFO
Sunday, January 23 OPENING: UO Art Museum
11 A.M. 5:00 P.M. UOÃs art museum reopens with a new name after a
major remodel - Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art. A branch of EugeneÃs
Marcheà restaurant is already serving eager members of the UO community
on the south side of the remodeled building Monday-Friday, 9:00-4:30.
(Your Editor recommends the winter soups and homemade pateÃ.) Museum website.
KUDOS
Voices from the Orange Revolution
Rumor has it that three visiting professors from Lviv National
University will speak to the law school about the Orange Revolution
the popular and perfectly-organized uprising in Ukraine that
successfully replayed a contested presidential election.
Andriy Andrusevych teaches international environmental law, tourism
law, international negotiations, and environmental rights. Natalia
Andrusevych teaches European Union law. Zoryana Kozak teaches labor
law, and supervises the environmental law clinical program. All of them
are on the staff of Ecopravo-Lviv, a public interest environmental law
organization.
For the next few weeks, they will work in the Environmental Law Center on the
second floor. INFO
The Chairman
Gov. Ted Kulongoski made it official in December Assistant Professor
Tom Lininger is now chair of the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission. He
has been acting chair since 2003 and a member since 1998. With a budget
of $12 million, the bipartisan commission helps plans criminal justice
policy, writes OregonÃs sentencing guidelines and administers grant
money for juvenile crime prevention. Chairman Lininger says top
priorities for 2004 include reconsidering the stateÃs sentencing
guidelines and advising the legislature on combating methamphetamine
trafficking. Commission website
Tsunami
State Department human rights advisor Ajay Bhatt reported from
Madras, India during the recent earthquake and massive tsunami that
caused so much heartbreak and devastation in the region. Hear his
interview with Robert Siegel of NPRÃs All Things Considered, aired on
December 27, 2004.
(Thanks for the tip to AjayÃs classmate, Stuart Platt, a staff attorney with
Preston Gates in Seattle.)
Make New Friends but Keep the Old...
Condolence messages have been pouring in from federal judges, the
attorney general, board members, and distinguished alums from all over
the state. Why? TheyÃre going to miss a very good friend. During her
silver anniversary year at the law school, the assistant director of
development and alumni relations, Connie Tapp, decided to explore the
view from Johnson Hall. Beginning January 10, she will be working in
the presidentÃs office as executive assistant to the UO general
counsel. It has been a true honor and privilege for me to have served
this law school for 25 1/2 years. I love this school! Tapp said. She
knows all of our secrets and now will get to know the universityÃs as
well. ThereÃs a book in there somewhere, Connie ....
Ethically Speaking
On January 1, new Oregon Rules of Professional Conduct took effect. Law
professor and real property expert Steve Bender has gathered his
colleagues to help the practicing bar get ahead of the curve former
prosecutor Tom Lininger and business law specialist Judd Sneirson join
Bender in a series of one-hour CLE presentations they will bring to law
offices or any location- in the Portland metro area. They can clarify
the high points of the ethics rules, discuss corporate misconduct under
the new rules, and explore the multijurisdictional practice of law
under Oregon rules. INFO
COMING UP
Tuesday, January 25 FAREWELL PARTY: Connie Tapp
3:00 P.M. 5:00 P.M., Lewis Lounge. INFO:(541) 346-3865.
Wednesday, January 26 LECTURE: The Missing Voice
7:30 P.M., Room 175. Morse Professor Hilary Charlesworth speaks on
women and the war in Iraq. Free and open to the public. Sponsored by
Wayne Morse Center. INFO: (541) 346-3700. Morse Center website
Friday, January 28 PORTLAND: Alumni Mentoring Program Social
Networking for law students with Portland alumni and friends. (Time and place
TBA) INFO
Saturday, February 5 Pacific Northwest Career Fair
All day. Lewis and Clark College. See January 21 listing.
Friday, February 11 OPENING: UO Natural History Museum
The law schoolÃs neighbor reopens with a major new exhibit of OregonÃs
human history and a new name - Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural
History. Museum website
Saturday, February 12 SYMPOSIUM: Day of Remembrance
All day at the Knight Law Center. "Forging Links to Resist Racism and
Discrimination with lessons from the Japanese American internment
during WWII and Latino immigration in the new world order. INFO
Friday and Saturday, February 18-19 Moot Court Competition
UO law hosts the regional Client Counseling Competition this year.
Teams from ten law schools will attend a reception on Friday night and
will compete all day Saturday. Once before, our team won the
international competition maybe it will happen again....
Friday, February 25 OLSPIF AUCTION
Annual fundraiser and party for Oregon Law Students Public Interest Fund. INFO
All events are free and open to the public at the Knight Law Center
(1515 Agate Street, Eugene), unless otherwise noted. Dates and times
are subject to change best to check the contact number or email just
to make sure.
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