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Additional Study Space During Finals
Looking for more on campus space to prep for your final exams? We are glad to announce that during the reading period and through the end of the examination period, Classroom H will be open for QUIET STUDY (no conversations) and Classroom G will be open for GROUP STUDY (low conversations) from the time the Library closes until 2 a.m. each day. However, Public Safety reserves the right to close Classroom G if it is not being used after midnight on any night.
We encourage students well taking advantage of these new study spaces and existing study spaces to remember to utilize Public Safety “safe walk” escorts as well as remain aware of their surroundings, especially while utilizing these extended study hours late at night. |
“Ask a Bar Grader,” Featuring Neil Gieleghem
Pacific McGeorge Alumni & Students Planning to Sit for a 2014 Bar Exam:
Have you ever wanted to sit down with a bar grader and ask some questions? Now is your chance! Please join us for “ASK A BAR GRADER” with Neil Gieleghem, McGeorge ’82. Mr. Gieleghem is an ex-California Bar Exam Grader, a long-time bar tutor and lecturer, & author of the Practical & Persuasive Legal Writing Course Book. Join us Tuesday December 17 at 10:00 am in Classroom D. Please RSVP to Professor Lee at clee1@pacific.edu |
Registration Now Open for Two Pacific McGeorge Summer Abroad Programs!
Antigua, Guatemala
Courses: May 31 to June 20
Field Placement: June 23 to Aug. 8
The Inter-American Summer Program in Guatemala is a truly bilingual and inter-cultural approach to legal education. Substantive law classes are taught in Spanish or English, depending on student proficiency. The program also offers Spanish language classes and bilingual field placements. Learn more here.
Kampala, Uganda
Courses: May 28 to June 20
Field Placement: June 23 to Aug. 8
The Law and Development Practicum in Uganda combines a seminar featuring topics in law and development and speakers in practice in East Africa with practical experience. Students work in teams on projects in a judge’s chamber or legal office. Ugandan law students study with American students. Learn more at here.
For more information: visit mcgeorgesummerabroadpacific.edu or call Bethany Daniels at 916.739.7021 |
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Stauffer Charitable Trust Award $5,000 Writing Competition
Writing a paper this year?! Want money?! Enter the Stauffer Charitable Trust writing competition for the chance to receive $5,000!
The details:
- The paper must have been written during the 2013-2014 academic year.
- The paper should address any matter of major social concern involving California law.
- The paper can be any length, though brevity and succinctness is encouraged.
- The paper will be judged on thoroughness and accuracy of research and legal analysis, organization, logical development of thesis, clarity of expression, originality, and appropriateness of subject matter. All papers should reflect creative thinking.
- Citations to authority must conform to the style for law review articles or the style for court documents and legal memoranda as set out in either BlueBook or the ALWD Citation Manual.
To enter the competition, your final paper with a cover letter directing your paper to the Stauffer Charitable Trust Award Committee must be submitted to the Faculty Support Office no later than 5:00 p.m. on February 14, 2014. For further information please contact Gretchen Franz gfranz@pacific.edu.
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Contra Costa District Attorney On-Campus Interviews
8:00 am – 5:00 pm | West Room
Contra Costa DA will be on campus interviewing 2L students. Questions: Isabella Hannon ihannon@pacific.edu
Entrepreneur’s Showcase
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm | Lecture Hall, S-2 and S-3
The event will feature short pitches by 10 promising Sacramento startups, as well as “trade show” presentations by several Pacific law and business school students about their own ideas. In addition, there will be opportunities to network and meet regional leaders from Sacramento’s entrepreneurship and investment communities. This will be an excellent event to attend for those interested in learning about new developments and opportunities related to entrepreneurship and business in the Sacramento region.
The Entrepreneur’s Showcase will be part of a week of events that involve policymakers, entrepreneurs, and investors interested in the development of the region’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. To find out more about “Innovation Week” please visit: http://www.velocityvc.com/innovation-week-2013/ There is no fee for the events, but please RSVP through the website for the events you plan to attend.
If you are interested in learning more, please don’t hesitate to contact Dan Wadhwani, Fletcher Jones Professor of Entrepreneurship, University of the Pacific, dwadhwani@pacific.edu. |
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Bloomberg Informational Table
9:00 am – 1:00 pm | Student Center Table
CDO Drop-in Hours
12:00 – 1:00 pm | CDO Lobby
Lend-a-Heart Therapy Pets Return to McGeorge
12:00 – 1:00 pm | Quad
Lend A Heart was founded by local dog club members to provide their community with the benefits of animal-assisted therapy, and they will once again be at McGeorge to offer students a welcomed and furry distraction from the stress of finals. Join us on the quad and make a new furry friend! Questions: Melissa Hastie m_hastie@u.pacific.edu
Note- the stress-relief chair massage event has been postponed until a later TBD date. More details forthcoming!
APALSA Study Break (Asian/Pacific American Law Student Association )
12:00 – 1:00 pm | Quad
Join APALSA for a Study Break. Questions: Erika Sembrano mcgeorgeapalsa.secretary@gmail.com
Drop-In Hours – Personal Statement Review (SCBA Summer Diversity Fellowship applications)
4:00 – 5:00 pm | CDO Lobby
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Final Exams
CDO2go in the Student Center
1:00 PM 12:00 PM | Student Center Table Questions: Isabella Hannon ihannon@pacific.edu |
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Belote Endowed Capitol Lecture: “Protecting Individual Privacy in the Internet Age: Where, if at all, Should Lines Be Drawn, and Who Should Be the Artist?”
5:00 – 6:15 pm | Sutter Club Take a break from finals and join McGeorge Students and Alumni for this outstanding lecture made possible by a generous donation from McGeorge Alumni Mike Belote. This event is free but space is limited so please RSVP to mcgeorgeevents@pacific.edu by Dec. 2, 2013. |
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Final Exams
Drop-In Hours – Personal Statement Review (SCBA Summer Diversity Fellowship applications)
12:00 – 1:00 pm | CDO Lobby
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Wed, Dec. 4 – Wed, Dec. 18
Final Exams. Click here to see the Fall Exam Schedule.
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Wondering what your professors have been up to lately? Check out this summary of the faculty’s scholarship, activities, meetings and media appearances through September 31st by clicking here.
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