| @Iowa Law Events for Week of October 11, 2021 | Events for the Week of October 11, 2021
IOWA LAW REUNION WEEKEND - October 15-17, 2021
We will be hosting 24 classes for the Iowa Law reunion October 15-17, 2021 and the fall meeting of the Iowa Law School Foundation. There will be events on Friday in the Boyd Law Building that include including building tours, a catered lunch that all (staff, students and faculty) are invited to enjoy, as well as an Ethics CLE from 3:00-5:00 PM. Tables for lunch will be set up outside to help with congestion in the building. Please welcome the visiting alumni and thank you for your patience during this busy weekend.
All events: EVENTS CALENDAR
Career Search Toolkit
Monday, October 11, 2021 12:40 PM - 1:45 PM
Boyd Law Building - Room 245
Please join us in room 245 on Oct. 11 for a program by Career Services. This presentation will go over specific job search tools you will use to aid you in obtaining a summer or long-term employment.
Westlaw Legal Research Engine Information Table
Tuesday, October 12, 2021 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Stop by the Westlaw Legal Research Engine table from 8-9 am or 12-2 pm to meet the Westlaw Representative, Annemarie Milton, and the Iowa Law Westlaw Student Representative, Mary Scarpinato. There will be helpful information on how to tackle your second memorandum, how to research and write your journal note or your paper for your seminar class, and overall just how to utilize Westlaw to make all of your research and writing experiences better.
International Cultural Festival
Tuesday, October 12, 2021 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
International Cultural Festival- join our international students as they showcase food and other items from their countries and cultural backgrounds in the 4th Floor Student Lounge!
Tuesday Talk-About-It Schedule: Active/Passive Voice
Reminder for Submission Process for 2021/2022:
All submissions below will be completed Monday-Friday within 24-48 hours.
Room reservations, calendar entries and digital signage will be processed and posted within 2 business days.
Special Events
Kosovo-USA Eternal Relations
- Join us for a lecture on relations between Kosovo and the U.S. delivered by Ambassador Sabri Kiçmari
One Community, One Book
- During the month of October, the UI Center for Human Rights invites you to join in our annual One Community, One Book (OCOB) community wide reading project. For the last 20 years, the project has invited campus and community members to read a human rights-related text and participate in activities together. The 2021 OCOB selection is Halfway Home: Race, Punishment, and the Aftermath of Incarceration by Dr. Reuben Jonathan Miller. In conjunction with an author visit, we will host book clubs and a webinar:
- We hope you will consider reading the Fall 2021 book selection and engage in some or all of the planned events. Multiple copies of the book are available on reserve for College of Law students at the circulation desk at the Law Library.
- To learn more, visit the OCOB webpage.
Field Placements
2Ls & 3Ls: Spring 2022 Field Placement Program - First round deadline October 25
- The Spring 2022 slate of pre-arranged field placements is now available for review on the website https://externships.law.uiowa.edu/how-apply/academic-year-externships and on Symplicity (go to Job Postings à Search à and filter by “Iowa Field Placement – Credit Approved”) Rising 2Ls and 3Ls interested in a field placement for the spring semester must meet with Prof. Tai before applying to field placements on Symplicity. Appointments may be made at https://calendly.com/jttai. Students will be limited to their top three choices and a short counseling appointment helps ensure a good fit. Students may also separately apply for and propose a placement for credit.
Check out the Introduction to Field Placement Program video at https://bit.ly/
Writing Center
- Fall Academic Success- The law school subscribes to CALI (Computer Assisted Legal Instruction), which contains many fantastic modules on substantive areas of law and on law school success. If you are still navigating cases, check out "Finding the Rule," found at https://www.cali.org/lesson/18805. Access to CALI is limited to Iowa law students, and our authorization code is on the ICON Writing & Academic Success Center site (IOWAUNstu99). Contact Dawn Anderson, dawn-r-anderson@uiowa.edu, with questions.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
- Diversity Reception - On Saturday, October 16th, as part of the Law Reunion weekend, we are hosting a Diversity Reception prior to the pregame event. Alumni and friends will be there to meet with students, come hang out before the cookout!
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- Levitt Auditorium, Boyd Law Building, 11:00 AM
Student Resources
Koru Mindfulness®
- An evidence-based curriculum specifically designed for teaching mindfulness, meditation, and stress management to college students. Mindfulness is a buzz word in our society and with the many challenges and mental health concerns that arise for college students, practicing mindfulness has been proven to help with those difficulties.
- The Koru Mindfulness program...
- is taught in four weekly 75-minute classes (a brief model to accommodate busy student schedules)
- is structured with daily homework of a mindfulness log and 10 minutes mindfulness practice
- is taught in small groups
- Student Wellness is offering free, in person mindfulness workshops beginning in October:
- Mondays at 7pm, October 4-25 in 1185 MERF
- Thursdays at 1pm, October 7-28 in 1A&B CRWC
- We are also offering a free, in person 3-hour Silent Mindfulness Retreat in November:
- Sunday, November 7th from 1-4pm in 2520D UCC
- For more information or to register, visit REGISTRATION.
Kognito At-Risk Suicide Prevention Training
- An online, interactive, avatar based training for Staff and Faculty. Kognito takes 30-minutes to complete and gives you first-hand experience interacting with a person for whom you have concerns regarding their distress. Kognito provides opportunities to make language choices for how to respond to others in distress and then provides feedback and training to assist you in being most effective in recognizing distress, asking about distress, and then knowing resources on the Iowa campus and in Iowa City to make referrals. As students, you carry high distress these days, let Kognito assist you in being able to act in confidence in responding to other students and those around you.
- Kognito training is co-sponsored by University Housing & Dining, University of Iowa Student Government, and the University Counseling Service.
- You can find instructions for accessing it at https://counseling.uiowa.edu/services/kognito/
Final Exam Information
- The fall final exam session runs from December 6-17, 2021. Please check the posted exam schedule at https://law.uiowa.edu/current-students under Exam Information as soon as possible.
- If you have a scheduling conflict, please click on the link provided for a make-up exam request. This Qualtrics survey will be routed to Exam Coordinator, Sara Clark.
- If you will be requesting an ADA or language accommodation, please click on the link for that request form, to be completed and returned to Julie Kramer in the Dean’s Suite.
- The deadline for both of these requests is OCTOBER 25, 2021.
- Information regarding the purchase and download of Examplify is also found on the Exam Information webpage. For questions about system requirements, please reach out to law-help@uiowa.edu.
- Any other exam questions can be directed to sara-k-clark@uiowa.edu.
Financial Aid
- Up To $40,000 Tuition Scholarship Opportunity: To enter the drawings for a tuition scholarship, complete free personal finance course lessons from building your law school budget to personal tax strategy to investing and receive financial coaching from an Accredited Financial Counselor®. Step 1: Activate Ask EDNA!Account. Step 2: In MAX by AccessLex, click “Start Here.”
Foundations of Career Finances, Health and Wealth
- The first MAX scholarship drawing of the year is November 1! Now’s the time to “max” your chances of winning $5,000 toward next year’s tuition by completing the courses in MAX and attending as many personal finance webinars as you can. Here are a few special events being offered this month, with each session including a scholarship entry code for attending:
- Foundations of Career Finances - Legal careers range across a broad spectrum, including Big Law, private and solo practice, public service, and JD advantaged careers. Each path comes with unique financial planning considerations, including goal setting, career advancement planning, debt management and asset-building. Register here for the Foundations of Career Finances webinar that matches your potential path(s) for an overview of these topics and leave with a foundation for handling your finances as you launch your legal career!
- Health and Wealth - As you know, a legal career can often be stressful and overwhelming. Learn what young lawyers have said about their financial stress from the most current ABA Student Loan Survey, and discover strategies for mitigating stress and protecting mental health by attending the Health and Wealth webinar. This session is being offered twice this month, so click here to register for the time that works best for you.
Graduation
- Graduation is about 200 days away! As a result, we’re already starting to plan the ceremony on Friday, May 13, 2022. We are also happy to say that the plan—as of right now—is to have a normal, in-person Commencement ceremony at Hancher Auditorium! We’re also planning on having an in-person Graduation Banquet on Thursday, May 12, 2022.
In preparation, we need to hear from each of you about your ideas for the ceremony and banquet. Specifically, we are asking every graduating 3L tp weigh in on these five things:
1. The name of a faculty or administration member who you want to speak at the Graduation Banquet
2. The name of an Iowa Law alum who you want to speak at the Commencement
3. The name of a 3L student who you want to speak at the Commencement
4. The name of a faculty or administration member who you want to hood us at Commencement
5. The name of a faculty or administration member who you want to read our names at Commencement
Please submit picks by using this Qualtrics survey: Qualtrics Survey
Note: you can submit a nomination for just one role or as many as all five. Nominations are due by October 15.
Thank you everyone, and congratulations!
Student Organizations
General
- Student Organization Registration - Starting this Fall 2021 semester, we encourage Law School Student Organizations to register with the University of Iowa. For the upcoming Spring 2021 semester, registration will be mandatory. Here is a link to the information.
- Fund for Student Organizations - This last summer Dean Washburn created a fund for student organizations of $150 (per organization), for the Fall 2021 semester to be used for food. This fund is intended to encourage students to socialize in person in efforts for community-building inside the law school. Please feel free to reach out to Angie (angela-mcmullin@uiowa.edu) or Tania (angela-mcmullin@uiowa.edu) if you have any questions or need some ideas on how to use the "food funds."
Native American Law Students Association
- The Native American Law Students Association will be holding an “Open House” meeting for all interested law students to stop by and discuss insights and curiosities surrounding Native American Law. Dean Washburn and the NALSA team will be in attendance to answer any questions pertaining to the organization and/or current issues in this area of the law. NALSA is an organization open for all students and is dedicated to creating a supportive community for anyone interested in Native American Legal issues. We encourage you to stop by if you’re curious about these issues and want to learn more about this area of the law! The meeting will be held Wednesday, October 13th at 5:00-6:00 PM in Room 275 of the Boyd Law Building. We look forward to seeing you!
Citizen Lawyer Program
- Reporting Service Hours
All Iowa Law students are encouraged to record all hours spent in public service while they are enrolled at Iowa Law via Symplicity. Service hours must be voluntary, uncompensated, and not compelled (ie, not required for a course or a student organization). Hours are divided into two general categories. Community Hours are those that directly benefit recognized community organizations or non-profits, including pro bono projects organized by the Citizen Lawyer Program. Institutional Hours are those that benefit the law school, university, or a student group. Service hours are not limited to activities organized through the law school or locally-based; students can record their volunteer work with non-profits, faith communities, and political organizations regardless of location.
Iowa Law’s Pro Bono Society honors students who have completed 15 hours of service, at least 7.5 of which are Community Hours, and attended at least one Lawyers & Leaders program in the previous semester. The Boyd Service Award is bestowed at graduation on students who have completed a total of at least 100 service hours, at least 50 of which are Community Hours, throughout their law school career. The Pro Bono Society Constitution, which establishes these honors, is available HERE .
- CLP Fall 2021 Office Hours - Citizen Lawyer Program staff will be available every Tuesday from 11:00am-1:00pm in the Boyd Law lobby and every Thursday from 1:00-2:00pm via Zoom this semester to answer questions about pro bono projects, volunteer opportunities, service honors recognitions, and more!
- For Thursday Zoom office hours, Iowa Law students can enter the waiting room using this Zoom link. Please log into Zoom using your HawkID and password. Please remember to report your service within a month or the date of service via Symplicity HERE.
Equal Justice Foundation
- Auction Announcement: The Annual Equal Justice Foundation Auction will take place on October 29, at 6 pm, at the Celebration Farm in Iowa City. Come in formal attire and enjoy appetizers, drinks, and auction items from local businesses and donated experiences by professors!
- Attention 1Ls: Are you interested in public interest work? Do you enjoy engaging with the community? Are you interested in getting more involved within Boyd? If you answered yes to any of these questions, the Equal Justice Foundation (EJF) wants you to apply for a 1L Representative position!
- EJF provides financial support to Iowa Law students by operating a low-cost used textbook store and hosting its annual Public Interest Auction. EJF then awards the money it raises to students who take summer internships in low or unpaid public interest positions, such as nonprofit or government work. These scholarships help students cover costs of living while they contribute to the public sector in this manner. As a 1L Representative, you will collaborate with the EJF Board to continue innovating its Bookstore and Public Auction, all in the name of raising more money and supporting more students. It's also an excellent resume boost and an early opportunity to develop get hands-on organization operating experience.
Iowa Student Health Law Association (ISHLA)
- ISHLA will be holding a health law informational panel on Thursday, October 14 at 12:45 PM in Room 275 BLB. Panelists include:
- Benjamin C. Fee (’09), Attorney, Hall Render (Denver, CO)
- Michael E. Jenkins (’13), Senior Attorney, Dorsey & Whitney (Des Moines, IA)
- Susan J. Freed, Shareholder, Dentons Davis Brown (Des Moines, IA)
- John A. Roberts (’93), Partner, Faegre Drinker (Chicago, IL)
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Questions will focus on panelists practice in health law and their career journeys. Those who wish to attend remotely may participate via Zoom ZOOM LINK. Cookies will be provided!
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Want to join ISHLA? Send an email to Sam Cropper at Scropper@uiowa.edu and get your name added to the membership roster.
Westlaw Office Hours
- If you have any research or writing questions you need answered, or you just want to know more about all of the great benefits there are to Westlaw, join the Iowa Law Westlaw Student Representative, Mary Scarpinato, during her weekly office hours. They are held every Friday from 10 am to 12 pm. If you are unable to make it to office hours but need a question answered, never hesitate to send Mary an email. Here is the office hours Zoom link: ZOOM LINK Meeting ID: 932 7533 9762
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Internal communications students be in the office afternoons Monday-Friday. All submissions below will be completed within 24-48 hours of receipt.
- Room Reservations and Calendar Entries Submission Link:
- Digital Signage Submission Link:
- To add an item to announcements - Send the information via email to: law-welcome@uiowa.edu. Items will stay on the page until the event or deadline has passed. If you have an item that needs to be removed, email law-welcome@uiowa.edu.
Room reservations, calendar entries and digital signage will be processed and posted within 2 business days.
Please note:
- The inboxes for all submissions are not staffed on weekends/holidays - weekend/holiday submissions will be reviewed and processed the following business day.
- All submissions need to be formatted and written as you wish them to post - Internal Communications Student employees will be copying exactly what was submitted using the forms or sent to the law-welcome@uiowa.edu.
- All submissions have a limit of 50 words maximum (2-3 sentences). This excludes the Title/Date/Time
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