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Downtown Greenway: Public Meetings for Railroad Corridor on December 10

By Stacie Dooley | Published December 1, 2015

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Don’t miss this opportunity to share your comments!

Join Downtown Greenway for drop-in Public Meetings

  • Thursday, December 10th 
  • From 11:30-1:30 and 4:30-6:30
  • Action Greensboro, 203 South Church Street

View plans along the railroad tracks on Phase 4 of the Downtown Greenway and the continuation of the Atlantic & Yadkin Greenway (Spring Garden Street to Markland)

Representatives from the design firm Kimley Horn and City Staff will be on hand to answer questions about the design options presented.  

On-street parking is available on Hughes and Church Streets and in spaces marked Kindermusik and Action Greensboro.

http://downtowngreenway.org/event/phase-4-public-meetings-set-for-december/

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Plan ahead for street closures: December 4th and 5th

By Stacie Dooley | Published December 1, 2015

Greensboro’s Annual Festival of Lights Celebration is scheduled for Friday, December 4th.  While the Celebration will begin at 6:00 p.m. on Friday throughout the downtown area, the police department will begin to close streets as early as 1:00 p.m. on Friday.  Police will begin closing Elm Street at 4 p.m.  Elm Street will turn into a block party stretching from Lee Street to Center City Park. In addition to the lights, the events will include live music, Santa Claus and the city tree lighting at 7:30 p.m. at Center City Park.

The Greensboro Jaycees Holiday Parade is scheduled for Saturday, December 5th beginning at 12:00 p.m. and will last approximately 2 hours. We encourage you not to park in the Bellemeade deck if you plan to leave the law school prior to 2:30 p.m. in the afternoon.  The parade route is down Greene Street as indicated on the map located at http://gsoholidayparade.com/.

If you have an exam scheduled for Friday afternoon or Saturday morning, you should plan to arrive to the law school early. 

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synerG On Tap at Spice Cantina: December 9, 5:30-8:00pm

By Stacie Dooley | Published November 24, 2015

Warm up at December’s On Tap at Spice Cantina!

‘Tis the season to give, so we’re not only giving you a great space to meet with new and old connections, but we’re also teaming up with Santa’s Workshop. We’ll be collecting donations of new and used toys for families in need this holiday season.

Join us from 5:30-8:00pm for tasty bites, beverages, and lots of holiday spirit. As always, connections are on us, drinks are on you.

Spice Cantina is located at 120 Barnhardt Street, Greensboro, NC 27406.

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For whom and what are you grateful?

By Stacie Dooley | Published November 23, 2015

‘Thank you’ is the best prayer that anyone could say. I say that one a lot. Thank you expresses extreme gratitude, humility, understanding.  Alice Walker

From Gratefulness.org: Gratefulness.org is a website that draws from both secular and faith traditions to help people practice gratitude in their daily lives. Visitors to the site may utilize any number of gratitude features, such as Word of the Day, Light a Candle, Daily Question, Send an E-card, and Private Journal. There is also Grateful News, Stories of Grateful Living, and a newsletter.

From NPR (Nov 2015):  Gratitude can increase heart health

From Forbes (Nov. 2014): 7 Scientifically Proven Benefits of Gratitude…

 

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Latham & Watkins Diversity Leadership Academy: April 1-3, 2016

By Stacie Dooley | Published November 23, 2015

L&W DLA

We are pleased to announce the second annual Latham & Watkins Diversity Leadership Academy, April 1-3, 2016, in San Francisco. We encourage talented first-year law students to apply to attend.

The Diversity Leadership Academy will bring together Latham attorneys from around the globe and talented first-year law students from across the United States with a specific focus on developing and empowering future leaders of the legal profession and creating community among our lawyers, recruits and 1L guests, all of whom share a commitment to diversity.

We will consider the following factors when selecting participants.

  • Academic and leadership achievements.
  • Obstacles, challenges or other factors (financial or otherwise) encountered in advancing career objectives.
  • Life experiences that have shaped values and professional goals.
  • A desire to practice at a global law firm.
  • Demonstrated commitment to promoting inclusion and diversity in the legal profession.

This firm-sponsored training and development retreat will provide first-year law students with the information and skills needed to successfully navigate the law firm interview and hiring process, and transition from law student to practicing attorney. Each 1L student will be partnered with a Latham mentor who will serve in this capacity during the Academy and throughout the remainder of the student’s law school career.

Applications can be accessed starting December 1, 2015 at www.lw.com/DiversityLeadershipAcademy.  Applications are due on January 11, 2016. Students selected will be notified in February 2016.

L&W 2016 DLA Handout

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1L Fellowship Program – Summer 2016

By Stacie Dooley | Published November 23, 2015

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We are pleased to announce the second annual Latham & Watkins 1L Fellowship Program for the summer of 2016.

Our 1L Fellowship Program offers a unique summer employment opportunity for students who have just finished their first year of law school to gain valuable professional experience, mentoring and training early in their careers. We seek students who are committed to promoting inclusion and diversity in the legal profession and who also possess a long-term interest in practicing law in a global law firm.

We will consider the following factors when selecting the Latham & Watkins 1L Fellows:

  • Academic and leadership achievements.
  • Obstacles, challenges or other factors (financial or otherwise) encountered in advancing career objectives.
  • Life experiences that have shaped values and professional goals.
  • A desire to practice at a global law firm.
  • Demonstrated commitment to promoting inclusion and diversity in the legal profession.
  • Long-term interest in practicing law in one of our U.S. offices.

1L Fellows will spend the first five or six weeks of the summer in one of our U.S. offices and the remaining portion of the 10-week program with one of our clients. 1L Fellows will also be invited to attend our second annual Diversity Leadership Academy in April 2016 and will be provided with other unique training and mentoring opportunities for the duration of their time in law school. Successful participants in the program will be invited to return to the firm, for a minimum of eight weeks, the following summer.  Upon acceptance of the offer to return as a 2017 summer associate, participants will also receive a $10,000 scholarship through our 2L Diversity Scholars Program.

Applications can be accessed starting on December 1, 2015 at www.lw.com/1LFellowship.  Applications are due on January 11, 2016. Students selected will be notified in February 2016.  (Note: students that seek to apply to both the 1L Fellowship Program and Diversity Leadership Academy need only complete the 1L Fellowship Application and select to apply to both programs.)

L&W 2016 1L Fellowship Handout

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Writing Competitions

By Stacie Dooley | Published November 20, 2015

‘Tis the season for writing competitions! Below you will find the name of competitions that are currently open — in deadline order — and the general topics pertinent to each one. Please consult the websites for more detailed information.

American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers

DEADLINE: December 1, 2015

Topic: Topics related to consumer financial services, but not securities regulation, insurance, or the safety-and-soundness aspects of banking regulation.

Mollie and Paul Hill Student Writing Competition in Medical-Legal Interprofessional Collaboration

DEADLINE: January 4, 2016

Topic: Specific question provided on website

Pacific Legal Foundation

DEADLINE: January 15, 2016

Topic: Three options are provided on the website.

Thomas Jefferson School of Law Jameson Crane III Disability and the Law Writing Competition

DEADLINE: January 15, 2016

Topic: Any topic relating to disability law including legal issues arising with respect to employment, government services and programs, public accommodations, education, higher education, housing, and health care.

2015-2016 Louis Jackson National Student Writing Competition in Employment and Labor Law

DEADLINE: January 19, 2016

Topic: Any topic relating to the law governing the workplace, such as employment law, labor law, employee benefits, or employment discrimination.

American Indian Law Review

DEADLINE: Friday, January 29, 2016

Topic: Any issue concerning American Indian law or indigenous peoples

 

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Study Abroad Opportunities

By Stacie Dooley | Published November 20, 2015

The bulletin board in the Student Services hallway (back by the elevator) has been updated with study abroad opportunities for the summer of 2016. Programs represented on the board are listed below. Students should consult with their academic advisor regarding the appropriateness and possibilities for study abroad experiences.

Howard University School of Law, South Africa Summer Program Abroad, May 31 – July 8, 2016

The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law & University of Oxford Summer Law Program, June 26 – July 31, 2016

Creighton University School of Law, From Nuremberg to the Hague: Study International Criminal Law in Nuremberg, Germany, July 3 – 30, 2016

Seattle University School of Law, Summer in Alaska, June – July, 2016

University of Tulsa College of Law, Summer in Dublin, Ireland, June 3 – July 3, 2016

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UPDATE: Common Cause 2016 “Gerrymander Standard” Writing Competition

By Stacie Dooley | Published November 19, 2015

As you might remember from a previous post, Common Cause is sponsoring a writing competition to identify new legal strategies to end gerrymandering in the United States. With exciting developments in cases coming out of Maryland and Wisconsin, we have decided to update the topic to reflect the opportunities these cases present. Please see details below on how we have adjusted the topic and feel free to distribute this information to your faculty and students. Updates, submission requirements, and information about our 2015 winners are also available at www.commoncause.org/gerrymanderstandard.

Papers Due March 27, 2016

In December 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous ruling in Shapiro v. McManus allowing a First Amendment challenge to Maryland’s congressional districts to move forward. Separately, a three-judge federal district court panel rejected a motion to dismiss in Whitford v. Nichol, a case challenging Wisconsin’s state legislative Assembly districts. These cases challenging partisan gerrymanders have potentially significant consequences for fair democratic representation. Either could open the door to a ruling against political gerrymandering that leads to its demise.

The Supreme Court has long suggested there is a limit for what is acceptable partisan gerrymandering, but like obscenity, so far the line is undefined and left to courts to know it when they see it. The Court has said that it is willing to hear constitutional challenges to partisan gerrymandering, but existing legal theories have been insufficient to empower citizens and advocates with the tools they need to overturn partisan gerrymanders in court. Common Cause’s 2016 “Gerrymander Standard” Writing Competition is your chance to change that.

For the second year, we invite legal and social science practitioners, scholars, and students to submit papers proposing a new definition of partisan gerrymandering or further developing an existing standard and pairing that definition with an effective legal theory to challenge unfair redistricting plans in court. Winning papers are selected by a distinguished panel of democracy scholars.

Winning Authors Receive:

  • Prize money: 1st place: $5,000, 2nd place: $3,000, 3rd place: $2,000
  • Publication in a leading academic journal
  • Payment of travel expenses to present papers at a national redistricting reform symposium

See submission requirements here.

If you have any questions, contact Dan Vicuna at (213) 623-1216 or contest@commoncause.org.

 

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Lighted Holiday Balls Instagram Photo Contest!

By Stacie Dooley | Published November 17, 2015

Are the famous Sunset Hills Lighted Holiday Balls a ‘public art installation?’ YES, INDEED!

Celebrate this great holiday tradition by entering our first PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST!

Action Greensboro and The Public Art Endowment at The Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro are partnering to celebrate one of the most beloved annual public art installations in town — the Lighted Holiday Balls that transform city neighborhoods time of year!

And we’re inviting the public to participate in a fun Instagram Photo Contest!

Here’s how it works:

  • Take a photo of — or a selfie with — our local Lighted Holiday Balls
  • Photos should be taken between now and December 20, 2015
  • During this time-frame, post your photos to a public Instagram profile
  • Each photo posted for consideration must include all three of these tags: #GSOLightedHolidayBalls, #soGSO and #PublicArtGSO
  • Photos will be judged by a committee of Action Greensboro and Public Art Endowment representatives
  • A “People’s Choice” prize also will be given to the photo that receives the most “likes” … so share news of the contest with others and get them to vote!

The Grand Prize is an overnight stay at the beautiful O.Henry Hotel (a value of $309!) Additional prizes include generous gift certificates and special deals from Undercurrent Restaurant, 913 Whiskey Bar, 1618 Concepts, Scrambled! Southern Diner, Lindley Park Filling Station, Josephine’s Kitchen Catering and more!
The Lighted Holiday Ball Displays as ‘public art’

Recently, The Public Art Endowment hosted a lecture by the nationally renowned public art expert Jack Becker on The Evolution of Public Art in America. In his talk, Jack pointed out that sculptures — such as the iconic piece of Gen. Nathanael Greene downtown or the Dennis Oppenheim work on the grounds of the Wrangler building — are easily recognized as public artworks. But there are many, many forms of “public art,” he said, and used this slide to illustrate his point:

 

Learning of Greensboro’s annual lighted ball tradition, Jack pointed out that this, too, is a “public art installation” and should be recognized as such. And he’s right!
So please join us this year as we celebrate the season — and the ingenuity, beauty and creativity of what the residents of Sunset Hills and other neighborhoods have accomplished with their unique public art displays for all of us to enjoy! Take a photo and post it in our contest — and share this fun opportunity with others!

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