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February 2023
Vol. 1, Issue 1
Hi Friend,
Welcome to the first issue of our monthly newsletter! As we continue to embark on making MSU Law the preeminent law school for diverse communities, we will provide easily digestible news to help you keep up to date on all the excitement happening here. Submit story ideas to The Communications Office with the subject line: The Gavel.
Feb. 6 — Dean's Fellows Faculty Roundtable | Castle Board Room
Feb. 10 — Law Career Fair | 4th Floor, Law College Building
Feb. 14 — Douglass Day | Castle Board Room | 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Feb. 15 — Faculty Workshop: Franciska Coleman | Castle Board Room
Feb. 20 — Dean's Speaker Series: Kim Askew | Castle Board Room | 12:15 p.m
Feb. 24 — International Law Review Symposium | Castle Board Room
Feb. 25 — Admitted Student Visit Day
Feb. 25 — Barristers’ Ball | Eagle Eye Golf and Banquet Center
Fellow students,
What a pleasure it is to serve as SBA President this year. As I reflect on the year, I am so proud of the community comeback we have seen in these post-COVID times. Seeing student orgs work together to create meaningful and purposeful programs for other students to enjoy has truly been a highlight for me.
Emily Rosberg, ‘23
Student Bar Association President
Engagement has been at an all-time high around the Law College and SBA is SO excited to announce that Barristers' Ball tickets sold faster than ever this year. I am looking forward to enjoying an evening of scholarship and celebration with those who are planning to attend.
I am also looking forward to gathering the student org leaders together next week to continue to build on community and collaboration. This space in The Gavel is yet another way for us to communicate. It is my hope that other student leaders will contribute columns and we can share this space in the months to come. As we navigate the best way to communicate with students, your feedback is welcomed and encouraged! Be well and good luck with your semester.
Expungement Fair offers a second chance
An Expungement Fair, offering an opportunity for individuals to have their criminal records cleared, was held Jan. 21 at the Breslin Center.
Arianne Slay, ’05, appointed to Circuit Court
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer appointed Arianne Slay, ’05, to the 22nd Circuit Court of Washtenaw County Government.
Two alums return to campus to tout minority clerkships
Trevor Mason, ’20, an associate attorney at Barnes & Thornburg LLP; and Chelsea Austin, ’19, an associate attorney at Miller Johnson, returned to MSU recently to discuss the benefits of working as law clerks.
Taylor Mills, ’23, honored with Stell WLAM Award
Taylor Mills, ’23, recently won the Carolyn Stell Award from Mid-Michigan Chapter of the Women Lawyers Association of Michigan (WLAM).
New student organization, OWLS, gets its start
The Older Wiser Law Students (OWLS) held their first official meeting last week for students to come eat lunch, socialize, and learn what exactly the student organization has to offer at Michigan State University College of Law.
Nancy Costello, Associate Clinical Professor of Law, will present at the American Journal of Law & Medicine Symposium Feb. 3 at the Boston University School of Law. The title of her presentation is, “Algorithm, Addiction and Adolescent Mental Health: An Interdisciplinary Study to Inform State-level Policy Action to Protect Youth from the Dangers of Social Media.”
Professor Costello co-authored an article of the same title which is being considered for publication in the American Journal of Law & Medicine. She leads the legal research team for a project spearheaded by the Harvard University-based Strategic Training Initiative for the Prevention of Eating Disorders.
Charles Delmotte, Assistant Professor of Law, will speak at the Junior Tax Conference, the prime conference for junior tax professors, June 15-17 at Northeastern University in Boston. He also authored a chapter for the book, “Artificial Intelligence and the Law,” titled “Different Models of Innovation and Their Relation to Law.”
Justin Simard, Assistant Professor of Law, will present in the Hennepin County Law Library’s Continuing Legal Education series for Minnesota Lawyers on Feb. 17. The topic of his presentation will be “Slavery’s Legal Legacy and its Meaning for Modern Lawyers.”
Glen Staszewski, Professor of Law & The A.J. Thomas Faculty Scholar, had his article, "A Deliberative Democratic Theory of Precedent", published on Jan. 24, 2023, as the lead article of Volume 94 of the University of Colorado Law Review.
- Audra Foster, Director of Pipeline Programming, Outreach and Education
- Anne Marie Gattari, Director of Communications and Marketing
- Jacqueline Kontry, Senior Director of Development
- Marie Sayaka Nelson, Immigration Law Clinic Fellow
- Lauren Rogers, Housing Justice Clinic Fellow
Learn more about each person by visiting the HR bulletin board outside of Room 404.
MSU LAW FACT
The fall 2022 class is the most inclusive at the College of Law in 23 years—representing 28 states, five countries and eight tribal nations.
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