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aLa * A WORD FRO Welcome back. I hope you had a wonderful and productive summer. For those of you who were away from Gainesville and are returning to the law school for the first time since the spring, the many changes that have taken place in your absence may cause some temporary disorientation. I hope, however, that the beauty and function- ality of our new classrooms will more than make up for any inconveniences. Da R There is much going on here. UF -c President j. Bernard Machen will be for- Sin mally installed in office during a cam- . pus-wide celebration Sept. 9-10, and we hi . hope you will take time to participate in this historic event. The inauguration theme is "Flagship for Discovery," a reminder both of our place among the state's institu- tions of higher learning and the role UF plays in inno- vative and important research in a variety of disci- plines. At the College of Law, our faculty speakers will focus on "Expanding Horizons in the Law and Legal Education." I hope you will attend some of these pre- sentations, which will give you a glimpse into the accomplishments of our faculty outside the classroom. President Machen will fine-tune his plans for UF during the next year, and already has identified reten- I M THE DEAN * tion and recruitment of top faculty, diversity on campus, and international programs as high priorities. Recent events underscore our com- mitment to each of these priorities. For example, we are honored that an innovative diversity reading initiative by our own Center for the Study of Race and Race Relations will kick off the president's inauguration celebra- tion. We welcome this fall outstanding faculty to our top-ranked Graduate Tax Program: Paul McDaniel and Diane e" Da n Ring, as well as visitor Christopher I ota Hanna. And, of course, the law school lt it has long maintained an exceptional international presence. This is an exciting time to be at this institution, and I hope you will let us know if we can serve you better. I cannot promise that every request will be granted; I do pledge that we will help every member of our college community work through issues and concerns, and we will take every reasonable step at our disposal to assist you. Please feel free to e- mail me personally at jerryr@law.ufl.edu. Robert H. Jerry, II, Dean, Levin, Mabie and Levin Professor Law Lectures & Events Scheduled During Machen Inauguration Celebration at UF Sept. 9-10 University of Florida President j. Bernard Machen will be installed as UF's I Ith president amid a variety of symposia and campus-wide events Sept. 9-10 showcasing UF's talents and accomplishments (details at UF's inauguration site, http://www.president.ufl.edulinauguration/). Events at the College of Law will include "Toward New Horizons in the Law & Legal Education," lectures and discussions on emerging issues in legal practice, research and education, 1:30 a.m.-2:50 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 9 (details in next week's FlaLaw). Events are open to the public, and CLE credit should be available. Tours of new law school facilities will be offered every half hour until 3:30 p.m. (Other events also will be held campus-wide during this time; museums will be open for tours, and box lunches and shuttle service will be available.) The college's Center for the Study of Race and Race Relations will co-sponsor a symposium at the Phillips Center Thursday on race and diversity issues from 1:30-4:30 p.m. (related story on Faculty Reading Initiative on page 7). The Law Center Association Board of Trustees and Law Alumni Council will host their annual fall meetings and activities Friday, Sept. 10. Machen's installation ceremony on Friday, noon-l:30 p.m., in the O'Connell Center, is open to the public, and will be webcast live via a link from the inauguration site. A pub- lic reception (picniclBBQ/ice cream social) follows from 2-4 p.m. in the Florida Gym. O Special Welcome Back Issue What's Inside Construction (pg. 4) * Directions to classrooms, bathroom locations and answers to other often asked questions. * Map with primary entrances marked. * Construction Update. * Library Annex Open. * Related Web sites. Student News * jobs Available (2) * Career Services & judicial Clerkship Information (2) * Parking Decals & Options (3) * Student Affairs Helps Students Succeed (6) Get Your News in - and From UF Law Publications & Web (7) And More... * E-Mail Alert (2) * CSRRR Faculty Reading Initiative Kicks Off (7) Gordon Honored for Contributions (8) Faculty Scholarship (8) .:ri UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA TrMl-i. ; I .'.:nI' .. 1 , Zi= ~ad. ~b% E-Mail Alert: AOL, Hotmail, MSN The University of Florida is having e-mail problems with AOL, Hotmail and MSN, and those using these accounts may not receive e-mail from the College of Law. All students are pro- vided with a "ufl.edu" e- mail account, but many forward e-mail to personal accounts. If you do this, you may not receive time- ly announcements or responses to your inquiries. Until further notice, do not forward e- mail. Instead, regularly check your "ufl.edu" GatorLink account. (Students who provided an AOL, Hotmail or MSN Help Others, Complete Online Summer Experience Survey Staff in the Center for Career Services (CCS) hope students had a productive summer that will help them clarify their career paths while filling in the white spaces on their resumes. Those who clerked, volunteered, studied abroad or were sum- mer associates can help other students by complet- ing and returning a Summer Experience Survey (available online on the CCS Web site or in the center). This information will assist other students seeking dynamic summer experiences and help them make informed decisions about how best to spend their time and resources. In addition, please inform the center when you have received and/or accepted an employment offer. New CCS Staff and Web Site Career Services staff were busy this summer preparing a full array of services and programs designed to provide students with a stimulating year full of career exploration and development. They encourage students to stop by and meet the members of the Career Services team of talented professionals all dedicated to assisting students on their career paths: * Linda Calvert Hanson, Assistant Dean * Jessie Howell Wallace, recently promoted to Director * Carol Kuczora, Assistant Director * Leonard Grill, Assistant Director * Christina McCray, Career Services Coordinator * Megan Ford, Resource Coordinator * Edrene Johnson, Student Program Coordinator * Jeffrey Bekiares, Student Statistical Coordinator The Center for Career Services Web site, www.law.ufl.edu/career, now has downloadable forms, handouts and a variety of detailed informa- tion, and is the quickest way to locate information about CCS programs and resources. It's also con- venient, and available wherever you are, 24/7. Stay Connected, Don't Miss Career Opportunities Fall is a hectic time in career services, and critical career deadlines pass quickly. Don't miss out on potential experiences by being out of the address as their e-mail loop. To stay connected: contact should send Student Affairs or Career Join the Career Listserve. For late-breaking news Services their GatorLink on deadlines, program announcements, job listings address.) and more, sign up on the CCS e-mail distribution We regret any incon- list, the "Career Hotline," by sending a blank e- veniences this may have mail to career hotline subscribe@law.ufl.edu. caused, and UF is working You should receive a confirmation e-mail that will hard to address the prob- lem, which resulted from require you to respond within 24 hours. Remember, efforts by companies to -. .- ... it is critical that you subscribe using your non-for- reduce spam to sub- warded, UF account to prevent the contact issues scribers. When too many that materialized over the summer when our mes- messages at one time sages were not getting through spam-blocking fea- originate from one mail server such as when tures of ISP's (see details at sidebar at !. Li, UF sends students a Read FlaLaw each week for career services broadcast message the. articles, events and deadlines. server is automatically Stop by "One Quick Question" (1QQ) each blocked from sending e- Tuesday from 9:30-11 a.m. Look for our 1QQ mail to anyone at that account for two days or table on the Bruton-Geer Hall breezeway outside more. (This appears to the clinics if you have a quick question about users at both ends resumes, programs, interviews or your job search. senders and receivers Check the Event Calendar on the UF College of as intermittent service.) as intermittent service.) Law Web site as well as the CCS Web site. Many universities and colleges are affected by Attend CCS programs. this issue. Until it is Staff in the Center for Career Services are resolved, the only solu- tion is to rely on UF here to help students with their job search. They accounts for e-mail have organized informative panels and programs to service. (Career Services Continues Page 3) * CAREER SERVICES * Positions Available for Law Student Researchers, Writers Assist in Research, Data Collection & Case Analysis on Florida Death Penalty Professor Christopher Slobogin wants to hire up to five second- or third-year law students, preferably with an interest in criminal law, to assist in the col- lection of information about the death penalty in Florida. The project is funded by the American Bar Association's Death Penalty Moratorium Implementation Project, and will involve legal research, data collection, and case analysis during this semester and perhaps part of next semester. Pay will be similar to that received by student research assistants. Resumes should be submitted by Sept. 3 (Career Services, Continued) assist students with career choices and job search issues, and to familiarize them with different prac- tice areas. To maximize the benefits of CCS serv- ices, plan to attend the following: Programs & Workshops * Aug. 25, noon, 355D, Marine Corps JAG Opportunities. * Sept. 1, noon, 355D, Judicial Clerkship Process. The application date for federal clerkships is Sept. 7. Learn about changes in the application process from Dean Calvert Hanson, and what it is like and how to become more competitive for these presti- gious and rewarding positions for new law school graduates from Associate Professor Mark Fenster. * Sept. 3, noon, 285D, Beyond OCI: Exploring ALL Your Career Options. * Sept. 8, noon, 355D, Getting Hired From the Employer's Perspective, Jenna Rissman of Kluger Peretz. * Sept. 10, 4 p.m., 355D, Labor and Employment Law Opportunities, Peter Zinober of Zinober McCrea. * Sept. 15, noon, 355D, Out of State Job Searches. * Sept. 17, noon, 285D, The Call Back Interview, Catie Witherspoon of Carlton Fields. * Sept. 22 & 24, noon, 285D, Spring Externship Informational Meeting. * Sept. 29, noon, 355D, Public Interest Law Careers. * Oct. 1, noon, Federal Career Opportunities. * Oct. 6, noon, 355D, Opportunities in Estate Planning. * Oct. 8, noon, Bailey Courtroom, Maximizing Your Career Possibilities: Working Your Contacts. * Oct. 13, noon, 355D, Careers in International Law, Professor Steve Powell. to Professor Slobogin in 305 Holland Hall (third floor), or to slobogin@law.ufl.edu. Organize Focus Groups, Edit, Research Professor Katheryn Russell-Brown is interested in hiring a graduate assistant or law student to help with a research and writing project. The project will involve organizing focus groups for Fall 2004, manu- script editing, and research. Students who have solid research and writing skills and training in research methods are strongly encouraged to apply. Interested students should contact Professor Russell-Brown at russellbrownk(alaw.ufl.edu or 392-2225. O * Oct. 15, noon, Bailey Courtroom, Maximizing Your Professional Approach: Professionalism & Etiquette. * Oct. 20, 5-7 p.m., Cafeteria, Preparing for THE FINAL MILE: Bar Application and Exam. * Oct. 22, noon, Bailey Courtroom, The Practice of Criminal Law. * Oct. 27, noon, 355D, Careers in Environmental Law, Professor Mary Jane Angelo. * Nov. 1, 11 a.m. & Nov. 3, noon, 180-A, 1L Career Services Orientation. * Nov. 5, noon, 355D, Resume and Cover Letter Workshop. * Nov. 8, 2:30-4:30 p.m., Walk-In Resume Review. * Nov. 9, 8:30-10:30 a.m., Walk-In Resume Review. * Nov. 10, noon-2 p.m., Walk-In Resume Review. Fall Recruiting: OCI, Job Fairs & Interview Events * OCI Phase Two Interviews are underway this week at the Reitz Union Career Resources Center. * OCI Phases Three and Four Interviews begin next week, and will be back in the law school (except for Sept. 3 and 10, which will be at the Reitz Union). Full details available on the Web or in CCS. * Phase Four Bid Deadline is extended until 5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 24. * Mid-Atlantic Legal Recruiting Conference (l \1 I( I Aug. 27, Washington, D.C. * Southeastern Law Placement Conference (SELPC), Sept. 10, Atlanta. * Equal Justice Works Public Interest Conference & Career Fair, Oct. 28-29, Washington, D.C. Students are the center's top priority, and staff are eager to assist all UF law students. For individ- ual, one-on-one counseling, just schedule an appointment with one of the knowledgeable career counselors in the CCS office, 244 Bruton-Geer Hall, phone 392-0499. O Parking Decals, Options Available Parking decals will be sold at the law school this Wednesday, Aug. 25, from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. in the Media Center in Bruton- Geer Hall. Parking restrictions are lifted the first week of classes (Aug. 24-27) in Commuter and All Decal areas. Remember, you may also: * Set up a car pool (mini- mum three riders from in-county or two out-of- county). Purchase only one decal (refunds avail- able for already pur- chased extras). Each rider receives three passes per term to drive separately. Spaces are always avail- able in large car pool only area. Contact Student Affairs for infor- mation andlor to verify your eligibility. * Take the bus (schedules in Student Affairs). Law students are "pre-paid," and need only show GatorOne ID. Busses stop- ping at the law school include #5 (comes from Oaks Mall down Newberry Road and SW 2nd Avenue and passes law school three times an hour); 43 (comes from north 43rd Street, turns on Newberry Road and passes school hourly); and 34 (comes from southwest near Colonial Village, goes east on 35th Place, and comes up 34th Street to SW 2nd Avenue, where it turns west and passes school three times an hour). * Student parking also is available in the Cultural Arts area, where busses pick up every six minutes for destinations on Museum Drive and Village or Fraternity Row. I Law Construction on Schedule Construction is in progress to renovate and expand library and class- room space at the Levin College of Law, thanks to a major 2001-03 effort that raised $7.8 million in private support later supplemented by state and UF monies for the project. By Fall 2005, the Lawton Chiles Legal Information Center will nearly double in size and the college will reach and surpass its peer institu- tions in its law library space. The law school community also will have access to greatly expand- ed and enhanced class- room facilities, and the school's technological capabilities will be enhanced thanks to a revamped telecommunica- tions plant, "smart" class- rooms, and wired/wireless access throughout new and renovated spaces. The project remains on schedule, and students here for Fall 2004 are the first to enjoy classes in the two new education towers. Second and third floors of east Holland Hall are now going up span- ning the entire building footprint, and a new exte- rior a two-story glass storefront will soon cover the east end. Construction will be complete in June 2005, and the library, cafeteria and Development and Communications offices (now at the UF Foundation) will return by next fall. Construction Q&A SBy Associate Dean for Administrative Affairs Patrick Shannon Will the classrooms be ready? YES!!! We are going through our final inspections and construction crews are repairing last minute items. All classrooms will be ready by 8 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 24. (Note that although the classrooms will be ready and open on Tuesday, Aug. 24, the con- struction crew will not allow people to enter the new buildings before 8 a.m. that day.) Where are the new classrooms? The classrooms are located in new education towers to the east and west. The east tower has three levels of classrooms. The first floor of the west tower is an open concourse, with classrooms on the second and third floors. In the EAST TOWER (tennis court side) First Floor: * Room 180A: Ceremonial classroom Second Floor: 285 suite of classrooms * 285A (on your immediate left as you enter) * 285B (back left as you enter) * 285C (back right as you enter) * 285D (on immediate right as you enter) Third Floor: 355 suite of classrooms * 355A (on your immediate left as you enter) * 355B (back left as you enter) * 355C (back right as you enter) * 355D (on immediate right as you enter) In the WEST TOWER First Floor: * Open concourse (no classrooms) Second Floor: * 270 (Will be used mainly by Graduate Tax) Third Floor: S345 How do I get to the new classrooms? From Street Level (see map on page 5): * Enter from the east (tennis court side), via walk- ways by the east education tower. * You also may enter from the south via Bruton- Geer Hall (by clinics). The gate by the clinics leading to the new courtyard will be open to provide full access. From Second Floor: * First, you may use the glass doors outside the Media Center in Bruton-Geer Hall. (The same entrance/exit for the former bridge between the buildings.) * Second, you may take the elevator on the west side of the courtyard. This new elevator is located near the stairwell in the courtyard. * Third, you may use the old stairwell on the south side (courtyard) of Holland Hall. * Fourth, you may use the new outdoor staircase located on the east side of the courtyard. (The staircase is in the approximate location of the old "Cheerios" sculpture.) * Fifth, you may use the east stairwell (tennis court side of Holland Hall). From Third Floor: * Same as second floor (see above), except there is no entrance/exit directly from Bruton-Geer Hall. * From faculty offices: There are new entrances to the third floor from what used to be Professors Amy Mashburn's and Tom Cotter's offices. How do students get to faculty offices? As described above, students can take the ele- vator, south or east stairwell, or outdoor staircase to the third floor. Will the new classrooms have electricity? Yes. All new classrooms except for the 35- seat classrooms have electricity to the tabletops. Wireless Internet will be available throughout. I .IAI Enter college via walkways beside east education tower. Enter college via walkway in Bruton-Geer Hall. Where are the restrooms? Ground Floor: * North of the elevator near the west tower. * Inside the lobby area of room 180A. * Across from JMBA Office in Bruton-Geer Hall. Second Floor: * North of the elevator in the west tower. * Down the hall from Career Services in Bruton- Geer Hall. Third Floor: * North of the elevator in the west tower. Where is Student Affairs? The Office of Student Affairs is located in Bruton-Geer Hall, across the breezeway from the clinics. They will move back to their renovated offices in Holland Hall in late September. Where is the bulletin board? Student Affairs will have a bulletin board next to the elevator in the courtyard. Will there be food service? We will have a "fancy" coffee cart located in the cafeteria seating area that will be available after the first week or two of school. Is there a bookstore? There will not be a permanent bookstore until 2005, but a bookstore will open here temporarily the first week of school on the patio on the south side of the faculty dining room. Where is the library, and when will it return to the law campus? The Legal Information Center (law library) has moved to the former Publix building in Butler Plaza off Archer Road (see sidebar at right). Renovation of their facilities will be completed in June 2005, and the library will return to campus that summer. Where is the Dean's Suite and other administrative offices? Occupants of the Dean's Suite (Dean Robert Jerry, Associate Deans George Dawson and Patrick Shannon, Debra Amirin, Julie Barnes, Tena Cantor, Barbara DeVoe, Lena Hinson, Yolanda Mickle, Doris Perron, Janet Plumley and Sandy Tyson) are in the doublewide trailer in the west orange parking lot, and will return to Holland Hall in late September. Development and Alumni Affairs and Communications offices are at the University of Florida Foundation, and will return in 2005. O Law Library Open Off-Campus The Legal Information Center (library) has been relocated to the former Publix in Butler Plaza on Archer Road until con- struction is complete in 2005. The annex is open for study and research, and offers plentiful, free parking, computer sta- tions, open table seating and study carrels. (A LIC reserve desk and Tax Library Collection are open in Media Services, second floor Bruton-Geer Hall.) Annex hours are: * Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; * Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; * Saturday, 1-5 p.m.; * Sunday, 1-9 p.m. State holidays and special events will cause hours to vary. For information, con- tact LIC reference staff at 392-0417. Questions About Construction? Go online to www. law.ufl.edulconstruction or http://www.ufspace. ufl.edulpm/web/ viewprj.jsp?prj= 1032, or contact Associate Dean for Administrative Affairs Patrick Shannon at shannon@law.ufl.edu. Add/Drop This Week Dropladd is this week, Aug. 23-27, and students should take this time to check the accuracy of their schedules. Fees are charged for credits that appear on student schedules as of 4:30 p.m., Friday, Aug. 27, so any adjustments to schedules must be updated on ISIS within the dropladd week. For information, con- tact Registrar Kim Thomas in Student Affairs. Financial Aid If you have financial aid questions or concerns, stop by Student Affairs or e-mail Financial Aid Director Carol Huber at chuber@ufl.edu. Financial aid information also is available in the College of Law Handbook (available in Student Affairs and online at www.law.ufl.edu, click on publications, then Handbook) and on the Student Affairs Web site (www.law.ufl.edul students). Apply for Diversity Scholarship Apply by Sept. 10 for DRI Law Student Diversity Scholarships open to sec- ond-year African American, Hispanic, Asian, Pan Asian and Native American stu- dents and all second-year female law students regardless of race. DRI will provide $10,000 scholar- ships to two worthy law students from ABA-accred- ited law schools to help promote the DRI Diversity Statement in Principle. Information and applica- tions for these private scholarships are available in Student Affairs. Student Affairs Helps Students Succeed The Office of Student Affairs is committed to providing a supportive environment for students, and provides leadership for and promotes policies that enable students to succeed in academic, finan- cial, career, and personal matters. Associate Dean for Students, Professionalism & Community Relations Gail E. Sasnett, Assistant Dean Richard Ludwick, Coordinator Noemar Castro, Financial Aid Director Carol Huber, and Registrar Kimberly Thomas work with staff mem- bers Ellen Robinson, Mike Oun, and Sherry Johnson to provide or coordinate: * Application Amendments (Ludwick) * Academic Probation, Advisement (Ludwick, Sasnett) * Academic Success Program (Ludwick, Randolph) * Academic Correspondence & Documentation (Ludwick, Sasnett, Thomas) * Petitions for Exceptions to Rules & for Student Employment & Medical Withdrawals (Ludwick, Sasnett) * Bar Questions (Thomas) * Book Awards & Honors Disclosure (Johnson) * Class Rank & Honors Designations (Thomas) * Clinic Selection (Thomas) * Dean's Certificates for State Bars (Ludwick, Oun, Thomas) * Enrollment Certification for Loan Deferments, Insurance Purposes (Oun, Johnson) * Exam Accommodations, Collections, Delays (Ludwick, Oun, Thomas) * Exchange & Study Abroad Programs (Castro) * Financial Aid, Scholarships, Loans & Employment (Huber) * General & Personal Counseling (Ludwick, Sasnett, Castro) * Grades & Grade Distribution (Ludwick, Sasnett, Thomas) * Graduate Course Option Petitions (Sasnett) * Graduation & Graduation Checks (Thomas) * Introduction to Law School & the Profession (Orientation), Facebook (Castro, Robinson) * joint Degrees (Ludwick) * Letters of Good Standing (Oun, Castro) * Legal Writing Workshops & Tutoring (Randolph) * Multicultural Activities & Programming (Castro) * Notary During Business Hours (Johnson, Oun, Robinson) * Registration, DroplAdd & Scheduling Support (Ludwick, Thomas) * Services for Students with Disabilities & Special Needs, ADA Accommodations (Ludwick) * Student Activities & Organizations (Castro, Sasnett, Robinson) * Student Records (Thomas) * Support Groups & Situational Counseling * Transfer & Visiting Student Services (Ludwick, Thomas) * Writing Competitions For more information or assistance, go online to www.law.ufl.edu/students, call the Student Affairs Office at 392-0421, or e-mail stiiient sI. c a Li% [ifll cdli O JMBA News & Announcements * Free Pizza This Wednesday. The John Marshall Bar Association (JMBA) welcomes all incoming first-semester students. JMBA representatives will serve free pizza at 11 a.m. this Wednesday, Aug. 25, on the concourse and will be available until noon to answer questions. * General Board Meeting & Elections Next Monday. All students are encouraged to attend JMBA's first general board meeting this Monday, Aug. 30, from 7-8 p.m. in 285D Holland Hall. JMBA's first-semester election will be conducted at the meeting for new students. Students who are interested in getting involved with exciting law school activities, campus socials, and community service events are invited to run for one of six available first-semester representative seats. * Parking Raffle Sept. 3. JMBA will hold a raffle for church parking Friday, Sept. 3. To participate, you must be a JMBA member and you must sign up in the JMBA Office between Monday, Aug. 30, and the raffle time (TBA) Friday, Sept. 3. For information, visit the JMBA Web site at http://grove.ufl.edu/-jmba/ or e-mail JMBA President Julie Miller at ufbug ufl.edu. O Wilbert Passes On S~ Wilbert Langston passed away Aug. 7. SDive sit Read InitiatWilbert (above at right, with son Steve, center, CSRRR Director Katheryn Russell-Brown (below, and Law Professor joe right) helped distribute copies of the book to a Little) was perhaps best long line of eager UF faculty at Tigert Hall july 15. known as the namesake r for Wilbert's convenience store across from the SCollege of Law, a law school favorite for 40- plus years. Law faculty and students have start- ed a memorial fund in Wilbert's honor. (Full story online at www.law.ufl.edulnews/ current/wilbert.shtml.) Get News in and From UF Law Publications & Web Site The College of Law's Post events on the College of Law Web newsletter, FlaLaw, is published Calendar of Events online via a link on by the Dean's Office each the Events page. week school is in session to inform students, faculty and staff \ iF about law school-related activi- - ties, events and opportunities. It also is distributed to key UF administrators, the media and others on an e-mail pdf distribu- tion list or who access it via the college Web site (ww- /, : iy n.. ,/ click on "publications," then "FlaLaw" for current and past issues in full color). Submit your news for each issue by 10 a.m. the previous Tuesday. Send your information to Debra Amirin at amirin@law.ufl.edu. Other common methods for getting and disseminating information at the Levin College of Law include: * The Docket is produced by the John Marshall Bar Association and periodically inserted in FlaLaw. Submissions should be e-mailed to jmbadocket@ yahoo.com.Call JMBA at 392-0498 for details. * Information is posted on a bulletin board by the Office of Student Affairs in the Bruton-Geer Hall breezeway leading to the courtyard. To post a notice on the boards, contact Student Affairs. 0 The college Web site, www.law.ufl.edu, contains information Sand links to news, publications and pro- grams, books for sale, rooms to rent, fac- ulty backgrounds and legal resources. Contact Associate Director for Technology Services Andy Adkins at adkins law.ufl.edu for information or guidance. * The college's electronic, text-only newsletter, UF Law E-News, is sent bimonthly to alumni, faculty & staff, students and a subscriber list. Sign up online at www.law.ufl.edu/lists/flalaw or e-mail amirin@law.ufl.edu to be added to the list (current faculty, staff and students receive the newsletter automatically) or to submit news. * The Levin College ofLaw Handbook & Student Honor System, available in the Office of Student Affairs or online at www.law.ufl.edu/publications, offers a wealth of law school information, includ- ing the academic calendar, course descriptions, Student Honor System and descriptions of pro- grams, policies, procedures, departments and faculty and staff. O 2004-05 UF Law Conferences * Institute for Dispute Resolution's Fifth Annual Upchurch Watson White & Max Dispute Resolution Symposium, Oct. 15, Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center, Kissimmee. Eight CLE credits, including two for ethics. Special room rates for reservations made by Aug. 30. * Fourth Richard E. Nelson Symposium, Feb. 10-11 (tentative), Hilton UF Conference Center. Organized by Professor Michael Allan Wolf. * Fourth Annual Law & Technology Conference, Feb. 24-25, Sheraton World Resort, Orlando. Organized by Intellectual Property Law Program Director Thomas Cotter. * Race and Law Curriculum Workshop, Feb. 24-26, Hilton UF Conference Center. Organized by Center for the Study of Race and Race Relations. Watch future issues of FlaLaw for information, or contact Director of Conference Planning Barbara DeVoe (392-9238 or devoe@law.ufl.edu). -a S Universit of Florida Fredric G. Levin Co e o Law Ne A Submit News for FlaLaw FlaLaw is published each week school is in session. Submit news of interest to the law school community by 10 a.m. Tuesday for the following Monday's newsletter to Editor Debra Amirin, Director of Institutional Information & Publications, amirin@law.ufl.edu, College of Law Dean's Office, phone 352-392- 9238, Fax 352-392-8727. Fredric G. Levin College of Law Associate Dean for International Studies * George Dawson, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs * Michael K. Friel, Associate Dean & Director, Graduate Tax Program * William H. Page, Associate Dean for Faculty Development * M. Kathleen "Kathie" Price, Associate Dean for Library and Technology * Gail E. Sasnett, Associate Dean for Students, Professionalism and Community Relations * J. Patrick Shannon, Associate Dean for Administrative Affairs * Donald J. Hale, Senior Development Director * Linda Calvert Hanson, Assistant Dean for Career Services SCHOLARSHIP & * Professor Stuart R. Cohn, Gerald A. Sohn Research Scholar and Associate Dean for International Studies, and Professor Jeffrey Davis became the second and third recipients ever of The Florida Bar Business Law Section's Distinguished Lifetime Service Award at the annual meeting. Cohn and Davis have been active in the development of Bar-sponsored state legislation in their respective fields (bankruptcy and corporations), and are on the Business Law Section's executive council. * Professor/Intellectual Property Program Director Thomas Cotter published "Accommodating the Unauthorized Use of Copyrighted Works for Religious Purposes Under the Fair Use Doctrine and Copyright Act Section," 110(3), 22 Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law journal 43-66 (2004). * Professor Emeritus Richard Hiers published "Institutional Academic Freedom A Constitutional Misconception: Did Grutter v. Bollinger Perpetuate the Confusion?," 30 J. of College and University Law 531-81 (2004). * Professor jerold Israel published two new student texts this fall, Principles of Criminal Procedure: Investigation (with Wayne LaFave & Nancy King) (Westgroup 2004) and Principles of Criminal Procedure: Post- Investigation (with Wayne LaFave and Nancy King) (Westgroup 2004). .. * Dean and Levin Mabie and Levin Professor Robert H. Jerry, II published "The Insurance Aspects of Damages," 2004 J. of Dispute Resolution 107 (with Douglas R. Richmond). (Title refers to Barry Werth, Damages (2004). August 23-27 Drop/Add using ISIS (www.isis.ufl.edu) 25 JMBA Q&A, free pizza on the concourse, II a.m. Parking decals on sale, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Media Center Career Services presents Marine Corps JAG, noon, 355D 27 Faculty Enrichment Luncheon, Olga Dyusheva, Russian Divorce Law Under the Family Code of 1996: In the International Avant Garde or Rear Guard? noon, 355D Class rolls fixed; fee liability attaches for students 30 JMBA board meeting & elections, 7 8 p.m., 285D HOL September I Career Services on Judicial Clerkship Process, noon, 355D 3 Fees due (1:30 p.m. law school, 3:30 p.m. UF Fin. Serv.) Career Services presentation, "Beyond OCI, Exploring All Your Career Options," noon, 285D 6 Labor Day holiday, classes canceled * Richard L. Ludwick, 7 Monday classes meet, Tuesday classes canceled Assistant Dean for Students 8 Career Services presentation, "Getting Hired, From the * J. Michael Patrick, Assistant Employer's Perspective," noon, 355D Dean for Admissions 9-10 College of Law lectures & events, including CSRRR symposium, LCA Board of Trustees & Law Alumni Council meetings, in conjunction with Machen inauguration celebration (see pages I & 7) 10 Labor and Employment Law Opportunities, Peter Zinober of Zinober McCrea, 4 p.m., 355D ACTIVITIES * UF Research Foundation Professor Diane Mazur published "Why Progressives Lost the War When They Lost the Draft," 32 Hofstra L. Rev. 553 (2003). International Trade Law Program Director Steve Powell led a roundtable discussion of trade and human rights by international bar leaders at the American Bar Association annual meeting in Atlanta. He also has been appointed to the faculty of UF's International Agricultural Trade and Policy Center, where he will conduct interdisciplinary research on national agricultural trade issues. Stepehn C. O'Connell Professor Christopher Slobogin published "The Integrationist Alternative to the Insanity Defense: Reflections on the Exculpatory Scope of Mental Illness in the Wake of the Andrea Yates Case," in 30 Am. J. Crim. L. 315-341 (2004), and "Is Atkins the Antithesis or the Apothesis of Anti-Discrimination Principles?: Sorting Out the Groupwide Effects of Exempting People with Mental Retardation from the Death Penalty," 55 Alabama L. Rev. 1101-1107 (2004), in a symposium on Disability Rights. Gator TeamChild Supervising Attorney Claudia Wright, Social Worker Karen Keroack and former student Dr. Bob Jacobs present- ed, "Gator TeamChild: A Voice for Children in the Unified Family Court" at the Florida Department of Children and Families' Dependency Court Improvement Summit in Tampa Aug. 16-18. O Gordon Honored for Contributions Chesterfield Smith Professor Michael W. Gordon (below, with some of his many published books) was honored last month for his 35-plus years of significant contributions to international and legal relations between Florida and the Americas. Gordon, appointed by the Clinton administration to dispute resolution pan- els of both the World Trade Organization and North American Free Trade Agreement, was recognized at the annual Conference on Legal and Policy Issues in the Americas organized by the Center for Governmental Responsibility (CGR). "Professor Gordon has trained an entire generation of international lawyers, been a strong advocate for international programs in legal education throughout the Americas, and is recognized worldwide for his expertise in comparative law, international litigation and trade, Mexican law and the NAFTA," said CGR Director Jon Mills. "He has consult- ed for 10 foreign governments, lec- tured at universities and law asso- ciations in more than 30 nations, and served as a Senior Fulbright Professor in Mexico, Guatemala and Germany." (Complete story at www.law.ufl. edulnews/ releases/040625.shtml.) O |