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On the Record

Top Story: Construction Update for the William N. Brimmer Legal Education Center

Donor Honor Roll

Dean's Advisory Board Member Profile: Profile: Kari Jo Gray

Dean's Advisory Board Member Profile: Milo Vukelich

Dean's Advisory Board Member Profile: Charles Kepler

Dean Jerry Parkinson to Speak at UWNA Breakfast Series in April

2008-09 Wyoming Law Review Board Named

Clinic News: New Directors Named, Swearing-In Ceremony and Clinic Retreat

UW College of Law Honor Roll


Off the Record

A Look Back to the 1970s: Visiting Professor Dente

Law School Dean Volunteers at Romanian Children's Clinic

Law School Gets Chatty

Law School Multicultural Student Initiative

Legal Research Review Session Coming Soon

Silent Auction - This Year Online Bidding is Available to Alumni and Friends!

Visiting Chinese Scholar to TA at Summer Law Program in Suzhou


Upcoming Events

02/18/2008, Mon. ~ PLC Officer Weekly Meeting, Room 153, UW College of Law, Noon to 1 p.m.

02/18-22/2008, Mon.-Wed. ~ Silent Auction Fundraiser for 2008 Graduating Class. This year online bidding is available to friends and alumni!

02/20/2008, Wed. ~ WSIL Meeting, Room 144, UW College of Law, Noon to 1 p.m.

02/25/2008, Mon. ~ PLC Officer Weekly Meeting, Room 146, UW College of Law, Noon to 1 p.m.

02/25/2008, Mon. ~ Movie Night at the Law School: Maxed Out, Room 142, UW College of Law, 7 p.m. Free and open to the public.

02/26/2008, Tues. ~ UW Alumni Event in Denver featuring Wyoming’s First Lady Nancy Freudenthal, 5:30 p.m., Holland & Hart, Denver office, $10 per person.

02/27/2008, Wed. ~ Meet the Candidate, Room 144, UW College of Law, 5:30 to 7 p.m.

03/03/2008, Mon. ~ PLC Officer Weekly Meeting, Room 146, UW College of Law, Noon to 1 p.m.

03/05/2008, Wed. ~ Town Hall Meeting, Room 144, UW College of Law, Noon to 1 p.m.

03/10/2008, Mon. ~ PLC Officer Weekly Meeting, Room 146, UW College of Law, Noon to 1 p.m.

03/17-21/2008, Mon.-Fri. ~ Spring Break. No classes. University open.

03/24/2008, Mon. ~ PLC Officer Weekly Meeting, Room 146, UW College of Law, Noon to 1 p.m.

03/24/2008, Mon. ~ Bar Loans & the New Loan Forgiveness Enhancements, Presenter: Dana Mignogna from Access Group, Room 144, UW College of Law, Noon. Pizza provided.

03/28/2008, Fri. ~ CLE: Law and the History of Polygamy, Speaker: Prof. Sarah Barringer Gordon, Arlin M. Adams Professor of Constitutional Law and Professor of History, University of Pennsylvania Law School. Room 144, UW College of Law, Noon to 1 p.m. Cosponsored by the School of Religious Studies.

03/29/2008, Sat. ~ Legal Research Review Session, UW College of Law. CLE credit pending.

04/02-03/2008, Wed.-Thurs. ~ Law Review Symposium, UW College of Law. CLE credit pending.

04/16/2008, Wed. ~ UWNA Breakfast Series, Denver, CO, 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. Speaker: Dean Jerry Parkinson.

04/17/2008, Thurs. ~ Preparing for the Colorado Bar Exam, Lecturer Scott Johns, Room 144, UW College of Law, Noon. Pizza provided.

04/30/2008, Wed. ~ Interviewing Success Strategies: What to Expect During a Large Firm Interview, Presenters: Tim Henderson & Miriam Connor, Holland & Hart LLP, Room 144, UW College of Law, Noon. Lunch provided.

05/17/2008, Sat. ~ UW College of Law Commencement

05/17/2008, Sat. ~ Groundbreaking Ceremony of the new William N. Brimmer Legal Education Center, 12:30 p.m., UW College of Law, South Lawn (immediately following the UW College of Law Commencement).

 


Alumni & Friends

Denver Alumni Event on Feb. 26th

Groundbreaking Ceremony of the new William N. Brimmer Legal Education Center

Birth Announcement: Lance

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