Oct 23 Mon
2017

Mindfulness Mondays

12:00PM - 01:00PM Washington College of Law

Join instructor Aurora Hutchinson for a mindfulness session in N100B Wellness Space (first floor of the library, to the left).

  • Workshop
  • Open To Students AND Faculty/Staff
Oct 23 Mon
2017

Networking – How It’s Done and Why It Matters

12:00PM - 01:00PM Washington College of Law YT17

 Not sure how to network?  Join OCPD counselors for an informal conversation about networking, including how to navigate a reception and the components of an informational interview.  Bring your questions! 

This sessions is great preparation for the 1L Networking Lunch! 

Pizza will be provided to those who register in advance via CareerLink: http://bit.ly/2wQVAkr

  • Information Session
  • Open To Students AND Faculty/Staff
Oct 23 Mon
2017

Conflict and Crisis in Venezuela: Human Rights & International Responses

12:00PM - 01:30PM Washington College of Law NT01

Join the Center for Human Rights & Humanitarian Law and the Center for Latin American and Latino Studies (CLALS) in examining the political and human rights crises in Venezuela, which have placed the country at the center of discussions over hemispheric security.  Recent financial sanctions against the Maduro government have escalated tensions between Washington and Caracas.  The Maduro government is facing increasing isolation in Latin America while maintaining strategic relationships with Cuba, China, and Russia.  Experts Maria Corina Muskus Toro (human rights expert), Geoff Ramsey (Washington Office on Latin America), and Carla Bustillos (Visión Democrática), with moderator Michael McCarthy (CLALS), will provide insight into Venezuela’s deepening human rights crisis and explain how different international responses have sought to address the conflict-ridden situation.  Please RSVP to humlaw@wcl.american.edu.  Refreshments will be provided. 

  • Seminar
  • Open To Students
Oct 23 Mon
2017

SBA Academic Affairs Committee Meeting

03:00PM - 04:00PM Washington College of Law N102

  • Meeting
  • Open To Students
Oct 24 Tue
2017

Maryland Office of the Attorney General's Thurgood Marshall Clerkship Program Information Session

12:00PM - 01:00PM Washington College of Law N101

 The Thurgood Marshall Opportunity Law Clerkship is a summer collaborative effort of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General and several local law firms to attract diverse students who demonstrate not only a devotion to public service and the public good, but also exceptional leadership potential. The goal is to encourage these students to consider public sector service during their legal careers, and to provide these students with an excellent summer internship that enhances their future employment opportunities. 

Selected participants will serve in one of the several divisions at the downtown Baltimore location of the Office of the Attorney General. The clerkship program is 8 weeks and includes various receptions and events for the law clerks as well.

Come speak with Tiffany Harvey, Deputy Counsel for Civil Rights and Legislative Affairs, about all this program has to offer.  

Pizza will served for all students that RSVP via CareerLink: http://bit.ly/2fBkNWU

  • Information Session
  • Open To Students AND Faculty/Staff