V MARCH The Digest - Widener University

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The Digest

MARCH 27, 2017

VOLUME 2016/2017 ISSUE 27

WIDENER UNIVERSITY COMMONWEALTH LAW SCHOOL

COMMONWEALTHLAW.WIDENER.EDU

CAREER DEVELOPMENT OFFICE SPRING 2017 SEMESTER EVENTS

All Welcome!!

Importance of Bar Association Membership

Speaker Attorney Matthew Haar

Saul Ewing LLP

March 28, 2017/ 5:00 p.m. in L206

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

March

27 Business Advising Certificate Info

Session Rescheduled

28 Environmental Law Distinguished

Speaker Series

29 Opioid Epidemic: Law and Policy

April

6 WLJ Interest Meeting

7 Safe Climate PA

8 ELPS Flag Football Tournament

14 Spring Holiday (no classes)

20 Interested in Education Law?

22 ELPS Spring Hike

27 Last Day of Classes

Inside this issue:

Environmental Law Distinguished Speaker Series

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Opioid Epidemic: Law and Policy 3

Registrar’s Office News 4

Graduates Names 5

Widener Law Journal Interest Meeting 6

Safe Climate PA 7

Flag Football Tournament

Interested in Education Law?

ELPS Spring Hike

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NEWS FROM THE

REGISTRAR’S OFFICE

2016/2017 GRADUATES

The next page contains the names of graduates as they will appear in the Commencement Program. See Jes Schuller in the Registrar’s Office if yours is not correct.

COMMENCEMENT USHERS NEEDED

Our office is looking for ushers to help with our commencement exercises on Sunday, May 21. Ushers must be willing to work at commencement from 9:00 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. and have transportation to the Forum Auditorium. Ushers must also dress and conduct themselves in a professional manner and be very courteous and helpful to graduates and their guests. In exchange for your help, you will receive two extra VIP tickets to your own graduation!

EMPLOYMENT FORMS DUE If you are a Regular Division Student and have not filled out an employment form for spring 2017, please stop in the Registrar’s office to fill one out as soon as possible. It was due February 5th.

OPTING OUT OF EXAMSOFT If you are planning to write your exam, you will need to fill out an OPT OUT FORM. You will then be reimbursed from the Business Office. The deadline is April 21, 2017, or before that date if you have a Quiz or Mid-term. The form is available in the Registrar’s Office, Registrar’s Bulletin Board or on-line. CALI AWARDS CALI Awards have arrived ahead of schedule! If you received an award notification, you may stop in the Registrar’s Office to pick it up.

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VOLUME 2016/2017 ISSUE Candidates for Juris Doctor Degrees

Wesley Tobe-Chukwu Amaefuna Sarah Michelle Kosek BA, Widener University BA, King's College Courtney Valerie Bassani Mark Francis Kovalcin BS, Penn State University BA, University of Pittsburgh Joseph P. Batastini Jason W. Lepley BA, Temple University BS, Lock Haven University Chynna R. Beisel Austin James Langon BA, Penn State University BA, Catholic University of America

John Scott Bennett Stacey Deist Lindsay BA, Millersville University BS, York College Caitlin B. Blazier Angela Bernadette Lucci BA, University of Rhode Island BA, Muhlenberg College

Meredith Leigh Boardman MPA, Penn State University BS, National Paralegal College Grant S. Malleus Mark Andrew Bogush BS, Saint Joseph’s University BA, Slippery Rock University MS, Saint Joseph's University

Troy Lee Michael Brown III Jordan Lee Mazzoni BA, ITT Technical Institute BS, University of Scranton Robert Walter Bucher III Kirk Edward Mentch BA, West Virginia University BS, University of Hartford Jason L. Caplan Andrew Motoviloff Miller BA, University of Arizona BA, University of Pittsburgh

Travis Arthur Carbaugh Theron Micah Minium BS, Shippensburg University BA, Ohio State University Anthony D. Cox Jr. Jessica Miraglia BS, Old Dominion University BA, King’s College Kaitlin Patricia Daley Matthew Hunter Nesmith BA, Mount Saint Mary's University BA, Penn State University Eliza Jane Decoste Margaret Carol Nollau BS, York College BA, Bloomsburg University Christian J. DeFilippo Shannon Stephen Pascal BA, Ursinus College BS, Central Penn College Joseph A. Donegan Vipul T. Patel BA, Bloomsburg University BSB, Pace University

Zachary Michael DuGan Cara Nicole Phillips BA, University of Delaware BA, La Salle University Jillian Grace Fellows Jessica Leigh Pleskach BA, Indiana University of Pennsylvania BA, Penn State University Nicholas A. Fiaschetti Veronica Nycole Range BA, Penn State University BA, Moravian College Andrea Niccole Fitzsimmons Daniel Reed Schramm BA, Lycoming College BA, Lebanon Valley College

Brett Caroline Flower Jocelyn Grace Schultz BS, Virginia Polytechnic Institute BA, Bloomsburg University Shaun P Flynn Gregory Tyler Seiders BS, University of Maryland University College BS, Lebanon Valley College

Howard Benjamin Gold Justin J. Shedron BA, University at Albany, SUNY BA, University of Toledo Stephen Paul Gunther Paolo Raines Shipman BS, Eastern University BA, New York University Marie Michelle Hess Heather Shoemaker BSB, Valdosta State College BA, Bloomsburg University Brandon Joseph Jordan Mark Joseph Smith III BA, University of Pittsburgh BS, Mansfield University John Keifa Jusu Richard Joseph Spevack BA, Shippensburg University BS, Thomas Edison State University Zaklina Kartalija (Jaclyne Kartley) Kelli Kristin Swain BA, University of Scranton BA, Wilson College Joseph Kasisa Erica Renee Townes BA, Rutgers University BA, Old Dominion University Jillian M. Kochis Jamie Wagenhoffer BA, Temple University BA, East Stroudsburg University Matthew William Konya Daryl A. Yount BS, Penn State University BS, Messiah College

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March Birthdays

Sandy Graeff, WLJ and WJLER, secretary & CLE/Special Programs Liaison

Prof. Mary Kate Kearney

Stephanie Engerer, Law Library

Susan Giusti, Law Library

Paula Heider, Administrative Secretary

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