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August 3rd 2005 • Printer version  FALL EVENTS PREVIEW 2005
Conferences, workshops, lectures and special events at the University of Oregon School of Law during fall semester, 2005. These are preliminary dates and times and may change - check the contact websites, emails or telephone numbers for the most current information.
AUGUST
August 10-16
ORIENTATION: Law Class of 2008
Welcome, 1Ls! Full story INFO: (541)
346-3986
Monday, August 15
DEADLINE: Basic Mediation Training signup
Last day to sign up for the 30-hour basic mediation training offered
August 26 and 27 and September 2 and 3 at the law school. INFO (See August 26 listing)
Tuesday, August 16
ORIENTATION: Conflict resolution master's degree students
INFO: (541) 346-3042
Wednesday, August 24
RECEPTION: New Faculty, Adjuncts and Visitors
4:30 P.M.-5:30 P.M., Faculty Lounge (3rd floor). Associate Dean Margie
Paris says, A great opportunity to thank our wonderful adjuncts and
visitors, and to welcome new faculty. INFO
Monday and Tuesday, August 26-27
Friday and Saturday, September 2-3
WORKSHOP: Basic Mediation Training
Knight Law Center. Basic mediation training with focus on
communication, uncovering disputantÃs interests and helping
participants find their own solutions. The 30-hour training focuses on
mediator skills. At the end, you will be able to work in a community
mediation setting and will have developed skills for the conflicts of
everyday life. Cost is $175 for students, $450 for UO faculty and
staff. Includes materials, lunches and refreshments. Write checks to UO
School of Law. Payment must accompany registration. INFO
SEPTEMBER
Friday and Saturday, September 16-17
CLASS REUNIONS
Classes of 1955, 1980 and 1985 celebrate. INFO: (541) 346-3865
Saturday, September 17
DUCKS FOOTBALL: Law Tailgater
2:00 P.M. tailgater at Mallard Park Estates, Autzen Stadium. Sponsored
by the UO Law Alumni Association and the Student Bar Association. UO
vs. Fresno State, 4:00 P.M. Kickoff. EVENTS HOTLINE: (541) 346-3970.
Friday and Saturday, September 23-24
CLASS REUNIONS
Classes of 1965 and 1975 celebrate. INFO: (541) 346-3865.
Saturday, September 24
DUCKS FOOTBALL: Law Tailgater
2:00 P.M. Tailgater at Mallard Park Estates, Autzen Stadium. Sponsored
by the UO Law Alumni Association and the Student Bar Association. UO
vs. USC, 4:00 P.M. Kickoff. EVENTS HOTLINE: (541) 346-3970.
Friday, September 30
SYMPOSIUM: Against the Grain: Working for the Public Interest
Noon-5:00 P.M., Wayne Morse Commons, Rooms 110 and 175. As a law clerk,
keynoter John Affeldt assisted in the trial of Panamanian strongman
Manuel Noriega, recently served as lead counsel in a 2004 class action
that won new educational guarantees for thousands of CaliforniaÃs
poorest school children and now heads Public Advocates,
a thirty-five-year-old San
Francisco law firm that advocates for the poor and dispossessed.
California Lawyer magazine named him 2004 Attorney of the Year. He will
be joined by others who have chosen to work in the public interest at
this symposium organized by PIPS, the law schoolÃs public
interest/public service program.
OCTOBER
Friday, October 7
SYMPOSIUM: Sustainable Land Use
Room 175. Measure 37 and sustainable land use is the topic of this
yearÃs Journal of Environmental Law & Litigation symposium. INFO
Friday, October 14
LEGAL THEORY WORKSHOP: Katherine Franke Noon-1:00 P.M., Legal Theory Workshop with Katherine Franke,
Columbia Law School
professor and codirector of the Center for the Study of Law and
Culture. INFO
Thursday, October 20
SYMPOSIUM: Sovereignty and Native Education 1:00 P.M.-9:00 P.M., UO Many Nations Longhouse. Morse Distinguished Speaker Peterson Zah speaks on "The Navajo Sovereignty in Education Act of 2005." U Minnesota historian Brenda Child is a keynote speaker. INFO: (541) 346-3700. Friday and Saturday, October 21-22
CONFERENCE: Tribal Water Advocacy Conference 8:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M., Knight Law Center. Organized by the Center for Tribal Water Advocacy and sponsored by the Morse Center. NOVEMBER
Friday, November 4
BOARD MEETINGS
DeanÃs Advisory Council and UO Law Alumni Association board meetings. INFO:
(541)
346-3970
Saturday, November 5
HOMECOMING: Duck Dash
8:00 A.M., Run and walk from Hayward Field through campus to the Knight
Law Center at the seventh annual Duck Dash. INFO: (541) 346-3970.
Saturday, November 5
HOMECOMING: Law Tailgater
10:30 A.M. Tailgater at Mallard Park Estates, Autzen Stadium. RSVP
(541) 346-3970. UO v. California, 12:30 P.M. kickoff. (time may change)
Sponsored by the UO Law Alumni Association and the Student Bar Association.
Wednesday, November 9
PUBLIC LECTURE: Context is Everything
7:00 P.M., EMU Ballroom, 1222 E. 13th Avenue. Morse Professor Wilma
Mankiller will speak on Context is Everything: History and Culture in
Contemporary Tribal Life. Free and open to the public. A reception and
book signing will follow the lecture. INFO: (541) 346-3700.
Thursday, November 10
SYMPOSIUM: Women in Tribal Leadership
9:00 A.M.-4:00 P.M. UO Many Nations Longhouse, (behind the law school).
Symposium on womenÃs leadership and indigenous feminism with keynoter
Rebecca Tsosie, director of the Indian Legal Program at Arizona State
University. Honoring Morse Professor Wilma Mankiller and Sue Shaffer,
Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Indians. INFO: (541) 346-3700.
Wednesday, November 16
RECEPTION: Wilma Mankiller
5:00 P.M.-7:00 P.M., Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, 1430 Johnson Lane. Honoring 2005-6 Morse Professor Wilma Mankiller. INFO: (541) 346-3700 Friday, November 18
CONFERENCE: Business Innovation & Law 2005
8:30 A.M. 5:30 P.M., Portland World Trade Center, 121 SW Salmon. The
law schoolÃs Portland Program presents Business Innovation and Law
2005: Business Lawyering in the Pacific Rim Economy. Speakers will
examine how the business and legal culture of China and other Pacific
Rim countries affect partnerships with Oregon business. CLE credits
pending.
INFO: (541) 346-3042 or Portland Programs.
Monday, November 28 Last day of fall semester classes. December
1-19 Fall semester examinations
December 20-January 8 Winter break December 31
DEAN STEPS DOWN
Evidence expert Laird Kirkpatrick steps down as dean. Kirkpatrick is
the Hollis Professor of Legal Procedure. He is a 1968 graduate of the
law school and has been a member of the faculty since 1974.
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