THE BULLETIN

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Pride Law Alliance welcomes new and current members to our first meeting of the semester, to be held on Tuesday, January 25, from 12:15 - 1pm in Room 126. We will be electing a clinic director and discussing upcoming events. Please email margaret.macdougal@law.arizona.edu with questions.

ACLU Meeting:  Monday, January 24 at 12:15 in Rm. 128. Please attend our first meeting of the New Year as we will nominate new officers and review the election. We will also schedule volunteer training for the legal hotline and legal observers. The ACLU is critical in protecting the rights of everyone in this great nation. As guardians of the Constitution your participation is needed NOW more than ever. See you at 12:15!! For more information, contact dawn.wyland@law.arizona.edu.

The Black Law Student Association will be having its first meeting of the Spring Semester on Thursday January 27, from 12:15 to 1:00 p.m. in Room 126. Lunch will be provided for all. We look forward to seeing you there.

STUDENT ENRICHMENT FORUMS. This semester the College of Law will offer a series of Student Enrichment Forums in which professors give lunchtime presentations about areas of interest in their work. Each forum will take place in the Sullivan Room from 12:15 - 1:00 p.m., and pizza and drinks will be provided. Space is limited to 25 students per forum, so sign up early for forums you would like to attend. To sign up, sign your name on the list outside Martha Fenn’s office (Rm. 238), or e-mail her (fenn@law.arizona.edu) with the forum you would like to attend. (Because we are not sure what the response will be, we are asking that for now you sign up for no more than 2 forums.) The schedule is as follows:

• January 25 - Professor Dobbs, “Basic Rules of Remedies” (Full)
• February 1 - Professor Ares, “The Rogers Interdisciplinary Program”
• April 11 - Professor Adelman, “A Fallacy of the Commons in Biotech Policy”
• April 12 - Professor Rabe, “Eloquence and Imagery in Legal Writing:  Dare to be Interesting”

Faith-Based Funding Topic of February 7th Colloquium. Mark Chaves, Head of the UA Sociology Department, will address the controversies surrounding public funding of faith-based social service programs at an upcoming presentation, open to students, faculty and the community at large. His presentation, “Funding Faith-Based Initiatives: Myths and Realities,” will take place on Monday, February 7, at Noon in the Faculty Lounge. Students who would like to attend should RSVP by sending an email to eventrsvp@law.arizona.edu. Professor Chaves studies, teaches, and writes extensively on religion and society, including the faith-based initiative and the role of religious organizations in our social welfare system. His most recent book is Congregations in America (Harvard University Press, 2004.) The presentation is part of an ongoing colloquium series offered through the Rogers Program in Law and Society. The series features UA faculty and graduate students from the College of Law and the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, who discuss current topics of shared interest, work in progress, current policy issues, or aspects of a central theme across disciplinary boundaries.

Scholarship Information

• The Honorable Margaret M. Houghton AWLA Scholarship. The James E. Rogers College of Law is pleased to announce the availability of the Houghton AWLA Scholarship. The Southern Arizona Chapter of the Arizona Women Lawyers Association and friends of retired Pima County Superior Court Judge Margaret Houghton have established an endowment to provide a scholarship in honor of Judge Houghton, who is a 1976 graduate of the University of Arizona College of Law. The award will be made to an enrolled second-year law student who is the parent of a dependent child and who demonstrates financial need. The recipient will be selected by a five-member committee chaired by Judge Houghton. Applications are available in Room 118. Award:  $500. DEADLINE:  Completed applications must be returned to Room 118 by 5:00 p.m. on February 4, 2005.
• State Bar of Arizona, Tax Section. The Rogers College of Law is pleased to announce the availability of the State Bar Tax Section Scholarship for 2004 - 2005. An annual scholarship has been established by the State Bar of Arizona, Tax Section. The scholarship will be awarded to an enrolled second- or third-year law student who demonstrates an interest in tax law (e.g., currently enrolled in, or having completed, one or more tax courses, and other indicators of interest in tax law), academic achievement, and financial need. Representatives of the State Bar Tax Section will select the recipient based upon a review of the applications. Award:  $500. Application information is available in Room 118. DEADLINE:  Completed applications must be returned to Room 118 by 5:00 p.m. on February 4, 2005.
• Munger Prize for Scholars in International and Business Law. The Munger Prize for Scholars in International and Business Law is awarded annually to a student based upon outstanding scholarship and enduring achievement in the areas of international and business law. Enrolled law students and post-graduate students may apply for consideration for this award, which was made possible through the generosity of John F. and Roseann Munger, by submitting a letter of application, a resume, a transcript and two letters of reference to the Financial Services Office, Room 118 of the College. Prize:  $1,000. Deadline for receipt of applications:  February 4, 2005, at 5:00 p.m.The recipient will be chosen by a committee composed of Dean Massaro, Professor Kozolchyk, Professor Gantz, and Mr. and Mrs. Munger.
• The Thomas Tang Law Scholarship. Provided by the Arizona Asian American Bar Association. The Arizona Asian American Bar Association and local businesses have endowed a scholarship in honor of the late Honorable Thomas Tang of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The goal of the scholarship committee is to encourage and mentor bright, charismatic and ambitious law students to become leaders in the field of law, business or politics. Selection criteria:  involvement with the minority community, law school academic performance, character, leadership skills, economic status, and commitment to practicing in Arizona. The applicant must be a current student at one of the two state law schools. One or more students from each law school will be awarded a scholarship ranging from $750 to $1,500. Application materials available in Room 118. Deadline for receipt of application materials in Phoenix:  February 4, 2005.
• The Honorable Robert G. Mooreman Bankruptcy Scholarship. The Rogers College of Law is pleased to announce the availability of the Mooreman Bankruptcy Scholarship, which was established by the Bankruptcy Section of the State Bar of Arizona and friends of the Honorable Robert G. Mooreman. The scholarship honors one of the outstanding members of the judiciary, retired United States Bankruptcy Court Judge Robert G. Mooreman, who is a 1956 graduate of the University of Arizona College of Law. A scholarship will be awarded this semester to an enrolled third-year law student based upon demonstrated potential for contributions in the areas of bankruptcy and/or consumer law and the legal profession; academic performance; integrity and sense of professionalism; financial need; and community service. Application materials are available in Room 118. Award:  $1,000. DEADLINE:  Completed applications must be returned to Room 118 by 5:00 p.m. on February 4, 2005.

UPCOMING EVENTS