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    WIDENER UNIVERSITY COMMONWEALTH LAW SCHOOL

COMMONWEALTHLAW.WIDENER.EDU

VOLUME 2015/2016 ISSUE 10 OCTOBER 12, 2015

Inside this issue:

PA Supreme Court Candidates 2

PA Intermediate Appellate Court Candidates Forum

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Career Development Office News 4

Professional Development Day Info 5

ELPS Appalachian Trail Hike 6

SBA Info 7

Trial Advocacy Honor Society New Members

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The Digest

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

October 13 Career Development Office Mandatory 1L Orientations 14 PA Supreme Court Candidates Debates 15 PA Intermediate Appellate Court Candidates Forum 27 Professional Development Day/Night (attendance

required) (no classes) 29 CDO Lunch and Learn 30 SBA Halloween Party 31 ELPS Appalachian Trail Hike

November 5 SBA Blood Drive 10 CDO Lunch and Learn 17 CDO Lunch and Learn 25-27 Thanksgiving Holiday (no classes)

December 2 Last Day of Classes 3-4 Reading Period

Commonwealth Bookstore Briefs

Special       Week of October 12th

All apparel with older imprint in

sizes extra small or small

$1.00 each (excludes Commonwealth sale items)

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PA SUPREME COURT

CANDIDATES DEBATES

Location:Widener University Commonwealth Law School, Administration Bldg, 3737 Vartan Way, Rm. A-180Harrisburg PA 17110

Panelists:

HankGrezlakLegal Intelligencer/ PALaw Weekly

Kate GiammarisePittsburgh Post-Gazette

ArturoVarelaAlDia

Can’t make it to the debate? PCN will be broadcasting LIVE! Check your local PCN listings for broadcast times.

Please join us for a forum featuring the candidates for the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and questions posed by three journalists from acrossthe Commonwealth.

Moderated byLynnA.MarksPennsylvanians for Modern Courts

Pennsylvania State Conference

Wednesday,October 14, 20155:00 p.m. ‐ 6:30 p.m.

Hon.Anne Covey

FEATURING

Hon.Christine Donohue Hon.Kevin Dougherty

Hon. Judith Olson Hon. Paul Panepinto Hon.DavidWechtHon.Michael George

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PA INTERMEDIATE APPELLATE COURT

CANDIDATESʹ FORUM

Location:Widener University Commonwealth Law School, Administration Bldg, 3737 Vartan Way, Rm. A-180Harrisburg PA 17110

Can’t make it to the debate? PCN will be broadcasting LIVE and rebroadcastingafter the event! Check your local PCN listings for broadcast times.

Please join us for a forum featuring the candidates for the PennsylvaniaSuperior Court and Commonwealth Court and questions posed byjournalists and students from across the Commonwealth.

Moderated byLynnA.MarksPennsylvanians for Modern Courts

Pennsylvania State Conference

Thursday, October 15, 201512:00 p.m. ‐ 1:30 p.m.

FEATURING

Invited Superior Court Candidates:Hon. Alice Beck Dubow (D)Hon. Emil Giordano (R)

Invited Commonwealth Court Candidates:Paul Lalley (R) Michael Wojcik (D)

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What’s Happening in the Career Development Office!

MANDATORY 1L ORIENTATIONS October 13, 2015

1RD—12:00 p.m. in L203 1ED—5:00 p.m. in L203

Bring your laptops with you!

ALL FIRST YEAR STUDENTS!! Contact the Career Development Office to schedule your mandatory

meeting with a career counselor at 717-541-3958.

LUNCH AND LEARN “Resume Do’s and Don’ts”

with Feedback from Employers October 29, 2015

12:00 p.m. in the CDO Sign up on TWEN on the CDO page under Workshop Sign Up Sheets

Deadline to sign up is October 19, 2015/Only 10 seats available!

LUNCH AND LEARN “What’s New in Utility Energy Law?”

Speaker: Gina Lauffer, Esq. ‘12 November 10, 2015

12:00 p.m. in the CDO Sign up on TWEN on the CDO page under Workshop Sign Up Sheets

Deadline to sign up is October 29, 2015/Only 10 seats available!

LUNCH AND LEARN “The Benefits of Public Interest Job Fairs”

Speaker: Jeremiah Underhill, Esq. ‘06 November 17, 2015

12:00 p.m. in the CDO Sign up on TWEN on the CDO page under Workshop Sign Up Sheets

Deadline to sign up is November 9, 2015/Only 10 seats available!

Student volunteers needed to test the new mentor program.

Please contact the CDO at 717-541-3958 or klarnold@widener.edu, if interested.

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY, OCTOBER 27, 2015

This year students will have the opportunity to choose one of two programs to satisfy their Professional Development Day requirement. It is a graduation requirement that all 1RD, 1ED, 2RD, 2ED and 3RD students attend one of these sessions. 4ED students have already met their Professional Development Day obligations so are not required to attend but may do so if they choose. Check the Professional Development Day TWEN Page for more information and to sign up for your program.

CHARACTER AND FITNESS—5:15 P.M.—6:15 P.M.

Every jurisdiction requires bar applicants to meet the burden of showing they are of good moral character and otherwise fit to practice law. Are you ready to meet that burden? The first step toward satisfying the Character and Fitness Requirement is understanding what is expected you. Whether you are a first-year student or a student taking the bar next February or July you need to be able to answer these two questions: Is there anything in my past (or present) that might bring my character and fitness into question? AND If my character is in question, what can I do now to begin to rehabilitate my reputation? A representative from the Pennsylvania Board of Law Examiners will discuss this important topic.

DEBT MANAGEMENT—6:30—7:30 P.M.

Kara Wealand, the Assistant Director of the Financial Aid Office, will provide advice on ways to manage your debt. Some of the topics she will discuss are: Federal Repayment Plan Options, Income Driven Repayment Plans, Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program and Loan Consolidation. Financial literacy handouts will be provided to help guide you through the program.

REGISTRATION

Registration is open and you may sign up using the Professional Development TWEN Page. Both programs will be held in A180. Though you are only required to attend one program you are welcome to attend both.

Section 504 of the Academic Code makes attendance mandatory for 1RD, 1ED, 2RD, 2ED, 3RD and 3ED students.

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Meet the SBA Executive Council . . .

For the next several weeks, the SBA will be introducing you to a member of the Executive Council, this week meet:

Treasurer Jillian Fellows

A  S B C

 OPEN 

10:00 a.m.—2:30 p.m. 

OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS

Brian Fearnbaugh

Betty Ann Mortenson

Prof. Palmer Lockard

Kelly Arnold

Eric Kniskern

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Important Upcoming Dates . . .

Widener Night – Friday, October 23, 6:00 p.m. – dark – Join us for Pizza, Beer and Field Games!

Halloween Party – Friday, October 30 @ Federal Tap House

PBA Panel Discussion – Tuesday, November 3, 12:00 p.m. in The Pit

Blood Drive – Thursday, November 5, 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p. m.

Jillian G. Fellows is a 2012 graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania where she majored in Psychology and Criminology. She is originally from Pottsville, PA where she spent her 1L summer interning for the Schuylkill County Public Defender’s Office. In addition to being the SBA Treasurer at Widener Commonwealth, Jillian is also a Student Ambassador and member of the Public Interest Law Society. Jillian came into law school wanting to practice Family Law but her interests have since broadened to Real Estate or Criminal Law as well. As the SBA Treasurer, Jillian seeks to ensure that all student organizations have the means necessary for a successful, fun, and educational school year!

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“Something I learned early is to not worry about what I can't control... But what I can control is my attitude, my effort, and my focus every single day."

-- Tim Tebow

On Friday, October 2nd Widener Law Commonwealth participated in Lee National Denim Day® to fight breast cancer.

Thank you to those who

donated, we raised $155!

THE TRIAL ADVOCACY HONOR SOCIETY

IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE NEWEST MEMBERS

FOR 2015/2016

Anthony Cox

Mark Kovalcin

Isaac Levine

Tracy Murray

Inder Deep Paul

Dwight Quichua

Veronica Range

Daniel Schramm

Jocelyn Schultz

Gregory Seiders

CONGRATULATIONS!!

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Menu

Side Bar Cafe

October 12-16, 2015

Monday, October 12 

Garden Vegetable Soup 

Turkey Reuben Wrap 

Cheese Pizza 

  

Tuesday, October 13 

Chicken Cheese Tor lla Soup 

Italian Sausage Sandwich 

Pepperoni Pizza 

  

Wednesday, October 14 

Pepper Soup 

Ham & Chicken Sub 

Chicken Ranch Pizza 

 

Thursday, October 15 

Maryland Crab Soup 

Chicken Salad Sub 

Meat Lovers Pizza 

  

Friday, October 16 

French Onion Soup 

Bacon Swiss Cheese Burger 

Ham & Pineapple Pizza