From the Office of Student Services

Student Health Benefit Information
If you are looking for information concerning your student health benefit, need your benefit card, or would like to track your claims this year, please remember to log into your account at www.studentinsurance.com.  There you can find all of your benefit information as well as be able to print your benefit card. You will need your Student ID number (not your blind grade number!!) to initially login.  You can find your Student ID on the Student Services Portal, usually on your student account. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Assistant Dean Harris for assistance.

Room Reservations
To reserve a room, please complete and submit an Event Approval Form. Included in the Event Approval Form (a form that must be completed and submitted before a student organization can sponsor an event on campus) is a section pertaining to room reservations, which asks you to specify, among other things, the following: proposed date and time of the event, alternate date and time for the event, and expected number of attendees.

Copies of the completed Event Approval Form should be submitted to the Student Services Office at least two weeks in advance of your scheduled event. Requests for room reservations will be addressed in the order in which they are received. You will receive an email once your request has been approved and the space has been reserved. 

If your event requires setup of any kind (i.e., A/V needs, food, special setup from Buildings and Grounds), please be sure to address those needs in the Event Approval Form. The Event Approval form can be picked up from the Student Services Office and contains a section pertaining to A/V and other support. Upon receipt of the form, the A/V staff will be contacted to determine their availability and make the necessary arrangements. 

If your event is taking place off campus and involves alcohol, sports or other physical activity, your participants must sign a liability waiver form. Please see Student Services for copies of this form.

GAWL Sponsors Jeans for Teens Drive
GAWL will be collecting jeans January 23, 2012 through February 10, 2012 to make a difference in the lives of homeless teenagers.  Donate and get rid of your old jeans! Donations will be collected in the lobby.  All sizes are welcome, and there is a growing need for larger sizes. You can help those in need by just cleaning out your closet!

Any questions please contact Nicole Fegan at npfegan@johnmarshall.edu.

Academic Peer Advisers Now Available

• Do you need help planning your schedule?
• Do you need help deciding which classes to take for the remainder of your law school career?
• Do you want to tailor your course selection to a specific area of law?
• Do you want more information on the courses you are required to take to graduate and the subjects that are most heavily tested on the Georgia bar exam?
• Do you want more information on the requirements for taking courses at another law school or abroad?

AJMLS is excited to provide full-time and part-time students with two Academic Peer Advisors who can assist you with answering these questions!  They can also answer any questions you have regarding academic policy, registration, scheduling, accommodations, and calculating GPA.

You can also email your academic-related questions and/or concerns to one of our advisors at apaquestions@johnmarshall.edu.

Congratulations to the AJMLS Frederick Douglass Moot Court Competition Teams!
On January 19, 2012, AJMLS’ BLSA Moot Court Teams competed in the Southeast Regional Frederick Douglass Moot Court Competition in Birmingham, Alabama.  The Frederick Douglass Moot Court Competition is an annual, national competition that coincides with the National Black Law Students Association’s (NBLSA) regional and annual conferences.  There were two teams selected from AJMLS who competed in the Southeast Regional competition. 

Team one, consisting of Ashley Barnett (2L) and Sharee Tumbling (3L), won the Best Respondent Brief Award.  Team two, consisting of Lauren McAlpin (2L) and Sarah Redparth (2L), advanced to the final four and placed 4th out of 24 teams in the overall competition.  Team two member, Sarah Redparth, won the Best Oral Advocate Award.

Congratulations to all the ladies for their hard work and stellar performances at the NBLSA Southeast Regional Moot Court competition!

“Wear Red”, a 3-Day Event co-sponsored by BLSA and the Health Care Law Society
The Black Law Students Association (BLSA) and the Health Care Law Society are teaming up to bring you “Wear Red” Week.  This event is inspired by the national “Wear Red” Day, which will take place on Friday, February 3rd.   The purpose of the national “Wear Red” Week is to support the national movement to fight heart disease among women.  From Wednesday, February 1st, through Friday, February 3rd, please support this fight by wearing red!  BLSA and Health Law officers will be taking pictures of people dressed in red in the Student Lounge on Wednesday, February 1st from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Thursday, February 2nd from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., and Friday, February 3rd from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.  These pictures will be used to make a banner of all who supported this cause.  This banner will be hung in the school.

BLSA presents “Moments in History” for Black History Month
February is Black History Month! Please join BLSA in celebrating African-Americans throughout history.  Every day in February, a new and interesting “Moment in History” fact will be posted on JMTV.  Pay close attention to the daily “Moments in History” fact. On Thursday, March 1st, BLSA will host a trivia event at the school to conclude Black History Month, and the winner will receive a prize!

Join Us for the 2012 Dean Robert J. D’Agostino Symposium
The John Marshall Law Journal hosts the Dean Robert J. D’Agostino Symposium each February to address timely issues affecting Georgia.  The Symposium, together with our annual spring publication focusing on the same topic, serves as an informative resource for the legal community by publishing legal scholarship, providing continuing legal education, and encouraging discussion about significant issues facing Georgia.  Recently, the Symposium has included legal topics such as criminal punishment, property and privacy, and public education.
The 2012 Dean Robert J. D’Agostino Symposium is scheduled for February 8, 2012, and will focus on Immigration Law.  For the full agenda, click here. To download the registration form, click here.

Valentine’s Roses and Candy on Sale to Support the American Heart Association
Are you too busy to shop for your Valentine?  No worries, because the Labor and Employment Law Society HAS YOU COVERED!  We will be taking pre-orders for fresh long-stemmed red roses and boxes of Valentine's candy from now until Monday, February 13th at 9 p.m.!  We will have your goodies available at a table in the lobby anytime from 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Valentine’s Day. What could be more convenient? 

We expect roses to cost $3 per stem, and they are guaranteed to be fresh!  We may have to change the price depending on the quantity pre-ordered, but we promise to keep it reasonable.

Log on now to AJMLS's shared Google Docs and place your order on the "Valentine's Rose and Candy Order Form", and LELS will take care of the rest!  Oh, and did we mention that your purchase benefits the American Heart Association?  Spread the love and order now!

Summer 2012 Legal Studies Institute in Washington, D.C.
The Fund for American Studies is now accepting applications for the 2012 Legal Studies Institute in Washington, D.C.  The Legal Studies Institute provides law students with an opportunity to gain a first-hand look at the American legal system through guaranteed legal internships, a three-credit constitutional law course, guest speakers and briefings, and professional development activities.  The program will run from May 19, 2012 to August 4, 2012.

The program consists of the following components:

• Legal Internship: Participants will be placed in a nine-week summer associate position, clerkship, or legal internship where they will work full-time and gain substantive experience in the legal profession. Placement sites include law firms, courts, public interest organizations and the legal departments of trade associations, corporations and government agencies.
• Briefings and Activities: Participants will attend private briefings at institutions of the judicial, legislative and executive branches and will meet with prominent judges, lawyers and judicial scholars.  This year’s class is scheduled to meet with Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and D.C. Federal Court of Appeals Judge Douglas Ginsburg.
• Career Development Activities: Participants will attend workshops and networking events.
• Attorney Mentor Program: Participants will be matched with an experienced lawyer who will serve as a professional mentor during and after the program.
• Three-Credit Course on Constitutional Law: Participants will attend a course on Constitutional law for the first week of the Institute.

Students are encouraged to apply by the early deadline of February 10, 2012 or sooner to receive priority admissions consideration and a 5 percent discount on their tuition balance.

For more information about this program and to access the online application, please visit their website at www.LegalStudiesDC.org.  If you have further questions, please contact Ms. Stacie Allen, Program Coordinator, at LEGAL@tfas.org or 202.986.0384. 

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