WELCOME!
Welcome to the start of the Fall 2014 semester! Remember, all of us in the Dean's Office and on the administrative team are here to help. Please don't hesitate to call on us. As a reminder, here are things that Dean’s Office staff members can help you with:
Patty Cavanagh, Receptionist: reception and general information, change of address forms, sign-up sheets for lockers, student organization event forms, reservation of rooms and tables for student organization use, faxes.
Vicki Lill, Registrar: drop/add, registration and class questions, transcript requests, grades, loan deferments, change of address forms, programs of concentrated study, externships, pro bono initiative, graduation questions, degree applications, Nebraska bar exam applications.
Jamie Cruise, Dean Poser’s Assistant: appointments with Dean Poser, general information.
Lisa Lightner, Dean Pearce’s and Dean Moberly’s Assistant: general information, appointments with Dean Pearce, slides for the monitors, Sounding Block articles, emergency short-term loan requests.
Marc Pearce, Assistant Dean: student and academic affairs, administration, general information, Academic Resource Program, student conduct, emergency short-term loan requests, scholarship information.
Molly Brummond, Assistant Dean: student organizations, alumni relations, special events, reunions.
UPCOMING FUN EVENTS
ALL-COLLEGE PICNIC, BOCCE BALL AND BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS AND MEL SHINN ACTIVITIES DAY
Mark your calendars now for Friday, September 12. We will have an all-school picnic on the Law College grounds at 12:00. There will be Bocce Ball and Badminton Championships, a fun run/walk, tennis, basketball, biking, and bowling. There will also be mini-golf in the library. In addition, there will be softball on Thursday, September 11. These activities are for all students, staff and faculty. Watch for the registration tables in the lobby for the Mel Shinn sports activities in the near future.
Sign up soon for the bocce ball and badminton tournaments in the Dean’s Office!
Student Directory Forms
Please remember to fill out a Student Directory Form and return it to the Dean’s Office this week. The form should be returned to the red box to the right of the reception desk. Please complete the form even if there have been no changes since last year.
WORKING DURING LAW SCHOOL
Remember to limit your work to 20 hours per week during the academic year. First year students are strongly discouraged from working.
HAVE A GREAT YEAR! And, as always, please let us know if we can help in any way with your journey to becoming a lawyer.
Marc W. Pearce