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(1881, ' Alumni Outstanding Service Award nominees announced', '2019-08-07', '<p>Widener Law Commonwealth is proud to announce the recipients of the 2019 Alumni Association Outstanding Service Award. This year&rsquo;s recipients are Alaina C. Koltash (n&eacute;e&nbsp;Schroeder) &rsquo;10 and Jeremy S. Montgomery &rsquo;07. This annual award recognizes and honors members of the alumni body who have given outstanding service to the law school as a whole, a particular concentration within the law school, or to the legal profession. Koltash and Montgomery were selected as the 2019 Alumni Association Outstanding Service Award recipients for their dedicated service to the law school.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>For the past four years, Montgomery has served as a coach for the law school&rsquo;s Moot Court program. Each spring, Montgomery dedicates countless hours coaching teams of students for the Domenick L. Gabrielli National Family Law Moot Court Competition, sponsored by the Albany Law School. Classmate and moot court coach, Jonathan Koltash said, &ldquo;As a coach, Jeremy&rsquo;s continual efforts help students not only prepare for this annual competition, but also provide them with valuable, practical, and educational lessons for the practice of law.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p><img src=\"irl://2076//\" alt=\"\" style=\"float: right;\" width=\"300\" />Koltash has served as one of the inaugural members of the Alumni Association&rsquo;s Board of Directors and its first secretary. Whether she is helping to plan alumni events, serving on panels, or mooting teams, Koltash is a regular and friendly face on campus. Additionally, she has served as a volunteer for the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program since she was student. VITA site coordinator and associate dean Michael Hussey remarked, &ldquo;Alaina jumped in as a 1L student with VITA and has never looked back. She just completed her 12th year and is a role model for our students about the importance of attention to detail needed to prepare complete and accurate tax returns &ndash; a trait that is essential to the successful and competent practice of law.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;I am so pleased that two well-deserving alumni will be honored at this year&rsquo;s Alumni Awards Reception and Silent Auction,&rdquo; said Tricia Springer &rsquo;13, president of the Alumni Association&rsquo;s Board of Directors. &ldquo;I hope to see many of our fellow alumni at this event as we celebrate Alaina&rsquo;s and Jeremy&rsquo;s contributions.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>The event will be held on September 27, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Colonial Golf and Tennis Club, 4901 Linglestown Road, in Harrisburg. <a title=\"Click here to register to attend this event.\" href=\"https://commonwealthlawalumni.widener.edu/events/alumni-awards-reception\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to register</a> or call the Office of Development and Alumni Engagement at 717.541.3974.</p>', '{staticroot}files/modules/jmontgomeryweb.jpg', 'headshot of Jeremy Montgomery', '', '', 0, NULL, NULL, ''),
(1882, 'FACULTY SPOTLIGHT:  Dean Johnson Teaches Finance Documentation Down Under', '2019-09-03', '<p>When <a href=\"//commonwealthlaw.widener.edu/faculty/detail/112/\">Dean Christian Johnson</a> started working for a large corporate law firm in Chicago, he immediately realized that he had been woefully unprepared for the work by his law school. The large finance documents didn&rsquo;t resemble anything that he had studied in school, forcing him to play catch up for months to get up to speed on drafting finance documentation.&nbsp; Inspired by this experience, when Dean Johnson started teaching he developed a boot camp course on finance documentation that would have helped him deal with his first assignments as a finance lawyer. He has taught different versions of the course over the past two decades.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>Dean Johnson taught the latest iteration of that course when he traveled to Melbourne, Australia, this past summer. He taught International Lending for the University of Melbourne over five eight-hour days. The University of Melbourne offers an active LL.M program and seeks out professors that can teach subjects on international law that would be relevant in Australia. It was possible for him to teach the course, in spite of it being in Australia, because the contractual provisions in finance documentation have become relatively standard due to the ubiquitous application of New York or English law across the globe in large finance transactions.</p>\r\n<p>The course focused principally on large cross border loan documentation. Dean Johnson discussed best practices and introduced students to the large English law and New York loan agreements that often run over 200 pages. In addition, he spent a day discussing &ldquo;repo&rdquo; transactions. These are transactions which resemble in form the sale and repurchase of securities, but in substance are actually disguised loans.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img src=\"irl://2112//\" alt=\"photo of Dean Johnson\'s Class\" style=\"float: right;\" height=\"150\" />For Dean Johnson, the students were probably the most interesting part of the experience. Students came from ten different countries to study at the University. He had students from China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Switzerland, Colombia, Peru, Thailand, Australia, Nigeria, and New Zealand. The students were all anxious to understand how large law firms documented loans and other forms of finance transactions in which the parties are not located in the same country.</p>\r\n<p>Although June is winter in Melbourne, Australia, the weather was still very comfortable, ranging in the 50 - 60 degree Fahrenheit range. Taking advantage of their time there, Dean Johnson and his wife toured the city and ate at Chinese restaurants that appeared to have been dropped out of Beijing, and at Italian restaurants straight out of Rome. Dean Johnson was also surprised to see the extraordinary building boom going on in Australia, with cranes and high rises dotting the landscape.</p>', '{staticroot}files/modules/christianmelbournephoto.jpg', 'photo of downtown Melbourne', '', '', 0, NULL, NULL, ''),
(1883, 'Widener University celebrates the legacy of former law dean', '2019-09-11', '<p>Staff and faculty from across Widener University paused this week to remember Tony Santoro, a former law dean whose vision shaped Widener&rsquo;s unique dual structure of legal education.</p>\r\n<p>Santoro, 77, died Monday, September 9 after a brief illness.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;Tony Santoro had a profound impact on legal education,&rdquo; said Widener Provost Andrew Workman. &ldquo;His vision and knack for hiring and inspiring exceptional faculty created law schools that not only provided top notch legal education, but also improved the skill and ethics of the bench and bar of the states in which they are located. His influence will be felt by the legal community for many years to come.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p><img src=\"irl://2116//\" alt=\"headshot of Tony Santoro from the 1980\'s\" style=\"float: right;\" width=\"300\" />Santoro arrived at Widener in 1983 at what was then known as Widener University School of Law. There was one campus in Wilmington, Del., and under his leadership that expanded to include a second campus in Harrisburg, Pa. He oversaw both campuses, which became separately accredited in 2015 and now operate as Widener University Delaware Law School and Widener University Commonwealth Law School under the leadership of separate deans.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;Tony was an entrepreneur,&rdquo; said Eugene D. McGurk, a member of the Widener Board of Trustees and 1978 graduate of the law school in Delaware. &ldquo;He really had a vision for going to Harrisburg because he saw a need there for legal education.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>McGurk began a friendship with Santoro as an alumnus that only strengthened over time. Even after Santoro relocated to New England in the 1990s, where he helped establish Rhode Island&rsquo;s first law school at Roger Williams University, McGurk said they remained in touch with visits and phone calls.</p>\r\n<p>Emeritus Professor Thomas J. Reed, who served as Santoro&rsquo;s associate dean all but one year of Santoro&rsquo;s nine-year Widener tenure, said Santoro had the ability to talk with people at their level. He could speak legal education with law school academics and business with developers. He would listen to alumni reminisce.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;He had a number of ways of connecting with people,&rdquo; Reed said. &ldquo;And he brought the bar and bench into our school in a way his predecessors weren&rsquo;t able to do.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p><img src=\"irl://2117//\" alt=\"photo of Tony Santoro at the groundbreaking ceremony for what was to be Widener Law Commonwealth\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"300\" />Santoro&rsquo;s ability to win the support of then-Widener President Robert Bruce, and then-Board Chairman Leslie C. Quick, for his idea of expanding the law school to the Pennsylvania capital was a testimony to his skill and influence. Santoro hired Professor Robyn Meadows to teach in Harrisburg, and it was his vision for the school&rsquo;s role in the commonwealth&rsquo;s capital city that convinced her it was a wise career move.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;I was enthusiastic about joining the faculty in Harrisburg because Tony was enthusiastic about Harrisburg. That&rsquo;s why so many of us came. He infused the campus with his excitement for the school and the role it would play for legal education in Pennsylvania,&rdquo; Meadows said.</p>\r\n<p>While Santoro expanded the law school into Harrisburg, he also made his mark on the Delaware campus. He grew the institution into one of the country&rsquo;s largest law schools in an era marked by national enrollment surges, and expanded facilities in Delaware&rsquo;s Main Law Building to accommodate the flourishing operation.</p>\r\n<p>Santoro left Widener in 1992 for Rhode Island and was appointed founding dean of the law school at Roger Williams University in 1993. He was named president of the university shortly before the law school opened, and went on to serve as chancellor. He returned to the law school there as a faculty member in 2000 and retired last year.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;We are deeply grateful for all of Tony Santoro&rsquo;s contributions to legal education at Widener,&rdquo; said Delaware Law School Dean Rodney A. Smolla. &ldquo;The relationships he built with our alumni, the bench, bar, and business community significantly strengthened the law school&rsquo;s position in Delaware and we are better for his leadership.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;As dean of Commonwealth Law School I have great respect and admiration for Tony Santoro,&rdquo; Dean Christian Johnson added. &ldquo;His vision for a vibrant, successful law school serving the Pennsylvania capital has come to fruition. Without Tony there would be no Commonwealth Law School, and we are proud to play such a significant role in his legacy.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img src=\"irl://2115//\" alt=\"Anthony Santoro speaking to the crowd at the 2009 founders day celebration \" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" height=\"300\" width=\"\" />Tony Santoro speaking to the crowd gathered for the The Founders Day in 2009 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Widener law school in Harrisburg.</p>\r\n</blockquote>', '{staticroot}files/modules/tonymainphoto.jpg', 'Tony Santoro speaking at the 2009 Founders Day Celebration in Harrisburg', '', '', 0, NULL, NULL, ''),
(1884, 'PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT: Business Advising Program Sends Two Students to American Bar Association Business Law Section Meeting', '2019-09-27', '<p>Widener Law Commonwealth students Michael Morrison and Deanna Wagner were the first two recipients of grants from the Business Advising Program&rsquo;s Student Professional Development Fund, which was established to enable students to attend professional conferences. Michael, a third-year student, and Deanna, a second-year student, used the funds to attend the American Bar Association Business Law Section&rsquo;s Annual Meeting, held in Washington, DC from September 12 &ndash; 14.</p>\r\n<p>Both students took advantage of the Section&rsquo;s student and younger lawyer programming and attended substantive committee meetings and continuing education programs. Deanna and Michael reported that they made valuable connections with both new and experienced business lawyers. In their own words:</p>\r\n<p>Deanna: &ldquo;Having the opportunity to attend the ABA Business Law Conference was invaluable. I was able to make connections with current law students, young lawyers, and established partners in areas of law I want to practice in. Everyone was incredibly kind and really went out of their way to make you feel welcome. I am thankful I was able to attend the Business and Corporate Litigation Committee Meeting and the Intellectual Property Committee Meeting because it gave me the chance in a smaller setting to speak with established lawyers about not only their practice but how I can establish a career in that practice as well. I left the conference with memories, connections, and most importantly friends. Thank you to Widener Law Commonwealth and the Business Advising Program for the opportunity &ndash; it is one I will never forget.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>Michael: &ldquo;Going to the ABA Business Law Section meeting in Washington was an invaluable experience for me because it gave me a chance to meet other law students and practitioners who share my interests. The Business Law Section in particular places a heavy emphasis on making sure that young lawyers and law students are deeply integrated into the fabric of the program and fully participate in all that the section has to offer.</p>\r\n<p>As a diverse law student, it was really encouraging to meet and interact with successful law students and practitioners who also come from diverse backgrounds. This was helpful because I was able to have conversations with people who can not only relate to the challenges facing similarly situated students and practitioners, but to also discuss ways that those challenges can be mitigated and addressed and to exchange invaluable advice and expertise.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development Juliet Moringiello is a long-time leader in the ABA Business Law Section and developed the idea for the Student Professional Development Fund while she was Director of the Business Advising Program. According to Moringiello, &ldquo;attending meetings such as the ABA Business Law Section Meeting really illustrates to students the valuable lifelong professional connections that a lawyer can make by participating in professional activities.&rdquo; She added that &ldquo;Deans Johnson and Hussey and I are so grateful to our donors who are helping us give the &lsquo;inside track&rsquo; to business law practice to our students.&rdquo; The fund, started by a donation from the law firm of Mette, Evans, and Woodside, will allow several Widener Law Commonwealth students each year to attend conferences related to business law.</p>', '{staticroot}files/modules/2019ababusinesslawconference.jpg', 'Three Widener Law Commonwealth students posing for a photo at the 2019 ABA Business Law Section\'s Annual Meeting', '', '', 0, NULL, NULL, ''),
(1885, 'ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Tara Schellhorn ’07 Named to the American Bankruptcy Institute 40 Under 40 List', '2019-10-21', '<p>The American Bankruptcy Institute named alumna Tara J. Schellhorn&nbsp;&rsquo;07 to its 2019 &ldquo;40 Under 40&rdquo; list of emerging leaders in insolvency practice. Tara was chosen for this honor from more than 350 insolvency professionals around the United States and several foreign countries who had been nominated by their peers.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>Tara is Counsel in the Bankruptcy and Reorganization Group of Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland &amp; Perretti in Morristown, N.J. Before joining the firm, she was a clerk for the Honorable Raymond T. Lyons, United States Bankruptcy Judge for the District of New Jersey. She graduated <em>magna cum laude </em>from Widener, where she was Editor-in-Chief of the Law Review and the recipient of the American Bankruptcy Institute Medal of Excellence for outstanding performance in her bankruptcy courses. Tara is a member of the Widener Law Commonwealth Dean&rsquo;s Advisory Board. She serves in leadership positions in several professional organizations, including the American Bankruptcy Institute, for which she serves as a Contributing Editor for the <em>ABI Journal</em> and the International Women&rsquo;s Insolvency &amp; Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC) for which she co-chairs the IWIRC-New Jersey Network.</p>\r\n<p>Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development Juliet Moringiello, one of Tara&rsquo;s nominators for the honor, said &ldquo;Tara is a stellar example of Widener leadership. She is a superb bankruptcy lawyer, a key participant in important professional organizations, and a terrific role model for young lawyers. I can&rsquo;t think of anyone more deserving of recognition as an emerging bankruptcy professional.&rdquo;&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>To learn more about the program, visit the <a href=\"https://abi40under40.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABI\'s 40 Under 40 website</a>.</p>', '{staticroot}files/modules/resizedschellhorn-2-cropped.jpg', 'Photo of Tara', '', '', 0, NULL, NULL, ''),
(1886, 'FACULTY SPOTLIGHT: Professor Michael Dimino Elected to the American Law Institute', '2019-10-21', '<p>On October 17, the Council of the American Law Institute elected Professor Michael R. Dimino to its membership. The ALI is the leading independent organization in the United States producing scholarly works to clarify, modernize, and otherwise improve the law. The prestigious organization limits its elected membership to 3,000 lawyers, judges, and academics from throughout the US and several foreign countries. Among the ALI&rsquo;s works are its Restatements of various areas of the law, the Model Penal Code, and the Uniform Commercial Code.</p>\r\n<p>Professor Dimino is an expert on election law and in addition to his numerous articles on the subject, he is a co-author of the law school casebook <em>Voting Rights and Election Law. </em>His most recent book, <em>The Mueller Investigation and Beyond</em>, was recently published by Carolina Academic Press. In the spring of 2018, Professor Dimino was a Fulbright Scholar at the Universit&agrave; degli Studi Roma Tre in Rome, Italy, where he taught courses on the Law of Democratic Representation and on United States Law and Foreign Policy.</p>\r\n<p>Upon learning of Professor Dimino&rsquo;s election to the ALI, Dean Christian Johnson said that Professor Dimino&rsquo;s election builds upon his stellar publication record and his work as a Fulbright Scholar last year in Italy.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>Professor Dimino is the fifth Widener Law Commonwealth faculty member to be elected to the ALI, joining Professor Emeritus John L. Gedid, Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development Juliet M. Moringiello, and Professors James W. Diehm and Christopher J. Robinette.</p>', '{staticroot}files/modules/diminom_6856-1.jpg', 'photo of Professor Dimino', '', '', 0, NULL, NULL, ''),
(1887, 'FACULTY SPOTLIGHT: Law &amp; Government Director Jill Family Contributes to the Development of Immigration Policy', '2019-11-07', '<p>Commonwealth Professor of Law and Government Professor Jill Family contributes to law reform efforts in her area of expertise, immigration law. Over the past few years there have been many changes to the way the executive branch implements immigration law. These changes to immigration law policy have taken place without legislative change from Congress. Professor Family, who is also the director of Widener Law Commonwealth&rsquo;s Law and Government Institute, has worked with other law professors to comment on these changes. She has signed amicus (&ldquo;friend of the court&rdquo;) briefs in litigation challenging changes to immigration law enforcement. Additionally, she has lead efforts to comment on proposed regulatory changes.</p>\r\n<p>For example, Professor Family drafted a letter signed by over 120 law professors objecting to the institution of case completion quotas on immigration law judges. The <a href=\"//commonwealthlaw.widener.edu/files/resources/letter-to-sessions-immigration-adjudication-with-s.pdf\">letter</a> objects to the change as a move away from due process and decisional independence and towards greater political control over the decisions of immigration judges. Professor Family also contributed to <a href=\"https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=EOIR-2019-0003-0135\">comments</a> submitted to the Department of Justice objecting to another change in agency immigration adjudication that also decreases the independence of decision-making by giving politically appointed officials more power to override the decisions of career agency adjudicators.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>Professor Family also has testified before the US Senate and has served as a member of the governing council of the Administrative Law Section of the American Bar Association. In her work as the Chair of the Immigration Law Section of the Association of American Law Schools, she mentors other professors who wish to be engaged in law reform efforts.&nbsp;</p>', '{staticroot}files/modules/familyj_6999-3.jpg', 'photo of Professor Family', '', '', 0, NULL, NULL, ''),
(1888, 'Widener Law Commonwealth alumni win big on Election Day 2019', '2019-11-12', '<p>Election Day 2019 was a good one for six Widener Law Commonwealth alumni who won or were retained to public office.</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><strong>Judge P. Kevin Brobson</strong> &rsquo;95, retained for another 10-year term on the Commonwealth Court</li>\r\n<li><strong>Carrie E. Hyams</strong> &rsquo;05, elected to the Cumberland County Court of Common Pleas</li>\r\n<li><strong>Heather Adams</strong> &rsquo;97, newly elected Lancaster County District Attorney</li>\r\n<li><strong>Michael S. Greek</strong> &rsquo;93, newly elected Carbon County District Attorney</li>\r\n<li><strong>James Zugay</strong> &rsquo;92, won his fifth reelection as Dauphin County Recorder of Deeds</li>\r\n<li><strong>Ryan Gonder</strong> &rsquo;15, Central Dauphin School Board</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>Two Friends of Widener Law Commonwealth, who are also Delaware Law School alumni, won or were retained to public office.</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><strong>Judge Kathryn H. Silcox</strong> &rsquo;94 Delaware Law School, retained as a Cumberland County magisterial district judge</li>\r\n<li><strong>Fran Chardo</strong> &rsquo;93 Delaware Law School, newly elected Dauphin County District Attorney</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>Finally, a current student at Widener Law Commonwealth had a successful election day.</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><strong>Thomas Kutz</strong>&nbsp;1L, Lower Allen Township Commissioner &nbsp;</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>Congratulations to all!</p>', '', '', 'The Results are in for Election Day 2019', '', 0, NULL, NULL, ''),
(1889, 'Widener Law Commonwealth Honors Supreme Court Prothonotary With Career Service Award', '2019-11-13', '<p>Widener University Commonwealth Law School presented its Excellence in Public Service Award to Irene Bizzoso &rsquo;92 for three decades of outstanding public service work. The award was given at the law school\'s Evening at the Capitol event on Tuesday, November 12.</p>\r\n<p>Bizzoso is the Prothonotary of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and a member of Widener Law Commonwealth&rsquo;s inaugural class.</p>\r\n<p>The award recognizes Bizzoso&rsquo;s accomplished record of public service, including 22 years with the Supreme Court, a leadership role with the national organization for appellate court clerks, membership in the James S. Bowman American Inn of Court, and a longstanding commitment to a number of government, judicial and legal organizations.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;Ms. Bizzoso exemplifies the mission of Widener Law Commonwealth,&rdquo; said Dean Christian A. Johnson. &ldquo;For three decades she has distinguished herself in her record of public service at the local, state and national level.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p><img src=\"irl://2192//\" alt=\"\" style=\"float: right;\" width=\"250\" />Bizzoso&rsquo;s award was presented as part of the ceremony commemorating the law school&rsquo;s 30<sup>th</sup> anniversary and the 20<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the founding of the school&rsquo;s noted Law and Government Institute.</p>\r\n<p>At the Capitol, Dean Johnson was joined by alumni and members of the law school faculty for a celebration of its alumni and its longstanding commitment to training attorneys for public service.</p>\r\n<p>President Pro Tempore of the Senate Joe Scarnati, Speaker of the House Mike Turzai, Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa, and House Democratic Leader Frank Dermody co-hosted the event.</p>\r\n<p>Before joining the staff of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in 1998, Bizzoso worked as a staff attorney with the Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation Board of Review.</p>\r\n<p>Bizzoso served in various positions of increased responsibility with the Supreme Court: first as a legal assistant to the prothonotary and then as the deputy prothonotary, before becoming acting prothonotary and, for the past nine years, the prothonotary.</p>\r\n<p><img src=\"irl://2194//\" alt=\"\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"250\" />Widener Law Commonwealth adjunct professor and retired prothonotary of Commonwealth Court Daniel R. Schuckers said he nominated Bizzoso for the award with enthusiasm.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;For the past 27 years, Irene Bizzoso had dedicated her legal and administrative skills to public service,&rdquo; said Schuckers. &ldquo;She has made an active commitment to public service in Pennsylvania and in her leadership in a national organization is committed to improving the delivery of legal services more widely at the appellate court level.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>Bizzoso said she was honored to receive the award, particularly as it coincided with the 30<sup>th</sup> anniversary of her embarking on a legal career as a student at Widener.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;I am taken aback as I feel that I am just doing my job and hopefully assisting the judiciary and other court officers, even if it&rsquo;s just a bit, with improving and expanding access and service to the public,&rdquo; said Bizzoso.</p>\r\n<p>Bizzoso&rsquo;s public service work extends far beyond Pennsylvania. &nbsp;She is the immediate past president of the National Conference of Appellate Court Clerks (NCACC) where she served as a board member since 2005. The NCACC has members from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and several federal courts. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>In 2008 the NCACC&rsquo;s national conference was held in Pittsburgh primarily due to her efforts. &nbsp;Also, during her 19 years with the NCACC, she also served as chair of the Convention Assistance Committee, the Scholarship Committee, the Site Selection Committee and as a member of the Contract Committee, the Technology Committee, the By-laws Committee, and the Public Relations Committee.</p>\r\n<p>Since 2017 she has been active with the UJS (Unified Judicial System) Public Access Policy Implementation Committee which has endeavored to make the records of the judicial system, including the appellate courts, more accessible for the public.</p>\r\n<p>Bizzoso was a member of the Dauphin County Bar Association from 1992 to 2007, serving as both chair and vice chair of the Government Law Section. &nbsp;She also served on the advisory board for the YWCA of Harrisburg&rsquo;s Rape Crisis/Domestic Violence program and was a volunteer for the YMCA&rsquo;s Pennsylvania Youth &amp; Government Program.</p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https://flic.kr/s/aHsmJm6vGq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View the Flickr album for this event.</a></p>', '{wwwroot}files/modules/webimg_1151.jpg', 'Photo of Irene, Adjunct Professor Schuckers, Professor Family, and Dean Johnson', '', '', 0, NULL, NULL, ''),
(1890, 'Scholar in Residence Donald A. Brown is first American to win prestigious international prize', '2019-11-19', '<p><a href=\"//commonwealthlaw.widener.edu/faculty/detail/10/\">Donald A. Brown</a>, scholar in residence at Widener University Commonwealth Law School, recently became the first American to be awarded the prestigious Avicenna Prize for excellence in climate change ethics by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).</p>\r\n<p>The prize is awarded every two years to&nbsp;an individual or group for outstanding&nbsp;achievements&nbsp;in the field of ethics in science. The award ceremony took place as part of the 40th Session of UNESCO&rsquo;s General Conference, at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris.</p>\r\n<p>For four decades, Brown has worked to enhance public understanding of the ethical obligations of governments, organizations, and individuals to respond to climate change, while increasing public understanding of the ethical problems with arguments made by opponents of climate change policies. Brown, the first American to win the award since it was established in 2003, said he hopes the honor will heighten global attention on climate ethics.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;Given there is little hope of preventing catastrophic climate change unless citizens and governments understand the ethical indefensibility of the arguments made by opponents of climate policies, a focus of my work, I am extremely happy with the award,&rdquo; said Brown. Brown received a medal with an image of Avicenna, the 11th century Persian physician and</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;The entire Widener Law Commonwealth community is thrilled for Scholar in Residence Donald Brown and counts him among the university&rsquo;s most distinguished faculty members,&rdquo; said Christian Johnson, dean of Widener Law Commonwealth. &ldquo;This award recognizes - at the highest international level &ndash; Brown&rsquo;s extraordinary body of work bringing to light this critically important issue.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>Brown, who joined Widener Law Commonwealth in 2012, has taught at a number of universities around the world and lectured widely on climate ethics in 38 counties. He is the manager of the website Ethics and Climate, which was recognized by CNN and Time Magazine in 2008 as one of the top 15 websites in the United States on environmental issues. Brown has worked throughout his career to promote an international understanding that &ndash; more than any other environmental problem &ndash; climate change requires governments and people around the world to respond to it as a moral and ethical issue.</p>\r\n<p>Brown also has served as an environmental lawyer for the states of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and as program manager for U.N. organizations at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency&rsquo;s Office of International Environmental Policy, where he represented EPA negotiating sustainability issues at the U.N., including climate change, international water issues and biodiversity.</p>\r\n<p>Brown has authored or contributed to over 100 publications on environmental and sustainability ethics and law, including his most recent book, &ldquo;Navigating the Perfect Moral Storm, Climate Ethics.&rdquo;</p>', '{wwwroot}files/modules/browndonald-2.jpeg', 'headshot of Donald Brown', '', '', 0, NULL, NULL, ''),
(1891, 'Security Simulation Conducted by Counterterrorism Expert Amos Guiora', '2019-12-03', '<p>Widener University Commonwealth Law School&nbsp;was the scene last month of a counterterrorism simulation conducted by international security expert&nbsp;and former Israel Defense Forces attorney <a href=\"https://faculty.utah.edu/u0586620-AMOS_GUIORA/hm/index.hml\">Amos N. Guiora</a>.</p>\r\n<p>Guiora is a&nbsp;Professor of Law at the&nbsp;<a href=\"https://law.utah.edu/\">S.J. Quinney College of Law</a>, University of Utah and conducted &nbsp;the exercise as part of a National Security and Counterterrorism class he taught at Widener Law Commonwealth this fall.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;I participated in many simulations in my training in the Israel Defense Forces,&rdquo; Guiora said. &ldquo;They are one of the best ways to drive home the complexity of crisis-based decision making and to highlight the stark difference between legal theory and real world teamwork.&rdquo; He added that the lessons learned in these fast-paced simulations are applicable in a variety of settings, including corporate, legal, and military.</p>\r\n<p>The 17 students who participated in the simulation worked in teams and were assigned roles and tailored briefings in advance of the exercise, which was set in in four locations &ndash; Cleveland, Kansas City, the United Nations and the White House. The exercise started with information about a commandeered plane in Cleveland, with a school shooting in Kansas City happening 15 minutes later, and a drone attack in Syria killing innocent civilians soon after that. The students only got information from televised &ldquo;newscasts&rdquo; prepared by Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Michael Hussey, read by several faculty and administrators and delivered on video screens in separate classrooms. Adjunct Professor Kenneth J. Tozzi, Col. (Ret. US Army) also participated in the simulation.</p>\r\n<p>Dean Hussey noted the value to law students of the simulation exercise. &ldquo;In a crisis, clients turn to their attorneys for assistance,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;At Widener, we strive to make our students client-ready upon graduation and the simulation allowed our students to practice the fast-paced decision making needed to a solve a crisis, which will undoubtedly benefit their future clients.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>Emily Abell &rsquo;20 played the Turkish ambassador to the United States and said while her role was limited, it allowed her to apply everything she had learned in the class throughout the semester in a real world setting.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;Unlike other classes, where you write an exam at the end of the semester, we got to work in groups and use everything we learned,&rdquo; Abell said, adding that she enjoyed the experience and found it very helpful in understanding the legal principles she had studied.</p>\r\n<p>Born in Israel, Guiora grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan and graduated from Kenyon College and the Case Western Reserve Law School. He served in the Israel Defense Forces Judge Advocate General Corps, attaining the rank of lieutenant colonel in a 19-year career.&nbsp;He&nbsp;has been involved in the &ldquo;Track Two&rdquo; negotiation efforts regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and has testified before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee and the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security. He has also held a number of other senior command positions in Israel, including Legal Advisor to the Gaza Strip and Commander of the IDF School of Military Law.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>Guiora has published extensively both in the U.S. and Europe on issues related to national security, limits of interrogation, religion and terrorism, the limits of power, multiculturalism and human rights.&nbsp;His&nbsp;books include &ldquo;The Crime of Complicity: The Bystander in the Holocaust,&rdquo; &ldquo;In the Crosshairs of Unfettered Executive Power: The Moral Dilemmas of Justifying and Carrying Out Targeted Killings,&rdquo; &ldquo;Targeted killings: Defining and Applying the Limits of Military Ethics,&rdquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;Establishing a Drone Court: Restraints on the Executive Branch,&rdquo; &ldquo;First Amendment and National Security,&rdquo; &ldquo;Global Perspectives on Cybersecurity,&rdquo; and &ldquo;Chief Justice Earl Warren: Miranda, Individual Rights and Terrorism.&rdquo;</p>', '{wwwroot}files/modules/amos-guiora.jpg', 'Headshot of Amos Guiora', '', '', 0, NULL, NULL, ''),
(1892, 'Law students help prepare would-be citizens on Citizenship Day', '2019-12-03', '<p>Widener Commonwealth Law School students recently had the opportunity for the first time to help aspiring U.S. citizens and learn about the citizenship process as part of Catholic Charities&rsquo; Citizenship Day in Harrisburg.</p>\r\n<p>The annual event brings together individuals preparing to apply for citizenship and volunteers who coach them in a U.S. citizenship interview practice session.</p>\r\n<p>Eight Widener students, one alumnus and Professor Jill Family, director of the Law and Government Institute, participated in the Citizenship Day in November.</p>\r\n<p>Catholic Charities of Harrisburg operates an immigration and refugee services program that provides resources to immigrants and refugees, including resettlement, employment and legal assistance and English classes.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;It was definitely eye-opening,&rdquo; said Katie Paradise &rsquo;21, vice president of the Law and Government Student Society and a Patrick J. Murphy Fellow. &ldquo;The students are at various stages in their citizenship journey, so some are just about ready to interview and some are just in the beginning stages of thinking about applying.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>Working one-on-one, volunteers went through the interview with about 20 students, including communication, reading, writing and civics sections, as well as going over details of their application.</p>\r\n<p>Paradise said she and fellow law students were surprised at the difficulty of the questions, particularly for those who may have language barriers. &ldquo;Some of the law students couldn&rsquo;t answer them,&rdquo; she said.</p>\r\n<p>\"It was wonderful to volunteer with the students.&nbsp; I\'m so proud of the work the students did in setting up the opportunity and lending a hand,&rdquo; said Professor Family, who counts immigration law as one of her areas of expertise. &ldquo;The experience helped them to see how law has profound effects on people\'s lives.\"</p>\r\n<p>The student organizers said they want to establish Citizenship Day as a regular volunteer event for the&nbsp; Widener community.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;We are hoping this will become an annual event for the Law and Government Student Society,&rdquo; said Kimberly Creech, &rsquo;20, president of the society and also a Patrick J. Murphy Fellow.</p>', '{wwwroot}files/modules/resizedvolunteer-day-2019.jpg', 'photo of students helping individuals at the event', '', '', 0, NULL, NULL, ''),
(1893, '\'93 grad, former Senate counsel, appointed to two-year term on Commonwealth Court', '2020-01-07', '<p>A Widener Commonwealth University Law School graduate will soon become the newest judge on the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.</p>\r\n<p>Drew Crompton &rsquo;93 was nominated in November by Gov. Wolf to fill a vacant seat and was subsequently confirmed by the Pennsylvania Senate. He will be sworn in this month to a two-year term.</p>\r\n<p>Crompton, 51, spent 26 years as a legislative staff member, most recently as the chief counsel and chief of staff for Pennsylvania Senate President Pro-Tempore Joe Scarnati (R-Jefferson). He served in the same role for Sen. Robert Jubelirer, who was Scarnati&rsquo;s predecessor.</p>\r\n<p>Crompton said his undergraduate alma mater, Dickinson College, and Widener Law provided a strong foundation for his career both in the legislature and on the judicial bench.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;Dickinson College and Widener University Law School gave me the skill set that I have needed to succeed in state government and the law,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Widener&rsquo;s graduates throughout Pennsylvania and beyond have continued to expand their presence and I am proud of the excellent education I received.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania is one of Pennsylvania\'s two intermediate appellate courts. The 10-judge bench primarily hears cases involving state and local governments and regulatory agencies. The Commonwealth Court also acts as a trial court when lawsuits are filed by or against the Commonwealth.</p>', '', '', '', '', 0, NULL, NULL, ''),
(1894, 'Three WLC alums sworn in as first-term county district attorney, bringing total to seven', '2020-01-17', '<p>It&rsquo;s no secret that Widener University Commonwealth Law School prepares its students for future leadership roles in public service. After all, Widener graduates have landed jobs in every branch of state government. But did you know that more than 10 percent of Pennsylvania&rsquo;s top county prosecutors are Widener Law Commonwealth alumni?</p>\r\n<p>A recent survey shows that seven of the state&rsquo;s 67 district attorneys attended Widener Law Commonwealth, including three newly-elected district attorneys.</p>\r\n<p>Notably, two of these Widener Law Commonwealth graduates made history this month, as the first women sworn in as district attorneys in their respective counties. They are Leslie Childers Potts &rsquo;03 in Bedford County and Heather Adams &rsquo;97 in Lancaster County.</p>\r\n<p>Lancaster County President Judge Dennis Reinaker, who administered the oath of office to Adams, noted the milestone and asked rhetorically, &ldquo;How many years has our county been in existence?&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>The answer: 300 years.</p>\r\n<p>Adams, who previously worked as a prosecutor in the Office of Pennsylvania Attorney General and in the York County district attorney&rsquo;s office, said she is honored to serve Lancaster County and its citizens and praised Widener for providing a strong foundation for her career in public service.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;My time at Widener instilled a solid foundation for my pursuit of achieving ethical excellence throughout years of practice,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;I learned many principles of law from Professor (James) Diehm who was gracious enough to send a letter of congratulations following the November election.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>Among the other Pennsylvania district attorneys boasting a Widener Law Commonwealth degree is David Sunday, who first took that office in York County in 2018. Because of Widener&rsquo;s evening class schedule, Sunday was able to continue to work at UPS while studying for his law degree.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;I will be forever grateful for the opportunity provided by Widener Law School,&rdquo; said Sunday, class of &lsquo;07. &ldquo;Working full-time and attending law school at night can be very difficult, however the understanding and supportive faculty and staff helped me to position myself for success.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>The list of Widener-education district attorneys grows to eight with the inclusion of a member of the wider Widener Law School family. Francis Chardo, reelected in November to his second term as district attorney in Dauphin County, is a 1993 graduate of Widener University Delaware Law School.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;The Widener community is thrilled and proud that our graduates have not only risen but won election to serve in these vital and prestigious posts,&rdquo; said Christian A. Johnson, dean of Widener University Commonwealth Law School. &ldquo;District attorneys play hugely significant role in ensuring their counties are safe and their citizens protected.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>The other Pennsylvania district attorneys holding degrees from Widener Law Commonwealth are:</p>\r\n<p>Krista Deats (&rsquo;10) Reelected in 2019 to a second term as Tioga County district attorney</p>\r\n<p>Michael Greek (&rsquo;93) Elected 2019 in Carbon County&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>David Arnold (&rsquo;96) Four-term district attorney of Lebanon County<br /><a href=\"//commonwealthlaw.widener.edu/prospective-students/why-widener/news/detail/1895/\">Arnold just recently won his race for the State Senate\'s 48th district.</a></p>\r\n<p>Tony Matulewicz (&rsquo;06) Reelected in 2019 to a second term in Northumberland County</p>', '{wwwroot}files/modules/webheather-adams-lancaster-county-da-swearing-in-2.jpg', 'Photo of Heather Adams at her swearing in', '', '', 0, NULL, NULL, ''),
(1895, 'Widener University Commonwealth Law School graduate Dave Arnold ’96 will be the next state Senator from Lebanon County', '2020-01-17', '<p>David J. Arnold, Jr., 48, won a decisive victory in a special election on January 14&nbsp;for the Pennsylvania state Senate seat vacated by a member who resigned last September after being charged in a criminal case.</p>\r\n<p>The four-term district attorney for Lebanon County, was declared the winner for the 48th district seat with 64.7 percent of the vote. Arnold&rsquo;s new Senate district also includes parts of York and Dauphin counties. He will be sworn in on January 29.</p>\r\n<p>Arnold said he views his new role &ndash; unexpected though it was - as a continuation of a career striving to be a positive influence in public service.</p>\r\n<p>\"I&rsquo;ve always had an interest in politics,&rdquo; said Arnold. &ldquo;Although I had no plan to run for office, when this seat came available it interested me.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>Arnold credits his Widener Law Commonwealth education, particularly his outstanding professors, with preparing him for a career in public service.&nbsp; &ldquo;I enjoyed my time at Widener; it was a great experience,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I am grateful for what Widener has done for me.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>Arnold said as a state senator he plans to focus on fiscal responsibility, supporting first responders, fixing the state&rsquo;s pension crisis and addressing school property taxes.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;We congratulate the soon-to-be Senator Arnold on a successful race,&rdquo; said Widener Law Commonwealth Dean Christian A. Johnson. &ldquo;We wish him all the very best in this new chapter in his career.&rdquo;</p>', '{wwwroot}files/modules/david-j-arnold-jr-esq.jpg', 'Photo of David Arnold', '', '', 0, NULL, NULL, ''),
(1896, 'Widener Law Commonwealth Addresses Climate Change at UN Meeting  ', '2020-01-16', '<p>Widener University Commonwealth Law School made a splash last month in Madrid at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP25), where some 200 nations met to address next steps in addressing climate change.</p>\r\n<p>John Dernbach, Commonwealth Professor of Environmental Law and Sustainability Director, Environmental Law and Sustainability Center and Don Brown, scholar in residence for sustainability ethics and law, were among the featured panelists during the 12-day event.</p>\r\n<p>Dernbach, an internationally recognized authority on sustainable development, climate change and environmental law, participated in two panels: &ldquo;Low Emission Solutions,&rdquo; and &ldquo;Governing by Goals: Do We Need Domestic Climate Laws?&rdquo;&nbsp; Both panels highlighted technologies to address carbon in the global economy, which also is the focus of the findings published in a new book that he co-edited.</p>\r\n<p>The book, &ldquo;Legal Pathways to Deep DeCarbonization of the U.S.,&rdquo; lays out more than 1,000 legal tools at the federal, state and local levels and in the private sector, that are available to reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80% by 2050.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;Ultimately, my message is a hopeful one,&rdquo; said Dernbach. &ldquo;These tools can create jobs, help build businesses and the economy, reduce energy prices, and create other benefits.&nbsp; They are not just regulatory, which means that there should in principle be ways of building bipartisan coalitions to get these tools adopted and implemented.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>Brown, who focuses on climate change as a moral and ethical issue, spoke on a panel entitled &ldquo;On the Urgency of and Getting Traction for Ethical Principles to Guide National Responses to Climate Change.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>He argues large countries have an obligation to help developing countries &ndash; which are most at risk feel the brunt of climate change - but that most nations are still ignoring ethical principles in national climate change policy formation.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;Failure to talk about the implications for getting nations to comply with their ethical obligations is indispensable to avoid catastrophic climate change,&rdquo; said Brown.</p>\r\n<p>In November UNESCO awarded Brown the prestigious Avicenna Prize for excellence in climate change ethics. He was the first American to win the prize since the award&rsquo;s inception in 2003.</p>\r\n<p>Christian A. Johnson, dean of Widener University Commonwealth Law School praised the participation of the two scholars at this international event.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;It is a great honor for Widener Law Commonwealth to be represented in such a prestigious global conference,&rdquo; said Johnson. &ldquo;This is just one example of areas where we are making a difference outside of the classroom.&rdquo;</p>', '{wwwroot}files/modules/webprof-brown-un-madrid-conf-2019-12.jpg', 'Photo of Scholar in Residence Don Brown', '', '', 0, NULL, NULL, '');
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(1897, 'Michael Dimino contributes election law scholarship to timely book on Mueller investigation', '2020-01-15', '<p>Talk about legal scholarship on the cutting edge of current events!</p>\r\n<p>Widener University Commonwealth Law School professor Michael R. Dimino is a co-author of \"The Mueller Investigation and Beyond,\" published last fall by the Carolina Academic Press.</p>\r\n<p>The book was conceived before the much-anticipated Mueller Report was even released.</p>\r\n<p>Lead author Ellen S. Podgor contacted Dimino last March, one month before the Mueller Report was made public, and asked him to contribute a chapter that would analyze election-law issues in the Report.</p>\r\n<p>Only Podgor needed it fast in order to teach a late fall semester short course on the elements of the Mueller Report.</p>\r\n<p>Dimino rose to the challenge and met the August deadline with a chapter on two key issues of election law related to the Trump campaign during the 2016 election.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;It was such a fun subject, diving into an area of specialty for me,&rdquo; said Dimino, adding he was flattered to be asked to be a contributor. &ldquo;I wrote mostly on explaining the law and the Mueller report&rsquo;s conclusions.&nbsp; I included the statutes and the regulations, and explained the arguments that could be made. The idea was to let students decide, after making sure that they understood the facts and the background law.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>Dimino examined issues surrounding the so-called &ldquo;Trump Tower&rdquo; meeting that took place in June 2016 and the allegation that Trump campaign officials improperly agreed to receive damaging information about Secretary Hillary Clinton from foreign individuals.&nbsp; The question was whether campaign officials violated the federal ban on &ldquo;accept[ing] or receiv[ing]&rdquo; a &ldquo;thing of value&rdquo; from a foreign national.</p>\r\n<p>His chapter also explored whether the payment of hush money to two of Trump&rsquo;s alleged mistresses (and the campaign&rsquo;s failure to report the payments to the Federal Election Commission) would constitute illegal contributions to the campaign if the payments were an attempt to prevent the public from learning damaging information about the candidate, according to a description in the book&rsquo;s preface.</p>\r\n<p>The book is designed to be used in a capstone course&nbsp; in areas of administrative law, civil procedure, counterintelligence and congressional investigative activity, constitutional law, criminal law and procedure, election law, evidence, and professional responsibility.</p>\r\n<p>Dimino thinks the book may have to be revised to keep it current. &ldquo;Who&rsquo;s going to be interested in a course on Mueller in five years?&rdquo; he said, pointing out that already there are controversial areas of the Trump presidency that have arisen only after the book&rsquo;s publication. Nevertheless, Dimino believes the issues analyzed in the book transcend the Mueller investigation itself, and the book certainly remains timely now. &ldquo;The legal issues continue,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;And the analysis of the controversy that gave rise to the report is still out there.&rdquo;</p>', '', '', '', '', 0, NULL, NULL, ''),
(1898, 'Meet Matt Kerns, the new Associate Dean of Admissions', '2020-01-27', '<p>Matthew V. Kerns has joined Widener University Commonwealth Law School as its new Associate Dean of Admissions. He was previously with the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law, where he served as the Assistant Dean of Admissions, Scholarships, and Enrollment Data.</p>\r\n<p>While he is new to the Commonwealth family, Dean Kerns&rsquo; new role represents a homecoming for the&nbsp; Edwardsville, Luzerne County native.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;My wife and I are both Pennsylvania natives &ndash; I&rsquo;m from across the river from&nbsp; Wilkes-Barre and she&rsquo;s from Claysville, near Pittsburgh,&rdquo; said Dean Kerns. &ldquo;Being chosen as the Associate Dean of Admissions at Widener Law Commonwealth is a great step for me professionally and gives us the chance to raise our two young children in the place we call home and close to our families. We couldn&rsquo;t be happier to be here.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>Dean Kerns brings with him a long list of accomplishments. At Bowen, he increased applications over 120% and raised the entering class credentials to their highest in over a decade. He also strongly supported pre-law programs and founded the Arkansas Pre-Law Advisor Listserv, the Arkansas Pre-Law Advisor Meeting, and the Arkansas Spring Recruitment Swing. In addition to his regular duties, he served on the UA Little Rock Safe Zone Executive Committee and Arkansas Mock Trial Foundation Executive Committee.</p>\r\n<p>Dean Kerns currently serves on the executive board for the Southwestern Association of Prelaw Advisors and several Law School Admission Council committees and workgroups.</p>\r\n<p>The new dean says he is looking forward to getting to know the Commonwealth community so he can begin recruiting the right law school candidates. &ldquo;Today, law schools have to be mission driven and clearly define their identities,&rdquo; Kerns said. &ldquo;Widener Law Commonwealth has a great story to tell and I&rsquo;m looking forward to being part of it.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;We extend a warm welcome to Dean Kerns as he starts in his critical role in representing the law school to prospective students,&rdquo; said Dean Christian A. Johnson. &ldquo;He was an outstanding candidate, we are lucky to have gotten him and we are excited to see him get to work.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>Dean Kerns earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in History at Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania and his Juris Doctor degree at Florida Coastal School of Law in Jacksonville, Florida. He is a member of the Florida Bar Association, American Bar Association, and several pre-law advisor associations.</p>\r\n<p><a href=\"//commonwealthlaw.widener.edu/prospective-students/meet-us/contact-us/associate-dean-of-admissions/\">You can read his profile page to learn more about Dean Kerns.</a></p>', '{staticroot}files/modules/matthew-kern-2020.jpg', 'headshot of Matt Kerns', '', '', 0, NULL, NULL, ''),
(1899, 'US Army Court of Criminal Appeals holds oral argument at law school', '2020-01-27', '<p>Widener Law Commonwealth students got a rare opportunity last week to get a close-up look at the military justice system. The moot court classroom was the setting Thursday for a real-life U.S. Army appellate court hearing.</p>\r\n<p>A three-judge panel for the U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals held oral argument in the case of <u>U.S. v. Holmes</u>, a court-martial conviction appeal of a serviceman for failing to obey a lawful regulation and maiming.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;This is a great service that the court has provided to the law school,&rdquo; said Christian A. Johnson, dean of Widener Law Commonwealth. &ldquo;The ability to host this proceeding offered our Widener community a first-hand look at the military justice system and the operations of the highly-respected Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>Johnson said this first-ever military court hearing on the Widener Law Commonwealth campus dovetails with school&rsquo;s broader veterans&rsquo; initiative, which aims at supporting students who have served in the military.</p>\r\n<p>The judges and attorneys spent 30 minutes after the hearing taking questions from students, where they explained military court procedures and offered guidance on a range of topics, including developing arguments and preparing briefs.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s very different from a classroom experience,&rdquo; said Johnson. &ldquo;It could be transformative for students.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>Indeed, it may have been for third-year student Johnny Holland, of Silver Spring, Md., who said he was so impressed by the proceeding he is considering exploring a career in military law.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;The reality is, never in 100 years would I expect to see an Army Court of Appeal argument,&rdquo; said Holland. &ldquo;It piqued a lot of interest.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>The U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals is the Army&rsquo;s highest court and traces its lineage to 1920. The argument in the Holmes case is part of the Court&rsquo;s &ldquo;Project Outreach,&rdquo; which allows law schools an inside look at the process of actual military justice.</p>\r\n<p><strong><a href=\"https://www.flickr.com/photos/widenerlawcommonwealth/albums/72157712805616167/with/49431520666/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View the photos from this event on Flickr.</a></strong></p>', '{wwwroot}files/modules/jagweb.jpg', 'photo of the distinguished guests', '', '', 0, NULL, NULL, ''),
(1900, 'Central Penn College and Widener Law Commonwealth Launch 5-year Law Degree Program', '2020-01-30', '<p>A new partnership with Central Penn College will allow high-achieving students the opportunity to complete their undergraduate and law degree in five years.</p>\r\n<p>The schools joining forces on an innovative, &ldquo;2+3&rdquo; agreement where Legal Studies students at Central Penn can earn the final 30 credits of their bachelor&rsquo;s degree at Widener Law Commonwealth, while simultaneously pursuing their juris doctor.</p>\r\n<p>In a signing ceremony Thursday at Widener Law Commonwealth, Dr. Linda Fedrizzi-Williams, President of Central Penn College, and Christian A. Johnson, Dean of Widener Law Commonwealth made the 2+3 program official with an articulation agreement between the two educational institutions.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;We are delighted to partner with Central Penn College, an innovative local school that works hard for its students,&rdquo; said Dean Johnson. &ldquo;The 2+3 program is a successful model and provides real value, saving time and money. We are mindful of the high cost of college and law school and embrace opportunities like this one that make a difference for families.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;This agreement is a win-win for both of our institutions, and most importantly for our mutual students,&rdquo; said President Fedrizzi-Williams. &ldquo;We are excited to join forces with Widener Law Commonwealth, our highly respected neighbor to the east, on this groundbreaking, student- centric initiative. For students focused on completing their law degree as quickly as possible, this program will prove to be a game-changer!&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>To qualify for the 2+3 program, Central Penn students in a bachelor&rsquo;s program must:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>maintain a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher</li>\r\n<li>take the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) no later than February of their junior year and are encouraged to take it earlier if possible</li>\r\n<li>earn an LSAT score at or above the median for Widener&rsquo;s prior year entering class</li>\r\n<li>and have no disqualifying character issues</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>Under the 2+3 agreement, students who are accepted into Widener Law Commonwealth must attend full-time.</p>\r\n<h3><a href=\"https://www.centralpenn.edu/widener/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">For more details, visit the Central Penn College website.</a></h3>', '{wwwroot}files/modules/webhandshake.jpg', '', '', '', 0, NULL, NULL, ''),
(1901, 'From Widener Law Commonwealth to the White House: Alumnus returns to tell his story', '2020-02-25', '<p>Widener Law Commonwealth hosted alumnus Donald F. McGahn II &rsquo;94, former White House Counsel to President Donald J. Trump, who conducted the continuing legal education seminar &ldquo;The Legal and Regulatory Landscape in the Era of Trump.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p><img src=\"irl://2266//\" alt=\"Photo of Don McGahn giving a CLE lecture.\" style=\"float: right;\" width=\"300\" /></p>\r\n<p>Speaking to a crowd of about 160, McGahn discussed his role leading regulatory reform during his nearly two-year tenure in the Trump administration.</p>\r\n<p>McGahn said President Trump imposed a 2-for-1 rule to reduce the number of government regulations, eliminating two regulations for every new regulation promulgated.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;[In the past] they tried new regulations for the sake of new regulations,&rdquo; said McGahn. &ldquo;A better model for success is to encourage people to comply and articulate clear standards.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>McGahn fielded questions on how he became interested in the law and the judiciary (watching the Supreme Court nomination hearings for Robert Bork and Clarence Thomas), the role of a government lawyer (in his case, representing the President in his role as chief executive officer) and his role shepherding judicial nominees through the confirmation process (including two Supreme Court Justices).</p>\r\n<p>McGahn bemoaned the drawn out multimedia event that confirmation hearings have become, but said streamlining the judicial selection process from a large committee to just two &ndash; he and the president &ndash; allowed Trump to move more quickly on selection and gave more time to meet with members of the Senate.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;I was the right guy for the first two years,&rdquo; said McGahn, who left the White House in October, 2018 and returned to the international law firm Jones Day.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;Widener Law Commonwealth is honored that one of our most esteemed alumni would return to share his insights and knowledge with our students and the greater Widener community,&rdquo; said Dean Christian A. Johnson. &ldquo;Don McGahn&rsquo;s career trajectory from Widener Law Commonwealth to the White House is testament to what can be achieved with hard work and a good law degree.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p><img src=\"irl://2265//\" alt=\"Photo of Don McGahn talking with Widener Law Commonwealth students.\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"300\" /></p>\r\n<p>Prior to the seminar, McGahn participated in a &ldquo;fireside chat&rdquo; with a group of &nbsp;Widener Law Commonwealth students, offering observations on his career and dispensing advice.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;Don&rsquo;t be too wedded to one thing,&rdquo; he told them. &ldquo;I thought I would be an entertainment lawyer.&rdquo;&nbsp; McGahn urged them to get practical experience during law school, learn from all levels in the workplace - those above and below you - and to &ldquo;stay hungry.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>McGahn began his tenure as White House Counsel on Inauguration Day, January 20, 2017. In this role he advised President Trump and his administration on a broad range of legal matters, including constitutional and statutory authority, executive orders, international agreements, tariffs, trade, administrative law, and national security.</p>\r\n<p>McGahn returned to Jones Day in the Spring of 2019 and now leads the firm&rsquo;s Government Regulation practice, where he and represents clients before government agencies, in enforcement matters, and in litigation arising from government regulation or action.</p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https://www.flickr.com/photos/widenerlawcommonwealth/albums/72157713215982116/with/49571419457/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View the photos from the two events on our Flickr page.</a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/N-Jo6iH0PpY?wmode=transparent;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"></iframe></p>', '{wwwroot}files/modules/mcgahnjohnson.jpg', 'photo of Don McGahn and Dean Christian Johnson', '', '', 0, NULL, NULL, ''),
(1902, 'Professor Randy Lee: Inspiring Students While Exploring the Intersection of Law, Music, and Diversity ', '2020-02-28', '<p>If one key measure of success as a professor is how you are remembered by your students, even after 26 years, Randy Lee has made his mark.</p>\r\n<p>During a recent visit, Donald F. McGahn II, &rsquo;94, former White House Counsel for President Donald J. Trump, took a moment before launching his continuing legal education presentation to give a shout out to Lee who was sitting in the back of the auditorium. &ldquo;Listen to him,&rdquo; he urged students in the room. &ldquo;He knows how to write.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>Over his 31-year career at Widener Law Commonwealth, Lee, who teaches Constitutional Law, Professional Responsibility, Torts among other classes, has become one of the school&rsquo;s most popular professors.</p>\r\n<p>He also is known for his novel scholarship, blending rock-and-roll and the law with journal articles titled <em>Billy Joel and the Practice of Law: Melodies to Which a Lawyer Might Work</em> and <em>Bob Dylan&rsquo;s Lawyers, A Dark Day in Luzerne County, and Learning to Take Ethics Seriously.</em></p>\r\n<p>Lee, who has lectured widely, served on national legal education boards and conducted programs for the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, as well as the legislature, also is the driving force behind the Dean&rsquo;s Diversity Forum, an annual event celebrating diversity in the law. This year&rsquo;s theme: &ldquo;Celebrating the Centennial of the Harlem Renaissance: Law, Lawyers and the Pursuit of Excellence.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>The event, now in its 13<sup>th</sup> year, was the brainchild of Linda Ammons, the first African American and first woman dean of the law school who had a passion for issues of diversity, Lee said.</p>\r\n<p>Among the speakers this year:&nbsp; Kenneth W. Mack, Lawrence D. Biele Professor of Law and Affiliate Professor of History at Harvard University; Attorney Deryck Henry, \'95; the Honorable Nathaniel Nichols, PBA&rsquo;s Child Advocate of the Year for 2018; Todd Shill, &rsquo;93, an entertainment lawyer and founding attorney for Pillar + Aught; and historian Randall Westbrook, whose work has been featured on PBS&rsquo;s American Masters Series.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;The forum is an opportunity to rethink things we&rsquo;ve taken for granted and celebrate excellence in American culture,&rdquo; he said.</p>\r\n<p>And the message for future lawyers?</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;Lawyers are artists and the canvas they paint on is human life,&rdquo; said Lee. &ldquo;I&rsquo;d love to see students come away recognizing that they were made for excellence; they just need to figure out which path will take them there.&rdquo;</p>', '{wwwroot}files/modules/lee300x266faculty_hbashx-2.jpg', 'photo of Professor Randy Lee', '', '', 0, NULL, NULL, ''),
(1903, 'Widener Law Commonwealth Takes Top Honors in National Mock Trial Competition', '2020-02-28', '<p>It was an all-Widener final in the mock trial competition last week at the 57th annual Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County Mock Trial Competition in Pittsburgh, with Widener Law Commonwealth prevailing in a matchup against Delaware Law.</p>\r\n<p>The four-member Widener Law Commonwealth team was among ten teams from as far away as Alabama to compete this year.</p>\r\n<p>Third-year student and team captain Michael Joyce was joined by fourth-year Amoreena (Amy) Bua as co-counsel. Kaylin Butler and Rebecca McCullough, both second-year students, played witnesses in the negligence trial.</p>\r\n<p>The team practiced twice a week since December under the guidance of co-coaches and Widener Law Commonwealth alumni Joshua Traver &rsquo;16 and Mark Kovalcin &rsquo;17.</p>\r\n<p>The competition took place over three days in the Joseph F. Weis, Jr. U.S. Courthouse. Each team was paired with a real-life expert medical witness, giving students the opportunity to direct and cross examine medical professionals. &nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>The Widener team faced off first against the University of Alabama in a case involved a nursing home patient injured in a fall, before taking on Widener Delaware in the final.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;We thought it was really close, we didn&rsquo;t know how it would turn out,&rdquo; Joyce said.</p>\r\n<p>Working lawyers served as judges in the competition. A student from a court reporting school served as court reporter in the trial and local high school students as jurors.</p>\r\n<p>The competition began in 1963 as a friendly contest between the two area law schools, Duquesne University and the University of Pittsburgh. Today it ranks among the most prestigious mock trial competitions and includes law schools from all over the eastern United States.</p>\r\n<p>Attorneys gave the team constructive feedback following the trial, Joyce said.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;They said we had a good theme and we worked well together,&rdquo; said Joyce. &ldquo;They liked that we had an idea and a plan and executed it well.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>Both Joyce and Bua have secured clerkships with judges following graduation. Joyce says he wants to pursue a career in litigation.</p>', '{wwwroot}files/modules/webatlac-competition-team-2020.jpg', 'photo of the mock trial team', '', '', 0, NULL, NULL, ''),
(1904, 'Dean’s Diversity Forum: Celebrates Centennial of the Harlem Renaissance: Law, Lawyers and the Pursuit of Excellence', '2020-03-04', '<p>Widener Law Commonwealth welcomed an esteemed panel of lawyers and scholars to the campus last Friday to commemorate the centennial of the Harlem Renaissance, the theme for the 13<sup>th</sup> annual Dean&rsquo;s Diversity Forum.</p>\r\n<p>About 75 people were on hand to hear three panels cover a range of topics exploring the intersection of race, culture and the law, both historically and in the present day.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;Widener Law Commonwealth is fortunate to welcome such an esteemed group of lawyers and scholars, including our alumni, and talented students, to participate in this important event,&rdquo; said Dean Christian A. Johnson, who noted in his remarks that 30 percent of the incoming first year students are men and women of color.</p>\r\n<p><img src=\"irl://2272//\" alt=\"\" style=\"float: right;\" width=\"300\" />Kenneth Mack, Lawrence D. Biele Professor of Law and Affiliate Professor of History at Harvard University and author of <em>Representing the Race, The Creation of the Civil Rights Lawyer</em>, presented a talk entitled &ldquo;Race and Representation: Lessons from the Lives of Civil Rights Lawyers.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>Civil rights lawyers were practicing during the Harlem Renaissance, a time of exceptional creativity and robust thought, when Americans were asking &ldquo;hard questions about race and identity,&rdquo; Mack said.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;Lawyers, like artists in the Harlem Renaissance, were renegotiating boundaries of race in the early 20<sup>th</sup> century and using the courtroom to do it,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Law is a tie that binds us together.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>In the panel &ldquo;Law of the Arts and a Lawyer&rsquo;s Role in the Creative Process,&rdquo; two Widener Law Commonwealth alumni, Todd J. Shill &lsquo;93, co-founder Pillar + Aught and Deryck Henry &lsquo;95, of the law offices of Deryck Henry, discussed the impact of television on American culture.</p>\r\n<p>Asked if television can influence culture, Shill, an entertainment lawyer who has worked with major film and television production companies on shows for many networks, said, indeed it can. Among Shill&rsquo;s clients was Levi Stoltzfus, star of the hit reality TV show, <em>Amish Mafia</em>.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;Look at the thirst for knowledge about the Amish. There&rsquo;s a reason [Stoltzfus&rsquo;] book (<em>Amish Confidentia</em>l) was on New York Times best seller list,&rdquo; said Shill. &nbsp;&ldquo;Not only did they change their culture, they&rsquo;ve changed us because of the exposure.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>Randall Westbrook, an education professor at Fairleigh Dickinson University and the Hon. Nathaniel Nichols, a retired Delaware County Common Pleas Court judge, discussed &ldquo;The Harlem Renaissance and the Civil Rights Movement.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>Westbrook talked about the challenges of integration and pointed to W.E.B. Du Bois, one of the leading African American intellectuals of the 20<sup>th</sup> century, prominent during the Harlem Renaissance, for his role in inspiring African Americans to pursue &ldquo;an intellectual education,&rdquo; beyond the tradition vocational employment training.</p>\r\n<p>\"There is still more progress to be made,\" Nichols told CBS 21, which covered the event. &ldquo;That will happen when we have programs like this, where people can dialogue, learn, and relate to each other.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>Student leaders Calvin Pierre, president of the Black Law Students Association, Jennifer Bolivar, president of the Latin American Law Students Association and Richard Marcil, treasurer of the Asian Pacific Law Students Association, welcomed the guest speakers to campus and gave an overview of their efforts to provide support and fellowship for students of color. Salvatore Sciacca, editor-in-chief of the Widener Commonwealth Law Review, also offered welcoming remarks.</p>\r\n<p><a title=\"Click here to view the photos from this event.\" href=\"https://flic.kr/s/aHsmLF8ist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View the photos from this event on our Flickr page.</a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/YcJFobKNwU4?wmode=transparent;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"></iframe></p>', '{wwwroot}files/modules/deansdiversityforumweb.jpg', 'Speakers from the first panel at the 2020 Dean\'s Diversity Forum', '', '', 0, NULL, NULL, '<h5><strong>CONNECT WITH US!<br /><br /></strong></h5>\r\n<h5><a title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" href=\"https://facebook.com/widenerlawcommonwealth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://639//\" alt=\"Facebook Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title=\"Follow us on Twitter @WidenerLawCW\" href=\"https://twitter.com/widenerlawcw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://645//\" alt=\"Twitter Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title=\"Follow us on Instagram @WidenerLawCW\" href=\"https://www.instagram.com/widenerlawcw/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://1755//\" alt=\"Instagram Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a></h5>'),
(1905, 'Faculty Spotlight: Michal Buchhandler-Raphael', '2020-04-07', '<p>Widener Law Commonwealth&rsquo;s newest faculty member believes that the criminal justice system must provide justice, fairness and compassion not only to offenders but also to their victims.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;Legal scholarship so often focuses on the defendant&rsquo;s perspective, urging reforms of the criminal justice system &ndash; a system largely perceived as suffering from problems of over-enforcement and mass incarceration,&rdquo; said Professor Michal Buchhandler-Raphael, who joins Widener Law Commonwealth in July as assistant professor.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;My concern is that some categories of crimes are characterized by under-enforcement and a failure to provide justice for victims,&rdquo; Buchhandler-Raphael said.</p>\r\n<p>Buchhandler-Raphael will teach Evidence in the fall, and Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure in the spring. For the past eight years, she has been a visiting assistant professor at Washington and Lee School of Law in Lexington, Virginia.</p>\r\n<p>Buchhandler-Raphael holds a doctorate in juridical science from the University of Virginia School of Law. She also holds Bachelor of Law and Master&rsquo;s degrees from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel.</p>\r\n<p>Things have changed in recent years according to Buchhandler-Raphael. She said that before <strong>&nbsp;</strong>the &ldquo;MeToo Movement,&rdquo; people were skeptical of her scholarship on the sexual abuses of power in professional and institutional settings.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;Now,&rdquo; Buchhandler-Raphael said, &ldquo;the idea that seemed revolutionary to people back then &ndash; that unwanted acquiescence to sexual demands that is coerced by abuse of power should not be viewed as legal consent -- is gradually gaining traction.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>A <a href=\"https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=1054628\">prolific scholar</a> notably in the area of criminal law and its intersection with feminist legal theory, Buchhandler-Raphael&rsquo;s most recent project has focused on exploring the relationship between criminal law and emotions, including anger, fear and compassion.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;My scholarly interests are informed by nine years of working as a criminal attorney providing legal guidance and oversight to investigators with the Israeli National Police,&rdquo; she said, adding that she was especially frustrated with how difficult it was at that time to bring perpetrators of domestic and sexual assault to justice.</p>\r\n<p>Her legal scholarship continues to emphasize gender-based violence and its implications for women in the criminal justice system, as both victims and perpetrators of crime.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;Currently I am working on a project that focuses on the problem of under-enforcement of crimes of rape and sexual assault, particulalry prosecutors&rsquo; refusal to bring criminal charges in many of these cases,&rdquo; Buchhandler-Rafael said.</p>\r\n<p>She aims to revisit existing thinking on victims&rsquo; rights by shifting the focus away from sentencing issues towards a novel, victim-centered approach that promotes perpetrators&rsquo; accountability but also respects victims&rsquo; choices about whether to pursue criminal prosecution. &nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>Buchhandler-Rafael argument is that states have a duty to protect victims of gender-based violence from harms perpetrated against them by effectively prosecuting perpetrators of these crimes.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;To reconcile these tensions, I try to disentangle questions of incarceration and criminalization. I believe that the goals of criminalization can be met without harsh incarceration policies,&rdquo; she said.</p>\r\n<p>Buchhandler-Raphael also said that in addition to teaching and continuing her scholarship, she is also excited to embrace, contribute, and enhance all forms of diversity at Widener Law Commonwealth and in the Harrisburg community.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;Professor Buchhandler-Raphael will be a great addition to the law school,&rdquo; said Dean Christian Johnson. &ldquo;She brings it all &ndash; excellence in teaching, active and innovative scholarship, a global and inclusive perspective, and tremendous energy.&rdquo;&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>Buchhandler-Raphael&rsquo;s articles have been published or are forthcoming in leading general law reviews including the Washington University Law Review, Fordham Law Review, American Law Review, Cardozo Law Review, Florida State Law Review, Brooklyn Law Review and Tennessee Law Review, as well as in Columbia Journal of Gender and Law, Michigan Journal of Gender and Law and others.</p>\r\n<p>Her work has been cited in popular criminal caw casebooks, such as Dressler &amp; Garvey<em>, Criminal Law</em>; Kadish, Schulhofer &amp; Barkow, <em>Criminal Law and Its Processes: Cases and Materials; </em>as well as in leading criminal law treatises, including Wayne R. LaFave, <em>Substantive Criminal Law</em>; and Joshua Dressler, <em>Understanding Criminal Law</em>.</p>\r\n<p>Her experience also includes active military service in the Intelligence Directorate of the Israeli Defense Forces.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>Professor Buchhandler-Raphael&rsquo;s husband is a cardiovascular anesthesiologist. They have two daughters; one is a sophomore at the University of Pennsylvania, the other a junior in high school.</p>', '{wwwroot}files/modules/michal-buchhandler-raphael.jpg', 'Photo of Michal', '', '', 0, NULL, NULL, '<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>CONNECT WITH US!<br /><br /></strong></h5>\r\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" href=\"https://facebook.com/widenerlawcommonwealth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://639//\" alt=\"Facebook Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title=\"Follow us on Twitter @WidenerLawCW\" href=\"https://twitter.com/widenerlawcw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://645//\" alt=\"Twitter Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title=\"Follow us on Instagram @WidenerLawCW\" href=\"https://www.instagram.com/widenerlawcw/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://1755//\" alt=\"Instagram Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a><br /><br /></h5>\r\n<hr />\r\n<p><br /><a title=\"Listen to our podcast on your favorite podcast app.\" href=\"//commonwealthlaw.widener.edu/prospective-students/why-widener/podcast/\"><img src=\"irl://1761//\" alt=\"Podcast Logo\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" width=\"150\" /></a></p>'),
(1906, 'Professor\'s Recent Book Leads to New Model Laws for Deep Decarbonization Website', '2020-04-23', '<p><a href=\"ipl://35//WyIxMSJd////\">Professor John C. Dernbach&rsquo;s</a> book on how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions has spurred creation of a new website providing model laws for federal, state and local governments to use in pursuit of a sustainable future.</p>\r\n<p>The Model Laws for Deep Decarbonization in the United States website launched last week. It was created by Widener University Commonwealth Law School&rsquo;s <a href=\"ipl://401//W10=////\">Environmental Law and Sustainability Center</a> and Columbia Law School&rsquo;s <a href=\"https://climate.law.columbia.edu/\">Sabin Center for Climate Change Law</a>.</p>\r\n<p>This website was inspired by the book , <em>Legal Pathways to Deep Decarbonization in the United States, </em>co-edited by Dernbach and <a href=\"https://www.law.columbia.edu/faculty/michael-gerrard\">Michael B. Gerrard</a>, Faculty Director of the Sabin Center and a professor at Columbia Law School. The book was published in 2019 by the Environmental Law Institute and features work by 59 authors. Funding for development of this website was generously supported by the Andrew Sabin Family Foundation.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;While the Coronavirus pandemic is rightly consuming enormous public attention right now, our hope is that in the near future the challenge of reducing greenhouse gas emissions will be met with the same energy and commitment,&rdquo; said Dernbach, a professor of environmental law and sustainability at Widener Commonwealth Law and director of its Environmental Law and Sustainability Center.</p>\r\n<p>Dernbach added that he and Gerrard are &ldquo;stubbornly optimistic&rdquo; that the United States can rise to face climate change crisis.</p>\r\n<p>The new website provides 1,500 model laws that would help governments achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions. The laws range in subject matter that includes: &nbsp;</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Enabling construction of renewable energy facilities,</li>\r\n<li>Improving energy efficiencies in new and existing construction;</li>\r\n<li>Installing electric vehicle-charging stations;</li>\r\n<li>Producing low-carbon gaseous and liquid fuels; and</li>\r\n<li>Reducing emissions of such pollutants as methane, black carbon, and fluorinated gases.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>Dernbach said the website will be continually updated as new laws are enacted and model laws are created, and that more than 20 law firms are currently working on a pro bono basis to draft model laws that will be posted on this site after peer review.</p>', '{wwwroot}files/modules/hart2075-2.jpg', 'Photo of Professor Dernbach', '', '', 0, NULL, NULL, '<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>CONNECT WITH US!<br /><br /></strong></h5>\r\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" href=\"https://facebook.com/widenerlawcommonwealth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://639//\" alt=\"Facebook Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title=\"Follow us on Twitter @WidenerLawCW\" href=\"https://twitter.com/widenerlawcw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://645//\" alt=\"Twitter Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title=\"Follow us on Instagram @WidenerLawCW\" href=\"https://www.instagram.com/widenerlawcw/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://1755//\" alt=\"Instagram Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a><br /><br /></h5>\r\n<hr />\r\n<p><br /><a title=\"Listen to our podcast on your favorite podcast app.\" href=\"//commonwealthlaw.widener.edu/prospective-students/why-widener/podcast/\"><img src=\"irl://1761//\" alt=\"Podcast Logo\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" width=\"150\" /></a></p>'),
(1907, '2020 Student Awards', '2020-04-24', '<p>While we are very disappointed that we were unable to publicly recognize the award winners at our traditionally held Student Awards Ceremony, we have prepared social media spotlights in order to honor the winners and their accomplishments. Click on each student\'s name to view their Facebook spotlight post.&nbsp;Congratulations to all of the award winners!</p>\r\n<hr />\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile\">\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile-image\">&nbsp;<img src=\"irl://2369//\" alt=\"Photo of Steve\" height=\"\" width=\"300\" /></div>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/WidenerLawCommonwealth/posts/3016560868410959\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Steven Brikowski</a></h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Dean Anthony J. Santoro Outstanding Service Award<br /><br /></p>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile\">\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile-image\">&nbsp;<img src=\"irl://2368//\" alt=\"Photo of Amy\" height=\"\" width=\"300\" /></div>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/WidenerLawCommonwealth/posts/3017137815019931\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amoreena Bua</a></h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Outstanding Service Award <br />James S. Bowman American Inn of Court Award <br />International Academy of Trial Lawyers Student Advocacy Award <br /><br /></p>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile\">\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile-image\">&nbsp;<img src=\"irl://2367//\" alt=\"Photo of Ryan\" height=\"\" width=\"300\" /></div>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/WidenerLawCommonwealth/posts/3017462418320804\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ryan Burroughs</a></h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">ALI-CLE Scholarship &amp; Leadership Award<br /><br /></p>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile\">\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile-image\">&nbsp;<img src=\"irl://2366//\" alt=\"Photo of Amy\" height=\"\" width=\"300\" /></div>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/WidenerLawCommonwealth/posts/3017884568278589\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jamie Cook</a></h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Outstanding Service Award <br /><br /></p>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile\">\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile-image\">&nbsp;<img src=\"irl://2365//\" alt=\"Photo of Brandon\" height=\"\" width=\"300\" /></div>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/WidenerLawCommonwealth/posts/3018898284843884\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brandon Eldridge</a></h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">American Bankruptcy Institute Medal of Excellence<br /><br /></p>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile\">\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile-image\">&nbsp;<img src=\"irl://2364//\" alt=\"Photo of Emily\" height=\"\" width=\"300\" /></div>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/WidenerLawCommonwealth/posts/3019354484798264\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emily Ishler</a></h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Outstanding Pro Bono Service Award<br /><br /></p>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile\">\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile-image\">&nbsp;<img src=\"irl://2363//\" alt=\"Photo of Michael\" height=\"\" width=\"300\" /></div>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/WidenerLawCommonwealth/posts/3019795338087512\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael Joyce</a></h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Valedictorian Award<br />Legal Research and Writing Award <br />International Academy of Trial Lawyers Student Advocacy Award<br /><br /></p>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile\">\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile-image\">&nbsp;<img src=\"irl://2361//\" alt=\"Photo of Beth\" height=\"\" width=\"300\" /></div>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/WidenerLawCommonwealth/posts/3020179138049132\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beth Kern</a></h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Outstanding Service Award<br />John A. Fillion Memorial Award<br /><br /><br /></p>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile\">\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile-image\">&nbsp;<img src=\"irl://2360//\" alt=\"Photo of Sarah\" height=\"\" width=\"300\" /></div>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/WidenerLawCommonwealth/posts/3021239797943066\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sarah Lockwood</a></h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers <br />Eric D. Turner Award<br /><br /><br /></p>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile\">\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile-image\">&nbsp;<img src=\"irl://2359//\" alt=\"Photo of Waleisha\" height=\"\" width=\"300\" /></div>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/WidenerLawCommonwealth/posts/3021706477896398\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Waleisha Moat</a></h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Distinguished Service Award<br /><br /><br /></p>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile\">\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile-image\">&nbsp;<img src=\"irl://2358//\" alt=\"Photo of Frank\" height=\"\" width=\"300\" /></div>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/WidenerLawCommonwealth/posts/3022174984516214\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Frank Pryzbylkowski</a></h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Robert and Audrey Dernbach Memorial Award for Environmental Law and Sustainability <br />Outstanding Law &amp; Government Student Award <br /><br /><br /></p>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile\">\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile-image\">&nbsp;<img src=\"irl://2357//\" alt=\"Photo of Franqui\" height=\"\" width=\"300\" /></div>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/WidenerLawCommonwealth/posts/3022562971144082\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Franqui-Ann Raffaele</a></h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Outstanding Clinical Advocacy Award<br />Outstanding Service Award<br /><br /></p>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile\">\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile-image\">&nbsp;<img src=\"irl://2356//\" alt=\"Photo of Aaron\" height=\"\" width=\"300\" /></div>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/WidenerLawCommonwealth/posts/3023625221037857\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aaron Rosengarten</a></h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Outstanding Service Award <br /><br /></p>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile\">\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile-image\">&nbsp;<img src=\"irl://2372//\" alt=\"Photo of Aaron\" height=\"\" width=\"300\" /></div>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/WidenerLawCommonwealth/posts/3024146697652376\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aaron Scheibelhut</a></h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">President\'s Award<br /><br /></p>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile\">\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile-image\">&nbsp;<img src=\"irl://2355//\" alt=\"Photo of Salvatore\" height=\"\" width=\"300\" /></div>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/WidenerLawCommonwealth/posts/3024639124269800\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Salvatore Sciacca</a></h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Outstanding Service Award <br />Widener Commonwealth Law Review Award for Distinguished Legal Scholarship<br /><br /></p>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile\">\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile-image\">&nbsp;<img src=\"irl://2354//\" alt=\"Photo of Ralph\" height=\"\" width=\"300\" /></div>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/WidenerLawCommonwealth/posts/3025063120894067\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ralph Slyster</a></h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Outstanding Service Award <br /><br /></p>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile\">\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile-image\">&nbsp;<img src=\"irl://2379//\" alt=\"Photo of Jennifer\" height=\"\" width=\"300\" /></div>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/WidenerLawCommonwealth/posts/3027606790639700\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jennifer Spisak</a></h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Pennsylvania Bar Association Business Law Section <br />Professor Louis Del Duca Memorial Award<br /><br /><br /></p>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile\">\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile-image\">&nbsp;<img src=\"irl://2353//\" alt=\"Photo of Evelyn\" height=\"\" width=\"300\" /></div>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/WidenerLawCommonwealth/posts/3026292370771142\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Evelyn Stoner</a></h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Legal Research and Writing Award<br /><br /></p>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile\">\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile-image\">&nbsp;<img src=\"irl://2362//\" alt=\"Photo of Kayla\" height=\"\" width=\"300\" /></div>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/WidenerLawCommonwealth/posts/3026736984060014\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kayla Sweet</a></h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Moot Court Outstanding Executive Board Member Award<br /><br /><br /></p>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile\">\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile-image\">&nbsp;<img src=\"irl://2352//\" alt=\"Photo of Samanatha\" height=\"\" width=\"300\" /></div>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/WidenerLawCommonwealth/posts/3027048757362170/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samantha Wolfe</a></h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Trial Advocacy Honor Society Outstanding Executive Board Member Award<br /><br /></p>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile\">\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile-image\">&nbsp;<img src=\"irl://2371//\" alt=\"Photo of Mary Katherine\" height=\"\" width=\"300\" /></div>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/WidenerLawCommonwealth/posts/3027331327333913\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mary Katherine Yarish</a></h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Outstanding Service Award <br />Commonwealth Court Historical Society - Judge Alexander F. Barbieri Award<br />Dean\'s Award<br /><br /></p>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"clear\">&nbsp;</div>', '', '', '', '', 0, NULL, NULL, '<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>CONNECT WITH US!<br /><br /></strong></h5>\r\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" href=\"https://facebook.com/widenerlawcommonwealth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://639//\" alt=\"Facebook Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title=\"Follow us on Twitter @WidenerLawCW\" href=\"https://twitter.com/widenerlawcw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://645//\" alt=\"Twitter Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title=\"Follow us on Instagram @WidenerLawCW\" href=\"https://www.instagram.com/widenerlawcw/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://1755//\" alt=\"Instagram Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a><br /><br /></h5>\r\n<hr />\r\n<p><br /><a title=\"Listen to our podcast on your favorite podcast app.\" href=\"//commonwealthlaw.widener.edu/prospective-students/why-widener/podcast/\"><img src=\"irl://1761//\" alt=\"Podcast Logo\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" width=\"150\" /></a></p>');
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(1908, 'Faculty Spotlight: Professor Amanda Sholtis', '2020-04-22', '<p>Widener Law Commonwealth Professor Amanda Sholtis says that while her job is to teach students how to practice law&ndash;her passion is to help them develop the tools they need to withstand the pressures of their chosen field.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;The legal profession is naturally anxious,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re competitive and that helps and hurts us. My goal for students is that they learn how to lead happy lives as lawyers.&rdquo; She added that well-being and stress management must be integral parts of legal training.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;Thankfully, in recent years, we&rsquo;ve started to appreciate law students and lawyers as whole people,&rdquo; Sholtis said. &ldquo;Our job as a law school is to provide students with skills training, &nbsp;but also help them acquire the other skills they&rsquo;ll need in practice.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>Sholtis teaches a two-semester course in legal methods, required for all first-year students at Widener Law Commonwealth. She is also the director of the law school&rsquo;s Academic Success Program, where she assists students in building their academic skills to ensure success in the classroom.</p>\r\n<p>Her legal scholarship focuses on how to best prepare students for the practice of law. She has been awarded several grants by the Legal Writing Institute to study effective teaching practices in law school and has presented her innovative teaching techniques at conferences across the country, including live critique, an assessment method that has the teacher deliver real-time feedback on the student&rsquo;s work while the teacher reads it for the first time.</p>\r\n<p>Sholtis encourages all law professors to adopt live critique in an article she published in the Stetson Law Review in the fall of 2019 titled,&nbsp;<em>Say What?: A How-to Guide on Providing Formative Assessment to Law Students Through Live Critique</em>.</p>\r\n<p>In her teaching, Sholtis also focuses on honing students&rsquo; decision-making skills.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;Especially in the world today, it&rsquo;s so important for students to appreciate what it takes to make good decisions,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;They need to understand that they can&rsquo;t spit out answers like Google, that the law requires time, research, analysis, reflection.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>Sholtis did both trial and appellate work in her career at the Pennsylvania Attorney General Office. She is mindful of how quickly the law changes and focuses on keeping pace.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;One thing I&rsquo;m studying right now is how lawyers read, &ldquo; she said. Traditionally, lawyers read most of their information in books and on paper. That is changing rapidly, Sholtis said.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re seeing attorneys switch to mostly reading on digital platforms and so we have to, in turn, train students to digest material in this way if we want them to be ready to work in the real world,&rdquo; she added.</p>\r\n<p>Sholtis dismissed criticism that today&rsquo;s students cannot write as well as prior generations.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;I think more experienced lawyers have always said that about the next generation,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;Quite honestly, not all lawyers out there are great writers, either. My focus is to get students writing simple, plain English. I encourage students to boil complex material down to less dense, easier-to-understand content.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>Sholtis said she is amazed at the end of every school year by the progress made by her first-year students.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s remarkable how much they learn, and so quickly,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;They come in not knowing how to read a case or analyze the law. By the end of the year, they&rsquo;re doing oral arguments using briefs they researched and wrote themselves.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>Consistent with her emphasis on wellbeing in her teaching, Sholtis has been an active volunteer with Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers, a local, confidential service helping lawyers with stress, anxiety, burnout, drug and alcohol abuse, and other mental health issues.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s always been hard practicing law, but it has gotten worse,&rdquo; Sholtis said. &ldquo;We have a 24-hours news cycle, social media, financial pressures. To top it off, now we have the COVID-19 virus and a global pandemic!&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>She said that more than ever, maintaining emotional equilibrium is as important for lawyers as keeping their legal skills sharp.</p>', '{wwwroot}files/modules/smithteaching.jpg', 'Photo of Professor Sholtis', '', '', 0, NULL, NULL, '<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>CONNECT WITH US!<br /><br /></strong></h5>\r\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" href=\"https://facebook.com/widenerlawcommonwealth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://639//\" alt=\"Facebook Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title=\"Follow us on Twitter @WidenerLawCW\" href=\"https://twitter.com/widenerlawcw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://645//\" alt=\"Twitter Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title=\"Follow us on Instagram @WidenerLawCW\" href=\"https://www.instagram.com/widenerlawcw/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://1755//\" alt=\"Instagram Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a><br /><br /></h5>\r\n<hr />\r\n<p><br /><a title=\"Listen to our podcast on your favorite podcast app.\" href=\"//commonwealthlaw.widener.edu/prospective-students/why-widener/podcast/\"><img src=\"irl://1761//\" alt=\"Podcast Logo\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" width=\"150\" /></a></p>'),
(1909, 'Widener Law Commonwealth community steps up, prepares for its future', '2020-05-14', '<p>Widener University Commonwealth Law School is moving toward re-opening in the fall, according to Dean Christian A. Johnson.</p>\r\n<p>Last week, the law school made a <a href=\"ipl://758//W10=////\">series of recommendations</a> about the school&rsquo;s future, which include no summer classes or events on campus.</p>\r\n<p>Johnson emphasized that any move to resume on-campus operations will be made only after state and local authorities lift restrictions on business and school openings, and once Widener Law Commonwealth concludes that safeguards can be put in place to minimize health risks from COVID-19 to the entire law school community.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>He recognized how difficult the school&rsquo;s closure has been on students and praised them, saying they embraced the change, finding the courage to pivot quickly to a new normal.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;Our first years were still getting used to the pressures of being law students when this happened,&rdquo; he said. He added that the third year students now face a two-month delay to take the bar exam and all students are grappling with a changed opportunity and employment landscape.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;Our community remains strong,&rdquo; he said, noting that the law school&rsquo;s faculty and staff played a huge role in the successful completion of the spring semester that ended Friday. The law school&rsquo;s online summer classes start up on May 26.</p>\r\n<p>He said that in his mind, the daily <a href=\"ipl://740//W10=////\">web update</a> posted by Assistant Dean of Students Randi Teplitz became almost a &ldquo;lifeline&rdquo; to the community after the school moved to online classes in March.</p>\r\n<p>Teplitz began posting the updates on the eve of the law school&rsquo;s shutdown of its Harrisburg campus on March 12, part of a concerted effort by the school to communicate to students, faculty, staff, and the community as clearly and quickly as possible.</p>\r\n<p>Third-year law student Franqui Raffaele said she read Teplizt&rsquo;s posts every day.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;They were the one constant of the law school for me now that I&rsquo;m not on campus, besides our online classes,&rdquo; she said.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;Our professors were also constantly checking in with us, reaffirming the fact that I chose the right law school for me &ndash; one built on a sense of family,&rdquo; she added.</p>\r\n<p>Raffaele is from Telford, PA but is riding out the quarantine in her apartment near the law school.</p>\r\n<p>Teplitz said that in the face of such unprecedented interruption, the law school is committed to doing its best by students.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;We are making it up as we go along, trying to make lemonade out of lemons, so to speak,&rdquo; Teplitz said. &nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>In addition to the daily online updates, the Widener community found other ways of staying close, according to Teplitz, including with activities like a &ldquo;Yappy Hour&rdquo; held before finals. &nbsp;A group of students invited all members of the Widener Law Commonwealth community to bring their pets to a virtual party on Zoom, the online video conferencing platform that will also serve as the proxy classroom for Widener students until the end of the semester.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;it hasn&rsquo;t been easy for any of us to pivot overnight from the traditional law school model to a purely virtual one,&rdquo; Teplitz said, adding that in addition to its academic and professional resources, Widener Law Commonwealth has also extended to students a vital wellness tool, <a href=\"https://www.lclpa.org/\">Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers</a>, on a 24/7 basis.</p>\r\n<p>Teplitz applauded Widener Law Commonwealth students for making such a seamless transition and pointed out that there may be a silver lining to this drastic disruption to their lives and educations.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;What I tell students is that as lawyers you have to learn to be flexible, think on your feet, manage crises,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;They didn&rsquo;t anticipate this life lesson &ndash; no one could have &ndash; but it&rsquo;s actually providing them with a transferrable skill they can use in their careers.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>Gabriella A. Romeo, a second-year student from Dubois, PA, said that while transitioning to online classes has proved to be hard for her, she gives the faculty a lot of credit.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;The professors are all doing a good job,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;My problem is that I get distracted during online classes, a little nosy when I see my classmates at home. I start focusing in on how nice their room is, and suddenly I&rsquo;m lost.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>Romeo said that taking classes from her Susquehanna Township home has made her cat happy, though. &ldquo;Mia wasn&rsquo;t all that social before but now she insists on sitting on my lap during all my classes,&rdquo; she said.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;This Widener Law Commonwealth community has been remarkable,&rdquo; said Widener Law Commonwealth Dean Christian A. Johnson. &ldquo;Working full tilt during this unprecedented public health crisis, we were able to convert a traditional law school into an online and interactive content delivery institution in short order.&rdquo;</p>', '', '', '', '', 0, NULL, NULL, '<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>CONNECT WITH US!<br /><br /></strong></h5>\r\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" href=\"https://facebook.com/widenerlawcommonwealth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://639//\" alt=\"Facebook Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title=\"Follow us on Twitter @WidenerLawCW\" href=\"https://twitter.com/widenerlawcw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://645//\" alt=\"Twitter Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title=\"Follow us on Instagram @WidenerLawCW\" href=\"https://www.instagram.com/widenerlawcw/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://1755//\" alt=\"Instagram Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a><br /><br /></h5>\r\n<hr />\r\n<p><br /><a title=\"Listen to our podcast on your favorite podcast app.\" href=\"//commonwealthlaw.widener.edu/prospective-students/why-widener/podcast/\"><img src=\"irl://1761//\" alt=\"Podcast Logo\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" width=\"150\" /></a></p>'),
(1910, 'Widener University Commonwealth Law School May 2020 Graduation', '2020-05-18', '<p>The Widener University Commonwealth Law School Class of 2020 is extraordinary, according to law school dean Christian A. Johnson.</p>\r\n<p>In videotaped remarks played at this year&rsquo;s law school celebration of graduates on Sunday, Johnson congratulated the graduates on their &ldquo;extraordinary achievements, on an extraordinary day, during the extraordinary COVID-19 crisis.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>Similarly, Widener University President Julie E. Wollman recognized this class for its &ldquo;leadership, perseverance, determination and resilience.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>Because of the restrictions in place as a result of the novel coronavirus pandemic, the law school moved its May graduation festivities online but will honor all of the 2020 graduates with a <a href=\"ipl://198//W10=////\">commencement ceremony</a> at The Forum on Sunday,&nbsp;December 13, 2020.</p>\r\n<p>To kick off the graduation weekend, Widener Law Commonwealth hosted a &ldquo;3L/4ED Farewell&rdquo; event on Zoom on Friday afternoon. With 95 students, faculty members, administrators and law school staff in attendance, the graduates heard from Assistant Dean of Students Randi Teplitz, who served as the host of the event. Also addressing the graduates were Assistant Dean of Career Development Eden L. Mandrell and Steven Brikowski, the outgoing president of the Student Bar Association.</p>\r\n<p>Teplitz, whose daily posts on the law school&rsquo;s web site were viewed as a lifeline for the Widener community during the shutdown that began on March 12, acknowledged that a virtual party is not what anyone wanted for the Class of 2020.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;But, it was important for us to convene as a community to celebrate the achievements of our graduates and to give them closure on their law school experience,&rdquo; she said, adding that the skills the students demonstrated during their final semester of law school amid a global pandemic will translate in many way to their careers as lawyers.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;We know you will do great things because you have already done great things,&rdquo; Teplitz said.</p>\r\n<p>The afternoon ceremony also featured many of the awards and recognitions traditionally conferred at commencement. Professor Christopher J. Robinette and Professor Michael R. Dimino, Sr. read out the&nbsp; names of the students admitted into the &ldquo;Order of Barristers,&rdquo; a national honorary organization whose purpose is the encouragement of oral advocacy and brief writing skills through effective law school oral advocacy programs.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>Robinette also presented Amoreena L. Bua and Michael J. Joyce with plaques in recognition of their first place win at the prestigious <a href=\"{wwwroot}/commonwealthlaw.widener.edu/current-students/law-school/news/detail/1903/\">Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County Annual Academy Mock Trial</a> in February.</p>\r\n<p>The students in turn were able to recognize an outstanding faculty and staff member, a cherished campus tradition. Brian Fearnbaugh, WLC&rsquo;s Media Services &amp; Classroom Support Specialist, was awarded Outstanding Staff Member, notably for his critical role in helping move the law school from live classrooms to digital instruction in a span of seven days this spring.</p>\r\n<p>Professor Robyn L. Meadows was named Outstanding Professor of the Year, with Dean Johnson observing that while the award was for her top-notch teaching, the students also spoke warmly of her concern for them and her efforts to help them deal with the pandemic.</p>\r\n<p>Also new this year was a <a href=\"https://secure.boast.io/kudos/display_html?guid=1fa3a8ce-9477-11ea-99c4-6ece15af003b&amp;widget=vertical_cards\">platform</a> for friends and family of the 2020 graduates to share congratulatory videos, with more than 120 submitted.</p>\r\n<p>At 11 a.m. on Sunday, at the very time that the live graduation ceremony would have begun, a &ldquo;<a href=\"https://vgrad2.z19.web.core.windows.net/widener/II/index.html\">Virtual Celebration of Graduates&rdquo; page</a> went live on the law school&rsquo;s website, including messages from President Wollman, Dean Johnson and others, along with personalized slides of each graduate that can be downloaded and shared on social media.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;We look forward to watching you walk across the stage and celebrate your amazing accomplishments in person in December,&rdquo; Johnson said.</p>\r\n<p>In addition, a number of faculty members were available in &ldquo;Zoom Rooms&rdquo; immediately after the virtual commencement proceedings and encouraged graduates and their families to &ldquo;drop by&rdquo; to say goodbye.</p>\r\n<p>Congratulations, class of 2020!</p>\r\n<p><img src=\"irl://2420//\" alt=\"slides of each graduate from the class of 2020\" style=\"float: center; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" width=\"800\" /></p>', '', '', 'Celebrating the Class of 2020', '', 0, NULL, NULL, '<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>RELATED LINKS</strong></h5>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><br /><a href=\"https://virtualgrad.marchingorder.com/widener/II/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Virtual Celebration Celebration of 2020 Graduates\' Webpage</a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"//commonwealthlaw.widener.edu/2020-program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2020 Commemorative Commencement Program</a> (PDF)</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlsqV38Nn05KPB2_d2Tlf7ZD3ZkxeE6kP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2020 Graduation YouTube Playlist</a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"//commonwealthlaw.widener.edu/current-students/enrollment-services/registrars-office/graduation-information/commencement/messages-to-the-grads/\">Video Shoutouts to the Class of 2020</a></p>\r\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><br />CONNECT WITH US!<br /><br /></strong></h5>\r\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" href=\"https://facebook.com/widenerlawcommonwealth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://639//\" alt=\"Facebook Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title=\"Follow us on Twitter @WidenerLawCW\" href=\"https://twitter.com/widenerlawcw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://645//\" alt=\"Twitter Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title=\"Follow us on Instagram @WidenerLawCW\" href=\"https://www.instagram.com/widenerlawcw/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://1755//\" alt=\"Instagram Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a><br /><br /></h5>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">#WidenerLawCWGrad &amp; #Widener2020</p>'),
(1911, 'Dean Christian A. Johnson: A Look Back', '2020-06-04', '<p>After a five-year term, Widener University Commonwealth Law School Dean Christian A. Johnson will step down from his role as dean on July 1 to return to full-time teaching.</p>\r\n<p>Johnson came to the law school from the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah in 2015. A tenured member of the Widener Law Commonwealth faculty, he will be teaching tax in the fall semester and continue to serve as the advisor to the Widener Commonwealth Law Review.</p>\r\n<p>As the inaugural dean of Widener Law Commonwealth, Johnson led the separation of the Harrisburg campus from the Delaware campus. He also founded the school&rsquo;s veterans and first responder Initiatives.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;My work as a dean has been immensely fulfilling, but it feels like the right time for this chapter of my career to come to an end, and for me to return to the&nbsp; classroom, where I hope I&rsquo;ll see many of you in the years to come,&rdquo; Johnson said recently.</p>\r\n<p>Looking back on his time leading the law school, Johnson said that nothing can compare to the pride he has in how the students, faculty and staff reacted after the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;Within a matter of days, and with so much fear and uncertainty, we moved from a bricks and mortar operation to a virtual community,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;No one wanted this, there weren&rsquo;t any instruction manuals for it, but we got through it because of our grit and determination.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>Johnson also said that he would miss working closely with the law school&rsquo;s leadership team, which he singled out for their hard work and unparalleled commitment to the students.</p>\r\n<p>As much as he will miss his involvement in managing the law school, he is excited about being back in the classroom with students and will be teaching business organizations and entity taxation this fall, in addition to an intersession course on finance documentation&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;I am looking forward to re-engaging in research and writing on taxation and finance &nbsp;-- with so much uncertainty in the global economy, things are getting interesting indeed in my area of scholarship,&rdquo; Johnson said. &nbsp;Johnson has coauthored five books and written over three dozen articles on global capital markets and central banks. He has spoken, lectured, and taught at central banks, U.S. banking and financial regulators, and academic institutions and financial institutions in Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, North and South America and Australia.</p>\r\n<p>Widener University Provost Andrew Workman has named Associate Dean Michael J. Hussey as interim dean beginning on July 1st.&nbsp; &ldquo;I have worked closely with Dean Hussey during my time as dean and have no doubt that all of the law school&rsquo;s good work will continue without interruption and that he will bring new ideas and a fresh voice to our community.&nbsp; I look forward to working with him and cheering him and hope you will too.&rdquo; Johnson said.</p>', '{wwwroot}files/modules/cjohnsonwebcropped-1.jpg', 'photo of Christian Johnson', '', '', 0, NULL, NULL, '<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>CONNECT WITH US!<br /><br /></strong></h5>\r\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" href=\"https://facebook.com/widenerlawcommonwealth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://639//\" alt=\"Facebook Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title=\"Follow us on Twitter @WidenerLawCW\" href=\"https://twitter.com/widenerlawcw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://645//\" alt=\"Twitter Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title=\"Follow us on Instagram @WidenerLawCW\" href=\"https://www.instagram.com/widenerlawcw/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://1755//\" alt=\"Instagram Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a><br /><br /></h5>\r\n<hr />\r\n<p><br /><a title=\"Listen to our podcast on your favorite podcast app.\" href=\"//commonwealthlaw.widener.edu/prospective-students/why-widener/podcast/\"><img src=\"irl://1761//\" alt=\"Podcast Logo\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" width=\"150\" /></a></p>'),
(1912, 'Faculty Spotlight: Professor Robyn L. Meadows', '2020-06-08', '<p>Being named Teacher of the Year in May was particularly meaningful for Professor Robyn L. Meadows.</p>\r\n<p>After the breakout of a global pandemic, a government-mandated shutdown, and the mid-semester transition from classroom to online learning, Meadows said this year&rsquo;s student-awarded recognition, her fourth, is the one she will remember.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;It took so much work to move my classes online in March,&ldquo; she said.&nbsp; &ldquo;My students were understandably stressed. I could hear their kids in the background, some of them have partners out of work. But they were troopers, and I kept saying to myself that if they can get through this, so can I.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>Meadows said she was really moved when a few of her students told her at graduation (in virtual celebration rooms held after the Zoom-based commencement ceremony) that her Zoom classes were almost like being in the classroom.</p>\r\n<p>In recent years, Meadows has developed her own course content for her Sales and Remedies classes using an online learning management system. She said that these tools may have made the move online a little easier for her students, as well.</p>\r\n<p>The impetus at first was to help her students save money; textbooks for the Sales course cost approximately $250 and students were also required to purchase a Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) supplement, an additional $50 expense.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;I typically use a lot of my own problems and practice tests anyway, so when I saw some of my colleagues at the Mitchell Hamline School of Law in St. Paul create <a href=\"https://chartacourse.com/\">ChartaCourse</a>, I was really interested,&rdquo; she said. She created her first &ldquo;chart&rdquo; in 2015 for use in her Sales class. Last year, she created a Remedies chart, as well.</p>\r\n<p>ChartaCourse allows Meadows to upload the class syllabus, assessments, practice exams, problem sets, cases, and more, including the relevant sections of the UCC, in the case of the tool used in her Sales class. Based on a simple chart of the topics to be learned in a course, the content is organized by &ldquo;nodes&rdquo; or &ldquo;modules&rdquo; that help students link concepts and topics. In essence, Meadows, said, it is organized as an outline, which makes it intuitive to use and can even include photographs and videos, which she is starting to use more frequently.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>Meadows has been happy with the new format, saying it not only cuts down on students&rsquo; expenses, it also provides a more practical focus, which is a better match for Widener Law Commonwealth than many textbooks, which tend to be more theoretical in nature.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;We train our student to be practice ready at Widener Law Commonwealth,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;And we look for every possible advantage to do that.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>Meadows praised ChartaCourse&rsquo;s flexibility, saying that unlike textbooks, it can be updated in real time.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;For example, this year in the preliminary injunction segment of Remedies, I was able to update the group problem to reflect something right from the news headlines: lawsuits challenging the prohibition against in-person church services,&rdquo; she said.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;The downside,&rdquo; she said, &ldquo;is that my work is never finished. I am always updating and editing my charts.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>Meadows said prefers problem-based teaching because it gives her students more of a chance to master the subject matter.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;Just like life, the more chance you have to practice, the more variety you see, the better,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;Out in the real world, no two judges are the same, no two lawyers are the same, no two cases are the same. You have to know the law and be flexible in how you present and apply it, depending on the facts and circumstances.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>Meadows said she looks forward to returning to the physical classroom and seeing her students in person again, hopefully in the fall. She plans to continue to use a few of the new tools she acquired teaching remotely this semester, however.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;I really liked the Zoom breakout rooms because they helped students get comfortable talking with people they didn&rsquo;t know, unlike the physical classroom where they almost always sit and work with their friends,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;For the time being, we will have to social distance in class, so I will probably move a few classes online to make sure students still get practice at working and talking in groups.&rdquo;</p>', '{wwwroot}files/modules/meadowsrobyn-2.jpg', 'headshot of Prof. Robyn Meadows', '', '', 0, NULL, NULL, '<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>CONNECT WITH US!<br /><br /></strong></h5>\r\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" href=\"https://facebook.com/widenerlawcommonwealth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://639//\" alt=\"Facebook Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title=\"Follow us on Twitter @WidenerLawCW\" href=\"https://twitter.com/widenerlawcw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://645//\" alt=\"Twitter Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title=\"Follow us on Instagram @WidenerLawCW\" href=\"https://www.instagram.com/widenerlawcw/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://1755//\" alt=\"Instagram Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a><br /><br /></h5>\r\n<hr />\r\n<p><br /><a title=\"Listen to our podcast on your favorite podcast app.\" href=\"//commonwealthlaw.widener.edu/prospective-students/why-widener/podcast/\"><img src=\"irl://1761//\" alt=\"Podcast Logo\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" width=\"150\" /></a></p>'),
(1913, 'Message from the Dean', '2020-06-09', '<p>Dear Widener Law Commonwealth Community:<br /><br />Like commonwealths of old, the Widener Law Commonwealth community is composed of people of good faith who have come together for the good of society. As a community of students, faculty and staff, we condemn absolutely and without hesitation racism and violence. We abhor and denounce the murder of George Floyd and the violence inflicted upon countless others. <br /><br />As <a href=\"https://www.widener.edu/news/news-archive/presidents-message-were-all-widener\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Widener University President Julie E. Wollman has said</a>, &ldquo;Our anger and anguish over injustice points to what needs to be done. We must listen to those who are not heard. We must use our voices to demand compassion and justice. We must move from sadness and shock about what is occurring to act, as individuals and as a society, to make change.&rdquo;<br /><br />We take seriously our responsibility to educate students to become lawyers. We recognize that we and the attorneys we train are part of the very system of privilege that today and throughout our country&rsquo;s 400-year history has so often failed African Americans and other people of color, those with less advantage, those in the LGBTQIA community, Native Americans, the disabled, and immigrants.<br /><br />We must challenge ourselves now, as an institution and as individuals, to identify the concrete ways that we are contributing to the problem. Only with that knowledge, can we then ask ourselves: What can we do to make sure that those around us, those we represent, those we teach, those we work with, can breathe and are seen and heard and afforded dignity and equal protection under the law and in every regard?<br /><br />We stand with all those demanding justice and remind ourselves that with the privilege gained by having a license to practice law comes an unbending responsibility to do better, to help and not to hurt, and to uphold and protect the values of our Constitution for every, single American.<br /><br />Dean Christian Johnson<br /><br />Interim Dean-designate Michael Hussey</p>', '', '', '', '', 0, NULL, NULL, '<h5><strong>Suggested Resources from Participants in Widener\'s DiversiTEA\'s Call for Change</strong></h5>\r\n<p><br /><a href=\"https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PrAq4iBNb4nVIcTsLcNlW8zjaQXBLkWayL8EaPlh0bc/preview?fbclid=IwAR0Iimrb0ixnhIMp6i_1yJz2oxc72hPeHu4wNm28hsBUcAoZ_0qikn7SsLc&amp;pru=AAABcqROIDY*RzA_wgsZZCT0g3kWB0Y6LA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scaffolded Anti-Racist Resources Google Doc</a></p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https://lynchinginamerica.eji.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lynching in America</a> | Equal Justice Initiative</p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/antiracist_resources_from_greater_good\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anti-Racist Resources</a> | Greater Good</p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https://shadowandact.com/just-mercy-made-available-for-free-by-warner-bros-to-educate-on-systemic-racism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Just Mercy</a> | Shadow and Act</p>'),
(1914, 'PA Bar Association 2020-21 Bar Leadership Institute Class to Feature Several Alumni', '2020-06-29', '<p>Seven Widener Law Commonwealth Alumni have been selected by the Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) as members of the 2020-21&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.pabar.org/site/For-Lawyers/Bar-Leadership-Institute\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bar Leadership Institute</a>&nbsp;(BLI) class. The announcement was made by the association&rsquo;s president, David E. Schwager on Thursday, June 11.</p>\r\n<p>The BLI serves as platform for the PBA to recruit and cultivate future leaders of the organization.</p>\r\n<p>Alumni named to the class include: Cayla Amsley-Mummert &rsquo;13, Anthony Cox &lsquo;17, Nicholas Dalessio &lsquo;16, Kimberly Meyer &lsquo;18, Cheri Sparacino &lsquo;18, Ryan Sypniewski &lsquo;19, and Roberto Ugarte &lsquo;18. Widener&rsquo;s group of graduates makes up one-third of the association&rsquo;s incoming class.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;The law school is proud to have so many of our outstanding young alumni included in this year&rsquo;s BLI class. These alumni are some of our best and brightest. Previous alumni who have participated in this program have gone on to become section and committee leaders of the PBA and leaders of the legal profession generally. I have no doubt that these young alumni will do the same&rdquo; said Interim Dean Designate Michael Hussey.</p>\r\n<p>Institute participants will learn about the day-to-day operations, governance, resources and staffing of the association. Additionally, they will be provided with leadership opportunities and paired with mentors who will aid in their development.</p>\r\n<p>In order to be considered for the institute, candidates had to demonstrate leadership ability, commit to attendance and participation in the required events, be currently licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania, be a PBA member, and be age 40 years or younger or have practiced five years or less.</p>\r\n<p>The PBA plays an active role in legislative affairs and law reform. The association also assists its 23,000 lawyer members by providing information and necessary tools to support their practices.</p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https://www.pabar.org/site/News-and-Publications/News/News-Releases/2020/June/2020-21-BLI-Class\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View the full list of the 2020-21 class as well as the official release.</a></p>', '', '', '', '', 0, NULL, NULL, '<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>CONNECT WITH US!<br /><br /></strong></h5>\r\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" href=\"https://facebook.com/widenerlawcommonwealth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://639//\" alt=\"Facebook Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title=\"Follow us on Twitter @WidenerLawCW\" href=\"https://twitter.com/widenerlawcw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://645//\" alt=\"Twitter Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title=\"Follow us on Instagram @WidenerLawCW\" href=\"https://www.instagram.com/widenerlawcw/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://1755//\" alt=\"Instagram Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a><br /><br /></h5>\r\n<hr />\r\n<p><br /><a title=\"Listen to our podcast on your favorite podcast app.\" href=\"//commonwealthlaw.widener.edu/prospective-students/why-widener/podcast/\"><img src=\"irl://1761//\" alt=\"Podcast Logo\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" width=\"150\" /></a></p>'),
(1915, 'Professor Moringiello Appointed to Leadership Position on the ALI/ULC Study Committee on the Uniform Commercial Code and Emerging Technologies', '2020-07-16', '<p>Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development and Professor of Law Juliet M. Moringiello has been appointed as Vice Chair of the American Law Institute (ALI) and Uniform Law Commission&rsquo;s (ULC) Joint Study Committee on the Uniform Commercial Code and Emerging Technologies.</p>\r\n<p>As Vice Chair, Moringiello will help to lead the Study Committee, which includes the leading commercial law practitioners and academics in the country. The committee is tasked with reviewing the Official Text of Uniform Commercial Code to determine whether the UCC should be amended to accommodate blockchain and other emerging technologies. The appointment gives her the opportunity to further shape the law that she teaches in her Sales, Secured Transactions and Payment Systems classes &ndash; all of which are governed by the UCC.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;This is another example of how at Widener Law Commonwealth, our students are able to learn firsthand from the people who draft our laws. Dean Moringiello&rsquo;s service on the Study Committee is a point of pride for our law school,&rdquo; said Interim Dean Michael Hussey.</p>\r\n<p>Comprised of lawyers, judges, legislators and legislative staff, and law professors, who have been appointed by state governments, the ULC has been providing the nation with guidance in the area of well-drafted legislation that is consistent and uniform from state to state, but also reflecting each state&rsquo;s separate identity since 1892.</p>\r\n<p>Moringiello has been a ULC Commissioner for Pennsylvania for the past five years. Pennsylvania&rsquo;s ULC delegation is made up of 13 state-appointed members, four of which have ties to Widener Law Commonwealth. Along with Moringiello, Widener is represented at the ULC by adjunct faculty member Vincent C. DeLiberato and alumni Marisa G.Z. Lehr &rsquo;12 and James G. Mann &rsquo;00.</p>\r\n<p>Moringiello&rsquo;s term as Vice Chair began in June 2020 and will run through satisfactory completion of the committee&rsquo;s mission to recommend changes to the UCC to accommodate the use of emerging technologies in commercial transactions.</p>', '{wwwroot}files/modules/moringielloj_6931-1.jpg', 'headshot of Juliet Moringiello', '', '', 0, NULL, NULL, '<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>CONNECT WITH US!<br /><br /></strong></h5>\r\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" href=\"https://facebook.com/widenerlawcommonwealth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://639//\" alt=\"Facebook Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title=\"Follow us on Twitter @WidenerLawCW\" href=\"https://twitter.com/widenerlawcw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://645//\" alt=\"Twitter Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title=\"Follow us on Instagram @WidenerLawCW\" href=\"https://www.instagram.com/widenerlawcw/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://1755//\" alt=\"Instagram Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a><br /><br /></h5>\r\n<hr />\r\n<p><br /><a title=\"Listen to our podcast on your favorite podcast app.\" href=\"//commonwealthlaw.widener.edu/prospective-students/why-widener/podcast/\"><img src=\"irl://1761//\" alt=\"Podcast Logo\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" width=\"150\" /></a></p>'),
(1916, 'Professor Family Joins Executive Board of ABA’s Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice', '2020-09-01', '<p>Jill Family, Commonwealth Professor of Law and Government and Director of the Law and Government Institute, is Vice-Chair of the ABA&rsquo;s Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice for 2020-21. She will become Chair in 2022.</p>\r\n<p>An active participant in the organization since 2009, in Family&rsquo;s new role she will be a part of a leadership team that directs the priorities of the section. She also will help manage the section, including planning its national conferences. Family previously served as a governing council member within the group from 2011-2014. The governing council, which is made up of nationally-recognized experts in administrative law, elected Family to her new position.</p>\r\n<p>The Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice provides expertise and guidance on administrative law, including administrative law reform. It services lawyers working in the field through publications, webinars, and conferences. Also, it provides expertise to policymakers by bringing together leading experts to discuss weighty administrative law issues.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;The Section has a long and proud history of bringing together thought leaders in administrative law to debate and discuss pressing issues and ultimately to make recommendations on the future of administrative law. I am honored to be a part of this tradition. My scholarly research seeks to build bridges from immigration law to mainstream administrative law. This new opportunity will allow me to continue those efforts,&rdquo; said Family.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;This is a great opportunity for Professor Family and our Widener Law Commonwealth students,&rdquo; said Interim Dean Michael Hussey. &ldquo;Not only will the Section benefit from Professor Family&rsquo;s expertise but our students will be able to learn the law directly from those who are developing, shaping, and making the law,&rdquo; said Hussey.</p>\r\n<p>Family plans on integrating her leadership role with her classroom teaching as well as to benefit the law school&rsquo;s Law and Government Institute. &ldquo;This position puts me in the middle of all of the biggest government law developments,&rdquo; said Family. &ldquo;It will open up new opportunities for our students and will continue the law school&rsquo;s commitment to the study of government law.&rdquo;</p>', '{wwwroot}files/modules/familyj_6999-4.jpg', 'photo of Professor Jill Family', '', '', 0, NULL, NULL, '<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>CONNECT WITH US!<br /><br /></strong></h5>\r\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" href=\"https://facebook.com/widenerlawcommonwealth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://639//\" alt=\"Facebook Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title=\"Follow us on Twitter @WidenerLawCW\" href=\"https://twitter.com/widenerlawcw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://645//\" alt=\"Twitter Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title=\"Follow us on Instagram @WidenerLawCW\" href=\"https://www.instagram.com/widenerlawcw/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://1755//\" alt=\"Instagram Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a><br /><br /></h5>\r\n<hr />\r\n<p><br /><a title=\"Listen to our podcast on your favorite podcast app.\" href=\"//commonwealthlaw.widener.edu/prospective-students/why-widener/podcast/\"><img src=\"irl://1761//\" alt=\"Podcast Logo\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" width=\"150\" /></a></p>');
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(1917, 'Widener Law Commonwealth named first in job placement by preLaw magazine', '2020-09-16', '<p>The online publication preLaw has put Widener University Commonwealth Law School in the top spot for job placement among those schools that do not attract the top 1% of students.</p>\r\n<p>The magazine said the fact that top ranked law schools consistently show high job placement numbers proves only that they are &ldquo;fulfilling what was expected.&rdquo; What is more insightful, according to the magazine, is looking at law schools that are ranked lower but still place graduates in good jobs at high rates.</p>\r\n<p>Using a process called linear regression, preLaw was able to find an algebraic equation that best predicts a law school&rsquo;s employment rate based on its students&rsquo; Law School Admission Test scores and undergraduate grade point averages. By comparing a school&rsquo;s actual employment rate with the rate predicted by LSAT scores or GPAs alone, preLaw can see how a school fares by comparison with an average law school with similar incoming student scores.</p>\r\n<p>In an <a href=\"https://mydigitalpublication.com/publication/frame.php?i=671028&amp;p=&amp;pn=&amp;ver=html5\">interview</a> with Widener Law Commonwealth Assistant Dean of Career Development Eden L. Mandrell, the magazine highlighted the fact that 74 of the 76 2019 graduates had jobs, with 83% of them obtaining &ldquo;bar passage required&rdquo; positions &ndash; the gold standard for law school graduates.</p>\r\n<p>In the interview, Dean Mandrell discussed the significant changes implemented in Widener Law Commonwealth&rsquo;s experiential learning programs and career services, including one that requires all &nbsp;students to meet with her personally. She also began using the <a href=\"https://www.12twenty.com/\">12Twenty Career Center software</a>, which pushed all career center services and interactions online, a more comfortable fit for today&rsquo;s&nbsp; law students.</p>\r\n<p>Another change noted by preLaw was the separation of Widener Law Commonwealth&rsquo;s career services and externship offices. At the same time, Elizabeth G. Simcox, who had previously served as the Dean of Students and Director of Externships was recruited to return as the Coordinator of Externships. Simcox had also served as the Executive Director of the Dauphin County Bar Association, the fourth largest county bar association in Pennsylvania.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>Simcox said that externships effectively build the bridge from law school to legal practice. She praised WLC&rsquo;s decision to give equal weight to the law school&rsquo;s career placement and externship programs, saying that this has allowed the administration to enlarge the net and continually expand the pipeline to fulltime jobs in the community.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;Because we are located in the state capital, our students have a unique advantage in getting externships in state agencies, in addition to the many county-based judicial and law enforcement opportunities,&rdquo; Simcox said. &ldquo;It seems like state and county agencies always have a hiring freeze, but our students are able to get these jobs because they are seen almost as lateral hires, because they had been externs.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>Even with the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, Simcox said that the Widener Law Commonwealth externship program remains strong. She points to some recent relationships she has built that are further afield, including one with Disability Rights of West Virginia, which until recently was run by a Widener Law Commonwealth alumnus. Similarly, she has begun placing veteran students with Legal Services of the Hudson Valley in New York State, which handles cases dealing with Veteran&rsquo;s disability appeals.</p>\r\n<p>Simcox said she is also working on developing externships in the trade association sector in Harrisburg, which is large but traditionally has not been actively engaged with law schools. She recently placed an extern with the Pennsylvania Association of Realtors, a first for Widener Law Commonwealth.</p>\r\n<p>The pandemic has been a challenge, Simcox said, but she is happy with how many of the law school&rsquo;s partners have continued their externship programs. She placed 35 students in externships over the past summer, fewer than last summer but more than expected given the COVID pandemic. She currently has 27 students placed in externships, which she said is fairly typical for the fall semester.</p>\r\n<p>While mindful of the impact the pandemic has had on families and the economy, Simcox said she remains optimistic about the future for Widener Law Commonwealth&rsquo;s students. &ldquo;I hope that this, too, shall pass,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;I am convinced that new opportunities will materialize, even out of COVID, in new practice areas and new specialties that require good, smart minds &ndash; which is what law school gives you.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>Mandrell agreed, saying that she sees major differences with the current pandemic from the Great Recession of 2008-09. At that time, she was a legal recruiter with Major, Lindsey &amp; Africa and saw the hiring market come to an abrupt halt. &ldquo;Today, people still need lawyers and we are seeing a spirit of cautious experimentation &ndash; let&rsquo;s get back to work and see what happens,&rdquo; she said.</p>\r\n<p>Mandrell said that Widener Law Commonwealth students remain poised for success.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;We have done a lot of hard work at the law school to develop strong and deep relationships with government agencies, law firms, in-house corporate departments, judges and many others,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;This network and our reputation for producing ready-to-work lawyers will serve us well, COVID or no COVID.&rdquo;</p>', '', '', '', '', 0, NULL, NULL, '<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>CONNECT WITH US!<br /><br /></strong></h5>\r\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" href=\"https://facebook.com/widenerlawcommonwealth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://639//\" alt=\"Facebook Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title=\"Follow us on Twitter @WidenerLawCW\" href=\"https://twitter.com/widenerlawcw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://645//\" alt=\"Twitter Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title=\"Follow us on Instagram @WidenerLawCW\" href=\"https://www.instagram.com/widenerlawcw/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://1755//\" alt=\"Instagram Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a><br /><br /></h5>\r\n<hr />\r\n<p><br /><a title=\"Listen to our podcast on your favorite podcast app.\" href=\"//commonwealthlaw.widener.edu/prospective-students/why-widener/podcast/\"><img src=\"irl://1761//\" alt=\"Podcast Logo\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" width=\"150\" /></a></p>'),
(1918, 'Sustainability and the Presidential Election—2020', '2020-10-08', '<h4>This project is based on a simple but powerful premise: Sustainable development would make the United States more livable, healthy, secure, and prosperous.</h4>\r\n<p>Policies that promote sustainability would help grow our economy, create jobs, improve quality of life in our communities, make us healthier, reduce risks to our national security, and improve the lives of the poorest among us. They would achieve these things while protecting and restoring the environment for our generation and those that follow.<br />Because our elected officials make and implement laws, the views of the major party candidates on a range of sustainability issues are essential information on Election Day. Working under its motto &ldquo;Law for Sustainability,&rdquo; Widener Law Commonwealth\'s <a href=\"//commonwealthlaw.widener.edu/academics/parallax-page-3-signature-programs/environmental-law-and-sustainability-center-2/\">Environmental Law and Sustainability Center</a> provides this information on the candidates&rsquo; sustainability positions in the spirit of public service, to help voters make informed decisions.</p>\r\n<p>Voters will choose the next President of the United States, in addition to candidates for other federal, state and local offices. For more information on how to register to vote, request a mail-in ballot, or find your polling place in Pennsylvania, visit the <a href=\"https://www.votespa.com/Pages/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Votes PA webpage</a>.</p>\r\n<h3><a href=\"//commonwealthlaw.widener.edu/academics/parallax-page-3-signature-programs/environmental-law-and-sustainability-center-2/sustainable-america-2020/\"><strong>U.S. Presidential Race</strong></a></h3>\r\n<p>This page lists the views of Joe Biden and Donald Trump on various sustainability issues.<br /><br /></p>\r\n<hr />\r\n<p><br />The Center does not endorse any particular candidates, and no endorsement should be implied. In addition, the Center does not endorse or affirm the accuracy of any statements made by any candidate about matters of fact. Research and writing for the candidates&rsquo; positions was done by Trevor Dennehy, Richard Marcil, and Olivia Inderrieden, students at Widener Law Commonwealth.</p>', '{wwwroot}files/modules/electionvoteicona.png', 'Vote graphic', '', '', 0, NULL, NULL, '<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>CONNECT WITH US!<br /><br /></strong></h5>\r\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" href=\"https://facebook.com/widenerlawcommonwealth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://639//\" alt=\"Facebook Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title=\"Follow us on Twitter @WidenerLawCW\" href=\"https://twitter.com/widenerlawcw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://645//\" alt=\"Twitter Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title=\"Follow us on Instagram @WidenerLawCW\" href=\"https://www.instagram.com/widenerlawcw/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://1755//\" alt=\"Instagram Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a><br /><br /></h5>\r\n<hr />\r\n<p><br /><a title=\"Listen to our podcast on your favorite podcast app.\" href=\"//commonwealthlaw.widener.edu/prospective-students/why-widener/podcast/\"><img src=\"irl://1761//\" alt=\"Podcast Logo\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" width=\"150\" /></a></p>'),
(1919, 'Westminster College and Widener Law Commonwealth Launch a 3+3 Law Degree Program', '2020-11-09', '<p>A new <a href=\"ipl://111//W10=////d2VzdG1pbnN0ZXI=\">partnership with Westminster College</a> will allow high-achieving students the opportunity to complete their undergraduate and law degree in six years.</p>\r\n<p>The &ldquo;3+3&rdquo; agreement allows Westminster College students to earn the final 30 credits of their bachelor&rsquo;s degree at Widener Law Commonwealth, while simultaneously pursuing their law degree.</p>\r\n<p>Dr. Jamie McMinn, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Westminster College, and Michael Hussey, Interim Dean of Widener Law Commonwealth made the 3+3 program official with a partnership agreement between the two institutions on Friday, November 6th.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;We are delighted to partner with Westminster College,&rdquo; said Dean Hussey. &ldquo;Many Commonwealth students, alumni and staff are Westminster alumni. This program honors their paths to law school and paves the way for a long-term relationship with Westminster and its students.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;This agreement is a win-win for both of our institutions,&rdquo; said Vice President McMinn. &ldquo;We are excited to join forces with Widener Law Commonwealth on this student-centric initiative. The 3+3 program provides real value, saving students time and money, and is an excellent opportunity for students focused on completing their law degree as quickly as possible.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>Qualifying students must complete their major and general education requirements by the end of their junior year at Westminster College. Students must take the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) no later than February of their junior year and apply to Widener by April 1 of their junior year.</p>\r\n<p>Westminster College, located in New Wilmington, PA, is a nationally recognized liberal arts college. Established in 1852, Westminster is the first college in the country open to all people, regardless of race, ethnicity, sex or religion.</p>', '{wwwroot}files/modules/librarybuilding2020.jpg', 'Photo of the Law Library Classroom Building', '', '', 0, NULL, NULL, '<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>CONNECT WITH US!<br /><br /></strong></h5>\r\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" href=\"https://facebook.com/widenerlawcommonwealth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://639//\" alt=\"Facebook Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title=\"Follow us on Twitter @WidenerLawCW\" href=\"https://twitter.com/widenerlawcw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://645//\" alt=\"Twitter Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title=\"Follow us on Instagram @WidenerLawCW\" href=\"https://www.instagram.com/widenerlawcw/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://1755//\" alt=\"Instagram Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a><br /><br /></h5>\r\n<hr />\r\n<p><br /><a title=\"Listen to our podcast on your favorite podcast app.\" href=\"//commonwealthlaw.widener.edu/prospective-students/why-widener/podcast/\"><img src=\"irl://1761//\" alt=\"Podcast Logo\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" width=\"150\" /></a></p>'),
(1920, 'Widener Alumna Honored for Contributions made in Public Service', '2020-12-10', '<p>When you combine talent, integrity, and an extraordinary work ethic, you get Peggy Morningstar &rsquo;12. Add dedication to bettering the community and it is easy to see why Morningstar has been selected as the recipient of the Widener Law Commonwealth&rsquo;s 2020 Excellence in Public Service Award, which celebrates Widener Law Commonwealth alumni for their contributions to the public service sector.</p>\r\n<p>In her over twenty-five years of government service, Morningstar has worked at the Pennsylvania Department of Auditor General, the Harrisburg School District, and the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services. She has thrived in every position, ultimately leaving each one much better than she found it.</p>\r\n<p>In his nomination of Morningstar, former State Senator Rob Teplitz said &ldquo;Quite simply, Peggy Morningstar is one of the most overall talented colleagues with whom I have had the privilege to work in either the public or private sectors. She has exceptional experience in both financial and legal analysis, as well as in managing employees and achieving a high level of productivity from them.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>One particularly noteworthy moment, was her work done in heading the financial overhaul of the Harrisburg School District. Through her investigative efforts, Morningstar discovered funds that the school district had substantial funds that were unknown to the board and management. These funds proved to be an important step in the district&rsquo;s return to fiscal stability.</p>\r\n<p>In addition, Morningstar volunteers as a quality reviewer for the law school&rsquo;s VITA Tax Preparation Program nearly every Saturday during tax season. In that role, she reviews federal, state, and local income tax returns prepared by students for low to moderate income clients before those returns are filed.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;Ms. Morningstar is a model representative of what we wish for our students following their time here at Widener Law Commonwealth,&rdquo; said Interim Dean Michael Hussey. &ldquo;Her commitment to her work and positive impact in the public sector bring us great pride.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>Morningstar currently serves as a Senior Director at Pennsylvania Health and Wellness in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania. In addition to being an attorney, Morningstar is also a certified public accountant (CPA) and a certified fraud examiner (CFE).</p>\r\n<p>The Excellence in Public Service Award is presented at our annual Evening at the Capitol. As with many events this year, the law school had cancel this year&rsquo;s Evening at the Capitol but will honor Morningstar at a future date.</p>', '{wwwroot}files/modules/capitolflag.jpg', 'photo of the PA Capitol building', '', '', 0, NULL, NULL, '<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>CONNECT WITH US!<br /><br /></strong></h5>\r\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" href=\"https://facebook.com/widenerlawcommonwealth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://639//\" alt=\"Facebook Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title=\"Follow us on Twitter @WidenerLawCW\" href=\"https://twitter.com/widenerlawcw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://645//\" alt=\"Twitter Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title=\"Follow us on Instagram @WidenerLawCW\" href=\"https://www.instagram.com/widenerlawcw/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://1755//\" alt=\"Instagram Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a><br /><br /></h5>\r\n<hr />\r\n<p><br /><a title=\"Listen to our podcast on your favorite podcast app.\" href=\"//commonwealthlaw.widener.edu/prospective-students/why-widener/podcast/\"><img src=\"irl://1761//\" alt=\"Podcast Logo\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" width=\"150\" /></a></p>'),
(1921, 'Jurist in Residence Discusses Rehabilitation Following Incarceration ', '2021-02-16', '<p>This past Thursday, Judge Royce L. Morris of the Dauphin County Court of Common Pleas delivered his first lecture as Widener Law Commonwealth\'s fifth jurist in residence.</p>\r\n<p>Hosted by Widener\'s Law and Government Institute, the program, A Second Chance: Rehabilitation, Reform and Reentry, discussed the potential for positive transformation of an inmate during incarceration and the likelihood of successful assimilation into society upon release.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>Along with Judge Morris, attendees heard&nbsp;from Judge Scott A. Evans, Dauphin County Court of Common Pleas, Kelly Evans, Deputy Secretary, Office of Reentry, PA Board of Probation and Parole, Daniel Karhnak, Senior U.S. Probation Officer and was highlighted by a first-hand account from former juvenile lifer, Douglas Hollis, now a Mentoring Coordinator for Sound Community Solutions.</p>\r\n<p>The&nbsp;speakers discussed juvenile rehabilitation based on individually-focused redirection as well as reliance on communities and other agencies to assist with the transition process for inmates returning to normal life. In particular, Douglas Hollis talked about his experience with reentry after 42 years of incarceration. The speakers also discussed compassionate release motions during COVID and the details of a reentrants release, including specific needs, such as housing and care.</p>\r\n<p>The lecture&nbsp;is available on our <a href=\"https://eml-pusa01.app.blackbaud.net/intv2/j/E5F08B70-2356-41A9-8512-CA2AF0EB6657/r/E5F08B70-2356-41A9-8512-CA2AF0EB6657_ffb1ed3a-ed5c-448a-9702-bfa86bb77041/l/B2900277-0AD5-43D2-9EBE-F4C2C475EDA5/c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Youtube channel</a> for those who were unable to attend.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>The Jurist in Residence program welcomes a judge to the Widener Law Commonwealth community.&nbsp; Each jurist serves a two-year term and is hosted by the law school\'s Law and Government Institute.&nbsp; While at Widener Law Commonwealth, jurists in residence give lectures and teach special classes to law students.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>', '{wwwroot}files/modules/judgemorris-2.jpeg', 'Headshot of the keynote speaker', '', '', 0, NULL, NULL, '<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>CONNECT WITH US!<br /><br /></strong></h5>\r\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" href=\"https://facebook.com/widenerlawcommonwealth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://639//\" alt=\"Facebook Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title=\"Follow us on Twitter @WidenerLawCW\" href=\"https://twitter.com/widenerlawcw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://645//\" alt=\"Twitter Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title=\"Follow us on Instagram @WidenerLawCW\" href=\"https://www.instagram.com/widenerlawcw/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://1755//\" alt=\"Instagram Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a><br /><br /></h5>\r\n<hr />\r\n<p><br /><a title=\"Listen to our podcast on your favorite podcast app.\" href=\"//commonwealthlaw.widener.edu/prospective-students/why-widener/podcast/\"><img src=\"irl://1761//\" alt=\"Podcast Logo\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" width=\"150\" /></a></p>'),
(1922, 'Widener Law Commonwealth Celebrates Academic Success Honoring 1L Scholars', '2021-03-31', '<p>Amid the strain brought on by last year&rsquo;s unexpected pandemic, there was cause for celebration on Tuesday, March 30, as Widener Law Commonwealth celebrated its 1L Scholars.</p>\r\n<p>These scholars have endured the entirety of their introductory year of law school as distance learners making them unique among all those who have ever attended law school. Access to campus facilities was limited, access to their professors and fellow classmates was through virtual mediums only, yet through those obstacles, they found ways to succeed.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;Adapting to the first semester of law school is challenging under normal circumstances, but the grit and determination that our scholars have demonstrated is remarkable,&rdquo; Randi Teplitz, Assistant Dean of Students said. &ldquo;These students have shown not only strong academic promise but also that they have the ability to be agile in adapting to new and difficult circumstances. This will no doubt serve them well in their careers.&rdquo; A virtual program was held for the scholars, which featured Jeremy Montgomery, &rsquo;07, Deputy Attorney General, Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General as the keynote speaker. The scholars also had the opportunity to hear from upper-class students who&rsquo;ve had unique externship opportunities and members of Law Review, Moot Court Honor Society and the Trial Advocacy Honor Society were present to discuss these highly respected organizations.</p>\r\n<p>The event concluded with a look ahead to the fall semester when the scholars will have the opportunity to gather in-person for the first time with each other and their faculty members at a celebratory reception (as public health guidelines permit).</p>\r\n<p><em>&nbsp;</em>&ldquo;The hard work of these students shows that they are the rising leaders of the law school,&rdquo; Interim Dean Michael Hussey said. &ldquo;I look forward to seeing the great things they will accomplish.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>The 1L Scholars Program began in 2010 under the direction of former Widener Law Commonwealth Dean, Linda L. Ammons. It was introduced to honor students who excelled during their first year and to foster their leadership potential in esteemed law school activities and in the greater legal community.</p>', '', '', '', '', 0, NULL, NULL, '<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>CONNECT WITH US!<br /><br /></strong></h5>\r\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" href=\"https://facebook.com/widenerlawcommonwealth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://639//\" alt=\"Facebook Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title=\"Follow us on Twitter @WidenerLawCW\" href=\"https://twitter.com/widenerlawcw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://645//\" alt=\"Twitter Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title=\"Follow us on Instagram @WidenerLawCW\" href=\"https://www.instagram.com/widenerlawcw/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://1755//\" alt=\"Instagram Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a><br /><br /></h5>\r\n<hr />\r\n<p><br /><a title=\"Listen to our podcast on your favorite podcast app.\" href=\"//commonwealthlaw.widener.edu/prospective-students/why-widener/podcast/\"><img src=\"irl://1761//\" alt=\"Podcast Logo\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" width=\"150\" /></a></p>'),
(1923, 'Widener Law Commonwealth 2021 Student Awards', '2021-05-03', '<p>While we are very disappointed that we were unable to publicly recognize the award winners at our traditionally held Student Awards Ceremony, we have prepared social media spotlights in order to honor the winners and their accomplishments. Click on each student\'s name to view their Facebook spotlight post.&nbsp;Congratulations to all of the award winners! You can also view the 2021 virtual student awards presentation by Dean of Students Randi Teplitz below or on our <a href=\"http://bit.ly/21WLCStudentAwards%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube channel</a>.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/mUbTuJf1IBg\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"></iframe></p>\r\n<hr />\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile\">\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile-image\">&nbsp;<img src=\"irl://2799//\" alt=\"Photo of student\" height=\"\" width=\"300\" /></div>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/WidenerLawCommonwealth/photos/a.892192974181103/4046598768740492/?type=3&amp;av=865398466860554&amp;eav=AfYaLYWUv9etKXhdti1xmDDbFq1GXZtAxnWhxP04guBakfCsxzZItOollvTgIl63hHE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rhiannon Avvisato</a></h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">ALI-CLE Scholarship &amp; Leadership Award<br /><br /></p>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile\">\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile-image\">&nbsp;<img src=\"irl://2775//\" alt=\"Photo of student\" height=\"\" width=\"300\" /></div>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/WidenerLawCommonwealth/photos/a.892192974181103/4047146085352427/?type=3&amp;av=865398466860554&amp;eav=Afb5JP6C5Sg1uuyJcK8CVHAd3mTQnbxeApRnCEY0BDfvIib42Y3Nm8Cs0cIk_pIU3OA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leah Bobula</a></h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Outstanding Service Award<br /><br /></p>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile\">\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile-image\">&nbsp;<img src=\"irl://2774//\" alt=\"Photo of student\" height=\"\" width=\"300\" /></div>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/WidenerLawCommonwealth/photos/a.892192974181103/4047657345301301/?type=3&amp;av=865398466860554&amp;eav=AfakpxlVvRTJJH34ml-R1W1-IeVg1c6mU21A1-LNRLHeOaVNeo5dXYo23AeSP6zoMVg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jennifer Bolivar</a></h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Outstanding Service Award<br /><br /></p>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile\">\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile-image\">&nbsp;<img src=\"irl://2776//\" alt=\"Photo of student\" height=\"\" width=\"300\" /></div>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/WidenerLawCommonwealth/photos/a.892192974181103/4048111025255933/?type=3&amp;av=865398466860554&amp;eav=Afbr8eXULDYKOx4S1ztPZ6DgySdebCSlkSk-qOmoAW37z91S422bl9JRjQECDQRPYyM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kaleigh Boyer</a></h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">John A. Fillion Memorial Award<br /><br /></p>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile\">\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile-image\">&nbsp;<img src=\"irl://2777//\" alt=\"Photo of student\" height=\"\" width=\"300\" /></div>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/WidenerLawCommonwealth/photos/a.892192974181103/4049371095129926/?type=3&amp;av=865398466860554&amp;eav=AfYArg1dh20YxG-lEyxseCqYEh7uqs4rNSAAn1biLKDhI84282iEI9Bc4K_EOYYfRAk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alexis Marie Bunt</a></h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">John A. Fillion Memorial Award<br /><br /></p>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile\">\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile-image\">&nbsp;<img src=\"irl://2778//\" alt=\"Photo of student\" height=\"\" width=\"300\" /></div>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/WidenerLawCommonwealth/photos/a.892192974181103/4049914928408876/?type=3&amp;av=865398466860554&amp;eav=AfZVs4e7JYxcQ5zNiHWnKzYuhpc7tizYpqZPTauQBCB0LGP01pjQZJ2MyyV45u7-cgo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kaylin Butler</a></h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Outstanding Service Award</p>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile\">\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile-image\">&nbsp;<img src=\"irl://2779//\" alt=\"Photo of student\" height=\"\" width=\"300\" /></div>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/WidenerLawCommonwealth/photos/a.892192974181103/4050419941691708/?type=3&amp;av=865398466860554&amp;eav=AfYDy8MYNr8mBnS2CC_orXpbPpq5m5y9iEOfUCwK_AFOS52uL_fcw7y2j0zmqb7FyaE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mengyin Chen</a></h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Outstanding Service Award<br /><br /></p>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile\">\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile-image\">&nbsp;<img src=\"irl://2780//\" alt=\"Photo of student\" height=\"\" width=\"300\" /></div>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/WidenerLawCommonwealth/photos/a.892192974181103/4050875174979518/?type=3&amp;av=865398466860554&amp;eav=AfbtWefHMUqrR8O7D4Jc1GswY1A_P7Xpn0SScoLABY9RPvN5nTTin_pqYNHSswcgtxU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Janel Clause</a></h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Professor Louis Del Duca Memorial Award<br /><br /><br /></p>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile\">\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile-image\">&nbsp;<img src=\"irl://2781//\" alt=\"Photo of student\" height=\"\" width=\"300\" /></div>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/WidenerLawCommonwealth/photos/a.892192974181103/4052222758178093/?type=3&amp;av=865398466860554&amp;eav=AfZkb7GDwBfkNfNM_6Bqf0jwzeotOiWvkbAl611H288dDYerbzRAC_C3r_XndhIAB2k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shannon Costa</a></h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Dean&rsquo;s Award<br />Legal Research and Writing Award<br />Outstanding Service Award</p>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile\">\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile-image\">&nbsp;<img src=\"irl://2782//\" alt=\"Photo of student\" height=\"\" width=\"300\" /></div>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/WidenerLawCommonwealth/photos/a.892192974181103/4052798548120514/?type=3&amp;av=865398466860554&amp;eav=AfZOaONci-_kS6EYc6wk83_WzHlg-ZiN4vr9zulEELSvnNLGAzMh_p72seSo31113RU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rachel Finnegan</a></h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Eric D. Turner Award<br /><br /><br /></p>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile\">\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile-image\">&nbsp;<img src=\"irl://2783//\" alt=\"Photo of student\" height=\"\" width=\"300\" /></div>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/WidenerLawCommonwealth/photos/a.892192974181103/4053338274733208/?type=3&amp;av=865398466860554&amp;eav=AfZvMAkPZuT_YyhJS_lg2IH9ecbcQuXMeDH3tnjHkXiRl4paYRygg2dPdvXjxtH3Mco\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deborah Gearhart</a></h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">American Bankruptcy Institute Medal of Excellence<br /><br /><br /></p>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile\">\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile-image\">&nbsp;<img src=\"irl://2784//\" alt=\"Photo of student\" height=\"\" width=\"300\" /></div>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/WidenerLawCommonwealth/photos/a.892192974181103/4053809968019372/?type=3&amp;av=865398466860554&amp;eav=AfY_24E_r5jhL8OOTmPr3TShKChbdN-c14rn9zzcthws5f4HZr6ZfR-wixYHfpQ4eyQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ebony Hammond</a></h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Outstanding Service Award<br /><br /><br /></p>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile\">\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile-image\">&nbsp;<img src=\"irl://2785//\" alt=\"Photo of student\" height=\"\" width=\"300\" /></div>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/WidenerLawCommonwealth/photos/a.892192974181103/4055175717882797/?type=3&amp;av=865398466860554&amp;eav=AfbyoU16HoPuT_OXHVJ6lzsg0fC56w7wZN5BiQr_s9KUhSGuDcN6VBE4RR0SfgL66qY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Janis Jeffreys</a></h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Moot Court Outstanding Executive Board Member Award<br /><br /></p>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile\">\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile-image\">&nbsp;<img src=\"irl://2786//\" alt=\"Photo of student\" height=\"\" width=\"300\" /></div>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/WidenerLawCommonwealth/photos/a.892192974181103/4055738064493229/?type=3&amp;av=865398466860554&amp;eav=AfYKIPXv-gfrzAHeWZIBoywxL8Yqgn33IM69cCioRzYjCanbiO_eKmKjR79HznGRW6E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ava Lutz</a></h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">President&rsquo;s Award<br /><br /></p>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile\">\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile-image\">&nbsp;<img src=\"irl://2787//\" alt=\"Photo of student\" height=\"\" width=\"300\" /></div>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/WidenerLawCommonwealth/photos/a.892192974181103/4056272671106435/?type=3&amp;av=865398466860554&amp;eav=AfbkfiG-F14NX3pgvmDKfeU65cLPW10uNQQFEPM2ptcdKfX5jyNKMBxersztySw5g-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Richard Marcil</a></h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Robert and Audrey Dernbach Memorial Award for Environmental Law and Sustainability<br /><br /></p>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile\">\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile-image\">&nbsp;<img src=\"irl://2788//\" alt=\"Photo of student\" height=\"\" width=\"300\" /></div>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/WidenerLawCommonwealth/photos/a.892192974181103/4056752794391756/?type=3&amp;av=865398466860554&amp;eav=AfZBq-Geoc25j0mwT4IcsE5YVtY86ciYXKu4CSreWJA0wzO-d6WswYMYkkz8gh9saD0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rebecca McCullough</a></h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">International Academy of Trial Lawyers Student Advocacy Award<br />Trial Advocacy Honor Society Outstanding Executive Board Member Award<br /><br /></p>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile\">\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile-image\">&nbsp;<img src=\"irl://2789//\" alt=\"Photo of student\" height=\"\" width=\"300\" /></div>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/WidenerLawCommonwealth/photos/a.892192974181103/4058139420919760/?type=3&amp;av=865398466860554&amp;eav=AfZZIY2Mv7OogebvdxsdMGQ67MI_sAJ2oAcbDj5_6crxcUL0O1mtaGHLO-7TtJgmmIo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kathryn Paradise</a></h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Outstanding Law &amp; Government Student Award<br /><br /></p>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile\">\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile-image\">&nbsp;<img src=\"irl://2790//\" alt=\"Photo of student\" height=\"\" width=\"300\" /></div>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/WidenerLawCommonwealth/photos/a.892192974181103/4058680150865687/?type=3&amp;av=865398466860554&amp;eav=AfbdHu3LpJCvAvN5w1B4QMi5Bgyx1MZEVmQlr98zpbgnvjkjridGdCh6lcJkWsLg0dg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stephanie Patton</a></h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Valedictorian Award<br />Commonwealth Court Historical Society &ndash; Judge Alexander F. Barbieri Award<br />Widener Commonwealth Law Review Award for Distinguished Legal Scholarship<br />Legal Research and Writing Award</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile\">\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile-image\">&nbsp;<img src=\"irl://2791//\" alt=\"Photo of student\" height=\"\" width=\"300\" /></div>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/WidenerLawCommonwealth/photos/a.892192974181103/4059195840814118/?type=3&amp;av=865398466860554&amp;eav=AfYaaR5B_NpZbEwrgDlw1827RLM2H8a1NUQvqcy2J5ct1l0vXlOviN1DgWNxRemifgA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mikael Pelkey</a></h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Outstanding Service Award<br />Outstanding Pro Bono Service Award</p>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile\">\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile-image\">&nbsp;<img src=\"irl://2792//\" alt=\"Photo of student\" height=\"\" width=\"300\" /></div>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/WidenerLawCommonwealth/photos/a.892192974181103/4059654157434953/?type=3&amp;av=865398466860554&amp;eav=AfbAambNT017Jzt6D0IB8VR7XZD_sDWEBGnlUuPlbtnYvUqmKEJCpEu-2zkCZWxu7-E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daina Pizarro</a></h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Outstanding Service Award<br /><br /><br /></p>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile\">\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile-image\">&nbsp;<img src=\"irl://2793//\" alt=\"Photo of student\" height=\"\" width=\"300\" /></div>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/WidenerLawCommonwealth/photos/a.892192974181103/4060859820647720/?type=3&amp;av=865398466860554&amp;eav=AfaSgkw3Hei1QZSY90zghrWIFb6SxbruDnmJNMGlNxCLkoZEGlrOE9tggi8Uy96AF84\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gabriella Romeo</a></h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Distinguished Service Award<br />Dean Anthony J. Santoro Outstanding Service Award</p>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile\">\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile-image\">&nbsp;<img src=\"irl://2794//\" alt=\"Photo of student\" height=\"\" width=\"300\" /></div>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/WidenerLawCommonwealth/photos/a.892192974181103/4061393283927707/?type=3&amp;av=865398466860554&amp;eav=AfZ92PWy6cqzL3ukKcEsa9EIfq0Z687duk__DH9VjXg33koBPY8F-GDE-7gYiCUMmg8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hakan Sen</a></h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Outstanding Service Award<br /><br /></p>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile\">\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile-image\">&nbsp;<img src=\"irl://2795//\" alt=\"Photo of student\" height=\"\" width=\"300\" /></div>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/WidenerLawCommonwealth/photos/a.892192974181103/4061892020544500/?type=3&amp;av=865398466860554&amp;eav=AfZyfhAiJldczFSuKxxJqGGS_buk787h4kAcH4it83reDWyRJInU_0E1jOHP8pdQrl8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alex Stamnas</a></h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">International Academy of Trial Lawyers Student Advocacy Award<br /><br /></p>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile\">\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile-image\">&nbsp;<img src=\"irl://2796//\" alt=\"Photo of student\" height=\"\" width=\"300\" /></div>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/WidenerLawCommonwealth/photos/a.892192974181103/4062307557169613/?type=3&amp;av=865398466860554&amp;eav=AfarJ5uwGfth20QXNUBC1QeFYr21TlCEJoT9gfwedf5ObZlhyfb-CDzwW2K83Ynw_P0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tadd Turczyn</a></h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Outstanding Service Award<br /><br /></p>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile\">\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile-image\">&nbsp;<img src=\"irl://2797//\" alt=\"Photo of student\" height=\"\" width=\"300\" /></div>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/WidenerLawCommonwealth/photos/a.892192974181103/4063475553719480/?type=3&amp;av=865398466860554&amp;eav=AfaPfY508xWtcazdqHd-4ASvw9vock634zAOQ51unZL7mdFoumveZ2waHB60uk7JAyM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Danielle Vols</a></h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Outstanding Clinical Advocacy Award<br /><br /></p>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile\">\r\n<div class=\"wu-profile-image\">&nbsp;<img src=\"irl://2798//\" alt=\"Photo of student\" height=\"\" width=\"300\" /></div>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/WidenerLawCommonwealth/photos/a.892192974181103/4063982467002122/?type=3&amp;av=865398466860554&amp;eav=AfagZ-RTyFRYYKqRoAK4LX9OlLubcQE2JHtR11m3RV2y7N5JUhYLw1HpndSzj-IEdGA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deanna Wagner</a></h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Outstanding Service Award <br />James S. Bowman American Inn of Court Award<br /><br /></p>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"clear\">&nbsp;</div>', '', '', '', '', 0, NULL, NULL, '<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>CONNECT WITH US!<br /><br /></strong></h5>\r\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" href=\"https://facebook.com/widenerlawcommonwealth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://639//\" alt=\"Facebook Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title=\"Follow us on Twitter @WidenerLawCW\" href=\"https://twitter.com/widenerlawcw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://645//\" alt=\"Twitter Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title=\"Follow us on Instagram @WidenerLawCW\" href=\"https://www.instagram.com/widenerlawcw/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://1755//\" alt=\"Instagram Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a><br /><br /></h5>\r\n<hr />\r\n<p><br /><a title=\"Listen to our podcast on your favorite podcast app.\" href=\"//commonwealthlaw.widener.edu/prospective-students/why-widener/podcast/\"><img src=\"irl://1761//\" alt=\"Podcast Logo\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" width=\"150\" /></a></p>'),
(1924, 'Widener University Commonwealth Law School announces new dean', '2021-06-07', '<p>Widener University has named long-time professor and current interim dean <a href=\"ipl://35//WyIxNyJd////\">Michael J. Hussey</a> as the next dean of its Commonwealth Law School in Harrisburg.</p>\r\n<p>Hussey, whose legal background is in taxation and business organizations, has been a member of the faculty since 2004. He has served as interim dean of the school during the 2020-21 academic year. His appointment as dean takes effect July 1.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;Michael has proven himself to be a strong, effective leader, guiding the school through the pandemic and positioning it for growth and the development of new partnerships that will continue to enhance the student experience,&rdquo; said Provost Andrew Workman. &ldquo;Michael understands the key role Commonwealth Law School plays in Pennsylvania&rsquo;s capital city, and for the bench and the bar. He is committed to programs that prepare students for successful careers, and to ensuring the law school is an inclusive and welcoming place. We congratulate him on this appointment.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;I am honored and humbled to be named the next dean of Commonwealth Law School,&rdquo; Hussey said. &ldquo;As a long-time member of the faculty I know the level of dedication and commitment our professors have for preparing students for the successful practice of law. I am eager to lead the school as we emerge from the pandemic, resume in-person instruction this fall, and return vibrancy to our campus. It is a new era for growth and development.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>Hussey served as associate dean for academic affairs and associate professor of law before being named interim dean in 2020. He co-directed the school&rsquo;s <a href=\"ipl://403//W10=////\">Business Law Advising Program</a>, which he founded. He teaches and writes in the areas of taxation, business organizations, and wills and trusts. He has also directed the school&rsquo;s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program for 16 years, working with students, alumni, and other volunteers to provide tax preparation annually for low-to-moderate income taxpayers &ndash; an effort that has resulted in more than $4 million in tax refunds for senior citizens and working families. He also serves on the United Way of the Capital Region&rsquo;s Board of Directors.</p>\r\n<p>He earned his law degree magna cum laude from St. Louis University, where he also graduated summa cum laude with bachelor of arts degrees in mathematics and philosophy. He holds an LLM in taxation from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. Prior to his work in education, Hussey practiced law with firms in St. Louis and Belleville, Illinois.</p>\r\n<p>Central Penn Business Journal named him to its Class of 2010 &ldquo;40 Under 40&rdquo; list of standout young professionals. The students of the law school&rsquo;s 2009 graduating class voted him the recipient of the Outstanding Faculty Award.</p>\r\n<p>Hussey lives in Mechanicsburg, PA with his wife Julie and their four children.</p>', '{staticroot}files/modules/husseym-7011-1.jpg', 'headshot of Dean Hussey', '', '', 0, NULL, NULL, '<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>CONNECT WITH US!<br /><br /></strong></h5>\r\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" href=\"https://facebook.com/widenerlawcommonwealth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://639//\" alt=\"Facebook Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title=\"Follow us on Twitter @WidenerLawCW\" href=\"https://twitter.com/widenerlawcw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://645//\" alt=\"Twitter Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title=\"Follow us on Instagram @WidenerLawCW\" href=\"https://www.instagram.com/widenerlawcw/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://1755//\" alt=\"Instagram Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a><br /><br /></h5>\r\n<hr />\r\n<p><br /><a title=\"Listen to our podcast on your favorite podcast app.\" href=\"//commonwealthlaw.widener.edu/prospective-students/why-widener/podcast/\"><img src=\"irl://1761//\" alt=\"Podcast Logo\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" width=\"150\" /></a></p>'),
(1925, 'Professor Dernbach Elected as New Member of The American Law Institute', '2021-07-20', '<p>Commonwealth Professor of Environmental Law and Sustainability John Dernbach has been elected as a new member of the American Law Institute (ALI).</p>\r\n<p>The ALI, founded in 1923, is comprised of practicing lawyers, academics, and esteemed judges. It is one of the most influential independent organizations in the United States through its production of scholarly work that clarifies, modernizes and improves the law.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s an enormous honor,&rdquo; said Dernbach. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m grateful to the ALI, to the people who nominated me and to those who supported the nomination. The mission of the ALI to clarify and reform the law is consistent with all of the work that I&rsquo;ve done since I graduated from law school, particularly as it pertains to reforming the law,&rdquo; said Dernbach.</p>\r\n<p>Professor Dernbach joins fellow Widener Law Commonwealth colleagues James Diehm, Michael Dimino, John Gedid and Juliet Moringiello who are also members of the renowned organization.</p>\r\n<p>Recognized nationally and internationally as an authority on sustainable development, climate change and environmental law, Dernbach&rsquo;s expertise will help further the mission of the American Law Institute.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;Professor Dernbach&rsquo;s recent election is a tremendous recognition of his excellent work in environmental law and sustainability. At Widener Law Commonwealth we are fortunate to have impressive representation within the ALI that allows our students to learn directly from those who are actively involved in making and reforming the law,&rdquo; said Dean Michael Hussey.</p>\r\n<p>Professor Dernbach is one of 41 new members to be selected to join the prestigious institute Dernbach also serves as the director of Widener Law Commonwealth&rsquo;s <a href=\"ipl://401//W10=////\">Environmental Law &amp; Sustainability Center</a>.</p>', '{wwwroot}files/modules/hart2075-3.jpg', 'Headshot of Professor Dernbach', '', '', 0, NULL, NULL, '<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>CONNECT WITH US!<br /><br /></strong></h5>\r\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" href=\"https://facebook.com/widenerlawcommonwealth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://639//\" alt=\"Facebook Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title=\"Follow us on Twitter @WidenerLawCW\" href=\"https://twitter.com/widenerlawcw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://645//\" alt=\"Twitter Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title=\"Follow us on Instagram @WidenerLawCW\" href=\"https://www.instagram.com/widenerlawcw/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://1755//\" alt=\"Instagram Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a><br /><br /></h5>\r\n<hr />\r\n<p><br /><a title=\"Listen to our podcast on your favorite podcast app.\" href=\"//commonwealthlaw.widener.edu/prospective-students/why-widener/podcast/\"><img src=\"irl://1761//\" alt=\"Podcast Logo\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" width=\"150\" /></a></p>');
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(1926, 'Extended division student, Janis Jeffreys, accepts judicial clerkship in Lancaster County', '2021-08-05', '<p>Jeffreys, who is graduating in December of 2021, has accepted a full-time position working as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable David R. Workman at the Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas. Her clerkship begins at the end of August and will be for a 1-year term with an option for a second year.&nbsp; Judge Workman oversees matters related to family law including divorce, civil custody and child support, dependency, and juvenile delinquency.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>Jeffreys is the former President and current Vice President of Academic &amp; Social Affairs of the school\'s Moot Court Honor Society.&nbsp; She&nbsp;is also a former Associate Staff Editor and current Business &amp; External Managing Editor of the Widener Commonwealth Law Review.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\"When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.&nbsp;Since losing my externship position in trademark law due to the pandemic, I have been searching for a new position where I can apply what I have learned in law school while expanding my legal career horizons. &nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>Having served as a part-time, unpaid intern for Judge Workman last summer after my other externship fell through, I must have made a favorable impression. When the Judge needed a new, full-time law clerk in his chambers, he thought of me. The rest is history.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>I am thrilled to have been hired as a judicial law clerk for Judge Workman. This clerkship will be a great launchpad for a successful law career post-graduation.\"</p>', '{wwwroot}files/modules/img-20210804-135547.jpg', 'Photo of Janis', '', '', 0, NULL, NULL, ''),
(1927, 'Widener Law Commonwealth among top schools with Black editors-in-chief of law journals ', '2021-09-08', '<p>Widener University Commonwealth Law School is pleased to be included in a select group of law schools nationwide in electing Black editors-in-chief of their law reviews since 1926, according to extensive research compiled by Wake Forest University. The research, conducted by Wake Forest University law professor Gregory Parks, noted an increase since 2013 of flagship law journals promoting Black students to serve in top editor posts.</p>\r\n<p>Widener University Commonwealth Law School has elected two Black editors-in chief: Rachel Hadrick, who served as editor-in-chief for Widener Commonwealth Law Review in 2011, and Jo-Anne Thompson, who served as editor-in-chief in 2017. Dean Michael Hussey said only 15 other law schools, including Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania and New York University, have chosen two or more Black editors-in-chief to serve in this capacity since their inception. These highly coveted editor-in-chief positions can be instrumental in helping law students secure judicial clerkships and other legal career opportunities. Among notable Black editors-in-chief include former President Barack Obama, who was the first Black editor-in-chief of Harvard Law Review.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;We are beyond proud of Rachel and Jo-Anne&rsquo;s accomplishments during their time at Widener Law Commonwealth, including their service as editors-in-chief of Widener Commonwealth Law Review, and we continue to be fortunate to have a high-achieving and diverse student body,&rdquo; Hussey said. &ldquo;We have a strong commitment toward promoting and maintaining diversity and inclusion, and that is certainly reflected in our current class, with 38 percent of our first-year students coming from a diverse background.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>Widener University is a metropolitan university that connects curricula to social issues through civic engagement. Dynamic teaching, active scholarship, personal attention, applied leadership, and experiential learning are key components of the Widener experience. Widener University Commonwealth Law School is the Pennsylvania capital&rsquo;s only law school, with three specialized centers of legal scholarship through its Law &amp; Government Institute, Environmental Law and Sustainability Center, and Business Advising Program. Widener Law Commonwealth offers an exceptional learning experience that is personal, practical, and professional.</p>', '{wwwroot}files/modules/lawreviewphotoweb.jpg', 'photo of two law review issues', '', '', 0, NULL, NULL, '<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>CONNECT WITH US!<br /><br /></strong></h5>\r\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" href=\"https://facebook.com/widenerlawcommonwealth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://639//\" alt=\"Facebook Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title=\"Follow us on Twitter @WidenerLawCW\" href=\"https://twitter.com/widenerlawcw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://645//\" alt=\"Twitter Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title=\"Follow us on Instagram @WidenerLawCW\" href=\"https://www.instagram.com/widenerlawcw/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://1755//\" alt=\"Instagram Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a><br /><br /></h5>\r\n<hr />\r\n<p><br /><a title=\"Listen to our podcast on your favorite podcast app.\" href=\"//commonwealthlaw.widener.edu/prospective-students/why-widener/podcast/\"><img src=\"irl://1761//\" alt=\"Podcast Logo\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" width=\"150\" /></a></p>'),
(1928, 'Widener Law Commonwealth Professor Mary Catherine Scott receives Legal Excellence Award ', '2021-10-04', '<p>Assistant Clinical Professor Mary Catherine Scott, who also serves as director of the Central Pennsylvania Law Clinic, has been selected as a 2021 Legal Excellence Award recipient by the Central Penn Business Journal in the Civil Legal Services category.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;I am very fortunate to be a part of the clinic, and our achievements have positively impacted the legal profession and the community significantly,&rdquo; said Scott. &ldquo;Our mission promotes two goals: provide law students with supervised clinical experience involving service to clients in need, and provide high-quality legal representation to those who might otherwise be unable to obtain it. This recognition from the Central Penn Business Journal highlights the significant impact our students at Widener Law Commonwealth have in helping others, and that&rsquo;s a reason many people become lawyers in the first place.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>The Central Pennsylvania Law Clinic handles administrative law, consumer law, elder law and family law cases. The clinic began with the creation of the Harrisburg Civil Law Clinic in 1991.</p>\r\n<p>Scott will be among the award winners recognized in video features in early November at CPBJ.com and profiled in the November 12 issue of the publication.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;The 2021 Legal Excellence recipients excel in their careers. These outstanding individuals play a critical role in making their organization successful,&rdquo; said Suzanne Fischer-Huettner, senior group publisher of Central Penn Business Journal. They are committed to the legal profession in addition to their communities. We at the Central Penn Business Journal are honored to recognize their achievements.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>In addition to her work at the clinic, Scott is a board member on the Advisory Council of Elder Justice in the Courts, working with other elder law experts to identify and understand elder justice issues. She also is active in the Dauphin County Bar Association Public Services Committee, where she works with practicing attorneys providing pro bono opportunities.</p>\r\n<p>Three Widener Law Commonwealth alumni were also honored with a CPBJ Legal Excellence Award: Sarah Yerger with Barley Snyder in the Lifetime Achievement category, and Devon Myers Kolomick with the CGA Law Firm and Erica Townes with Barley Snyder in the Up and Coming Lawyers category. <br /><br />Widener University is a private institution known for its commitment to the personal and professional success of every student, where academic experiences are distinguished by excellence and students develop the leadership qualities employers seek. Core values of respect, integrity and excellence are reflected in an outstanding student experience provided through an agile, innovative and inclusive approach to learning. Widener University Commonwealth Law School is the Pennsylvania capital&rsquo;s only law school, with three specialized centers of legal scholarship through its Law &amp; Government Institute, Environmental Law and Sustainability Center, and Business Advising Program. Widener Law Commonwealth offers an exceptional learning experience that is personal, practical, and professional. Please visit commonwealthlaw.widener.edu for more information.</p>', '{wwwroot}files/modules/marycatherinescottcloseup-2.jpg', 'picture of Professor Scott ', '', '', 0, NULL, NULL, '<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>CONNECT WITH US!<br /><br /></strong></h5>\r\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" href=\"https://facebook.com/widenerlawcommonwealth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://639//\" alt=\"Facebook Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title=\"Follow us on Twitter @WidenerLawCW\" href=\"https://twitter.com/widenerlawcw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://645//\" alt=\"Twitter Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title=\"Follow us on Instagram @WidenerLawCW\" href=\"https://www.instagram.com/widenerlawcw/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://1755//\" alt=\"Instagram Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a><br /><br /></h5>\r\n<hr />\r\n<p><br /><a title=\"Listen to our podcast on your favorite podcast app.\" href=\"//commonwealthlaw.widener.edu/prospective-students/why-widener/podcast/\"><img src=\"irl://1761//\" alt=\"Podcast Logo\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" width=\"150\" /></a></p>'),
(1929, 'Widener Law Commonwealth and Westminster College formalize 3+3 law degree program agreement', '2021-10-27', '<p>A partnership with Widener Law Commonwealth and Westminster College was officially signed today, providing Westminster College students the opportunity to complete their undergraduate and law degrees in six years&rsquo; time.</p>\r\n<p>In 2020, <a href=\"ipl://13//WyIxOTE5Il0=////\">both institutions agreed to the 3+3 program</a>, which allows undergraduate students to earn the final 30 credits of their bachelor&rsquo;s degree at WLC while simultaneously pursuing their juris doctor (JD) degree. Qualifying students must complete their major and general education requirements by the end of their junior year at Westminster College. Students must take the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) no later than February of their junior year and apply to WLC by April 1 of their junior year.</p>\r\n<p>\"Late last year, we were pleased to announce our partnership, and today\'s signing ceremony formalizes that partnership,\" said Michael Hussey, dean of Widener Law Commonwealth. \"The 3+3 program paves the way for high-achieving students to pursue a quality law school education, while at the same time, saving them significant time and money. We look forward to a collaborative relationship with Westminster College now and for years to come.\"</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;Today&rsquo;s ceremony highlights the opportunities that arise when two institutions collaborate for the good of their students and in ways that will elevate the practice of law in the commonwealth,&rdquo; said Dr. Jamie McMinn, vice president of academic affairs and dean of Westminster College. &ldquo;Westminster students with interests in law and sustainability now have a clear pathway to Widener University Commonwealth Law School, and we look forward to the continued successes that our alumni will enjoy in politics and law throughout the capital.&rdquo;<br /><br /><a href=\"https://www.westminster.edu/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Westminster College</a>, located in New Wilmington, PA, is a nationally-recognized liberal arts college. Established in 1852, it&rsquo;s the first college in the country open to all people, regardless of race, ethnicity, sex, or religion.</p>\r\n<p>Widener University Commonwealth Law School is the Pennsylvania capital&rsquo;s only law school, with three specialized centers of legal scholarship through its Law &amp; Government Institute, Environmental Law and Sustainability Center, and Business Advising Program. Widener Law Commonwealth offers an exceptional learning experience that is personal, practical, and professional.</p>', '{wwwroot}files/modules/widener-westminster-agreement-1-resized-for-web.jpg', 'Picture of Dr. McMinn and Dean Hussey shaking hands after signing agreement. ', '', '', 0, NULL, NULL, '<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>CONNECT WITH US!<br /><br /></strong></h5>\r\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" href=\"https://facebook.com/widenerlawcommonwealth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://639//\" alt=\"Facebook Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title=\"Follow us on Twitter @WidenerLawCW\" href=\"https://twitter.com/widenerlawcw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://645//\" alt=\"Twitter Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title=\"Follow us on Instagram @WidenerLawCW\" href=\"https://www.instagram.com/widenerlawcw/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://1755//\" alt=\"Instagram Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a><br /><br /></h5>\r\n<hr />\r\n<p><br /><a title=\"Listen to our podcast on your favorite podcast app.\" href=\"//commonwealthlaw.widener.edu/prospective-students/why-widener/podcast/\"><img src=\"irl://1761//\" alt=\"Podcast Logo\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" width=\"150\" /></a></p>'),
(1930, 'Associate Dean Juliet Moringiello receives prestigious business law award from the Pennsylvania Bar Association', '2021-11-09', '<p>Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law Juliet Moringiello has been awarded the W. Edward Sell Business Lawyer Award from the Pennsylvania Bar Association. The award is named after the late W. Edward Sell, who was instrumental in the enactment of business corporation law in Pennsylvania and honors the highest contributions in the practice of business law, either through the practice of law or through teaching.</p>\r\n<p>Moringiello is a versatile scholar at Widener Law Commonwealth, whose interests include the online contracting process, creditors&rsquo; rights in digital assets, and the relationship between state and federal law regarding bankruptcy. She has published articles on these topics in several leading law reviews, with many of those articles being cited by numerous state and federal courts. At Widener Law Commonwealth, she teaches courses in bankruptcy, property, sales, and secured transactions. In addition, she also teaches a seminar on business law and emerging technologies. Moringiello has worked with the Pennsylvania Bar Association Business Law Section for over two decades, serving as the group&rsquo;s 2017-18 chair and playing a vital role in revising Pennsylvania&rsquo;s Uniform Commercial Code and the Uniform Voidable Transactions Act. She also serves on the Board of Regents of the American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers.</p>\r\n<p>\"Teaching at the only law school in Pennsylvania\'s capital city has given me the unique opportunity to be involved in the enactment of every commercial law statute presented to the Pennsylvania General Assembly since the late 1990s,&rdquo; said Moringiello. &ldquo;It is work that I enjoy very much, and it informs my teaching every day. I am grateful that Widener Law Commonwealth supports this work and tremendously honored that the PBA Business Law Section has recognized my work with this award.\"</p>\r\n<p>\"Associate Dean Moringiello&rsquo;s award is deserved recognition of her dedication to business law reform,&rdquo; said Widener Law Commonwealth Dean Michael Hussey. &ldquo;In an ever-changing world, she continually pursues knowing how changes in business and changes in law come together. Her work personifies the phrase \'Widener Commonwealth Makes the Law\' and ignites passion for learning among her peers and her students.\"</p>\r\n<p>Widener University Commonwealth Law School is the Pennsylvania capital&rsquo;s only law school, with three specialized centers of legal scholarship through its Law &amp; Government Institute, Environmental Law and Sustainability Center, and Business Advising Program. Widener Law Commonwealth offers an exceptional learning experience that is personal, practical, and professional. Please visit <a href=\"{wwwroot}\">commonwealthlaw.widener.edu</a> for more information.</p>', '{wwwroot}files/modules/moringielloj-6931-1.jpg', 'Picture of Dean Moringiello ', '', '', 0, NULL, NULL, '<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>CONNECT WITH US!<br /><br /></strong></h5>\r\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" href=\"https://facebook.com/widenerlawcommonwealth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://639//\" alt=\"Facebook Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title=\"Follow us on Twitter @WidenerLawCW\" href=\"https://twitter.com/widenerlawcw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://645//\" alt=\"Twitter Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title=\"Follow us on Instagram @WidenerLawCW\" href=\"https://www.instagram.com/widenerlawcw/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://1755//\" alt=\"Instagram Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a><br /><br /></h5>\r\n<hr />\r\n<p><br /><a title=\"Listen to our podcast on your favorite podcast app.\" href=\"//commonwealthlaw.widener.edu/prospective-students/why-widener/podcast/\"><img src=\"irl://1761//\" alt=\"Podcast Logo\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" width=\"150\" /></a></p>'),
(1931, 'Widener Law Commonwealth announces winner of prestigious Law and Government fellowship', '2021-12-01', '<p>Adrianne McClendon, a fourth-year law student at Widener University Commonwealth Law School, has been awarded the Patrick J. Murphy Law and Government Fellowship. This fellowship, <a href=\"ipl://13//WyIxODI0Il0=////\">established in 2017 by former PA Congressman Patrick J. Murphy, a 1999 alum of Widener Law Commonwealth</a>, provides the award recipient an opportunity to assist with the leadership of the law school&rsquo;s <a href=\"ipl://391//W10=////\">Law and Government Institute</a>.</p>\r\n<p>Each Murphy Fellow will spend time during the academic year on a variety of duties, including researching government law issues, representing the institute to the student body, interacting with policymakers, alumni and other members of the law school community, and planning institute activities. WLC students who apply for the fellowship must have completed at least one year of law school and are selected by a committee which reviews submitted resumes and a short personal statement from the student. Each fellow receives a grant of $1,250 per semester.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m very honored and humbled to have been chosen as a Murphy Fellow,&rdquo; McClendon said. &ldquo;I am looking forward to this fellowship as it will allow me to continue to build upon my legal and governmental experience and skills. I see this as a great opportunity to work with leadership at Widener Law Commonwealth and hopefully mentor and encourage other students in achieving their legal career goals.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>\"Adrianne has impressed our faculty with her continued drive and enthusiasm to learn, including her current work with the Pennsylvania Department of State and as a member of the Law and Government Student Society here at Widener Law Commonwealth,&rdquo; said Widener Commonwealth Law Dean Michael Hussey. &ldquo;I am confident her experience as a Murphy Fellow will be invaluable and further her legal education and experience.\"</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;Four years ago, I partnered with Widener Law Commonwealth to establish a fellowship to help law students gain exposure to other areas of government and law,&rdquo; said Murphy, who currently serves as the Distinguished Chair of Innovation at the United States Military Academy. &ldquo;WLC gave me a strong foundation that has helped me succeed, and I\'m thrilled to congratulate Adrianne in being selected as a Murphy Fellow and know she&rsquo;ll continue to be a star as she approaches graduation.&rdquo;<br /><br />Widener University Commonwealth Law School is the Pennsylvania capital&rsquo;s only law school, with three specialized centers of legal scholarship through its Law &amp; Government Institute, Environmental Law and Sustainability Center, and Business Advising Program. Widener Law Commonwealth offers an exceptional learning experience that is personal, practical, and professional. Please visit <a href=\"{wwwroot}\">commonwealthlaw.widener.edu</a> for more information.</p>', '{wwwroot}files/modules/adrianne-mcclendon.jpg', 'Picture of Murphy Fellow recipient Adrianne McClendon ', '', '', 0, NULL, NULL, '<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>CONNECT WITH US!<br /><br /></strong></h5>\r\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" href=\"https://facebook.com/widenerlawcommonwealth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://639//\" alt=\"Facebook Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title=\"Follow us on Twitter @WidenerLawCW\" href=\"https://twitter.com/widenerlawcw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://645//\" alt=\"Twitter Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title=\"Follow us on Instagram @WidenerLawCW\" href=\"https://www.instagram.com/widenerlawcw/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://1755//\" alt=\"Instagram Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a><br /><br /></h5>\r\n<hr />\r\n<p><br /><a title=\"Listen to our podcast on your favorite podcast app.\" href=\"//commonwealthlaw.widener.edu/prospective-students/why-widener/podcast/\"><img src=\"irl://1761//\" alt=\"Podcast Logo\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" width=\"150\" /></a></p>'),
(1933, 'Professor Jill Family elected member of the American Law Institute', '2021-12-20', '<p>Professor Jill Family is the most recent faculty member at Widener Law Commonwealth to be elected to the <a href=\"https://www.ali.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Law Institute</a>, a private, nonprofit national organization which produces scholarly work to clarify, modernize and otherwise improve the law to promote the better administration of justice.</p>\r\n<p>Family is a professor of law and faculty director of the law school&rsquo;s Law and Government Institute. She has been a part of Widener Law Commonwealth&rsquo;s faculty since 2005. She is chair-elect of the American Bar Association&rsquo;s section of administrative law and regulatory practice. She was a visiting professor at the University of Baltimore School of law in the spring of 2020 and served as a visiting scholar at Queen Mary School of Law in London in 2012. She received the 2011 Douglas E. Ray Excellence in Faculty Scholarship Award and in 2010, she was selected to serve as a fellow for the National Administrative Law Judiciary Foundation. In honor of her work on immigration policy, Family was awarded the Light of Liberty Award from the Pennsylvania Immigration Resource Center in 2017.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;I am honored and humbled to become a member of the American Law Institute,&rdquo; said Family. &ldquo;I look forward to working as a part of this prestigious organization and participating in its ongoing legal work, both nationally and internationally. The ALI is dedicated to improving the law, which is a goal I share through my teaching and research.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;On behalf of Widener Law Commonwealth, I congratulate Professor Family on her election to the ALI,&rdquo; said Dean Michael Hussey. &ldquo;Professor Family&rsquo;s extensive legal expertise in immigration and administrative law, as well as her work with our law school&rsquo;s Law and Government Institute and the American Bar Association means that she is well-qualified to make significant and substantial contributions to the ALI&rsquo;s work, both nationally and internationally.&rdquo; <br /><br />Since its founding in 1923, the ALI has sought to provide a resource to the legal profession, legislatures, and courts. Membership consists of judges, lawyers, and law professors nationally and from many foreign countries who were selected on the basis of professional achievement and have demonstrated interest in improving the law. Family joins several Widener Law Commonwealth faculty who are ALI members, including Professors John Dernbach, Michael Dimino, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Law Professor Juliet Moringiello, and Emeritus Professors Jim Diehm and John Gedid.</p>\r\n<p><br />Widener University Commonwealth Law School is the Pennsylvania capital&rsquo;s only law school, with three specialized centers of legal scholarship through its Law &amp; Government Institute, Environmental Law and Sustainability Center, and Business Advising Program. Widener Law Commonwealth offers an exceptional learning experience that is personal, practical, and professional. Please visit commonwealthlaw.widener.edu for more information.</p>', '{wwwroot}files/modules/familyj-6999.jpg', 'picture of Jill Family', '', '', 0, NULL, NULL, '<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>CONNECT WITH US!<br /><br /></strong></h5>\r\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" href=\"https://facebook.com/widenerlawcommonwealth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://639//\" alt=\"Facebook Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title=\"Follow us on Twitter @WidenerLawCW\" href=\"https://twitter.com/widenerlawcw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://645//\" alt=\"Twitter Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title=\"Follow us on Instagram @WidenerLawCW\" href=\"https://www.instagram.com/widenerlawcw/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://1755//\" alt=\"Instagram Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a><br /><br /></h5>\r\n<hr />\r\n<p><br /><a title=\"Listen to our podcast on your favorite podcast app.\" href=\"//commonwealthlaw.widener.edu/prospective-students/why-widener/podcast/\"><img src=\"irl://1761//\" alt=\"Podcast Logo\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" width=\"150\" /></a></p>'),
(1934, 'Quinn Yeargain to join faculty at Widener Law Commonwealth', '2022-03-07', '<p>Widener Law Commonwealth is pleased to announce T. Quinn Yeargain will be joining the law school&rsquo;s faculty, effective July 2022.</p>\r\n<p>Yeargain currently serves as a lecturer at the Yale School of the Environment in New Haven, Connecticut, and as an associate director of the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy. Prior to arriving at Yale, they worked as a law clerk for the Honorable R. Lanier Anderson III on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and as an intern for the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia. Yeargain earned their JD at Emory University School of Law, where they served on the school&rsquo;s Supreme Court Advocacy Program, as an executive board member on the Emory Law Journal, and as a teaching assistant. Yeargain earned their Bachelor of Arts in political science at the University of Central Florida, where they were honored as a provost scholar.</p>\r\n<p>During their career, Yeargain has been recognized as a prolific state constitutional law scholar and has <br />authored several articles, essays, and opinion pieces on a variety of legal subjects, including state and federal government balances of power, the effect of state government organization on policy development, and the role of prosecutors in systems of separated powers.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m thrilled to be joining the faculty at Widener Law Commonwealth and cannot think of a better place to continue my academic career,&rdquo; said Yeargain. &ldquo;Widener Law Commonwealth&rsquo;s existing courses and programs on state law are impressive and I&rsquo;m eager to contribute to them. I&rsquo;m excited to develop myself as a scholar at Widener, but most importantly, to help prepare students for their careers as lawyers and policymakers.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;Quinn\'s enthusiasm about state government law is infectious,&rdquo; said Widener Law Commonwealth Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Juliet Moringiello. &ldquo;They have already made their mark as an impressive scholar, and their careful and detailed approach to teaching will serve our students well. My colleagues and I look forward to welcoming Quinn to our hallways in July.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>Widener University Commonwealth Law School is the Pennsylvania capital&rsquo;s only law school, with three specialized centers of legal scholarship through its Law &amp; Government Institute, Environmental Law and Sustainability Center, and Business Advising Program. Widener Law Commonwealth offers an exceptional learning experience that is personal, practical, and professional. Please visit commonwealth.widener.edu for more information.</p>', '{staticroot}files/modules/webquinn-yeargain.jpg', 'Picture of Quinn Yeargain ', '', NULL, 1, NULL, NULL, '<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>CONNECT WITH US!<br /><br /></strong></h5>\r\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" href=\"https://facebook.com/widenerlawcommonwealth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://639//\" alt=\"Facebook Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title=\"Follow us on Twitter @WidenerLawCW\" href=\"https://twitter.com/widenerlawcw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://645//\" alt=\"Twitter Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title=\"Follow us on Instagram @WidenerLawCW\" href=\"https://www.instagram.com/widenerlawcw/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://1755//\" alt=\"Instagram Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a><br /><br /></h5>\r\n<hr />\r\n<p><br /><a title=\"Listen to our podcast on your favorite podcast app.\" href=\"//commonwealthlaw.widener.edu/prospective-students/why-widener/podcast/\"><img src=\"irl://1761//\" alt=\"Podcast Logo\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" width=\"150\" /></a></p>'),
(1935, 'Widener Law Commonwealth mourns passing of retired professor Alan Adlestein', '2022-03-10', '<p>It&rsquo;s with sadness and deepest sympathy that we share the passing of retired Widener Law Commonwealth Professor Alan Adlestein on Monday, March 7 in Naples, Florida.</p>\r\n<p>Adlestein joined the faculty of Widener Law Commonwealth after a distinguished career working for the U.S. Department of Justice, the Organized Crime Task Force in Chicago, and as counsel for the Pennsylvania Crime Commission (which later was renamed the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency). Prior to joining WLC&rsquo;s faculty, he also served as an assistant special prosecutor in the Watergate Special Prosecution Force. In addition, he worked in private legal practice, was active in a federal indigent defense program, and was the business manager and legal counsel for his family business, Jack and Jill, Inc.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;Alan was a brilliant individual, a dedicated and demanding teacher, and a contemplative scholar, particularly in his area of experience, which was white collar crime,&rdquo; said Widener Law Commonwealth Professor Mary Kate Kearney. &ldquo;His teaching was legendary for its rigor and depth. He and his wife, Doris, were instrumental in helping to build community at Widener Law Commonwealth during its early years.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;Alan was a key member of the faculty at the then-new Harrisburg campus of Widener University School of Law,&rdquo; said Robert Power, Widener Law Commonwealth emeritus professor of law. &ldquo;He spent many hours preparing for his classes, which he showed by mastering details that others overlooked. He produced intricate scholarship about criminal law and the criminal justice system. Most importantly, however, he and his wife Doris were great friends of everyone on the faculty and staff.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>Funeral services will be held on Sunday, March 13. More information on the service can be found <a href=\"https://www.hetrickbitnerfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Alan-L-Adlestein?obId=24240177#/celebrationWall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on the funeral home website</a>.&nbsp;</p>', '{wwwroot}files/modules/alan-adlestein.jpg', 'Image of retired professor Alan Adlestein', '', '', 0, NULL, NULL, '<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>CONNECT WITH US!<br /><br /></strong></h5>\r\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" href=\"https://facebook.com/widenerlawcommonwealth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://639//\" alt=\"Facebook Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title=\"Follow us on Twitter @WidenerLawCW\" href=\"https://twitter.com/widenerlawcw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://645//\" alt=\"Twitter Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title=\"Follow us on Instagram @WidenerLawCW\" href=\"https://www.instagram.com/widenerlawcw/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://1755//\" alt=\"Instagram Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a><br /><br /></h5>\r\n<hr />\r\n<p><br /><a title=\"Listen to our podcast on your favorite podcast app.\" href=\"//commonwealthlaw.widener.edu/prospective-students/why-widener/podcast/\"><img src=\"irl://1761//\" alt=\"Podcast Logo\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" width=\"150\" /></a></p>'),
(1936, 'Judge Royce Morris to serve second term as Jurist in Residence ', '2022-04-11', '<p>Widener Law Commonwealth is pleased to announce The Honorable Royce Morris, judge on the Dauphin County Court of Common Pleas, will be serving a second two-year term as Jurist in Residence at the law school.</p>\r\n<p>Judge Morris, who has served as a judge since 2018, will continue to provide lectures and teach special classes to law students in his second term. His jurist in residence post at Widener Law Commonwealth is hosted by the law school&rsquo;s <a href=\"ipl://391//W10=////\">Law and Government Institute</a>.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&ldquo;Over the past two years, I have enjoyed engaging with students in the classroom and working with faculty,&rdquo; said Judge Morris. &ldquo;It has been a great honor. I look forward to continuing to share the vital role our courts play in the lives of our community.&nbsp; I am blessed to once again have this opportunity and I am grateful to Dean Hussey, the faculty, and the Widener University Commonwealth Law School community.&rdquo;&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Judge Morris began his legal career working for the Dauphin County public defender&rsquo;s office in 1991 and served as the office&rsquo;s chief deputy from 1996-1999. In 1999, Judge Morris joined the law firm of Goldberg Katzman and was elevated to partner in 2002. Throughout his legal career, Judge Morris represented individuals and corporations in criminal matters and municipalities as solicitor and general counsel, often litigating complex and politically sensitive matters on behalf of those clients in state and federal courts.</p>\r\n<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Judge Morris earned his Bachelor of Arts in political science degree from Temple University and received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Maryland. He also completed an intensive program at the National Criminal Defense College at Mercer Law School in Macon, Georgia.</p>\r\n<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Widener University Commonwealth Law School is the Pennsylvania capital&rsquo;s only law school, with three specialized centers of legal scholarship through its <a href=\"ipl://391//W10=////\">Law &amp; Government Institute</a>, <a href=\"ipl://401//W10=////\">Environmental Law and Sustainability Center</a>, and <a href=\"ipl://403//W10=////\">Business Advising Program</a>. Widener Law Commonwealth offers an exceptional learning experience that is personal, practical, and professional.&nbsp;Please visit <a href=\"{wwwroot}\">commonwealth.widener.edu</a> for more information.&nbsp;</p>', '{wwwroot}files/modules/judgemorris-3.jpeg', 'Picture of Judge Royce Morris, Jurist in Residence', '', '', 1, NULL, NULL, '<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>CONNECT WITH US!<br /><br /></strong></h5>\r\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" href=\"https://facebook.com/widenerlawcommonwealth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://639//\" alt=\"Facebook Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title=\"Follow us on Twitter @WidenerLawCW\" href=\"https://twitter.com/widenerlawcw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://645//\" alt=\"Twitter Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title=\"Follow us on Instagram @WidenerLawCW\" href=\"https://www.instagram.com/widenerlawcw/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://1755//\" alt=\"Instagram Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a><br /><br /></h5>\r\n<hr />\r\n<p><br /><a title=\"Listen to our podcast on your favorite podcast app.\" href=\"//commonwealthlaw.widener.edu/prospective-students/why-widener/podcast/\"><img src=\"irl://1761//\" alt=\"Podcast Logo\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" width=\"150\" /></a></p>'),
(1937, 'Michelle Collazo Vos to join faculty team at Widener Law Commonwealth', '2022-05-04', '<p>Widener Law Commonwealth is pleased to announce Michelle Collazo Vos will be joining the law school&rsquo;s faculty, effective July 2022. <br /><br />Vos currently serves as a full-time lecturer for legal studies in business at Boise State University&rsquo;s College of Business and Economics in Boise, Idaho. Since 2016, she has taught business law to future business leaders and accountants. In addition, she developed a corporate compliance course while teaching as an adjunct professor at the University of Idaho College of Law in Boise, Idaho, during the spring 2022 semester. <br /><br />Prior to entering academia, Vos practiced law at one of the largest law firms in south Florida, representing local governments, businesses and individuals who sought to do business with government. Her clients included municipal corporations, property owners, small businesses and the third-largest electric utility company in the United States. After moving to Idaho in 2012, she provided advice concerning corporate compliance and risk management for an Idaho rehabilitation health care system with more than 500 employees and $50 million in annual revenues. Vos advised executive management on a broad range of regulatory and compliance matters and ensured compliance with state and federal laws related to managed care.</p>\r\n<p>Vos cites as her primary research and teaching interests in business law, regulatory compliance, environmental law, land use law, and state and local government. In addition, she has written and co-authored several publications and presentations pertaining to land use law, constitutional law, and the environment. She is licensed to practice law in Florida and Idaho. She is an articles editor with the Journal of Legal Studies Education, an official publication of the American Business Law Association, and serves on the editorial advisory board of The Advocate, the official publication of the Idaho State Bar.</p>\r\n<p>She earned her JD cum laude at St. Thomas University School of Law in Miami, Florida, where she served on the St. Thomas Law Review and was part of the Florida Supreme Court Internship Program for Distinguished Florida Law Students, where she interned for Chief Justice R. Fred Lewis. Vos was also active in the Stephen R. Booher American Inn of Court and in the Phi Delta Phi Spellman Inn. She earned her bachelor of arts in environmental studies at Florida International University and her graduate certificate in college teaching at Boise State University.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;I am excited to join the faculty at Widener Law Commonwealth and for the opportunity to help future generations of lawyers develop the critical thinking skills and legal knowledge they will use to effect change in their communities and successfully advocate on behalf of their clients,&rdquo; said Vos. &ldquo;And I am thrilled that the three specialized centers of legal scholarship at Widener Law Commonwealth align with my experience and interest. I know this is the right place for me to develop as a prolific scholar and to share my experience and knowledge with students who chose Widener Law Commonwealth because of their interests in business law, environmental law, and state and local government law.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>\"We are thrilled to have Professor Vos join our faculty at Widener Law Commonwealth,\" said Dean Michael Hussey. \"Her commitment to scholarly research and enthusiasm for preparing students for a successful legal career make her a great fit with our outstanding and dedicated faculty.\"</p>\r\n<p>Widener University Commonwealth Law School is the Pennsylvania capital&rsquo;s only law school, with three specialized centers of legal scholarship through its <a href=\"ipl://391//W10=////\">Law &amp; Government Institute</a>, <a href=\"ipl://401//W10=////\">Environmental Law and Sustainability Center,</a> and <a href=\"ipl://403//W10=////\">Business Advising Program</a>. Widener Law Commonwealth offers an exceptional learning experience that is personal, practical, and professional. Please visit <a href=\"{wwwroot}\">commonwealth.widener.edu</a> for more information.</p>', '{wwwroot}files/modules/michelle-vos-professional-pic.jpg', 'Picture of Professor Michelle Vos', '', '', 1, NULL, NULL, '<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>CONNECT WITH US!<br /><br /></strong></h5>\r\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" href=\"https://facebook.com/widenerlawcommonwealth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://639//\" alt=\"Facebook Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title=\"Follow us on Twitter @WidenerLawCW\" href=\"https://twitter.com/widenerlawcw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://645//\" alt=\"Twitter Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title=\"Follow us on Instagram @WidenerLawCW\" href=\"https://www.instagram.com/widenerlawcw/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://1755//\" alt=\"Instagram Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a><br /><br /></h5>\r\n<hr />\r\n<p><br /><a title=\"Listen to our podcast on your favorite podcast app.\" href=\"//commonwealthlaw.widener.edu/prospective-students/why-widener/podcast/\"><img src=\"irl://1761//\" alt=\"Podcast Logo\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" width=\"150\" /></a></p>');
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(1938, 'Widener Law Commonwealth holds 31st commencement ceremony ', '2022-05-16', '<p>98 candidates for graduation took part in Widener Law Commonwealth&rsquo;s commencement on Sunday at the Scottish Rite Theatre and Ballroom in Harrisburg, marking the first such ceremony to be held in an indoor capacity since 2019. <br /><br />Widener Law Commonwealth Dean Michael Hussey addressed graduates and attendees at the commencement ceremony and highlighted the importance of their future roles in the legal community.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;Being an attorney is not about the things that you do, like arguing motions, drafting pleadings and negotiation contracts. Those are important to the practice of law, but they are not who you are as an attorney. Your family, your friends, and your clients and society know that being an attorney is about who you are. They look beyond the things that you do, they look deeper, and will look to you for your leadership, your guidance, and your counsel.&rdquo;<br /><br />&ldquo;Just looking at our world during your few years in law school, we see the significant need for lawyers in our society. The very fabric of our democracy was tested and is being tested in ways not seen in decades. Your membership in the Bar will carry with it the responsibility to be committed to the rule of law, committed to justice and committed to the common welfare, the commonwealth of your fellow citizens and neighbors,&rdquo; Hussey added.<br /><br />Valedictorian Stephanie Hartman spoke at the commencement ceremony and discussed how she and her classmates met and surpassed the challenges laid before them while in law school.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;Isolated from our fellow students and professors, we pushed through one whole year of remote learning, and no matter what comes next for us, this is an incredible accomplishment and I wanted to take a moment to acknowledge it,&rdquo; Harman said. As attorneys, &ldquo;we have the privilege of helping people and they trust us to seek their best interest. This is a privilege to practice law and handle peoples&rsquo; most precious matters. We get to help them in a way only someone trained in the law can help,&rdquo; she added.<br /><br />Stephanie\'s father, William Hartman III Esq., a 2003 graduate of Widener Law Commonwealth, was also in attendance at the ceremony and had the honor of presenting her with her diploma.</p>\r\n<p>The commencement ceremony also featured remarks from Paul Edgar, &rsquo;11, who serves as president of the law school&rsquo;s Alumni Board and served as an adjunct professor from 2017 to 2021.<br /><br />&ldquo;As a graduate of our outstanding law school, today you join an alumni body of over 3,700 attorneys located in almost every state of our union and in a number of countries around the world. Each of us uses our Widener education to improve the world in which we all live. While it is tempting to think of today as the end of your time at Widener, I&rsquo;m here to tell you it is not. Today is merely the beginning of your new chapter. As you join our esteemed profession, you will find your fellow Widener Law Commonwealth alumni to be both supportive and engaging. Take what you have learned during your time at Widener and use it to the best of your ability,&rdquo; Edgar said.<br /><br />As part of the festivities leading up to the commencement event, <a href=\"ipl://824//W10=////\">a special student award ceremony</a> was held on the Widener Law Commonwealth campus on Friday, May 13, where 25 students were honored for their accomplishments and dedication to the law school. In addition, Professor Michael Dimino was awarded the 2022 Faculty Excellence Award at the event. Prior to Sunday&rsquo;s commencement ceremony, Professor Jill Family was awarded the Douglas E. Ray Excellence in Faculty Scholarship Award.</p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https://www.flickr.com/photos/widenerlawcommonwealth/albums/72177720298916622\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to view photos from commencement</a>, the student award ceremony and the graduation farewell event.</p>\r\n<p>Widener University Commonwealth Law School is the Pennsylvania capital&rsquo;s only law school, with three specialized centers of legal scholarship through its <a href=\"ipl://391//W10=////\">Law &amp; Government Institute</a>, <a href=\"ipl://401//W10=////\">Environmental Law and Sustainability Center,</a> and <a href=\"ipl://403//W10=////\">Business Advising Program</a>. Widener Law Commonwealth offers an exceptional learning experience that is personal, practical, and professional. Please visit <a href=\"{wwwroot}\">commonwealth.widener.edu</a> for more information.</p>', '{wwwroot}files/modules/widener-commencement-wrap-minick2022-10.jpg', 'Image of stage at commencement ceremony ', '', '', 1, NULL, NULL, '<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>CONNECT WITH US!<br /><br /></strong></h5>\r\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" href=\"https://facebook.com/widenerlawcommonwealth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://639//\" alt=\"Facebook Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title=\"Follow us on Twitter @WidenerLawCW\" href=\"https://twitter.com/widenerlawcw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://645//\" alt=\"Twitter Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a title=\"Follow us on Instagram @WidenerLawCW\" href=\"https://www.instagram.com/widenerlawcw/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"irl://1755//\" alt=\"Instagram Logo\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" /></a><br /><br /></h5>\r\n<hr />\r\n<p><br /><a title=\"Listen to our podcast on your favorite podcast app.\" href=\"//commonwealthlaw.widener.edu/prospective-students/why-widener/podcast/\"><img src=\"irl://1761//\" alt=\"Podcast Logo\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" width=\"150\" /></a></p>');

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(1, 'Law and Government Institute', 'Why simply uphold the law when you can form, influence, and define new, wide-reaching legislation? Widener Law Commonwealth’s Law and Government Institute prepares the next generation of lawyers and helps you launch your career before you’ve finished your degree.', '{wwwroot}files/landgnewphoto2019.jpg', '/academics/parallax-page-3-signature-programs/law-and-government-institute/', 'Program Link Text Testing how long this ', '/prospective-students/admissions/apply/', 'Apply Link Text', 0),
(2, 'Business Advising Program', 'Learn to make informed business decisions through Widener Law Commonwealth’s Business Advising Program and launch your career before you’ve finished your degree. Our service-centered mission and real world-based program structure prepare you to guide the small and midsized businesses that drive the U.S. economy.', '{staticroot}files/networking-cropped-new.jpg', '/academics/parallax-page-3-signature-programs/business-advising/', NULL, '/prospective-students/admissions/apply/', NULL, 0),
(3, 'Environmental Law Certificate', 'Develop into one of the tireless legal professionals who defend the Earth through Widener Law Commonwealth’s pioneering Environmental Law &amp; Sustainability Center. Start making headway on climate change and environmental rights issues before you graduate.', '{wwwroot}files/eugene-cropped.jpg', '/current-students/career-development/employment-statistics-and-trends/2011-2012-employment-statistics-and-trends/', NULL, '/prospective-students/admissions/apply/', NULL, 0),
(4, 'What a Program card looks like without a photo', 'Can we have the ability to edit the text, &quot;LEARN MORE&quot; and &quot;APPLY&quot;? Also, &quot;LEARN MORE&quot; needs a hover state.', '', 'https://google.com', 'This is text that I type', 'https://google.com', '', 0),
(5, 'Testing w/o Links: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW/CONSTITUTIONAL LAW CERTIFICATE', 'Focuses on the balance of power between government branches and the laws that govern administrative agencies. You’ll have the chance to see government in action while gaining a greater understanding of how society functions.', '{staticroot}files/img-2057.jpg', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0);

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(16, 'Mary Catherine Scott', 'Faculty | Central PA Law Clinic Director', '{wwwroot}files/modules/scottmarcycatherineperspective.jpg', '&quot;The impact of our clinic is twofold: we provide much-needed legal help to members of the local community who would otherwise not be able to afford it and we prepare students with practical experience representing real clients with real legal issues.&quot;', 'https://www.youtube.com/embed/0KtGNU-j6Ls?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0'),
(17, 'Kimberly Creech', '’20', '{wwwroot}files/modules/creechkimweb.jpg', '&quot;I chose to attend Widener because of the Law and Government Institute and my experience has been great. Because Widener is so close to the Capitol, the types of internships and events that L&amp;G has access to is unparalleled for those interested in government law.&quot; ', 'https://www.youtube.com/embed/EM-YzG5ng5k?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0'),
(18, 'Gabriella Romeo', '’21', '{wwwroot}files/modules/web2021romeo-gabriella.jpg', '&quot;My favorite part of Widener is the sense of community. I immediately felt welcomed by fellow classmates, professors, and faculty. Everyone was so kind and helpful from the get-go. I quickly learned everyone at Widener is here to help and guide me in any way possible through my legal education.&quot;', 'ipl://756//W10=////'),
(20, 'Stephanie Patton', '’21', '{wwwroot}files/modules/webstephanie-patton-2020_.jpg', '“Widener had the only evening program in the area. I didn’t have the option to quit my job or travel because I was working and had two small children.”', 'ipl://748//W10=////'),
(21, 'Brittany Nelson', '’21', '{wwwroot}files/modules/brittany-nelson-2.jpg', '“I like to say that Widener found me,” Nelson said, adding that she had a friend who attended the law school in Harrisburg and during a visit, observed how close-knit the students were. “It felt like a family,” she said.', 'ipl://757//W10=////'),
(22, 'Hakan Sen', '’21', '{wwwroot}files/modules/hakan-sen-1.jpg', '“Widener is really good at seeing potential and building on it, creating great students and attorneys.&quot;', 'ipl://755//W10=////'),
(23, 'Waleisha Moat', '’20', '{wwwroot}files/modules/webwaleisha-moat-photo-1.jpg', '“Widener has been a great experience in an environment where I could thrive. I’ve got the best professors and made so many connections, personal and professional. There’s really an ease of learning here.”', 'ipl://751//W10=////'),
(24, 'Leah Bobula', '’20', '{wwwroot}files/modules/webleah-bobula-atlantic-coastal-hs-football-game-2.jpg', '“It was a puzzle for me. I had to fit it all together and at the end, Widener was the only school I applied to after completing my first 12 law school credits in Florida, at night, while teaching high school forensic and environmental science during the day.”', 'ipl://753//W10=////'),
(25, 'Michael Joyce', '’20', '{wwwroot}files/modules/webmichael-joyce-2020.jpg', '“Law school has been what I had hoped it would be. I’ve always found debate interesting and I’ve had the opportunity here to do so much of it, including winning the ATLAC Mock Trial competition with my trial partner, Amy Bua.&quot;', 'ipl://749//W10=////'),
(26, 'Amy Bua', '’20', '{wwwroot}files/modules/amy-bua-2020.jpg', '“I didn’t apply anywhere else. My husband owns a restaurant and our daughters were in school in Lancaster. Moving was out of the question. I also wanted to keep working. Widener just made sense, and they were also generous in the aid they offered me.”', 'ipl://750//W10=////'),
(27, 'Matthew Anderson', '’20', '{wwwroot}files/modules/matthew-anderson-2.jpg', '“My advice to all students, but especially transfer students who don’t have time to waste: make those connections with the faculty and staff right away. They are your biggest supporters, in addition to your friends.”', 'ipl://754//W10=////'),
(28, 'Missy Barnes ’22', 'Student', '{wwwroot}files/modules/webmissy-barnes-clinic-2021.jpg', '“After teaching in an urban environment for over ten years, my experience at the clinic brought me back to my roots, giving me a different way to help clients who cannot afford to pay for an attorney, yet who are in dire need of legal assistance,”', 'ipl://811//W10=////'),
(29, 'Megan Martin ’94', 'Alumna', '{wwwroot}files/modules/web-megan-martin-1.jpg', '&quot;I never dreamed that I would serve two presidents, the U.S. Navy, two governors and the Pennsylvania Senate and be the first woman in our state to serve as its secretary-parliamentarian.” ', 'ipl://814//W10=////');

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--
ALTER TABLE `faculty_type_join`
  ADD KEY `faculty` (`faculty`,`type`),
  ADD KEY `type` (`type`);

--
-- Indexes for table `home_hero`
--
ALTER TABLE `home_hero`
  ADD PRIMARY KEY (`id`),
  ADD UNIQUE KEY `id` (`id`);

--
-- Indexes for table `home_page_slider`
--
ALTER TABLE `home_page_slider`
  ADD PRIMARY KEY (`id`);

--
-- Indexes for table `news`
--
ALTER TABLE `news`
  ADD PRIMARY KEY (`id`);

--
-- Indexes for table `news_categories`
--
ALTER TABLE `news_categories`
  ADD PRIMARY KEY (`id`),
  ADD KEY `id` (`id`),
  ADD KEY `id_2` (`id`);

--
-- Indexes for table `news_categories_join`
--
ALTER TABLE `news_categories_join`
  ADD KEY `news` (`news`),
  ADD KEY `category` (`category`);

--
-- Indexes for table `programs`
--
ALTER TABLE `programs`
  ADD PRIMARY KEY (`id`),
  ADD KEY `position` (`position`);

--
-- Indexes for table `student_perspective`
--
ALTER TABLE `student_perspective`
  ADD PRIMARY KEY (`id`);

--
-- AUTO_INCREMENT for dumped tables
--

--
-- AUTO_INCREMENT for table `adjunct_faculties`
--
ALTER TABLE `adjunct_faculties`
  MODIFY `id` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, AUTO_INCREMENT=17;

--
-- AUTO_INCREMENT for table `alerts`
--
ALTER TABLE `alerts`
  MODIFY `id` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, AUTO_INCREMENT=44;

--
-- AUTO_INCREMENT for table `bigtree_404s`
--
ALTER TABLE `bigtree_404s`
  MODIFY `id` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, AUTO_INCREMENT=183610;

--
-- AUTO_INCREMENT for table `bigtree_audit_trail`
--
ALTER TABLE `bigtree_audit_trail`
  MODIFY `id` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, AUTO_INCREMENT=45551;

--
-- AUTO_INCREMENT for table `bigtree_callout_groups`
--
ALTER TABLE `bigtree_callout_groups`
  MODIFY `id` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, AUTO_INCREMENT=2;

--
-- AUTO_INCREMENT for table `bigtree_feeds`
--
ALTER TABLE `bigtree_feeds`
  MODIFY `id` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, AUTO_INCREMENT=3;

--
-- AUTO_INCREMENT for table `bigtree_locks`
--
ALTER TABLE `bigtree_locks`
  MODIFY `id` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, AUTO_INCREMENT=23805;

--
-- AUTO_INCREMENT for table `bigtree_login_attempts`
--
ALTER TABLE `bigtree_login_attempts`
  MODIFY `id` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, AUTO_INCREMENT=406;

--
-- AUTO_INCREMENT for table `bigtree_login_bans`
--
ALTER TABLE `bigtree_login_bans`
  MODIFY `id` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT;

--
-- AUTO_INCREMENT for table `bigtree_messages`
--
ALTER TABLE `bigtree_messages`
  MODIFY `id` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT;

--
-- AUTO_INCREMENT for table `bigtree_modules`
--
ALTER TABLE `bigtree_modules`
  MODIFY `id` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, AUTO_INCREMENT=21;

--
-- AUTO_INCREMENT for table `bigtree_module_actions`
--
ALTER TABLE `bigtree_module_actions`
  MODIFY `id` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, AUTO_INCREMENT=54;

--
-- AUTO_INCREMENT for table `bigtree_module_embeds`
--
ALTER TABLE `bigtree_module_embeds`
  MODIFY `id` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT;

--
-- AUTO_INCREMENT for table `bigtree_module_forms`
--
ALTER TABLE `bigtree_module_forms`
  MODIFY `id` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, AUTO_INCREMENT=16;

--
-- AUTO_INCREMENT for table `bigtree_module_groups`
--
ALTER TABLE `bigtree_module_groups`
  MODIFY `id` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, AUTO_INCREMENT=9;

--
-- AUTO_INCREMENT for table `bigtree_module_reports`
--
ALTER TABLE `bigtree_module_reports`
  MODIFY `id` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT;

--
-- AUTO_INCREMENT for table `bigtree_module_views`
--
ALTER TABLE `bigtree_module_views`
  MODIFY `id` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, AUTO_INCREMENT=18;

--
-- AUTO_INCREMENT for table `bigtree_open_graph`
--
ALTER TABLE `bigtree_open_graph`
  MODIFY `id` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, AUTO_INCREMENT=8075;

--
-- AUTO_INCREMENT for table `bigtree_pages`
--
ALTER TABLE `bigtree_pages`
  MODIFY `id` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, AUTO_INCREMENT=836;

--
-- AUTO_INCREMENT for table `bigtree_page_revisions`
--
ALTER TABLE `bigtree_page_revisions`
  MODIFY `id` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, AUTO_INCREMENT=12457;

--
-- AUTO_INCREMENT for table `bigtree_pending_changes`
--
ALTER TABLE `bigtree_pending_changes`
  MODIFY `id` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, AUTO_INCREMENT=2352;

--
-- AUTO_INCREMENT for table `bigtree_resources`
--
ALTER TABLE `bigtree_resources`
  MODIFY `id` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, AUTO_INCREMENT=3271;

--
-- AUTO_INCREMENT for table `bigtree_resource_allocation`
--
ALTER TABLE `bigtree_resource_allocation`
  MODIFY `id` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, AUTO_INCREMENT=52136;

--
-- AUTO_INCREMENT for table `bigtree_resource_folders`
--
ALTER TABLE `bigtree_resource_folders`
  MODIFY `id` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, AUTO_INCREMENT=16;

--
-- AUTO_INCREMENT for table `bigtree_route_history`
--
ALTER TABLE `bigtree_route_history`
  MODIFY `id` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, AUTO_INCREMENT=698;

--
-- AUTO_INCREMENT for table `bigtree_tags`
--
ALTER TABLE `bigtree_tags`
  MODIFY `id` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT;

--
-- AUTO_INCREMENT for table `bigtree_tags_rel`
--
ALTER TABLE `bigtree_tags_rel`
  MODIFY `id` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT;

--
-- AUTO_INCREMENT for table `bigtree_users`
--
ALTER TABLE `bigtree_users`
  MODIFY `id` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, AUTO_INCREMENT=21;

--
-- AUTO_INCREMENT for table `btx_form_builder_entries`
--
ALTER TABLE `btx_form_builder_entries`
  MODIFY `id` int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, AUTO_INCREMENT=2740;

--
-- AUTO_INCREMENT for table `btx_form_builder_fields`
--
ALTER TABLE `btx_form_builder_fields`
  MODIFY `id` int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, AUTO_INCREMENT=414;

--
-- AUTO_INCREMENT for table `btx_form_builder_forms`
--
ALTER TABLE `btx_form_builder_forms`
  MODIFY `id` int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, AUTO_INCREMENT=38;

--
-- AUTO_INCREMENT for table `departments-offices`
--
ALTER TABLE `departments-offices`
  MODIFY `id` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, AUTO_INCREMENT=78;

--
-- AUTO_INCREMENT for table `events`
--
ALTER TABLE `events`
  MODIFY `id` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, AUTO_INCREMENT=3455;

--
-- AUTO_INCREMENT for table `events_categories`
--
ALTER TABLE `events_categories`
  MODIFY `id` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, AUTO_INCREMENT=15;

--
-- AUTO_INCREMENT for table `faculties`
--
ALTER TABLE `faculties`
  MODIFY `id` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, AUTO_INCREMENT=189;

--
-- AUTO_INCREMENT for table `faculty_type`
--
ALTER TABLE `faculty_type`
  MODIFY `id` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, AUTO_INCREMENT=4;

--
-- AUTO_INCREMENT for table `home_hero`
--
ALTER TABLE `home_hero`
  MODIFY `id` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, AUTO_INCREMENT=3;

--
-- AUTO_INCREMENT for table `home_page_slider`
--
ALTER TABLE `home_page_slider`
  MODIFY `id` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, AUTO_INCREMENT=12;

--
-- AUTO_INCREMENT for table `news`
--
ALTER TABLE `news`
  MODIFY `id` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, AUTO_INCREMENT=1939;

--
-- AUTO_INCREMENT for table `news_categories`
--
ALTER TABLE `news_categories`
  MODIFY `id` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, AUTO_INCREMENT=14;

--
-- AUTO_INCREMENT for table `programs`
--
ALTER TABLE `programs`
  MODIFY `id` int(11) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, AUTO_INCREMENT=6;

--
-- AUTO_INCREMENT for table `student_perspective`
--
ALTER TABLE `student_perspective`
  MODIFY `id` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, AUTO_INCREMENT=30;

--
-- Constraints for dumped tables
--

--
-- Constraints for table `bigtree_callouts`
--
ALTER TABLE `bigtree_callouts`
  ADD CONSTRAINT `bigtree_callouts_ibfk_2` FOREIGN KEY (`extension`) REFERENCES `bigtree_extensions` (`id`) ON DELETE CASCADE;

--
-- Constraints for table `bigtree_feeds`
--
ALTER TABLE `bigtree_feeds`
  ADD CONSTRAINT `bigtree_feeds_ibfk_1` FOREIGN KEY (`extension`) REFERENCES `bigtree_extensions` (`id`) ON DELETE CASCADE;

--
-- Constraints for table `bigtree_field_types`
--
ALTER TABLE `bigtree_field_types`
  ADD CONSTRAINT `bigtree_field_types_ibfk_1` FOREIGN KEY (`extension`) REFERENCES `bigtree_extensions` (`id`) ON DELETE CASCADE;

--
-- Constraints for table `bigtree_locks`
--
ALTER TABLE `bigtree_locks`
  ADD CONSTRAINT `bigtree_locks_ibfk_1` FOREIGN KEY (`user`) REFERENCES `bigtree_users` (`id`) ON DELETE CASCADE;

--
-- Constraints for table `bigtree_messages`
--
ALTER TABLE `bigtree_messages`
  ADD CONSTRAINT `bigtree_messages_ibfk_1` FOREIGN KEY (`sender`) REFERENCES `bigtree_users` (`id`) ON DELETE CASCADE;

--
-- Constraints for table `bigtree_modules`
--
ALTER TABLE `bigtree_modules`
  ADD CONSTRAINT `bigtree_modules_ibfk_1` FOREIGN KEY (`group`) REFERENCES `bigtree_module_groups` (`id`) ON DELETE SET NULL,
  ADD CONSTRAINT `bigtree_modules_ibfk_2` FOREIGN KEY (`extension`) REFERENCES `bigtree_extensions` (`id`) ON DELETE CASCADE;

--
-- Constraints for table `bigtree_module_actions`
--
ALTER TABLE `bigtree_module_actions`
  ADD CONSTRAINT `bigtree_module_actions_ibfk_1` FOREIGN KEY (`module`) REFERENCES `bigtree_modules` (`id`) ON DELETE CASCADE;

--
-- Constraints for table `bigtree_module_embeds`
--
ALTER TABLE `bigtree_module_embeds`
  ADD CONSTRAINT `bigtree_module_embeds_ibfk_1` FOREIGN KEY (`module`) REFERENCES `bigtree_modules` (`id`) ON DELETE CASCADE;

--
-- Constraints for table `bigtree_module_forms`
--
ALTER TABLE `bigtree_module_forms`
  ADD CONSTRAINT `bigtree_module_forms_ibfk_1` FOREIGN KEY (`return_view`) REFERENCES `bigtree_module_views` (`id`) ON DELETE SET NULL,
  ADD CONSTRAINT `bigtree_module_forms_ibfk_2` FOREIGN KEY (`module`) REFERENCES `bigtree_modules` (`id`) ON DELETE CASCADE;

--
-- Constraints for table `bigtree_module_groups`
--
ALTER TABLE `bigtree_module_groups`
  ADD CONSTRAINT `bigtree_module_groups_ibfk_1` FOREIGN KEY (`extension`) REFERENCES `bigtree_extensions` (`id`) ON DELETE CASCADE;

--
-- Constraints for table `bigtree_module_reports`
--
ALTER TABLE `bigtree_module_reports`
  ADD CONSTRAINT `bigtree_module_reports_ibfk_1` FOREIGN KEY (`view`) REFERENCES `bigtree_module_views` (`id`) ON DELETE SET NULL,
  ADD CONSTRAINT `bigtree_module_reports_ibfk_2` FOREIGN KEY (`module`) REFERENCES `bigtree_modules` (`id`) ON DELETE CASCADE;

--
-- Constraints for table `bigtree_module_views`
--
ALTER TABLE `bigtree_module_views`
  ADD CONSTRAINT `bigtree_module_views_ibfk_1` FOREIGN KEY (`module`) REFERENCES `bigtree_modules` (`id`) ON DELETE CASCADE,
  ADD CONSTRAINT `bigtree_module_views_ibfk_2` FOREIGN KEY (`related_form`) REFERENCES `bigtree_module_forms` (`id`) ON DELETE SET NULL;

--
-- Constraints for table `bigtree_templates`
--
ALTER TABLE `bigtree_templates`
  ADD CONSTRAINT `bigtree_templates_ibfk_1` FOREIGN KEY (`extension`) REFERENCES `bigtree_extensions` (`id`) ON DELETE CASCADE;
COMMIT;

