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VOLUME 2012/2013 ISSUE 26MARCH 11, 2013The DigestWIDENER UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW HARRISBURG CAMPUSlaw.widener.eduGRADUATES, be sure to check pages 5-10. This is the list of graduates names as they will appearin the Commencement Program. See Molly Acri in the Registrar’s Office if yours is not correct.AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION/HARRISBURG CAMPUS VISITDear Students:As you may be aware, a team from the American Bar Association will be visiting the Harrisburg campus on theMonday and Tuesday after spring break (March 11 and 12). This is the regular visit the ABA makes to each accredited law school every seven years. The team will be comprised of professors, law school administrators, andmembers of the bench and bar and gathers information on the program of legal education here at Widener Law’sHarrisburg campus. This information is used by the ABA to confirm that Widener Law complies with all ABAaccreditation standards. We are proud of our program at Widener and we welcome the team’s visit so they canlearn for themselves about our great students, faculty and staff.As part of the fact finding process, the team will be visiting classes and talking to faculty, administrators, studentsand staff for those two days. An open meeting for students to speak with the ABA will be held on Monday, March11 from 4:00-6:00 pm in Room L203. Please feel free to stop by for any portion of the meeting to share yourthoughts with the ABA about your experience on the Harrisburg campus. You need not attend the entire time andcan come for as much or as little of the meeting as you would like.Sincerely,Linda L. Ammons, J.D.Associate Provost and DeanCALENDAR OF EVENTSInside this issue:MarchDean’s Diversity Forum2CDO News3Financial Aid Office414CDO Workshop17St. Patrick’s Day20First Day of Spring21Law & Government SpeakerRegistrar’s Office News1123Barrister’s BallFrom the Library1225Passover BeginsWidener Study Abroad1326Dean’s Diversity ForumSidebar Menu1429Good Friday Holiday (no classes)31EasterList of 2013 Graduates5-10
VOLUME 2012/2013 ISSUE 26Page 2Dean’s DiversityPanel One—Ending Racism in Post-Racial AmericaDid the election of Barack Obama as Presidentsignal the start of a post-racial America, and ifnot, how do we get to where we still need to go?This panel seeks to address these questions frommultiple perspectives and catalyze the discussions that will allow us all to realize, as Dr. Kinginsisted, that our destinies and our freedom areinextricably bound together and our pathway tofreedom is one “[w]e cannot walk alone.”Panel Two—Race and Language in a Jury of MyPeersEven as studies indicate race continues to play aFor more information call Sandra Graeff at 717-5413965.Students are welcome to attend.
VOLUME 2012/2013 ISSUE 26Page 3CAREER DEVELOPMENT OFFICE NEWSFederal government employees speak about the benefits of working for the Federal Government. Log on to the link to watch the video for more informationhttp://www7.law.temple.edu/video/?id ESKVVWrP2ka1931Npk0gngCDO WORKSHOP“Summer Externship, Volunteer and Work Study Opportunities"March 14, 201312:15 p.m./Room L206CDO Office HoursMon. - Fri. 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.To schedule an appointment call 717-541-3958 oremail to klarnold@widener.edu**Mock Interviews available upon request with Karen Durkin.**HARRISBURG LAW NEWSSubmission information:The NEXT issue of The Digest will be published on March 18, 2013.All information should be submitted toDorothy Koncar.(dakoncar@widener.edu), AdministrationBuilding by NOON, Wednesday, March13th, in order for the news to be published.ARAMARKSIDEBAR CAFÉBreakfast10:00—11:00 a.m.Lunch11:00 a.m.—2:30 p.m.
VOLUME 2012/2013 ISSUE 26Page 4The 2013‐2014 endowed scholarship applications arenow available by visiting the Financial Aid section ofthe Widener School of Law website.The following link will take you directly to the list burg%20Scholarships.aspxThe applications are due in the Financial Aid Office byFriday, March 15, 2013.MARCH BIRTHDAYSSandy Graeff, Law Review Secretary, Special Events LiaisonProfessor Kathy NelsonProfessor Starla WilliamsProfessor Mary Kate KearneyStephanie Engerer, LibrarySusan Giusti, LibraryPaula Heider, Administrative Assistant
Page 5VOLUME 2012/2013 ISSUE 26Widener University School of Law – Harrisburg Campus2013 CommencementCayla Eran AmsleyB.S., The Pennsylvania State UniversityDaniel Clase BardoB.A., Gannon UniversityNicole R. BeckB.A., Ursinus CollegeBrittany BerenatoB.A., Temple UniversityCarl George Bienias IIIB.S., King’s CollegeSeth Eric BlumeB.S., Temple UniversityBrian P. CalabreseB.A., University of DelawareAmanda Lynn ChesarB.S., Keystone CollegeAmanda N. ChunkoB.A., Mansfield UniversitySarah L. ClementsB.A., Widener UniversityNina Marie CristB.S., Shippensburg UniversityJoseph Anthony CroweB.A., Indiana University of PennsylvaniaLucas James CsovelakB.S., Muhlenberg CollegeMatthew J. CurranB.S., The Ohio State UniversityPatrick J. DanielsB.A., Lebanon Valley CollegeAshleigh Rene DaubachB.A., Salisbury UniversityColin Jon DavisB.A., The Pennsylvania State UniversityLindsay B. DearingB.A., University of PittsburghBryan Joseph DelRosarioB.A., Gonzaga UniversityChad DenlingerB.A., Susquehanna UniversityRachel A. DodsonB.A., Eastern CollegeM.A., Eastern UniversitySandra DolanB.A., Shepherd University
Page 6Matthew Thomas DonohueB.S., York College of PennsylvaniaMia Brittani DouglasB.S., Cornell UniversityRobyn Faith DragonB.A., Millersville UniversitySarah Courtney EicherB.S., Philadelphia UniversityT'rese M. EvanchoB.A., Susquehanna UniversityKristie M. FalboB.A., Pepperdine UniversityEric James FilerB.S., Gettysburg CollegeCharles Raiford Foster IVB.A., Susquehanna UniversityLL.M, Kingston UniversityKimberly Ann FurmanekB.A., Washington and Jefferson CollegeLaura Ashley GambleB.A., The Pennsylvania State UniversityNichole Denise GannettB.A., Ursinus CollegeLavinia Maria GhergulescuB.A., Washington and Lee UniversityAlicia Jean GlasserB.S., The Pennsylvania State University, AltoonaCaitlin E. GlennB.S., The State University of New York at BuffaloAshley Nicole GottronB.S., Saint Francis UniversityBarbara Reba GrimaudB.S., California University of PennsylvaniaRachel Renee HadrickB.M., Lebanon Valley CollegeCourtney Ellen HairB.A., Franklin and Marshall CollegeChristopher HarrisonB.A., The University of ScrantonJohn M. HartB.A., The Pennsylvania State UniversityLyle Robert HartranftB.S., Stevenson UniversityAlexandra Rose HeaneyB.A., The State University of New York at BuffaloM.A., The State University of New York at BuffaloM.B.A., Niagara UniversityVOLUME 2012/2013 ISSUE 26
VOLUME 2012/2013 ISSUE 26Justin Michael HeislerB.A., York College of PennsylvaniaJoanne M. HoffmanB.S., The Pennsylvania State UniversityRobert Jason HowardB.S., Illinois State UniversityM.B.A., Keller Graduate SchoolBeau William HuchB.A., Montclair State UniversityJessica R. HughesB.A., University of PittsburghDavid Richard HumphreysB.S., The University of ScrantonMatthew D. JinksB.S., The Pennsylvania State UniversityM.B.A., The Pennsylvania State UniversityCasey L. Johnson-WelshB.S., Messiah CollegeBrian David JonesB.A., Clarion University of PennsylvaniaAnthony JordanB.A., Rutgers UniversityOlivette JosephB.B.A., Tennessee State UniversityAlexander KadochnikovB.A., John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the City University of New YorkMichelle Claire KenneyB.A., University of DelawareDina KhmelnitskyB.A., John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the City University of New YorkMichael Anthony KlopferB.A., Lenoir-Rhyne UniversityCorey Leigh KorindaB.A., Dickinson CollegeCaitlin Elizabeth KrauseB.S., Lebanon Valley CollegeMichelle Nicole Monteith LattaB.S., Duquesne UniversityTimothy J. LavinB.A., The State University of New York at AlbanyAnn LePore ScanlonB.A., University of BaltimoreJoshua Grant LightB.A., Baldwin-Wallace CollegePage 7
Page 8Jessica Shannon LitkeB.S., York College of PennsylvaniaTricia Snyder LontzB.S., Lebanon Valley CollegeDPT, Shenandoah UniversityMichael Wayne Martel Jr.B.S., Frostburg State UniversityAshley Drue MartinB.A., Bucknell UniversityKathleen A. MarzzaccoB.A., Wilkes UniversityAlla MayzelB.A., Rutgers UniversityMeghan Marie McNaughtonB.A., Elizabethtown CollegeThomas Burnell McQuillanB.A., Montclair State UniversityKari Elizabeth MellingerB.A., Miami UniversityArrielle Sophia MillsteinB.A., East Stroudsburg UniversityRyan M. MolitorisB.S., University of ScrantonMary M. MontoroB.M., Marywood UniversityKourtney L. MyersB.A., York College of PennsylvaniaKristina NashB.S., The Pennsylvania State UniversityBrandon S. O'DonnellB.S., The Pennsylvania State UniversityAriel Elizabeth O'MalleyB.A., The Pennsylvania State UniversityGabor OvariB.A., Temple UniversityStephanie Marie PacanaB.A., Millersville UniversityAmi PatelB.S., Drexel UniversityRoma M. PatelB. A., Rutgers UniversityNicholas Warren PeacheyB.S., Pennsylvania State UniversityJacob Philip PelletierB.A., University of PittsburghKatherine S. PetruczokB.A., Saint John Fisher CollegeVOLUME 2012/2013 ISSUE 26
Page 9Kristin Michelle PotterB.A., Salisbury UniversityM.P.A., Wilmington UniversityMalachi James RolandB.A., Millersville UniversityStephany Gissel RomeroB.A., College of Saint ElizabethAlexander Basil RussinB.A., Temple UniversityRyan P. SaxtonB.A., Millersville UniversityJonathan S. SchellB.S., Eastern Mennonite UniversityRichard J. SenecaB.S., The Pennsylvania State UniversityJulia Margaret SkinnerB.A., Purdue UniversityJulie Mattis SlabinskiB.A., The Pennsylvania State UniversitySamantha Ann SmithB.A., La Roche CollegeWhitney Elizabeth SnyderB.S., The Pennsylvania State UniversityRosina Carmelina StambaughB.A., York College of PennsylvaniaLauren Elizabeth StarlingsB.A., Shippensburg UniversityStephen Alexander StarrB.S., The University of UtahM.B.A., Naval Postgraduate SchoolTarin Elise StaufferB.A., Richard Stockton College of New JerseyDanielle Kristen StrojnikB.A., University of San DiegoJames Gray Strupe, Jr.B.S., North Carolina State UniversityM.L.Arch, North Carolina State UniversityHugh Caldwell Taylor IIIB.A., Wilkes UniversityJanaki TheivakumaranB.A., Rutgers CollegeAbbie Elizabeth TroneB.A., Elizabethtown CollegeRebekka Jane VallandinghamB.A., Messiah CollegeVOLUME 2012/2013 ISSUE 26
Page 10Jolee M. Van HornB.A., East Stroudsburg UniversityLinda VuongB.A., University of Colorado at BoulderLiana Elizabeth Branca WaltersB.S., York College of PennsylvaniaStephen Samuel WernerB.S. /B.A., Brigham Young UniversityEric Wayne WhiteB.A., The Pennsylvania State UniversityTrisha Deanne WhitmerB.S., Park UniversityM.A., Argosy UniversityStephanie Anne WilsonB.S., The Pennsylvania State UniversityChristopher William WoodwardB.A., The Pennsylvania State UniversityDouglas S. WortmanB.A., Kutztown UniversityM.A., East Stroudsburg UniversityVOLUME 2012/2013 ISSUE 26
VOLUME 2012/2013 ISSUE 26Page 11COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY 2013Ushers. The Registrar’s Office needs 8-10 reliable students to volunteer as ushers at commencement on May 19. Qualifications: Must be willing to work from 9:00 a.m.—12:30p.m. and have transportation to the Forum in downtown Harrisburg. Ushers must bedressed professionally, sober and willing to deal with excited graduates and families.Graduation Meetings. Graduation meetings will be held on April 17, 2013, at 12:15 p.m.and 5:15 p.m. in room A180. Caps, gowns and a packet containing invitations and ticketswill be handed out at these meetings.The Registrar’s Office regular office hours are Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hours may be extended if necessary during the course of the semester. The office phone number is 717541-3904.Please make it a habit to check Campus Cruiser and the Law School Website atlaw.widener.edu for important announcements.EMPLOYMENT FORMSIf you are a Regular Division student and have not filled out an employment form, please stop inthe Registrar’s Office to do so. These were due February 1st. See “Section 310. Outside Employment” of the Academic Code.LOCKERSLocker keys are available in the Registrar’s Office. Lockers are located on the second floor of theLibrary Building. There is a 5.00 deposit for a locker key.OPTING OUT OF EXAM-SOFT?If you are not using your Computer to take your exams, you will need tocome to the Registrar’s Office or do an on-line form by April 17th or beforethis date if you have a quiz or mid-term.REGISTRAR’S INFORMATIONLINE/541-1941
VOLUME 2012/2013 ISSUE 26Page 12FROM THE LIBRARYMarch is National Women’s History Month and the librarians have decided to run a series of articles that will chronicle some of the achievements of pioneering female lawyers in America. Thelogical place to begin is at the very beginning, with the first woman who was admitted to practicelaw in America. This honor went to Arabella Mansfield who was admitted to the Iowa State Bar in1869.Arabella attended Iowa Wesleyan College and taught at Simpson College after shegraduated. Her husband John Mansfield taught law school at Wesleyan and upontheir marriage, she studied law under the supervision of her brother-in-law. Whenshe sat for the bar, Iowa state precluded women from taking the bar examination;but after she passed with high marks, this law was changed and Iowa became thefirst state to allow female lawyers.More information on the Iowa State Supreme Court’s early civil rights ruling to pave the way forfemale lawyers can be found at:http://www.iowacourts.gov/Public Information/Iowa Courts History/Civil Rights/Mansfield never practiced law, instead continuing to teach and becoming active in the women’ssuffrage movement. More information on her and other early women lawyers can be found n lawyers.htmlA more detailed description of her life and other women who struggled to gain entrance into thelegal profession can be found in:Morello, Karen. The Invisible Bar: The Woman Lawyer in America 1638 to Present. New York: Random House, 1986: http://libcat.widener.edu/record b1176396 S3This book is found on the Delaware campus, but you can have it sent to Harrisburg by clicking onthe red “request” link in the item record.As always, if you have questions call the Information Desk at 717-541-3933 or click on the “Ask aLibrarian” widget found on the Law Library’s homepage at:http://law.widener.edu/LawLibrary.aspx
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B.A., Washington and Jefferson College Laura Ashley Gamble B.A., The Pennsylvania State University . DPT, Shenandoah University Michael Wayne Martel Jr. B.S., Frostburg State University . B.S., Eastern Mennonite University Richard J. Seneca B.S., The Pennsylvania State University Julia Margaret Skinner
