Go to the Movies! (In 2 Weeks)

The movie Marshall will be released two weeks from today, on October 13. The movie traces the early career of Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American justice on the US Supreme Court.

Can you get engagement points for seeing it? You betcha! Don't forget to invite a classmate for even more points.

October is National Free Pizza Month

Okay, maybe October is not National Free Pizza Month, but you would think so around here. There are a lot of things coming up in a hurry, and many of them involve free pizza. Dinner (or lunch) is on us. 

• Thursday, September 28 at 11:15: Money Myths. Kick off Free Pizza Month Eve with a lunch and learn (and free pizza) in the Lilly Rooms. RSVP to the Student Life Office if possible so they can get an accurate headcount.
• Friday, September 29 at 11:00 - 1:00: Human Trafficking. Lunch (which may or may not involve pizza) and learn about human trafficking. This presentation takes place off-campus in Crawfordsville, so it's a good time for all of you who bemoan the fact that everything happens in Tippecanoe to jump in. The presentation takes place at St. John's Episcopal Church in Crawfordsville. RSVP here.
• Sunday, October 1 at 1:00: Purdue Women's Soccer. The Litigation class (LEGS 202) is working on a case involving a tragic soccer injury and has elected to attend this Purdue Women's Soccer game as research. You are all welcome to join us. No pizza, but plenty of engagement points. 
• Tuesday, October 3 at 5:00: Legal Society Meeting. Oh, the drama! The pageantry! Actually, it's 6 - 12 people hanging out in a room planning upcoming events. A low stress, pizza-free way to get to know your colleagues outside of the classroom and have a voice in planning upcoming events. In the conference room.
• Tuesday, October 10 at 11:00 and 12:30: NAMI--In Our Own Voices. Munch on free pizza and listen to community members describe the challenges of living with chronic mental illness. Lilly Rooms.
• Thursday, October 12 from 3 - 5: Storytelling by the ASAP Students. I know almost nothing about this, but it's sure to be interesting. Who doesn't love a good story? The Lilly Rooms.
• Thursday, October 12 at 6:00: Dinner with the PARA/LEGS Alums. This may or may not involve pizza, but it will involve dinner. Come be regaled by our recent, and not-so-recent, alums as they share the wisdom they have acquired out in the working world. Please RSVP to me or Hannah Isenberg so we can get an accurate headcount. The Lilly Rooms, I think.

Whew! No one should be starving in October. Or complaining about engagement points! (Yes, I know I have been slow on those. My apologies. I hope to be caught up SOON.)

Volunteer (and Engagement Point) Opportunity: Help Local DACA Students!

The LUM immigration clinic has a workshop at Ivy Tech in the Lily room on Saturday, 9/30 from 9-11am to help DACA applicants renew their status before the October 5th cut-off.
Even if immigration isn't your practice area, as a legal professional, you bring a much needed skill set to the effort. If you know an immigration attorney or paralegal, encourage them to visit LUM's website and sign up to volunteer.
Work shops are 9/20 at LARA, 9/22 at Purdue, and 9/30 at Ivy Tech.

http://www.lumserve.org/.../assistanc.../immigration-clinic/

Calling All Alums!

It's that time again: All PARA/LEGS alumni are invited to join the Legal Society (formerly the Paralegal Society) for Pizza with the Alums on Thursday, October 12, at 6:00. Tell current students what you wish you had known when you were in their shoes! Share your war stories!

Contact me (Linda Kampe) as lkampe@ivytech.edu to let me know you're coming--we want to be sure to have enough pizza!

See you on the 12th!

I'm a Russian Rock Star

Here are last week's international stats. Why are we so popular in Russia?

Russia	43
United States	18
Ireland	3
Spain	1
France	1
India	1
Netherlands	1
Portugal	1
Vietnam	1

Lawyers, Guns & Money

So many upcoming events!!!!!

1. The Indiana State Secretary of State's Office (SOS) is responsible for consumer protection within the state. The SOS is putting on a program about investment scams--how to recognize them, what the SOS is doing about them, etc., on Thursday, September 14, at noon at the Lafayette Courtyard Marriott. The SOS will present the documentary $cammed. Learn about how the SOS acts to protect Hoosiers from investment fraud. Register for this free event to Katrina Ent at kent@hirons.com.                                        *******************************************
2. Local attorney Kirk Freeman is giving a 3-hour presentation on Indiana Firearms Law on October 6, 2017, from 1:15 - 4: 15. The good news is that it takes place in a bar: Lafayette Brewing Company. The program is free, but I am not sure whether non-attorneys are invited. If you're interested, contact (alum) Mary Willis-Zell at mary.kfreeman@yahoo.com.    *******************************************
3.  The League of Women Voters, in conjunction with the PARA/LEGS program here at Ivy Tech Lafayette, is inaugurating a speaker series tentatively titled Democracy 101. Like all LWV programs, it is nonpartisan, and like most LWV programs--and almost everything on this blog--it is free. The first speaker will be Communications Professor Josh Scacco of Purdue, talking about Journalistic Ethics in a Digital Age. (This is the working title, and it might change, possibly to something catchier.) That presentation will take place at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, October 16, right here at Ivy Tech, probably in the Lilly Rooms. Since the main sponsor of this event is the LWV, this will count as an off-campus event, even though it takes place on campus. ********************************************
4. This is not really an event so much as an announcement. You can register to vote through a new service offered by Ivy Tech. For those of you who avoid reading your email (and I don't blame you), log onto https://ivytech.turbovote.org/. Once you're there, you can register to vote, request an absentee ballot, and who knows what all else. No engagement points for registering to vote, but you do get engagement points for actually voting.   ********************************************
5. Finally, someone somewhere in Lafayette is giving a presentation on animal rights law. I don't know when or where or anything else, but I recently heard the tail end of a public service announcement about it. I will stay on the trail, because I know this is something that many of you find interesting. If you know anything about it, let me know!

Still Getting in the Fall Semester Rhythm!

I know I've been remiss about updating the blog, and I am very hopeful that I will be back in the habit soon. In the meantime, here are some interesting--and engagement point-eligible--events going on around Lafayette:

Sept. 18
The movie“8 Borders, 8 Days,” a Documentary by Amanda Bailly will be shown at
7-8:30 PM at MatchBOX, 17 S 6th St, Lafayette
Organizer: GLIA (Greater Lafayette Immigrant Allies)

What's It About? 

A fierce single mother of two from Syria decides risking their lives in
a raft is safer than staying behind on land. This film is an immersive
experience of their eight-day journey to safety.
Limited seating. Free Eventbrite ticket required.

Click here to register for your free ticket.

Sept. 21
Immigrant Entrepreneur Panel
6:30-8:30 PM at MatchBOX, 17 S 6th St, Lafayette
Organizers: GLIA and MatchBOX

Come hear local entrepreneurs from Greater Lafayette share their
experience and learn about all the opportunities and benefits the
area has to offer.