Woo-hoo! It's almost spring semester. Spring semester actually starts on January 14, which is a Sunday. (This makes more sense if you're taking an online class.) Of course, face-to-face classes don't start until Tuesday, January 16, because January 15 is MLK Day.
I know what you're thinking--how can I use that to my advantage, other than sleeping in an extra day?
I'll tell you! You can earn engagement points starting on the 14th. And since there are commemorations all over the state of the life of civil rights pioneer Martin Luther King, Jr.--which sure sounds law-related to me!--anything you do in that regard will count toward your engagement point totals for spring semester. And for those of you who tend to insist that the homework loads are too heavy to allow you to do any such thing during the semester ... ahem ... you don't have any homework yet.
Here are a couple of suggestions:
1. The Legal Services Corp/Pro Bono Commission is hosting a Talk to a Lawyer Day on Monday, January 15. This is just like the one we host here on campus in the fall, but it's at the Legal Service Office, 8 N. 3rd Street, Suite 102, in Lafayette. They need people to help check in clients. Volunteer for at least 1 hour to get 10 points. Talk a friend who's a fellow PARA/LEGS student into volunteering with you and get 15 points.
Interested? Call or email Tim Peterson, 765-423-5327, tim.peterson@ilsi.net, and let him know when you can come help.
2. On Tuesday, January 16, Indiana Supreme Court Justice Robert D. Rucker will be speaking at Purdue's Loeb Playhouse in the Stewart Center. Justice Rucker is the 2nd African-American on the Indiana Supreme Court; Indiana's longest-tenured supreme court justice; a Vietnam War veteran; and a fierce champion of defendants' and homeowners' rights. Same deal on the points--10 for just you, 15 for you and a friend, 20 if your friend is a 101 student. (Note the 101 student deal is not an option for volunteering at Legal Services. They need people who already have had some exposure to Legal Ethics.)
Interested? The talk is free. It starts at 6:30 p.m. Click here for more details and a stunningly well-done flyer!
I'll be at both events. Can't wait to see you there!!!
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