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monday, jan. 24, 12 pmHot Topics: Professor Eric Miller | Reparations for the Tulsa Race Massacre: Right and Wrongs
Professor Eric Miller, co-director of the Loyola Anti-Racism Center, led a discussion about reparations for the Tulsa Race Massacre. Prof. Miller has long advocated on behalf of the descendants of victims, including testifying as part of the panel “Continuing Injustice: The Centennial of the Tulsa-Greenwood Race Massacre" before a U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary subcommittee. The recording will be shared when available.
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Tuesday, jan. 25, 5 pmHaben Girma Talk
Join LLS students, faculty and staff for a discussion between Dean Michael Waterstone and Haben Girma, author of the autobiographical Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law. Click here to learn more about Haben. RSVP>>
Sponsors: Office of Student Affairs, Career Development, and The Coelho Center.
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Wednesday, Jan. 26, 12 pmAnti-Racism Workshop: Discussing Identity and Privilege
DEI Associate Joe Bernardo and Resident Director Jamal Epperson lead the LMU Anti-Racism Workshop series that consist of the four I's of racism: intrapersonal, interpersonal, institutional and ideological. The workshops are then followed by community-building circles where participants have the opportunity to further dialogue about our roles in dismantling racism. RSVP>>
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Thursday, jan. 27, 12 pmJudicial Diversity Panel
This panel of jurists will include Judge Nicole Bershon; Judge Diego Edber; Judge Wesley Hsu, who has served as an adjunct LLS professor; and Judge John C. Weller '05, an LLS alumnus. They share insights on their trajectories to the bench. RSVP>>
Co-sponsor: OUTlaw
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Thursday, jan. 27, 5 pmPerspectives on Justice
Professor Patricia Winograd and Associate Dean Kathleen Kim will moderate a discussion about the ways in which the panelists foster and advance multicultural and multiracial progress across different communities. The panel will feature four social justice leaders, listed below, who will share their diverse backgrounds and work. RSVP>>
- Gamal Palmer, Founder of Conscious Builders, Inc. and an accomplished DEI leader in universities, businesses and nonprofits globally.
- Sharon Nazarian, Senior VP at ADL whose work in academia, philanthropy and foreign affairs focuses on racial justice and antisemitism.
- Eileen Ma (LLS alum), Voting Rights Director at the Asian Law Caucus and former Executive Director of API Equality.
- Joseph Villela, Policy Director for the LLS Sunita Jain Anti-Trafficking Policy Initiative and former Senior Policy Director of CHIRLA.
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Friday, jan. 28, 12 pmLegal Innovators Information Session
Students are invited to join an info session on how Loyola Law School students can find their way to Big Law or corporate legal departments through the hiring process with Legal Innovators. Legal Innovators recruits 3Ls for its program, but all students are welcome to the information session so that they can learn about this organization and its approach to recruiting. RSVP>>
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LLS Entertainment & Media Law Institute (EMLI) Presents, “Is This Legal?"
Every film, TV series and commercial, no matter the scale, has a legal team addressing issues and risks from pre-production through post. The collaboration between the creative and legal teams is crucial to its success.
Join LLS and LMU SFTV on Thursday, Feb. 17 for a panel discussion about the role of production counsel during the production process. Registration and more information is forthcoming.
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Faculty Workshops & IP Speaker Series Ramp Up
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Event coordinators are encouraged to use the LLS Events Calendar for events they want promoted broadly. Note: You must select "Loyola Law School" in the department field in order for the event to display in the LLS roundup. Questions? Email us!
Upcoming highlights:
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Go Move Challenge (Feb. 1-28)
Calling all faculty and staff! Help LMU/LLS win the 10th-annual Go Move Challenge by recording your minutes of intentional physical activity that gets the heart pumping to determine which Jesuit institution is the most active. Awards go to the university that tracks the most minutes, the university that averages the highest number of minutes per participant, and the university with the highest average number of minutes per region. Register below and an email with instructions will follow. RSVP>>
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Virtual Wellness Workshops for LMU/LLS
Wellness Workshops are interactive programs designed to engage, educate and motivate you to incorporate wellness both in and out of the workplace. RSVP>>
- Tuesday, Jan. 25, noon-12:30 p.m.: EXPRESS Ergonomics at Home and Work
- Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2-3 p.m.: Mastering Mindfulness and Peace
- Thursday, Jan. 27: Respectful Communication: Civility in the Workplace
Registration Links: 7:15 a.m. (PT) - Friday, Jan. 28, 1-2 p.m.: Overthinking: Get Out of Your Head
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With this week's return to in-person instruction, we share below some important reminders culled from recent communications, including the Jan. 21 LLS This Week Express and the Jan. 19 Note from the Dean.
- Boosters: Eligible community members are required to obtain their COVID-19 booster within one month of eligibility. Upload your booster record in VaxLMU using your phone or tablet.
- Testing: A negative COVID test or attestation to having had COVID-19 in the prior 90 days is required before returning to campus for the first time for the spring semester. Students must upload a negative test result or attestation here.
- Masks are required to be worn at all times in all indoor public spaces of the LLS campus. Students, faculty and staff should wear surgical or medical grade masks while on campus. LLS Campus Community members may obtain masks meeting these criteria at the Information Center, Career Development Office, Office of Student Affairs and William M. Rains Library. Library patrons will receive warnings for not masking, with three warnings resulting in loss of privileges.
- The LLS COVID Testing Center is open this week with day and evening hours.
- If you have been exposed to someone with COVID-19, are currently being tested or have tested positive for COVID-19, contact the COVID Support Team immediately at COVIDSupportTeam@lmu.edu or 310.568.6868.
- Contact tracing: The COVID Support Team handles contact investigation and communication with positive, symptomatic or exposed individuals. Contact tracing is conducted for every individual who is lab-confirmed COVID positive and has been on the LLS or any LMU campus during the period in which they were infectious. More information is available in the Need-to-Know A-Z Index.
- Updated isolation/quarantine guidelines are available.
- The LLS Shuttle is running on its regular schedule. Riders must wear masks.
- The William M. Rains Library is open 8 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 8 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Friday. Sonia’s Café is open 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Thursday, and 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday.
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Celebrating Diversity Week
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