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Groundbreaking Ceremony to Mark Start of Construction of
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Work
Begins on Penn State's Dickinson School of Law University
Park Facility
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the video of the groundbreaking ceremony
Penn State's Dickinson School of Law celebrated
the start of construction of its University
Park Lewis Katz Building with a groundbreaking
ceremony at 10 a.m. Thursday, January 18. The
ceremony took place at the site of the school's
future home along Bigler Road, north of Park
Avenue. The building is part of the University's
$110 million plan for new, completely interconnected
law school facilities in Carlisle and University
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Penn State President Graham B. Spanier, Cynthia A.
Baldwin, chair of Penn State 's Board of Trustees,
and Philip J. McConnaughay, dean of The Dickinson
School of Law, led the ceremony. The architectural
firm designing the project, Polshek Partnership Architects,
LLP, was represented by partners Richard M. Olcott
and Timothy P. Hartung. Pedro A. Cortes, Secretary
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and a 1999 graduate
of The Dickinson School of Law, also participated
in the ceremony. A reception followed in the Presidents
Hall of The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel.
"The law school is thrilled to commence construction
on what will be a world-class home for one of the
nation's finest law schools," McConnaughay said.
In September, the University's Board of Trustees approved
final designs for the three-story University Park
facility, which will be situated adjacent to the future
University arboretum and in close proximity to the
Business and Forest Resources buildings. The building
will feature amenities such as a striking glass-enclosed
library and reading room, study and gathering spaces,
a law clinic for pro bono legal services, a 250-seat
auditorium and a high-tech courtroom. The law school
expects to occupy the new facility in January 2009.
Until that time, the Beam Building on Park Avenue
is serving as the law school's home at University
Park.
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The law school recently announced
that year-end gifts - a $15 million gift from
Lewis Katz, a 1966 graduate of the law school,
and a $4 million gift from H. Laddie Montague
Jr., a 1963 graduate of the law school - earmarked
for its Carlisle building have brought that portion
of the project total to $50 million. Polshek Partnership
is currently working on designs for the Carlisle
facility that will include the renovation of Trickett
Hall, the law school's home since 1918. The law
school hopes to host a groundbreaking for the
Carlisle facility in late spring or early summer.
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Additional Photos:
Groundbreaking Reception
Lewis Katz
poses with an ice sculpture of the future building
to bear his name
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Penn State Establishes New School
of International Affairs Intimately Linked With Law School
Penn State University 's Board of Trustees approved the
establishment of a new School of International Affairs,
effective July 1, 2007.
"The need has never been greater for professionals of all
walks of life to develop a deeper awareness of a world that
is increasingly linked in matters of peace and security,
health and commerce, and the sharing of natural resources,"
said Penn State President Graham Spanier. "We believe that
Penn State can enhance its contribution to this multidisciplinary
challenge by establishing a School of International Affairs."
The new school, which will offer a professional master's
degree in International Affairs with several specialty concentrations,
will be housed administratively within Penn State 's Dickinson
School of Law. Like the law school, the new school emphasizes
the practical applications of knowledge for solving complex
social problems and the importance of high ethical standards
in a variety of challenging situations, law school dean
Philip McConnaughay explained. These characteristics, together
with the internationalization of law practice and legal
education, mean that the two schools will share similar
educational objectives.
The advanced digital audiovisual telecommunications capabilities
of the Law School 's two new buildings, in which the University
is undertaking a $110 million capital investment, will offer
the School of International Affairs the ability to reach
audiences and students throughout the world and to deliver
lectures and programs originating throughout the world to
audiences and students within the school.
The proposal to create the new school was prepared by a
faculty Strategic Planning Committee whose members were
drawn from several academic colleges across the University.
Approved by the Faculty Senate Council in November, the
school will be multidisciplinary in its curriculum and perspectives,
utilizing the expertise of Penn State faculty from many
fields relevant to international affairs. The School of
International Affairs plans to begin admitting students
for Fall 2008.
The new School of International Affairs is the latest in
a host of international initiatives under Spanier's leadership,
including expanded curricular and study-abroad opportunities
for Penn State students, the increased presence of international
students and scholars at Penn State, and enhanced collaborations
between Penn State and key universities in other countries.
Law School Visitor speaks on "Drugs in Sports"
This past January, the Penn State Institute for Sports Law,
Policy and Research welcomed Professor Hayden Opie from
the University of Melbourne, Australia, as its first international
visitor. Opie is the director of studies of the Melbourne
Sports Law Program and is one of the world's leading experts
on tort and sports law. The topic of his lecture was "Current
Legal and Regulatory Issues in Drugs in Sport."
"The issue of drugs in connection to sports, and the associated
'war on drugs' in sports just doesn't go away," explained
Opie. "The news media has reports everyday of some aspect
of the issue frequently and in very sensational terms. In
the area of drugs and sports, there are many topics of inquiries
for lawyers and policy makers," he added.
Opie explained that there are a number of perspectives relating
to drugs associated with sports. "You can view it from a
doping perspective, which includes performance enhancing
drugs and drugs which stop a competitor," said Opie. "The
second perspective on drugs associated with sports is that
athletes use drugs as an addiction. This calls into question
the integrity of competition as well as the concern for
young impressionable people who look up to athletes as role
models. The third perspective is that of the health of the
athletes. There is a public health concern about the widespread
use of drugs as an addiction, and particularly there are
numerous reported deaths and serious injuries resulting
from athletes taking performance enhancing drugs," he stated.
He continued to discuss the issues concerning privacy and
government power in sports, as well as the dissimilarities
and concerns between three major organizations that deal
with sportsmanship and fair play: the World Anti-Doping
Agency (WADA), an international independent organization
created in 1999 to promote, coordinate, and monitor the
fight against doping in sport in all its forms - it is composed
and funded equally by the sports movement and governments
of the world; the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS),
an arbitration body set up to settle disputes related to
sports; and the Australian Football League.
Professor Opie pursues research and teaching interests in
all areas of sports law and is recognized internationally
for his work in the field. In recent years, he has been
researching and writing on anti-discrimination law in sport,
labor market regulation and medico-legal issues such as
injury liability and anti-doping rules. His publications
on sports law cover a wide range of topics and have appeared
in Australian, European, New Zealand, South American and
United States journals and books.
After taking his law degree from the University of Melbourne,
Opie pursued graduate work in sports law at the University
of Toronto in the mid-1980s. Since then he has established
and developed the Melbourne Sports Law Program, initiated
the founding of the Australian and New Zealand Sports Law
Association Inc, and served as the Association's president
for its first eight years.
The Penn State Institute for Sports Law, Policy and Research
was established this fall to "achieve a unique dialogue
between academic students of sport and major industry participants.
Such a dialogue will significantly aid scholars in policy-oriented
research and facilitate the dissemination of this research
to policy-makers and industry participants. The dialogue
benefits participants in allowing them rare time to focus
on 'big picture' questions about their sport and to 'think
outside the box' about realistic insights provided by sports
scholars.
The Institute is directed by Professor Stephen Ross, who
joined the Law School faculty this past summer. He is a
leading sports law, antitrust and comparative Canadian Law
scholar and the author of Principles of the Law of Antitrust
and numerous scholarly articles. A former professor of law
at the University of Illinois, Ross also served as minority
counsel to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, attorney
for the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice
and Federal Trade Commission, and law clerk to Judge Ruth
Bader Ginsburg.
BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS!
Opening a new law office or need some legal reference books
for your firm? The Law School occasionally receives donations
of books. Unfortunately our library already has a number
of the donated books on its shelves or in storage. If you're
interested in these books, please contact the development
office at 814.863.3396. The books are free of charge but
the recipients must pay for the shipping costs.
1. Pennsylvania Reporter Vol. 31 (1943) through Vol.
701 (1998) 2. American Juris Prudence Legal Forms Annotated
Vol. 1-Vol. 14 3. Purdon's PA Forms, Titles 1-77 4. Anderson
PA Civil Practice, Vol. 1-10A 5. Colliers Bankruptcy Manual,
3rd edition, Vol. 1-4 6. PA Superior Court Reports, The
Geo. T. Bisel Co., Vol. 1 through 150 7. West's PA Digest,
Vol. 1-73 8. Purdon's PA Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Annotated 1995, complete set 9. Laws of PA, Vol. 1 through
1989 10. Pennsylvania Reporter 2nd, complete set.
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February 2007 Events
- Montgomery County lunch February
2 Noon -1:30 p.m.
- Mont. Co. Bar Assn. Southern
NJ reception February 1 5:30-7:00 p.m. Caffe Aldo
Lamberti, Cherry Hill, NJ.
- Delaware lunch February 1
Noon-1:30 p.m. Costa's Grill, Wilmington, DE.
March 2007 Events
- Musical Theatre Reception and Performance, March 6, York,
PA, Pullo Center.
- Northeast PA Chapter lunch and Lehigh/Northampton Chapter
reception, March 8.
- NYC Reception March 15.
- Delaware and Chester Counties
(PA) Chapter Event, March 21, Aston, PA.
Supreme Court Visit
The Penn State Dickinson School
of Law is sponsoring a group admission to the United
States Supreme Court on Monday, April 2, 2007.
The group is limited to fifty
and participants will be accepted on a first-come,
first-served basis. To be admitted to the Court, you
must have been admitted to practice for a three-year
period preceding the date of application and be in
good professional standing. Previous admittees have
called this the most memorable event of their professional
career.
If you are interested in participating in the admission
ceremony, please e-mail dslalumni@psu.edu
or call 717-240-5205 by December 8, 2006. After that
date we will provide more details about coordinating
paperwork, registration, and the necessary fees. For
more information and admission requirements please
visit http://www.supremecourtus.gov
On April 4, 2005 Chief Justice
William Rhenquist presided at a session where 32 Dickinson
School of Law alumni were admitted to the Court. Justices
O'Connor, Thomas, Ginsberg and Breyer were also present
for the ceremony. For photos from that day please
visit http://www.dsl.psu.edu/alumni/supcrt.cfm.
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