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Week of 25 March 2024

EVENTS

Latinos in Law

Tuesday, April 2, 6-8pm in the Arthur M. Goldberg ’66 Commons

Join us for an evening of networking and fostering community among Latino lawyers, featuring a fireside chat with Judge Juan R. Sánchez of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, who will discuss topics of mentorship and identity in practice. Please registration here to RSVP by March 29. Entremeses and refreshments will be served. Co-sponsored by HBA-PA and Troutman Pepper.

 

LCL’s Spring Virtual Student Hours

Wednesday, April 3 

Pa Lawyers concerned for Lawyers is hosting spring student hours exclusively for Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law students on 04/03/24 https://scheduler.zoom.us/laurie-besden/villanova-lcl-student-hours-april-3-2024.  By clicking the link, students can schedule a confidential 30-minute session with Laurie Besden, Executive Director of LCL during our law school's specified day/time via the Zoom platform. Every appointment booked as an online meeting automatically creates a unique Zoom Meeting link for the confidential meeting with Laurie. These sessions are 100% confidential and the law school is not involved in any way.

LCL offers help to Law Students experiencing problems with stress, anxiety, alcohol or other substance use, depression or other mental health concerns. LCL is available 24/7/365 to all law students. Confidential Helpline 1-888-999-1941 www.lclpa.org

 

Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal Symposium

Friday, April 5 in the Arthur M. Goldberg ’66 Commons

“Fast Forward: The Changing Landscape of Sports Media”

This year's Moorad Symposium will feature informative and entertaining panel discussions on recent disruptions in sports media distribution, programming and revenue generation. Panelists of media personalities, network executives and producers and league and team management discussing the evolving landscape of sports media. Featured speakers include Angelo CataldiHoward Eskin and Brian Westbrook. Sponsored by Morgan Lewis.

This event will offer CLE credits pending approval from The Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board. Please note the event is open for general admission, but registration is required for CLE credit. 

 

Philadelphia Social Justice Hackathon

Want to have a great time and make a difference in the Philadelphia community? The Philadelphia Social Justice Hackathon brings together students, programmers, and other "civic-minded hackers" to work in collaboration with social justice advocates, public servants, community legal providers, and members of the community to design creative solutions to social justice issues identified by residents of the City of Philly. The event is free and open to all participants, regardless of coding experience or affiliation with an organization or university. Join us at the Drexel Kline School of Law, April 5-7, 2024. Please register here. Questions may be directed to Professor Amy Emerson at amy.emerson@law.villanova.edu

 

The Ethics and Empirics of Engineering Humanity Speaker Series

Wednesday, April 10, 4–6pm in PWC Auditorium, Bartley Hall (First Floor)

"Do Humans Have an Obligation to be Machine Readable?" presented by Helen Nissenbaum, Professor of Information Science & Director of Digital Life Initiative, Cornell Tech

This interdisciplinary speaker series will cover ethical, philosophical, and empirical issues surrounding the engineering of artificial and human intelligence. Please see the event page for details of the full series. This speaker series is co-sponsored by the David F. and Constance B. Girard-diCarlo Center for Ethics, Integrity and Compliance and Villanova Women in Tech.

 

The Virtues of Free Enterprise and the Heroic Spirit of Entrepreneurs

Wednesday, April 10, 5-7pm in the Arthur M. Goldberg ’66 Commons

The Scarpa Center welcomes Andreas Widmer, founder and director of the Arthur & Carlyse Ciocca Center for Principled Entrepreneurship and associate professor of practice at The Catholic University of America. In an hour-long conversation with MarySheila McDonald, John F. Scarpa Professor of Entrepreneurship and director of the Scarpa Center, Widmer will address why capitalism has been under attack while providing case studies of thriving businesses that are ethical and rooted in a purpose higher than pure profit maximization.

The Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board has approved this symposium for 1 Ethics CLE credit. Please note registration is required for this event. A reception and book signing will follow the presentation.

 

Ninth Annual Fashion Law Symposium

Friday, April 12, 9:30am-2pm in the Laurence E. Hirsch ’71 Classroom (Room 101)

“Threads of Compliance: The Legal & Business Challenges of Fashion”

Join us as industry leaders share their insights on several hot topics, including IP protection, M&A trends, ESG concerns, influencer culture and more. Following the symposium, there will be a networking hour with a fashion showcase and light refreshments in the Ambassador David F. Girard-diCarlo ’73 and Constance B. Girard-diCarlo ’74 Student Lounge. The Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board has approved this symposium for 2 Substantive and 1 Ethical CLE credits.  For more information and to register please visit the event page.

 

Student-Teacher-Scholar Series

Friday, April 12 at 12:20-1:20pm

Villanova Law Professors are some of the most innovative minds in legal education. They regularly shape the law through their scholarship and civic engagement. You know them as Teachers. Now get to know them as Scholars. 

Itay Ravid: Professor Ravid’s empirically based scholarship focuses on the connections between criminal law, technology, race and society.

Space is limited. Sign up today on 12Twenty.

 

KUDOS

Law Review Managing Board for Volume 70

Congratulations to the newly-elected executive board of the Villanova Law Review:

Editor-In-Chief: John Dufort

Executive Editor: Gabriel Johnson

Managing Editors:

Operations: Erin Wilson

Production: Allison Gherovici

Research & Writing: Michael Furey

Symposium: Michael Beebe

Tolle Lege: Alexa Monro

Manuscript Editors:

Articles: Matthew Hentz   Sehee Hwang   Kara Manud   Kyle Simpson                     Julia Sullivan   Noah Swanson

Online: Clayton Bowes   Lauren Getman   Vidhu Joshi   Eric Kindelan

Student Works: Brandon Burkhardt   Bradley Kessler   Cole Kreutzberger         Cailin MacQuarrie   Tara McBride

Associate Editors: Jacob Deradoorian   Caleb Kearney   Alexandra Lia             Kelsey McCafferty   Kyra Paul-Fowler   Ryan Simpson

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Law Library’s Rivalry of Resources Competition – Keep Voting for More Prizes!

Congratulations to Jordan Bennett, winner of the Julia Gash mug for the Round of 16, and Rachel Murray, who is taking home the Villanova cap as our A-List 8 Round winner!

There are still two more weeks to vote and decide which databases should faceoff in the championship! Vote each week, now through April 9th, and be entered to win fabulous weekly prizes. Enter each week and you’ll have even more chances to win the grand prize drawing—a private room party for you and your friends during the reading period! Visit the game website each week to learn more and submit your votes!

 

Fitness Centers Easter Break Hours

The fitness centers on campus will operate on a modified schedule this week due to the Easter break. Please check their website for details.

 

Worship Opportunities on Campus 

Wednesdays at 12:30pm Chapel of Our Lady, Mirror of Justice, dedicated in memory of Helen A. O’Connor

Mass will be held at the Law School when classes are in session. Further details and other opportunities for worship can be found on the Campus Ministry website. For other information, you may contact Fr. Aldo Potencio, OSA at aldo.potencio@villanova.edu

 

Bird Migration 

Spring Migration is underway! Please close blinds and turn off office lights at the end of each day, especially over the upcoming long Easter holiday. Small efforts on our part make a big difference to traveling birds by helping them to avoid window collisions and reducing other hazards such as the disorientation caused by reflective light. For those interested in reading more about this problem, please visit: https://www.birdsafephilly.org/lights-out

If you find an injured or dead bird, email birds@law.villanova.edu.

If you see a bird hit a window or door at the Law School during the weekend or after 5pm during the weekday, and it does not fly away within a few minutes, it may be dazed, injured, or deceased. If the bird is alive, it is important to protect it from predators. Place the bird in a ventilated box with a lid and place the box in a warm, quiet place away from humans or predatory animals. Boxes are available at the lobby desk. After 30 minutes, release the bird back into the wild, unless it still remains dazed or appears injured, then you may contact the Philadelphia Metro Wildlife Center in King of Prussia at 267-416-9453 or the Tri-State Bird Rescue at (302) 737-9543. If you find a deceased bird, please email birds@law.villanova.edu so that the bird can be transferred to the Biology department for documentation. Thank you for your help.

 

Gazette Submissions

Please send items for next week’s Gavel Gazette to gavelgazette@law.villanova.edu by 3pm on THURSday. 

 

RESOURCES

Absence Reporting Form

If you have missed or know you will miss a class session and believe the absence may be excused, please use this form to record the absence and have it excused where applicable. Please note that individual faculty members DO NOT receive submitted forms, so you must still notify your professors independently of any absences. 

 

DEI LibGuide

A new DEI LibGuide has been added to the CWSL LibGuide Section. The DEI LibGuide includes information about the law school and university Offices of DEI, the DEI Committee list, processing DEI environmental complaints, student organizations, and affinity groups, a glossary of DEI terms, and details about the Veritas, Unitas, and Caritas Community Award. Refer any questions, suggestions, and recommendations about the LibGuide content to the Office of DEI.

 

Wellness Resources for Students

Villanova University School of Law faculty and staff care about you. We remind all law students to prioritize your physical, emotional, and mental health. It is important to reach out if you are going through a challenge, feeling overwhelmed, need to talk or want to find ways to maintain balance in your life.

(NEW) UCC Counselors at Law School: Dr. Candice Post and Dr. Allison Kosloff from the University Counseling Center are available to meet with law students here at the Law School on Mondays and Tuesdays from noon until 4:30pm. Interested students must schedule an appointment in advance. To schedule an appointment:

  • Call 610-519-4050 weekdays between 9am and 5pm, or
  • Submit the ONLINE APPOINTMENT REQUEST FORM to receive a call from the Counseling Center to schedule your appointment.
  • When the UCC staff calls back to confirm the appointment, please indicate you want the appointment at the Law School location (Room 138) with one of the embedded counselors.

University Counseling Center: Please see the Counseling Center’s website regarding their message for continuity of care, on-line appointment request form, local referrals or prescription refill if you have been seeing the University psychiatrist. Law Students have full access to the University Counseling center M-F, 9-5 610 519- 4050 and UWill 24/7 Telehealth Counseling

Villanova’s Health and Well-Being website

Nancy Whalen, Director of Student Affairs and Wellbeing can help you if you need to connect to resources, want a wellness check-in or need to discuss a specific concern.  Email her at whalen@law.villanova.edu or schedule a time to meet with Nancy.

In an emergency, call Villanova Public Safety at 610-519-4444.

Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers: LCL is fully operational during this time of uncertainty. They have one staff rotating in the office each day to ensure every helpline call will be thoroughly handled. Their volunteer base of 295 law students, attorneys, and judges are ready, willing, and able to assist any student, staff or faculty member that may be struggling LCL’s 24/7 helpline is 888-999-1941 and their website is also a wealth of information www.lclpa.org

The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is a United States-based suicide prevention network of over 160 crisis centers that provides 24/7 service via a toll-free hotline with the number 9-8-8. It is available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress.