On Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Reitz Union Auditorium, come see the new, beautifully cinematic, character-driven documentary “Bully,” directed by Sundance and Emmy-award winning filmmaker, Lee Hirsch. The film opens a window onto the pained and often endangered lives of bullied kids, revealing a problem that transcends geographic, racial, ethnic and economic borders. It documents the responses of teachers and administrators to aggressive behaviors that defy “kids will be kids” clichés, and it captures a growing movement among parents and youths to change how bullying is handled in schools, in communities and in society as a whole.

How does conflict management influence the organizational culture of a large, complex United Nations agency such as the World Health Organization (WHO)? A workshop entitled “So What’s the Problem: Using Collaboration to Change Organizational Culture” explores the challenges of designing and applying conflict management systems that impact the organization as a whole. The workshop takes place from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday in Smathers Library Room 1A and is led by Lin Inlow, founder of the Inlow Group and creator of the model. The audience will have the opportunity to interact with each other and better understand the nature of collaboration.

Virgil Hawkins Civil Clinics present: An Immigration Training

Virgil Hawkins Civil Clinics will host an immigration training with Michelle Ortiz from Americans for Immigrant Justice Friday 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. in HOL 270. A working lunch will be provided. Register by Tuesday.

Town Hall meeting Oct. 23 to address ways to affirm values of a diverse community, law school creates resource page

UF Law administrators and the Diversity and Community Relations Committee have been working to identify not just steps to respond to deplorable incidents like the hate crime that occured on campus a few weeks ago, but also ways to affirm the values of a diverse community and to promote an inclusive and tolerant environment.

As part of this process, there will be a town hall meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 23, at noon in the Chesterfield Smith Ceremonial Classroom, HOL 180, that will focus on the value and challenges of being a diverse community. This will be an opportunity for those who attend to discuss their concerns and their aspirations for the community, and to share ideas for ways we can promote inclusivity and tolerance.

In addition, the law school has created a webpage offering resources for dealing with academic stress, tolerance issues, anxiety and a variety of other issues. Got a problem? We can help. Contact the Communications Office if you have comments or suggestions for improving the page.

Create a video about Fourth Amendment issues and you could win $500

The Criminal Justice Center and the Criminal Law Association is pleased to host its inaugural criminal video-advocacy competition this fall. The competition solicits submissions by student teams of an original, creative and educational video portrayal of Fourth Amendment issues geared toward a college-student audience. Please note:

• The winner will receive a $500 cash prize and dinner with Professors Haughton and Dekle.  The second place winner will receive a $350 cash price and the third place winner will receive $150. The winning entry will also be shown, along with other honorable mention entries, at a viewing party at the law school. At the discretion of the review committee, the winning entry may be selected to be aired on GatorVision network.
• All law students enrolled at the Levin College of Law are eligible to enter.
• Deadline for submissions has been extended to Oct. 29. Winners will be announced Nov. 10.
• The submissions will be evaluated by members of a judging panel; criteria include clarity of thought, well-structured argumentation, creative use of videography and liveliness of expression.

Decisions of the judging panel will be final. Complete rules of the competition are available on the CJC website (www.law.ufl.edu/academics/centers/cjc) or can be obtained from Eva Achero in Room 100, Bruton-Geer Hall.

UF Trial Team hosts Final Four competition Friday

Join the Trial Team this Friday at 1 p.m. for the Final Four Competition in the Martin H. Levin Advocacy Center. Katrina Self and Brittany Smaridge will represent the State of Sparta and Justin McConnell and Insiya Joher will represent Trent Burrows, the defendant. Trial Team thanks all who participated in this year’s UF Trial Team Intramural Competition.

9th Annual Minority Law Student Picnic set for Nov. 10

The 9^th Annual Minority Law Student Picnic will be held on Saturday, Nov. 10, in Hialeah, Fla. In the past, UF Law alumnus Judge Paul Huck has assisted with connecting Florida Law students with a mentor. If you are interested in having a mentor, complete the student application. Each year many UF law students attend this picnic by traveling themselves or on the bus provided by the law school. The trip to Hialeah will take approximately five hours, and the bus will depart from Gainesville at approximately 7 a.m. The bus will begin the return trip around 4:15 p.m. If you are interested in attending the picnic and riding on the bus, sign up at the Student Affairs Office front desk by Monday, Oct. 29, at 5 p.m. and complete the release form to ride the bus.

LIC Notes: Florida Administrative Regulations ’officially’ say goodbye to print

Effective Oct. 1, 2012, Florida took a digital leap with regards to administrative law.  The Florida Administrative Code and the newly renamed Florida Administrative Register (formerly the Florida Administrative Weekly) are now officially published electronically.  Both publications will be continuously revised and published and made freely available at http://www.flrules.org.  While primary legal materials have been available digitally for many years, they have been deemed unofficial in Florida until now.

To read the complete act, see Laws of Florida 2012-63 (pertinent section codified at Fla. Stat. § 120.55 (2012)).

Law Association for Women hosts social at Corks and Colors

The Law Association for Women had a social Sept. 30 at Corks and Colors, which allowed new members to socialize with upperclassmen and show off their artistic sides.

LAW is UF Law’s oldest women’s organization and has meetings once a month and social events throughout the semester. Anyone interested in getting involved can sign up on TWEN to receive emails about upcoming meetings and events.

The Levin College of Law is holding a free barbecue for all students, faculty and staff Tuesday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Marcia Whitney Schott Courtyard. Vegetarian options are also available. The food is from Hill’s Bar-B-Que in Gainesville and the event is sponsored by the Gene K. and Elaine Glasser Endowment. The Glassers, who are both UF alumni, have sponsored the event for the past several years. They hope the annual event will foster a greater sense of community among people at the law school. “The law school education I received at the University of Florida has greatly influenced my professional and personal life, creating lasting memories with my friends,” said Gene Glasser, a Fort Lauderdale attorney who received his juris doctor degree from UF Law in 1972. The event is a great chance for incoming students to get to know one another and feel like a part of the law school community. During the event, the Office of Communications will post photos on the UF Law Facebook page and we invite attendees to submit their comments on the photos to thank the Glassers for their contributions to the law school.

Join UF Friday to honor black leadership

• Leadership and Law: Diverse Perspectives on the Role of Race and Participation in Professional Legal Organizations (CLE Credit Anticipated), 12-2:30 p.m., Friday, Martin H. Levin Advocacy Center. Welcome reception and luncheon noon-1 p.m.; panel presentation 1-2:30 p.m. with leaders from national, state, and local bar associations discussing how race has influenced the past, present, and future of their respective organizations in order to foster a dialogue on avenues for leadership and joint initiatives that transcend racial and other divides. Funded by The Florida Bar in cooperation with the 8th Judicial Circuit Bar Association, the Josiah T. Walls Bar Association and Center for the Study of Race and Race Relations. RSVP for the free event by the end of today here.
• A celebration honoring the 50th Anniversary of the Graduation of the University of Florida and Levin College of Law’s First Black alumnus: W. George Allen, featuring presentations by W. George Allen and other honored guests, 3 to 4:30 p.m., Friday, Chesterfield Smith Ceremonial Classroom (HOL 180). Co-sponsored by the University of Florida Alumni Association and Association of Black Alumni, Levin College of Law & Center for the Study of Race and Race Relations. Read more.

Harvard law professor discusses same-sex marriage at Weyrauch Lecture Oct. 18

The Weyrauch Distinguished Lecture in Family Law will feature Harvard Law School Professor Janet Halley on “Traveling Marriage: Why the Campaign for Same Sex Marriage Gets Marriage Wrong,” Thursday, Oct. 18, at noon in the Chesterfield Smith Ceremonial Classroom, HOL 180. Hosted by the Center for Children and Families, this lecture was established in honor of Professor Walter O. Weyrauch, internationally known for his work in foreign and family law. Professor Weyrauch joined the UF Law faculty in 1957 as associate professor. He became professor in 1960, was Clarence J. TeSelle Professor 1989-94, and became Stephen C. O’Connell Chair in 1994 and distinguished professor in 1998. A reception will follow the lecture.

Halley is the Royall Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. She teaches courses in family law, comparative family law and sexuality, and legal theory. Before teaching at Harvard, she was professor of law at Stanford Law School (1991-2000) and assistant professor of English at Hamilton College (1980-85). She has a Ph.D. in English from UCLA (1980) and a J.D. from Yale Law School (1988).

Her books include After Sex? On Writing Since Queer Theory, co-edited with Andrew Parker (Duke University Press 2011); Split Decisions: How and Why to Take a Break from Feminism (Princeton University Press 2006); Left Legalism/Left Critique, co-edited with Wendy Brown (Duke University Press, 2002); Don’t: A Reader’s Guide to the Military’s Anti-Gay Policy (Duke Univ. Press, 1999); and Seeking the Woman in Late Medieval and Renaissance Literature: Essays in Feminist Contextual Criticism, co-edited with Sheila Fisher (University of Tennessee Press, 1989). Her current projects include a handbook, What’s Not to Like about Sexual Harassment Law; a paper comparing family law systems entitled “Travelling Marriage;” and a critique of the rules about sexual violence in war established by the ad hoc courts convened to adjudicate war crimes in Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia.

Criminal Justice Center, Criminal Law Association hosts criminal video-advocacy competition

The Criminal Justice Center and the Criminal Law Association is pleased to host its inaugural criminal video-advocacy competition this fall. The competition solicits submissions by student teams of an original, creative and educational video portrayal of Fourth Amendment issues geared toward a college-student audience

• Cash prizes will be awarded for first through third places.
• All law students enrolled at the Levin College of Law are eligible to enter.
• Deadline for submissions is Oct. 22. Winners will be announced Nov. 10.
• The submissions will be evaluated by members of a judging panel; criteria include clarity of thought, well-structured argumentation, creative use of videography and liveliness of expression.

Decisions of the judging panel will be final. Complete rules of the competition are available at the CJC website (www.law.ufl.edu/academics/centers/cjc) or can be obtained from Eva Achero in Room 100, Bruton-Geer Hall.

LIC Notes: Supreme Court Case Fisher v. University of Texas Resource Guide

The United States Supreme Court began hearing arguments for cases on Monday at the start of the 2012 October Term. The court currently has 31 cases scheduled to be heard before the end of the calendar year.  On Wednesday, the Court will hear arguments for Fisher v. University of Texas. The question presented in this case is “Whether the University of Texas at Austin’s use of race in undergraduate admissions decisions is lawful under this court’s decisions interpreting the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment, including Grutter v. Bollinger, 539 U.S. 306 (2003).”

An excellent resource guide http://tarltonguides.law.utexas.edu/fisher-ut provides the text of selected court documents filed with the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5^th Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court. The guide also includes news coverage and law review articles about the Fisher case, and some basic information on UT student body profiles and statistics since 2008.

UF Trial Team congratulates, welcomes new members

The UF Trial Team welcomes Robert Andrade, Kathryn Bennett, Logan Doll, Dane Heptner, Joseph Herro, Daniel Jensen, Insiya Joher, Justin McConnell, Stephanie Moncada, Katrina Self, Brittany Smaridge, Ruby Smith, Kelli Sutton, Michael Tricoli and Nadine Williams. The team and UF Law wish success to the following students in the upcoming Final Four Competition at 1 p.m., Oct. 19, in the Martin H. Levin Advocacy Center: Katrina Self and Brittany Smaridge representing the State of Sparta and Justin McConnell and Insiya Joher representing Trent Burrows, the defendant. Trial Team thanks all who participated in this year’s UF Trial Team Intramural Competition.

9th Annual Minority Law Student Picnic set for Nov. 10

The 9^th Annual Minority Law Student Picnic will be held on Saturday, Nov. 10, in Hialeah, Fla. In the past, UF Law alumnus Judge Paul Huck has assisted with connecting Florida Law students with a mentor.  If you are interested in having a mentor, complete the student application.  Each year many UF law students attend this picnic by traveling themselves or on the bus provided by the law school. The trip to Hialeah will take approximately five hours, and the bus will depart from Gainesville at approximately 7 a.m. The bus will begin the return trip around 4:15 p.m. If you are interested in attending the picnic and riding on the bus, sign up at the Student Affairs Office front desk by Monday, Oct. 29, at 5 p.m. and complete the release form to ride the bus.

Conservation Clinic students, faculty explore Chasshowitza River

Students and faculty from the Conservation Clinic enjoyed the first taste of fall weather on a field trip down the Chasshowitza River.

The “Chaz,”  as it is known, is one of the most undisturbed rivers on Florida’s Springs Coast. Students received lectures on the unique and compounding issues that spring-fed coastal rivers face from the diversion of freshwater flow for human use and sea level rise.

Pursuant to a state law requiring it to establish “minimum flows and levels,” the Southwest Florida Water Management District is proposing to allow a reduction in the flow in the Chazz by 9 percent.

GreenLaw continues to restore, manage Law School Woods

Students, faculty and friends of UF’s GreenLaw spent last Saturday morning continuing GreenLaw’s commitment to restoring and managing the Law School Woods. GreenLaw will be hosting the Environmental Conference EcoRun in January from the Law School Woods pavilion and is planning another workday in anticipation of that event.

In June,  Lea Johnston and John Stinneford were promoted to associate professor and Mary Adkins, Bob Dekle, Leanne Pflaum and Meshon Rawls were promoted to the rank of master lecturer.

Student contributes to another book

Caroline Kay Picart, 3L and author, has contributed material about the film history of Frankenstein films, nationally and internationally, to a recently published book, Graphic Horror: Movie Monster Memories. The book is edited by one of Picart’s former students, and Picart’s co-author of Speaking of Monsters. Graphic Horror is available on Amazon, http://www.amazon.com/Graphic-Horror-Movie-Monster-Memories/dp/0764340824.

 ”It should be quite popular with horror film fans,” Picart said.

Criminal Justice Center, Criminal Law Association hosts criminal video-advocacy competition

The Criminal Justice Center and the Criminal Law Association is pleased to host its first annual criminal video-advocacy competition this fall. The competition solicits submissions by student teams of an original, creative, and educational video portrayal of Fourth Amendment issues geared toward a college-student audiences

• Cash prizes will be awarded for first through third places.
• All law students enrolled at the Levin College of Law are eligible to enter.
• Deadline for submissions is Oct. 22, 2012. Winners will be announced on Nov. 10, 2012.
• The submissions will be evaluated by members of a judging panel; criteria include clarity of thought, well-structured argumentation, creative use of videography and liveliness of expression.

Decisions of the judging panel will be final. Complete rules of the competition are available at the CJC website (www.law.ufl.edu/academics/centers/cjc) or can be obtained from Eva Achero in Room 100, Bruton-Geer Hall.

Restoration of Civil Rights training Sept. 6

The Restoration of Civil Rights (RCR) Project is having a training session on Thursday, Sept. 6, at 5 p.m. in HOL 285D. The Restoration of Civil Rights Project is volunteer group based out of the law school that helps members of the community with felony convictions apply to have their civil rights, including the right to vote, restored. The RCR group provides application assistance at workshops held once a month. RCR is a low-commitment way for law students to make a difference in the community. If you plan to attend the training session, add the Restoration of Civil Right project to your TWEN page and sign up for the training session or contact Brandon Campbell at bcampbell@ufl.edu.

‘Women, Work, and Family in the 2012 Presidential Campaign’ roundtable Sept. 19 at UF Law

On Sept. 19, the Center for Women’s Studies and Gender Research and the League of Women Voters of Alachua County will present a roundtable of experts to discuss “Women, Work and Family in the 2012 Presidential Campaign” at 6:30 p.m. in the Chesterfield Smith Ceremonial Classroom, HOL 180.

This discussion and community event will feature Lynn Leverty, UF Department of Political Science; UF Law Professor Shani King; State Sen. Nan Rich, D-Weston; State Sen. Evelynn Lynn, R-Daytona; with moderator Pegeen Hanrahan, former mayor of Gainesville. The panelists will focus on representations of gender and sexuality during this electoral season.

The event is presented with support from the Levin College of Law, the Bob Graham Center for Public Service and Association for Academic Women.

Stay up to date with weather, how it affects UF

The University of Florida has created a storm watch page to provide regularly updated information for the university community regarding Tropical Storm Isaac:  http://www.ufl.edu/tropical-weather-isaac-2012/. The site will provide information regarding any UF actions as well as resources for obtaining current forecasts, including tropical update videos from WRUF.

All UF units, employees and students should monitor Isaac forecasts and review their tropical weather plans.

CCD’s new electronic newsletter provides information on programs, career advice and ‘hot jobs’

The Center for Career Development introduced an electronic newsletter this month called the Navigator. The Navigator will provide information about upcoming programs, career advice and will include a “Hot Jobs” section featuring valuable information about unique career opportunities. The Navigator will be emailed weekly and past editions may be viewed in Symplicity.