On Oct. 13, WMU-Cooley Law School hosted a virtual Hispanic Heritage Month Panel in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month this October. Panelists included Arturo Alfaro of Plunkett Cooney; and Hillsborough County Judge Michael C. Bagge-Hernandez.
Riverview, Fla. – Cindy Stuart, Hillsborough County Clerk of Court and Comptroller, discussed her role ensuring that all individuals have access to the courts during WMU-Cooley’s Community Conversation, “Court Access = Access to Justice on Oct. 6.
Riverview, Fla. – On Oct. 8, WMU-Cooley Law School’s Tampa Bay Student Bar Association and the Mental Health Steering Committee hosted Tampa Bay's Humane Society on campus for the "Break Buddies Program.”
MICHIGAN – Larry Nassar abuse survivor Trinea Gonczar joined Judge Rosemarie Aquilina and attorney Mick Grewal during WMU-Cooley’s fall kick-off Community Conversation panel discussion “At the Heart of Gold” on Thursday, Sept. 30. The discussion reflected on the recently released documentary, “At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal.”
EAST LANSING, MICH. – Graduates of WMU-Cooley Law School’s Lansing campus were honored during graduation ceremonies on Sept. 26. The commencement, which was held at the
Wharton Center in East Lansing, included the opportunity for graduates from previous terms to participate due to cancellations of past in-person ceremonies because of COVID restrictions.
LANSING, Mich. – WMU-Cooley Law School announced it has become the new administrative home of the National Legal Mentoring Consortium. Amy Timmer, WMU-Cooley associate dean of Academic and Student Affairs, has been named the consortium’s new director.
Each year, WMU-Cooley Law School and faculty members participate in activities honoring Constitution Day. This year, on Sept. 17, WMU-Cooley Constitutional Law Professor Joseline Hardrick hosted University of Tampa Political Science Professor William Meyers for the virtual discussion “The Constitution and COVID: Do State and Federal Government Have the Power to Enforce Mandates.” In addition, to the virtual program, WMU-Cooley Associate Dean Tracey Brame was the featured speaker for Adrian College’s annual Phillip J. Prygoski Constitution Day Address.
Graduates of WMU-Cooley Law School’s Tampa Bay campus were honored during graduation ceremonies on Sept. 11. The commencement, which was held at University of South Florida’s Marshall Center, included the opportunity for graduates from previous terms to participate due to cancellations of past in-person ceremonies because of COVID restrictions.