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Alumni Reunion Weekend, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

Wayne State University Law School and the Law Alumni Association are pleased to present the 2011 Wayne Law Alumni Reunion Weekend on Sept. 23-24, 2011. An evening reception at the Detroit Athletic Club will kick off the weekend on Friday. The reception will honor graduates of the milestone classes of 1961, 1971, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1991 and 2001. The following day, Saturday, Sept. 24, the Law School will host activities for all alumni, including breakfast with Dean Ackerman, faculty lectures and building tours. Milestone classes will also be hosting separate dinners for their classmates. (Scroll down for more information on Milestone Class Dinners.)

Friday, Sept. 23, 2011
6:30-8:30 p.m.
Alumni Reception for Milestone Classes
Detroit Athletic Club
241 Madison Avenue
Detroit, MI 48226

6:30 p.m. – Cocktails
7:10 p.m. – Welcome and alumni remarks

  •     Introductory remarks – Alumni Affairs Director Kathryn Koehler
  •     Welcome – Dean Robert M. Ackerman
  •     Greetings – WSU Governor Eugene Driker, ‘61
  •     Remarks – LAA President Suzanne Johnson, ‘84

7:30-8:30 p.m. – Strolling dinner
8-8:10 p.m. – Class photos: 1961 and 1971
8:10-8:20 p.m. – Class photos: 1976 and 1981
8:20-8:35 p.m. – Class photos: 1986, 1991 and 2001

Please note that the Detroit Athletic Club requires professional business attire -- business suits, sport coat or blazer and tie for men; and suits, dresses, blazers and tailored slacks for women.

Saturday, Sept. 24
8:30 a.m.-2 p.m.
All Alumni Activities: Breakfast with the Dean, Faculty and Student Presentations, and Building Tours
Wayne Law
471 West Palmer Street
Detroit, MI 48202

8:30-9:30 a.m. – Breakfast with Dean and students, Atrium and Lobby
9:30 a.m. – Welcome, opening remarks and introductions by Dean Robert M. Ackerman, Spencer M. Partrich Auditorium
9:40-11:25 a.m. – Faculty Presentations

  • The Supreme Court as an Institution, Distinguished Professor Robert Sedler
  • Student and Community Engagement through Wayne Law’s Asylum and Immigration Law Clinic, Assistant (Clinical) Professor Rachel Settlage
  • The Globalization of Legal Education, Associate Professor Paul Dubinsky

11:25-11:45 a.m. – Student Presentations

  • Clinical Program – Kathryn Smolinski, ’11
  • Program for International Legal Studies – Rachel Hom, ’13
  • Public Interest Law Fellowships – Matthew Clark, ’12
  • 313 Project – Natalia Vieira Santanna, ’12

11:45 a.m. – Closing Remarks
Noon – Strolling lunch, Atrium and Lobby
12:30-1:15 p.m. – Student-led Building Tours, starting in Lobby

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Milestone Class Dinners/Events
Exact times and locations to be determined by each Class Host Committee.

Click on class years below to RSVP for individual Milestone Class Dinners:
1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2001

 



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