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Associate Justice Ireland Encourages Students

Posted November 20, 2009

The Color of Law Roundtable Discussion series hosted Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Roderick Ireland on November 16. Ireland discussed his experiences and accomplishments with the campus community. He advised students to always believe in themselves and to stay knowledgeable in a diverse range of topics.

“You have to be open to wherever your path takes you and to do that you have to have as broad a background as you can. I would say to a student, take as many different courses as you can. Learn as much as you can as about as much as you can opposed to just limiting yourself to one particular area,” said Ireland. He continued pointing out that “seldom do people have straight career paths that take them from this point to that point to their ultimate goal. Each stop along the journey adds to the sum total of the person’s life experience and who they are. Have people in your life you can talk to and who have the same interest and goals as you do. Whatever you do, don’t give up on yourself.”

The next speaker in the Color of Law Roundtable Discussion series will be Cynthia Tucker, labor relations specialist at the Executive Office of Health and Human Services. Tucker's talk will take place January 25 in the Blake Law Center at noon.

Off to the Races!

Posted November 19, 2009

On November 17, the School of Engineering hosted its annual Solar Car Race. In addition to solar cars, two student groups created biodiesel vehicles. These vehicles use a biodiesel fuel that is processed using the waste cooking oil generated by the College's food services. This waste oil, which was previously discarded, became useful as it powered the vehicles and will in the future be used in a number of other applications around campus.

   

Both the solar car projects and biodiesel vehicles demonstrated a collaborative effort as teams of computer, electrical, and mechanical engineers worked together over the span of eight weeks to create their final product.

To view more photos from the event, click here or visit the Campus Photos page.

Clason Speaker Series to Explore Outsourcing War and Peace

Posted November 18, 2009

Western New England College School of Law’s Clason Speaker Series will host a talk on “Outsourcing War and Peace” by Laura Dickinson on Monday, November 23, at noon in the Blake Law Center Commons. Dickinson will discuss issues from her upcoming monograph regarding privatization of military functions, foreign and government diplomacy, and the challenges of legal accountability resulting from privatization. The event is free and open to the public.

Dickinson is the Foundation Professor of Law at Sandra Day O’Conner College of Law at Arizona State University. Prior to joining Arizona State, she taught at the University of Connecticut School of Law and was a Visiting Fellow and Professor in the Law and Public Affairs Program at Princeton University. Her expertise includes human rights issues, foreign affairs and privatization, and national security. She has served as Senior Policy Advisor to Harold Hongju Koh, Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, and as law clerk to Justices Stephen G. Breyer and Harry A Blackman on the U.S. Supreme Court. Dickinson received her A.B in Social Studies from Harvard College and a Juris Doctor from the Yale Law School.

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