From Cooley Law School Report
The Thomas M. Cooley Law School celebrated Constitution Day and Patriots Week in a variety of ways this month.
In Grand Rapids, the Weekend Student Association and the Cooley Veterans Corps presented the play, “The Fight of the Century - Should We Adopt This Newfangled Constitution Proposed by the Constitutional Convention?” at Tavern on the Square.
In Lansing, Professor William Wagner gave a presentation, “Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: The Character and Worldview of the Early American Statesmen.”
In Ann Arbor, Cooley students visited Ann Arbor middle schools on Sept. 19 for presentations and discussions on amendments to the constitution.
Earlier, on Sept. 12 in Auburn Hills, the Black Law Students Association, the Federalist Society, and the American Constitution Society at Cooley joined with the Oakland County Bar Association's Diversity in the Legal Profession Committee to present "Diversity and Equality in a Post-9/11 World: Have We Crossed the Precipice of Intolerance," moderated by the Hon. Michael Warren, 6th Circuit Court, Pontiac.
Thomas M. Cooley Law School is the largest law school in the nation. Founded in 1972, the private, non-profit law school operates its Juris Doctor program, Joint Degree programs, and Master of Laws programs across Michigan in Lansing, Auburn Hills, Grand Rapids and Ann Arbor. Cooley recently announced a new Tampa Bay, Florida-area campus, with courses beginning in May 2012. Cooley has more than 15,000 graduates across the nation and worldwide and offers enrollment three times a year in January, May and September. Cooley is an independent law school, accredited by the American Bar Association and the Higher Learning Commission. Additional information can be found at cooley.edu.
Shown at left: top photo, Grand Rapids Cooley Law School Associate Professor Devin Schindler, as Patrick Henry, and Cooley Adjunct Professor Gary Mitchell as John Adams, get into the spirit and apparel of the Constitution Day festivities.
Middle photo, from left, Brigadier General Michael C. H. McDaniel, Thomas M. Cooley Law School; FaCheryl Dixon, Black Law Students Association; James Springer, American Constitution Society; Alana Glass, Career & Professional Development, Thomas M. Cooley Law School; Neil MacCullum, Collins Einhorn Farrell & Ulanoff PC; Judge Michael Warren, 6th Circuit Court, Patriot Week Co-Founder; William Allen, American Constitution Society; Aubrey Biache, Federalist Society; Daniel Levy, Michigan Department of Civil Rights; Saeed Khan, Lecturer, Near Eastern Studies, Wayne State University.
Bottom photo, Cooley Law School student Brian Laik fields questions on the 14th Amendment from 8th grade students at Clague Middle School in Ann Arbor.
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