Monday, March 15, 2010

Annual Pride Law Attorney-Student Mixer

Time has come again for Pride Law's Annual Attorney-Student Mixer! As one of Pride Law's most popular events, this is a fantastic opportunity to network and get to know prominent members of San Diego's GLBTQQA community.

Panelists include Judge David Rubin (San Diego Superior Court), Ms. Tamara Keller (in-house counsel for Beckman Coulter), Mr. Leonard Trinh (Assistant District Attorney), and Mr. Richard Segal (partner at Pillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw, and Pittman). More panelists TBA.

Appetizers and graduate-level beverages are provided.

ALL students are welcome to attend and mingle with these distinguished San Diego judges and attorneys.

When: Thursday, 18 March 2010 from 6.00PM – 9.00PM in the Faculty Reading Room (right after the Dean’s Mixer!).

Co-sponsored with Career Services.


Friday, March 5, 2010

VOICES ON DIVERSITY STARS OUR OWN JESSIE Z!!!!

Take a look at the new diversity & inclusion conversation-starter -- VOICES ON DIVERSITY -- an interview video that looks at what different people at USD have to say about the topic.

Jessie gives a delightful and impassioned clip in Grace Courtroom!

Thanks to her and everyone who participated in the project. It is on the USD web page's diversity pages and will be used in discussion groups, classrooms, and forums on our campus.

This was a project I worked on as a member of the President's Advisory Board for Inclusion & Diversity. I loved it!

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Speaker of the Assembly is Gay!!!!

The first openly gay lawmaker to lead either house of the California Legislature was sworn in Monday as speaker of the state Assembly, taking over at a time of fiscal turmoil and partisan divisions.
Democrat John Perez of Los Angeles said creating jobs as the state struggles with an unemployment rate above 12 percent will be his legislative priority.



Go, Johnny, go!!!!!! http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_14492516

You can marry who you want in DC

Big news! We get equal treatment under the laws of Washington, D.C. This is cool. Check it out here.

Washington is now the sixth place in the nation where same-sex marriages can take place. Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont also issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.