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S U P R E M E A D V I C EReminding class members that “you have experiencedit all” during the past three years, Dean Veryl V.Miles listed many of the highlights in the building sincetheir law school careers began in 2005. Among them:• A moving plea for Middle East peace from the KingAbdullah II of Jordan.• An appeal for commitment to public service fromformer Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele.• An explanation of the crisis in Darfur, Sudan, fromthe U.S. special envoy to that nation.• An assessment of civil rights progress in the UnitedStates from EEOC Chair Naomi Churchill Earp.• A visit to Catholic University from Pope BenedictXVI in April 2008.Dean Miles also lauded the students’ demonstratedcommitment to service to others, partly embodied bythe creation of the Legal Services Society and its maidenpro bono trips to the Gulf Coast in 2007 and 2008to assist the victims of the lingering damage ofHurricane Katrina.“I mean this from the bottom of my heart. I will missyou in the fall. We’re all going to miss you,” she said.The departing graduates made their feelings about their law school careers clear with a record-setting class gift. Combined with achallenge gift offer from Nell Hennessy, 1978, the Class of 2008 pledged nearly $72,000 for law school programs over the next five years.22CUALAWYER /Spring–Summer 2008