Kevin Cole - University of San Diego

national tax reforms, sponsored by the
USD School of Law and Procopio, Cory,
Hargreaves & Savitch LLP, January 2005.
Nation on Edge: “Disaster Declaration, Relief,
and Mitigation—The Changing Role of the
Federal Government 1950-2000,” featuring
Rutherford H. Platt, professor of geography
and planning law at the University
of Massachusetts, Amherst and James L.
Huffman, dean and professor of law at
Lewis & Clark Law School, sponsored by
the USD School of Law, February 2005.
Nathaniel L. Nathanson Memorial Lecture
Series, 21st Lecture: “The Origins of American
Constitutionalism,” with guest speaker
Gordon S. Wood, Alva O. Way University
Professor and professor of history, Brown
University, sponsored by the USD School
of Law, February 2005.
23rd Annual Careers in the Law, a brief panel
presentation followed by a reception with
alumni, sponsored by the USD School of
Law, the Law Alumni Board of Directors,
the Office of Development and Alumni
Relations and the Career Services Office,
February 2005.
Paul A. McLennon, Sr. Honors Moot Court
Competition, with guest presiding
judge The Honorable Alex Kozinski,
United States Court of Appeals for the
Ninth Circuit, sponsored by Professor
Michael R. Devitt and his family as well
as the Appellate Moot Court Board,
March 2005.
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2005 Law School Visit Day, for accepted
applicants, including a tour, financial aid
and career services overviews, a class
presentation and lunch with members
of the campus community, sponsored by
the USD School of Law, March 2005.
Guest Speaker Jeff Carrol, general counsel
for Santarus, Inc., discussing career opportunities
in business law and recommended
preparation for entering the field, sponsored
by the Business Law Society,
March 2005.
Q&A Session with Guest Speaker Taha
Hassane, the Iman of the Islamic Center of
San Diego, who spoke on topics ranging
from a brief introduction to Islam to the
role of women in Islam, the ongoing conflicts
in Iraq and Afghanistan, sources of
Islamic law, the conditions in which jihad
is legitimate, who has binding legal authority
in Islam and the compatibility between
Islam and democracy, sponsored
by the Islamic Legal Society, April 2005.
Nation on Edge: “Manifest Destiny and the
Natural Order: Markets, Property Rights, and
Ecological Planning,” featuring Arthur F.
McEvoy, professor of law, history and
environmental studies at the University
of Wisconsin; and John H. Minan,
professor of law, USD School of Law,
sponsored by the USD School of Law
and Pace University, April 2005.
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Special Sitting
at the University of San Diego, hearing petitions
from the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission stemming from the California
energy crisis in 2000 to 2001.
The appellate panel consisted of Circuit
Judges Sidney R. Thomas of Billings,
Montana; M. Margaret McKeown of
San Diego, California; and Richard
Clifton of Honolulu, Hawaii, April 2005.
2005 Law School Visit Day, for accepted
applicants, including a tour, financial aid
and career services overviews, a class
presentation and lunch with members
of the campus community, sponsored by
the USD School of Law, April 2005.
Careers in International Law, with guest
speaker David Brennan, one of the
founding members of the International
Association of Court Administrators
(IACA) and graduate of USD’s International
LL.M. program, sponsored by the
Law & Diplomacy Club, April 2005.
Author E. Hughes Career Achievement Award,
awarded to The Honorable Napoleon
Jones Jr. ’71, sponsored by the Office
of Development and Alumni Relations,
April 2005.