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New Woolsack Society Members Inducted

New Woolsack Society members inducted

4/25/16

Interim Dean James W. Houck presented plaques and pillows to third-year students at Dickinson Law, Carlisle, as part of the Woolsack Society induction ceremony and luncheon on Friday, April 1.

Penn State releases University-wide survey on students’ attitudes, experiences

4/13/16

Penn State’s Dickinson Law released the results of a survey of students’ experiences with and attitudes about sexual misconduct today (April 13), including a finding that 4.9 percent of students reported being the victim of at least one instance or attempt of sexual assault. The results are part of a comprehensive University-wide survey conducted last fall.

Stephen C. Howard and Nicholas Gallion

Penn State Dickinson Law holds 1L mock trial competition

4/11/16

First-year students Stephen Howard and Nicholas Gallion took the championship round to win Dickinson Law’s 1L mock trial competition March 28 at the Old Cumberland County Courthouse. Open to all first-year students, the competition drew 36 students who formed nine prosecution teams and nine defense teams, each consisting of two students.

Robert E. Rains

Rains named editor of PA Bar Association Quarterly

3/21/16

Professor Emeritus Robert E. Rains is the new editor of The Pennsylvania Bar Association Quarterly, the PBA’s scholarly journal. Rains succeeds his late colleague and friend, Dickinson Law Professor Emeritus Louis F. Del Duca, who served as editor for 47 years.

Students and residents in courtroom

Treating Medical Errors: A Medical-Legal Colloquium to be held at Dickinson Law

3/15/16

Dickinson Law will host "Treating Medical Errors: A Medical-Legal Colloquium" on April 5. Together, law students and pediatric medicine residents from Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital will present a medical malpractice trial with pediatricians serving as both expert witnesses and consultants to their legal teams.

Big Sister

The verdict is in: Dickinson Law students make a big commitment to kids

3/8/16

Eight Dickinson Law students recited an oath not traditionally heard in law school: they promised to be positive role models and give the gift of time and friendship to their new “littles” as part of a matching ceremony with Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Capital Region.

Karen Copenhaver

Copenhaver receives award for contributions to legal profession

3/8/16

Karen F. Copenhaver, 1979 graduate of Dickinson Law, accepted the Hon. Sylvia H. Rambo Award from Hermionne Cadet, class of 2017 and president of The Women’s Law Caucus of The Dickinson School of Law of The Pennsylvania State University, Dickinson Law; and Judge Rambo during a ceremony on Feb. 25 at Lewis Katz Hall, Carlisle, Pennsylvania. She received the award in recognition of her exemplary contributions to the legal profession and to society as a whole.

A new blog — Election 2016: Research Behind the Race — collects research-based commentary and insight into many campaign-related topics all in one place. Visit election2016.psu.edu to follow along.

Politics blog explores ‘research behind the race’

3/1/16

As the 2016 Presidential Election heats up, Penn State academics are turning their eyes — and their research — toward the ongoing race and the many topics that have made national headlines. A new blog — Election 2016: Research Behind the Race — collects research-based commentary and insight into many campaign-related topics all in one place. Visit election2016.psu.edu to follow along.

Tom Ridge

Tom Ridge to speak at IST’s spring commencement

2/25/16

Tom Ridge, the nation’s first secretary of homeland security and 43rd governor of Pennsylvania, will serve as the keynote speaker at the spring commencement ceremony for the College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) at 3 p.m. May 7 in Eisenhower Auditorium on Penn State's University Park campus.

Invent Penn State at Harrisburg

Penn State Harrisburg launches Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

2/4/16

Penn State President Eric Barron and University officials joined with David Black, president and CEO of the Harrisburg Regional Chamber and CREDC, to launch the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Penn State Harrisburg. The center will enhance the entrepreneurial environment in Central Pennsylvania and encourage students, faculty and community members to transform their intellectual property and creative works into local businesses and industries.

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