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Please submit your events by 4 p.m. Thursday
to be published the following week.
JULY
15 Final Examinations Begin
18 Summer Term Ends
30 Online Chat Session with SU System Presi-
dent Ronald Mason, Jr., hosted by the Southern
University System, 6 p.m. (CDT), for alumni,
stakeholders, and the Jaguar Nation. Register
now at: http://www.sus.edu/vchat
31 Annual Alumni Breakfast, in conjunction with
88th Annual Convention and Exhibits National
Bar Association (July 27-August 1), Fontaine-
bleau Beach Hotel, Miami, Florida; Contact Cyn-
thia N. Reed, director of CLE and Alumni Affairs,
Creed@sulc.edu, (225) 771-2155.
E-NEWS reporters:
Pamela Anderson
Jean Allen
Cynthia Reed
E-NEWS proofreaders:
Carla Ball Harold Isadore
Sylvia Betts Gail Stephenson
Ruth J. Hill Ruth B. Wesley
Mediation Training Set At SULC, August 12-16
A mediation training course is scheduled for
MondaythroughFriday,August12-16,2013,from
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Edward L. Patterson Moot
CourtroomattheSouthernUniversityLawCenter.
Students who successfully complete this
40-hour course will receive a mediation certificate
from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation
Service.
Those interested in the course should send
an e-mail to Awashington@sulc.edu by 5 p.m.,
Friday,July19,withyourname,class,andcontact
information.Also,indicatewhetheryouhavetaken
or are registered to take the Mediation Clinic.
Space is limited so registration does not
guarantee a seat. There is no cost for students.
For more information about the program,
contact Alvin Washington, associate clinical
professor, (225) 771-3333, or Awashington@
sulc.edu.
Visit: www.sulc.edu
The Sun Belt Con-
ference has partnered
with Southern University
Law Center in providing
a unique opportunity for
one law student to gain
experience in an NCAA
Division I conference
office setting.
Third-year student
Alonzo Jackson began working as a summer
intern in the Sun Belt Conference headquarters
in June and has been an integral part of the com-
pliance efforts of the conference. Jackson has
helped manage the National Letter of Intent (NLI)
programandinterpretNCAABylawstoassistSun
Belt member institutions.
“BeingamemberoftheSunBeltConference
staff has shown me a side of collegiate athletics
that many people have never even thought about
or do not strive to be a part of,” Jackson said.
“I have been fortunate to be the first student
from Southern University Law Center to be se-
lected to work at the Sun Belt Conference, which
is an honor and privilege within itself,” he said.
“This experience has increased my passion
forsportsandhasgivenmeagreaterappreciation
forwhatgoesonbehindthescenes.Thishastruly
been a summer to remember.”
Earlyin2013,SunBeltConferenceCommis-
sioner Karl Benson and Assistant Commissioner
Summer Intern an Asset in Sun Belt Conference Headquarters
Scott Connors, ’08, developed the concept of
creating a yearly summer internship and chose
to use SULC’s pool of future professionals for
the program.
“We think this is an excellent opportunity to
provide a strong internship program and partner
with a local institution of higher learning,” Benson
said.
AccordingtotheCommissioner,Jacksonhas
been “a great addition to our staff this summer
and brings a ‘can do’ attitude to work every day.”
“It is exciting to have a young and driven in-
tern on staff who is proving that he will be a leader
in this field very soon,” Benson said.
“LookingbackatmywonderfultimeatSULC,
I always asked myself if I could change anything,
what would it be? The answer was simple; I
thought the school needed more internship op-
portunities for those of us who wanted to work in
athletics,” said Connors.
“There are a lot of students at SULC with a
passion to work in athletics and up until now, they
haven’t had a program in place to help facilitate
that passion. I know our decision to partner with
SULC will not only pay off for them and the Sun
Belt Conference, but for NCAA compliance as a
whole,” he said.
Connors believe interns like Jackson will
come in with real talent and as a result “they’re
going to open some eyes and shine some light on
the great things happening at SULC.”
Alonzo Jackson

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sors 2013, Dr. Ronald Mason, Jr., President of the Southern University System and Secretary to the SU Board of Supervisors; Judge
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Happy Birthday
JULY
3 Donna Glasper
7 Evelyn Wilson
9 Lois Daigre
16 Yvonne Schofield
16 Dena Sobol
17 Carla Ball
18 Willmai Rivera-Perez
24 Stacey Armelin
27 Ruby Andrew
27 Calaundra Clarke
31 Gregory Speyrer
On the Go
Prof. Angela A. Allen-Bell continues her
anti-solitary-confinement work, serving as a stu-
dent guide expert for materials that are posted
on the PBS website in conjunction with the na-
tional airing of “Herman’s House,” a documen-
tary based on the case of Herman Wallace, the
Angola 3 member who has spent 41 years in
solitary confinement (also known as closed cell
restriction in Louisiana). The study guide can be
found at: http://www.pbs.org/pov/film-files/dg_-_
hermans_house_action_discussion_file_0.pdf
The national broadcast of “Herman’s House”
aired on PBS, July 8. To learn more about the
film, visit: http://www.pbs.org/pov/hermans-
house/
Prof. Herb Brown’s interview on College
Admissions and Affirmative Action aired state-
wide, Friday, July 12, and Sunday, July 14, on
LPB’s “Louisiana: The State We’re In.” The seg-
ment is also online at: www.lpb.org/swi
Profs. Gail Stephenson and William
Blais attended the Association of Legal Writ-
ing Directors Biennial Conference in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, June 26-28, 2013. The theme of the
conference was “‘Doing It Our Way’: Learning
from Our Programmatic Differences and Simi-
larities.”
Third-year student Drake Lewis won
third place in the Louisiana State Bar Associa-
tion’s Environmental Law Essay Contest for his
paper titled “Sackett v. EPA: A Much Needed
Lily Pad for Hopping Through the Muddy Waters
of the Clean Water Act.” Lewis received a check
for $1,250 as his prize.
ALUMNI
Robert B. Vincent, ’10, was featured in a news article, “Lawyer Has Diverse Interests,”
in The Daily Iberian, July 15. Read the article online at: http://www.iberianet.com/lawyer-has-
diverse-interests/article_ca07b270-ec26-11e2-8159-0019bb2963f4.html
Retirement Celebration for Elaine Simmons Honors 32 Years of Dedicated Service
Flowers, plaques, jewelry, a jewelry box, a legislative proclamation, and donations to a scholar-
ship fund in her name were only a few of the tokens of appreciation given to Associate Vice Chan-
cellor Elaine Simmons at the June 28 retirement celebration honoring her 32 years of dedicated
service.
More than 100 well-wishers celebrated with words of praise from students, faculty, administra-
tors, staff, alumni, family members, sorors, and church members. The sentiments included: “We’ll
definitely miss you!” “Thanks for all you have done for SULC.” “Have a happy and enjoyable retire-
ment.”
Photo 1, pictured from left: Vice Chancel-
lor Roederick White, retiring Associate
Vice Chancellor Elaine Simmons, and
Chancellor Pitcher; Photo 2, from left:
Andrea Love, director of admission and
recruitment; Velma Wilkerson, coordinator of admission; Latonya Wright, records/enrollment assistant; Lois
Daigre, administrative assistant III; Lena M. Station, recruitment counselor, Simmons, Chancellor Pitcher, and
D’Andrea Joshua Lee, director of records and registration.
65th
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THE MAGAZINE OF SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER
65 YEARS OF LEGAL TRAINING
OUR GIFT OF ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITY CONTINUES
The 65th Anniversary Issue of Reflections is now avail-
able. Please contact us at Cball@sulc.edu if you have not
received your copy by mail or you may view the current issue
online at: www.sulc.edu/Departments/Communications/reflec-
tions-docs/Web_SULC_Refl_Sum13.pdf.