Sunday, September 30

On this day in 1901, Englishman H. Cecil Booth patented the world's first powered vacuum cleaner, the "Puffing Billy." His invention was used to clean carpets in Westminster Abbey in preparation for the coronation of King Edward VII. Two decades later, Booth's "Goblin" model lost out to Hoover in competition for the household market -- wouldn't it be fun if the English "Goblinned" instead of "Hoovered"? Booth instead built a successful business in large-scale industrial cleaning systems.

It is also the last day of Major League Baseball's regular season.

Monday, October 1

Welcome to visiting adjunct professor Dr. Philip Grubb from Germany. Prof. Grubb will be teaching International and Comparative Patent Law for the next three weeks.

Assistant Director of Admissions Barbara Wilson will represent Pierce Law at the Greater Western New York Law School Fair in Buffalo and also at the Greater Rochester Area Law School Day.

Tuesday, October 2

Dean John D. Hutson will travel to California to give an address at Stanford University Law School on "How to 'win' the war on Terrorism."

Barbara Wilson continues her tour of upstate New York at Cornell University's 27th Annual Law School Day and Ithaca College's 9th Graduate & Professional School Fair.

Wednesday, October 3

Dean Hutson joins Pierce Law alum Rajiv Patel '95 for an alumni reception in Silicon Valley at the offices of Fenwick & West LLP. Director of Publications and Media Relations Sharon Callahan will also attend.

Assistant Dean for Admissions Katie McDonald will visit the University of Delaware. Barbara Wilson will be at Binghamton University Law Day.

Professor Emeritus Richard A. Hesse will perform "A Conversation with John Marshall" for the Inns of Court at the Bedford Village Inn. 

Thursday, October 4

The monthly Staff Meeting will be held at 11:00 a.m. in Room 205.

Faculty Meeting, 1:00 p.m. in Room 200.

Barbara Wilson will attend the Colgate University Law School Admission Fair and Syracuse University's Upstate New York Law School Day.

Assistant Dean and Co-Director of Career Services Mary Sheffer wil attend the NALP/PSLawNet Public Service Mini-Conference at the offices of Arnold and Porter LLC in Washington, DC.

Professor Emeritus Richard A. Hesse will present a talk on Free Speech at 7:00 p.m. at the Hopkinton Town Library. 

Friday, October 5

Professor Jeff Hawley will speak on "How to Maximize the Value of Your IP Assets Globally" at the Practising Law Institute's 13th Annual Institute on Intellectual Property in San Francisco.  

Barbara Wilson will attend the University at Albany Law School Fair.

Moon Festival: The Taiwanese Student Organization invites you to its Mid-Autumn Festival Party, to be held at 6:00 p.m. in the Rich Room Jury Box. Chinese tea, Chinese food, and moon cakes (a kind of traditional Chinese snacks), along with nonalcoholic drinks, will be served. All members of Pierce Law are welcome to the party, which will be a great opportunity to meet and make friends from Taiwan or China. This event is sponsored by the Student Bar Association (SBA).

Saturday, October 6

Dean Hutson, Katie McDonald, Barbara Wilson, Professor Anne McCrackin and students will represent Pierce Law at the Boston Forum, sponsored by the Law School Admission Council. Organizers expect more than 1000 prospective students to attend.

Acting Director of the Social Justice Institute Megan De Vorsey and a delegation of our students will be attending the Equal Justice Works Conference and Job Fair  today and Sunday. The Equal Justice Works Conference and Career Fair will again offer its trademark features - a national career fair to match public interest employers with applicants, and public interest and social justice workshops, including a special track for law school public interest professionals.

Also...

Pierce Law Reporter and NW@PL congratulate Professor John Garvey on being named to The Best Lawyers in America.

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