ON CAMPUS

AUWCL Welcomes Students to Campus

The newest class of AUWCL students were welcomed to the nation’s capital and our campus on Aug. 28-29 during JD Orientation. The event brought together 1L students to meet new law school Dean Roger A. Fairfax Jr., volunteer throughout the local community, and hear from D.C. At-Large Councilmember and alumnus Robert White.

The week kicked off with “In My Back Yard” (IMBY) Public Service Day, organized by AUWCL’s Office of Public Interest and Public Interest/Public Service (PIPS) Scholars. IMBY brings 1L students together with faculty and staff to volunteer in Washington, D.C., neighborhoods. The annual event allows new students to get out, see the city, and meet classmates, while returning students, faculty, and staff reconnect with their community and meet new faces. The following day, 1L students were formally welcomed to AUWCL by Dean Roger A. Fairfax Jr.—a prominent legal scholar, educator, and nationally known expert on criminal justice—who joined the law school July 1. During a conversation with Dean Fairfax, Councilmember White ’07 discussed his own orientation experience, the city’s housing crisis, his journey into politics, and the District’s love for Go-Go music and Mumbo sauce.

Students were then welcomed by SBA President Rafiat “Lola” Abdulai and participated in the professional oath, administered by Adjunct Professor Dale Durrer, Circuit Court Judge for the 16th Judicial Circuit in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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IMBY volunteer activities included bagging groceries with We Are Family DC, making sandwiches at Martha’s Table, organizing clothing for A Wider Circle, and working at Franciscan Monastery Farm. Other organizations IMBY participants volunteered at included: Anacostia Riverkeeper, Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC), Bread for the City, Capital Area Food Bank (CAFB), Community Family Life Services, DC Department of Parks and Recreation, Dreaming Out Loud, Food & Friends, Free Minds Book Club, Friendship Place, Girls on the Run, Housing Up, Nourish Now, Rock Creek Conservancy, School Without Walls, Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition, Truesdell Education Campus, and the WCL Community Garden.

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1. Dean Roger A. Fairfax Jr. welcomes students to campus. 2. Professor Andy Popper chats with members of the incoming JD class. 3. Associate Dean for Student Affairs David Jaffe. 4. At-Large Councilmember and alum Robert White ’07 in conversation with Dean Fairfax. 5. Students partake in the professional oath, administered by Adjunct Professor Dale Durrer, Circuit Court Judge for the 16th Judicial Circuit in the Commonwealth of Virginia. 6. SBA President Rafiat “Lola” Abdulai.

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