Widener Law alumni and their guests joined me for a delicious brunch at XIX, followed by an afternoon at the opera to see Giacomo Puccini’s Madama Butterfly at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia, PA on Sunday, October 11th. Following the performance we were treated to a personal backstage tour and a peek at wardrobe. We also had the opportunity to meet cast member, Roger Honeywell who played Pinkerton, and the conductor, Maestro Corrado Rovaris.
This past Thursday, I held an impromptu celebration for the students and faculty in the Pit to celebrate the highest Bar pass rate in Widener Harrisburg history. Several alumni also showed up to celebrate with their professors and colleagues.
The Harrisburg campus had a first time passage rate of 94.32% for the July 2009 Bar Exam, which is the highest in Widener Harrisburg history. The announcement came on Thursday, October 8th, with Widener Harrisburg having the 3rd highest passage rate in Pennsylvania, falling short of only the University of Pennsylvania Law School at 96.08% and Temple University Beasley School of Law at 95.57%.
To see the complete July 2009 Pennsylvania Bar results please visit PaBarExam.org.
My team of Harrisburg Wellness Walkers!
Over two dozen students and faculty members joined me at the inaugural Dean’s Wellness Walk around the Harrisburg Campus on Thursday, October 9, 2009 at 3:30 p.m. The walk, which lasted about thirty minutes, started at the Administration building and looped around the law school building, tennis courts, and bookstore.
(you can see additional photos on our Flickr album)
The purpose of the walk was to promote general wellness and the University’s new smoke-free policy that starts in July 2010. Each of the participants received a blue t-shirt that said “Widener Law, Proud to be Tobacco Free, July 2010.”
During the walk, students and faculty socialized and discussed the new tobacco-free policy that I announced earlier in the semester. I’m looking forward to making the walk an annual event.
