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Outstanding In-House Publication Award: Appellate Brief Guide
While Debbie and I have been offering Word Workshops in our first year Legal Writing curriculum for 5+ years, this new guide was designed to focus on the resources offered for just one major assignment, breaking down each section to match the skills I show in my in-person workshops. For Spring 2022, I knew I’d…
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CALL Archives Committee 2021-2022 Annual Report
The 2021-2022 CALL Archives Committee was comprised of Committee co-chairs Brittany Adams and Lucy Robbins, as well as Committee members, Claire Toomey Durkin and Joe Mitzenmacher. We tried to find material for the 75th anniversary, but due to a lack of staffing at our libraries and other difficulties, it could not be completed. The COVID pandemic continued…
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CALL Executive Board Meeting Minutes – May 2022
Conference Call – May 10, 2022 9:04 a.m. Board Members Present: Scott Vanderlin, Lindsey Carpino, Carrie Port, Sarah Andeen, Mandy Lee, and Tom Keefe Board Members Absent: Jamie Sommers Guests: Incoming Board Member Observing – Jill Meyer and Todd Hillmer Significant Actions:
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CALL Executive Board Meeting Minutes – June 2022
Conference Call – June 14, 2022 9:03 a.m. Board Members Present: Scott Vanderlin, Sarah Andeen, Mandy Lee, Jill Meyer and Todd Hillmer Board Members Absent: Jamie Sommers, Carrie Port, Guests: None Significant Actions:
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CALL Executive Board Meeting Minutes – April 2022
Conference Call – April 12, 2022 9:03 a.m. Board Members Present: Jamie Sommer, Scott Vanderlin, Lindsey Carpino, Carrie Port, Sarah Andeen, Mandy Lee, and Tom Keefe Board Members Absent: None Guests: No Guests Significant Actions:
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February Business Meeting – Monica Eng
The February meeting was attended by about 75 people via Zoom. President Jamie Sommer opened the meeting welcoming people and announcing that this year is the 75th anniversary of CALL. We were the 3rd Chapter and started with less than 20 people. We now have over 200 members. A committee has been formed to plan…
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May Business Meeting – Kristen Sonday & Devshi Mehrotra
The May 12, 2022 meeting was attended by about 60 people via Zoom. Incoming President Scott Vanderlin welcomed everyone as outgoing President Jamie Sommer was ill. There were a couple of guests to celebrate Nancy Henry’s retirement. Scott thanked Lexis for providing the door prizes. Also thanks to Eugene Giudice for donating copies of his…
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New Members of Executive Board – 2022-2023
Thank you to the Nominations and Elections Committee for putting together the wonderful slate of candidates and for verifying the election results. Additional thank you to all the candidates – we appreciate your willingness to serve CALL. Please join me in welcoming our newest CALL Board members:
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MLDC Recent Webinar on Adaptive Leadership
On April 7, The Mentorship & Leadership Development and the Continue Education Committees hosted a virtual panel discussion on adaptive leadership. Panelists included Eugene Giudice (Dentons US LLP). Joanne Kiley (HBR Consulting) and Mandy Lee (Chicago-Kent College of Law Library). Heidi Kuehl (NIU College of Law) moderated the panel.