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Vol. 15: Issue 7
February 2, 2015
Nicholas M. McInerney, Editor
Faculty & Staff Spotlight: Teresa Carlisle
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Transition Mtg: Student Orgs & Advisors
Courtroom
12pm
Documentary Screening “Newburgh Sting”
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2/4
Transition Mtg: Student Orgs & Advisors
Courtroom (2nd opportunity)
12pm
Black History Month Keynote Speaker
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2/4
St. Thomas More Society Meeting
Newman Center
12:30pm
Candygrams for Valentine’s Day
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2/5
SBA Donut Day!
SBA Office
All Day
Law Review Announces Student Selections
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2/5-12
Candygrams for Sale!
Student Commons
All Day
St. Thomas More Society Meeting & Speaker
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2/10
12pm-1pm
Law Review Symposium: “Many Voices”
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Bloomberg Law Training
Room 102
2/10
4pm
ADR Intraschool Client Counseling Competition set
for Spring Semester
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Documentary: “Newburgh Sting”
Room 101
2/12
Westlaw Training
Room 102
12pm-1pm
2/12
Adv. Reporting Guest Speaker: Steve Berry
Al Neuharth Media Center
11am-12pm
2/16
President’s Day
No Classes
All Day
2/18
Constructive Monday
School of Law
All Day
2/19
SBA Donut Day!
SBA Office
All Day
2/19
Black History Month Keynote Lecture
Courtroom
4pm
2/12
Adv. Reporting Guest Speaker: Brant Houston
Al Neuharth Media Center
11am-12pm
Federalist Society to Host Speaker, Radley Balko
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Saying Goodbye to Charnell Oxford
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China Comparative Law Program Summer 2015
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Noonan Leaves Law School
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A Note About Graduation
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Deans’ Suite Transitions & Meetings
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Transition Meetings
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Speaker: Radley Blako
Courtroom
TBA
Advice from Career Services
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3/5
SBA Donut Day!
SBA Office
All Day
Student Organization Directory
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3/-9-13
Spring Break
Classes Resume Monday, 3/16
3/19
SBA Donut Day!
SBA Office
All Day
3/24
“Practicing Law as a Practicing Catholic”
TBA (More info inside)
TBA
3/28
Barrister’s Ball
Contact SBA for details.
TBA
If you have a meeting or other event for the calendar
or would like to highlight an upcoming or past event
or achievement with a story, please email
Nicholas.McInerney@usd.edu. All submissions
welcome.
Faculty & Staff Spotlight: Teresa Carlisle
chair and tiara’ available at any time),” she says of being in the
law school, “Helping them get through law school. Watching
them succeed. I make myself available for students whenever
they have a question or issue. I try to bridge the gap between
the faculty and students.”
Senior Secretary, Faculty Suite
Teresa is an integral part of the smooth running of the School of
Law. Prof. Kammer noted in an article about her in 2013, “On
the few occasions when she’s not been in the office, everyone
in the law school notices. Students joked earlier in the year
about how the law school would be forced to shut down if she
ever left.” Her duties comprise a wide array of activities to
support the faculty and other school functions.
Teresa has been a RAKtivist since 2013. A RAKtivist is defined
as a kindness rock star, someone who believes that kindness
can change the world and exemplify that in their day-to-day
life. She participates in anonymous monthly missions and note
leaving. “It’s about making a difference without expecting
anything in return.” She also annually participates in World
Book Night where she receives books and then picks a location
to hand them out. “It’s great to bring a smile to someone’s
face.”
Some of her activities include typing manuscripts, cite-checking,
format and design projects, audio-visual support, and resolving
a range of computer issues. She has gained her extensive
knowledge through her many years here at USD. She graduated
from USD and has worked in the Commons and in the National
Music Museum. She began at the law school in 2001. Teresa
was honored as Career Services Employee of the Month in
October 2013.
Teresa is a “go to” person on many issues. Her technical skills
make her a great asset when it comes to managing technology
including troubleshooting problems. Teresa also possesses high
level graphics skills that play a significant role in Professor
Pommersheim’s Buddha card series. Some of the work can be
seen on the display in the Law School Courtroom. Since starting
at the law school, she has also served on several university
committees – Career Service Council, the University Budget
Committee, Strategic Planning Committee in which she led two
focus groups, and as a liaison to the Higher Learning
Commission. She demonstrates a deep commitment to the law
school and university.
“One of my favorite parts of my job is working with the
students. Making them feel comfortable (by having a ‘green
Teresa Carlisle and Prof. Frank Pommersheim.
Documentary Screening “Newburgh Sting”
Candygrams for Valentine’s Day
The Black Law Student Association is leading a series of events
to celebrate Black History Month during February. The first
announced event is a screening of the documentary “Newburgh
Sting” on Feb 10, 4pm-5:30pm in Room 101. Food will be
provided.
The OUTlaws will be selling Candygrams for Valentine’s Date
(or the loving nickname, Singles Awareness Day) starting on
Thursday, February 5 through February 12 in the Davenport
Evans Law Student Commons. Stop by the table to purchase a
soda, candy bar, and valentine for a friend, colleague, or that
special someone. A wide array of valentines will be available
to choose from and since Valentine’s Day falls on Friday the
13th this year, zombie valentines will be available. Cash
preferred and checks made out to “OUTlaws” will be
accepted. Valentines will be delivered the evening of February
12.
This independent documentary is about four African Americans
that were convicted under questionable circumstances of
terrorism in Port-9/11 New York.
Keynote Lecture by Associate Dean Graham
Women in Law and the Black Law Student Association are
hosting our very own Associate Dean Tiffany Graham who will
speak about current issues regarding diversity.
Law Review Announces Student Selections
The South Dakota Law Review is excited to announce the
student selections for Issues 2 and 3 (symposium issue).
Terra Fisher, Chris Sommers, and Ernest Thompson’s articles
will be published in Issue 2. Tyler Haigh’s article will be
published in the symposium Issue. Please join the Board of
Editors in congratulating them for their accomplishment!
The Keynote Lecture by Dean Graham for Black History Month
will be on Feb 19, 4pm-4:50pm with a reception to follow in the
Davenport Evans Law Student Commons.
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St Thomas More Society Meeting & Speaker
coming to speak on the subject “Practicing Law as a Practicing
Catholic” on March 25th.
St. Thomas More Society (STMS) is a new law school group here
at the University of South Dakota Law School. STMS is a
Catholic based group that strives to emulate our name sake, St.
Thomas More, in our own every day practice of law. One of the
ways STMS members will achieve this is by collaborating with
the St. Thomas More Newman Center to have a special Mass
and prayer times at the Newman Center at least once a month.
We also encourage open discussion about how the Catholic
faith can work within a law practice. We are doing this by
bringing in speakers that can discuss their own law practice in
light of their faith. In fact, we have Travis and Kelly Benson from
the Sioux Falls Diocese Office of Marriage, Family & Respect Life
All are welcomed to attend this lecture. Our next STMS meeting
will be February 4th at 12:30 at the Newman Center. Everyone
is welcome to come, Catholic or not; so come share your ideas
with us. Mass will be offered before the meeting, starting at
noon, and the meeting will last about 20 minutes. Come find
out what we are all about! If you have any questions, you can
contact our officers: Victor Rapkoch, President; Jon Hansen,
Vice President; or Alexis Yackley, Secretary/Treasurer. You can
also check us out on our Facebook Page at https://
www.facebook.com/STMSUSD.
ADR Intraschool Client Counseling Competition set
for Spring Semester
Law Review Symposium: “Many Voices”
The South Dakota Law Review will be hosting its annual
symposium on Friday, March 27, 2015. This year’s symposium
is entitled Many Voices: A Discussion of LGBTQ Marriage Rights
and Transgender Rights. The symposium will focus on two
main topics: same sex marriage and transgender rights.
Panelists will discuss recent developments in the circuit courts
of appeal regarding same sex marriage and the increasing
importance of recognizing transgender rights in South Dakota
and the Midwest. We look forward to an engaging discussion
on these issues, and we hope to see you there.
Happy New Year from the ADR Board!!
The Board is excited to be hosting the 1L Intraschool Client
Counseling competition on January 31st. This year’s topic will
focus on family law. Any student interested in participating
should stop into the ADR office and sign up. As always we will
be gathering afterward for a little food, fun, and the
announcement of winners! Faculty or staff members
interested in volunteering to judge are asked to contact a
board member.
Federalist Society to Host Speaker, Radley Balko
The Federalist Society is excited to
be hosting Mr. Radley Balko on
Wednesday, March 4 in the
Courtroom. Exact time to be
announced. Mr. Balko is a senior
editor at Reason Magazine, a public
policy analyst at the Cato Institute,
and also blogs about criminal justice,
the drug war and civil liberties for
The Washington Post. His work has
been featured in the New York
Times, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles
Times, Huffington Post, and was
cited in a dissenting opinion by
Justice Stephen Breyer in Hudson v.
Michigan, 547 U.S. 586, 613-14 (2006).
Radley Balko
Mr. Balko will be speaking on the content of his 2013 book Rise
of the Warrior Cop, which examines how over the last several
decades, America’s cops have increasingly come to resemble
ground troops. The consequences have been dire: the home is
no longer a place of sanctuary, the Fourth Amendment has been
gutted, and police today have been conditioned to see the
citizens they serve as an other—an enemy.
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Saying Goodbye to Charnell Oxford
It is with a heavy heart that we say goodbye to Charnell “Nell”
Oxford. Many of you may know Nell from her time working in the
McKusick Law Library. She always had a smile and a kind word. The
School of Law sent flowers of behalf of the law school faculty, staff,
and students. She had just recently completed her Masters of Public
Administration here at USD. She will be missed.
China Comparative Law Program Summer 2015
The China Comparative Law Program begins June 1 in the
People’s Republic of China in Chongqing, China at the
Southwest University of Political Science and Law. The
second session (beginning June 15 and concluding on June
26) will be in the capital of China, Beijing, at China University
of Political Science and Law (CUPL).
Professor Sam Panarella of the University of Montana
School of Law will teach Comparative Environmental &
Renewable Energy Law. Professor Hillary Wandler (also of
the University of Montana’s School of Law) will teach
Comparative Civil Procedure Law. USD Assistant Professor
Simmons will teach Comparative Property and Estates Law.
In addition, Chinese law professors will team teach these
courses and engage with the students. The China
Comparative Law Program is especially unique among
overseas law courses in that American students learn
alongside Chinese law students, working together on class
projects and often creating lifelong professional
relationships with Chinese colleagues in the practice, the
profession, and rule of law.
Interested student should contact Prof. Simmons at
605.677.3960 or tom.e.simmons@usd.edu.
Noonan Leaves Law School
A good, loyal, and trusted friend has left the law school for greener
pastures. Bob Noonan was officially a “program assistant II”. What
he did, however, was a combination of HR, GA supervision, finance,
purchasing, safety, parts of accreditation compliance, parts of
student organizations, planning of certain events, and “other duties
as assigned by the Dean”. Dean Geu stated, “Mr. Noonan was a
trusted advisor who knows the personnel and the ins-and-outs of
the university better than anyone I know” and added, “His
optimism, too, will be missed.”
An “official” cookie reception to honor Bob’s service to the law
school and USD was held in the Davenport Evans Commons on
January 14, 2015. Word is he headed to northern Minnesota for a
bit of ice fishing immediately after the reception. Good luck and
good fishing, Bob!
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Bob Noonan
during reception honoring
his service to
the law school
on Jan. 14,
2015.
A Note About Graduation
By Tiffany C. Graham
As the third-year class enters the final stretch in its time here at
USD, we would like to address a few key matters about the
Hooding Ceremony and Commencement.
First of all, as you already know, you must purchase regalia if
you plan to participate in the graduation exercises. Several
members of the administration met with your 3L class
representatives to discuss the options that were available, and
after receiving positive feedback on the quality of the items, we
decided to order the set which costs $148. You will receive a
black robe with purple bars (which signifies the J.D. degree), a
hood in the USD colors, a tam, and a tassel. Everyone who
plans on participating in graduation must purchase the
regalia. Please note that we intend to continue using this
regalia for at least the foreseeable future; as such, you may sell
your kit to next year’s 3L class if you do not wish to keep it. The
administration does reserve the right to make changes to the
regalia if we believe it will be necessary, so anyone who
purchases a used set assumes the risk that he or she will have
to make another purchase in the future. Nonetheless, we do
not anticipate making changes any time soon.
Second, we wanted to clarify the University expectations
regarding student participation in the graduation events. No
student is required to participate in the ceremonies, but law
students who take part in the Hooding Ceremony must also
attend Commencement.
Associate Dean Tiffany C. Graham
hesitate to contact Dean Graham, Nick McInerney, or Lee
Benton. We are happy to assist you.
If you have any questions about graduation, please do not
Transition Meetings
Deans’ Suite Transitions & Meeting Announcements
Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015 @ 12pm
Student Orgs and Advisors
Courtroom
By Tom Geu
The Dean will have meetings with students and staff on the
times and dates appearing in the side-bar. The meetings will
discuss transition issues until the assistant dean and the business
manager positions (Noonan’s former job) are filled. The
vacancies create a planning “opportunity”. Therefore, there will
likely be redesign of some job descriptions within the deans’
suite. The redesign will be discussed.
Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015 @ 12pm
Student Orgs and Advisors
Courtroom
(second time set for to accommodate class schedules for
students)
Finally, the transition provides a natural opportunity to reconcile
organizational account books with the official financial records.
Therefore, student organization officers will need to balance the
books of their organizations and, on dates designated in the
future, come to the deans’ suite for reconciliation (of the books).
Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015 @ 11am
Invited Supervisory Staff
Dean’s Conference Room
Monday, Feb. 9, 2015 @ 10am
Invited Staff
Dean’s Conference Room
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Advice from Career Services
Email Awareness:
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Use a professional email address. No “partyanimal”
references in your email address.
 Include a clear and direct subject line.
Ex: Resume Submission: Chris Jones.
 Use professional salutations, not colloquialisms.
Ex: Dear Ms. XXX; Hello Michael rather than “Hey.”
 Use grammar and spell check.
 Evaluate whether to “Reply all” is the appropriate action.
 Use exclamation points sparingly.
 Proof read every message.
 Double check you’ve selected the correct recipient.
 Know your audience and use humor wisely and sparingly.
 Be culturally aware.
Every culture has unique and specific styles.
Miscommunication can occur more when no behavioral cues
are available. Some generalities: Japanese, Arab, and
Chinese cultures are relationship intense. Hence writing in a
business context may be more personal in topics or in the
niceties of “chatting”; while American, German, and
Scandinavian writings tend to go straight to the point very
quickly.

Use a signature line that includes your pertinent contact
information.
Final Tip: input recipient’s email address last rather than
first—so no message is accidentally sent. This alleviates the
“oops” or other more colorful language when message
content sent is not what we really wanted to convey.
Sources:
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The Essentials of Business Etiquette by Barbara Pachter.
27 Email Etiquette Tips for Professionals by Emmanuel Banks
http://www.lifehack.org/articles/work/27-email-etiquette-tips
-for-professionals.html.
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Leah Piersol, Career Services Manager.
Make your appointment to visit with
Leah regarding your job search, resume, cover letters, and other career
services.
605-677-6361
Leah.Piersol@usd.edu
Room 109
Student Organization Directory
Classes
Organizations & Boards
Vendors
Organization
Primary Contact
Email
First Year Class
Second Year Class
Third Year Class
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Black Law Student Association
Criminal Justice Education Project
Delta Theta Phi
Domestic Violence Legal Program
Environmental Law Society
Federalist Society
Law Students for Reproductive Justice
Law Review
Moot Court
Native American Law Student Association
OUTlaws
Phi Alpha Delta
Public Interest Network
RD Hurd Volunteer Legal Society
Sports Law Group
St. Thomas More Society
Student Bar Association
Trial Team
Veteran's Legal Assistance Group
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
Women in Law
Young Lawyer's Association
Westlaw
LexisNexis
Barbri
Kaplan
Bloomberg
Ameribar
Kiira Anderson
Joseph Trask
Benamin Borgmann
Austin Cutright
Alafia Wright
Tony Teesdale
Katie Jorgensen
Deb Morris
Emily Lessin
Sam Krystosek
Revathi Rajagopal
Elizabeth Chrisp
James Shanor
Kyle Chase
Allyson Crespo
Joe De La Rosa
Haleigh Deboer
Jennifer Harvey
Tyler Haigh
Victor Rapkoch
Jennifer Harvey
Andy Fick
Ole Olesen
Amber Hardy
Kelsey Weber
Jennifer Harvey
Anthony Sutton
Austin Cutright
Logan Magnusson
Chad Boelhower
Sara Schroeder
Haleigh DeBoer
kiira.anderson@coyotes.usd.edu
joseph.trask@coyotes.usd.edu
benjamin.borgmann@coyotes.usd.edu
austin.cutright@coyotes.usd.edu
alafia.s.wright@coyotes.usd.edu
tony.teesdale@coyotes.usd.edu
katie.jorgensen@coyotes.usd.edu
deborah.morris@coyotes.usd.edu
emily.kellar@coyotes.usd.edu
samuel.krystosek@coyotes.usd.edu
revathi.truong@gmail.com
elizabeth.chrisp@coyotes.usd.edu
james.shanor@coyotes.usd.edu
kechase20@gmail.com
acrespo1217@yahoo.com
joseph.delarosa@coyotes.usd.edu
haleigh.deboer@coyotes.usd.edu
jennyjune2008@gmail.com
tyler.haigh@coyotes.usd.edu
victor.rapkoch@coyotes.usd.edu
jennyjune2008@gmail.com
andrew.fick@coyotes.usd.edu
ole.olesen@coyotes.usd.edu
akmiller06@ole.augie.edu
kelsey.weber@coyotes.usd.edu
jennyjune2008@gmail.com
anthony.sutton@coyotes.usd.edu
austin.cutright@coyotes.usd.edu
loganmagnusson@hotmail.com
chad.boelhower@coyotes.usd.edu
sara.schroeder@coyotes.usd.edu
haleigh.deboer@coyotes.usd.edu
If your organization’s contact information is incorrect or not listed, please email Nicholas.McInerney@usd.edu with updates.
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