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2011 - 2012 Event Highlights
The Honourable Chief Justice Scott
Welcomes the Class of 2014
Left: Chief Justice Scott, Law Student Derek Deacon, and Dr. Lorna Turnbull
A tradition has been established
at Robson Hall. For the second
year in a row, a formal ceremony
and reception took place to
welcome first-year students
to the Faculty of Law. The
importance of professionalism
and ethics were the subject of
a special address from Chief
Justice Scott, who spoke on the
importance of integrity and the
duty to uphold and protect the
public interest.
David Barnard, President and
Vice-Chancellor of the University,
along with members of the legal
profession were in attendance.
Each student was presented
with a personalized copy of the
Canadian Bar Association Code
of Professional Conduct.
A reception, sponsored by
the Manitoba Bar Association
and the Law Society of
Manitoba, followed.
Student Derek Deacon said that
he felt incredibly privileged
to be studying law at Robson
Hall. “The welcome ceremony
and reception were exciting,
engaging, and informative.”
Earlier in the day, students
were welcomed to the study of
law by Elder Shane Patterson
of the Southern First Nations
Network of Care, who spoke
about the importance of being
true to oneself and performed
a traditional blessing. Students
also heard welcome messages
from Dean Lorna Turnbull and
Associate Dean Lisa Fainstein.
FRENCH LANGUAGE
GRANT ANNOUNCED
This year, Robson Hall received an
Access to Justice in both Official
Languages Support Fund grant
from the Federal Department
of Justice. It will be part of a
project called “Renforcement
de la capacité de la faculté de
droit de l’Université du Manitoba
d’offrir aux étudiants en droit une
formation en français” (“Building
the capacity of the University
of Manitoba’s Faculty of Law
to provide law students with
education in French”).
The grant includes funds to
support law professor Gerald
Heckman’s course, Français
Juridique, as well as a new course
on minority language rights.
In addition, French-language
opportunities will be introduced
in the first year of the law
program by adding a French
section to the currently offered
judge shadowing and legal
methods courses. Internships
for upper-year students to serve
French-speaking clients will also
be developed. The grant also
includes funds to conduct a
survey and for advertising.
Robson Hall’s partners for this
grant include the Association
des juristes d’expression
française du Manitoba inc.,
Centre canadien de français
juridique, La Fédération
des associations de juristes
d’expression française de
common law inc. (FAJEF),
and the Government of
Manitoba’s Secrétariat aux
affaires francophones. Robson
Hall’s Bilingual Students Group
is also key to the success of
these new initiatives.
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