Legal careers and research areas focus of Wichita State’s Constitution Week

Legal careers and research areas focus of Wichita State’s Constitution Week

Wendee Grady, assistant general counsel and legal foundation director of the Kansas Farm Bureau, is the featured speaker during Wichita State University’s Constitution Week events.

Grady will deliver “Opportunities in Rural and Agricultural Law” at 2 p.m., Sept. 13 in room 266 of the Rhatigan Student Center. Her keynote address highlights a significant area of legal practice in Kansas.

At 6:30 that evening, Lou Mulligan, Earl B. Shurtz Research Professor at the University of Kansas Law School, will present “Previewing Next Year’s Supreme Court Term” in room 301 of the Rhatigan Student Center.

"Many of our students at Wichita State are considering legal careers, and Constitution Week this year gives them a chance to learn about different areas of legal practice and legal education," Neal Allen said, associate professor of political science. Allen is coordinating the selection of programs.

Additional events for the week include an information session about the Washington, D.C./Topeka internship program, an information session on applying to law school, and the Battin-Lester Student Research Keynote Panel, which will feature presentations by students on the topics of property and economic rights.

All events will be presented in person. Both keynotes will also be accessible via Zoom.

Schedule of events

Sept. 13

“Opportunities in Rural and Agricultural Law,” by Wendee Grady, assistant general counsel and legal foundation director, Kansas Farm Bureau

2 p.m. – 3:15 p.m., 266 Rhatigan Student Center   

Meeting ID: 845 348 9683  Password: 805677

“Previewing Next Year’s Supreme Court Term,” by Lou Mulligan, Earl B. Shurtz Research Professor, University of Kansas Law School

6:30 p.m. – 7:45 p.m., 301 Rhatigan Student Center 

Sept. 14

Washington, D.C./Topeka Intern Program Info Session

3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m., 417 Lindquist Hall 

Sept. 15

“Law School:  How to Apply and What to Expect,” Preston Nicholson, assistant dean of admissions, Washburn Law School

11 a.m. – 12:15 p.m., 266 Rhatigan Student Center 

Battin-Lester Student Research Keynote Panel:  "Property and Economic Rights.” 

2 p.m. – 3:15 p.m., 211 Hubbard Hall 

Meeting ID: 845 348 9683  Password: 805677

Student presentations by Nicole Bloomquist (food deserts) and Luke Wagle (tax-financed economic development), commentary by Jan Haberly (director of The Lord’s Diner) and Tim Norton (former Sedgwick County Commissioner). Chaired by Neal Allen, associate professor and chair of political science.