Fall 2023 – Week Fourteen

Available Scholarship Opportunities; next deadline December 2nd

Below is a list of the scholarships, writing competitions, contests, and tournaments that are currently accepting applications or submissions:

• Wells Call Injury Lawyers Scholarship – Deadline December 2nd
• Alpha Accident Lawyers Spring 2023 Scholarship – Deadline December 31st
• Fourth Annual Judge Samuel G. DeSimone Memorial Legal Writing Competition – Deadline December 31st
• 2023-2024 American Indian Law Review National Writing Competition – Deadline February 29th
• Meltzer Fellowships through the Sheller Center for Social Justice

Chester County Bar Association Summer 2024 Diverse Law Student Internship Program

Knit and Crochet Club – Every Other Wednesday at 12PM in K6A

In the spirit of wellness and mindfulness, 2L Students Blayne Cekine & Jessica Novey, along with Professor Mandelbaum, will be coming together to teach (and learn with) students the art of knitting and crocheting. This is an opportunity to relax, learn a new skills, and more importantly, connect with one another. Yarn, knitting needles, and crochet hooks will be provided. If you would like to explore this skill, join us every other Wednesday at 12PM in K6A (the specific meeting dates can be found in the Temple Law Calendar). Questions? Please email Jessica Novey at jessica.novey@temple.edu.

TU Wellness Resource Center Events

Heart Space is a place for those who have experienced harm and allies/advocates to come together to create and find connection, education, and expression. Heart Space will run every other Thursday at the WRC and each gathering will focus on a different topic related to survivorship and healing.
*Please note that Heart Space is not clinical in nature – additional resources are available if needed*

TUSafe App – download today!

Temple University’s Department of Public Safety has launched the TUSafe app, a one-stop personal safety app that will be available via mobile device. The new TUSafe app includes enhanced features such as the ability to link to new key resources within the app. It also retains all of the features that were available in RAVE Temple Guardian, including the ability to chat with Temple Police, call Temple Police, call 911 or start a virtual safe walk. Users are also able to report crimes; provide emergency contacts; access real-time tracking for Flight, Temple’s fixed-route shuttle loop service that transports students around the Main Campus patrol zone; and access the university’s walking escort service.

For more information on TUSafe, please visit the university’s Public Safety website for the new application. If you have any questions regarding the use of the app, contact Information Technology Services. Additional details on how to use the app are also available here.

Bike Temple: Register your Bicycle; Free U-locks

Students, staff and faculty can register their bicycles online using Campus Safety’s Bike Registration Form. Just complete and submit the online form, and then visit one of the following Campus Safety locations:

• Main Headquarters: 1101 W. Montgomery Avenue
• Center Station: Beasely and Pollett Walks
• Morgan Hall Mini-Station: 1600 N. Park Avenue

At one of these locations, an officer will inspect your bike and place a sticker to the frame that corresponds to your file in the police database. This way, if your bicycle ever turns up without you on it, the police will be able to get in contact with you to return it. The information is also shared with the Philadelphia Police Department, in case your bike is found outside of the campus area.

Every semester, Campus Safety provides a free U-lock to the first 500 students to register their bicycles with the Temple Police. The U-Lock will be given when you bring your bike to a Campus Safety location for inspection by an officer.

Temple Campus Walking Escort Program

To request an escort,

Call: 8-WALK (8-9255) from a campus phone, or call: 215-777-9255 from a cell phone. Escort service is available daily from 4 p.m. – 6:00 a.m. Security Bike Officers provide escort services and maintain communication with Temple Police. Patrol boundaries are Susquehanna Avenue on the north to Jefferson Street on the south, with the exception of 13th to Broad Street, where the southern boundary is Girard Avenue. The western border is 18th Street and the patrol area extends east to 9th Street

Temple Flight Program

Flight is Temple University’s nighttime fixed-route shuttle loop service. Flight-branded shuttles circulate throughout the areas within and surrounding the main campus patrol zone, and pick up and drop off students at each of its over 40 stops. The shuttles arrive approximately every 15 minutes at each stop, and you can track the locations of each shuttle in real time using the TransLoc app.

• Any student, faculty, or staff member with a valid TUid can use Flight. A valid TUid can be your physical or mobile OWLcard.
• Flight operates 7 days per week from 6 PM to 2 AM, and the shuttles arrive at each drop-off and pick-up location every 15 minutes during this service time. The service continues to operate in a modified form during university breaks.
• Flight serves the Main Campus patrol zone. It operates in two loops – the north loop, which covers the northern parts of the patrol zone, and the south loop, which covers the southern and eastern parts of the patrol zone. Shuttles on each loop follow a fixed route around that loop.

Flight shuttles can be tracked in real time using the TransLoc App during hours of operation. Use the website or app to plan your arrival at the shuttle stop most convenient for you – the shuttle driver will stop for you if they see you at the stop, but the shuttle will continue on its way if no one is waiting. Display your Temple ID when boarding the shuttle, and when you’re a block or so from your destination, let the driver know so they can stop the shuttle and let you off.

BAR EXAM & MPRE

Introducing “Esquire Bound”: Your Checklist for Admission to Practice and Bar Exam Success

Join us for “Esquire Bound” – our new series of virtual information sessions on admission to practice and how to pass the bar exam. These sessions will be held on Sunday evenings from 7 – 7:45 pm via Zoom. You can access the Zoom link for every session here: https://temple.zoom.us/j/6398848836. These sessions will be recorded.

The Esquire Bound events for the fall semester are below. The Spring schedule will be released in the coming weeks.

• September 17^th: Admission by Bar Exam Part 1 – Recording – PowerPoint Slides
• October 1^st: Admission by Bar Exam Part 2 – Recording – PowerPoint Slides
• October 15^th: Tools to Tackle the Bar Exam – Recording – PowerPoint Slides
• October 29^th: Course Planning for the Bar Exam – Recording – PowerPoint Slides
• November 12^th: Winter Break Review and To-Do – Recording – PowerPoint Slides
• November 26^th: Bar Exam & Application Help Desk

2024 MPRE Dates and Registration Deadlines – Registration for March 2024 MPRE now open!

The Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) is a two-hour, 60-question multiple-choice examination administered three times per year. It is required for admission to the bars in almost every jurisdiction in the United States.  The 2024 test dates for the MPRE have been released, and can be found below:

For more information, or to register, please go to the MPRE Registration Information page of the NCBE website here: https://www.ncbex.org/exams/mpre/registration/

Information on Free MPRE Review Courses

Did you know that most commercial bar prep companies offer free MPRE review courses? If you are preparing for the MPRE and still deciding on a commercial bar prep course, MPRE review courses are a great opportunity to get a sense of which commercial bar prep course might be best for you. Information on the MPRE prep courses for some of the most popular bar prep companies are linked below:

• BARBRI
• Helix
• Kaplan
• Quimbee
• Themis

Sarita and Claire Wright Lucas Foundation Scholarship – Application Open; Deadline March 31st

The SCWLF awards $5,000 scholarships to Black female law students who have committed to careers as prosecutors. For these future prosecutors, the Scholarship program covers the cost of the bar application and preparation up to $5,000. The Scholarship program also offers a $5,000 incentive for scholarship recipients who secure employment as prosecutors. 

1. Bar Application and Preparation: Payment for costs associated with preparing for and taking the Bar Exam.  Awards in this category do not exceed $5,000.

1. Employment Incentive: Recipients who secure and complete a full year of employment as a prosecutor will receive a monetary award of $5,000. The award will be disbursed at the end of their first year of full-time work at a prosecution office.

Students who are interested in applying for the Sarita and Claire Wright Lucas Foundation Scholarship are strongly encouraged to review the eligibility criteria and program description before submitting an application.

Timeline for Application Process

September 1: Scholarship applications open
March 31st: Deadline to apply
June 20: Scholarship recipients are notified

For more information, or to apply, see this link: https://saritaandclairefoundation.org/scholarship/

Critical Pass Flashcards – 15% Discount

West Academic is offering Temple Law students and recent graduates a 15% discount off Critical Pass flashcards and most other West Academic print and digital publications. To make a purchase, go to www.westacademic.com and enter the discount code WATEMPLE when you check out.

NCBE BarNow Demo Pack