Spring 2024 – Week One

Available Scholarship Opportunities: new opportunity; next deadline January 17th

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

• 2024 Samuel Gomez Memorial Scholarship – Deadline January 17th
• 2023-2024 American Indian Law Review National Writing Competition – Deadline February 29th
• Pennsylvania for Modern Courts 2024 Law Student Writing Competition – Deadline March 22nd – NEW
• Meltzer Fellowships through the Sheller Center for Social Justice

Chester County Bar Association Summer 2024 Diverse Law Student Internship Program: Deadline February 1st for 1L students

Spring 2024 Temple Law Wellness Events – Mark your Calendar!

Below is our calendar of wellness events for the Spring 2024 semester. We hope you will join us!

• Welcome Back! 1/16 from 9:30-11:30: We are so excited you all are back! Please enjoy a treat and a cup of coffee before class!
• Knitting Club: begins 1/29 (biweekly) from 12-1PM: Want to learn a new skill and be more mindful? Come join the knitting club! All knitting abilities are welcome! Snacks will be served. 
• Housing Hunt: 2/1 from 7-9PM: Looking for housing options after the spring semester? Not sure where to start? Summit Park Housing is hosting an open house to tour their apartments! Games, drinks, and food will be served! A shuttle will pick you up at 6:30 pm and bring you back to Klein Hall at 9 PM.
• Rec & Relax: 2/21 from 12-2PM: Join us as we relax and rec together! Come and create your own stress ball, relax with mindful coloring, and make your own trail mix!
• LCL Virtual Student Office Hours: 2/26
• Let’s Hike! 3/16 (Rain Date 3/23) from 11 am – 2 pm: Come join us for a spring hike/walk on Saturday 3/16! Take this time to enjoy the beauty of Fall and connect with other Temple Law Owls! Everyone is welcome, no hiking experience required! We hope to see you all there! 
• Wellness Fair: (Specific Date TBA): Interested in what the rec centers offer? Need to see a doctor or a counselor? Temple’s wellness team will be here to answer all your questions! 
• Walk Philly! 4/13 from 10:30-12:30 PM: Enjoy the spring cherry blossoms and get your steps in with other Owls! The meeting location will be the Art Museum steps! 
• End of Semester Lemonade and Cookies! 4/29 from 10-12:30: Congratulations! You did it! Enjoy a cup of lemonade and a cookie to celebrate the end of the semester! 

Temple University Wellness Resource Center (WRC) Events

Welcome Back Wellness Table – Narcan Training – Thursday, January 18th from 11 am – 1 pm in Howard Gittis Student Center Atrium

Naloxone is a medication that will temporarily reverse opioid overdoses. Come get trained on how to administer the medication and get information that will help you feel empowered!

Stalking Awareness Month Tabling – Monday, January 22nd from 1-3 pm in Annenberg Atrium

January is National Stalking Awareness Month. Stop by the WRC’s resource table in Annenberg Hall to learn more about the issue of stalking and connect with resources for support and information.

Starting the Year off WRITE: Journaling Practices for the New Year – January 24th from 3-4 pm, Wellness Resource Center – Student Center 201

As we embark upon a new year, you may have started planning your personal goals and aspirations. Incorporating small mindful practices may help cultivate living more intentionally. Join us as we dive deeper into journaling practices, writing prompts and how creating a “word of the year” that can best reflect your new year’s aspirations!

Heart Space – Thursday, January 25th from 3:30 – 4:30 pm, Wellness Resource Center – Student Center 201

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

“Esquire Bound”: Bar Exam and Admission Information Series – Spring Calendar

Join us for “Esquire Bound” – our 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 spring semester are as follows:

• January 28th: Reorientation to the Bar Exam
• February 11th: Mechanics of Bar Application; Character and Fitness
• February 25th: Creating your Bar Study Plan
• March 24th: Bar Prep Panel with Recent Graduates
• April 14th: Bar Exam Help Desk and AMA

The Esquire Bound events from the fall semester, along with the recordings and PowerPoint slides, can be found below:

• 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 Deadline for March 2024 is January 25th

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