Saturday, October 20th | All-Day at Camp Royall, 250 Bill Ash Rd, Moncure, NC 27559
Students of all class years are invited to join us for the annual Public Interest Retreat. It is a day of fun, community and learning that culminates in s’mores and drinks around the campfire after a casual dinner. The Public Interest Retreat provides an opportunity for public interest and government-minded students to meet and mingle, engage with each other and hear from alumni. This year’s retreat will be held at the lovely Camp Royall in Moncure, NC. The agenda is included below. Please sign up by October 18th; more information and signup link here: https://law.duke.edu/publicinterest/retreat/. Please email Dean Stella Boswell with questions (boswell@law.duke.edu). Sponsored by the Office of Public Interest and Pro Bono, the Career and Professional Development Center, the Government and Public Service Society and the Public Interest Law Foundation.
Agenda
10:00 – Breakfast and Sign-In
10:30 – Keynote Speaker: The Hon. Lawrence Krasner, District Attorney, Philadelphia
12:00 – Icebreaker
12:45 – Lunch
1:30 – Panel of Practitioners
Alyse Bass L’89 – U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Disability Rights Section (DC)
Chris Richardson L’07 – Nelson Mullins (Atlanta, Immigration Team); former U.S. Dept. of State Diplomat
Gordon Sommers L’15 – Earthjustice (DC)3:00 – Creating Your Public Interest Narrative
4:00 – Interest Area Breakout Groups with Upper-Level Students
5:00 – Dinner (with brief remarks from Dean Abrams)
6:00 – Campfire (weather permitting), including s’mores and beverages
