Four years ago, one of our Master of Science in Law (MSL) student leaders, Javier Jara (MSL ’20), suggested that we hold an event to highlight the MSL and give students the opportunity to present the work they had completed or topics they had explored during the MSL program. This led to the first MSL Symposium, which was so successful that we made it an annual event. The 2022 Symposium was our biggest ever, with 20 student presentations, covering a range of topics including artificial intelligence, community-based health clinics, ethics, entrepreneurship, and many more. These presentations demonstrated the wide range of interests and expertise that MSL students bring to the table and cultivate during their time in the program.
This blog’s next series of posts will feature videos of the student presentations at the 2022 MSL Symposium. We begin with a few talks that highlight the role the MSL program has played in the professional lives of its students.
Derek Sokolowski is a part-time MSL student who works at a biotech incubator. In his presentation, Derek details specific MSL classes and discusses how he uses the knowledge he gained in those classes in his daily work.
Lauren Schenck is a climate scientist and active member of the American Geophysical Union (AGU). Lauren (along with two MSL colleagues from the residential program) recently presented at the Science & Society section of the AGU annual meeting; her Symposium presentation focused on how the MSL program helped these three students pursue their science interests.
Olivia Asimakis is an aspiring physician who recently graduated from the MSL program. During the program, Olivia took the Health and Human Rights class; her project in that class culminated in a trip to the Dominican Republic to partner with and provide strategic advice to a DR-based community health clinic.
Trenicka Dukes is a Senior Manufacturing Engineer at Medtronic. In her Symposium presentation, Trenicka discusses the “knowledge economy” and the importance of continuing to develop skills that will allow each of us to play a role in the evolving economy.
