Justin ‘JP’ Pruett ’11 has worked as a law clerk in the Legal Affairs department of MetLife, Inc., and as an extern with Judge Edward Clifton of the...
Upcoming Events
- School of Law Commencement
- MAY
18 - 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
- School of Law, Bristol, R.I.
- C.L.E. - Introduction to Veterans Affairs Benefits
- MAY
22 - 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm
- RWU Metro Center, 150 Washington Street, Providence, R.I.
- Pro Bono Collaborative Cocktail Reception
- MAY
31 - 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
- One Citizens Plaza Rotunda
- Law Alumni Association Annual Breakfast Meeting
- JUN
14 - 7:45 am - 9:15 am
- Rhode Island Convention Center - First Floor West Lobby, Providence
- Philadelphia Area Alumni Reception
- JUN
27 - 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
- Maggiano's Little Italy, 1201 Filbert Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Knauss Fellows
Since 2006, five RWU Law students have been selected as Fellows:
Christina Hoefsmit '10, interned as a 2011 Fellow in the Coast Guard's Marine Transportation System office.
Kathleen Haber '10, a 2011 Fellow, worked with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning Program.
Nicholas Battista ‘08 was a 2009 Fellow and worked as Sea Grant Fellow for Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME).
Jennifer Mehaffey ‘07, a 2008 Fellow, worked as a Policy Advisor to the Director of the Committee on Marine Transportation System, U.S. Department of Transportation.
Elizabeth Etrie ‘06 interned as a 2007 Fellow with the Office of Marine Conservation, Department of State in its Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs.
The Knauss Fellowship, established in 1979, matches highly qualified graduate students interested in ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources and in the national policy decisions affecting those resources with hosts in the federal legislative or executive branches of government in Washington, DC.
The Fellows are sponsored by Rhode Island Sea Grant, located at the University of Rhode Island, and part of NOAA's National Sea Grant College Program, which promotes the conservation and sustainable development of marine resources for the public benefit.
For more information regarding the fellowship, please see http://www.seagrant.noaa.gov/knauss/