LPS Hosts Voter Registration Event
On January 30th, 2020, Olivet Nazarene University’s Law and Politics Society (LPS), sponsored by the Center for Law and Culture, held a game night with an emphasis on encouraging other students on campus to register to vote. This event was geared toward welcoming students into the new semester with a fun and casual game night. The opportunity existed for students to take five minutes and register to vote. This event was well attended and reached the goal of creating easy access to this service. When asked about the importance of...
read moreLaw and Politics Society Hosts Preamble and Pastries
On Tuesday September 24, Olivet Nazarene University’s Law and Politics Society (LPS), sponsored by the Center for Law and Culture, held an event celebrating National Constitutional Heritage Week. This event titled, “Preamble and Pastries” was created in order to educate the student body at Olivet on America’s important legal documents in interesting and interactive ways. A number of different documents were read and then discussed by the individuals who attended the event. Not only was the Constitution read in part, but also the...
read moreLaw & Politics Society, You Say?
A quick guide to the LPS Chapter at Olivet Nazarene University. The Center of Law and Culture sponsors the Olivet Nazarene University chapter of the Law and Politics Society. The club serves as the Center’s student outreach program at the university and has a mission of encouraging students to develop their awareness to their civic responsibilities. The Center works in tandem with a student elected club cabinet to achieve this mission. In its pursuit of establishing an awareness to civic responsibility, the Society works to...
read moreValentine’s for Veterans
Last week, The Center sponsored Law and Politics Society hosted a service project serving the Manteno Veterans Home. LPS spent a week during meal hours engaging the student body in writing over 300 valentines for the veterans at the home. Olivet student, Rachel Mayotte (Class of 2021) said of the service project, “I was really attracted to the service project because I felt that it was a great way to show my appreciation that I have for veterans and for the service that they had provided for our country. My hope as I wrote the letters...
read moreOlivet Students Work for Local Campaign
In the 2018 midterm election, The Center for Law and Culture (CLC) was proud to have multiple of its legal studies minor students participate in a local campaign. This local campaign was for Lindsay Parkhurst, who was running for state representative for the 79th district of Illinois. Lindsay Parkhurst is a conservative candidate who works to be a “voice for the voiceless”. She has a background as a small business owner, defense and general practice attorney. Parkhurst also served as the president of the Kankakee Society of Women in Law....
read moreExperiencing D.C. Through Senator Scott’s Office
During my journey with the American Studies Program, I had the honor to work under Senator Tim Scott, the junior Senator representing South Carolina in the Federal Congress. I was nervous going into a professional office (let alone a Senator’s office) since I’ve never experienced this type of work environment before. My main tasks included answering phones from constituents, setting up committee meeting binders for the Senator and staff persons, delivering documentation to other congressional offices as well as attending and taking notes...
read moreThe Law and Politics Society Hosts Docs n’ Donuts
The Center for Law and Culture’s sponsored club, the Law and Politics Society (LPS) at Olivet Nazarene University, celebrated earlier this fall semester National Constitutional Heritage Week by hosting a “Docs n’ Donuts” event. The event took place on September 24 in the university’s Leadership Center, and students were able to come and learn about the United States’ most important legal documents, while enjoying some donuts. LPS President, Lily Jarzabkowski, lead a presentation and read from a variety of foundational documents...
read moreOlivet Students Get a Taste of Parliamentary Procedure
The Center-sponsored Law and Politics Society recently held a workshop called “Pizza and Parliamentary Procedure” with guest speaker Rev. Reuben L. Lillie. Rev. Lillie is a vocal professor at Olivet and the founder of The Loop Church of the Nazarene in Chicago. At the event, students learned how to properly hold a meeting using parliamentary procedure. Parliamentary procedure is used in many schools, churches, and other formal meeting groups. The event was lecture-based, but provided a fun and interactive way to learn the fundamentals of...
read moreHuman Zoos Showing at Olivet Nazarene University
On October 18th, Olivet Nazarene University’s Law and Politics Society (LPS), sponsored by the Center for Law and Culture, hosted a movie showing for the award-winning film Human Zoos. Human Zoos discusses the horrors of scientific racism and the dangers of manipulating an entire race. The sterilization of people with disabilities in order to not “pass along bad genes” is also discussed in this film. The purpose of this event was to educate the Olivet student body on the impact of these atrocities. The film reiterates the essence of the...
read moreOlivet’s Mock Trial Team Has Early Success
Olivet Nazarene University’s Center-Sponsored Mock Trial team recently competed in a Regional Mock Trial tournament at Xavier University in Cincinnati. The Olivet ‘Trial Tigers’ are in their third year of competition. At this tournament, they were met by former Center Director and team coach Zach Bohannon (far right). “I performed in Speech and Debate in high school, so it is wonderful to be able to continue to compete in my undergrad years. Everyone on the team is very thankful for the continuing support we have from the Center for...
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