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Law Center Students Collect 11,000 Cans of Food for Thanksgiving; Receive Immunity in Class
Shepard Broad Law Center students donated more than 11,000 cans of food to Feeding South Florida prior to Thanksgiving. The cans were collected during the “Canned Immunity” food drive held November 14-18. As part of the food drive, law students donate cans in their class to receive immunity from being called on by the professor for that class. On Nov. 18, President George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D., stopped by Phi Alpha Delta, a Law Center student organization.
“Canned Immunity is a wonderful law school tradition. While participating students may be entitled to ‘pass’ if called on in class by their professor, their primary motivation is reach out to those less fortunate. Competition also plays a role. This year, two 1L sections set a challenge. I’m proud that my Section 5 topped Section 4 by almost 150 cans. Even more important, the 120 students and seven professors from the two Sections combined to donate more than 11,000 cans to make Thanksgiving more meaningful for many,” said Joseph D. Harbaugh, professor of Law and Dean Emeritus.
Law students pose with President Hanbury in front of collected cans.
“NSU law students devote thousands of hours each year and boundless energy to helping Broward’s poor. My colleagues and I are tremendously proud of their selfless giving – in this case food, and in many others offering free legal assistance to Legal Aid and others serving the legal needs of the economically disadvantaged,” said Professor of Law Michael Richmond.