Virtual Graduation 2020
ACS hosted a Virtual Graduation Ceremony on May 26, 2020. You can watch recordings of the graduation speakers and student chapter awards presentations below.
ACS 2020 Virtual Graduation – Welcome Remarks (Russ Feingold)
ACS President Russ Feingold delivers welcoming remarks to the ACS Class of 2020.
ACS 2020 Virtual Graduation – Commencement Remarks (Melissa Murray)
Professor Melissa Murray, introduced by Sabrina McGraw (Berkeley ’20 and ACS Next Generation Leader), delivers commencement remarks to the ACS Class of 2020.
ACS 2020 Virtual Graduation – Commencement Remarks (Alejandra Castillo)
Alejandra Castillo, introduced by Ian Courts (NCCU ’20 and ACS Next Generation Leader), delivers commencement remarks to the ACS Class of 2020.
ACS 2020 Virtual Graduation – Commencement Address (Hon. Carlton Reeves)
Hon. Carlton Reeves, introduced by Mohammed Alam (Buffalo ’20 and ACS Next Generation Leader), delivers the commencement address to the ACS Class of 2020.
ACS 2020 Virtual Graduation – Presentation of 2019-2020 Student Chapter Awards
Members of the ACS Chapters Team present the 2019-2020 Chapter Awards.
Student Chapter Awards
Rising Chapter of the Year - University of Idaho College of Law
Programming Awards - Boston College Law School, University of California, Berkeley School of Law, University of Chicago Law School, University of Cincinnati College of Law, Duke Law School, The George Washington University Law School, Georgetown University Law Center, Harvard Law School, Indiana University Maurer School of Law, Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, University of Michigan Law School, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, Notre Dame Law School, New York University School of Law, University of Pennsylvania Law School, Santa Clara University School of Law, Stanford Law School, The University of Texas School of Law, University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, University of Virginia School of Law, Willamette University College of Law, William & Mary Law School, University of Wisconsin Law School, and Yale Law School
Reproductive Rights and Justice Award - Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law
Chapter of the Year - University of Michigan Law School
ACS 2020 Virtual Graduation – Graduate Address (Naomi Martin)
Naomi Martin (Denver ’20, ACS Next Generation Leader, and ACS Board Member), introduced by Meghan Paulas, delivers the graduate address to the ACS Class of 2020.
ACS 2020 Virtual Graduation – Closing Remarks (Russ Feingold)
ACS President Russ Feingold delivers closing remarks to the ACS Class of 2020.
Event Program:
Welcome Remarks by Russ Feingold, ACS President
Commencement Remarks by Melissa Murray, Frederick I. and Grace Stokes Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Birnbaum Women’s Leadership Network at NYU School of Law and Member of the ACS National Board of Directors
Introduced by Sabrina McGraw, UC Berkeley School of Law ’20 and ACS Next Generation Leader
Commencement Remarks by Alejandra Castillo, Chief Executive Officer of the YWCA USA and Member of the ACS National Board of Directors
Introduced by Ian Courts, North Carolina Central University School of Law ’20 and ACS Next Generation Leader
Commencement Address by Hon. Carlton Reeves, Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
Introduced by Mohammed Alam, University at Buffalo School of Law ’20 and ACS Next Generation Leader
Announcement of Graduates Present by Molly Greene, ACS Associate Director of Chapters, Peggy Li, ACS Director of Chapters, and Chris Lin, ACS Assistant Director of Chapters
Announcement of 2019-20 Student Chapter Awards by Jordan Blisk, ACS Assistant Director of Chapters and Meghan Paulas, ACS Senior Director of Chapters
Graduate Address by Naomi Martin, University of Denver Sturm College of Law ’20, ACS, Next Generation Leader, and Member of the ACS National Board of Directors
Closing Remarks by Russ Feingold, ACS President