Congratulations to rising 3L Tanisha Major Castro, selected from among 20 applicants from Miami law schools as the recipient of this year’s Judge Marcia G. Cooke Public Interest Scholarship, in recognition of her proven commitment to public service. The $5,000 grant, awarded in Judge Cooke’s memory, is provided by the South Florida Chapter of the Federal Bar Association (FBA).
Tanisha will receive the award at the FBA chapter’s Annual Awards and Installation Dinner, held at the Mayfair Hotel in Coconut Grove on September 27.
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Join us next week for our St. Thomas University Tampa Alumni Reception!
📅: Wednesday, July 30th, 2025
🕕: 6 PM – 8 PM
📍: Six Rooftop Bar, JW Marriott Tampa
RSVP at the link in our bio.
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Join us this Thursday, July 24th, at 12:15 PM in the Chapel of St. Anthony for a special campus Mass dedicated to our STU Law students. Let’s come together to pray for their success as they complete their studies and prepare to take the Florida Bar Exam next week.
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This past weekend, several law students traded case books for kindness! They teamed up with the Family Resource Center of South Florida, Inc., to pack backpacks full of essentials for amazing kids in foster care. Big hearts, bright futures! ✨
📸: Kendall Stephenson (rising 3L), Brannon Bailey (rising 3L), Alexsa Rayon (rising 2L), Emily Flores (rising 2L), Xiomara Garcia (rising 3L), and Ana Noda (incoming 1L).
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Today, our July bar takers completed their final simulated practice exam on campus.
During the lunch session, Associate Dean Jeffrey Veitch led a discussion on Criminal Procedure issues from the February 2025 Florida Constitutional Law essay.
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Rising 3L Adrienne Dawkins is gaining valuable hands-on legal experience this summer through the Palm Beach County Bar Association Summer Internship Program. She is working with Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley in West Palm Beach under the mentorship of shareholder and Florida Bar President Rosalyn Sia Baker-Barnes, and partner Mariano Garcia, Esq. (`94).
📸: Adrienne Dawkins (3L), Florida Bar President Rosalyn Sia Baker-Barnes, and alumnus Mariano Garcia, Esq.
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St. Thomas University College of Law’s…
By Walter Villa, Special to STU
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