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Homeland Security adviser speaks here
Joe D. Whitley, general counsel of the U.S. Department of Homeland
Security, will speak at the School of Law on Feb. 21. His lecture
will focus on the structure and function of the DHS as well
as the U.S. Patriot Act. Open to the public, the program will
begin at 12:30 p.m. in classroom A and will be followed by a
reception.
Whitley became chief legal adviser of DHS in August 2003. In
this position, he advises the department’s secretary and
ensures that all actions of the DHS meet legal requirements.
As such, he oversees approximately 1,500 lawyers from 22 different
agencies, including the Secret Service, the Coast Guard, Border
and Transportation Security, the Transportation Security Administration,
Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection, and Emergency
Preparedness and Response.
Previously Whitley was U.S. associate attorney general, U.S.
attorney for the Middle District of Georgia and U.S. attorney
for the Northern District of Georgia. He was also a partner
at the law firm Alston and Bird, where he led the government
enforcement and investigations group. Whitley received his undergraduate
and law degrees from UGA.
The event will be hosted by the law school’s Federalist
Society, an organization that seeks to encourage discussion
about public policy and the law by sponsoring debates and prominent
speakers.
Career Center hosts nonprofit expo
The Career Center will hold its annual Nonprofit Volunteer and
Career Expo Feb. 16 from noon to 5 p.m. at the Tate Student
Center. With more than 100 nonprofits registered to attend,
the expo is designed to raise awareness of the spectrum of volunteer,
internship and career opportunities available in the nonprofit
sector. This year’s event is sponsored by the UGA Career
Center, Volunteer UGA and Opportunity Knocks, a division of
the Georgia Center for NonProfits.
Through the Nonprofit Expo, students learn that they don’t
have to be social work majors to work for a nonprofit organization.
Marketing, public relations, finance and education are among
the very broad set of skills for which nonprofits are looking.
The expo provides an opportunity for students to get acquainted
with nonprofits and talk about mutual interests. A list of this
year’s expo participants is available at www.uga.edu/career.
Law students provide free tax filing
help
Students from UGA’s School of Law have again joined forces
with a national program to provide free federal and state income
tax preparation and electronic filing.
While the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program will serve
anyone seeking help, several groups will receive top priority:
those with low to moderate income ($30,000/single and $40,000/married),
those who are 60 years or older, those who are disabled and
those who do not speak English. The VITA program provides free
help to individuals who could not normally pay for income tax
assistance. Last year, the law school’s VITA volunteers
prepared more than 300 tax returns.
Tax services will be offered:
• Mondays from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Saye Building, 110 W.
Hancock Ave., and the Nellie B. Community Center, 200 Zetella
Drive;
• Tuesdays from 4 to 6 p.m. at the UGA School of Law,
room C, and from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at Catholic Social Services,
160 Winston Drive, suite no. 2;
• Wednesdays from 4 to 6 p.m. at the UGA School of Law,
room C, and from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Rock Springs Community Center,
285 Rocksprings Court.
Services also will be available from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on March
5 at the Rock Springs Community Center and Feb. 19 and April
2 at the Nellie B. Community Center. The last day for tax preparations
through the VITA program is April 6. |
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