{"id":22603,"date":"2017-02-15T09:10:33","date_gmt":"2017-02-15T14:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/?p=22603"},"modified":"2017-02-15T09:10:33","modified_gmt":"2017-02-15T14:10:33","slug":"minority-mentoring-picnic-brings-students-judges-attorneys-together-annual-networking-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/index.php\/2017\/02\/15\/minority-mentoring-picnic-brings-students-judges-attorneys-together-annual-networking-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Minority Mentoring Picnic brings students, judges and attorneys together for annual networking event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Brielle Tucker<\/p>\n<p>On Feb. 4, members of Stetson\u2019s Black Law Students Association attended the 13th Annual Minority Mentoring Picnic in Hialeah, Florida. Ten Stetson students attended this year&#8217;s\u00a0annual networking event, coordinated\u00a0by the Kozyak Minority Mentoring Foundation.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22613\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22613\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/A-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-22613\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/A-2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Students and family gather at the Minority Mentoring Picnic. Photo courtesy Brielle Tucker.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22613\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students and family gather at the Minority Mentoring Picnic. Photo courtesy Brielle Tucker.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Upon\u00a0arrival, law students were greeted with a sticker that read \u201cI Need a Mentor\u201d while judges and attorneys were given stickers that read \u201cI Need a Mentee\u201d in hopes that lasting connections would be made. The picnic was well attended by judges, attorneys and other law students from every law school in Florida.\u00a0Stetson Law alumnus\u00a0Brian Tannebaum J.D. &#8217;94 spoke with current Stetson students about life after Stetson and shared his memories from his\u00a0law school\u00a0years.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22608\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22608\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/B.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22608 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/B-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"(L-R): Kamilah Clark, Assita Toure, Alexis Turner-Garris, Keongela Norton. Photo by Brielle Tucker.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22608\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(L-R): Career Development&#8217;s Kamilah Clark, Assita Toure, Alexis Turner-Garris, Keongela Norton. Photo by Brielle Tucker.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22614\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22614\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/A2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22614 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/A2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"(L-R): Brian Tannebaum with BLSA president Kaarl Brandon. Photo by Brielle Tucker.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22614\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(L-R): Brian Tannebaum J.D. &#8217;94 with BLSA president Kaarl Brandon. Photo by Brielle Tucker.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There was an opportunity to hear advice from the Florida Bar on\u00a0completing the bar application as well as prepping for the bar exam.<\/p>\n<p>Cuisine included barbecue, Caribbean, Mexican, American and vegetarian options. Popcorn, dessert and ice-cream stations were also available. The family-friendly event also featured a \u201cKids Zone\u201d with rock-climbing, face painting and ring toss games.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Brielle Tucker On Feb. 4, members of Stetson\u2019s Black Law Students Association attended the 13th Annual Minority Mentoring Picnic in Hialeah, Florida. Ten Stetson students attended this year&#8217;s\u00a0annual networking event, coordinated\u00a0by the Kozyak Minority Mentoring Foundation. 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