{"id":32666,"date":"2023-11-14T13:49:41","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T18:49:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/?p=32666"},"modified":"2024-04-09T12:16:04","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T16:16:04","slug":"stetson-law-celebrates-opening-of-its-advocacy-institute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/index.php\/2023\/11\/14\/stetson-law-celebrates-opening-of-its-advocacy-institute\/","title":{"rendered":"Stetson Law Celebrates Opening of its Advocacy Institute"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"590\" height=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Advocacy-Institute-GO_news.jpg\" alt=\"A collage of images, including an external shot of a two-story building and four individuals cutting a ribbon in front of a set of modern doors.\" class=\"wp-image-32713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Advocacy-Institute-GO_news.jpg 590w, https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Advocacy-Institute-GO_news-500x331.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Officials celebrated the opening of the Advocacy Institute with a ribbon cutting on October 28, 2023.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stetson alumni, leadership, and friends recently gathered to celebrate the opening of a stunning new facility on the College of Law campus in Gulfport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With support from alumni and other community leaders, the Advocacy Institute invites students, faculty, and other members of the advocacy community to learn and collaborate in its well-appointed courtrooms, study areas, and other spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials and alumni celebrated the new facility at an event in late October. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_97840\"  width=\"480\" height=\"270\"  data-origwidth=\"480\" data-origheight=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7DmvkOsYQwM?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt has been such a joy to share our new Advocacy Institute with the community,\u201d said Stetson Law Dean <strong>D. Benjamin Barros<\/strong>. \u201cWe can\u2019t wait to see the many ways in which this dynamic new space will grow and shape our legacy as a global advocacy leader.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In photos: Advocacy Institute opening reception<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"n2-section-smartslider fitvidsignore  n2_clear\" data-ssid=\"20\"><div id=\"n2-ss-20-align\" class=\"n2-ss-align\"><div class=\"n2-padding\"><div id=\"n2-ss-20\" data-creator=\"Smart Slider 3\" data-responsive=\"auto\" class=\"n2-ss-slider n2-ow n2-has-hover n2notransition  \"><div class=\"n2-ss-slider-wrapper-inside\">\n        <div class=\"n2-ss-slider-1 n2_ss__touch_element n2-ow\">\n            <div class=\"n2-ss-slider-2 n2-ow\">\n                                                <div class=\"n2-ss-slider-3 n2-ow\">\n\n                    <div class=\"n2-ss-slide-backgrounds n2-ow-all\"><div class=\"n2-ss-slide-background\" data-public-id=\"1\" data-mode=\"fill\"><div 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Stetson Law is <em>U.S. News &amp; World Report<\/em>\u2019s No. 1 destination for advocacy and has been for years. The Institute will greatly enhance this incredible legacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>More space to collaborate, practice, and celebrate<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Situated on Stetson Law\u2019s historic Gulfport campus, the 16,000-square-foot facility is emblematic and functional. It offers students a modern setting to learn without leaving the campus\u2019s majestic grounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the addition of six new courtrooms, the new facility brings the number of formal courtrooms on campus to 12. 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The Institute also features a history and awards hall, a renovated lobby entrance, and the campus bookstore. The new spaces will be the ideal training ground for Stetson Law\u2019s award-winning moot court, mock trial, and dispute resolution teams \u2013 as well as the perfect backdrop for major annual events like the Educating Advocacy Teachers conference, the National Pretrial Competition, and the International Environmental Moot Court Competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Exploring advocacy across disciplines<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several of the College of Law\u2019s celebrated centers and institutes have also moved here, including the Center for Excellence in Advocacy, Center for Excellence in Elder Law, and Jacobs Law Clinic for Democracy and the Environment. This invites students and mentors involved with these programs to work together, share ideas, and hone their skills across disciplines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAn advocacy-rich education, which extends across concentrations and courses, gives students multiple opportunities to advocate for themselves as well as for positions, principles, and issues,\u201d said Law Professor <strong>Elizabeth Boals<\/strong>, director of Stetson\u2019s Center for Excellence in Advocacy. \u201cThese experiential learning spaces in our new Advocacy Institute allow for more intensive, advanced, specialized advocacy courses.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stetson Law believes in developing the complete advocate, and this facility represents our commitment to mastering a superior understanding of the law, the ability to persuasively present evidence, and the humanity to know when to do the right thing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stetson alumni, leadership, and friends recently gathered to celebrate the opening of a stunning new facility on the College of Law campus in Gulfport. 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