Balancing family life and her law school dreams with fierce determination, Deyci Nunez Garcia is a testament to resilience and ambition. As a second-year law student at San Joaquin College of Law, Deyci has overcome many obstacles to reach this point and she's setting an inspiring example for first-generation and Latino students.
By Logan Tennerelli, Dean of Students
The Class of 2024 was cheered by a crowd of over 1,000 family members and friends as the graduates basked in the spotlight at the Saroyan Theatre in June.
SJCL’s 51st commencement included the heartwarming moments of triumph, inspiration, and gratitude we’ve come to cherish throughout the law school’s history.
Highlights included Dean Atkinson reading the graduates’ biographies in five languages: English, Spanish, Hmong, Punjabi, and Swahili! Many graduates also showed pride in their cultures, identities, and membership in student organizations by donning personalized stoles. One graduate, Jose Ireta, displayed the flag of Mexico as his bio concluded with, “Viva la Mexico!” Members from the SJCL Alumni Association welcomed the graduates to their fold with a gift for each. Dean Tennerelli hooded the graduates, with the exception of Michael Prentice, who was hooded by his father David, a founding partner of Prentice Long, PC.
Finals season always causes a tremendous amount of stress, understandably so considering the entirety of a semester of study comes down to a single two- or three-hour exam. This past semester, I fell into the same routine as my peers when finals rolled around, locking myself in a quiet room to revise outlines, whiteboard rules, and drink way too much coffee. But since it was the end of my 3L year, I suppose I figured, why not mix it up and throw in a full-blown identity crisis?
(Above L-R) “Dream It, Be It” award recipient Hannah Ravizza spoke at a recent Soroptimist International event; Cindy Arredondo is a recipient of the Soroptimist International 2023 “Furthering the Dream” award; and Karen Lopez-Pena is a recipient of the Soroptimist International 2023 “Furthering the Dream” award.
SJCL is thrilled to congratulate students Cindy Arredondo (4L) and Karen Lopez-Pena (2L) for their selection as recipients of Soroptimist International’s 2023 “Furthering the Dream” award. Sponsored by the Sierra Pacific Region, the mission of the award is to “advance the status of women through financial support while they pursue a baccalaureate, master’s, doctoral, law, medicine, teaching, or technical degree/certificate.”
Ten different law firms and another ten agencies participated in the first-ever San Joaquin College of Law Career Day/Resume Exchange on October 21st.
They came toting everything from logoed pens and Purell bottles to donuts and stuffed police dogs, but the biggest showstopper of all was the juggernaut of jobs. There were far more jobs than potential applicants, with most of the 20 firms and agencies offering more than just one opening.