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HARRIET OYERA BECOMES A CITIZEN Harriet Oyera was featured in the fall issue of the University of St. Thomas’ magazine for undergraduate and graduate alumni. Oyera became connected with St. Thomas in 2006, soon after she fled to the U.S. from Uganda. With the help of St. Thomas’ Interprofessional Center for Counseling and Legal Services (IPC), Oyera – and, years later, her three children – were able to secure asylum and work permits. Read the full update on Oyera, including how she recently became a U.S. citizen and is pursuing a master’s degree in social work at St. Thomas, at news.stthomas.edu. She is pictured here with School of Social Work Professor and Director of the IPC’s Social Work Services, George Baboila , left, and Law School Professor and Director of the IPC’s Legal Clinics Virgil Wiebe , right.
VISIT TO GUATEMALA In February, Dean Robert Vischer and Director of Global Outreach Cristina Calderón traveled to Guatemala. While there, they connected with alumni and visited three partner law schools to talk with students about opportunities to study at St. Thomas and enrich the St. Thomas Law campus with their international legal experience.
Robert Vischer, Carlos Camey ‘16 LL.M., Universidad del Istmo Dean Jary Méndez and Cristina Calderón
Robert Vischer and Cristina Calderón gather with alumni, school partners
and prospective students at a reception in Guatemala City.
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