RLOP students attend workshop in Lincoln 

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Chadron State College students, faculty, and staff with the Rural Law Opportunities Program pose in Lincoln Feb. 1, 2024. From left, Chambrae Klein, Amanda Sellin, Dr. Tiffany Wasserburger, Ella O'Brien, Hector Nunez, Tianna Martin, Devin Konicek, Ashley Burrows, Mekenna Fisher, Megan Hodgson, Sasha Paez, and Kate Pope. (Courtesy photo, used with permission)

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CHADRON – Chadron State College’s Rural Law Opportunities Program (RLOP) students attended the Nebraska State Bar Association Leadership Academy (NSBA) in Lincoln, Nebraska, Feb. 1-2. The sessions were planned to help the RLOP students understand more about legislation, and the Nebraska legislative process and counsel, according to Kate Pope RLOP Project Coordinator.

The trip also included a meeting with UNL’s College of Law Admissions, a tour of UNL Law, and a CSC RLOP alumni dinner.  

The legislative session included presentations from Attorney General Mike Hilger, Lt. Governor Joe Kelly, Sen. Carolyn Bosn, and Sen. George Dungan. The students also attended a dinner with the RLOP program liaison Dr. Anthony Schutz with UNL College of Law.  

Students who participated were Ashley Burrows of Hay Springs, Neb., Mekenna Fisher of Hershey, Neb., Megan Hodgson of McCook, Neb., Chambrae Klein of Arapahoe, Neb., Devin Konicek of Ord, Neb.,   Tianna Martin of Kearney, Neb., Hector Nunez of Ohiowa, Neb., Ella O’Brien of Chadron, Sasha Paez of Scottsbluff, Neb., and Amanda Sellin of Norfolk, Neb. Pope and Dr. Tiffany Wasserburger accompanied the students. 

CSC RLOP alumni who attended the dinner are enrolled in UNL’s College of Law. They were Gunnar Buchhammer, Sullivan Jones, Zach Kring, and Micah Stouffer.  

-Daniella Akwanamnye

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