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Weigand Scholar Joan Schneider (Washburn '10) was recently mobilized to active duty in the Army at Fort Stewart, GA for a year.  She's working as a paralegal for the Special Victims Prosecutor to help support sex crime court martials.

Schneider says, "Kansas and Georgia are worlds apart.  Sometimes the humidity is so high you feel like you are living in a swamp.  Before I came here I had nothing but contempt for the drivers on the road-- now I know that Georgia drivers are even worse than the ones in Kansas.  The food is totally different too.  Seafood is so much fresher and cheaper than in Kansas.  Conversely, beef is much more expensive and it is hard to get good quality cuts. I would say at least $1 a lb in the price of seafood in Kansas has to be just shipping, because seafood is at least that much cheaper here across the board.

What I love about my new job is that I am making a difference in a very delicate area of criminal law.  I work with the Special Victims unit which means we prosecute sexual crimes such as rape and sexual assault.  We also deal with serious cases of child abuse such as shaken babies.

I would say the aspect of my legal education that most prepared me for this job is criminal procedure.  Because I am a paralegal I help assemble evidence, draft pre-trial documents, that sort of thing.  MAJ Grieser is the one in the court room.  Heads up for those interested in practicing military law, there are some differences and the source of law is the MCM-- the Manual for Courts-Martial, which is available online in pdf format through the Army Publishing Directorate.

I can't wait to get back to Kansas, I miss everything about it.  Georgia is just an extended vacation, there is no way I would want to live here."

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Red Shoe Society Wichita (RSS Wichita) provides an opportunity for young professionals between the ages of 21-40 to have fun while making a difference in the lives of sick and injured children by raising awareness for Ronald McDonald House Charities® of Wichita (RMHC Wichita).  RMHC Wichita is an independently funded charity that supports children and families at times of great emotional, physical and financial need by providing a place to stay and support for families with hospitalized children.  RMHC Wichita has three facilities in Wichita that serve families of sick or injured children, the Ronald McDonald Family Room® in Wesley Medical Center and two Ronald McDonald Houses, one adjacent to Wesley Medical Center and the other near the Via Christi hospital on St. Francis.  Last year RMHC Wichita supported over 2400 families.  RSS Wichita was created "to engage, empower and inspire young professionals to participate in philanthropic and leadership endeavors and build awareness for RMHC Wichita."

Dan Lawrence and Sam Foreman are currently serving on the board for RSS Wichita, and are excited about supporting the efforts of RMHC Wichita.   Members of RSS Wichita will have opportunities to help volunteer at the Houses, fundraise, and organize events to help raise awareness in the community.  RSS Wichita was established late in 2011 and is just now beginning its first membership drive.  Now is a great time to get involved in a great group, serving a great cause.   

RSS Wichita is a great way to meet the individuals who are becoming the leaders of the Wichita community.  The current RSS Wichita board  represents some of the best and brightest from employers such as Cargill, Allen Gibbs & Houlik, Intrust Bank, AGCO, Hoover Financial Group, Foulston Siefkin, Greteman Group, Fleeson Gooing, and Klenda Austerman, among others. The annual membership fee is $80.00 a person or $130.00 per couple – $80.00 covers the cost to house a family for one night.  If you are interested in getting involved with RSS Wichita, please contact LaTasha St. Arnault at LaTasha@rmhcwichita.org or call RMHC Wichita at 316.269.4182. 

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Few Wichitans know it, but a multimillion-dollar scholarship fund based here has been helping some of Kansas' brightest minds become lawyers at some of the state's most prestigious firms since 2004.

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