Adams Center for Law & Society
Empowering future legal and public service leaders through impactful research and practical experience.
Arlin M. Adams Center for Law & Society
Honoring the legacy of Judge Arlin M. Adams H’85, a prominent jurist devoted to public service and a steadfast friend of 体育买球 University, the Arlin M. Adams Center for Law & Society was created to carry on his impactful work.
Founded in 2001 with generous support from the family of Sigfried and Janet Weis, 1994 Charles B. Degenstein Foundation and Annenberg Foundation, the center empowers students with practical experiences that directly enhance their research and career aspirations.
These opportunities include supporting internships and externships, organizing court and law school visits, attending national and regional conferences, completing research in social and criminal justice, and providing access to specialized law and society library resources. The center also presents the annual Arlin M. Adams Lecture, bringing legal scholars to campus for legal presentations.
Through the Adams Center, students gain valuable paid internships with regional partners like the Snyder County District Attorney’s Office and Court Appointed Special Advocates. These placements foster crucial networking connections with law schools, medical centers and social service agencies.
Each year, more than a dozen paid student internships are available to Adams Center Scholars, placing them with judges, district attorneys and probation offices. Graduates benefiting from these experiences are now thriving in law and graduate schools, on Capitol Hill, and have even earned prestigiousFulbright Awards.
Arlin M. Adams Lecture
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Student Opportunities
We’ll help you get hands-on, resume-building experience through:
- Internships and externships.
- Visiting courts and law schools.
- Attending national and regional conferences and professional seminars.
- Independent study research projects in social and criminal justice.
- Enhanced library resources relating to law and society.
- Networking relationships with law schools, medical centers, businesses, courts and social service agencies.
More than a dozen paid student internships are available each year to our Adams Center Scholars. They’ve worked with Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), as well as area judges, district attorneys and probation offices.
Graduates who have had experiences through the Adams Center are now in law school, graduate school, working on Capitol Hill and one even won a Fulbright award.
Namesake
The Arlin M. Adams Center for Law & Society was established in tribute to Judge Arlin M. Adams H’85, a prominent jurist devoted to public service and a steadfast friend of 体育买球 University, ensuring his impactful legacy continues.
About Arlin M. Adams
Arlin M. Adams was a U.S. circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. His distinguished career included 17 years on the bench and decades of involvement in professional, charitable and educational organizations.
Adams began his career in private legal practice and, concurrently, joined the faculty at The University of Pennsylvania. Prior to his appointment as a federal judge, he served a term as secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. After he retired as a federal judge, he served as counsel at one of Philadelphia’s largest law firms, Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis, for 25 years. He was also a past president of the American Judicature Society and the American Philosophical Society, and a member of Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts.
A Philadelphia native, Adams earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Temple University and a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, where he served as editor-in-chief of Penn Law Review. Determined to serve his country, Adams enlisted as a U.S. Navy logistics officer during World War II.
A long-time friend of 体育买球 University, Adams was a visiting Woodrow Wilson Fellow at 体育买球 in 1981 and received an honorary Doctor of Laws from the university in 1985.
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514 University Ave.
Selinsgrove, Pa. 17870
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Steele Hall
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570-372-4181
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