Note to editors: Information about the location of the elimination rounds will be
available during the event by calling Julia Joyce at (315) 317-5856.
Syracuse University's award-winning undergraduate mock trial team will battle 20
teams from 13 colleges and universities during the Third Annual Finger Lakes
Regional American Mock Trial Association (AMTA) Tournament, Feb. 13-15, hosted
by SU. Noted area attorneys and judges will judge the competition.
The event is free and open to the public. Paid parking is available in the Irving
Garage on Irving Avenue. The competition schedule is available on the Web at
http://ilearn.syr.edu/pgm_mocktr_trn09.htm.
The event will be held at various locations on the SU campus as the teams square off
during four elimination rounds, the final of which will be held Sunday, Feb. 15, from
3-6 p.m. The teams will be arguing Walton v. Blitz New Network. The awards
ceremony will be held from 7:30-8:30 p.m. on Sunday in Grant Auditorium.
Along with SU, participating institutions are Cornell, St. Bonaventure, Binghamton
and Penn State universities; Amherst, Hamilton, Siena, Canisius, Holy Cross and
Buffalo State colleges; as well as the SUNY Colleges at Fredonia and Geneseo; and
the University of Rochester.
The SU Mock Trial Team is sponsored by the iLearn Program in The College of Arts
and Sciences. Team members are selected and coached during the fall semester by
SU alumni trial attorneys and compete in the spring round of AMTA-sponsored
tournaments. Further information about the team is available on the Web at
http://ilearn.syr.edu/pgm_mocktrial.htm.
The iLearn Program supports a variety of innovative educational programs,
including the Soling Program, the Allport Program, the Undergraduate Research
Program and the Ruth Meyer Scholars.
