Bidding for a great cause

     During my time here at Quinnipiac school of law one of the many organizations that I have been involved with is the Public Interest Law Project (known here at school as PILP). PILP is an organization that is focused around many issues in public interest, and some of our events include poverty awareness week at the law school, and our annual auction. The PILP auction is held every year in March and is an extremely fun and unique experience.
     The annual auction revolves around a theme (past years' themes have included a fiesta, and the awesome 80's, to name a few), and includes both a silent auction and a live auction. All of the money raised funds grants for students who work in Public Interest positions over the summer (at little or no pay). As a live auction co-chair, part of my duties include soliciting live auction items. [Some of our 'hot ticket' items last year included meals with professors, parking spots in the law school faculty lot, daytrips with professors, professor's used book with class notes, deep discounts on bar review courses, and even a homemade gourmet dinner courtesy of the dean!, just to name a few]
     The night of the auction is a highly anticipated event for QUlaw students. Many people last year dressed in 80's attire, and the grand courtroom was packed! Students, alumni, professors, staff and members of the community all generously joined us for dinner & the auction, which was quite a success. Many students got into bidding wars over certain items!
     Not only was the auction a great night, the best part is redeeming the prizes won. My study group won a breakfast with one of our favorite professors where we shared laughs, reflected on class topics, and got to know our professor outside of class.
     It's events like the PILP auction that bring students, professors and administration together that I love about QU law.

Caitlin McGrory, 2L