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The Graves and Simpson families cut the ribbon, along with Fr. Henrickson.

Creighton leadership and lead donors celebrate opening of Graves Hall

Aug 15, 2023

A few days before 400 freshman students moved into Graves Hall, a few hundred alumni, faculty, staff and friends joined Creighton leadership and the families of the project's lead donors for a grand opening.

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Judy Graves, Lee Graves, Kathy Simpson and Jim Simpson.

New residence hall and courtyard built on a lifetime of friendship

Aug 08, 2023

The namesakes (and lead donors) of the new hall and courtyard are Lee C. Graves, BSBA’80, JD’83, and his wife, Judy Graves, and their close friends Kathy and Jim Simpson, BA’80.

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A rendering of the Simpson Family Courtyard

Fire pits, lounge chairs and a volleyball court — check out Creighton's new courtyard

Jul 11, 2023

The soon-to-open new residence hall Graves Hall has a courtyard, and that courtyard now has a name — the Simpson Family Courtyard. The courtyard is named after Kathy and Jim Simpson, BA’80, the longtime donors who made the lead gift to the space.

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The wood and the bench and the check

$300, some wood and an apology

May 17, 2023

School of Law Dean Joshua Fershée recently received a peculiar piece of mail. A package with no return address, containing an apology letter, a $300 money order and a piece of wood.

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Law Goal Government Leadership Organization

As one of The Hill's Top Lobbyists, Michaela Sims, JD'96, loves mentoring the next generation of Creighton law students through the GOAL Program

Apr 28, 2023

Michaela Sims, JD'96, has come a long way in her 17-year-long lobbying career. In this time, she has gone from crashing on a friend's couch to running two of her own lobbying firms in Washington D.C., one of which she still manages. Sims has also been an integral part, as program director, of Creighton’s Government Organization and Leadership (GOAL) program for over a decade.

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The Creighton alum who helped save 200,000 lives

Oct 13, 2022

He was one of the most consequential individuals ever to graduate from Creighton University, though few know his name.

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Graves Hall rendering by Holland Basham Architects

The name of Creighton's new residence hall is …

Sep 30, 2022

Graves Hall's namesake is Lee C. Graves, BSBA'80, JD'83, who, along with his wife, Judy Graves, recently made the lead gift of $12 million to the residence hall now in construction at 23rd Street, south of Burt Street.

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Jim Seifert in the Dominican Republic for his ILAC trip

36 years after graduation, alum takes life-changing ILAC trip

May 20, 2022

In most cases, ILAC participants are current Creighton students. But for Jim Seifert, JD’82, the transformative experience took place more than 30 years after he graduated.

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The largest scholarship gift in the law school's history

Jan 05, 2022

The late Mary Jo (Connell) Cleaver, BS'52, JD'54, MA'55, made a $4 million gift designated to help law students attain their dreams of becoming attorneys.  

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Creighton Law's Juvenile Justice Clinic is meeting an essential need

Dec 09, 2021

The grant-funded clinic serves as a small firm, with student-attorneys providing free legal services for youth with open cases in the Separate Juvenile Court of Douglas County.

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