On February 27, 2017 during the evening class, Criminal Procedures and the Courts – taught by Mr. Brent Lottman, Dr. Christy Hutchison coordinated a law school panel featuring Peru State alumnus and second-year law student, Mr. Gregg Moran.  Also attending was a representative from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Law School who spoke about the law-school admission process.

Dr. Hutchison holds these panels each year to give undergraduate students an opportunity to explore the law as a profession and to be introduced to procedures of law-school application.

Mr. Gregg Moran participated in the panel.  Mr. Moran was able to share with interested students what he has experienced as a student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln School of Law.  In an email to Dr. Hutchison and Dean of the School of Professional Studies, Dr. Greg Galardi, Mr. Moran offered:  “How long can police follow a suspect with a drone before it becomes a violation of the suspect's rights?  An hour?  Two hours?  Ten hours?  One week?  Twenty years?  In Peru State's business law course, we dealt with that exact issue, which was my first opportunity to see how much creativity the practice of law calls for.  Now that I am in law school, I'm able to use quite a bit of the education I received at Peru State College in the business department—examining problems regarding corporations and other businesses, as well as the laws and regulations that apply to them.”