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Fall 2024 issue

Welcome to the newest issue of Res Gestae, Utah Law's alumni magazine!

In this issue, we meet Nubia Peña ('16), senior advisor of access and opportunity for Utah Gov. Spencer Cox and director for the Utah Division of Multicultural Affairs. Peña serves as an advocate and ally for systemically marginalized populations.

We also feature Travis Goff (MLS '24), who leads Maverik's risk management team and recently graduated with his Master of Legal Studies degree, and learn about a nontraditional career and educational path.

Finally, we talk to Tonia Hashimoto ('06), senior managing counsel at Adobe, and discuss her passion for mentorship and pursuing positions that match your values.

See your colleagues' personal and professional accomplishments in Class Notes, and read about the new Wagner/Holbrook Presidential Chair in Negotiation established this fall.

Standing in the gap: Alumna Nubia Peña serves Utah’s vulnerable communities

Nubia Peña describes her experience at the S.J. Quinney College of Law as a “transformative journey”—one full of challenges and illuminating experiences. Yet one could also say that transformation is a theme permeating throughout Peña’s life, beginning at the young age of four when her family immigrated to the United States from Mexico.

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A career belongs to you: Tonia Hashimoto shares journey to Adobe

As an undergraduate majoring in political science at the University of Utah, Tonia Hashimoto recalls the moment she was encouraged to say “yes” to an opportunity that set her career on an unexpected and fulfilling path. She was talking with the late former Salt Lake City Mayor Ted Wilson, Hinckley Institute of Politics director, who advised her to intern with the institute. Initially uncertain, she agreed. This experience opened countless doors for her.

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LETTERS & CLASS NOTES

Class Notes: Fall 2024

 Oct 31, 2024
Class Notes

Catch up with more than 20 Utah Law alums and see their personal and professional accomplishments.

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Establishing the Wagner/Holbrook Presidential Chair in Negotiation

 Nov 14, 2024
Letters

Thanks to a $5 million gift from the I.J. & Jeanné Wagner Foundation, the S.J. Quinney College of Law is establishing the Wagner/Holbrook Presidential Chair in Negotiation, which will support recruitment and retention of tenured or tenure-track faculty in the field of negotiation.

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ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT

Explore how to get involved and give back to the S.J. Quinney College of Law.

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ABOUT RES GESTAE

Res Gestae is the quarterly alumni magazine of the University of Utah's S.J. Quinney College of Law—a place to celebrate the alumni, students and faculty who define the Utah Law community. You can learn more about the magazine, see our list of contributors, and explore previous issues here.

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