The Coahoma Community College Department of Social Sciences will host the Mississippi Valley State University (MVSU) Mock Trial Team on Thursday, October 28, at 6:00 p.m. in the Whiteside Hall Lecture room. The event will serve as a live-action prep as the group prepares to face off against some of the best mock trial teams in the country next month in a national competition.
Since 1998, MVSU's Mock Trial Team, the only team at a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in the State of Mississippi and one of the few in the nation, has won numerous awards and significant scholarship money towards law school tuition for its members.
The team will present an aggravated arson case during the upcoming mock trial while receiving feedback and constructive criticism from CCC Social Science Chair Dr. Barbara Boschert and the presiding judge and local attorney Oliver Clark. Mr. Clark and Dr. Boschert both previously coached a mock trial team at Clarksdale High School.
Boschert encourages CCC students to come out and witness this event. She said those students who attended the last four years enjoyed the performance.
"This is a tremendous opportunity, particularly for criminal justice and pre-law students. However, all CCC students can benefit from seeing Valley's award-winning team in action," Boschert said. "The trial will be a demonstration in strategic planning necessary to plan and present legal documents, critical thinking— including how to use facts to support a well-articulated argument—and public speaking."
For questions or more information, contact Boschert at (662) 621-4677 or bboschert@coahomacc.edu.