Please plan to join Dean Michael Colatrella and Associate Dean Larry Levine to celebrate the Jeffrey K. Poilé Memorial Civil Rights Scholarship and Dean Levine’s 40 years of service at McGeorge School of Law.
Details
Date: Friday, Nov. 14, 2025
Time: 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. PT
Location: McGeorge Law Library, Hugh & Hazel Darling Foundation Grand Salon
Registration by Friday, Nov. 7: $50 per person | Poilé Event Online Site
Gifts to the Poilé Scholarship are still being matched dollar for dollar by the Powell Fund until the fund is depleted.
Sponsorship Opportunities Available
Please make your sponsorship gift on our Poilé Event Online Site, or contact Sally Pereira at spereira1@pacific.edu or 916.739.7300 for an invoice.
Super Spectacular — $5,040
- Mention from the Podium
- Signage at Both Events
- Four (4) Tickets to Poilé Scholarship Reception
- Four (4) Tickets to the Lambda Fall Spectacular on Saturday, November 15
- Benefits Fair Market Value (FMV): $260
Spectacular — $2,540
- Signage at Both Events
- Three (3) Tickets to Poilé Scholarship Reception
- Three (3) Tickets to the Lambda Fall Spectacular on Saturday, November 15
- Benefits Fair Market Value (FMV): $195
Divine — $1,040
- Signage at Both Events
- Two (2) Tickets to Poilé Scholarship Reception
- Two (2) Tickets to the Lambda Fall Spectacular on Saturday, November 15
- Benefits Fair Market Value (FMV): $130
Fabulous — $540
- Signage at Both Events
- One (1) Ticket to Poilé Scholarship Reception
- One (1) Ticket to the Lambda Fall Spectacular on Saturday, November 15
- Benefits Fair Market Value (FMV): $65
Sponsorships must be received by Friday, November 7 for placement on the event signage and ticket reservations list.
History
Jeffrey Poilé passed away in 1992 and was the life partner of faculty member Larry Levine. This scholarship commemorates a remarkable man whose life ended far too soon and provides support to students who are committed to using their legal education to extend and protect the civil rights of LGBTQ+ persons.
In 2002, we awarded the first $1,250 Poilé Scholarship to one student. Since then, we have awarded 198 scholarships for a grand total of $452,653 in financial aid due to the generosity of our donors. This year, we were able to award 22 scholarships totaling $70,500.
Gifts from last year’s event helped the Poilé Scholarship endowment corpus to surpass $1.25 million mark. Associate Dean Levine continues to work on growing the endowment to provide more support for McGeorge students and has set this year’s goal for the corpus to reach $1.3 million. Fortunately, there are still some funds available in the Powell Fund to match gifts to the Poilé Scholarship. With tuition currently at $62,678 for full-time law students, these scholarships go a long way to helping our students alleviate the burden of financial worry and reduce their student loan debt allowing them to focus more on their studies.
