Emily Buss : Additional Activities
Midway Dinner address, February 6, 2008.
Conferences
The Extension of Federal Foster Care Funding to Age 21, Co-convened with the John Burton Foundation (October 2007)
Legal Issues Affecting the Transition from Foster Care to Independence (February 2006)
Media Appearences
Odyssey, WBEZ, Participated on panel discussing the Children's Internet Protection Act, March 28, 2002
CNN Tonight. Interviewed about surrogate mother suing the potential adoptive parents for backing out when it was discovered she was having twins, August 13, 2001
Odyssey, WBEZ, Participated on panel discussing juvenile justice policy in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Juvenile Court, June 30, 1999
CBS Evening News, Interviewed about Parental Responsibility Laws, May 2, 1999
Board and Committee Involvement
Local School Council, Christopher School (Chicago Public School System)
- Member, 2004-2009
National Advisory Committee, Nebraska Juvenile Offender and GAL Studies
- Member 2008-09
The University of Chicago
- Chair, Campus Planning Committee, 2008-2009
- Member, Women’s Leadership Council, 2008-present
- Member, Task Force on Work-Life Balance, 2008
- Member,Athletic Board , 1998-2001
- Chair, Board of Student and Campus Life. Subcommittee on Athletics, 2001-2002
- Member, Board of Student and Campus Life, 2001-2002
University of Chicago Laboratory Schools
- Board of Directors, 2004-present
- Chair, Committee on Academic and Student Affairs, Board of Directors, 2009-present
Local School Council, Blair Early Childhood Center
- President, 2000-2002
- Member, 1999-2000
