Mel Shinn Day is an activity day for the whole law school celebrating the memory of Mel Shinn. On this specific day, the College hosts an all-school picnic. It’s a fun, relaxed event! A day on which bocce, bags, and badminton finals will take place.

Mel Shinn was a law graduate in the very special class of 1966, which was a group of overachievers such as Harvey Perlman, Hal Daub, and Earl Scudder, as well as many others. Mel came to the University of Nebraska from Hawaii primarily to play baseball. Sports were a continuing interest of Mel’s throughout his life.