Dani Mouri, BA Sociology, TU 2000; 

1. What have you been doing since graduating from TU in 2000?
I have been in law school for the last three years.  Additionally, during my first year of law school, I played my last year of football for the mighty Golden Hurricane—Go TU!  After that first year of law school, I was given the great opportunity of becoming an Academic Advisor for the Athletic Department at TU and have been doing that for the last two years.

2. What are you doing now?

I am finishing my last year as an academic advisor.  I am also in my last year of law school, but that will conclude shortly—finally!

3. What are your plans for the future?

I will be working in San Francisco for Shook, Hardy & Bacon, which is primarily a litigation firm.

4. What has been the most rewarding experience for you in the last 2 years?
 
Among others, the most rewarding experience I had was being an Academic Advisor at TU because it allowed me to still be part of athletics at TU.  Most of the time, when an athlete has concluded his or her playing career, he or she is not able to stay connected with their former program, either because he or she doesn’t have enough time, or whatever.  My experiences at TU were some of the best I’ve ever had, and staying connected to TU for two more years as an Academic Advisor was icing on the cake.  Additionally, I was able to work for a national law firm after my second year of law school, working in their Missouri and Kansas offices.  I also was fortunate to have been able to edit and work on, as the Articles Research Editor for the Tulsa Law (a scholarly publication for the Law School), the articles of some of the most renowned legal scholars in the country.     

5.  What have been the most difficult experiences since graduating? 

Fortunately I have not had any real difficult experiences, at least not yet, that I can really remember.

6.  What kind of obstacles have you faced?

Unfortunately, law school requires you to do several things all at once, making time a valuable resource.  Although I did have to balance my time during my playing days—with school and football—I have never truly experienced anything such as law school that constrains your time so much.  I find myself burning the midnight oil on several occasions.  And the worst thing is that I don’t get to see my wife as much as I would like.

7.  What sources of support have you drawn on?

My wife is my biggest source of support.  She’s wonderful!  She is currently in her second year of medical school and having her experience similar things definitely makes it easier for the both of us to identify with the other’s experiences.

8.  What advice do you have for current sociology majors?

Take advantage of the great classes and great instructors that TU has.  Don’t avoid the so-called “hard classes” or “hard professors” that everyone else persistently avoids.  These classes and professors are ones that you typically take the most from.

9.  Anything else you’d like to add?

The great thing about being a sociology major is that you have options after you graduate because it prepares you for several things.  For example, being a sociology major prepared me, more so than any other major, for law school.  Many concepts, especially the theoretical ones, are quite similar, and sometimes the people that you study as a sociology major and in sociology classes are the same people that you study as a law student.