Georgia State Law Students Surprised With Tickets To Paris For The Olympics

"I'm gonna do it like Oprah."

Georgia State Law professor Mo Ivory has pulled off a few surprises during her teaching career - including end of the semester appearances by celebrities like Ludicris and Rick Ross.

But Ivory’s latest surprise - roundtrip airfare for each of her 30 students to attend the Paris Olympics this summer - was, by design, her Oprah moment.

“I never forgot [when Oprah gave away a car to a whole audience of people],” Ivory said, “So when this opportunity came up, I was like, I’m gonna do it like Oprah.”

The tickets to Paris were presented to Ivory’s students taking her class “Legal Life of The Olympics” where students have been learning about the business and legal issues of the summer games.

Ivory’s students are finding out “what happens in a national governing body, like USA Track & Field, and how they interact with USOPC and IOC.”

This Olympics-focused curriculum is the latest iteration of Ivory’s “Legal Life of…” series where she explores the legal lives of celebrities like Kandi Buriss, rappers Ludicris and Rick Ross that have all culminated with surprise appearances by the celebrities.

With no single “person” to bring in as a surprise guest to put a bow on a semester learning about the Olympics, Ivory was looking for another way to surprise her students.

“I thought to myself, ‘How amazing would it be if I could take them to the Olympics?’”

Getting there would be a big hurdle, so she made a call to a contact at Delta. They almost immediately said “yes” to her idea and the whole thing came together in 48 hours.

Ivory kept it a secret, however, as she handed out envelopes to the entire class telling them that only two envelopes contained boarding passes to Paris.

The reaction, which was caught on video by Atlanta News First, wasn’t immediately like the Oprah car giveaway, Ivory remembered.

“It was very quiet,” she said with a laugh, “Like they didn’t really get it.”

Once they realized what was happening, the students started jumping up and down and squealing.

Ivory said they are still sorting out the specifics for when they’re in Paris, but have plans to explore the Olympic Village, visit the Team USA House, attend the opening ceremonies and an NBC live broadcast as well as spend time at a Paris law school.

“It’s going to be amazing,” Ivory said.

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