Faculty Senate sends revised law school recipe to Board of Trustees for approval
Resources for the new College of Law will not be taken from current funds.
Triangle News Desk
Issue date: 5/13/05 Section: News
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In a special meeting of Faculty Senate May 10, the representative body approved and endorsed the application to the Pa. Department of Education for authority to grant three new terminal degrees and start a College of Law.
After statements by various members of the University-wide Advisory Committee facilitating the new College of Law, the meeting was open to questions from faculty concerning the procedures, research and methods that would be required for the new college to be successful. When put to a vote, the resolution passed 22-1, with certain conditions.
Primary among faculty concerns were the use of funds for the college and its programs and satisfactory assurance regarding University President Constantine Papadakis' pledge to ensure that no resources are either withheld or diverted from operating funds.
In addition, the Senate also put forth the conditions that the law school not affect the realization of the University Strategic Plan and the degrees and programs be reviewed thoroughly so that the UAC's requirements and standards are met.
General Counsel Carl Oxholm outlined his meeting with consultants at the American Bar Association in Chicago, Ill. last week. The ABA is responsible for law school accreditation, as well as various programs to assist lawyers and initiatives to improve the legal system, according to the organization's Web site.
The ABA consultants forwarded a memo to Oxholm that supported the University's plan although the plan is more aggressive and has a shorter completion time than normally required.
"I greatly appreciate the incredible efforts that were made by the members of the University-wide Advisory Committee," Oxholm told The Triangle. "There is no way that the law school we are now proposing could have been anywhere near as good if it had not been challenged and critiqued on every aspect."
Oxholm particularly thanked Professor of Mechanical Engineering & Mechanics Jonathan Awerbuch and Goodwin College Budget Officer Zhiying Feng for the enormous number of hours they devoted to the project.
After statements by various members of the University-wide Advisory Committee facilitating the new College of Law, the meeting was open to questions from faculty concerning the procedures, research and methods that would be required for the new college to be successful. When put to a vote, the resolution passed 22-1, with certain conditions.
Primary among faculty concerns were the use of funds for the college and its programs and satisfactory assurance regarding University President Constantine Papadakis' pledge to ensure that no resources are either withheld or diverted from operating funds.
In addition, the Senate also put forth the conditions that the law school not affect the realization of the University Strategic Plan and the degrees and programs be reviewed thoroughly so that the UAC's requirements and standards are met.
General Counsel Carl Oxholm outlined his meeting with consultants at the American Bar Association in Chicago, Ill. last week. The ABA is responsible for law school accreditation, as well as various programs to assist lawyers and initiatives to improve the legal system, according to the organization's Web site.
The ABA consultants forwarded a memo to Oxholm that supported the University's plan although the plan is more aggressive and has a shorter completion time than normally required.
"I greatly appreciate the incredible efforts that were made by the members of the University-wide Advisory Committee," Oxholm told The Triangle. "There is no way that the law school we are now proposing could have been anywhere near as good if it had not been challenged and critiqued on every aspect."
Oxholm particularly thanked Professor of Mechanical Engineering & Mechanics Jonathan Awerbuch and Goodwin College Budget Officer Zhiying Feng for the enormous number of hours they devoted to the project.
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