Committee Applications Due Wednesday, September 12th
at 5:00 in the BHSA office (289 Simon)
Admissions (JD):
<2L & 3L's only>
Reads files of applicants for admission to the JD Program referred to
committee by the Director of Admissions. Consistent with faculty policy,
makes admission decisions. Makes recommendations to the faculty on policy
issues as appropriate.
Faculty Chair: Caron
Faculty Members: Barnett, Berring,
Hany Lopez, Krieger, Menell
12 Student Positions: Hernaldo
Baltodano, Ari Biernoff, Maxine
Burkett, Kenneth Edwards, Brigham Fordham Victor Gomez,
Hutch Hsieh, Maria Lin, Jackie Medecki Sara Regan M.
David Ruff, LaShonne Watts, Ebony-Azizi Sylla (Alt). (These
were the 00-01 members)
Teacher Evaluations Steering Committee
This committee was just created by BHSA to research and implement ways
of getting the teacher evaluations published. Lots of flexibility is
given.
5 Student Positions
are available
Academic Placement
Promotes entry of Boalt students into law teaching. Develops programs
to create student interest in teaching, gathers names of interested
students and recent graduates, and advises students and recent graduates
about entering the teaching market. Prepares a list of potential faculty
candidates to be circulated to appropriate schools.
Faculty Chair: Lieberman
1 Student Position: Jeff Schwartz
(01-02)
Academic Rules:
Serves as a resource for the Dean of Students for interpreting the Academic
Rules. Examines proposed revisions or additions to the Rules and makes
recommendations to the faculty for final action.
Faculty Chair: Merges
Faculty Members: Vetter, Weisselberg
1 Student Position: Don Miller (00-01)
Admissions (JSP)
Reads files of applicants for admission to the JSP Program and, consistent
with faculty policy, makes admission decisions. Makes recommendations
to the faculty on policy issues as appropriate.
Faculty Chair: Luker
Faculty Members: Lieberman, Rubinfeld
Building/ Maintenance
Gives advice on pending building improvement and maintenance projects
in the Law School. This year, building improvement projects include
possible renovations in the Goldberg Room, the large lecture rooms,
Booth Auditorium, and the faculty library. Also, makes recommendations
regarding allocation of space within the Law School complex.
Faculty Chair: Vetter
Faculty Members: Bundy, Kagan
1 Student Position:
Clerkship
Promotes entry of Boalt students into federal and state judicial clerkships.
The committee will continue its work to develop a program to create
student interest in clerking, inform students of relevant procedures,
and counsel them on clerkship opportunities
Faculty Chair: Kutz
Faculty Members: Spaulding
No students appointed at this time
Faculty Appointments Liason Committee
Prepares the annual report on hiring needs for faculty consideration,
identifies candidates for appointment in consultation with the Dean,
organizes recruitment of candidates, and presents candidates to the
faculty for appointment.
Faculty Chair: Choper
Faculty Members: Cooter, Lemley, Samuelson,
Yoo
No voting student positions but numerous
positions open on the Liason committee
: Alegria DeLaCruz (chair), Jee Park,
Antiim Vulchev. More to be named later.
Skills and Clinical
Advises the dean and faculty on issues concerning Boalt Hall's professional
skills and clinical programs. During the 2000-01 academic year, the
Committee will: (1) work in coordination with the Teaching and Curriculum
to develop teaching and course evaluation forms for clinical and skills
courses; (2) advise the dean whether to create a position of Director
of Professional Skills Training; and (3) review and make recommendations
regarding proposals from the Director of the Center for Clinical Education
for new clinics that would operate within the Center.
Faculty Chair: Weisselberg
Faculty Members: Blum, Bauxbaum, Fried,
Vetter
1 Student Position: Bhavna Dharnayani
(00-01)
Teaching and Curriculum
Considers faculty proposals related to teaching and curriculum. This
year, the committee will consider proposals to (1) improve the format
of teaching evaluations, (2) publish the results of teaching evaluations,
(3) revamp the first-year elective, (4) move Constitutional Law I to
the upper class curriculum and replace it with a course containing much
of the material in Constitutional II, and (5) consider a new approach
to scheduling classes.
Faculty Chair: Frickey
Faculty Members: Feeley, Mayali, Weisselburg,
Yoo
2 Student Positions: Caroline Nguyen,
Jason Snyder
Technology
Advises the dean on various policy issues concerning acquisition and
use of computer and other technologies in the Law School. This year,
the committee will consider (1) addition of AC power to individual seats
in the large lecture rooms, (2) addition of AV capacity to the large
lecture rooms, (3) addition of capacity for access to data in the large
lecture rooms, and (4) whether to install or integrate a "student server"
for boalt.org.
Faculty Chair: Vetter
Faculty Members: Menell, Peterson, Shelanski
2 Student Positions:
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