Association of American Law Schools.Centennial Annual Meeting.
January 5-9, 2000.Washington, DC

Schedule
Registration
Housing
Thursday, January 6, 2000
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Virginia Suite A
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
Lobby Level
Section on Student Services
Elaine M. Bourne, Pennsylvania State University, Chair
 
 
Student Services and the New Diversity in the 21st Century: Responding to the Sea Change
 
9:00–9:15 a.m.
Welcome
Elaine M. Bourne, Pennsylvania State University
 
9:15–11:00 a.m.
Defining Diversity in the 21st Century
 
Moderator: Cheryl Lyn Wade, Hofstra University
Speakers: Janice C. Griffith, Georgia State University
Daniel B. Rodriguez, University of San Diego
Karen H. Rothenberg, University of Maryland
 
What are the implications for student services professionals in the Hopwood and Podberesky decisions? Are they different for public vs. private institutions? How do we define diversity? How do our institutions define it? How will our admissions policies ultimately affect the legal profession? These are just some of the questions that will be explored by our panelists.
 
11:00–11:15 a.m.
Refreshment Break
 
11:15 a.m. –12:30 p.m.
Expanding Our View of Diversity
 
Speaker: W. Terrell Jones, Vice Provost for Educational Equity, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
 
What is “diversity”? How do we define it? Do we include international, multi-cultural, generational, disabled, and economic in our consideration of diversity? This program will look at trends, expectations of students, our own expectations, and implications for us as student services professionals.
 
2:00 –3:00 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions
Career Counseling Issues for J.D. and LL.M. International Students
 
Virginia Suite A
Lobby Level
 
Speakers: Zeita-Marion Lobley, Columbia University
Shannon Salinas, Columbia University
Ellen S. Wayne, Columbia University
 
This workshop will provide an opportunity for discussion for administrators and faculty who counsel international J.D. and LL.M. students. Issues will be discussed from the perspective of Academic Affairs, Student Services and Career Services. Hypothetical scenarios will be utilized and common problems will be explored.
 
12:30 –2:00 p.m.
Lunch on your own
 
Technology & Student Services: New Communication Opportunities
 
Hospitality Suite 8228
Lobby Level
 
Speaker:: Mary Cornaby, Villanova University
 
Learn new ways of communicating with technology within the present capability of every law school. We’ll discuss e-mail, listservs, websites, virtual conference rooms, student organizations meeting on line, web pages for organizations, registration on line, exams on computers. What has been the experience of student services professional so far?
 
3:00–3:15 p.m.
Refreshment Break
 
3:15–4:30 p.m.
Hot Button Issues for Student Services Professionals
 
Virginia Suite A
Lobby Level
 
This program is intended to be an open forum for discussion of issues solicited from the members of the Student Services Section through its listserv. Experienced professionals drawn from the membership will lead the exploration of timely and challenging topics.
 
Business Meeting at Program Conclusion


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