MEMORANDUM 97-65

December 18, 1997

 

To: Deans of Member Schools and Members of the House of Representatives
From: Bari R. Burke
Subject: Proposed Agenda for the Wednesday, January 7, and Friday, January 9, 1998, Meetings of the AALS House of Representatives in San Francisco

 

The House of Representatives will hold its first meeting during the Association's Annual Meeting in San Francisco beginning at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday, January 7, 1998, and its second and concluding meeting beginning at 5:15 p.m. on Friday, January 9, 1998.

Rule 5 of the Rules of Procedure for the House of Representatives of the Association of American Law Schools specifies that "The agenda for the annual meeting of the Association shall be prepared and presented by the Executive Committee for adoption by the House of Representatives at the beginning of the first business meeting of the Association." The proposed agenda and the backup memoranda for the agenda items for these two meetings of the House of Representatives are enclosed. All of the backup memoranda have been mailed to you previously.

Enclosures:

Memorandum 97-57, Nominations for President-elect and for Members of the Executive Committee [Not included on website]

Memorandum 97-64, Schools Recommended for Admission to Membership in the Association: New England and South Texas [Not included on website]

 


Wednesday, January 7
5:15–6:30 p.m.

First Meeting of AALS House of Representatives

Continental Ballroom 6
San Francisco Hilton
Ballroom Level

Presiding: John Sexton, AALS President and New York University

Parliamentarian: Joseph D. Harbaugh, Nova Southeastern University

Clerk: Bari R. Burke, AALS Deputy Director and University of Montana

Call to Order

Adoption of Agenda

Report of AALS Executive Director Carl C. Monk, Washburn University

Report of AALS President John Edward Sexton, New York University

Greetings from American Bar Association President Jerome J. Shestack

Memorials


Friday, January 9
5:15–6:30 p.m.

Second Meeting of AALS House of Representatives

Imperial Ballroom
San Francisco Hilton
Ballroom Level

Presiding: John Sexton, AALS President and New York University

Parliamentarian: Joseph D. Harbaugh, Nova Southeastern University

Clerk: Bari R. Burke, AALS Deputy Director and University of Montana

Address of President-Elect Deborah L. Rhode, Stanford Law School

Admission of New England School of Law to Membership in the Association of American Law Schools, H.G. Prince, University of California, Hastings, and Chair of the Membership Review Committee (Deans’ Memorandum 97-64)

Admission of South Texas College of Law to Membership in the Association of American Law Schools, H.G. Prince, University of California, Hastings, and Chair of the Membership Review Committee (Deans’ Memorandum 97-64)

Report of Nominating Committee, Susan Westerberg Prager, University of California at Los Angeles, and Chair of the Nominating Committee (Deans’ Memorandum 97-57)

Other Business

 


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