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March 2005
South Texas' Yearly Spring Forum:
What Happened, and What Happens Now?
Editor in chief
s many of the stu-
lents here know, the
annual spring forum at
South Texas happened re-
cently. This is an annual
event that allows students
to go directly to the
school's upper administra-
tion to voice their concerns
about the school (and
hopefully get some con-
structive answers). You
could also call this a
Festivus-esque airing of
the grievances. All kid-
ding aside, the forum is
maybe the most powerful
tool students have to get
their issues in front of
those in power to change
things. Many students at-
tended and participated,
and many more can and
have watched the video
(available at http://
stream.stcl.edu/). For
those who weren't there,
this article will hopefully
hit on the major issues that
were addressed (every-
thing from restocking the
vending machines to how
many of us will have jobs
when we graduate were
topics of discussion), as
well as the administrations
responses.
The first issue
raised by the student fo-
rum participants dealt with
the deadline for
professor's to turn in
"you could
also call this
this A
Festivus-esque
airing of the
grievances "
grades. The gist of the is-
sue is that late grade turn
ins put students at a disad-
vantage for calculating
class ranks, especially
since none of these num-
bers are generated until all
grades are in. This is es-
pecially frustrating to stu-
dents who have taken a
multiple choice final
(which presumably takes
less time to grade than an
all essay final). The ad-
ministrations responded
that turning in grades late
is an important issue to the
faculty, and that the grade
turn in rules at the school
are stricter than other law
schools. They pointed out
that the overwhelming
majority of the faculty turn
their grades in on time.
Dean Pilkenton stated that
the registrar's office would
examine the possibility of
letting students know
ASAP when they have re-
ceived the highest grade in
a class. Unfortunatley, all
grades (meaning, all
grades for all classes) must
be in before percintile
rankings can be posted.
So, it does not seem that
there is much the office
can do when a late profes-
sor holds up the program.
Another issue
raised along these lines is
the difficulty students have
in deciphering the grade
distributions that are posed
for each semester. The two
questions on this issue re-
volved around the fact that
the final posted distribu-
tions do not list professors
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Summer Abroad Program Kicks off
Interested? Here is the Information you need!
By Vital ida Morrow
Assistant Dean
Want to earn law
school course credit while
studying abroad in one of
our co-sponsored summer
law study programs?
Listed below are the sum-
mer programs offered
through South Texas Col-
lege of Law in 2005.
Valletta, Malta
May 23-June 17,2005
In Malta, history
and tradition combine with
modern European sensi-
bilities. Malta is near the
center of the Mediterra-
nean Sea. Eamuptofour
credits by choosing two of
the three classes offered.
Classes will be held at the
University of Malta's
Foundation for Interna-
tional Studies in Valletta.
Tuition & Fees: $2000
for up to four credits, in-
cludes $200 application
fee; Housing estimated at
$500 per person (depend-
ing on # of occupants)
Prague, Czech Republic
May 23- June 17,2005
Situated along the
banks of the River Vltava,
Charles University Faculty
of Law will host this sum-
mer program in Prague,
where a wealth of artistic
and cultural treasures with
buildings of spectacular
architecture and harmony
await. Earn up to four
credits by choosing two of
the three classes offered.
Tuition & Fees: $2000 for
up to four credits, includes
$200 application fee;
Housing estimated at $500
per person( max.)
Galway, Ireland
June 19 - July 29,2005
Taught by experts
in the field from Ireland
and the United States, the
six week program held at
the Irish Centre for Human
Rights, National Univer-
sity of Ireland, focuses on
international and com-
parative human rights law
and accountability for hu-
man rights violations. Stu-
dents must enroll for the
full six-week session and
may take three of the six
courses offered for a total
of six credits.
Tuition & Fees: $2300 for
six credits; Housing:
$1575
London, England
June 6 - July 21, 2005
This unique pro-
gram offers the flexibility
of studying abroad for as
little as one week for one
credit or as many seven
weeks for seven credits by
allowing students to select
up to five intense, innova-
tive one and two week
courses. A limited number
of internships for 3 credits
are available
Tuition & Fees: $450 per
credit, plus $200 course
fee per course.; Internship
is $500 per credit; Regis-
tration fee $ 150 (one time,
non-refundable)
Durham, England
July 2 - August 4, 2005
Located in the roll-
ing green hills of northern
England, in some of the
country's most beautiful
and unspoiled landscapes,
Durham City is a fascinat-
ing blend of old and new.
For 900 years, the magnifi-
cent Norman cathedral and
castle have dominated the
town's dramatic skyline.
A field trip to the Scottish
Supreme Court in
Edinburgh is included in
the program. Earn five
credits in five weeks in this
exciting program held at
University of Durham.
Tuition & Fees: $2,000 for
five credits, $50 applica-
tion fee (not credited to
tuition); Housing cost of
$1,875 includes breakfast
each day.
Istanbul, Turkey
July 4 - 29,2005
More than 5,000
years of history await stu-
dents in one of the world's
most exotic cities. The in-
fluences of Europe and
Asia, as well as the city's
rich and turbulent history,
permeate the city. Earn up
to four credits while ex-
ploring this ancient city
with a wealth of treasures
waiting to be discovered.
Tuition & Fees: $2000 for
up to four credits (tenta-
tive) Housing costs TBD
Cuernavaca, Mexico
June 19-July 9,2005
South Texas Col-
lege of Law is pleased to
join Loyola University
New Orleans School of
Law to offer a program of
legal studies in
Cuernavaca, Mexico, with
the beautiful Hotel Posada
Jacarandas serving as the
campus. Known as the
City of Eternal Spring.
Classroom instruction will
be enhanced with a series
of field trips to many
points of cultural interest,
such as Teotihuacan,
Mexico City and the colo-
nial city of Taxco.
Tuition: $1,600 for four
credits; $1,350 for three
credits; $1,200 for two
credits
Applying/Questions
Students must
have completed at least 30
semester credits at the end
of spring 2005 and must
have a cumulative grade
point average of at least
2.333 as of the end of the
fall 2004 in order to par-
ticipate. Program bro-
chures are availible. or e-
mail questions to
wmorrow@stcl.edu
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