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IMS $ Baby Hedgehogs and all the supplies. * * 1920 Franklin I3Ivd. • Eugene • 607-0632 &uy One, Get One FREE. $10 Limit. £*pir*>» Oct. 31.1995 O’Kelley’s law school ‘on the move’ ■ FUTURE: L (»•. dear; says technological and physical expansion will mark the coming years By Sean M Smith The University S» hoot of Uw is preparing itself (or a new mil lennium. end Chuck O'Kellev school linen, said new and return ing law students will is* "unique ly qualified" for the American law ol tomorrow The cornerstone of the school's future will he the approximate Sin 4 million remodel and expansion of the 24 year-old building, tentatively scheduled for ground-breaking in the spring of l'W7 The prog* i will require between S‘l and Sin million in private funds and donations hi addition to the slated $4 7 mil lion in state funding for the pro jell. The new school will be designed not only for the present, but for the future of the institu tion and the changing fa<« of modern law, O'Kellev said "We should tw> able to build a building that will last r>ii years" without the need for additional renovations, he said Since O'Kellev assumed the position of M boo! dean in July 1‘494, the institution has stayed the course of its five y ear goal to achieve national recognition for its programs and move to the forefront of technologii al advatu nments In the last years we've made ■i i omnutment to upgrading tech nology. and we have been lead ers on campus m that respect," he said "Our interest in com puter tec hnology and our support staff assigned to that area roallv set us apart from a year ago." This year, for the first time. 0 KELLEY I' S Vru* and World Report ranked the "school 40th overall in the nation, and its environmental law program ranked in the top JO of all such programs I ho struggle !o achieve a (ugh national ranking has boon par ticularly arduous because of bud get constraints on faculty salaries and other areas Hvon with those olntai h*s, law m hoot faculty vol unteered to serve as advisors for first-year students, resulting in a more open and accessible envi ronment. () Kelley said "Sometimes we forgot that most first year students don't know what law is." he said "To them law is just an idea The commitment of each fac ulty member to mentor approxi mately H 10 students resulted in a drastic reduc tion in drop-out rates last year, he said. Out of approximately lfiOnew students only four voluntarily left the pro gram That reduc tion, he said, speaks to the personal interest that fac ulty members take- in their students. In addition, the school has se-en steady, upward suc< ess” for its students in job plot ement after graduation More students from thee lassie, of 04 and '95 are find ing more jobs in judicial clerk ships. with V\ ill Stn-c-t firms and in environmental law than < lass es before them. O'Kellwy said Rev iew s of student performanc e in those jobs indie ate that the cal iber of students the* school is pro ducing is of “extremely high quality." "This sc hool in on the move." lie said, “Our students know that. and they will be able to partici pate in the « ontinuation o! that movement." The school vs ill lw seeking RO Students to work w.y^bestudent bar president in reinvigorating student government As always O'Kelley viid. the School of I.aw ts committed to providing stu dents with informative sympo siums and lectures on a regular basis This \ear, students t an evjHi t some type of estrai.urru - utar at tivitv two or throe times a week Ka< h spring the m hoo! hosts the environmental law confer ence This year, in addition, the school will host four "Law and Kntrepreneurship" symposiums And every 10 days students may attend a brown bug lunch with ■ I legal pr.H lilion.-r or hol.ir in an informal setting. “There’s always something happening; there’s always some thing in the air," O'helley said. () keilev has served as interim dean of the law school since then dean Dave Krnhnmaver took over as University President in 1994. O’Kelley says he intends to apply to the job when the search for n permanent replacement for Krohnrnaver begins this fall, A former Atlanta lawyer, O'Kelley has said ho entered the teaching profession to stay in tout h with the needs of students while continuing to practice busi ness law He has published numerous articles and co authored several hooks, includ ing the widely used casebook. Corporations anil (Hhrr Business Associations He chaired the admissions committee for five years, and < ontinues to teach i ourses at the si hool, including Partnerships ami Corporations. (Corporate Mergers and Acquisi tions, and Law and Kt onomics SAVE $$$ 0NTEX1B00KS * «ne block fr,„n campus * »me low prices * e*P->nded floor space Bring your Textbook Information author, title, edition ° 11 he]P you save $$$ some of Jast year'll' .. Smith Family 1 Bookstore 7M^x®'S‘5' I
