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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
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