Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012, August 19, 1998, Law School Edition, Page 4, Image 4

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isn’t when they’re sued for di
vorce.
We’re doing a really interesting
project now that focuses on train
ing for citizenship. What we hope
to do is be able in the fourth or
fifth grade to put together materi
als that, drawing upon the experi
ences a group of Native Ameri
cans have had, have something
that students can look at that s an
other culture but looks at how
people can participate and how
people look at the same issues in
different ways.
Q Could you describe the law
I school’s core curriculum or
its mission statement?
A; The law school is essentially
a three-year curriculum. The
core curriculum for first-year stu
dents involves them taking a set
of what are really the basic funda
mental historic areas of law. We
do contracts, we do torts, we do
civil procedure, criminal law, and
legal writing and research. In their
first year, they really are looking
at a set of very traditional ideas in
which they learn, as I told the stu
dents this morning, we teach
them to think like a lawyer. They
read cases. They’re asked about
cases. They recite about them.
They deal with hypotheticals. So
it’s a fairly structured program.
The second year opens up with
opportunities to deal with a
broader horizon. We have, for ex
ample, as 1 said, strong programs
in law and entrepreneurship,
strong programs in environmental
law, strong programs in intellec
tual property. We have available
programs in Indian law. There’s
just a whole range of these cours
es that are available while simul
taneously, students are taking of
ten continued courses that focus
on issues that will be tested on the
Bar Exam. We have a clinical pro
gram that allows students to par
ticipate, in limited ways, in court
settings. We publish two very
strong law journals that are stu
dent-edited. So, it’s a very excit
ing set of opportunities.
f|i How do these relate to the
Ml rest of the University?
Aj One of the things under the
.1 University’s new “Process for
Change” program that we are
looking at doing is tailoring pro
grams in the law school that work
with other colleges as opportuni
ties for undergraduate students to
enroll in classes that are taught by
law faculty.
QDoes the law school carry
the same University tradi
tion of activism?
Ai This is the third or fourth
i deanship that I have done.
One of the things that 1 think sets
this law school apart from the oth
ers is that more significant things,
of importance both in the law
school and the community, are
student-initiated here than any
other place I've been. It’s a won
derful, wonderful student body. I
just did an essay for our alumni
publication, Oregon Lawyers, in
which I talked about how good
our students were and how ac
tively they were involved. That’s
the really wonderful thing about
being the dean here. It’s really a
super group of students.
A good example of that is that
last year we did a Sustainable
Business Symposium that looked
at green capitalism. That was a
completely student-originated
idea, and they’re getting ready to
do it again for a second year. It re
ally reached out to unite both
business and environmental is
sues. It’s a wonderful community
and a place in which exciting
things have happened. It really is
a great university.
|| What’s your vision for the
21st century? Do you plan to
be around here?
A I I do. When I came, I indicat
j ed to the provost and the
president that I would stay for
two [three-year] terms as the
dean. By that time, we will be in
the new building. We will be up
and operating. My hope is that
we’ll be going along and I will
have made whatever contribution
I’m going to make.
f|; Do you see yourself as “on
Mi the move,” having your effect
and getting out of the way?
Aj My assumption is that when
I I finish my time as dean, I
will be able to move into one of
the faculty offices in the new
building and turn back to scholar
ship and teaching. That’s what I
think one always dreams of do
ing.
You have held a lot of posi
tions.
Aj Some people say I can’t hold
i a job. I’ve taught at a good
number of colleges and universi
ties and I enjoy this one very
much.
This interview was edited for length.
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