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Unexpected and recurrent challenges

Posted on September 12, 2008
It's been a hectic, wonderful start to the school year here at VLS. Our students have had a brisk start, with many 1L's anxious to start their outlines and get rolling on preparing for exams. I have also had a...

Welcome to new and visiting ASP'ers at New England School of Law

Posted on September 10, 2008
We are delighted to welcome Elizabeth Bloom as the new Assistant Director of the Academic Excellence Program at New England School of Law. Elizabeth's background includes teaching experience in legal writing on a full-time basis at Northeastern as well as...

New Director at University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law

Posted on September 09, 2008
We are delighted to welcome Christie I. Floyd as the new Director of Academic Support at the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law, located in Louisville, Kentucky. Christie joined the administration at Brandeis School of Law this summer and...

Questions to ask ourselves

Posted on September 08, 2008
I need to ask myself a series of questions this week "to take the pulse" of my office. Hopefully, It will help me double-check what has been accomplished as well as what still needs to be done to improve the...

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What I would like to see...in an ASP casebook

Posted on September 05, 2008
I was recently approached by a publishers rep and asked which textbook I use for my mandatory spring class. I don't have a book for my spring class; I cobble together pieces of different books I like to create a...

We don't serve customers, we educate students

Posted on September 02, 2008
I have been seeing, and hearing, much about "customer service" lately. Customer service is important; it is what keeps people coming back to purchase products and services from retailers. What really concerns me is the move towards "customer service" in...

?How is a Professor Like a Chameleon??

Posted on August 25, 2008
?How is a Professor Like a Chameleon?? By Hillary Burgess My first semester in front of a classroom, I asked myself, ?Do I have what it takes to be a good teacher?? After a few years of positive evaluations, I...

New ASP'ers

Posted on August 14, 2008
Have you joined the ASP law school community over the summer? Or, do you have a new member of staff who did join recently? We would like to introduce new members of the ASP profession who have joined us since...

Welcoming the Class of 2011

Posted on August 13, 2008
Yesterday was the start of our pre-orientation program at VLS, which we are calling Jump Start. This is our first year of Jump Start, and we are learning alongside our students. I feel truly lucky; I have an amazing group...

New Book on Honesty

Posted on August 13, 2008
A colleague forwarded a book review link to me today, and I thought the review might interest a number of us who work with ASP. Although not strictly a title in our area, it is a new title that deals...

Welcome to new Asst. Director of Bar Prep at Phoenix School of Law

Posted on August 12, 2008
I would like to welcome Jill Hudson to the ASP group as she begins her job at Phoenix School of Law. She has provided the information below so that we can get to know her. Unfortunately, she is not yet...

Quick Hints for the start of a new year

Posted on August 07, 2008
Based on some of the emails I have received from various listservs this past week, I decided to compile my completely subjective list of quick hints for the start of the school year. I stress completely subjective; these are my...

Keeping Things in Perspective

Posted on July 28, 2008
Human beings are so good at losing perspective when they hit obstacles. Whether the obstacle is academic, medical, financial, professional, personal or of some other variety, humans tend to turn molehills into mountains, to worry themselves into insomnia or ulcers,...

Washburn Law Journal of Interest

Posted on July 28, 2008
If you were a participant at the Humanizing Legal Education Symposium last fall, you should have received your copy of the symposium issue published by Washburn Law Journal (Volume 47, Number 2, Winter 2008). In addition, you should have received...

Starting the New Year

Posted on July 21, 2008
I remember the shock my mother always expressed when back-to-school sales started in July...we just got out of school, how could it be starting again? That is a little of how I feel right now...I just sent my 1L's off...

Who we are and why

Posted on July 18, 2008
Summer is one of the few times in the year when I can reflect a bit about the past year, the upcoming year, improvements that I would like to make, and my reasons for being an academic support professional. Although...

New beginnings and the shock of law school

Posted on July 13, 2008
We had the welcome dinner last night for our Summer Entry Program students. These students are admitted through a one-month intensive course, Introduction to Legal Studies. The course is graded and is a two-credit elective. Each student is admitted through...

One correction to my Edinburgh Musings

Posted on July 08, 2008
I have found out that my original source was not totally correct. The naming and shaming that I mentioned in my last post will only occur after the final disciplinary action. Apologies. (Amy Jarmon)

Musings from Edinburgh

Posted on July 04, 2008
I am sitting at a computer in the University of Edinburgh halls of residence at the moment. This week has been a busy one lecturing to Virginia attorneys on the legal system of England and Wales and attending lectures by...

Where are all the new ASP professionals? A report from AALS Workshop for New Law Prof's

Posted on July 01, 2008
I just returned from the AALS Workshop for New Law Prof. Overall, the conference was a success. I learned a great deal, digesting some especially good advice on scholarship and course planning. But I was struck, throughout the conference, by...

From Guest Blogger Russell Smith: Student Engagement

Posted on June 25, 2008
Student Engagement As I was riding home from the recent conference in Baltimore, I was reflecting on some of the things that I heard. One thing that struck me during this conference was Ruth McKinney?s reference to the ultimate happiness...

Report from the LSAC New ASP Professionals Workshop in Baltimore

Posted on June 16, 2008
I just returned from the LSAC New ASP Professionals Workshop at the University of Maryland Law School in Baltimore. As always, the planning committee did an absolutely fabulous job, and the workshop seemed to those who attended to go off...

It's Summer, and Here I Sit

Posted on June 11, 2008
Our law school is almost a ghost town. There are a few summer school students here each day. A few faculty members are in their offices. But, mainly, there are only administrators and staff in the building. The skies are...

Academic Success Postion at McGeorge School of Law

Posted on June 06, 2008
The University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento, California has an opening for the Director of Academic Success. Please see official notice below. Basic Function: The Director of Academic Success is both a gifted teacher and an...

UNLV Director of Academic Support Position

Posted on June 06, 2008
Dear ASP friends: Our colleague, Professor Pavel Wonsowicz, is leaving Boyd to join the UCLA law faculty as the Director of Academic Support. We have an opening for a Director of our program, and we plan to begin the recruitment...

Bar Exam Teacher Skill Set

Posted on June 03, 2008
Now is the time we in ASP turn our focus from student concerns to graduate concerns, more specifically, concerns about the bar exam. I know some within the ASP community focus on the bar all year long, but for those...

Florida Coastal Academic Counselor Positions

Posted on June 02, 2008
ACADEMIC SUCCESS COUNSELOR Florida Coastal School of Law invites nominations and applications for two (2) Academic Success Counselor positions. Responsibilities: Work with students to improve academic performance and advise students on other academic issues such as scheduling or social influences;...

Facing Academic Dismissal

Posted on May 29, 2008
Students have received their grades. And, those who were on probation last semester and did not make the necessary grades are telephoning, e-mailing, and arriving on my doorstep. It is the time of year when I have to balance realism,...

Motivating Students Post-Grades

Posted on May 22, 2008
It's that time of year; students are receiving their grades. Much has been written and said about motivating students after they receive their grades after their first semester of law school. I find it more challenging to motivate students after...

Positions at Florida A&M University College of Law

Posted on May 20, 2008
Below is an announcement for openings at Florida A & M. Check it out. (dbw) Florida A & M University ? College of Law The Coordinator(s) of Academic Success and Bar Preparation is responsible for assisting the Director of Academic...

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