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New JD/MBA Program Available..... p.3
Number 2
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October 2004
annotations
The Student Newspaper of South Texas College of Law
Charting a New Course
Dean Alfini Celebrates his First Year by
Presenting New Strategic Plan
comments from students, graduates who leave here,
By Affon Granberry
Staff Writer
South Texas students
are happy with the
school they've chosen, at
least that's what the
Princeton Review's Best
117 Law Schools report
tells us. The report, which
surveys students at the
school, is perhaps one of
the best yet for South
Texas College of Law.
Ranked 9th in the nation
for "welcoming older stu-
dents," South Texas also
shined in the personal
"South Texas is steeped in
a tradition of excellent
teaching," one student
said. The faculty is "pas-
sionate about the material,
down to earth, [and]
funny," added another.
But most importantly,
"Every student who
graduates from' South
Texas is fully prepared to
walk into any courtroom
in the country and compe-
tently represent the inter-
ests of any client."
South Texas is ex-
periencing a surge of
glory, becoming more and
more competitive and de-
veloping a national per-
sona. While most people
in Texas know about the
school and the quality of
F0/f
traditionally that under-
standing has been kept
within the state with a mi-
nor exception for a strong
Florida contingent. How-
ever, in the past few years,
and certainly in the fu-
ture, South Texas is gain-
ing a national reputation
as a quality school with
not only the best and
brightest students but a
solid educational oppor-
tunity. Guiding us into
the new frontier of a na-
tionally ranked law
school is new Dean,
James J. Alfini.
After one year at
the helm of South Texas
College of Law, Dean
Alfini has not only gotten
his feet wet he's jumped
I Dean Alfini at the recent ABA-Law School
Division Reception.
into the deep end. Luck-
ily, he's a good swimmer.
It can be argued, and per-
haps proven based on the
Princeton Review
rankings, that South
Texas is not only
Continued on p. 5
,
Center of Excellence
Center for Legal Responsibility
Renamed for Judge Frank Evans
At an October 14
dedication, the
South Texas College of
Law Center for Legal Re-
sponsibility was rechris-
tened the Frank Evans
Center for Conflict Reso-
lution, in recognition of the
Honorable Frank G.
Evans. Judge Evans, the
former chief justice of the
First Court of Appeals, is
considered the father of
alternative dispute resolu-
tion in Texas.
Judge Evans
founded the Center for
Legal Responsibility ten
years ago, to advance al-
ternative dispute resolu-
tion and professionalism
for students. The Center
was purposed to provide
training that could lead to
certification under the al-
ternative dispute resolu-
tion act of the Texas Civil
Practice and Remedies
Code.
The stated mission
of the Frank Evans Center
for Conflict Resolution is
to "provide education,
training, research, and ser-
vices, including innovative
programs and forums for
law students, profession-
als, and a broad range of
interested constituencies."
The Center exists prima-
rily to serve students, but
continuing legal education
programs are also offered.
In this sense, profession-
alism, which consists of
"the practice of a learned
art in a... courteous, and
ethical manner," as
Black's Law Dictionary
states, and service to the
public, is part of alterna-
tive dispute resolution.
The goals of the
Frank Evans Center for
Continued on P. 8
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