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Capital University Law School Dean's Annual Report 2007-2008 Capital University Law School Dean’s Annual Report 2007-2008 A Year of Success! #1 in the State on the July 2008 Ohio Bar Exam for First-time Takers #2 in the Nation Among Peer Institutions in Faculty Scholarship Published The Strategic Plan for Capital University Law School Building on Our Momentum ... Securing Our Future Strategies 2010 Our Mission We will strengthen society and our legal system by developing skilled lawyers who serve diverse communities well, by promoting professionalism and ethics, and by furthering discourse and knowledge. Our Core Values We are committed to: n the rule of law in a constitutional, democratic society; n excellent teaching and effective learning; Table of Contents n integrity, ethical conduct and service; n intellectual and scholarly engagement; n access to the profession for first-generation professionals, #1 in the State on the Ohio Bar Exam ....2 minorities and other underrepresented groups; n diversity in background and thinking; Law Faculty Ranks #2 n mutual respect and support; in Nation Among Peers ..........................3 n high standards of performance; and n Law School Receives innovation and resourcefulness. $1.25 Million Gift ..................................4 Law School Fulfills $200K Key Result Area Baruch Challenge ..................................5 Throughout this publication, please note the major Key Result Areas Other Law School and Student News ....6 of our strategic plan and major accomplishments achieved this past academic year. To view the entire strategic plan and our annual Faculty News .......................................17 progress, please visit www.law.capital.edu/About/StrategicPlan.asp. Alumni Association News ....................20 Endowment .........................................25 Dean’s Council ....................................38 Dean’s Circle .......................................40 Honor Roll of Donors ..........................42 Key Result Accomplishment © 2009 Capital University Published for alumni and friends of Capital University Law School All address changes should be sent to: Capital University Law School c/o Office of Alumni Relations 303 E. Broad St., Columbus, OH 43215-3200 (614) 236-6601;4 Building [email protected] on Our Momentum … Securing Our Future Dear Alumni and Friends, 2008 was certainly a successful year for Capital University Law School. On Oct. 31 we received the fabulous news that Capital University Law School had a first-time pass rate on the July 2008 Ohio Bar Exam of 94 percent! I am so proud of our graduates; 130 of our 138 first-time takers passed, placing Capital first in the state! Congratulations and hats off to our graduates for their incredible hard work. I also want to congratulate our faculty for all of their hard work – for the seriousness with which they approach their teaching, for their creativity in the classroom, for the Dean and Professor of Law new academic programs and services they have adopted for our students. Our suc- Jack A. Guttenberg cess has been a team effort and I am very proud of all that we have accomplished. This past fall we also learned that our law faculty was ranked second among its peers (fourth-tier law schools) and 36th among 118 law schools in a national study of scholarship produced in top publications by faculty at second-, third- and fourth- tier law schools, as identified by the U.S. News & World Report rankings. This ac- complishment further exemplifies what I have been saying for a long time, “that our faculty can compete with the best and that we are a law school much better than our current U.S. News ranking may suggest.” And in other great news to share – congratulations to our National Center for Adoption Law & Policy for its 2008 Angel in Adoption™ award. This honor recog- nizes NCALP for its outstanding advocacy on behalf of children who are involved in our nation’s child welfare systems and the assistance it provides professionals who serve these children. Thank you to our alumni and donors for their support this past year. Our alumni giving participation, the total annual gift support, and the major and planned gift support all increased this year. Your contributions have helped us to provide more scholarships for our academically deserving students, enhance our student services and academic programs to enrich the Capital University Law School experience, support our faculty in their teaching and scholarship endeavors, and bring us closer to the statewide average for alumni giving to their law schools. I invite you to be a part of our success. I know these are challenging economic times, but Capital University Law School needs your support more than ever to maintain this momentum and build upon these great successes. Thank you for your support and I look forward to seeing you on May 1, 2009, at our Alumni Recognition Luncheon at the Hyatt Regency Columbus. Jack A. Guttenberg Dean and Professor of Law Capital University Law School Dean’s Annual Report 2007-2008 1 #1 in the State on the Ohio Bar Exam! Capital University Law School graduates had a 94 per- cent first-time pass rate on the July 2008 Ohio Bar Exam, Capital University Law School placing Capital first in the state! Of the Law School’s 138 First-time Ohio Bar Exam first-time bar takers, 130 passed. Pass Rate vs. Ohio Average Capital Ohio “I am extremely proud of our graduates and our dedi- cated faculty and staff at the Law School for all they have accomplished. We have achieved our strategic plan goal July 2008 94% 89% for three years running now: ‘Above the state average for first-time takers and annual improvement in the percentage July 2007 89% 88% of all takers,’” said Dean Jack A. Guttenberg. July 2006 87% 85% Capital University Law School’s faculty inspire students to succeed and over the last several years, they have imple- mented a number of programs that support students and prepare them for a demanding and rigorous profession. entering class credentials. “If we just look at LSAT scores, They include: recognizing they are not the only indicator of potential success in law school and the profession, our entering • Small first-year sections; class credentials have improved measurably in the last • A highly-regarded Legal Writing Program; seven years. In 2000, our top 25 percent of incoming stu- • A one-of-a-kind Legal Drafting Program, with special- dents had a 153 LSAT score or higher. Today, 50 percent of ized courses in transactions and criminal law; our students are at a 153 LSAT score or higher. • A robust Academic Success Program; and • A cutting-edge Advanced Bar Studies course that is a “Capital University Law School gives students the opportu- model across the country. nity to pursue a great legal education. With their incred- ible hard work and by taking advantage of our excellent In addition to our students’ strong work ethic and the Law faculty, programs and services, our students are success- School’s outstanding programs and faculty, Dean ful,” Guttenberg said. Guttenberg also attributes Capital’s strong performance on the Ohio Bar Exam to the significant improvement in Increased Academic Strength of Our Students 156 Key Result Accomplishment153 151 153 149 147 2007 75th Percentile LSAT Score LSAT 2000 Median Jessica Germain, L’08, and her family celebrate at the Bar Entering Class 25th Percentile Success Reception on Oct. 31. Pictured left to right: Kim Germain; Steve Germain; Jessica Germain; Capital Uni- versity President Denvy Bowman; Dean Jack Guttenberg; Assistant Dean for External Relations John Strick Key Result Area Improving Student Academic Performance Accomplishment Above state average for first-time takers on the Ohio Bar examination and annual improvement in the percentage of all takers passing the bar. 2 Building on Our Momentum … Securing Our Future Key Result Accomplishment Law Faculty Ranks #2 in Nation Among Peers! In a newly released faculty productivity study by Roger Williams University, Capital University Law School faculty ranked second Per Capita Productivity of among its peers and placed 36th among all 118 law schools in- cluded in the study for the amount of scholarship published in the Articles in Top Journals, country’s most reputable law journals. 1993-2008 Law Schools Outside U.S. News Top 50 “This is an outstanding achievement and a testament to the incredi- ble hard work and high quality of the Capital University Law School THE TOP 40 LAW SCHOOLS faculty,” said Dean Jack A. Guttenberg. “Capital’s faculty pride 1. University of San Diego (13.12) themselves on being teachers who are dedicated scholars enhanc- 2. Yeshiva University (Cardozo) (11.69) ing their teaching through their scholarship.” 3. Florida State University (10.15) 4. University of Richmond (9.92) According to Guttenberg, over the last four years, 81 percent of 5. University of Pittsburgh (9.55) the Capital Law School faculty members have published journal 6. University of Cincinnati (8.30) articles, books and treatises. 7. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) (8.17) 8. University of Missouri - Columbia (7.74) The Roger Williams study, “Per Capita Productivity of Articles in 9. University of Nevada - Las Vegas (7.59) Top Journals, 1993-2008: Law Schools Outside U.S. News Top 50,” 10. Brooklyn Law School (7.45) draws on methods for ranking scholarly productivity originally de- 11. Pepperdine University (6.94) veloped by Professor Brian Leiter for his survey of per capita faculty 12. Roger Williams University (6.27) productivity based on articles in top journals. The Roger Williams 13. Hofstra University (6.11) study tracks articles published in 67 leading law journals by tenure 14. Case Western Reserve University (6.02) and tenure-track faculty at ABA-accredited law schools, outside the 15. Pennsylvania State University (5.92) U.S. News Top 50, between Rutgers (State University of New Jersey) - 1993 and 2008, measuring Newark (5.88) Per Capita Productivity of 17.
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