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GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW

SPRING 2002

A Journalist’s Take on the Supreme Court L inda Greenhouse, ing approaches personified by with candor of the policy recipient of the of various U.S. Justices Stephen uncertainties raised in 1998 in Supreme Court Breyer and dealing with the complexity journalism for her coverage Justices towards Antonin Scalia, of litigation, and sorts out of the U.S. Supreme Court both the inter- who respectively constitutional “standards” in the New York Times, was pretation of take a minimalist appropriate to the particular the 30th speaker in the the Federal and a maximalist case. Scalia was character- College of Law’s Spring Constitution and approach to ized as favoring broader 2002 Henry J. Miller the institutional deciding cases. rulings and pumping out distinguished lecture series. responsibilities Linda Greenhouse She portrayed proclamations on “the Ms. Greenhouse of the Court. To Breyer as the law” from "the text" of the focused upon doctrinal her eyes, those fault lines agonizing academic, palm revealed Constitution.

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The Law Letter is published by the Office of Development three times a year for graduates, students, faculty, staff and friends of the College of Law. Please send address changes, graduate news, comments and DEAN’S MESSAGE requests to: Christine M. Hill, Editor n Fall 2002, the college will through its legal expertise and assistance, Georgia State University College of Law I Office of Development celebrate its twentieth anniversary. to provide solutions to the pressing P.O. Box 4037, , GA 30302-4037 The early years in which the College urban problems facing the metropolitan Phone: 404/651-4360 • Fax: 404/651-2794 concentrated on laying its foundation Atlanta area. The college sponsors E-mail: [email protected] and obtaining accreditation have conferences on sprawl related issues. Office of Development Alleen Deutsch, Director ended. Next year, for the first time, our Law students working in the Tax Clinic Phone: 404/651-2142 Fax: 404/651-2794 students will have the opportunity to assist low-income taxpayers; other E-mail: [email protected] reside in university-sponsored graduate students, participating in our Legislation Delita M. Ashby, Alumni Relations Coordinator Phone: 404/651-2040 Fax: 404/651-2794 housing near the law school. We need Clinic, provide written summaries of E-mail: [email protected] to think now about the kind of law legal issues they have analyzed to assist Receptionists school we should strive to be as we Georgia state legislators in their law Student Services, 404/651-2048 Faculty, 404/651-2096 mature. Are we distinguishable from making roles. This year, for example, Law Library any of the nation’s other 183 fully law student interns assisted state Circulation Desk, 404/651-2478 accredited law schools? Yes. legislative committees by analyzing Reference Desk, 404/651-4143 The college provides high-quality hot topics related to real property Administration Janice C. Griffith, Dean 404/651-2035 legal education to a diverse group of assessment methods, natural gas Steven Kaminshine, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs full-time and part-time students in a deregulation, and conflicts between 404/651-2044 Bob Shuford, Associate Dean for Administrative Services dynamic urban environment. A core counties and cities over duplication in 404/651-4161 part of the law school’s identity and the delivery of their services. Cheryl Jackson, Admissions Director 404/651-4162 strength comes from its downtown Faculty members continuously Vickie Brown, Career Services Director 404/651-2705 Nancy Johnson, Law Librarian 404/651-4140 Atlanta setting. From its inception, the stress academic excellence and empha- Board of Visitors law school has sought to capitalize on size the important role they play in Dom Wyant, Chair, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue this location, which provides a living preparing our students to practice law Miles J. Alexander, Kilpatrick Stockton LLP Randall Allen, Alston & Bird laboratory where faculty and students in a rapidly changing global economy Representative Kathleen B. Ashe, District 46 can both learn and put their ideas to in which developing technologies Byron Attridge, King & Spalding work. The college enjoys proximity to play an integral role. The law school’s Dorothy Toth Beasley, Senior Judge, State of Georgia Marva Jones Brooks, Arnall, Golden & Gregory the state capitol and many city, county, curriculum is designed to bridge W. Lee Burge, Retired Chairman of Equifax Inc. state, and federal governmental offices, necessary legal theory and actual Joel Cowan, Chairman, Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District including courts, legislatures, and practice. We provide students with an Larry M. Dingle, Wilson, Brock & Irby regulatory agencies. Our Externship opportunity for interdisciplinary study Gail H. Evans, Consultant Allen E. Hill, Vice President, United Parcel Service Program places students in practice in the areas of business, public admin- Thomas D. Hills, Coxe Curry and Associates settings in these agencies to work istration, philosophy, healthcare, and Ben F. Johnson III, Alston & Bird under the supervision of judges and urban planning. Judge Edward H. Johnson, Georgia Court of Appeals Richard Jones, Vice President & General Counsel, practicing lawyers. Our core function is the education Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta The university’s strategic plan of students for today’s competitive Paul Kilpatrick Jr., Pope, McGlamry, Kilpatrick & Morrison states that a “combination of academic workforce by taking advantage of the Judge Phyllis Kravitch, U.S. Court of Appeals, excellence and urban relevance is resources and opportunities offered 11th Circuit central to its development.” Fulfilling by our unique location in downtown Paula Lawton-Bevington, Chairwoman, Servidyne Inc. Joey M. Loudermilk, General Counsel, American this mission, the law school strives, Atlanta. We aspire to be the urban law Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus school that provides the broadest array John T. Marshall, Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy Jim Martin, Commissioner, Human Resources of community-related problem-solving Charles R. Morgan, Executive Vice President & programs addressing such critical General Counsel, BellSouth Corporation issues as metropolitan growth, future Susan Neugent, President and CEO, Fernbank Museum of Natural History uses of technology, legislative reform, Mary Margaret Oliver, Joyner, Burnette, Oliver & Quinn bio-ethics, and the provision of security John R. Parker Jr., Vice President and General Counsel, Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. in the emerging global economy and Stephanie Parker, Jones Day Reavis & Pogue community. W. Scott Petty, King & Spalding Daniel S. Reinhardt, Troutman Sanders LLP Patricia Tate, Long, Aldridge & Norman Randolph W. Thrower, Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan Judge Peggy H. Walker, Juvenile Court, Douglas County Gene Mac Winburn, Winburn, Lewis & Barrow

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20th anniversary celebration CALENDAR OF EVENTS

2002 MAY May 11 Graduation ceremony Get ready to celebrate! Ben F. Johnson Jr. to receive honorary doctor of Laws (LL.D.) degree from GSU n September 13, 1982, the first law students SEPTEMBER O began their classes at our College of Law. As we September 12 approach the twentieth anniversary of that auspicious Birthday celebration day, we are planning a variety of celebrations that will Urban Life Plaza/West Exhibit Area ...... 5-6:30 p.m. take place during academic year 2002-2003. As an early start to the celebration, Ben F. Johnson September 28 Jr., first dean and one of the original founders of the law Class Reunions school, will receive an honorary degree from Georgia Classes of 1987, 1992 and 1997 State University at graduation ceremonies on May 11, Libby’s Cabaret ...... 4-6 p.m. 2002. A birthday celebration on September 12, 2002, will kick off the events in the fall. OCTOBER We will give special emphasis to some of the yearly October 10 activities we have at the law school. Justice Ruth Bader Miller Lecture Ginsberg will be our Henry J. Miller lecturer on February Speaker: Randall L. Kennedy, Harvard Law 13, 2003. The founders of the law school will be hon- Speakers Auditorium, Student Center ...... 6 p.m. ored at the Ben F. Johnson Public Service Award in 2003. NOVEMBER The library is working on photo archives for a dis- Leadership-level donor recognition event play. If you have photographs or other memorabilia from the College of Law’s early years that you would be will- 2003 ing to lend us, please send them to: JANUARY Law alumni basketball night Professor Marjorie Girth, Chair 20th Anniversary Committee January 31 GSU College of Law Law Review Symposium P.O. Box 4037 Speakers Auditorium, Student Center ...... 6 p.m. Atlanta, GA 30302-4037

FEBRUARY

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GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW 3 Law Letter Spring 2002 Determining the ethical boundaries of lawyers in a world of mandatory arbitration The Georgia State University consumer contracts. A sometimes on the Revised Code of Ethics for Law Review sponsored a contentious debate thereafter broke Arbitrators. The ensuing dialogue symposium entitled “Ethics in a out among the three members of included Dean Feerick; John Hinchey, World of Mandatory Arbitration” the panel. partner at King & Spalding and head on February 14. This event featured The late morning session began of its contracting practice; and Philip eleven renowned experts on arbitra- with a comment by Thomas J. LaPorte, assistant director of the tion, including Georgia Supreme Stipanowich, president of the CPR Labor Studies Program at Georgia Court Justice Carol W. Hunstein. Institute for Dispute Resolution, who State University. The first session began with a addressed the potential effects of The day’s final session began panel composed of Professor Paul D. third-party administrators on the with a comment on the effects of Carrington, former dean of Duke arbitration process. His comments alternative dispute resolution by University School of Law; Alan S. were followed by a three-member Bryant G. Garth, director and Kaplinsky, senior partner with the panel discussion that included research fellow at the American Philadelphia law firm Ballard Spahr himself; Florence M. Peterson, Bar Foundation. Following his Andrews & Ingersall; and Albert M. general counsel for the American comments, Mr. Garth joined a panel Pearson, former professor of law at Arbitration Association; and R. discussion that included Justice Carol the School Wayne Thorpe, who serves as the W. Hunstein of the Georgia Supreme of Law and current partner with Atlanta Office Director of JAMS Court; and Douglas Yarn, professor Moraitakis Kushel & Pearson. Professor (Judicial Arbitration Mediation Services). of law at Georgia State University Carrington began the discussion by After a short break, Dean John and director of the Consortium on briefly addressing his concerns with D. Feerick of the Fordham University Negotiation and Conflict Resolution. the ethical conflicts arising out of School of Law began another three-

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Auction to fund fellowships a success Technology Continued from Page 1 The 10th annual Public Interest graduated from Georgia State’s Lawyers Association (PILA) fellow- College of Law and passed the Georgia ship auction attracted College of Law Bar Exam. In 1999, E-CT-Filing students, faculty and alumni to the formed an organization called Legal student center’s State Ballroom on XML to develop a nonproprietary Saturday February 9, 2002. The electronic court filing standard that evening began with refreshments would enable different courts to and silent bidding for donated items, electronically file documents. Legal which ranged from a homemade XML is a nonprofit organization cheesecake to a first-edition copy of composed of members of the Hemingway’s For Whom the Bell private and public sectors, including Tolls. A wide selection of sports government and academia, from items was also available for bidding. around the country. The live auction portion of the E-CT-Filing plans to continue evening featured a variety of dinners working on overcoming both and activities with professors, trips, legislative and technical obstacles and a BarBri course. Silent bidders to a statewide system. Technical “I was thrilled with the results issues to be addressed include the of the auction. I don’t think I could development of billing and security have asked for much better,” said systems, which the pilot project did Emily Gilbert, this year’s auction not fully test for compatibility. chairperson and organizer. She went For more information on E-CT- on to praise the many volunteers Filing, call Vincent at 404-651-4297 and the help they provided. The or e-mail him at winchel@ event, attended by a large number mindspring.com. The pilot project’s of alumni, garnered approximately “Lessons Learned” document is $13,000 to be used for PILA available at http://e-ct-file.gsu.edu/ fellowships. Celebrating 10 years of success. courtfilings/interoperability/.

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Annual Fund activities 2002 Annual Fund Alumni gathered at Powell Goldstein Frazer and Murphy for a lunch July 1, 2001-March 31, 2002 meeting hosted by Marlo Orlin Leach on Wednesday, February 13. Guest speakers were Dean Janice Griffith and Professor Mary Radford. This event year # of # of % of total marked the spring kickoff of the 2001-2002 annual fund campaign. graduates donors donors gifts

1984 7 0 0% $0 Atlanta Law School 1985 55 6 11% $2,840 Foundation trustees were honored at a 1986 126 9 7% $2,716 dinner hosted by 1987 136 10 7% $6,675 President Patton on February 6. Left to 1988 159 8 5% $1,600 right are David Flint, 1989 98 8 8% $15,450 Dean Janice Griffith, 1990 131 7 5% $2,200 President Carl Patton, E. Lewis Hansen, 1991 165 11 7% $680 Cheryl Jackson and 1992 157 14 9% $1,515 Harvey Moskowitz. 1993 150 16 11% $2,020 1994 173 13 8% $1,035 Leadership-level donors feted 1995 167 9 5% $1,565 1996 145 11 8% $405 A loft in the Muse building graduates of 5 years or less, teachers, overlooking provided judges or government officials. Donors 1997 199 7 4% $260 the scenic setting for a cocktail at the Fellows ($2,500 to 4,999), 1998 188 26 14% $2,985 reception honoring members of the Scholars ($5,000 to 9,999), Benefactors 1999 193 8 4% $600 Dean’s Club and the donor-recognition (($10,000-19,999) and Sustainers levels above it on Thursday, November ($20,000 to 29,999) levels were also 2000 179 27 15% $11,695 27, 2001. Dean’s Club members have honored at this event, hosted by 2001 133 12 9% $3,350 contributed $1000 to $ 2,499 to the President and Mrs. Carl Patton. This College of Law on an annual basis. was the first annual party to thank our Totals 2,561 180 7% $57,591 Membership in the Dean’s Club is also leadership-level donors. The second

available for a donation of $500 from annual event will be November of 2002.

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GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW 5 Law Letter Spring 2002 Alumni profiles: three graduates currently employed at the College of Law Nancy P. Johnson In her personal life, Nancy is an Her training includes general civil experienced gardener and evolving mediation, juvenile mediation, as n September chef of international cooking. She well as domestic mediation. She I1982, Nancy also adds international travel to her primarily mediates work place P. Johnson favorite pastimes. disputes. began working Bonnie will celebrate 10 years of as a reference marriage this year to Travis Powell, librarian at the Bonnie Powell a financial reporting manager at new law school BellSouth Telecommunication. They library at Georgia Nancy Johnson B onnie have a 3 year-old daughter, Emma, State University. Previously, Nancy Powell was and are expecting their second child was a reference librarian at the born in Saipan, in October. Law Library an island in the and later, at the University of Illinois Commonwealth Law Library. Nancy has an M.L.S. of the Northern Leah Fisher from the University of Illinois School Mariana Islands, of Information Studies and and moved to Bonnie Powell O riginally a J.D. (1986) from the GSU College the at the age of 10. from of Law. Bonnie earned a Indianapolis, During the early years of the degree from Florida State University Indiana, Leah law school, Nancy worked on writing and graduated from Georgia State Fisher received effective self-studies for the College of Law in 1999. her bachelor of Bar Association and Association While in law school, Bonnie arts in history Leah Fisher of American Law Schools and served as a graduate research from Hampton completed numerous site evaluation assistant for the Consortium on University in Hampton, Virginia, in visits. Nancy selected the titles in the Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 1994. She graduated from GSU library’s collection and saw it grow where she participated in numerous College of Law in February 1998, to its current size of over 60,000 research projects, organized events after which Leah joined Lexis-Nexis titles. Over the years, the use of and served as a coach and facilitator as a training consultant for law technology became part of all library for the Georgia University System schools, law firms and the federal processes and enhanced the utility mediation training. Currently, judiciary. Prior to joining the College of the library for our users. The two Bonnie is employed part time as the of Law, she worked as a placement personal computers available for manager of CNCR. She is responsible director at Kelly Law Registry, a student use in 1986 have given way, for the daily administrative functions national legal staffing company. through several iterations, to today’s of the office, as well as coordinating Leah joined the College of Law wired library. conferences and training workshops in November 2001 as the assistant Since 1983, Nancy has taught for CNCR. Bonnie also assists in director and public service advisor legal research to first year students the research and writing of the for the career services office. In her and since 1988, an Advanced Legal supplement to Professor Doug Yarn’s capacity as assistant director, Leah Research Seminar. Additionally, for book, Alternative Dispute Resolution: has responsibility for the day-to-day the past twelve years, Nancy has Practice and Procedure operations of the CSO. She also taught the Law Librarianship course in Georgia. advises students and graduates on in the When she is not at CNCR, legal career options. As public service Graduate School of Library Studies. Bonnie serves as the assistant advisor, she educates students and Several former students are now director of the Fulton Magistrate graduates about public interest and successful law librarians. Landlord-Tenant Mediation Program. public sector opportunities. She Throughout the years, Nancy Beginning in June, Bonnie will move is very excited to be back at the has authored articles and several into the position of director of the College of Law because it was books, which are used by many law program where she will be responsible always her goal to work in law firms and law schools. She is very for training, supervising, and school administration. proud of the work, Sources of mentoring law students from Georgia She is married to Eric Fisher. In Compiled Legislative Histories begun State University and . her spare time, she enjoys reading, in 1979, during her days at the Along with running the program, writing poetry and prose, and University of Illinois, and which she Bonnie will concentrate on her college basketball (of course, she’s continues to update. private practice as a mediator. a Hoosier!).

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FACULTYBRIEFS

Mark Budnitz was a panelist at Julian Juergensmeyer has of Identity on the Black Seminoles: Emory University’s Center for the Association of American co-authored Chapter 15, “Impact Davis v. U.S. and Seminole Ethics in Public Policy and the Law Schools Annual Meeting. Fees Should Not Be Subjected to Nation of Oklahoma v. Norton”, Professions, she has been The panel discussed teaching Takings Analysis” in “Taking Sides symposium presentation, participating this academic year electronic commerce issues in On Takings Issues: Public And University of North Carolina- in the ethics program for Emory’s contracts and commercial law Private Perspectives,” which was Chapel Hill, November 2001; third-year medical students. courses. He also served as a recently published by The Section “The USA-Patriot Act: Analysis G.S.U. law students in Scott’s panelist at the Southern Regional of State and Local Government of and Implications”, forum health law seminar are able to Meeting of the Appleseed Foun- the American Bar Association. In presentation, Emory University attend interdisciplinary ethics dation, discussing issues in November, in Houston, Texas, School of Law, Atlanta, Georgia, classes with Emory medical consumer protection. At the Professor Dale Whitman, November 2001. students in the Spring semester. request of the staff of the Federal President-elect of the Association Reserve Board, Professor Budnitz of American Law Schools, and Charity Scott spoke at the Patrick Wiseman has accepted proposed issues to consider in Juergensmeyer presented annual meeting of the Health an invitation to become the revising the regulations to the “Innovative Solutions To Urban Law Section of the State Bar of editor of the column, “Lessons Truth in Savings Act. Sprawl: A Scholarly Dialogue” in Georgia on legal developments From the Web,” published on the connection with the dedication of involving patient safety and JURIST website each month from Victor Flatt taught at Seattle the new library of South Texas medical errors. She also spoke September to May. Professor University this Fall. He had an College of Law. Jurgensmeyer has on the revised patient safety Wiseman continues to serve as op-ed piece published in the been appointed adjunct professor accreditation standards of the a member of the CALI (Center Atlanta Journal Constitution in City and Regional Planning at Joint Commission on the for Computer-Assisted Legal regarding the impact of energy Georgia Institute of Technology. Accreditation of Health Care Instruction) Editorial Board. Last deregulation on the environment. Organizations at the quarterly summer, he was the recipient of Also, Flatt had an article come meeting of the Health Services a CALI Excellence in Service out in the Seattle University Law Ellen S. Podgor returned to Research Forum, sponsored by Award for his contributions to Review Torts casebook symposium. Georgia State this spring, having Georgia State University’s College CALI and its annual conference spent last fall as the John S. Stone of Business Administration. As a on law school computing. Marjorie Girth’s article, “UB’s Visiting Endowed Chairholder at Faculty Fellow in Health Law with Women in Law: Overcoming the University of Alabama School Barriers During Their First of Law. While at Alabama she Hundred Years” was published in participated in a student forum the Buffalo Women's Law Journal discussing legal issues related to volume for 2000-2001. The Asso- September 11th. She also spoke ciation of American Law Schools to the University of Alabama also appointed Professor Girth to GLBT Student Organization. CLASSACTIONS a three-year term on its Profes- Additionally, she presented a sional Development Committee. faculty colloquium on jurisdiction issues related to the U.S. prosecu- William Gregory’s casebook Law tion of extraterritorial acts of 1985 1995 of Unincorporated Business computer fraud. This past fall, Associations including Agency & Professor Podgor also spoke at a Kirkland A. McGhee is of Regina L. Meyers has a new Partnership, and LLC’s, 2nd public defender’s conference counsel at Nelson Mullins Riley & position as staff attorney for the Edition(2002) was published by held in Montgomery, Alabama, Scarborough in Atlanta. He works Professional Licensing Boards West Group in January, 2002. His on the topic of “Ethics & in the health care, governmental Division, Office of the Secretary 3d edition hardbook, Law of Professionalism Issues: Total relations area. of State, State of Georgia. Agency & Partnership was also Client Advocacy.” 1990 1997 published by West Group In December, 2001. Natsu Saito published Symbolism Robert Rohr was elected Edgar W. Duskin was elected Under Siege: Japanese American chairman of the board of the 1st executive vice president of the Janice Griffith recently had the Redress and the “Racing” of Arab Choice Credit Union in Atlanta. Southern Crop Production following two articles published: Americans as “Terrorists”, 8 Asian Association. “Managing Technology in Law L.J. 1 (U.C. Berkeley) (2001). 1994 Schools,” 33 The University of Professor Saito made the following Devon Orland, assistant attorney 2000 Toledo Law Review 67 (2001) and presentations: “The USA-Patriot general, argued the State of Dawn Jones had an article “Smart Governance for Smart Act: Issues for Organizers”, panel Georgia’s case before the United entitled “The Life and Times of Growth: The Need for Regional presentation, “Emergency States Supreme court in the case a New Associate” published in Governments,” 17 Georgia State Conference of Project South: of Paul D. Lapides v. the Board of the Newsletter for Georgia University Law Review 1019 Institute for the Elimination of Regents of the University System Association for Women Lawyers. (2001) Poverty and Genocide”, Spelman of Georgia, et al. on February 25. College, Atlanta, Georgia, The Court’s opinion is expected December 2001; “The Imposition later this spring.

GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW 7 Law Letter Spring 2002 Alumni directory Graduate Leadership Council available on-line seeks members The College of Law’s new on-line directory lists graduates’ names, The Graduate Leadership Council You may nominate an individual year of graduation, work and home represents all law school to serve, or nominate yourself! contact information and email graduates and provides service to Representatives are expected to addresses. The system is password the college by assisting with the attend four meetings each year, staff protected (login is aludir and the coordination of a wide range of and enlist the support of classmates password is welcome). Eventually activities. Each class is represented for the annual phone outreaches and the system will feature personalized by two or more active members. selected events, bring peer concerns login and password, a search engine, The term of office lasts for two to the quarterly meetings, enlist the the ability to execute real-time years, following nomination and support of classmates to organize a updates to the directory and the acceptance of the invitation to serve class reunion and chair or staff ad ability to indicate information such on the council. We are currently hoc committees or task forces. If you as practice areas and networking. If seeking new or additional class wish to serve, please contact Alleen you logon to the directory and find representatives for the following Deutsch at 404-651-2142 or that you need information corrected, classes: 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 [email protected]. We look forward please email Christine Hill in the 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, to hearing from you. development office at lawcmh@ 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000.

langate.gsu.edu. If you do not want ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ to be listed in the directory or ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ experience technical difficulties, Computer Lab capacity to double please contact Peter Thorsett in Law Technology Services at [email protected]. The Law Library’s Electronic array of other technology resources. Services department and the A website has been launched College of Law's Technology Services that features current information http://law.gsu.edu department are currently completing about the project including: project a joint project to enhance the quality drawings, timelines, and photo- and quantity of student computing graphs of the progress. Please visit: resources available at the school. http://law.gsu.edu/tek/studenttechfee/. Funded in part by the University’s Peter Thorsett, Coordinator for Student Technology Fee Program, Instructional Technology this $60,000 project will allow us to ([email protected]), and Terrance GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY nearly double the potential capacity Manion, Electronic Services College of Law of the lab from its current 20 work- Librarian ([email protected]), are P.O. Box 4037 stations, implement the long awaited co-managing the project. Should Atlanta, GA 30302-4037 student laptop check out program, you have any questions or increase printing capacity, and comments, please do not hesitate provide increased access to a wide to contact them.

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