Reuniting Penn State’s Two Law Schools: Updates from the Panel
A panel of 14 students, staff, faculty and alumni from Penn State Dickinson Law and Penn State Law are developing recommendations on how to reunite Penn State’s two, separately accredited law schools. The panel is meeting weekly and will share its final recommendations with Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi by May 31, 2023. Updates from the panel will be shared on this page as the initiative progresses.
Weekly Panel Meeting
Consultants prepared a presentation to aid panel members in reviewing the three models for additional discussion and consideration. The presentation provided summary snapshots of each model. The panel will begin drafting the recommended options in a template over the next few weeks and are on track to submit final recommendations on May 31, 2023.
Weekly Panel Meeting
The panel discussed the workshop from the previous week and recapped the next steps for the work ahead. James Houck and Gary Gildin were welcomed to this meeting and members prepared questions ahead of time to ask each guest, allowing time for discussion at the end.
Weekly Panel Meeting
The workshop started by reviewing the DLA agreements and having a discussion as a panel. The conversation moved into a high-level overview of the general funds budget for each school allowing time for questions from the panel. Model 9,10, and 10.1 were also discussed in further conversations.