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
The panel provided an update on the creation and distribution plans for two surveys: one to those who were part of the previously unified law school; and a second to those who teach clinics. The panel also discussed other potential survey opportunities to be more inclusive of all stakeholders and feedback. There was also discussion on model 10.1 and how it varied from model 9 and 10.
Weekly Panel Meeting
The panel discussed ways to connect with stakeholder groups via surveys and then subcommittees shared their discussion notes on opportunities and challenges with model 10. There was also discussion on model 9 and 10, and the top three priorities committee members would like to see in a model.
Weekly Panel Meeting
Subcommittees shared their discussions notes regarding opportunities and challenges with model 9. The panel then reviewed the new model 10 and discussed how to best keep track of which parts of each model should be kept, removed, or discussed further.