Highlights of Meeting
July 28, 2007 Executive Board
Seattle, Washington
There were 16 officers, board members and area representatives present at the summer planning meeting, which was hosted by the University of Washington School of Law in Seattle. See a gallery of photos from the meeting and the agenda.
All of NNLSO's session proposals for the March 2008 AACRAO have been approved:
- NNLSO Opening Session, 3/25/2008, presented by Lylene Pilkenton.
A presentation on security, presenter to be named later, will be presented after a general opening session - The "Wired Generation": How Communication Technology is Transforming Student Culture, 3/25/2008, presented by Nicole Waterman
- Alternative Recruiting Methods to Obtain A Diverse Class, 3/25/2008, presented by Michael Johnson (and possibly others)
- Hot Topics - Law School Registrars, 8/25/2008, presented by Elizabeth Fischer
- Hot Topics - Law School Admissions Staff, 8/25/2008, presented by Melissa McCollister
- NNLSO Social, 3/25/2008
- Application Trends in Professional School Admissions (including law schools, medical schools and MBA programs), 3/26/2008, presented by Kathy Hartman
- Law School Exams: Can't Live with 'Em, Can't Live without 'Em, 8/26/2008, presented by Mary Van Houten and Terri Chenier
- NNLSO Luncheon and Business Meeting, 3/26/2008, Noon
- NNLSO Town Meeting, 3/26/2008 (includes both registrars and admissions staffs), presented by Lylene Pilkenton
- Law School Security Issues (Emergency Evacuation and Notification), 3/2708, presented by Patsy Cramer (and panel of experts)
A special charge was made to area reps to stay in contact with their area schools and especially to welcome newly-approved ABA schools. There was much discussion concerning the area divisions (should we use the ABA or LSAC divisions) and area representatives (length of appointment and specific assignments). A committee was formed to look at these issues and submit a report at the fall planning meeting.
The Board approved a motion that at the discretion of the Executive Committee, funds not exceeding $500/year may be spent for donations (flowers, cards, etc.) in commemoration of significant events in the lives of NNLSO members. This will be a line item for the NNLSO budget in the future.
The fall issue of The Journal will contain a Dean's Corner article by Dean Sam Davis of The University of Mississippi School of Law, an article by Pat Trainor about NNLSO's research grant opportunities and an article by the Executive Director introducing the new area representatives. The Board emphasized that we want to use The Journal and the Web Site to reinforce each other. It was also suggested that anyone who submits a question of general interest on the Web should collect the answers and send a capsule of the information to the Web Site for posting.
The Records Retention Committee is working on an on-line survey which will be ready by the next board meeting.
It was the consensus of the Board that we should print generic letterhead stationary for the organization (without names of officers, etc.) as that will be more economical.
The NNLSO fall planning meeting will be held October 27 in Chicago.