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Tribal Hunting Student Files |
A belated welcome back for the spring semester. I trust that everyone took good advantage of the holiday break. For me it was an opportunity to spend some time with my family and to catch up on a little reading that had absolutely nothing to do with the law.
The semester seems to have gotten off to a reasonably smooth start. I know that a few professors have been late with their grades. I have been harassing them, and will turn to more draconian measures if harassment proves unsuccessful. However, I would like to thank the vast majority of the faculty for their timely submission of grades. For many of them it was a daunting task, given the number of exams they had to read.
Several projects of importance are on our agenda for the semester. The Curriculum Committee is finalizing next year’s course offerings and revising the three-year curriculum planning guide. The Curriculum Committee is also deep into its review of our grading system and is soliciting your input and suggestions.
We have extended two offers for full-time faculty positions. We have offered Mr. Lawrence Sung a position with a primary focus in intellectual property law, and Mr. Thomas Mitchell a position with an emphasis in property and real estate law. Both candidates have returned to Portland for a second visit and we expect to hear from them by the end of February.
Our building expansion planning is proceeding apace. The architect has presented some site plan alternatives to the Building Committee. The committee will offer its recommendations to the faculty. After settling on the scope of the project, we will look to students for their comments and suggestions about how to make the new space the best it can be.
Our community will soon benefit from our Distinguished Higgins Visitor, Professor James Krier of the University of Michigan, who will be here at the end of February through the first week of March. Professor Krier will participate in a few classes and will deliver a public lecture on takings and fairness on the evening of March 3.
The calendar is filled with other events which I hope you will take advantage of. In the meantime, the Student Bar Association has scheduled another series of “Pizza with the Dean” meetings. If you have questions or comments about things here at the law school, I hope you will drop in to these sessions.
Now I have to run. It seems there are diapers to change.
On Jan. 31, James Huffman and his wife Leslie Spencer welcomed into the world the newest member of their family, Margaret Murray Huffman. Margaret was 7 lbs., 6 ounces at birth and is the couple’s third child. Congratulations!