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FALL 2004

Setting Up Electronic Classrooms
Mon. Aug. 16th, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. - Law Library Computer Lab

In the morning Julie Coriaty, representing West's “TWEN”, and in the afternoon Carron Laake, representing Lexis' “web course”, gave practical demonstrations on setting up electronic classrooms and then helped faculty members set up electronic classrooms for their own courses.

Center for Family, Children & the Courts
Wed. Sept. 29th, 12 - 1:30 p.m. - CFCC, 5 W. Chase St.

The Faculty Research & Development Committee, in conjunction with the Center for Family, Children and the Courts (CFCC), offers an opportunity to learn more about the CFCC. Professor Barbara Babb and Senior Fellow Gloria Danziger discuss the strategic planning and technical assistance the Center is offering to family court systems and supporting organizations throughout the nation. They will also describe their work on an innovative approach to truancy intervention and reports being prepared at the state and national levels on juvenile justice systems.

External Financial Support for Faculty Research
Mon. Oct. 25th, 12 - 1:30 p.m. - Poe's or Faculty Lounge

Light lunch fare will be provided at this faculty forum on gaining external funding for support of individual faculty scholarship and research-related projects. Faculty members are invited to hear representatives of the Abell Foundation and the Open Society Institute as well as our own Arnie Rochvarg and Mike Higginbotham discuss legal research funding by foundations, research institutes and governmental organizations.

Implications of the Crawford Decision
Wed. Nov. 3rd, 12 - 1:30 p.m., Poe's

Join Professors Lynn McLain and Jose Anderson as they lead a panel discussion of the Supremes' March 8 decision in Crawford v. Washington. In Crawford, Justice Scalia reversed the last several decades of confrontation clause jurisdiction and took us back, he believes, to the meaning of the clause as of 1791, when the Sixth Amendment was ratified. Some of our faculty and some practitioners will discuss the effect of Crawford from 12:00-1:30 p.m. in Poe's on November 3.

SPRING 2005

March

Leigh Goodmark will coordinate the annual program featuring the faculty's “rising stars,” who will share their recent scholarship.

April

Chuck Rees will report on the AALS workshop on assessment—evaluating students and evaluating outputs—and on the activities of the University's Assessment Committee.

FALL 2005

New Electronic Research Resources
Wed. Oct. 12th, 12-1:30 p.m.–Law Library Smart Classroom

The Faculty Research & Development Committee, in conjunction with the University of Baltimore Law Library, offers an opportunity to learn more from Joanne Dugan and Jim Gernert about the latest electronic resources available through the Law Library.

Pros and Cons of Offering Exams on Laptops
Wed. Oct. 26th, 12-1:30 p.m.–Faculty Lounge

Light lunch fare is provided at this faculty forum led by Dean Torain on the issues to be considered by faculty in allowing or prohibiting students' use of laptops during a final exam.

Faculty Forum on Assessment
Tue. Nov. 1st, 12-1:30 p.m.–Faculty Lounge

A luncheon in the Faculty Lounge will be the setting for a presentation and discussion of Chuck Rees' study comparing the effects of extensive (as opposed to minimal) term-time assessment on student performance and student satisfaction.  The program will include not only a presentation by Professor Rees but also comments by Dean Holmes and Professors Bourne, McLain and Shapiro.

SPRING 2006

Faculty Development Papers
Wednesday, March 29, 12–1:30 p.m. Faculty Lounge

Jim Kelly and Leigh Goodmark will discuss current scholarship, each delivering a paper he or she has written this year and put out for publication.

FALL 2006

Sharing Scholarship and Scholarly Thinking Online
Tuesday, September 19th, 12–1:30 p.m. Law Library Smart Classroom

Come on by to discuss experiences and concerns about sharing your scholarship and policy thoughts online through SSRN, Bepress and the ever-growing number of law blogs. Box lunches will be available.

A Roundtable Discussion on Assessment
Tuesday, Oct. 17th, 12–1:30 p.m. Faculty Lounge

Light lunch fare will be provided at this faculty forum that will continue our discussion of assessment.

UB New Scholars Presentation
Tuesday, Nov. 1st, 12–1:30 p.m. TBA

This will be the first of two panels of rising stars on UB Law's growing junior faculty.

This and lunch too.

SPRING 2007

  • Thursday, February 22nd, 12–1:30 p.m.
    Teaching Skills–Dionne Koller and Amy Dillard
  • Thursday, March 29th, 12–1:30 p.m.
    Patenting Estate Planning Techniques–Wendy Gerzog and TBA
  • Thursday, April 26th, 12–1:30 p.m.
    UB New Scholars Presentation