Bar Exam Passage Conference
Outcome Measures and Student Achievement
How to Improve Bar Passage Rates Within a Broader Set of Outcome Measures
Thursday, October 16
4:00-6:00 p.m. Registration
6:30 p.m. Dinner and Keynote Speech
Outcomes:Beginning the Dialogue
Richard Matasar
Dean and President, New York Law School
Friday, October 17
7:00 a.m. Registration
8:00-8:45 a.m. Breakfast
Sponsored by the ABA Group Faculty Program
9:00-9:45 a.m. Plenary: Bar Passage as Part of Broader Conversation Regarding Legal Education
Outcomes & Bar Exams: How does my school fit bar exam passage into the overall educational mission?
Moderator: Raymond Pierce, Dean, North Carolina Central University School of Law
Mary Lu Bilek, Associate Dean
CUNY School of Law
Stacy Brustin, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law
Michael Schill, Dean
UCLA Law School
10:00-10:45 a.m. Programs That Work
Highlighting programs at several schools that have shown improved bar exam results
Moderator: Peter Goplerud, Dean, Florida Coastal School of Law
Carol Buckler, Associate Dean, New York Law School
Yvonne Twiss, Professor of Bar Services
Capital University Law School
Odessa Alm, Director of Academic Success
Florida Coastal School of Law
Frederic White, Dean
Texas Wesleyan University School of Law
10:45- 11:15 a.m. Break (Resource Room)
11:15a.m.- 12:15p.m. Concurrent Breakouts
●Outcome Measurements (Metrics)
Moderator: Richard Matasar, Dean
New York Law School
Joanne Ingham, Assistant Vice President for Institutional Research
New York Law School
Lindsey Watkins, Project Manager, LSSSE
Indiana University-Bloomington, School of Law
●NCBE/UBE: Changes to the Exam
Moderator: Hulett H. Askew, Consultant
ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
Erica Moeser, President & CEO
National Conference of Bar Examiners
Diane Bosse
Bender, Crawford & Bender, LLP
Michael Kane, Director of Research
National Conference of Bar Examiners
●Teaching & Learning
Moderator: Athornia Steele, Dean
Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center
Dr. Bill Graves, Senior Vice President, Academic Strategy
SunGard Higher Education
Martha Peters, Professor of Legal Education
Elon University School of Law
Michael Hunter Schwartz, Professor
Washburn University Law School
●Post-Graduation Programs: Lifelong Connection
Moderator: Peter Gopelrud, Dean, Florida Coastal School of Law
Wanda Temm
Director of Legal Writing Program & Director of Bar Prep Program
University of Missouri-Kansas City, School of Law
Rudy Hasl, Dean
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Thomas Mengler, Dean
University of St. Thomas School of Law
12:30- 1:15 p.m. Lunch
Friday, October 17
1:15-2:00 p.m. Resource Room
2:00-3:30 p.m. Plenary: Admissions/Attrition/Grading
Moderator: Kent Lollis, Associate Executive Director, Law School Admission Council
Dennis Shields, Dean
Phoenix School of Law
Gregory H. Williams, President
CCNY City College
Paula J. Lustbader, Professor
Seattle University School of Law
Raymond Pierce, Dean
North Carolina Central University School of Law
3:45-4:45 p.m. Concurrent Breakouts
A repeat of the 11:15 a.m. programs
6:30 p.m. Dinner/Keynote Speech
E. Christopher Johnson, Jr.
Vice President and General Counsel
General Motors North America
Saturday, October 18
8:00- 8:45 a.m. Breakfast
8:45- 9:30 a.m. Diversity and Bar Admissions
Improving bar exam results while maintaining commitment to diversity
Moderator: Camille deJorna, Associate Consultant, ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
Katherine S. Broderick, Dean
University of the District of Columbia, David A. Clarke School of Law
Alex Johnson, Jr. Professor
University of Virginia School of Law
W.H. Knight, Jr. Dean Emeritus and Professor
University of Washington School of Law
9:45- 10:30 a.m. Curriculum
Moderator: Richard Matasar, Dean and President, New York Law School
Ken Margolis, Professor
Case Western Reserve University/Co-Director, Milton A. Kramer Law Clinic Center/Director, CaseArc
Lisa Kloppenberg, Dean
University of Dayton School of Law
Barry A. Currier, Dean
Concord Law School
Rodney Smolla, Dean
Washington and Lee University School of Law
11:00a.m.-
12:00 noon Plenary: What Do We Take Away?
Richard Matasar, Dean and President
New York Law School
Raymond Pierce, Dean
North Carolina Central University School of Law
Athornia Steele, Dean
Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center
Adjourn/box lunches
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