(Please note: any errors are mine. If I made any egregious errors, let me know and I will fix. RCF)
Meeting of ASP Academic Support Business Meeting
January 7, 2009
Start of meeting: 6:25 pm
Kris Franklin: open meeting
Discussion of conflict with Balance in Legal Education
Business Meeting. Motion to join the Balance business meeting was tabled until
we addressed unique ASP issues.
Usually business meeting is held at close of the session,
this is a change from previous years because we wanted an opportunity to talk
with one another during a meeting when so many ASP folks are in one place.
First order of business: Last year, a number of committees
were formed and met. They did a lot. Brief reports from the committees:
Bar Passage Committee:
Many members, including the leader of the committee could not make it to the
meeting. As a committee, they put together a letter regarding bar passage, that
was not adopted, but there was a positive response to the letter. Move to
continue the meeting.
Program Committee:
Thank you to those presenting, did a wonderful job this year on the joint
session with Teaching Methods. Thank you Vinita and Robin.
Website Committee:
Started to help “jump-off” from Barbara Glesner-Fines website that we have been
using as a group for some time. This
year, AALS will be building a website for each section. Additionally, RuthAnn McKinney
is creating an ASP resource website through LSAC, which is going
“swimmingly”. Decision to wait and see
what else is going on before we go forward and expend additional resources on a
website.
Nominations Committee:
Pavel is moving onto Chair, Kris is moving to immediate past chair, replacing
Nancy Soonpaa. This moves Kristin
Holmquist to chair-elect, Mike Swartz to secretary, Robin to treasurer, and
moves onto and among the board members:
2009-2010 Slate:
Officers, serving one
year terms:
Chair: Pavel Wonsowicz—UCLA Law
Chair Elect—Kristin Holmquist–
Secretary–Michael Hunter Schwartz—Washburn Law
Treasurer—Robin Boyle—
Executive Committee
Board Members:
Board A (expiry 2011)—Paula Manning—
Board B (expiry 2011)—Rebecca Flanagan—
Board C (expiry 2010)—Jeff Minetti—
Stetson Law
School
Board D (expiry 2010)—LaRasz Moody—Villanova Law (filling the seat
vacated by Vinita Bali)
Kris Franklin moved to accept the board. Seconded. Kris moved to accept nominations
from the floor. No nominations from the floor were put forward. Move to accept new board. Voted;
Congratulation to the new board.
from 2009 business meeting:
Suggestion from last year—creation of a section award to
recognize those who serve in ASP and have done extraordinary things for the
field. The idea was put through the listserv as well as discussed at the
meeting last year. There was some consternation about singling out one or two
people when so many people are doing so many wonderful things; it doesn’t feel
“ASP-ish.” A committee was formed that
was favorable to creation of such an award. A draft has been circulated among the board, however, the AALS Executive
Committee must approve. Because of this, the award can only be provisionally
adopted at this point.
Commentary from the
Award Committee—Jeff Minetti
Only three people responded from the listserv. Thank you to Barbara McFarland for her had
work on this issue. The committee felt
it was time to start honoring those who made significant contributions to ASP.
Discussion of by-laws and how to approve the award. Discussion of what was meant by “present for
quorum” in the bylaws, and how to approve such an award.
Barbara McFarland
Should note that the committee was not “balanced”; because
those who volunteered for the awards committee were those in favor of creating
the award.
Alison Nissen
This is one more thing, along with student support, to honor
us, and additionally benefit our students when we are recognized for the work
we do with them.
Jeff Minetti
This award will help us decide who we are as a field by
recognizing who is the very best among us.
Kris Franklin moved that this year’s board tinker with the
details on the award and get started. All in favor, vote was unanimous.
Open topics:
Should we have a section newsletter?
The Learning Curve hasn’t come out in a while, and isn’t an
“official” newsletter of this section. Ken Rosenblum, as a past editor of The Learning Curve, volunteered to
assist getting The Learning Curve started again. Noted that Hillary Burgess is working with
David Nadvorney to get things started again. Also noted that we should be making repeated appeals for articles for a
new issue of The Learning Curve by everyone in ASP. At this time, no new section newsletter was
approved.
Transition to new chair: Pavel Wonsowicz
Continue with the nominating committee. Noted by Ken
Rosenblum that this committee is actually required by the AALS bylaws. If chose
t be on the nominating committee, cannot seek or accept an executive position
while serving on the nominating committee.
Bar Passage Committee: Paula Manning noted that a number of
people committed electronically to continuing the committee. If others want to join, contact Paula
Manning, “the more the merrier.”
Planning Committee: Robin Boyle has served as the head of
the planning committee for three years; Vinita would have taken over but has
moved on from ASP. Emily Randon of
UC-Davis volunteered to take over for Robin, with Robin’s wise assistance,
Kathy Garcia, Hillary Hoffman, and Barbara McFarland also volunteered for the
planning committee.
Joanne Koren noted how it was wonderful to combine with
another section. This year ASP combined with teaching methods for a joint
session at annual meeting, maybe explore joint session with Balance in Legal
Education?
Kris Franklin moved to discuss whether to continue with the
ASP breakfast. There is significant concern over the cost of the section breakfast.
Announcements:
LSAC National Meeting will be Wednesday June 3-June 6 at
small regional ASP meeting at
date is immediately after the LSAC National conference to provide an
opportunity to share materials with those that cannot attend.
Emily Randon solicited interested people for a western
regional ASP meeting. Contact Emily if
you want to get involved. They will meet
tonight after the meeting to organize.
No further business-Meeting adjoined.
(RCF)
