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4 Profile of the Law School 5The School of Law is involved in several internationalprograms, including our ABA approvedsummer law institute at the Universidad deGuanajuato, Mexico, and our summer law instituteat the Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico. Inaddition, we will also be involved in a continuinglegal education program in Mexico with theUniversidad Autonoma de Mexico. The faculty ofthe School of Law is fully committed to activeparticipation in programs and possibilities availablein the intemationallegal community.Finally, it is a part of the mission of the School ofLaw to render public service. In a variety of waysthe School of Law makes its resources available tocourts, government agencies, public interestentities, and other groups in the community on aregular ongoing basis. Law faculty members areinvolved in rendering legal assistance to the poorand in providing pro bono representation in publicinterest lawsuits. The School of Law participates inand is a part of The Institute of Environmental andHuman Health (TIEHH), a joint venture of TexasTech University and Texas Tech University HealthSciences Center to assess toxic chemical impacts onthe environment and on humans. Participation inthe work of the institute enables law faculty membersto render significant public service of regional,national, and international importance in the areasof environmental protection law and technology.Law faculty members have organized and participatedin institutes and seminars for the training ofmunicipal and county judges in the State of Texas,and have authored and published materials forthose institutes and seminars. In addition, lawfaculty members and administrators also holdelective and appointive positions in the State Bar ofTexas, participate regularly in the work of theAmerican Bar Association, and hold membership inand serve with the American Law Institute. In all ofthese ways the School of Law implements itscommitment to public service and the use ofknowledge for the improvement of the administrationof justice and the improvement of the humancondition. By its involvement in public service, theSchool of Law also demonstrates for our students theimportance of this aspect of a lawyer's professionalfunctioning, and endeavors to impart to them anappreciation of the lawyer's obligation to renderpublic service for the betterment of the communitythroughout his or her professional life.These missions of the School of Law are based uponour conviction that legal education can be a significantresource for the improvement of the lives of allmembers of our society, and the concomitant beliefthat our vocation of providing high quality legaleducation to men and women who are committed topublic service and the betterment of our society is oneof the most worthy tasks in which legal scholaIS andacademic institutions can be engaged.LubbockLubbock is a major regional center for business andindustry, located in the heart of the vast Southern·Plains ofWest Texas and Eastern New Mexico. Lubbock's locationproVides easy access to the Southwest, the Rocky Moun-~ir:; ~~t~a~~~~~tW~~~~~n~:e f%%i~~:~~~~and 520 miles from Houston. Lubbock's climate issemiarid and mild. It is the medical center for the entireWest Texas and Eastern New Mexico region. The populationis over 196,0Cl0.ResourcesThe smaller size of the law school provides an atmosphereof informality and accessibility with the 23:1student-faculty ratio. The "open-door" policy allowsstudents to visit with faculty as needed beyond classroomhours. In addition to classrooms and semmar rooms, theLaw School building has an expansive law library,courtroom, computer laboratory, office of career services,lounge area, snack area, locker room, student organizationoffices, and faculty and administrative offices.SIudo.I.In 1997, the entering class numbered 205 from an~~~Ji~fa~~ \:~ ~~J'(~~8 ~r~:~i:~lt~~~dr::GJ~ewas3.42. Ethnically, 12 percent of the students are minorities:~E~~~P:c~:~):I~~d~l~r~~~e~rJ~v~~~~:i~~~.peTh:ntfirst year class consisted of 104 male and 101 femalestudents.FoeullyTexas Tech School of Law has a faculty of 26 full-timeprofessors as well as adjunct professors with expertise invarious areas of practice. There are 6 administrators and~~:~r~fo~~gs~~~~~:~i~ ~~~i:l1ristration andTuition and Fees (Academic Year)Tuition and Fees.. . $ 6,520(Nonresidents add $5,070)Room and Board 4,934Books and Supplies 816Travel 1,514Miscellaneous and PersonalU21Total$16,1I08(Nonresident total $21,078)CoursesOur curriculum is composed of courses designed to~~fav~d~S~~~~~~ ~i~~; t~~fJ:~~~.ds~de~~~~naft:seelective courses that emphasize practice and procedure inthe state of Texas.Placement and the Texas BarAt ;a~~a~~~n~f41~:~::n~eg:~~~~~~r~ac~fu~I~~~:~~us.offers. Six months after graduation, 90 percent of the classof 1997 had accepted positions, with 97 percent of ourgraduates practicing mTexas. Private practice comprises~iFi:~n;~~li~~~t~rS~(U~~i~~~~::t:~~:~J~~~k~t~pthe other 2 percent.Texas Tech historically ranks at or near the number oneposition in the Texas Bar Examination results. Texas Tech'spass rate on the July 1997 Texas Bar Exam was 91.9percent.Library and Computer FacilitiesThe Texas Tech Law Library provides students wide-~~1~~~I~~~~e~a~e¥~h~~~~~~doe~:h~~~~~~~~ht~rinted~~~g:ts~J~t:;~ :~ 1~~~~~~r~b!s:da~~~~ ~~a~h~nswhere students perform computer-assisted legal research,~fi~~_h~C;::~~n~.a~: s:~~~~~ ~~~t~~~:r~~~~e~ an~~~rl~~~nt the substantial collection of printed materialsJoint Degree ProgramsJ.D.-Master of Business AdministrationJ.D.-Master of Public AdministrationJ.D.-Master of Science in Agricultural and AppliedEconomicsJ.D.-Master of Science in Accounting (Taxation)Student OrganizationsAsian-American Law Students AssociationBlack Law Students AssociationBoard of BarristersChristian Legal SocietyCriminal Trial Lawyers AssociationEnvironmental Law SocietyFederalist SocietyInternational Law SocietyLaw ReviewLegal Computer SocietyLegal Research BoardMexican American Law Students Association~:;~~tt;;bd~~~fnts AssociationStudent Academic Support Servicesi:~:~ ~e~~s~aJ~fs~;ak~s':xiationTexas Tech University Law PartnersThe Texas Bank LawyerVolunteer Law Students and LawyersWomen in LawFraternitiesDelta Theta Phi, Phi Alpha Delta, Phi Delta Phi