AMSL Students Engage Their Faculty
Thu, Apr26, 2007 - Category: School of
Law
In direct response to the many questions and concerns
posed by Ave Maria School of Law students to their
faculty, a standing-room-only informal discussion
between them was held in Ann Arbor last night. A goal
was to help relieve students of some of their
distractions before finals week and the semester's
end. One student described it this way:
What joy there was, what sorrow there was, the standing ovations - minutes long, the hoots and hollers and yelps of gratitude, the packed wall to wall room, the tears, the laughs, the jokes, the eloquent explanations and the informative answers, the impassioned speeches that curdled the blood like a rebel yell and inspired the mind and heart like Knute Rockne and Cicero...
I am not exagerrating. Anyone who disagrees with this comment either wasn't there or isn't being true to himself with what he witnessed.
The faculty were at their most inspired and answered every single question with grace and ability. It lasted over two hours. It was just what the doctor ordered.
I just wish the fumare boys could have been there. I was moved to tears several times. To see the faculty and students interact like that... jeez, it was a beautiful thing. There is hope.
Notes (not quotes) from the meeting, and comments from students and alumni, can be found here at Fumare. The transcriber said:
I wrote this transcript to the best of my ability. Unfortunately, much of the color and metaphor can not be transcribed in written form, but you know it existed. I have no problem posting this; the professors present repeatedly stated their purpose was to provide an open and honest account of their opinions regarding what has happened at our school. They were there in the open...to redact their names would be pointless. These fine men and women openly spoke their minds to a room full of people; I have no doubt that if they had the opportunity to speak to more people or have their opinions more widely disseminated, then they would do so. If I am wrong in this and such comes to light, then I have no problem with the removal of this post. However, as the faculty noted, it is time for this issue to come into the open. Besides, if you think the dean didn't have someone there taping/reporting this in some way, shape, or form, then just stick your head back in the sand.
What joy there was, what sorrow there was, the standing ovations - minutes long, the hoots and hollers and yelps of gratitude, the packed wall to wall room, the tears, the laughs, the jokes, the eloquent explanations and the informative answers, the impassioned speeches that curdled the blood like a rebel yell and inspired the mind and heart like Knute Rockne and Cicero...
I am not exagerrating. Anyone who disagrees with this comment either wasn't there or isn't being true to himself with what he witnessed.
The faculty were at their most inspired and answered every single question with grace and ability. It lasted over two hours. It was just what the doctor ordered.
I just wish the fumare boys could have been there. I was moved to tears several times. To see the faculty and students interact like that... jeez, it was a beautiful thing. There is hope.
Notes (not quotes) from the meeting, and comments from students and alumni, can be found here at Fumare. The transcriber said:
I wrote this transcript to the best of my ability. Unfortunately, much of the color and metaphor can not be transcribed in written form, but you know it existed. I have no problem posting this; the professors present repeatedly stated their purpose was to provide an open and honest account of their opinions regarding what has happened at our school. They were there in the open...to redact their names would be pointless. These fine men and women openly spoke their minds to a room full of people; I have no doubt that if they had the opportunity to speak to more people or have their opinions more widely disseminated, then they would do so. If I am wrong in this and such comes to light, then I have no problem with the removal of this post. However, as the faculty noted, it is time for this issue to come into the open. Besides, if you think the dean didn't have someone there taping/reporting this in some way, shape, or form, then just stick your head back in the sand.