AMSL Railroads/Misrepresents Alumni
Thu, Feb22, 2007 - Category: School of
Law
In a strong statement yesterday, the Ave Maria School
of Law's Alumni Association Board of Directors says
that school administrators refused to allow the
Association to communicate official business with its
alumni constituency. Earlier, the Alumni Board
drafted a statement condemning the closure of the
school and the manner in which the decision was
handled. The Alumni Board also claimed yesterday that
AMSL administration sent an unauthorized message to
alumni purporting to be from the Alumni Board. "...
this tends to confirm our earlier-stated reservations
about governance of the school" [click 'More..."
below to read the statement]
Statement by AMSL Alumni Association Board of Directors
Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2007
Yesterday, the Ave Maria School of Law announced that it was relocating to Florida. In response, the Ave Maria School of Law Alumni Association Board of Directors held an emergency meeting the same day, at which nine of its fifteen members approved the statement below that criticizes the school's decision. The Alumni Association's only official means of communication with alumni is by the school emailing the alumni through the school email system. However, shortly after the meeting, law school officials refused to send the Alumni Association's message despite the clear majority vote to do so, and they refused to explain why it refused to send the message. Furthermore, when the law school administration learned that the Alumni Association Board would expose the administration's refusal to send the board's message, the administration sent an unauthorized message through Ermin Gornik on Wednesday evening, February 21, 2007, purporting to be a "Statement From the Alumni Association Board of Directors." The Alumni Association deplores the school administration's refusal to carry out its duty to communicate with alumni. It is an affront to academic freedom and it tends to confirm our earlier-stated reservations about governance of the school. Accordingly, the Alumni Association is authorizing the dissemination of its decision along with this note to all public and private outlets.
In Christ,
Ave Maria School of Law Alumni Association Board of Directors