Dear Class,

PLEASE CONTACT YOUR REPRESENTATIVES. As a member of student senate I would love to hear your ideas about how we can improve our community. We have so much potential and talent surrounding us, and we know that some parts of the system are broken. This wiki is one of the few solutions I have encountered...We are lucky that so much of our class is conducted in this collaborative community. Let's leverage it to create some pressure where it is needed!

In terms of grade reform, form letters to Student Senate would be a great start. It will force the body to address this serious issue and decide how it would like to respond. As a class, we could also come up with comprehensive ideas and questions and meet with administrators. Perhaps even draft a letter to Dean Katz and others. I find it interesting that we are even talking about mid-semester feedback when some professors do not even give end of the semester feedback! I still can't really wrap my head around that one.

In my capacity as a student senator I have met with Dean MGK and other administrators to discuss some possible improvements to the law school's culture. I have come away with some observations: 1. Student Services is receptive to good ideas, but they need to some demand to actually take it to Dean Schizer/ the faculty. 2. The economic problem could be really advantageous for us. We pay a ton of money to be here and I think the administration wants/needs to be responsive. Now they are in a position where they have to make structural cost-neutral changes instead of buying some flat screens. 3. We won't get anywhere or do anything without planning well and speaking up.

-- NonaFarahnik - 11 Feb 2010