Student achievement benchmarks for the UMASS School of Law-Dartmouth

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From: Michael Morisy

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the state Freedom of Information Act, G.L.M. c.66, €10, I hereby request the following records:

Documents providing specific information on the student achievement benchmarks of the UMASS School of Law-Dartmouth, and its predecessor institution, including the College GPA Average, College GPA 25th Percentile, College GPA 75% percentile, LSAT Average, LSAT 25th Percentile, LSAT 75th Percentile, Student:Faculty Ratio and ABA First Time Pass Rate for each class from Academic Year 2000-2001 to the current year.

I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as we believe this request is in the public interest, as suggested but not stipulated by the recommendations of the Massachusetts Supervisor of Public Records. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.

In the event that fees cannot be waived, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Michael Morisy

From: Michael Morisy

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 7, 2011. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

From: Robert Ward <robert.ward@umassd.edu>

Please contact the Office of The Provost. I am not authorized to act on your request.

From: Michael Morisy

Hi Lori,

I was asked to submit the following public records request to the Provost's office.

Thanks for your help,

Michael

From: Michael Morisy

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 7, 2011. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

From: MuckRock.com

Left a voicemail following up on request and asking for a response.

From: MuckRock.com

Spoke on the phone and the office acknowledged the request had been received and was being worked on.

From: Michael Morisy

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 7, 2011. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

From: Michael Morisy

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 7, 2011. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

From: "Lori Benjamin" <lori.nickerson@umassd.edu>

Good morning Mr. Morisy,

I am following up with John Hoey to see where this request sits at this
point.

Thank you,

Lori

From: MuckRock.com

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 7, 2011. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

From: John Hoey <jhoey@umassd.edu>

Michael: As written, your request for records could require a comprehensive examination of thousands of pages of law school records, requiring many hours of staff time, which the University is unwilling to subsidize. Given the UMass Law School is a new law school rather than the continuation of the previous school, would you consider narrowing your request to the records of the public law school?
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From: Michael Morisy

Yes, you may limit the request in that way.

Thanks!

From: MuckRock.com

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 7, 2011. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

From: MuckRock.com

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 7, 2011. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

From: MuckRock.com

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 7, 2011. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

From: John Hoey <jhoey@umassd.edu>

Good morning. I have not forgotten your request, but was just waiting for some additional information that would be useful in fulfilling your request. As you recall, we agreed to limit the scope of the request to information related to the UMass School of Law. I will be sending you information by the end of the week.

From: "Lori Benjamin" <lori.nickerson@umassd.edu>

Good afternoon,

I have forwarded your follow up request to John Hoey who handles all such
requests. You should send all future requests to him at jhoey@umassd.edu,
as I am unable to provide you the information you are requesting.

Thank you!

Lori

Lori Nickerson

Executive Office Director

Provost's Office

508-999-8024

From: John Hoey <jhoey@umassd.edu>

Per your request for records indicating LSAT scores, GPA, bar pass rates and student faculty ratios, and bar pass rates for the UMass School of Law, I am attaching the following documents:

1. A report provided to the Board of Trustees on Feb. 6, 2012 showing enrollment, LSAT and GPA trends.
2. A document entitled "Composition of full and non full-time faculty".
3. A Mass. Board of Bar Overseers Report on results from the July 2011 bar exam.
4. The press release issued regarding the July 2011 bar exam.

From: University of Massachusetts School of Law

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