UTSA Today - July 22, 2008

UTSA hosts lecture by former FBI director, judge

  The UTSA Institute for Law and Public Affairs will host a lecture by William S. Sessions, former FBI director and U.S. judge, who will speak on law and justice at 9:15 a.m., Thursday, July 24 in the Buena Vista Street Building Aula Canaria (1.328) at the UTSA Downtown Campus.

http://www.utsa.edu/today/2008/07/sessions.cfm

UTSA Today - February 21, 2008

SLSPA Accepting Applications

  The UTSA Institute for Law and Public Affairs is accepting applications for the 2008 UTSA Summer Law School Preparation Academy (SLSPA). The application deadline is March 26.

http://www.utsa.edu/today/2008/02/lawinst.cfm

UTSA Today - May 10, 2007

Faculty Honors: Dr. Richard Gambitta

  Associate Professor Richard Gambitta received the President's Distinguished Achievement Award for Teaching Excellence, Tenured Faculty and the Chancellor's Council Outstanding Teaching Award at the UTSA Faculty Honors Convocation May 3.

http://www.utsa.edu/today/2007/05/gambitta.cfm

The Ranger – November 3, 2006

UTSA Law School Fair brings real legal experience

Chances are good that students won't figure out their niche until they're halfway through law school.  "Law school should be a time of exploration," Miller said. "Not knowing what kind of law you want to practice is not unexpected. It's standard."  "There are so many opportunities to use your law degree in support of other academic and professional interests."

Law school fair brings real legal experience
 

San Antonio Express News – May 18, 2006

Catholic School Exodus is Evaluated

A study of San Antonio's Catholic schools has confirmed what Catholic educators long have suspected: The plethora    of South Side and inner city Catholic schools are struggling with enrollment while the few schools in the North Side suburbs have waiting lists.  That imbalance is among several topics addressed by the study, commissioned last year by the Archdiocese of San Antonio to help craft a roadmap for the future of its 47 Catholic schools.

"The study will help to understand better the challenges that we have in the Archdiocese of San Antonio as we prepare Catholic schools to meet the needs of children in the 21st century," Archbishop José Gomez said.

The study was completed by a University of Texas at San Antonio research team headed by Richard Gambitta, director of the Institute for Law and Public Affairs, geography Professor Richard Jones and sociology Professor Gabriel Acevedo.

San Antonio Express News ILPA/Catholic Archdiocese Article

Chicano/Hispanic Law Students Association (CHLSA) – April 1, 2006

Dr.  Richard Gambitta Honored at Awards Banquet

The Chicano/Hispanic Law Students Association (CHLSA) at The University of Texas School of Law hosted its 23rd annual awards banquet on Saturday, April 1, at 6:30 p.m. in the Connally Ballroom of the University’s Etter-Harbin Alumni Center.  Dr. Richard Gambitta was honored with the Spirit of Education Award for his excellence in teaching and his work with Institute for Law and Public Affairs and Summer Law School Preparation Academy.

Dr. Gambitta Receives Spirit of Education Award

CHLSA SLSPA Academy Former Students

Santiago Alaniz, Roland Garcia, Dr. Richard Gambitta, Barbara Leal,

Eddie Balderas & Brad Domangue

Paisano - Feb. 28. 2006

ILPA Recruiting Drive 

“We look for a variety of characteristics, but the number one thing we look at is potential. We want students that are willing to work hard and learn much and to reap great benefits from their participation,” Dr. Richard Gambitta, director of the Institute for Law and Public Affairs, said.

    “We are looking for students that are going to be focused and want to excel in ways they perhaps never have before. What we really want most of all is a morality of aspiration, a morality to excel.”

http://www.paisano-online.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/02/27/4404ad83b1d67

ILPA Women - Feb. 2006

"Appearing with Congressman Charles Gonzalez are Institute student Crystal Longoria and Angela McNair, two of the three Honors College students spending this semester in Washington D.C. as Archer Fellows. Crystal and Angela work in Congress while the third, Erin White works at the American Bar Association and was recently admitted to many law schools including Columbia, NYU, University of Virginia, and William and Mary. Crystal and Angela will be graduating and applying to law schools next year, after their Washington experiences. Dr. Gambitta is directing the three women's Honors theses." 

Washington Photo

ILPA Team Wins UTSA Ethics Bowl - Nov. 15, 2005

The Ethics Bowl to be presented in November 2005 is an inaugural competition for the University of Texas at San Antonio consisting of eight teams deliberating various ethical dilemmas through research,
discussion and resolution in a competitive setting.
The Ethics Bowl is a forum to develop leadership, critical thinking, and the ability to synthesize subjective information among its participants and the viewing audience.  The ultimate goal for the students is refining their ethical reasoning and analytical skills that will translate to a principled, trustworthy, and deliberative workforce for the 21st century, building relevant framework that transcends the college experience.

ILPA Team Ethics Bowl Champions

WOAI.com - Oct. 12, 2005

UTSA Hosts Law School Fair

The University of Texas at San Antonio is hosting a law school fair from 1 to 4 p.m., Monday, Oct. 31 at the University Center on the 1604 Campus.

The fair is sponsored by the Institute for Law and Public Affairs and the Southwest Association of Pre-Law Advisors and is open to any one interested in attending law school.

UTSA Today - Oct. 25, 2005

UTSA to host Law School Fair

  The University of Texas at San Antonio will host a law school fair from 1 to 4 p.m., Monday, Oct. 31 at the University Center on the 1604 Campus.  The fair is sponsored by the Institute for Law and Public Affairs and the Southwest Association of Pre-Law Advisors and is open to anyone interested in attending law school.

http://utsa.edu/today/2005/10/lawfair.cfm

Sombrilla - Summer 2005

SYLLABUS - Learning the Law

  This is what each student is preparing for at UTSA’s Summer Law School Preparation Academy. Set up in 2002 to emulate the law school experience, the summer academy pushes students through two summers of rigorous course work. The academy’s mission is two-fold: get academy graduates admitted to law school and prepare them to excel in law school.

 www.utsa.edu/pub/sombrilla/

S.A. Express News - Aug. 24, 2005

Pre Law Prep Assists Students

   This is law school at its best — and most challenging — but these students aren't yet in law school. In fact, they haven't even taken the law school entrance exam.  The pre-law academy was created in 2002 and offers undergraduates two summers of grueling course work to prepare them for law school, pass the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) and help them excel once they're admitted.

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/neighbors/stories/MYSA082405.1H.NE.Law.c4bf925.html

UTSA Today - May. 20, 2005

Five UTSA students learn about Austin politics and real life as McClendon Scholars

  Score one for Rep. Ruth Jones McClendon. It was her scholarship program that brought Domangue to the capitol in the first place. McClendon teamed with UTSA and its Institute for Law and Public Affairs in September 2004 to form the McClendon Scholars Program. Through the program, five UTSA students received a $10,000 stipend each to spend five months in Austin interning in the Texas House of Representatives during the regular legislative sessions.

http://www.utsa.edu/today/2005/05/mcclendon.cfm

 UTSA Today - Dec. 3, 2004

 UTSA ILPA prepares students for success

   Thirty-six students received the Certificate in Legal Reasoning at the annual awards ceremony Nov. 18 of the UTSA Institute for Law and Public Affairs. Students who attended the UTSA Summer Law School Preparation Academy (SLSPA) and completed twelve hours of designated academic coursework earned the certificates.

 http://www.utsa.edu/today/2004/12/institute.cfm

UTSA Today - Oct. 4, 2004

UTSA, Rep. McClendon unveil legislative intern program

  A $50,000 scholarship program awarding five UTSA students internships with the Texas House of Representatives as the McClendon Scholars was unveiled Sept. 30 by UTSA President Ricardo Romo and Rep. Ruth Jones McClendon.  Each student will earn $2,000 a month January through May and receive up to 12 college credit hours for spending the 2005 legislative session on the hill working for elected officials. The program, in its debut, is a collaborative effort between McClendon and UTSA.

http://www.utsa.edu/today/2004/10/mcclendon.cfm

UTSA Today - July 17, 2003

 First annual chili cook off benefits law institute scholarships

   Nearly 500 people including UTSA students, their families, faculty, friends and other supporters from the community attended the first Great Chili Cook-off July 12 at the South Frio Grill, 801 South Frio Street. Chili prepared by contest participants was judged by a celebrity panel.

http://www.utsa.edu/today/news/archive/2003/july/071703.cfm

UTSA Today - July 2001

ILPA Reception Photos

http://www.utsa.edu/today/news/archive/2001/july/lawpics.cfm  

UTSA Today - June 6, 2002

UTSA law institute launches law school preparation academy

  This week, the Institute for Law and Public Affairs Inaugural summer law school preparation academy convened at the Downtown Campus. UTSA partnered with the UT School of Law in the design and implementation of the academy, which is being coordinated by Richard Gambitta, institute director and chair of political science and geography at UTSA.

http://www.utsa.edu/today/news/archive/2002/june/summerlaw.cfm

UTSA Today - July 17, 2001

UT School of Law, UTSA announce partnership on UTSA ILPA

  The University of Texas School of Law and UTSA announced Tuesday that they will be partners in the establishment of a pre-law program in San Antonio to better prepare prospective law students from UTSA to succeed in that field.

http://www.utsa.edu/today/news/archive/2001/july/publiclaw.cfm