USD Annual Report 1979/80

employed to assist in specialized areas and practice-oriented courses . The Law School is fortunate to have several Distinguished Professors of national and international renown: Kenneth Culp Davis, Ronald H. Maudsley , Nathaniel Nathenson , Herbert Peterfreund and Bernard Siegan. In 1979 the Labor Management Relations Center opened its doors at the School of Law as a non-profit, non-sectarian organization offering continuing education to the entire industrial relations community. Another of the year 's highlights was the inauguration of an experimental graduate program in Taxation in Los Angeles . On March 2 , 1979 , the faculty formally approved a Center for Public Interest Law . The center began operations in October 1980 . The American College of Trial Lawyers awarded the School of Law the Emil Gumpert Award , which recognizes excellence in the teaching of trial advocacy and carries with it a $ 10,000 grant. Emil Gumpert was the Chancellor and founder of the American College of Trial Lawyers. Previous schools to receive the award are Baylor , Cornell , Harvard, McGeorge , University of Pacific, Maine , Yale , Loyola of Los Angeles , and the University of Missouri . The financial grant to the School of Law is used to purchase video-tape materials, books , and other teaching materials , and enables faculty to attend educational conferences and conduct research . Both the Trial Techniques Course and the Advanced Trial Advocacy Program utilize the Law School 's Joseph P . Grace Courtroom, modeled after the original United States Supreme Court chamber in Washington , D .C. , and the Louis Brown Room , which is equipped with one-way viewing mirror and videotape equipment.

School of The Philip Y. 1:{ahn School of Nursing Nursing grants degrees to post R.N. students. Its curriculum was expanded to include two new programs during the past year: The Advanced Psychiatric Nursing program and a Master of Science degree program in School Health Nursing . In January, 1980 , the first students were admitted to the Advanced Psychiatric Nursing Graduate program . It is the only course of its kind in the San Diego / Imperial County region , and is funded through a $1 million federal grant from the National Institute of Mental Health. Students are provided with full tuition plus a monthly stipend throughout the two years necessary to complete the program. The graduate will be prepared to function as a psychiatric nurse clinical specialist and conduct psychotherapy in individual , group and family treatment modalities. The second program , a Master of Science degree program in School Health Nursing , was requested by school nurses in the community . This program enables them to obtain an advanced degree as well as apply for certification as a School Nurse Specialist.

School The University of San Diego School of Law of Law celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary in 1979. In recent years the school has grown markedly in size and enjoys a national reputation for excellence . The Law School enrollment includes 700 full-time students , 230 part-time students , and 70 graduate students . In addition to the Juris Doctor degree , the school offers full and part-time programs leading to the Masters of Law and Masters of Comparative Law degrees. The Law School also offers International and Comparative Law Institutes in conjunction with host universities in Paris, France; London and Oxford , ~ England; and Guadalajara , Mexico. The law faculty consists of 42 full -time members . Approximately 25 - part-time faculty members are

Enrollment in the undergraduate program is holding steady and graduate enrollment has increased to 66 students . A preliminary survey of the first graduates of the Master of Science degree program shows that of 14 respondents , 3 former students are teaching in universities at Assistant Professor rank , 2 are employed as clinical nurse specialists , and the remainder are employed as administrators or supervisors in health care settings in the community .

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Joseph P. Grace Courtroom More Hall

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