In brief

October 29, 2009 by The Rebel Yell 

Boyd Law scores high
UNLV Boyd School of Law graduates who took the Nevada Bar Exam for their first time in July scored the highest since the school was founded in 1998, surpassing the statewide average for the summer exam.

Ninety-one of 106 UNLV law graduates who took the test for the first time passed. The pass rates were 12% higher than Nevada’s pass rate for first time takers.

Eighty-six percent of Boyd graduates who took the exam for the first time passed and 74 percent of all Boyd test takers passed the exam.

Credited with helping students and alumni prepare for the bar exam is the school’s academic success program. Through workshops, counseling sessions and peer mentoring, students are able to apply all their skills and prepare for the exam.

Students who needed extra help with their analytical, writing and exam taking skills were able to take advantage of the courses in the spring semester geared toward helping them in these areas.
Throughout the state of Nevada, 219 out of 295 people passed the exam their first time.

Billboard approved
CSUN approved an action item for the purchase of $1,800 worth of bulletin boards during their meeting Monday.

The original proposal requested $5,000 for the purchase of bulletin boards and the cost of labor to install.

College of Liberal Arts senator Cynthia Hernandez, who pushed for passaage of the action item, said building officials have offered free labor.

Submitted by Senate president Victor Barragan, the approved item will allow student organizations to spread their messages and word about their events to students with courses in the John S. Wright building.

Hernandez, whose Senate tenure ends at the end of the session, said the goal was one she wanted to see achieved prior to the end of her tenure in office.

Journal aids peers

Volume 1, Issue 1 of the 2009 Journal for International Counselor Education is available through the digital commons library on the UNLV Web site.

Promoting counselor education, preparation, training and supervision among professionals, the journal aims to enhance connection and communication between counselors by providing research done by other professionals in the field.

Current articles include “Advancing Counselor Education: Fostering International Perspectives and Open Access Scholarship” by Randall L. Astramovich and Dale-Elizabeth Pehrsson, “Developing a Global Culture of Collaboration for School Counselors” by Suzy R. Thomas, Lorraine DeKruyf, Peggy Hetherington and Dean Lesicko, “The Role of Counselor Educators in Preparing Active Duty Military Students Utilizing Online Courses: An Initial Primer” by Kathryn Watkins van Asselt, Angela Banks-Johnson, Neil Duchac and J. Kelly Coker and “Cross Cultural, Bilingual Group Experience: Evidence that Process-Focused Groups Work” by Louis L. Downs, Tan Joo Siang, and Kung Shang Chun.