Assistant Dean Jeffrey A. Dodge was quoted in the following National Jurist article discussing Hofstra Law's social networking Web site Lex Lounge.

Technology in the Classroom
by Michelle Weyenberg
November 2009

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Launched this fall, "Lex Lounge," an invitation-only social networking Web site for Hofstra law students, faculty, staff and administrators, allows members of the Hofstra law community to communicate with each other about topics such as classes, organizations, competitions, activities, events, book swaps and carpooling.

Assistant Dean for Administration and Operations and Director of CLE Programs Jeffrey A. Dodge will speak at "Green Up," a conference covering green and sustainability programs.

Fellow speakers include Hewlett Packard Chief of Staff Tara Agen, Shearman & Sterling Chief Administrative Office Joel Wirchin, Turner Construction Company Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer Michael Deane and LDI Color ToolBox President and Chief Executive Office Jerry Blaine.

Hofstra Law School has been named an official partner in the American Bar Association-Environmental Protection Agency Law Office Climate Challenge Program.

To qualify, Assistant Dean for Administration and Operations Jeffrey A. Dodge instituted new practices for paper management by exclusively using paper with at least 30% post-consumer recycled content and switching the default settings on copiers and printers to double-sided.

Under the leadership of Mr. Dodge and Creative Director Tobie-Lynn Accardi, Hofstra Law School has also been printing all official publications, including the sixty-page annual alumni magazine, the J.D. Prospective Student Guide, fellowship brochures and event invitations, on recycled paper.

Dodge and Accardi's efforts were recognized by New York Law Journal.

Hofstra Law Receives ABA's 'Green' Designation
New York Law Journal
April 20, 2009

Hofstra University School of Law has been named a partner in the American Bar Association-Environmental Protection Agency Law Office Climate Challenge Program. Hofstra becomes only the fourth law school in the nation to qualify for this "green" certification. Pace Law School is the only other such qualifying institution in New York. The program is designed to encourage law offices, government offices, citizens groups, courts, law schools and other law-related entities to take specific steps to conserve energy and resources. The ABA's Law Practice Management Section co-sponsors the initiative. To qualify, partners must use paper with at least 30 percent post-consumer recycled content and switch the default settings on copiers and printers to double-sided, among other things.

Assistant Dean for Administration and Operations and Director of CLE Programs Jeffrey A. Dodge and Hofstra Law Review Editor Drew M. Gulley were quoted in a front-page article of The Chronicle of Higher Education.

Law schools customize degrees to students' tastes
By Peter Schmidt
The Chronicle of Higher Education
January 9, 2009

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The rapid growth in niche programs at law schools began in the 1990s, spurred by a combination of competition for students, financial considerations, and pressures from faculty members within law schools and elsewhere in the university.

Jeffrey A. Dodge, assistant dean for administration and operations at Hofstra University's law school, said in an e-mail message that in recruiting trips "I run into students from across the country who are choosing law schools based on concentration offerings." The 15 concentrations that Hofstra has established in recent years — in fields like family law, energy law, real-estate law, and taxation — are "definitely huge selling points, and I find them to be very successful recruitment tools," he said.

Hofstra hosts "Green" essay writing contest
New York Law Journal
December 12, 2008

Law school students throughout the country are invited to submit articles on "green" legal topics to a writing contest sponsored by Hofstra University School of Law, in association with a law firm and a business consultancy, both in Uniondale, Long Island.

Suggested topics for papers include nuclear relicensing, green building, public nuisance, climate change litigation and ethanol policy.

Papers and questions may be submitted via e-mail to Jeffrey A. Dodge, assistant dean for administration and operations at Hofstra Law: lawjad@hofstra.edu.

The author of the winning paper will be honored with a $500 cash prize and the opportunity to speak at the March 19-20 "Energy and the Environment: Empowering Consumers" conference on the Hempstead campus of Hofstra Law. Two honorable mention winners will receive cash prizes of $250 each.

The writing contest as well as the March conference are co-sponsored by Congdon, Flaherty, O'Callaghan, Reid, Donlon, Travis & Fishlinger and Wright Risk Management.