“THE TRUSTEES RESOLVED TO ESTABLISH A LAW SCHOOL WHERE FAITH, VALUES AND PROFESSIONALISM WOULD BE CRITICAL INGREDIENTS THROUGHOUT THE CURRICULUM.
They imagined a law school in which students would grow as individuals while developing the essential skills necessary to practice law successfully. Second, they resolved to establish a law school that would not be narrowly doctrinal, but one that was inclusive – open to ideas and committed to preparing leaders for an increasingly global community. …And third, the trustees envisioned a law school where students would graduate with a strongly ingrained ethic of service. We hoped that many would choose to utilize their legal talents in careers advancing the interestsof social justice,especiallyby assisting the poor. We hoped that all graduates would volunteer some part of their professional lives to serving justice and community. … To meet this challenge the law school will draw on its Catholic tradition to focus on formation and on the integration of faith and
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