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DEAN’S NOTE

As 2021 comes to an end, I am filled with deep gratitude for all our blessings.

The new John M. O’Quinn Law Building is rapidly on track for completion
by summer 2022. The Law Center’s entering class is one of the strongest
academically and most diverse in the Law Center’s history. We have endured
another COVID-19 pandemic year, returned to in-person instruction, and
re-learned the importance of resiliency and flexibility. While the pandemic
seems to be lingering, we remain careful and have maintained a strong sense of
community among our students, faculty, alumni, donors, staff, or friends.

As I reflect on the past year, I look with great expectation and enthusiasm
for the upcoming 2022 year. I am personally very thankful to have served as
the Law Center’s Dean for almost 7 ½ years. I am proud to see our students
thrive in ever-changing circumstances, our faculty for their thought leadership
and nationally recognized scholarship and our alumni for their dedication,
expertise, philanthropy, mentorship, and service as exemplars of the power of a
legal education.

It is because of each of you that we have had a successful year and that 2022’s
horizon is bright as we prepare for major milestones.

Please enjoy the “Year-in-Review” edition of Briefcase magazine which
highlights many of the great things that happened at the Law Center in 2021.
I hope this annual update will bolster your pride in your alma mater and
engagement with the Law Center as we enter a crucial new chapter in 2022.≠

Sincerely,

Leonard M. Baynes
Dean and Professor of Law

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