Wendy Rohleder-Sook Students come to the KU law school with a wide range of experiences and backgrounds. The law school environment, in which there are as many opportunities for collaboration as for competition, contributes to the development of friendships that will last a lifetime.
Outside the classroom, student organizations provide a focus for service as well as social activities and professional development. Some activities sponsored by student organizations have become significant law school traditions.
On campus student life is centered in the student commons area on the first floor of Green Hall where students gather between classes and for special student activities. The non-proft book exchange, where students may purchase textbooks and supplies, is located in the student commons area.
Two student-edited scholarly publications, the Kansas Law Review and the Kansas Journal of Law and Public Policy, allow student to delve deeply into areas of law that interest them, hone their writing, and expand their editing skills. The school also has a rich array of moot court programs from which to choose
Matters of law student honest and integrity in academic performance are governed by an honor code written and administered by law students. This system of peer review has been in effect for more than half a century and addresses issues such as plagiarism, cheating, and unauthorized collaboration in work assignments.
