Visiting Scholar Policy

Visiting Scholar Policy

Office of Responsibility: Dean’s office, ext. 4407

1.	Only the Dean of Law shall invite any Visiting Scholar to the Law School.
2.	Members of the Faculty or staff who are interested in having an invitation issued should consult with the Dean of Law before approaching any potential Scholar. All invitations will be preceded by a brief application by the person proposing the visit. The application will include:
	a.	A copy of the proposed Visitor’s resume;
	b.	a short explanation of the benefits of and rationale for the visit;
	c.	a description of any expected expenses that may be incurred by the Law School in connection with the visit; and
	d.	the length of the visit.
3.	Visiting Scholars shall be invited by the Dean of Law only after it is determined that:
	a.	There is office space available for the Visiting Scholar;
	b.	there is a computer available for the Visiting Scholar, if necessary;
	c.	there are funds available for photocopying, postage, long distance telephone charges, and fax charges which may be incurred by the Visitor;
	d.	the library has been consulted to determine if there are library materials available to support the Visitor (the library will not acquire materials to support the needs of Visiting Scholars);
	e.	there are secretarial resources available to the Visitor or that such services are not required; and
	f.	it is in the best interests of the Law School to have the person visit the Law School.
4.	In general, a Visiting Scholar shall be entitled to support for reasonable expenditures associated with photocopying, supplies, local telephone and fax expenses.
5.	Visiting Scholars are not entitled to Lexis and Westlaw accounts unless the law school’s agreements with those firms permit Visiting Scholars to access those resources. Visiting Scholars will be provided with accounts to the Law School network so that they will have access to email and the Internet.
6.	Visiting Scholars will have free physical access to the Law Library.
7.	The faculty or staff member who proposed the visit has the option of authorizing the circulation of Law Library materials to the Visiting Scholar. This authorization must be made in advance of the Scholar’s arrival, and should be submitted in writing to the Director of the Law Library, along with a copy of the Dean’s authorization. Faculty members making such an authorization will be responsible for any materials lost, stolen, or damaged by the Visiting Scholar.
8.	Visiting Scholars are entitled to inter-library loan and document delivery services, but will be required to pay any associated charges. Faculty members making such an authorization will be responsible for any unpaid fees or for any interlibrary materials lost, stolen, or damaged by the Visiting Scholar.
9.	Visitors will be provided with a photocopying budget limited to $100.00 per semester.
10.	Visiting Scholars are not entitled to support from Research Assistants, unless the Dean of Law approves an application for such support.
11.	Visiting Scholars will not receive Pace University ID’s but will be supplied with a letter from the Dean indicating their status and length of visit.
12.	Visiting Scholars, upon presentation of the above-referenced letter and payment of the administrative fee, will be issued a Faculty parking permit.
13.	The Dean of Law will notify affected departments of the pending visit.

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Visiting Scholar Policy