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SCHEDULE E, LINE 6 THE LAW SCHOOL PARTICIPATES IN THE FEDERAL FAMILY EDUCATION LOAN PROGRAM. GOLF TOURNAMENT 109160 109160 18129 109160 109160 18129 18129 91031 X true true false false false false false false false false false B KEITH FAULKNER DEAN EMERITUS 321400 13750 335150 TERRY KILGORE FAMILY MEMBER 125000 EMPLOYMENT false SCHEDULE L, PART V INTERESTED PERSON AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD ARE FAMILY MEMBERS X 1 4232500 APPRAISAL false true false SCHEDULE M, PAGE 2, PART II RECONVEYANCE OF THE LIBRARY BUILDING FROM THE BUCHANAN COUNTY IDA FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION ASL EXISTS TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE FROM APPALACHIA AND BEYOND TO REALIZE THEIR DREAMS OF PRACTICING LAW AND BETTERING THEIR COMMUNITIES. WE ATTRACT A QUALIFIED, DIVERSE AND DEDICATED STUDENT BODY, MANY OF WHOM WILL REMAIN IN THE REGION AFTER GRADUATION AND SERVE AS LEGAL COUNSELORS, ADVOCATES, JUDGES, MEDIATORS, COMMUNITY LEADERS, AND PUBLIC OFFICIALS. WE OFFER A NATIONALLY RECRUITED, DIVERSE, AND WELL-QUALIFIED FACULTY, A RIGOROUS PROGRAM FOR THE PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OF LAWYERS AND A COMPREHENSIVE LAW LIBRARY. THE PROGRAM EMPHASIZES PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY, AND PRACTICE SKILLS. THE ASL COMMUNITY IS AN EXCITING, STUDENT-CENTERED ENVIRONMENT THAT EMPHASIZES HONESTY, INTEGRITY, FAIRNESS, AND RESPECT FOR OTHERS. WE ALSO EMPHASIZE COMMUNITY SERIVCE AND PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR PEOPLE, THE BAR, COURTS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS OF THE REGION. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A DURING THE FISCAL YEAR OF 2022-2023, 61 NEW FULL-TIME J.D. STUDENTS MATRICULATED AT ASL, FOR A TOTAL ENROLLMENT OF 152 FULL-TIME STUDENTS AS OF OCTOBER 5, 2022. OF THOSE NEW STUDENTS, 83% (51 STUDENTS) LISTED THEIR HOME STATE AS ONE OF THE 13 STATES DEFINED AS MAKING UP "APPALACHIA" BY THE APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION, WHILE 51% (32 STUDENTS) WERE FROM VIRGINIA OR A BORDERING STATE. THAT SAME YEAR, ASL AWARDED THE J.D. DEGREE TO 54 STUDENTS. OF THOSE GRADUATES, HALF (27 STUDENTS) HAVE PASSED A BAR EXAM AND BEGUN TO PRACTICE LAW IN ONE OF THE 13 APPALACHIAN STATES. A SURVEY OF THE CLASS OF 2022 TAKEN NINE MONTHS AFTER GRADUATION SHOWED 22.5% OF THE RESPONDENTS PRACTICING IN THE COUNTIES CONSTITUTING THE APPALACHIAN REGION. ASL IS ACTIVELY CONTRIBUTING TO THE ELIMINATION OF "LEGAL DESERTS" IN RURAL APPALACHIA, A PROBLEM IDENTIFIED BY THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION IN 2020 AS COUNTIES HAVING FEWER THAN ONE LAWYER PER 1,000 RESIDENTS. OF THE THREE STATES WITH MORE THAN 60 "LEGAL DESERT" COUNTIES, TWO-VIRGINIA AND GEORGIA-ARE PART OF THE APPALACHIAN REGION. THE ABA ESTIMATED THAT VIRGINIA AND GEORGIA EACH WOULD NEED MORE THAN 700 ADDITIONAL LAWYERS TO ELIMINATE THE "LEGAL DESERT" DESIGNATION. IN THE YEARS BETWEEN ASL'S FIRST GRADUATING CLASS AND 2020, 62% OF THE NEW LAWYERS RESIDENT IN THE SEVEN COUNTIES SURROUNDING ASL RECEIVED THEIR J.D. FROM ASL; THE NEXT HIGHEST CONTRIBUTING LAW SCHOOL ONLY ACCOUNTED FOR 6% OF THE NEW LAWYERS IN THOSE SEVEN COUNTIES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A BUCHANAN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPOINTS ONE OR MORE MEMBERS TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE DEAN AND FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE TRUSTEES ARE ASKED TO COMPLETE CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS ANNUALLY, WH ICH ARE REVIEWED BY THE DEAN AND ALSO REPORTED TO THE COLLEGE'S ACCREDITIN G BODIES. IF ANY CONFLICT ARISES IT IS REVIEWED WITH THE BOARD MEMBER BY T HE DEAN AND CHAIR OF THE BOARD AND CORRECTED OR RESOLVED ACCORDINGLY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A COMPENSATION FOR TOP OFFICIALS IS DETERMINED BY REVIEWING THE INDUSTRY STA NDARD FOR THAT POSITION, CONSULTING WITH THE COLLEGE'S CONSULTANT WHO ADVI CES THE COLLEGE ON ADMINISTRATIVE AND ACADEMIC ISSUES AND IN ACCORDANCE WI TH THE COLLEGE'S BUDGET. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B COMPENSATION FOR TOP OFFICIALS IS DETERMINED BY REVIEWING THE INDUSTRY STA NDARD FOR THAT POSITION, CONSULTING WITH THE COLLEGE'S CONSULTANT WHO ADVI CES THE COLLEGE ON ADMINISTRATIVE AND ACADEMIC ISSUES AND IN ACCORDANCE WI TH THE COLLEGE'S BUDGET. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC