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Norma C. Connolly, Chairperson
Professor
Dickson Hall, Room 319
Phone: 973 655 5347
E-mail: connollyn@mail.montclair.edu
Office Hours: SP '08: WED 10 am - 12 pm & THUR 11:30 am - 2 pm.
Advisor:
| EDUCATION |
New York Law School, J.D. 1987 |
| New York University, A.B.D. 1982 |
- Spanish Language
- Literature
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| University of Maryland, M.A. 1978 |
- Spanish Language
- Literature
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| Rutgers College, B.A. 1976 |
- Spanish Language
- Art History
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| Henry Rutgers Scholar 1975-1976. Thesis: “Social, Political and Religious Critiques in the essays of Pio Baroja” |
| BAR ADMISSION |
New Jersey Bar |
| U.S. District Court Bar for DNJ |
| New York Bar |
| U.S. Eastern & Southern Districts Court for New York |
| Institutional Profile/Professional Responsibilities |
Chairperson at a comprehensive four year public institution with approximately 14,500 students, with approximately nine full time faculty and twenty two adjunct faculty and visiting specialists. The department of Legal Studies had two undergraduate minors: PreLaw Studies and Paralegal Studies, a concentration in Paralegal Studies in the interdisciplinary Justice Studies major, a graduate certificate program in Paralegal Studies, a graduate degree program: Master of Arts in Legal Studies with approved concentrations: Dispute Resolution, Governance, Compliance and Regulation, Legal Management, Information and Technology Law and Crime, Intellectual Property and General Course of Study and a major in Jurisprudence. There were 125 majors in the Paralegal Concentration in the Justice Studies Program, 72 minors in the PreLaw Studies, 54 minors in the Paralegal Studies program and 51 students in the Master of Arts in Legal Studies Program. The Paralegal Studies Program has been reapproved by the American Bar Association.
Created in 2006 the department of Justice Studies has three minors in Criminal Justice, Environmental Justice and Families and Justice, a major in Justice Studies with four concentrations in Justice Systems, Paralegal Studies, Environmental Justice and Child Advocacy. There are 635 Justice Studies majors and 100 minors. |
| Strategic Planning |
- Authored the Department of Legal Studies strategic plans consistent with Montclair State University Vision 2008 initiative.
- Completed faculty-led review of all departmental program offerings as well multi-disciplinary initiatives with the School of the Arts, the College of Science and Mathematics and College of Education and Human Services.
- Led Department of Legal Studies through budget reductions of approximately $250,000 during a period in which enrollment increased at the graduate and undergraduate level by over forty percent.
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| Organizational Improvements |
- Reorganized the annual administrative release time previously allocated to the Department of Legal Studies from sixty credits release time to twenty one credits release time.
- Reinitiated the New Jersey Law Admission Day with the participation of fifty law school admission officers.
- Coordinated departmental participation in the Learning Communities institutional initiative.
- Participated in the 2002 General Education initiative creating the model for team taught interdisciplinary courses.
- Implemented class scheduling in a seven day a week model to address issues for part time and evening students.
- Restructured the Campus Mediation Center to provide field experience to the candidates in the Master of Arts in Legal Studies and mediation services to the Graduate School and the Office of Residence Life.
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| Faculty/Curriculum Issues |
- Authored the three volume folio for the reapproval of the Paralegal Studies Program by the American Bar Association. Seven year re-approval granted in August 2004. Authored interim reports (February 2004 & 2006).
- Led and authored the two volume folio for the external evaluation of the Master of Arts and PreLaw Studies Program.
- Developed and authored the program approval document for the new multidisciplinary major in Jurisprudence.
- Developed and authored the program approval document for the new concentration in Law and Crime in the Master of Arts in Legal Studies.
- Developed and authored the program approval document for the proposed major in Paralegal Studies.
- Created five new graduate courses for the proposed Law and Crime concentration (Comparative Legal Systems, International Criminal Law, Evidence, Terrorism: Statutory and Regulatory Perspectives, Juvenile Law Criminal Trial Preparation)
- Created the comprehensive examination alternative to the thesis requirement for the Master of Arts in Legal Studies.
- Created five graduate courses in Master of Arts in Legal Studies (Family Mediation, Cross Cultural Conflict Resolution, Ethical and Professional Issues for the Legal Professional and Thesis Seminar in Legal Studies)
- Developed doctoral level requirement in Environmental Law and Policy for the doctorate in Environmental Management.
- Created graduate elective in Entertainment Law for the Master of Arts in Theater Management.
- Developed with the School of the Arts the new graduate degree in Theater Management.
- Created undergraduate elective in Hospitality Law for the Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management.
- Created undergraduate elective in Consumer Law for the Consumer Affairs Concentration in the College of Education and Human Services
- Developed and taught the interdisciplinary team taught General Education elective GNED 202 Contemporary Issues: National Issues Deconstructing the Sopranos: Legal and Psychological Perspectives.
- Developed new course in Feminist Jurisprudence for the multidisciplinary major in Jurisprudence
- Participated in the multi disciplinary team to create the Bachelor of Arts in Women Studies.
- Participated in the creation of the multidisciplinary Justice Studies major which is the third largest major with approximately 635 majors.
- Created four undergraduate electives in the Justice Studies major (Perspectives in Justice Studies I and II, Theoretical Issues in Justice Studies and Evidence)
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| Diversity/Faculty Issues |
- Drafted the governance document for the President’s Commission for Affirmative Action, Latin American Latino Studies minor, the Justice Studies Program and the Women Studies major.
- Increased diversity in the department of Legal Studies, recruiting four minority faculty and two women faculty members.
- Chair of the first Presidential Task Force for Student Achievement.
- Authored the final report which led to reorganization of academic advising, freshman experience, Admissions and Enrollment Management.
- Increased grant activity through the creation of the bilingual initiative of the Paralegal Public Interest Clinic.
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| PROFESSIONAL EXP. 2007 - Present |
Chairperson Department of Justice Studies |
| 2000 - 2006 |
Chairperson Department of Legal Studies Associate Professor of Legal Studies, Tenured Montclair State University |
| 1994 - 1999 |
Assistant and Associate Professor of Legal Studies Montclair State University, New Jersey |
| 1992 - 1994 |
Staff Attorney, Criminal Defense Division Legal Aid Society of New York |
| 1980 - 1992 |
Director, Spanish Language Program Legal Aid Society of New York |
| 1979 - 1980 |
Staff Linguist, Hispanic Community Program Montclair State University |
| 1977 - 1978 |
Translator, ABL Associates Washington, D.C. |
| 1976 - 1979 |
Teaching Assistant, Department of Spanish and Portuguese University of Maryland, College Park |
| 1974 - 1976 |
Advertising Assistant, Classified Department The Home News, New Brunswick, New Jersey |
| Administrative / Committee Positions at Montclair State University |
- Co-chair, University Chairs Council, Fall 2007 to Present.
- Secretary, Latino Caucus, Fall 2007 to Present.
- Co-chair, American Studies Task Force Fall 2006 to Present.
- Chair, Search Committee Director of Payroll, Fall 2006
- Chair, Paralegal Studies Advisory Board, Spring 2000 to Present.
- Member, Search Committee for Vice President for Institutional Advancement, Spring 2002.
- University Pre-Law Advisor, 2000 to 2006.
- Director, Campus Peer Mediation Center, 2001 to 2006.
- Coordinator, ABA Reapproval & Interim Reports, 1999 to Present.
- Vice-chair, President’s Commission on Affirmative Action,1999 to 2003.
- Member, Executive Committee, Women Studies, 2000 to 2003.
- Chair, President’s Task Force on Student Achievement, 2000 to 2001.
- Member, Search Committee for Dean College of Humanities, 1999.
- Member, Search Committee for Assistant Registrar, 1998.
- Chair, Governance Committee, Justice Studies, Spring 1999.
- Member, Steering Committee Justice Studies, 1997 to 1999.
- Member, Task Force Center for the Study of Child, 1997 to 1998.
- Member, Academic Calendar Committee, Spring 1998.
- Member, Search Committee, Asst. Dir. Educational Opportunity Fund 1997.
- Chair, Governance Committee, Latin American Latino Studies Minor 1996.
- Chair, Weekend College Task Force 1995 to 1996.Vice-President, Latino Caucus, 1994 to 1998.
- Member, African-American Caucus, 1994 to Present.
- Member, Latino Caucus, 1994 to Present.
- Member, Educational Opportunity Fund Advisory Board 1994 to 2002.
- Member, Women Studies Advisory Board, 1994 to Present.
- Member, Search Committee for Dean of Graduate School, 1995.
- Member, Search Committee Educational Opportunity Fund Counselor, 1995.
- Member, Search Committee for Assistant Professor Legal Studies, 1995.
- Member, Paralegal Studies Advisory Board, 1994 to Present
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| PROFESSIONAL ACTVITIES |
- Presenter, “Deconstructing The Sopranos: An Approach to General Education” 2006 Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities, January 2006.
- Presenter, “Who am I? Constructing the Self Through the Humanities: Lawyers, Justice and the Media” Humanities in the Schools Day, December 2005.
- Co-presenter with Dr. Ofelia Rodriguez-Srednicki, “From Wiseguys to Wisemen: The Gangster Figure Redux in David Chase’s The Sopranos” JCC, November 2005.
- Presenter, “The Pedagogy of Law Related Films in Legal Studies Curriculum: Developments and Directions in Law and Popular Culture”, European Socio Legal Conference, Onati Spain, July 2005.
- Co-presenter with Dr. David J. Dodd, “Criminal Justice Agencies Response to Terrorism; Pedagogical Approaches” Istanbul Conference on Global Democracy and Security, Istanbul, Turkey, June 2005.
- Presenter, “Police Training” Roundtable Discussion. Istanbul Conference on Global Democracy and Security, June 2005.
- Presenter, “What is Affirmative Action?” Student Development and Campus Life, October 2004.
- Discussant, “Deconstructing the Sopranos: Representations of Crime, Class & Culture”, Joseph and Elda Coccia Institute for the Italian American Experience, April, 2004.
- Presenter, “What is Affirmative Action Really?” Affirmative Action Day President’s Commission on Affirmative Action February 2004.
- Presenter “Cross Cultural Conflict Resolution in the Field of Interpretation” National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators Conference, New York, February 2003.
- Presenter “Update on Affirmative Action in light of U of Michigan litigation” Affirmative Action Day, February 2003.
- Co-presenter, with Dr. T. Benedikstsson “Criminality and Classic American Literature” Humanities in the School Days, December 2001.
- Program facilitator, “Trafficking and Torture: International Abuse Against Women,” Montclair State University, March 2001.
- Facilitator, “Who Deserves to Die? And Why!” AIX, SGA and Department of Legal Studies, October 2000.
- Presenter, “Latina Empowerment, A Latina’s World” Montclair State University, October, 2000.
- Presenter, "Unequal Justice for All: The Realities of Gender in Divorce Proceedings," ALANA Conference, New Jersey Project, March, 2000.
- Speaker, "Myths and Realities of Affirmative Action", President’s Commission on Affirmative Action, Montclair State University, February 2000.
- Presenter, "Approaches to Teaching the Introductory Women's Studies Course", Working Conference in Women's Studies, Drew University, February, 2000.
- Presenter, "Power of Democracy", HAHENJ 14t" Annual Student Leadership Symposium, Montclair State University, November, 1999.
- Program facilitator, “Freedom of Speech, Freedom from Hostility”, GLFSA, Montclair State University, October, 1999.
- Participant, Cohort V of the Leadership Associates Program, Agenda for Education in a Democracy, July,1999.
- Co-presenter with Dr. M. Kay, “Case Analysis in Marketing and Law: Differencies in Disciplinary Model of Thinking” WACRA Conference, Marseilles France. July 1998.
- Panel participant, Montclair High School, Law Day Event. May 1997.
- Presenter, "The Role and Function of the Court Interpreter." Morris County Superior Court, June 1996.
- Participant, "Mapping the Contours of Graduate Study in Dispute Resolution. Nova Southeastern University, March 1996.
- Presenter, "Current Employment Trends for Paralegals." Legal Assistants Association of New Jersey, March 1996.
- Presenter, "Minority Student Retention." Bloomfield College, December 1995.
- Panel participant, "See No Evil, Speak No Evil: Will Speech Codes and Diversity Training Create a Tolerant Campus",Montclair State University April 1995.
- Presenter, "Cross Cultural Aspects in Interpretation and Translation." Association of Professional Legal Interpreters and Translators National Conference, October 1994.
- Presenter, "On the Translation of the Term Arraignment." National Conference of American Translators Association, October 1990.
- Presenter, "Towards Standardization of Legal Terminology." National Conference of American Translators Association, October 1989.
- Appeared on WOR-TV Straight Talk televised segment to discuss court interpreter education and the New Jersey Supreme Court Task Force Report, September 1985.
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| PUBLICATIONS |
- Connolly, Norma C. Dictionary of Corrections Terms. Longwood: FL: Gould Publications,2004.
- Connolly, Norma C. and Marilyn Tayler “Cross-Cultural Client Contact: Achieving Effective Communication” New Jersey Lawyer No. 227, April 2004 pg 45-50. To be reprinted in Law Today, April 2005.
- Figueroa, A. and N. Connolly *Pearson’s English/Spanish Español/Inglés Legal Dictionary. Dallas, TX: Pearson Publications, 2004.
- Connolly, Norma C. Dictionarv of Domestic Relations and Juvenile Justice Longwood, FL: Gould Publications, 1998. Second Edition 2004. (Extensive revision and incorporation of one hundred additional legal terms)
- Connolly, Norma C. Dictionary of Immigration Terms Longwood, FL: Gould Publications, 1997. Second edition 2002. (Extensive revision and incorporation of 120 new terms).
- Benmaman, Virginia; Connolly, Norma C. and Loos, Scott Dictionary of Criminal Justice Terms Binghamton, NY: Gould Publications, 1991.
- Kay, Mark and Connolly, Norma C. "Case Analysis in Marketing and Law: Differences in Disciplinary Model and Modes of Thinking."Newton, MA: Volume of Selected Papers, 1998.
- Benmaman, Virginia and Connolly, Norma C. "Towards Standardization of Legal Terminology." Croton-On Hudson, New York: ATA Chronicle, Vol. 14, pp 23-29.
- Staff Editor George Vanson. Spanish-English Legal Terminology Second edition, 1988, Scott Foresman and Co. First edition, 1981, South Western Publishers.
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AWARDS |
- University Distinguished Teacher, MAY 2006
- Educational Opportunity Champion, E.O.P., MARCH 2000
- Excellence in Teaching Award, Student Government Association, MAY 1999
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| RESEARCH SUPPORT |
New Jersey State Bar Foundation Paralegal Public Interest Clinic Grant for Bilingual Initiative, 2001 and 2002, $21,000 per year. |
| FELLOWSHIPS |
American Council on Education Fellow, 2006-2007 |
| Thesis Supervision: Master of Arts in Legal Studies. |
- Kheloud Adib, Thesis Sponsor
Thesis Title: United States Mediation in the Arab-Israeli Conflict: a Reevaluation of International Conflict Resolution Approaches
- Joanne Bilancia, Thesis Sponsor
Thesis Title: Juvenile prosecutions: is it time for the federal criminal justice system to assume more responsibility?
- Maurice Crescenzi, Thesis Committee Member
Thesis Title: The Constitutional Protection of Tobacco Advertising under the Doctrines of Federal Supremacy and Commercial Speech.
- Courtney DiNapoli, Thesis Committee Member
Thesis Title: Building the Bridge between E-Mail Privacy and Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Susan Lehner, Thesis Sponsor
Thesis Title: The Efficacy of the Transformative Mediation Model in Cross-Cultural Dispute Resolution
- Danielle Nappi, Thesis Committee Member
Thesis Title: Building the Bridge between E-Mail Privacy and Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Gale Shapiro, Thesis Committee Member
Thesis Title: The Integration of Personality Type Assessment Method with Conflict Resolution
- Heather Supchak, Thesis Sponsor
Thesis Title: A Contrastive Analysis of Two Models of Mediation: Community Mediation and Commercial Mediation
- Sharon Magruder, Thesis Committee Member
Thesis Title: A Proposed Model for Conflict Resolution in the Prison
- Susan Patlyek, Thesis Committee Member
Thesis Title: The Quest to Heal a Nation: A Methodology for Measuring the Performance of Truth Commissions
- Gregory Richel, Thesis Committee Member
Thesis Title:Peer Mediation in Secondary Education: A Comparative Analysis of Four Programs
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