MILITARY RECRUITMENT QUESTIONNAIRE*

 

1. Law School Contact Information

 

a. Law School

 

b. Person compiling the questionnaire

 

Name

Formal title/position

Phone number

Email

 

c. Future or additional contact information about your school=s experience in dealing with on campus military recruiting and Solomon Amendment issues.

 

__ Same as 1.b.

__ Different from 1.b.

Name

Formal title/position

Phone number

Email

 

2. Information on Nondiscrimination Policy

 

a. Does your school=s nondiscrimination policy currently include sexual orientation?

 

__ Yes __ No

 

Comments

 

 

b. Indicate which of the following school publications include a statement of this policy:

 

Career services materials for students

Career services materials for potential employers

Materials used to recruit applicants to your school

Other

 

Comments

 

If possible, please provide a copy of your public statement(s) regarding nondiscrimination as to sexual orientation.

 

3. Career Services and nondiscrimination policy

 

a. With regard to employers other than the military, how does your Career Services office implement the school=s nondiscrimination policy? Please check below all that apply in terms of all protected categories, e.g., race and gender, in addition to sexual orientation.

 

Requires signing of nondiscrimination pledge.

 

Policy to refuse on-campus access to employer refusing to sign nondiscrimination pledge.

 

Has refused on-campus access to employer refusing to sign nondiscrimination pledge within the last seven years.

 

Information on employer refusals to sign nondiscrimination pledge is provided to students.

 

Comments

 

 

 

 

b. Implementation of nondiscrimination policy with regard to military recruiters

i. Nondiscrimination pledgeBcheck if applicable:

Career Services requires signing of nondiscrimination pledge

Information on military refusal to sign nondiscrimination pledge is provided to students.

 

If information is provided, in what form is it provided?

 

 

Comments

 

ii. Check all of the following that applies to your institution=s accommodation of military recruiting prior to December 2001

 

__ Did not allow military recruiting

__ Informed students of off-campus recruiting arranged by the military

 

__ Helped to arrange off-campus recruiting by the military

 

__ Allowed on-campus recruiting by the military

 

__ Implemented a policy (with regard to employers generally) requiring a minimum level of interest expressed by students before scheduling on campus interviews

 

__ Military did not express interest in recruiting at our school

 

Comments

 

 

 

 

Was your response to military interest in on-campus recruiting the same or different than your response to other employers who refused to sign a nondiscrimination statement? Explain briefly.

 

__ The same __ Different

 

iii. Recent pressures for on-campus recruiting. (Please feel free to respond where appropriate by attaching copies of relevant correspondence, public memoranda and so on.)

 

Since December 2001, has your institution received a letter or letters from the military, including the Department of Defense, concerning your policy regarding on-campus recruiting?

 

__ Yes __ No (if no, skip to question 4)

 

 

What was the formal basis for the concerns expressed in this letter?

__ Failure to allow recruiting

__ Failure to allow on-campus recruiting

__ Failure to provide equal treatment to military recruiters

__ Other:

 

Comments

 

 

What allegations supported the military=s stated concern about access?

 

 

Did the military at that time reject previously acceptable arrangements? Explain.

 

__ Yes __ No

 

 

Comments

 

 

 

How long were such previous arrangements in effect?

 

Has your institution reached a new understanding with the military concerning on-campus recruiting, based on discussions since December 2001? What is the nature of that arrangement?

 

__ Yes __ No

 

Comments

 

 

In the course of reaching new arrangements, did you discuss other compliance methods that the military rejected? Please describe.

 

__ Yes __ No

 

Comments

 

Who was principally responsible for these negotiations?

 

__ Law School Administration

__ Career Services

__ Faculty

 

Comments

 

 

Which of the following members of the overall institutional community were informed of the ongoing negotiations?

 

Faculty

Students

Central university administration

Board of Trustees or other governing body

Individual member(s) of Board of Trustees or other governing body

__ Other

 

How were funding considerations taken into account in your negotiation with the military?

Amount determined to be at stake _________________

This amount was determined as follows:

Which of the following is true about federal funding at your institution?

 

Law school receives federal work-study funds

Law school receives other federal funds

Other parts of university receives federal funds

 

Was any consideration given to alternative funding or to forgoing government funding?

__ Yes __ No

 

Was any consideration given to potential loss of student loan funds, even though student loans are currently protected for Solomon Amendment cutoff by a 1999 amendment?

 

__ Yes __ No

 

 

Comments

 

 

 

Did specific state law concerns affect your negotiation? Please explain.

 

 

 

iv. Does the military request student directory information from you? If so, what do they request and how have you responded? Please include copies of relevant correspondence if possible.

 

 

 

 

 

4. Amelioration efforts

a. What types of amelioration efforts have occurred at your institution within the last twenty-four months? This check list is not exclusive B please expand in the comments section, providing specific information, including dates and speakers.

 

__ Speakers or programs specifically addressing the issue of gay men and lesbians in the military

 

__ Circulation of materials specifically addressing the issue of lesbians and gay men in the military

 

__ Demonstrations about the issue of lesbians and gay men in the military

 

__ Specific public commitments to nondiscrimination policy

 

__ Specific public response to incidents of discrimination and hate within the community, whether about sexual orientation or other categories

 

__ Speakers or programs about nondiscrimination generally that explicitly include issues of sexual orientation and gender identity

 

__ Incorporation of information about sexual minority students in career services materials and programs

 

__ Facilitation of participation by students in job fairs and conferences where gay-identified or gay-friendly employers are present; maintaining a listing of gay-friendly employers and facilitating contact between such; establishing a sexual minority alumni network; and similar efforts

 

__ Incorporation of information about sexual minority students in admissions materials and programs

 

__ Offering courses and seminars on sexual orientation and the law annually, as a permanent part of the curriculum

 

__ Encouraging faculty to include materials relating to sexual orientation in teaching and scholarship

 

__ Support for student organizations that include sexual orientation issues as all or a major part of their focus

 

Comments and description of additional activities

 

b. Does your institution schedule specific events for days when the military recruits on campus? Please be specific.

 

 

 

c. What two amelioration activities have been most successful in the past two years? Why?

 

 

 

d. What two types of amelioration activities have been most difficult to implement in the past two years? Why?

 

 

 

e. What resources can you share or recommend for other institutions to look to in their amelioration efforts?

 

 

 

f. What resources would assist your institution in its amelioration activities?

__ Lists of available speakers on relevant topics

__ Informational materials on law school responses to Solomon

__ Information materials on gay men and lesbians in the military

__ Videotaped speakers or panel on gay men and lesbians in the military or other relevant topics

__ Better networking with other educational institutions

__ Better information from AALS

 

Please tell us what additional information or resources would assist your institution.

 

 

 

g. Does your institution have any of the following?

 

__ A task force comprised of students, faculty, administrators, alumni and/or community representatives, dedicated to addressing the effects of sexual minority discrimination in the law school, the legal profession and society

 

__ A procedure for a public annual report on nondiscrimination and on amelioration activities

 

__ An ombudsperson responsible for overseeing the school=s nondiscrimination policy as regards sexual orientation and career services, and its amelioration program

 

Name

Formal title/position

Phone number

Email

 

__ A student group or groups interested in issues of sexual orientation and nondiscrimination. (Note B student groups oriented towards general public interest, progressive causes, or antidiscrimination issues may be included as appropriate)

 

Name of group

Current contact person

Phone number

Email

 

Name

Formal title/position

Phone number

Email

 

 

 

 

5. Additional ideas, suggestions or comments. You may also wish to discuss earlier efforts to deal with the Solomon Amendment requirements. Please include such comments here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please send your completed questionnaire to:

Professor William E. Adams, Jr.
Nova Southeastern University
3305 College Ave.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33314

Date submitted:

* Please note that this survey/questionnaire was prepared by the Society of American Law Teachers, not by the Association of American Law Schools nor its Section on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Issues.