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Portrait of Dr. Gregory Lynn Crossett

Dr. Gregory Lynn Crossett

  • Associate Professor at Political Science, College of Liberal Arts

Service Activities

Ongoing

  • Conducting faculty peer teaching evaluations and preparing Personnel Committee documentation for tenure review for tenure-track candidates teaching in the Legal Studies Program. 2011 - Present.
  • Internship Coordinator. 2008 - Present.
  • Graduate Advisor, Graduate College Orientation. 2007 - Present.
  • 2007 - Present.
  • Graduate Advisor, Legal Studies Program, Department of Political Science. 2007 - Present.
  • Graduate College Fairs-representing the Legal Studies Program. 2007 - Present.
  • Graduate College Orientation-presenting orientations to new Legal Studies students. 2007 - Present.
  • Director, Legal Studies Program, Department of Political Science. 2007 - Present.
  • Career placement, Legal Studies Program graduates. 2007 - Present.
  • 2007 - Present.
  • Work with state and local paralegal associations to maintain relationships between academia and paralegal profession. 2007 - Present.
  • College Day-representing the Political Science Department providing pre-law advising. 2002 - Present.
  • 2002 - Present.

2024

  • Chair, Instructional Faculty Policies Committee. 2023 - 2024.
  • Chair, Faculty Workload Committee. 2023 - 2024.
  • Member, Supreme Court of Texas Access to Legal Services Working Group - Paraprofessional Licensing Subcommittee. 2023 - 2024.
  • Chair, Legal Studies Scholarship Selection Committee. January 2024 - December 2024.
  • Chair, Search Committee for Administrative Assistant II. July 2024 - September 2024.
  • Chair, Instructional Faculty Policies Committee. 2023 - September 2024.
  • Member, Search Committee for Director of the Office of Student Attorney. March 2024 - July 2024.

2023

  • Member, Outstanding Student Award Committee. 2023.
  • Co-Chair, Departmental Awards Day Ceremony. 2023.
  • Chair, Strategic Planning Committee. August 2022 - March 2023.
  • Chair, Search Committee for Administrative Assistant II. December 2022 - February 2023.
  • Chair, Senior Lecturer Policy Review Committee. October 2022 - January 2023.

2022

  • Chair, American Bar Association Re-approval Report for Legal Studies Program. July 2022 - December 2022.
  • Member, Search Committee for Selection of Microcomputer Lab Coordinator II. September 2022.

2021

  • Chair, Faculty Search Committee - Legal Studies. May 2021 - October 2021.
  • Coordinator / Organizer, State Bar of Texas Annual Texas Forum. March 2021.

2020

  • Coordinator / Organizer, State Bar of Texas 37th Annual Texas Forum. 2020.
  • Member, Liberal Arts Study Abroad Council. 2016 - 2020.
  • Member, Faculty Search Committee for Professor of Practice. December 2020.
  • Coordinator / Organizer, Capital Area Paralegal Association Mentorship Presentation. September 2020.
  • Chair, Faculty Search Committee for Legal Studies. June 2019 - June 2020.

2019

  • Organizer, Marketable Skills Initative for Legal Studies Progam. 2019.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Paralegal Today: The Legal Team at Work (Cengage 7th ed. 2019). 2019.
  • Adjudicator, Capital Area Paralegal Association Paralegal of the Year Award. October 2019.
  • Author, Interim Report to American Bar Association for Legal Studies Progam. September 2019.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Fulbright U.S. Student Program. September 2019.

2018

  • Chair, Janice Collins Memorial Endowed Graduate Scholarship Selection Committee. 2018.
  • Member, Faculty of Practice Policy Subcommittee. 2018.
  • Reviewer / Referee, External Reviewer for Tenure Applicant at Indiana University Department of Political Science. 2018.
  • Presenter, Supporting Women in Political Science. November 2018.
  • Chair, American Bar Association Standing Committee on Paralegals. August 2018.

2017

  • Participant, Academic Program Review Site Visit. 2017.
  • Coordinator / Organizer, State Bar of Texas 35th Annual Course - Legal Practice for Attorneys and Paralegals. 2017.
  • American Bar Association Standing Committee on Paralegals-member of the seven-member committee that sets standards for ABA-approved paralegal education programs, including service on task forces charged with interpretation and revision of ABA guidelines. 2014 - 2017.
  • Chair, Annual Texas Paralegal Educators meetings at Annual Texas Forums of the State Bar of Texas Standing Committee on Paralegals and Paralegal Division. 2007 - 2017.
  • Organizer, Legal Studies E-Filing Workshop. October 2017.
  • Organizer, ABA Re-approval Site Visit for Legal Studies Program. March 2017.
  • Preparer, Strategic Plan for Legal Studies Program. October 2016 - January 2017.

2016

  • Constitution Day - Discourse in Democracy Event. 2016.
  • UTSA Graduate and Professional School Fair - recruiting for Legal Studies and other departmental graduate programs. 2016.
  • Participant, Study Abroad Fair. 2015 - 2016.
  • Graduate Assistant Hiring Committee. 2007 - 2016.

2015

  • Chair, Legal Studies Advisory Board Meetings. 2015.
  • Chair, Legal Studies Program Faculty Meetings. 2015.
  • Chair, Self-Study Report - American Bar Association Reapproval. 2015.
  • Graduate Advisor, Legal Studies Program. 2015.
  • Organizer, KUT/NPR Radio Campaign for Legal Studies Program. 2015.
  • Coordinator, Legal Studies - Creation and Approval of New Course Prefix and Numbers. 2015.
  • Department Designee, Peer Teaching Reviewer for all Legal Studies non-tenured faculty. 2015.
  • Preparer, Program Learning Outcomes Assessment Report for Legal Studies Program. 2015.
  • Author and Coordinator, Redesign of Legal Studies Program Website, Handbook, and Brochures. 2015.
  • Participant, Alumni Night for Department of Political Science. 2015.
  • Participant, Bobcat Day, Pre-law advisor. 2015.
  • University Mentor, Pre-law Society at Texas State University. 2015.
  • Co-Chair, Webinar Development Task Force - ABA Standing Committee on Paralegals. 2015.
  • Member, Dripping Springs Education Foundation. 2015.
  • Volunteer, Dripping Springs Athletics Booster. 2015.
  • Member, Fall Meeting - American Bar Association Standing Committee on Paralegals. November 2015.
  • Coordinator / Organizer, Focus Group of Legal Employers in Hays County. October 2015.
  • Speaker, American Association for Paralegal Education National Conference. October 2015.
  • Drafter, Personnel Committee Designee to Draft Tenure and Promotion Recommendation. September 2015.
  • Participant, 7th Annual Majors Fair. September 2015.
  • Organizer, Legal Studies Program New Student Orientation. August 2015.
  • Member, Spring Meeting - American Bar Association Standing Committee on Paralegals. June 2015.
  • Undergraduate Marshall, Commencement Ceremony for College of Liberal Arts. May 2015.
  • Drafter, Personnel Committee Designee to Draft Tenure-Track Reappointment Recommendation. March 2015.
  • Member, Winter Meeting - American Bar Association Standing Committee on Paralegals. March 2015.
  • Graduate Advisor, Graduate and Professional Fair hosted by the Graduate College. February 2015.

2014

  • Graduate Marshall, Spring 2014 Commencement for College of Liberal Arts. 2014.
  • Judge, City of Austin Ethics Bowl. 2014.
  • International Interdisciplinary Advisory and Editorial Board. 2014.
  • American Bar Association Approval Commission-member, which includes four on-site accreditation visits and site visit reports each year and semi-annual meetings; also, service on the ABA Guidelines Interpretation Subcommittee. 2012 - 2014.

2012

  • Undergraduate Marshall, Spring 2012 Commencement for College of Liberal Arts. 2012.
  • American Bar Association Interim Report - prepared the self-study report required to maintain approval status for the Legal Studies Program. 2012.
  • Academic Program Review, prepared Legal Studies portion for the Department. 2011 - 2012.

2011

  • Member, Equity and Access Investigating Committee. 2003 - 2011.

2010

  • June 2010.

2009

  • Law School Admissions Information Presentation-organized presentation sponsored by Phi Alpha Delta pre-law fraternity. February 11, 2009.

2008

  • 2008.

2007

  • Student Intern Sponsor, Legal Studies Program. 2007.
  • active member since Spring 2007, including service on the Articles Subcommittee, Texas Forum Subcommittee, and semi-annual meetings, State Bar of Texas Standing Committee on Paralegals. 2007.
  • Organized the Texas Forum XXV for the State Bar of Texas. November 9, 2007.
  • LSAT Weekend Workshop-assisted in organizing workshop to help prepare students for Law School Admission Test. September 22, 2007 - September 23, 2007.
  • Interviewed for feature article in national trade journal, Collins, Allyson T., "So You Want to Teach?" Legal Assistant Today. January 2007 - February 2007.

2006

  • 2005 - 2006.
  • Presented research regarding Paralegal Definitions/Regulation Nationwide, Texas Forum XXIV for the State Bar of Texas. November 3, 2006.

2005

  • Acting Co-Director, Legal Studies Program. 2005.
  • Legal Writing Assessment - development of assessment tool used by the Legal Studies Program for grading legal writing. 2005.

2004

  • Moderated a panel presentation, “Paralegal Utilization” at the Texas Forum XXIII for the State Bar of Texas. October 8, 2004.

1998

  • Admitted to U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Western Districts of Texas. 1998.

1997

  • Admitted to State Bar of Texas. 1997.