Delta Experience is a unique one-week summer intersession course in which students earn one hour of law school credit while expanding on Bowen’s mission of access to justice and public service. It is open to all students, including those who have completed the first year of law school.
During the program, students learn about Arkansas divorce law and requirements for service of process in divorce proceedings, as well as the history of the Arkansas Delta. Then students prepare teaching materials to use and share with low-income citizens.
The Delta Experience is an educational outreach and intake program conducted at public libraries in the Arkansas Delta. The students travel to the Delta to educate low-income citizens about grounds for divorce and what is necessary to obtain a divorce pro-se. Those citizens interested in having direct assistance through the law school stay for intake interviews conducted by the students.
While in the Delta, the students visit local courthouses and places of interest like the Desha County Courthouse, the Chicot County Courthouse, Lake Chicot, and the Japanese-American Internment Museum in McGehee.
Students then return to campus, where all intake interviews are reviewed by a committee to determine which cases are more appropriate for acceptance for direct representation through the Delta Divorce Clinic.
Students interested in applying for this course should be aware of the following prerequisites and requirements:
Delta Experience Intersession
1 credit hour
Professor Suzanne Penn, Director
| Rule 15 Certification Required? | Completed Credit Hours Required | Number of students per semester | Prerequisite Courses/Other Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| No | 30 | — | First-year curriculum Students must be able to travel to the Arkansas Delta with their professor. |
