Although the decision to have a dual-campus system between Penn State and the Dickinson School of Law was passed Saturday, officials have yet to decide any specifics concerning the new law school at University Park.

Office of Physical Plant spokesman Paul Ruskin said he does not have any information about when the new law school facility will be constructed or where it will be located.

However, he added that more information may become available after Penn State's Board of Trustees meeting Friday.

At Saturday's meeting, one board member said the new law school facility at University Park may be located in a Smeal College of Business Administration building.

Penn State spokesman Tysen Kendig said Dickinson board members toured several potential campus locations in the fall, but he did not know if a specific location had been decided upon.

He added the new facility will be discussed at Friday's Penn State Board of Trustees meeting and it is too early for further details regarding the facility's effect on Penn State admissions to be made.

Board of Governors Chairman H. Laddie Montague Jr. said he could not yet confirm a specific location for the new school.

Kendig was also not able to comment on the possibility of creating a pre-law major within the College of the Liberal Arts at the University Park campus.

If given the choice of attending law school at University Park or in Carlisle, second-year law student Timothy Wachter said he would have chosen to receive his education in Carlisle rather than at Penn State.

Wachter, who attended Saturday's meeting of the Dickinson Board of Governors, said the new dual-campus plan was a good idea for Penn State, but not fair to Dickinson.

"There are a lot of holes in the memorandum of understanding," he said. "It's a good idea for Penn State to open a law school at University Park, but after 10 years, they can sell the school in Carlisle and make $60 million from its assets."

According to the plan approved Saturday, a law school campus will be opened at University Park, and the campus in Carlisle must remain open until at least June 30, 2015. After that, it will be up to Penn State to decide its future.

Third-year law student Julia Bahn said the opening of a law school in University Park was inevitable, but it would not be the best alternative for her because of the internship opportunities in Carlisle.

"I can't imagine going to law school in the Penn State environment," she said.

"It's nice to be able to learn something in class in the morning and apply it to a real life situation in the afternoon," Bahn added.

Brady Montalbano, a second-year law student, said she felt the new plan was for the better.

"It will be advantageous to have the big campus with more technology at University Park and the smaller campus with internship opportunities in Carlisle," she said.

Brittney Russell, a first year law student, said she will be upset if Penn State decides to close the Carlisle campus after 2015, as outlined in the memorandum of understanding.

"It will be sad to see the law school in Carlisle close," she said. "It has become such a big part of the community."

Russell added that a law school at the University Park campus will offer advanced technology and facilities, but the current law school in Carlisle offers a different type of atmosphere along with an increased sense of community.

Amanda Nichols, a third year law student, said she is not really concerned about the dual-campus issue because it will not affect her since she will soon be graduating.

"I'm graduating this spring and will be going to Virginia, so whatever happens to the law school in the future is fine by me," she said.