Entering Student Program
The Entering Student Program is our orientation for first-year law students.
Incoming students will have a chance to meet their classmates and attend a social event with the Dean’s Fellows. You’ll also complete our five-day Lawyering Boot Camp, where Lawyering Skills faculty provide the essential tools to excel in law school.
Entering Student Program Schedule
August 19-20 and August 23-25, 2021
104 Green Hall (unless otherwise noted during Orientation)
Key for Attendees:
- FS - Fall starters and 2-Year J.D. students
- SS - Summer starters
- L - American Legal Studies LL.M. students
- T/V - Transfer and visiting students
- SJ - S.J.D. students
- Italicized letters indicate optional attendance for that group
This schedule is subject to change.
Events marked with an asterisk (*) indicate that food service may change due to COVID-19.
| Time | Event | Attendees |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021 | ||
| 8:30 - 9 a.m. | Registration (Informal Commons, 1st floor) | FS, L, SJ, T/V |
| 9 - 9:20 a.m. | Welcome and Program Overview Welcome to KU Law Stephen Mazza, Dean and Professor of Law Steven Freedman, Asst. Dean of Admissions | FS, L, SJ, T/V |
| 9:20 - 10:15 a.m. | Academics, Honor Code and Grading Policies Leah Terranova, Assistant Dean of Academic and Student Affairs | FS, L, SJ, T/V |
| 10:15 - 10:45 a.m. | Practical Issues and Student Services Vicki Palmer, KU School of Law Registrar Leah Terranova, Assistant Dean of Academic and Student Affairs | FS, L, SJ, T/V |
| 10:45 - 11 a.m. | Break | |
| 11 - 11:30 a.m. | Career Services Heather Spielmaker, Assistant Dean of Career Services Stacey Blakeman, Director of Career Services Meredith Wiggins, Assistant Director of Career Services | FS, L, SJ, T/V |
| 11:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Lunch Provided | FS, L, SJ, T/V |
| 12 - 12:30 p.m. | Meet with Small Sections Velte - 104 Platt - 106 Drahozal - 127 Peters - 203 | FS |
| 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. | Lawyering Skills: Common Law and Court Systems Pamela V. Keller, Clinical Professor and Lawyering Skills Director Betsy Brand Six, Clinical Professor and Academic Resources Director Joyce Rosenberg, Clinical Professor Shawn Watts, Clinical Associate Professor Jordan Carter, Visiting Assistant Professor and Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging | FS, L, SJ, T/V |
| 3:30 p.m. | Pictures (FS - last names A-L) (Formal Commons, 2nd floor) | |
| Friday, Aug. 20, 2021 | ||
| 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Lawyering Skills: Common Law and Court Systems Lawyering Skills Professors | FS, L, SJ |
| 12 - 1 p.m. | Lunch on your own | |
| 1 - 4 p.m. | Lawyering Skills: Case Briefing, Class Preparation and Studying | FS, L, SJ |
| 4 p.m. | Pictures (FS last names M-Z) (Formal Commons, 2nd floor) | FS, L, SJ, T/V |
| Monday, Aug. 23, 2021 | ||
| 9 - 11:20 a.m. | Lawyering Skills: Analyzing a Legal Problem Lawyering Skills Professors | FS, L, SJ |
| 11:20 - 11:30 a.m. | Break | |
| 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Professionalism, Communication and Community - Part 1 Faculty & Staff Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee | FS, SS, L, SJ, T/V |
| 12:30 - 1:25 p.m. | Lunch with the Dean's Fellows (break out by small section)* Velte - 104 Platt - 106 Drahozal - 127 Peters - 203 Summer Starters - 310 | FS, SS, L, SJ |
| 1:30 - 2:20 p.m. | Peer Professionalism Student Panel | FS, SS, SJ, T/V |
| 2:20 - 2:30 p.m. | Break | |
| 2:30 - 3 p.m. | CAPS Information Session Dr. Alex Barajas Munoz, Staff Psychologist | FS, L, SJ, T/V |
| 3 - 3:10 p.m. | Break | |
| 3:10 - 4 p.m. | The Kansas Office of the Disciplinary Administrator & Kansas Lawyers Assistance Program Information Session | FS, L, SJ, T/V |
| Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021 | ||
| 9 - 10:30 a.m. | Lawyering Skills: Mock Class Lou Mulligan, Professor of Law | FS, L, SJ |
| 10:30 - 10:45 a.m. | Break | |
| 10:45 - 11:30 a.m. | Library, Research and Electronic Databases W. Blake Wilson, Head of Instructional and Research Services | FS, L, SJ, T/V |
| 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Lunch on your own | |
| 1 - 2 p.m. | Lawyering Skills Keller/Adjunct - 104 Six - 127 Carter - 108 Rosenberg - 106 Watts - 203 | FS, L, SS |
| 2 - 2:15 p.m. | Break | |
| 2:15 - 3:15 p.m. | Professionalism, Communication and Community - Part 2 Faculty & Staff Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee | FS, SS, L, SJ, T/V |
| Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021 | ||
| 12 - 12:30 p.m. | Lunch Provided - Optional Attendance | FS, L, SJ, T/V |
| 12:30 - 1 p.m. | KU Law Convocation Stephen Mazza, Dean and Professor of Law Justice Amy Fellows Cline, Kansas Court of Appeals | FS, SS, T/V, SJ, L |
| 1 - 1:30 p.m. | Reception (Informal Commons, 1st floor)* | FS, SS, T/V, SJ, L |
| 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. | Professionalism, Communication and Community - Part 3 Faculty & Staff Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee | FS, SS, T/V, SJ, L |
| 2:30 - 2:45 p.m. | Break | |
| 2:45 - 3:15 p.m. | Faculty Advisor Meet & Greet (start in 104, advisors will announce their location) | FS, SS, T/V, SJ, L |
| 3:15 - 4 p.m. | Faculty and Staff Introductions | FS, L, SJ, T/V |
