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
Entering Student Program Schedule Fall 2025 - printable version (.pdf)
All incoming Law students are required to attend the mandatory orientation and should expect to be in the building from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. for those days.
August 14-15 and August 18-20, 2025
104 Green Hall (unless otherwise noted during Orientation)
This schedule is subject to change.
TIME | EVENT | ROOM |
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Thursday, August 14, 2025 | ||
8:30 - 9 a.m. | Registration | Commons, 1st floor |
9 - 9:20 a.m. | Welcome & Program Overview Stephen Mazza, Dean and Professor of Law Steven Freedman, Associate Dean for Admissions | 104 |
9:20 - 10:15 a.m. | Academics, Honor Code and Grading Policies Leah Terranova, Associate Dean for Academic & Student Affairs | 104 |
10:15 - 10:40 a.m. | Practical Issues & Student Services Jen Kent, KU School of Law Registrar Erin Kelley-Garrison, Asst. Director of Academic & Student Affairs | 104 |
10:40 - 10:50 a.m. | Break | |
10:50 - 11:20 a.m. | Career Services Stacey Blakeman, Assistant Dean of Career Services Brett Sitts, Director of Career Services | 104 |
11:20 - 11:50 a.m. | Financial Aid & Scholarships Sybil Gibbs, Assistant Director of Scholarships & Financial Aid | 104 |
11:50 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Lunch (Provided with Student Bar Association) | Commons, 1st floor |
12:30 - 1:00 p.m. | Meet with Small Sections Laura Hines - Room 104 Jennifer Harrison - Room 106 Sharon Brett - Room 107 Vera Korzun - Room 201 Kyle Velte - Room 201 | |
1:00 - 2:30 p.m. | Lawyering Skills Pamela V. Keller, Clinical Professor & Lawyering Skills Director Betsy Brand Six, Clinical Professor & Academic Resources Director Joyce Rosenberg, Clinical Professor Jordan Carter, Clinical Associate Professor Lisa Lattan, Acting Director, LLM program & Lecturer of Law | 104 |
2:30 - 3:30 p.m. | Foundations in Law: Professional Identity & Skills Leah Terranova, Associate Dean for Academic & Student Affairs Erin Kelley-Garrison, Asst. Director of Academic & Student Affairs Jordan Carter, Clinical Associate Professor | 104 |
3:30 - 4:00 p.m. | Pictures (Last names A-L) | Commons, 2nd floor |
4:00 - 4:30 p.m. | Pictures (Last names M-Z) | Commons, 2nd floor |
Friday, August 15, 2025 | ||
9 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Lawyering Skills Lawyering Skills Professors | 104 |
12 - 1 p.m. | Lunch (on your own) | |
1 - 3:30 p.m. | Lawyering Skills Lawyering Skills Professors | 104 |
Monday, August 18, 2025 | ||
9 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Lawyering Skills Lawyering Skills Professors | 104 |
12 - 1 p.m. | Lunch (on your own) | |
1 - 3:30 p.m. | Lawyering Skills Lawyering Skills Professors | 104 |
Tuesday, August 19, 2025 | ||
9 - 10 a.m. | Library, Research & Electronic Databases W. Blake Wilson, Director of Wheat Law Library | 104 |
10 - 11:15 a.m. | Mock Class Alex Platt, Professor of Law | 104 |
11:15 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Peer Professionalism Panel | 104 |
12- 1 p.m. | Lunch (Provided with the Dean's Fellows, by Small Section) Laura Hines - Room 104 Jennifer Harrison - Room 106 Sharon Brett - Room 107 Vera Korzun - Room 127 Kyle Velte - Room 203 | |
1 - 1:45 p.m. | Kansas Lawyers Assistance Program Emily Hartz, Executive Director | 104 |
1:45 - 2:30 p.m. | Kansas Office of Disciplinary Administration Amanda Kohlman, Attorney Admissions Program Manager Crystalyn Ellis, Director of Investigations Royetta Rodewald, Special Investigator | 104 |
2:30 - 2:45 p.m. | Break | |
2:45 - 3:30 p.m. | Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) Carley Sherer, Embedded Counselor | 104 |
3:30 - 4 p.m. | Watkins Health Services Patty Quinlan, RN, Clinical Program Manager, Infection Prevention Nurse | 104 |
Wednesday, August 20, 2025 | ||
11 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Financial Success & Student Loan Management AccessLex Representative | 104 |
12 - 12:15 p.m. | Convocation Stephen Mazza, Dean and Professor of Law Judge Amy Fellows Cline, Kansas Court of Appeals | 104 |
12:15 - 1 p.m. | Lunch | Commons, 1st floor |
1 - 1:15 p.m. | Faculty & Staff Introductions | 104 |
1:15 - 2 p.m. | Meetings with Faculty Advisors |