2009 Tentative Orientation/Registration Schedule for First-Year Students
- Transfer Student Orientation
- Map of the Law School
- Getting to the Law School
- Map of North Grounds (shows parking lots in key)
Parking
We expect that some student parking regulations will be suspended for a week or two in late August / early September to permit students to park in the "D-3" parking lot located east of the Law School and south of the Judge Advocate General (JAG) School. Other allowable parking includes the "D-3" parking spaces (adjacent to the University playing fields) and spaces at University Hall (approximately one mile from the Law School and served by the University bus service). Those who live in close proximity are advised to walk to the Law School.
Parking is not allowed in D-2 and D-5 faculty and staff parking areas, Law School visitor lots or other areas posted for restricted use, without an appropriate permit. Further information about parking will be provided during First-Year Orientation Sessions.
UVA ID Cards
In addition to the photo that will be taken for the Law School Student Directory, each student must secure a photo ID from the University. This photo ID may be obtained at the ID card office in the Observatory Hill Dining Hall on Central Grounds, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on weekdays from Aug. 3-14, and between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on weekdays from Aug. 17-28. Students who arrive early in Charlottesville may wish to take care of this prior to Orientation. Students must present an original, valid government-issued photo ID (such as a driver’s license or passport).
See Map
* ATTENDANCE REQUIRED
| Sunday, August 16, 2009 - OPTIONAL EVENTS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 p.m. | Movie and Discussion with Professors Anne Coughlin and Mildred Robinson Location: Withers-Brown 154 Join us for a screening of "Rashomon" (Akira Kurosawa 1950). We chose Rashomon for our session for a couple of reasons. First, it is a classic film, one that many critics praise as among the best movies ever made. The film is well worth seeing in its own right. Second, the film is a perfect way to kick off your law studies, because it raises compelling questions that every lawyer confronts. No matter what their area of expertise, no matter what the nature of the case, lawyers always need to ask, "What happened?" This question is at the center of "Rashomon." What do and what should lawyers do when eyewitnesses offer credible, but dramatically different, accounts of "What happened"? The film is short, just 88 minutes, so we will have plenty of time for discussion for those who want to stick around after the screening. |
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| 3 p.m. | Lecture and Discussion with Professor Brandon Garrett “The Near-Execution of an Innocent Man: Lessons from the Earl Washington Case” Location: Withers-Brown 126 |
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| Monday, August 17, 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8-9:30 a.m. | *Sign-in: Withers-Brown 126 and 128 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10-10:45 a.m. | *Welcome Session, Caplin Auditorium Law School Dean Paul G. Mahoney Jason Wu Trujillo, Senior Assistant Dean for Admissions and Financial Aid Daniel Rosenthal, Student Bar Association President Deborah Majoras '89, General Counsel of Proctor & Gamble and former Chair of the Federal Trade Commission |
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| 11 a.m.-1 p.m. | *Section Meetings with Peer Advisors
SL - Slaughter Hall |
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| 1-2 p.m. | Lunch with Your Section and Peer Advisors (Pick up lunches in Caplin Pavilion) Graduate, Transfers, Sections A & B - 1 p.m. Sections C, D, E, F, G - 1:10 p.m. Sections H, I, J, K, L - 1:15 p.m. |
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| 2-5 p.m. | *Law School Student Directory Photos will be taken in
Slaughter Hall 284 Sections A & B: 2-2:30 p.m. Sections C & D: 2:30-3 p.m. Sections E & F: 3-3:30 p.m. Sections G & H: 3:30-4 p.m. Sections I & J: 4-4:30 p.m. Sections K & L: 4:30-5 p.m. |
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| 5-5:30 p.m. | *Meetings with Section Professors (in rooms where each section met with its peer advisors) |
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| 5:30-7:30 p.m. | Welcome Picnic for First-Year, Transfer and Graduate Students Spies Garden (Rain site: Caplin Pavilion) |
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| Tuesday, August 18, 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9-10:40 a.m. | *Introduction Session/Caplin Auditorium Cary Bennett, Assistant Dean for Academic Services Kimberly Emery, Assistant Dean for Pro Bono and Public Interest Yared Getachew, Director of Public Service and Director of the Mortimer Caplin Public Service Center Taylor Fitchett, Director of the Law Library Derek Leach, ITC User Support Manager Polly Lawson, Assistant Dean for Career Services Cindy Burns, Director of Financial Aid Bill Bergen, Assistant Dean for Administrative Services (Facilities and Safety) Martha Ballenger, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs (Introduction to the Office of Student Affairs) Edward Liang/Jeffrey Chang, SBA Diversity Committee Co-Chairs Remarks on Professionalism: Dean Jason Trujillo |
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| 11 a.m.-1 p.m. | *Honor Code/Judiciary Orientation - Withers-Brown 126 (in accordance with the following schedule) Sections A, B, and C: 11 a.m. Sections D, E, and F: 11:30 a.m. Sections G, H, and I: 12 p.m. Sections J, K, and L: 12:30 p.m. |
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| 1 p.m. | Lunch with Peer Advisors *Peer Advisor sessions, including Law School/library tours and briefing sessions, to be scheduled individually with sections around other scheduled Orientation activities. |
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| Wednesday, August 19, 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *1L classes begin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SEPTEMBER 2, 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 a.m.-2 p.m. | Parking permits may be purchased in the foyer adjacent to Caplin Auditorium (lower level of Withers-Brown Hall). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||