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2011 Transfer Student Orientation

Tentative Schedule

* ATTENDANCE REQUIRED

Sunday, August 21, 2011 (OPTIONAL Activities)
9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Third Annual Virginia Law New Students Public Service Day
The Student Bar Association’s Public Service Committee would like to invite all new members of the Class of 2014 to participate and volunteer with local organizations by performing a variety of tasks.

Participants are asked to arrive at the Law School at 9:30 a.m. to sign in and to pick up their free t-shirt. Students will return around 1 p.m. to the Law School, where the SBA will provide lunch. All incoming students are welcome and encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to get to know Charlottesville and their fellow students. Any interested spouses or significant others are also welcome.

Sign up by emailing Karen Dottore at ked2mz@virginia.edu.  Questions can also be directed to Karen or to Philip Williamson (pdw3px@virginia.edu). 

3 p.m.

Movie and Discussion with Professors Anne Coughlin and Mildred Robinson
Withers-Brown Hall Room 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, for 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 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.

3 p.m. "The Case of Earl Washington Jr. and the Problem of False Confessions": Lecture and Discussion with Professor Brandon Garrett
Withers-Brown Hall Room 126
Monday, August 22, 2011
8:30-9:30 a.m. *Sign-in, Withers-Brown Hall Rooms 126 and 128
10-10:45 a.m. *Welcome Session, Caplin Auditorium
Law School Dean Paul G. Mahoney
Jason Wu Trujillo '01, Former Senior Assistant Dean for Admissions
Sanjiv Tata, Student Bar Association President
Featured Speaker: Deborah Platt Majoras '89, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of the Proctor & Gamble Company and Former Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission
11 a.m.-1 p.m. *Meeting with Peer Advisors, Withers-Brown Hall Room 105
1 p.m. Lunch with Peer Advisors
(Pick up lunches in Caplin Pavilion)
1:30 p.m. *Law School Student Directory Photos, Slaughter Hall Room 284
2:30-5 p.m. *Introduction Session, Caplin Auditorium
Cary Bennett, Assistant Dean for Academic Services (Course Selection and Registration)

Martha Ballenger, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs (Introduction to the Student Affairs Office)

Derek Leach, ITC User Support Manager

Jennifer Hulvey, Director of Financial Aid

Assistant Dean for Administrative Services (Facilities and Safety)

Taylor Fitchett, Director of the Law Library (Introduction to the Law Library)

5:30-7:30 p.m. Welcome Picnic for First-Year, Transfer and Graduate Students,
Spies Garden (Rain site: Caplin Pavilion)
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
9:30-9:45 a.m. Overview of Journals and Tryout Process
Withers-Brown Hall Room 154
9:45-10 a.m. Overview of Moot Court Competition for Transfer Students
Withers-Brown Hall Room 154
10-10:30 a.m. *Diversity Orientation for Transfer Students and LL.M.s,
Withers-Brown Hall Room 154
10:30-11 a.m. *Honor Code/Judiciary Orientation for Transfer Students and LL.M.s, Withers-Brown Hall Room 126
11 a.m.-12 p.m. *Career Services Orientation, Withers-Brown Hall Room 105

Kevin Donovan, Senior Assistant Dean for Career Services

Holly Duke, Director of Career Counseling

Kimberly Emery, Assistant Dean for Pro Bono and Public Interest

Assistant Dean for Public Service and Director of the Mortimer Caplin Public
    Service Center

Deena Hurwitz, Director of the Human Rights Program

12 p.m. Lunch with Peer Advisors
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
*1L classes begin
TBA in SEPTEMBER, 2011
9 a.m.-2 p.m. Parking permits may be purchased in the foyer adjacent to Caplin Auditorium (lower level of Withers-Brown Hall).

 

Additional Information

Class Attendance  

Regular class attendance is required.  Refer to the Academic Policies for more details.

Class Preparation 

Students are expected to have read and studied assignments before class, including the first class of the semester. Initial assignments will be posted in the glass case adjacent to the Student Records Office.

Information Resources 

Academic Calendar
Fall 2011 Final Exam Schedule

For an official statement of Law School policies and regulations, please refer to the University Graduate Record and the Academic Policies. Please read carefully the Academic Policies describing Law School academic policies and procedures. Students are responsible for developing a working knowledge of this information. 

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