Student Orientation Information — August 2018

Student Orientation Information — August 2018

Orientation Schedule

*Attendance is required 

 
Monday-Thursday, August 13-16

LL.M. Orientation*
Mandatory for LL.M. students. Full Schedule
 
LL.M. students are invited to all sessions and events occurring on August 17, 19, 20 and 21, but are not required to attend any of them. Please note that there are opportunities to meet with the LL.M. Peer Advisors on August 20.

Monday-Wednesday, August 13-15

UVA Law Community Fellows Program
Applications are due for this program for first-year J.D. students on June 29. The Community Fellows will participate in programming and community-building exercises during the pre-orientation period, and will work together throughout the year on planning an event for the entire Law School community. Breakfast and lunch are provided. The schedule will include evening activities and meals on two nights.

Friday, August 17

8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (optional activity open to all J.D. and LL.M. students)
Caplin Auditorium

8:30-9 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

9-9:15 a.m.

Welcome - Sarah Davies ’91, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs

9:15-10 a.m.

Overview of the American Legal System - Vice Dean Leslie Kendrick ’06

10-10:45 a.m.

Life of a Case - A. Benjamin Spencer

11 a.m.-12 p.m.

Overview of the 1L Curriculum

12-1:30 p.m.

Lunch

1:45-2:15 p.m.

The Logistics of Law School

2:15-3:30 p.m.

The Legal Classroom Experience

3:30-4:30 p.m.

Sweet Treats Reception

Sunday, August 19

8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. (optional activity)

10th Annual Virginia Law New Students Public Service Day

The Public Interest Law Association (PILA) invites all new members of the 1L and LL.M. classes to participate and volunteer with local organizations.

Students are asked to arrive at the Law School at 8:30 a.m. to sign in and grab a quick breakfast in the Withers-Brown Student Lounge near the Library before leaving at 9 a.m. After completing their various service trips, students will return to the law school between 1 and 2 p.m. All incoming students, as well as interested spouses and significant others, are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to get to know Charlottesville and their fellow students. 

All interested students can sign up by emailing Noah Lingwall at nal6fb@virginia.edu. Please let Noah know if you are able to drive so that people can carpool. Please direct any questions to Noah.

4-6 p.m. (optional activity)

Picnic at the Park (spouses, significant others and children are welcome)
The Park (located below the D3 Student Parking Lot)

Monday, August 20

8:30-9:30 a.m.

*Sign-in, Withers-Brown Hall Rooms 126, 128 and 152 
Continental Breakfast, Withers-Brown Student Lounge

9:30-10:30 a.m.

*Welcome Session, Caplin Auditorium

10:30-11 a.m.

*Honor Committee and Judiciary Committee Orientation, Caplin Auditorium

  • Owen Galogly ’19
  • Lindsay Fisher ’19
  • Ben Elron ’20
  • Blythe McCoy ’20

11:15-11:45 a.m.

*Honor Committee and Judiciary Committee Orientation, Caplin Auditorium

11:45 a.m.-1 p.m.

*Lunch With Peer Advisors

Pick up lunches in Caplin Pavilion:
LL.M.s, Exchanges – 11:45 a.m.
Sections A, B, C, D, E – 11:55 a.m.
Sections F, G, H, I, J – 12:05 p.m. 

Section Room Section Room
A WB105 G SL258
B WB126 H SL262
C WB128 I SL294
D WB152 J SL298
E WB101 LL.M.s and Exchange Students SL278
F WB104    

SL - Slaughter Hall 
WB - Withers-Brown Hall

1-2:30 p.m.

* Professionalism in the Modern Legal Work Place
Sections A-E in Caplin Auditorium - Denise Robinson, Fletcher Consulting 

Sections F-J, LL.M. and Exchange Students in WB152 - Jacqueline Cranford '93, Fletcher Consulting

2:45-4:45 p.m.

*Meetings With Peer Advisors
*Meetings With Section Professors
(in rooms where each Section met with its Peer Advisors for lunch)

5-7:30 p.m.

Welcome Picnic for First-Year, Transfer, Exchange and LL.M. Students
Spies Garden (Rain site: Caplin Pavilion)

Tuesday, August 21

8:30-10 a.m.

Breakfast, Caplin Auditorium

9-11:30 a.m.

*Maintaining Balance For Long-Term Success, Various locations and start times

11:30 a.m.-12 p.m.

*Staying Safe at UVA Law and in Charlottesville, Caplin Auditorium

  • Officer Ben Rexrode, UVA Police
  • Greg Streit, Assistant Dean for Building Services
  • Stephen Parr, Senior Associate Dean for Administration

12-12:30 p.m.

*Law School Finances, Caplin Auditorium

12:30-2 p.m.

*Lunch With Student Organizations
Pick up lunches in Caplin Pavilion.

Organization Room Organization Room
Advocates for Life SL131 National Lawyers Guild WB104A
American Constitution Society WB152 National Trial Advocacy Team  SL278
Asian Pacific American Law Students Association  SL284 North Grounds Softball League SL299
Barristers United WB116 Public Interest Law Association SL262
Black Law Students Association WB154 Rivanna Investments WB104
Common Law Grounds WB114 South Asian Law Student Association WB129
Domestic Violence Project WB119 Street Law WB105
ECVC WB127 Student Bar Association SL294
Federalist Society WB101 Virginia Employment and Labor Law Association WB162
Feminist Legal Forum SL268 Virginia Environmental Law Forum SL292
If/When/How: Lawyering for Reproductive Justice at UVA Law SL268 Virginia Law and Business Society WB126
Lambda Law Alliance SL276 Virginia Law in Prison Project SL290
Libel Show WB278 Virginia Law Veterans SL258
Lone Star Lawyers WB121 Virginia Law Women WB102
    West Coast Wahoos WB103

2-3 p.m.

Welcome to Your Legal Career: An Introduction to the Career Services Office, Caplin Auditorium

2-5 p.m.

Law IT Help
Withers-Brown Lounge

Wednesday, August 22

*1L Classes Begin

Friday, August 24

11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Weekly Wind-down
Karsh Lobby (outside Admissions)
 

UVA ID Cards

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 beginning August 1. Please check www.virginia.edu/idoffice for their August office hours. Students who arrive early in Charlottesville may wish to take care of this prior to orientation. You must present an original valid, government-issued photo ID (such as a driver’s license or passport) in order to pick up your ID card.

You may be able to submit a photo online to be used for your UVA ID card; please check www.virginia.edu/idoffice/photosubmission.html to determine if you can do so. You will still need to pick up your UVA ID after August 1, but the pick-up process will go much faster if you have already submitted a photo online.

Your ID photo will also be used in the Law School’s photo directory and seating charts.