All academic Orientation activities are located in the

Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom and the Jordan Foundation

Classroom (No. 204) unless otherwise noted.

1L Orientation Schedule 2014

MONDAY, AUGUST 18
12:00-1:00 p.m. Registration

Bryan Cave Courtroom 3rd floor

1:00-2:15

Crowder Courtyard

Welcome to the Profession & Matriculation Ceremony

Nancy Staudt, Dean and Howard & Caroline Cayne
Professor of Law
The Honorable Noelle C. Collins, United States Magistrate Judge

5:30-7:30

SBA Welcome Back Picnic (Optional)

Forest Park

(Hosted by BarBri)

TUESDAY, AUGUST 19
8:30-9:00 a.m.

Registration

9:00-9:30

Welcome and Student Involvement Opportunities

Bryan Cave Courtroom 3rd floor

Elizabeth Walsh, Associate Dean of Student Services

Andrew Cook, Student Bar Association (SBA) President
Jennifer Terrell and Joshua Sills, Public Service Advisory Board (PSAB Co-Directors)
Tamara Slater, Energy & Environmental Law Society (EELS) President

9:30-11:00

Introduction to Case Briefing and the Study of Law

Adrienne Davis, Vice Provost; William M. Van Cleve Professor of Law; Director of
the Black Sexual Economies Project for the Interdisciplinary Study of Work and
Social Capital; and Founder & Coordinator of the Law & Culture Initiative

11:00-11:15

Break

11:15-12:30

Common Law & the American Legal System

Peter Joy, Henry Hitchcock Professor of Law; Director, Criminal Justice Clinic

12:30-1:30

Lunch and Individual Composite Photos *

1:30-2:45

Introduction to Civil Procedure

Rebecca Hollander-Blumoff, Professor of Law

2:45-3:00

Computer Support Announcements

Dave Rathert, Manager, Computer Support Services

3:00-3:15

Break

3:15-4:15

Meetings with Small Section Faculty

Adam Badawi [B]
Associate Professor of Law

Strauss Classroom (No. 404)

Barbara Flagg [F]

Professor of Law

Zorensky Classroom (No. 306)

Russell Osgood [E]

Acting Director of the Law Library and Visiting
Professor of Law

Cullenbine Classroom (No. 305)

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20
Bryan Cave Courtroom 3rd Floor

8:00-8:30 a.m.

Registration & Womens Law Caucus

Bagel Breakfast

8:45-1:00

Community Service Projects

2:00-3:00

Student Organization Fair

Crowder Courtyard

Dual Degree Information Session (Optional)

Zorensky Classroom (No. 306)

2:00-3:00

Sponsored by the JD/MBA Society and JD/MSW Society

2:00-3:00

Student IDs

3:15-4:00

Legal Research: Professionalism & Accountability

Legal Research Small Sections
Legal Research Small Sections
Legal Research Small Sections
Legal Research Small Sections
Legal Research Small Sections

Cullenbine Classroom (No. 305)

1 and 2
3 and 4
5 and 6
7 and 8
9 and 10

Morriss Classroom (No. 202)

Jordan Foundation (No. 204)
Cullenbine Classroom (No. 305)
Zorensky Classroom (No. 306)
Bryan Cave Courtroom (No. 310)

THURSDAY, AUGUST 21
8:30-9:00 a.m.

Registration

9:00-11:00

A WORKPLACE OF DIFFERENCE,

Bryan Cave Courtroom 3rd Floor

an anti-bias and diversity program of the Anti- Defamation Leagues A WORLD

OF DIFFERENCE INSTITUTE
Terrence L. Freeman, Ph.D., Diversity Training Consultant/Facilitator for ADLs
A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE Institute
Denise DeCou, Diversity & Inclusion Leader

11:00-11:15

Break

11:15-12:00

Student Health & Wellness Panel

Donald Strom, Director of Campus Police
Debra Harp, Director of Administration, Student Health
Mark Bagby, Emergency Management Program Director

12:00-12:30

Career Services Presentation

Rebecca Brown, Associate Dean for Career Services
Angela Smith, Director of Employer Diversity & Recruitment Programs

12:30-1:30

Lunch and Individual Composite Photos *

1:30-2:30

Professionalism & Diversity Discussion Group

2:45-3:45

Professionalism Panel
The Honorable John F. Garvey, Circuit Court Judge, St. Louis City
James Martin, Attorney, Dowd Bennett LLP
Robbye Toft, Attorney, Law Offices of Stephen Larson
The Honorable Donald Wilkerson, U.S. Magistrate Judge, Southern District of Illinois

FRIDAY, AUGUST 22
9:30-10:00

Registration

10:00-11:30

Lexis, WestLaw, & Bloomberg Information

and Password Distribution

Bryan Cave Courtroom 3rd

Bring laptops

2:00-3:00

Staying Healthy Your 1L Year (Optional)

RSVP online

* Composite Photos in Photography Studio (No. 253J)

Various times / locations

Floor