First Week Fall 2016 New Student Orientation Tuesday, August 2, 2016 Friday, August 5, 2016 Each Day: Administrative Services One-Stop Shop in the College of Law 9:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. Verify Computer Access: Wireless Network Access, Anti-Virus, irattler Access and FAMMail Registration and Financial Aid Services Receive Parking Access Cards Purchase Law School Books Schedule All Full-Time Student Activities are denoted in ORANGE All Part-Time Student Activities are denoted in GREEN Combined Full- and Part-Time Activities are denoted in BLACK Scheduled activities are subject to change
Tuesday, August 2, 2016 Unlocking the Secrets to Success and Lecture Day 1 Dress Attire: Business Casual 12 Noon 1:00 p.m. Full-Time Student Check-in 1:00 1:10 p.m. Opening & Welcome Remarks: Full-Time Orientation Overview A. Felecia Epps, Dean and Shirley J. Cunningham, Jr. of Law 1:10 2:10 p.m. Essentials to Law School Success I: Law School 101 2:10 3:30 p.m. Essentials to Law School Success II: Understanding Critical Skills and Case Briefing 3:45 5:00 p.m. Contracts Lecture #1 4:00 5:00 p.m. Part-Time Student Check-in 5:05 5:10 p.m. Welcome from University President Dr. Elmira Mangum, University President 5:10 5:35 p.m. Faculty and Staff Introductions Joan Bullock, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and of Law Reginald Green, Associate Dean for Student Services and Administration 5:35 5:45 p.m. You and Your Faculty Advisor Associate Dean Joan Bullock 5:45 6:00 p.m. Registrar s Toolkit Sonja Boles-Melvin, Registrar 6:10 6:20 p.m. Opening & Welcome Remarks: Part-Time Orientation Overview 6:20 7:15 p.m. Essentials to Law School Success I: Law School 101
7:15 8:30 p.m. Essentials to Law School Success II: Understanding Critical Skills and Case Briefing 8:45 10 p.m. Contracts Lecture #1
Wednesday, August 3, 2016 Lecture Day 2 Dress Attire: Business Casual 12 Noon 1:00 p.m. Full-Time Student Check-in 1:00 2:00 p.m. Essentials to Law School Success III: Time Management and Learning Styles 2:15 3:30 p.m. Contracts Lecture #2 3:45 5:00 p.m. Legal Writing Course Overview Legal Writing s 4:00 5:00 p.m. Part-Time Student Check-in 5:05 5:30 p.m. Financing Your Law School Education: Financial Aid vs. Student Accounts Tocoa Hogans, Associate Director of Financial Aid 5:30 5:45 p.m. Administrative Services and Student Affairs Overview Associate Dean Reginald Green 5:45 6:00 p.m. Overview of the Student Handbook and University Policy Associate Dean Joan Bullock Associate Dean Reginald Green 6:10 7:10 p.m. Essentials to Law School Success III: Time Management and Learning Styles 7:20 8:35 p.m. Legal Writing Course Overview Legal Writing s 8:45 10 p.m. Contracts Lecture #2
Thursday, August 4, 2016 Professionalism Day and Taking the Oath Dress Attire: Business Professional 12 Noon 1:00 p.m. Full-Time Student Check-in 1:00 1:15 p.m. The Florida Bar: Application, Bar Exam, and Character & Fitness Clearance Alicia Jackson, Director of Academic Success and Bar Preparation 1:15 1:30 p.m. Welcome from the 1:30 3:00 p.m. Professionalism: Law School and Beyond Plenary Presentation 3:15 4:45 p.m. Professionalism: Law School and Beyond Breakout Sessions Nicky Boothe-Perry, Associate of Law J. Richard Hurt, Lecturer of Law 4:00 5:00 p.m. Part-Time Student Check-in 5:00 5:35 p.m. Presentation and Administering of the FAMU College of Law Oath of Professionalism and Pinning Ceremony Judge 5:35 6:00 p.m. Class Photo 6:10 6:25 p.m. The Florida Bar: Application, Bar Exam, and Character & Fitness Clearance Alicia Jackson, Director of Academic Success and Bar Preparation 6:30 6:45 p.m. Welcome from the 6:45 8:15 p.m. Professionalism: Law School and Beyond Plenary Presentation
8:30 10:00 p.m. Professionalism: Law School and Beyond Breakout Sessions Nicky Boothe-Perry, Associate of Law J. Richard Hurt, Lecturer of Law
Friday, August 5, 2016 #IAMFAMULAW Dress Attire: Casual and #IAMFAMULAW T-Shirt (provided) All Sessions are Combined Full- and Part-Time Student Sessions 10:00 a.m. 12 Noon Fulfilling the Mission through Service: Community Service Activity Around Downtown Orlando 12 Noon 1:00 p.m. Full-Time and Part-Time Student Check-in 1:00 1:55 p.m. Faculty Insight Panel: How to Succeed in Law School Associate Dean Joan Bullock 2:00 2:55 p.m. Student Insight Panel: You Got In, Now Let s Discuss How to Get Out Student Bar Association Student Ambassadors 2:00 2:55 p.m. Family & Friends Panel FAMU Law Alumni Current Students 3:00 4:00 p.m. The FAMU Tradition FAMU Law Faculty, Staff and Students 4:00 4:15 p.m. Orientation Wrap-Up and Evaluation 4:15 7:00 p.m. Student Bar Association Welcome Cook-Out Student Bar Association FAMU Plaza 4:15 7:00 p.m. Student Organization Fair and Open House SBA Book Fair Meet Law School Faculty Members Law School Student Services Open House Extracurricular Activity Information Sessions and Open Houses BarBri, Kaplan & Themis Information Table Bookstore Building Tours Academic Vendors Student Lounge, FAMU Plaza