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Georgia State University College of Law
 Admissions
P.O. Box 4049
Atlanta, GA 30302-4049

admissions@law.gsu.edu

(404) 413-9200

(404) 413-9203
 
Orientation for Admitted Students »  Orientation Schedules »  Evening Students

Evening Students

Mandatory Attendance

Monday, August 8, 2011

 3:30pm - 4:30pm Meet with Financial Aid**
Law Student Affairs Suite (3rd floor)		  

4:15pm - 4:45pm

Check-in

1st Floor Lobby

4:45pm - 5:40pm

Reception
Meet the faculty, staff and fellow students

2nd Floor - West Exhibit Area

5:45pm - 5:55pm

Welcome from the Dean
Room 170

Steven Kaminshine
Dean & Professor of Law

6:00pm - 6:55pm

Academic Overview
Room 170

Roy Sobelson
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs & Professor of Law

7:00pm - 8:40pm

Law School and the Legal System
Room 170

Paul Milich
Professor of Law

 

"Law School and the Legal System" gives an overview of the legal system, including a discussion of the techniques for reading, briefing cases, outlining, and taking exams. Before class, students are strongly encouraged to read Law School Without Fear: Strategies for Success, 3rd edition, by Helene & Marshall Shapo, published by Foundation Press. Copies are available in the GSU Bookstore and through online bookstores such as Amazon.com.

 

 

 

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

2:20pm - 2:40pm

Honor Code
Speaker's Auditorium, Student Center

Roy Sobelson
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
 2:40pm - 3:00pm

Bar Fitness
Speaker's Auditorium, Student Center

Leigh Burgess
Office of Bar Admissions
 3:05pm - 3:15pm Professionalism Overview & Introduction

Roy Sobelson,
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs 
 3:15pm - 3:35pm Keynote Address

Lawrence J. LoRusso
Class of 1999
LoRusso Law Firm PC
 3:35pm - 3:45pm

Administration of the Professional Honor Code Pledge

The Honorable Kathlene F. Gosselin
Hall County Superior Court, Gainesville, GA
  Introduction of Group Leaders Roy Sobelson,
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs 

4:00pm - 5:30pm

Professionalism Break Out Sessions
Discussion of Hypothetical
Professional Issues

State Bar of Georgia

5:45pm -6:40pm

Dinner with Faculty
(See group and room assignments in orientation packet)

4th & 6th Floors

6:45pm - 7:50pm

College of Law Technology Services
Bring your laptop computer, if you have one
Room 675

Terrance Manion
Director of Information Technology

8:00pm - 9:30pm

Introduction to Citation
Room 675

 

 

 

 

Wednesday, August 10, 2011
 3: 30pm - 4:30pm Meet with Financial Aid**
Law Student Affairs Suite (3rd floor)		  

4:00pm - 4:30 pm

Law Library Tour
(Evening Students)

1st Floor inside Library Entrance

4:30pm - 5:00pm

Facebook Photos
(Evening Students)

Room 100

5:00pm - 5:55pm

Law Student Organizations Marketplace & Reception

2nd Floor - West Exhibit Area

 

Safety / Georgia State University
Q & A

Sgt. Kristal A. Perkins
GSU Police

 

 

Introduction of Student Bar Association 

Naeem Ramatally
President, Student Bar Association
6:00pm - 6:25pm Introduction to Student Affairs
Room 170		 Kelly Timmons
Associate Dean for Student Affairs

6:30pm - 6:55pm

Counseling Center
Room 170

Jill Lee-Barber, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychologist

7:00pm - 8:45pm

Research, Writing & Advocacy Class
(See group and room assignments in orientation packet and name tag)

 
 

 ** Denotes Optional Events		  

Update August 1, 2011