Monday, August 8, 2011

1:15pm - 1:40 pm

Check-in

1st Floor Lobby

1:45pm - 1:55pm

Welcome from the Dean
Urban Life Auditorium, Room 220

Steven Kaminshine
Dean & Professor of Law

2:00pm - 2:55pm

Academic Overview
Urban Life Auditorium, Room 220

Roy Sobelson
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs & Professor of Law

3:00pm - 4:40pm

Law School and the Legal System
Urban Life Auditorium, Room 220

Kelly Timmons
Associate Dean for Student Affairs & Associate 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.
REQUIRED READING ASSIGNMENT: Before class, read and brief Broadwell by Broadwell v. Holmes.
SUGGESTED READING: 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.

4:45pm - 6:00pm

Reception
Meet the faculty, staff and fellow students

2nd Floor - West Exhibit Area

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

10:30am - 12:00pm

Facebook Photos
(A-M First-years)Room 100

Law Library Tour
(N-Z First-years)
1st Floor inside Library Entrance.
Tours end at noon.

12:00pm - 12:55pm

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

Pick-up lunch in 1st Floor Lounge

1:05pm - 2:10pm

College of Law Technology Services
Bring your laptop computer, if you have one
Urban Life Auditorium, Room 220

Terrance Manion
Director of Information Technology

2:20pm - 3:00pm

Honor Code
Speaker's Auditorium, Student Center

Roy Sobelson
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

Bar Fitness
Speaker's Auditorium, Student Center

 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, Gainesvilles, GA 

4:00pm - 5:30pm

Professionalism Breakout Session
Discussion of Hypothetical
Professional Issues

State Bar of Georgia

5:45pm - 7:00pm

Reception

2nd Floor - West Exhibit Area

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

9:00am - 9:30am

Continental Breakfast

1st Floor Lounge

9:30am - 10:25am

Law Library Tour
(A-M First-years)

1st Floor inside Library Entrance

Facebook Photos
(N-Z First-years)

Room 100

11:00am - 11:55am

Counseling Center
Urban Life Auditorium, Room 220 

Jill Lee-Barber, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychologist

12:00pm - 1:00pm

Lunch with Student Leaders
(See group and room assignments in orientation packet)

Pick-up lunch in 1st Floor Lounge

1:15pm - 3:00pm

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

Introduction of Citation Class
Urban Life Auditorium, Room 220

5:00pm -6:30pm

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

 **Denotes Optional Events

Updated August 1, 2011