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Schedule for LSU Law Class of 2021 Orientation

LSU Law will welcome the Class of 2021 on Aug. 9 and 10 during 1L orientation.

The schedule of events for those two days is below and can be downloaded here [PDF].

Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018

8:00 am – 8:30 am Registration, 1st floor Lobby (new building)

  • Continuous registration from 8:00 am until 8:30 am
  • Students who have not had first-year photo taken may go to LSU Union (First
  • Floor, Tiger Card Office)
8:30 am – 9:00 am Welcome and Introduction, Auditorium

  • Thomas C. Galligan, Jr., Dean, LSU Law Center
  • F. King Alexander, President of Louisiana State University
  • Jake T. Henry III, Director of Admissions, LSU Law Center
  • Andrea Carroll, Associate Dean for Academic & Student Affairs, LSU Law Center
9:05 am – 10:05 am The Law School Experience: Faculty Perspectives

  • Section 1 – Room 110
    • Moderator: Professor Corbett
    • Panelists: Professors Avalos, Scardulla, Thompson
  • Section 2 – Room 212
    • Moderator: Professor Goring
    • Panelists: Professors Barry, Brooks
  • Section 3 – Room 106
    • Moderator: Professor Aronson
    • Panelists: Professors Hall, Krousel
10:15 am – 10:45 am Code of Student Professional Responsibility and Principles of Civility, Auditorium

  • Andrea Carroll, Associate Dean for Academic & Student Affairs
  • Christine Corcos, Chair of the Diversity & Professionalism Committee
  • Natalie Ebolum, Chair, SBA Ethics Committee
10:45 am – 11:15 am Staying Healthy and Balanced in Law School, Auditorium

  • John Otzenberger, Director of Mental Health Services, LSU
  • Amy Springer, LCSW
  • Chris Alderman, Cornerstones (LSU Law student organization)
11:30 am – 12:30 pm How to Prepare for a 1L Class, 1L Professors Panel

  • Section 1 – Room 106
    • Professors Corbett, Trahan
  • Section 2 – Room 110
    • Professors Church, Thomas
  • Section 3 – Room 212
    • Professors Holmes, Devlin
12:30 pm – 1:15 pm Lunch, provided by LSU Law Center, 2nd Floor Student Lounge

  • Financial Aid Counseling – Room 202
  • Students who have not had first-year photo taken may go to LSU Union (First Floor, Tiger Card Office)
  • SBA Locker Distribution
    • Section 1 – Room 106
    • Section 2 – Room 110
    • Section 3 – Room 108
1:15 pm – 2:15 pm Student Life and Student Services at the LSU Law Center, Auditorium

  • Moderator: Andrea B. Carroll, Associate Dean of Student & Academic Affairs
  • Panelists: Michele Forbes, Director of Student Academic Services and Law Registrar
    • Professor Lauren Aronson, Assistant Professor of Professional Practice
    • Professor Olivier Moreteau, Study Abroad Opportunities
    • Lieutenant Reginald Berry, LSU Police
    • Tracy Blanchard, LSU Cares
    • Dawn Sousa-Hearn, Office of Disability Services
    • Carlos Coro, SBA Executive President
2:15 pm – 3:00 pm Learning Law in a Cross-Cultural Society, Auditorium

  • Moderator: Professor Chris Tyson, Pres. & CEO, EBR Redevelopment Authority
    • Panelists: Sean King (Class of 2019), President of OUTLaw
    • Devin Jones (Class of 2020), Vice President of BLSA
    • Micah J. Fincher (Class of 2011), Jones Walker, LLP
    • Kristen Amond (Class of 2016), Fishmon, Haygood, Phelps
3:00 pm – 4:30 pm Student Organization Fair, LSU Law Library

Friday, Aug. 10, 2018

 

8:00 am – 8:30 am Students who have not had first-year photo taken may go to LSU Union (First Floor, Tiger
Card Office)
8:30 am – 9:30 am Mock Class

  • Section 1, Room 106 – Professor Church
  • Section 2, Room 110 – Professor Lockridge
  • Section 3, Room 212 – Professor Smith
9:35 am – 9:55 am Introduction to Academic Support and Academic Tutoring, Auditorium

  • John M. Church, Instructor of Legal Methods
  • Melissa T. Lonegrass, Director of Academic Tutoring
10:00 am – 10:30 am Breakout Sessions with Academic Tutors

  • Section 1, Room 106 – Delery Perrett, Michael Maldonado, Jourdan Curet, Chris Chesne, Steven Spires, Melissa Oakley, MJ Hernandez, Emily Gauthier, Katelyn Bayhi, Elise Benezech, Karina Shareen, Chris Handy, Max Roberts, Bethany Falgoust
  • Section 2, Room 110 – Justin Dicharia, Catherine Briley, Delery Perret, Olivia Johnston, William Heaton, Cecilia Vazquez, Jacqueline Sanchez, William Bell, Stephen Vick, Chris Lamy
  • Section 3, Room 212 – Allena McCain, Taylor Ashworth, George Mixon, Hayley Franklin, Andrew Patrolia, Marina Wilson, Thomas Naquin, Daniel Bosch, Michael Maldonado, Hunter Hewell, Aaron Koenck, Michael Schimpf
10:30 am – 10:45 am Break
10:45 am – 11:45 am The Law School Experience: Student Perspectives

  • Section 1A – Room 110
    • Moderator: Carlos Coro, SBA Executive President
    • Panelists: Indigo Diekmann, Mary-Grace Pollet
  • Section 1B – Room 108
    • Moderator: Wesley Davis, SBA Executive Vice President
    • Panelists: Caitlin Mullaney, Taylor Ashworth
  • Section 2A – Room 106
    • Moderator: Sohil Sharedalal, Board of Advocates President
    • Panelists: Aaron Koenck, Hannah Mayeaux
  • Section 2B – Room 212
    • Moderator: Christine “C.C.” Colwell, SBA Executive Secretary
    • Panelists: Connor Fagan, Grace Jennings
  • Section 3A – Room W210
    • Moderator: Laura Pousson, JELR Managing Editor
    • Panelists: Reed Kreger, Randee Iles
  • Section 3B – Room 216
    • Moderator: Brooke Delaune, BOA Director of Internal Appellate Advocacy Competitions
    • Panelists: Conner Fuselier, Lindsay Rich
11:45 am – 12:45 pm IT and Library Orientation, Auditorium

  • Todd Venie, Director, LSU Law Library
  • Will Monroe, Assistant Director for Instructional Technology, LSU Law
  • J. Michael Sparks, Director of Computing Services, LSU Law
12:45 pm – 1:30 pm Class Photo – Auditorium Lobby
2:00 pm – 4:15 pm Louisiana State Bar Association Professionalism Program, Auditorium

  • Welcome: Dean Thomas C. Galligan, Jr.
  • Introduction and Overview: Barry H. Grodsky, LSBA President
  • Remarks: Justice Jeff D. Hughes, III, Louisiana Supreme Court

Breakout Sessions:

  • Section 1Ai – 301
  • Section 1Aii – 303
  • Section 1Bi – Courtroom Room 201
  • Section 1Bii – 106
  • Section 2Ai – 108
  • Section 2Aii – 110
  • Section 2Bi – 212
  • Section 2Bii – 216
  • Section 3Ai – W210
  • Section 3Aii – W220
  • Section 3Bi – W230
  • Section 3Bii – Auditorium
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