MONDAY, AUGUST 11
8:45 – 9:30
Registration—Photo Composites
College of Law Lobby
9:30 – 9:50
Introduction—Transition to the College of Law
Event Hall
Tina Jernigan, Director, Admissions
Elissa Momen, Assistant Director, Admissions
Dreama DeVincent, Administrative Associate, Admissions
9:50-10:30
Welcome to WVU Law
Event Hall
Gregory W. Bowman, Interim Dean and Professor of Law
10:30 – 10:40
Break
10:40 – 12:40
All About WVU Law: Rotating Sessions
Students will be divided into small groups. Each group will start in one of the above sessions and rotate through all six sessions.
Session 1:
Registrar/Administrative Support Staff
Room 153
J.J. Davis, Assistant Registrar
Angie Haught, Administrative Secretary, Sr.
Toni Sebree, Administrative Associate, Academic Affairs
Session 2:
Student Affairs
Room 154
Janet Long Armistead, Assistant Dean, Student Affairs
Joy Fryson, Administrative Assistant, Student Affairs/Career Services
Session 3:
Career Services/Center for Law and Public Interest
Room 157
Amber Brugnoli, Assistant Dean, Career Services
Rosalind Lister, Assistant Director, Career Services
Jennifer Powell, Director, Center for Law and Public Service
Session 4:
Library/IT Staff
Room 141
Lynne Maxwell, Law Library Director and Associate Professor
Keith Walton, Director Network Services
Session 5:
Financial Aid
Room 142
Eric Meadows, Financial Aid Adviser
Session 6:
Student Organizations & Involvement
Room 148
Matthew Finamore, SBA President
12:45 – 1:50
Picnic
Rooftop Garden and Davis Gallery
Friends and Family welcome
2:00 – 3:00
Excelling in Law School
Lugar Courtroom
Friends and family welcome
Janet Long Armistead, Assistant Dean, Student Affairs
3:00 – 3:15
Final Thoughts for the Day
Lugar Courtroom
Janet Long Armistead, Assistant Dean, Student Affairs
3:25 – 4:15
Optional Building Tours With Students
Barnes & Noble Bookstore
(College of Law Lobby)
Friends and family welcome
6:00 p.m.
Optional Dinners Around Town
WVU Law students will be available at several restaurants around town so that you can socialize in a casual atmosphere. If you need a ride, please be at the College of Law’s main entrance (by the columns) at 5:45 p.m.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 12
8:45 – 9:00
Introduction to StrengthsQuest
Room 154
Janet Long Armistead, Assistant Dean, Student Affairs
9:00 – 12:00
StrengthsQuest
Room 154
Top achievers build their lives on their talents. StrengthsQuest will help you discover and apply your talents to achieve academic and professional success.
William Latham, Gallup
12:00 – 12:50
Lunch
Event Hall
1:00 – 1:30
Law School and the Pursuit of Excellence
Lugar Courtroom
Amy Cyphert, Director, WVU ASPIRE Office, Truman Scholar
1:30 – 2:20
Overview of WVU Law’s Curriculum
Lugar Courtroom
John Taylor, Associate Dean, Academic Affairs and Professor of Law
J.J. Davis, Assistant Registrar
Dean Taylor and J.J. Davis will discuss WVU Law’s curriculum—including your first-year courses, graduation requirements, and the many curricular options you can choose from along the way, including Clinics, Law Review, Moot Court, Joint Degree programs, and Concentration Certificates in various areas of law.
2:20 – 2:30
Break
2:30 – 3:45
Thinking Like a Lawyer:
Analyzing a Judicial Opinion
Various Classrooms
3:45 – 3:55
Final Thoughts for the Day
Lugar Courtroom
John Taylor, Associate Dean, Academic Affairs and Professor of Law
Dinner
On your own
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13
9:00 – 9:20
Learning to Write Like a Lawyer
Lugar Courtroom
Professor David Krech, Director, Legal Writing and Appellate Advocacy
Jean Dailey, Legal Writing Specialist
9:20-10:35
Learning to Think Like a Lawyer:
Analyzing Your Client’s Legal Problem
Various Classrooms
10:35-10:45
Break
10:45-12:00
Learning to Think Like a Lawyer:
Managing Your Time to Create An Outline Of Your Course Material
Lugar Courtroom
Professor Grace Wigal
12:00 – 12:30
Crafting Your Professional Persona
Lugar Courtroom
Amber Brugnoli, Assistant Dean, Career Services
12:30 – 1:20
If Only I Had Known . . .
Group Lunches With Student Advisers
Event Hall
Hear what current WVU law students say they wish they had known (or advice they heard but did not heed!) in an informal setting over lunch.
1:20 -1:30
Break
1:30 – 2:00
Maximizing Learning with Support from the WVU Law’s Academic Excellence Center
Lugar Courtroom
Professor Grace Wigal, Director, Academic Excellence Program
2:00 – 2:45
What You Need to Know Faculty Panel
Lugar Courtroom
Professor Chuck DiSalvo – Moderator
Learn what your professors have to say about what you need to learn and what skills you need to develop at WVU Law in order to have a successful legal career.
2:45 – 3:45
WestLaw, LexisNexis, and Bloomberg Training
Lugar Courtroom
3:45 – 4:00
Final Thoughts for the Day
Lugar Courtroom
Janet Long Armistead, Assistant Dean, Student Affairs
Dinner
On your own
THURSDAY, AUGUST 14
8:30 – 9:45
Learning to Think Like a Lawyer: Predicting an Outcome for Your Client
Various Classrooms
9:50 – 12:05
Fall Semester Mini-Classes
Go to mini-sessions of your fall semester classes, in your actual fall semester classrooms. It’s one week of classes condensed into two hours! Your classrooms for these classes are listed on your course schedule (which is in your registration materials).
9:50 – 10:15
LRRW
Room 141 Weise
Room 142 Temple
Room 153 Haught
Room 162 Krech
Room 164 Patrick
10:15-10:40
Contracts
Room 153 Titolo
Room 154 Cardi
Room 157 Wilson
10:40 – 11:05
Civil Procedure
Room 154 DiSalvo
Room 158 Rhee
11:05- 11:35
Torts
Room 153 Cady
Room 154 Weishart
11:35 – 12:05
Criminal Law
Room 153 Ashdown
Room 154 Rizer
12:05 – 12:15
Break
12:15 – 12:25
Student Code of Professional Responsibility
Lugar Courtroom
Justice Larry V. Starcher
12:25 – 12:55
On Being a Lawyer
Lugar Courtroom
Forest J. Bowman, Jackson Kelly Professor of Law Emeritus
12:55 – 1:05
Final Thoughts for the Day
Lugar Courtroom
Gregory W. Bowman, Interim Dean and Professor of Law
1:05
Lunch
Lobby
6:00
Dean’s Reception
Event Hall
Professional Attire
FRIDAY, AUGUST 15
WVU Law personnel will be available to assist you in getting ready for your first day of classes.
For help go the reception area, Room 100, and you will be directed to the appropriate faculty or staff members.
