ORIENTATION
The Academic Excellence Center participates in the planning and delivery of important elements of first-year orientation, including hosting an Early Orientation for select students.
FALL WORKSHOPS
Because new law students must rapidly adjust to the heightened expectations of a professional school, the Academic Excellence Center provides an array of services designed to empower first-year students to quickly integrate “how to learn” with “what to learn.” The program’s ultimate goal is to help students thrive in law school, not merely survive. To this end, the program provides (1) regular workshops on critical skills such as note taking, outlining, time management, and test taking; (2) helpful handouts with tips for success and other important information about resources available to law students; and (3) individual counseling to address the needs of students who could benefit from personalized assistance. A detailed schedule of workshops is available on TWEN.
PEER ACADEMIC CONSULTANTS
Peer Academic Consultants are 2L and 3L students who have demonstrated academic excellence and are motivated to work with 1L students to help them reach their full academic potential. Peer Academic Consultants primarily assist 1L students in generating and improving their analytical skills and test-taking skills.
In the fall semester, the sessions are optional open review sessions for all first-year students. In the spring semester, the sessions serve as a required tutorial program for first-year students whose first-semester GPA is at 2.30 or below.
In addition to hosting formal sessions, the Peer Academic Consultants periodically hold walk-up “coffee hours” at a designated table in the lobby. A full schedule of Peer Academic Consultants sessions can be found on the Academic Excellence Center’s TWEN page.
