TRANSFER STUDENT ORIENTATION 2012 Thursday, August 16 and Friday, August 17 All events are in Room V unless otherwise specified.

Thursday

Please wear close-toed shoes, long pants, and clothes you can get dirty.  Please bring a non-perishable food item to donate to the Chicago Food Depository.  You will receive a class t-shirt to wear for the class picture and service activity.

• 9:00 a.m. - Registration
  Please allow plenty of time to find parking if you plan to drive (the Law Lot will not be available) and to pick up your registration packet and t-shirt.

• 9:30 a.m. - Welcomes, Introductions
  
  • Ann K. Perry, Associate Dean for Admissions
  • Amy M. Gardner, Dean of Students
  • Shannon P. Bartlett, Associate Director of Student Affairs

• 10:00 a.m. - Law School Information Tours and Library Overview
  
  • Matea Bozja and Ehren Fournier, Rising 3Ls and Transfer Student Coordinators
  • Library Personnel

•  10:45 a.m. - Overview of the UChicago 1L Year
  
  • Jonathan Masur, Deputy Dean, Professor of Law and Herbert and Marjorie Fried Teaching Scholar

• 11:15 a.m. - Career Services and Public Interest               
  
  • Abbie Willard, Associate Dean for Career Services & Policy Initiatives
  • Susan Curry, Director, Public Interest Law & Policy

•  11:45 a.m. - Break; Pick up Boxed Lunches
  
  
• 12:15 p.m. - Group Photo
  
  
• 12:30 p.m. - Bus Departs for Service Activity
  
  • Incoming transfer students, 3L transfer buddies, Ehren Fournier

• 1:00 p.m. - Service Activity
  
  
• 4:00 p.m. - Buses depart Service Sites to return to the Law School
  
  
• 4:45 p.m. - Buses arrive at the Law School
  
  
• 4:45 p.m. - Dessert Social in the South Green Lounge
  Sponsored by Themis Bar Review

Friday

Please bring your laptop.

• 9:00 a.m. - Mini Coffee Mess
  Sponsored by External Affairs
  Be sure to pick up a special gift from External Affairs!
  
  
• 9:30 a.m. - UChicago Journals & Topic Access Programs
  
  • Jaime Willis, Rising 3L and Topic Access Editor, University of Chicago Law Review

•  9:45 a.m. - Law School Computing
  
  • David Blood, Student Computer Lab Manager

• 10:30 a.m. - Electronic Resources and Protecting Your Online Reputation
  
  • Aaron Rester, Manager of Electronic Communications

• 11:00 a.m. - Academic Policies and Resources
  
  • Roberto Koch, Registrar
  • Amy M. Gardner, Dean of Students
  • Judith Wright, Associate Dean for Library Services

•  11:45 a.m. - Break; Your first of many lunches catered by The Snail

•  12:00 p.m. - Uniquely UChicago – Student Perspective
  
  • Panel of students who transferred in last year led by Transfer Coordinators Matea Bozja and Ehren Fournier

• 1:15 p.m. - Break

•  1:30 p.m. - Getting Started at the University and the Law School
  
  • Shannon Bartlett, Associate Director of Student Affairs

•  2:00 p.m. - Clerkships
  
  • Lois Casaleggi, Senior Director, Office of Career Services

•  2:30 p.m. - Financial Aid and LRAP
  
  • Ann K. Perry, Associate Dean for Admissions
  • Kevin Petty, Assistant Director, Admissions & Financial Aid

• 3:00 p.m. - Break; Snacks

•  3:15 p.m. - Q&A Session
  
  • Lois Casaleggi, Senior Director, Office of Career Services
  • Amy M. Gardner, Dean of Students

•  3:45 p.m. - An Introduction to Law & Economics
  
  • Douglas G. Baird, Harry A. Bigelow Distinguished Service Professor of Law

• 4:30 p.m. - Overview of Transfer Programs/Office of the Dean of Students Programming/Wrap-Up
  
  • Matea Bozja, Ehren Fournier and Dean Gardner

• 5:15 p.m. - Meet at VCA Desk to Carpool or Walk to Seven Ten Lanes
• 5:30 p.m. - Transfer Student Welcome Reception and Bowling Party (Please RSVP by 8/13)
  Seven Ten Lanes, 1055 East 55^th Street
  Spouses/significant others are welcome to attend.  Your transfer buddies are invited to this event.