{"id":93379,"date":"2022-07-21T11:24:16","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T15:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/?post_type=activity_engagement&p=93379"},"modified":"2022-09-20T11:45:31","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T15:45:31","slug":"jd-orientation-schedule-2022","status":"publish","type":"activity_engagement","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/engagements\/jd-orientation-schedule-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"JD Orientation Schedule 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

*This schedule is subject to change. An updated, final version will be sent to students in mid-August.<\/span>*<\/p>\n

Wednesday, August 31<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Time<\/strong><\/td>\nActivity<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8:30 – 9:30am<\/td>\nCheck-in<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9:00 – 10:00am<\/td>\nMeet & greet with your cohort<\/strong><\/p>\n

Welcomers<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

10:15 – 10:45am<\/td>\nDeans’ Welcome<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gerry Muir, Alissa Leonard, Angela Onwuachi-Willig<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

10:45 – 11:15am<\/td>\nWell-being break<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11:15am – 12:15pm<\/td>\nYour Career Path and Your Wellbeing<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gerry Muir, Mandie LeBeau<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

12:15 – 1:00pm<\/td>\nLunch<\/strong><\/p>\n

a selection of boxed lunches (allergies will be collected in August)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

1:15 – 3:30pm<\/td>\nCohorts will rotate between:<\/p>\n

Lawyering Class Zero<\/strong>, Lawyering Faculty<\/em><\/p>\n

and<\/p>\n

Law School Skills Workshop<\/strong>, Welcomers<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

3:30 – 5:30pm<\/td>\nWithin this timeframe, you may choose from a variety of options. If none piques your interest, you are free to leave.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n
    \n
  1. Borrowing Strategies: Make Smart Decisions When Borrowing Money for Law School <\/strong>Dr. Jeffrey E. Hanson, a nationally recognized expert on student loan repayment, discussing the options that are available to you in managing this financial responsibility. <\/em><\/li>\n
  2. Campus Resource Fair<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. Tours of the Law School<\/strong><\/li>\n
  4. Locker Help<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

There may be additional optional evening activities.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Thursday, September 1<\/h2>\n

While there are no official Orientation events on this day, there may be supplemental meet ups facilitated by the Welcomers.<\/p>\n

Friday, September 2<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Time<\/strong><\/td>\nActivity<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
You may choose from a variety of options on Friday morning. Required programming begins at 9:30am.\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8:00 – 9:15am<\/td>\nA light breakfast and coffee will be available.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8:15 & 8:45am<\/td>\nOption:<\/strong> Walk along the Charles River (weather permitting), with two departure times<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8:15 – 8:45am<\/td>\nOption: <\/strong>Caregivers, Substance Free, Neurodivergent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8:45 – 9:15am<\/td>\nOption:<\/strong> 3+ Years out of School, International Students<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Begin Mandatory Programming<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9:30 – 9:45am<\/td>\nFaculty Welcome<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gary Lawson<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

9:45 – 11:45am<\/td>\nTo Think Like a Lawyer, Start with Racial Literacy<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jon Feingold, Karen Pita-Loor, Angela Onwuachi-Willig, and Fred Tung<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

12:00 – 12:45pm<\/td>\nBBQ on the Beach with Faculty and Staff<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1:00 – 2:00pm<\/td>\nLaw school narratives: constructing your own narrative for wellbeing<\/strong><\/p>\n

Welcomers<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

2:15 – 3:30pm<\/td>\nSection Panels<\/strong><\/p>\n

Welcomers<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

3:45 – 4:30pm<\/td>\nCall to the Profession & Sign the Law Student Roll<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4:30 – 5:00pm<\/td>\nCelebratory toast and cupcakes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hosted by the BU Student Government Association<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

There may be optional evening activities.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

*This schedule is subject to change. An updated, final version will be sent to students in mid-August.* Wednesday, August 31 Time Activity 8:30 – 9:30am Check-in 9:00 – 10:00am Meet & greet with your cohort Welcomers 10:15 – 10:45am Deans’ Welcome Gerry Muir, Alissa Leonard, Angela Onwuachi-Willig 10:45 – 11:15am Well-being break 11:15am – 12:15pm […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20326,"featured_media":0,"template":"","engagement_topic":[],"engagement_status":[3977],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/activity_engagement\/93379"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/activity_engagement"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/activity_engagement"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20326"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/activity_engagement\/93379\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":94172,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/activity_engagement\/93379\/revisions\/94172"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"engagement_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/engagement_topic?post=93379"},{"taxonomy":"engagement_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/engagement_status?post=93379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}