orientation 2021

This is the schedule for Orientation for incoming 1Ls in Fall 2021. See below for a complete schedule. For continuing orientation for rising 2Ls see here.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 17 "Welcome to the Legal Profession"
5:00-6:00pm Law School Lobby and lower level		Registration and UB LEADS Dinner Sign in, get your orientation materials, pick up your name tag, and head to a designated classroom. Dinner is provided with an opportunity to get to know your ILS section-mates, as well as a few of your upper-level Teaching Assistants. If you have dietary restrictions (kosher, vegan) make sure to indicate, if you haven’t already via this form before Aug 9. Professional attire is requested tonight.
6:00-7:00pm Moot Court Room		Welcome to the University of Baltimore • Moderated by Assistant Dean of Students, Paul Manrique • Dean Ronald Weich will welcome you and SBA President Kyle Coleman will give you a student's perspective on starting out. Welcome to the UB Law Community • Diversity Council Director, Brenda Hurford • Honor Board Chair, Camille Pappy • Administration of Honor Code Pledge, Associate Dean Colin Starger **Prior required “e-signing” of the Honor Code Pledge
7:00-7:15pm Moot Court Room		Class Photo Capture the excitement of a photo op with the entering class of 2021!
7:15-7:30pm Moot Court Room		UB LEADS (Leadership, Ethics, Academics, Diversity, Service) • Introduction to UB LEADS program, Dean Manrique
7:30-8:00pm Moot Court Room		Featured Alumni Spotlight, Henry L. Greenidge, Esq. • Here at UB Law, we take great pride in our outstanding network of engaged alums – many of whom you'll get to know during your years at the law school. Listen to the unique story of one such alum, and their journey through UB Law into the legal profession!
8:00-9:00pm Law School Lobby		Social Reception • Celebrate the beginning of your law school journey over a glass of wine, beer, or non-alcoholic refreshments with new classmates, UB Law faculty, and staff. Light hors d'oeuvres will be served as well.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18 First-Year Optional Law School Resources Open House 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
10:00am-1:00pm Law School Classrooms	Resource Tours of the Law School and Open House (Optional) Tours begin at 10:00 am, 11:00 am, and Noon. Students will be led through the law school’s physical space and have an opportunity to meet and greet many of the departments around the law school, like the Office of Academic Affairs, the Clinics, Law Career Development Office, Law Library, and several others. Sign up is required via the form below… https://forms.office.com/r/iJ4jyzb9B9 Attire for the day is casual.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18

First-Year Optional Law School Resources Open House
10:00 am – 1:00 pm

10:00am-1:00pm
Law School Classrooms

Resource Tours of the Law School and Open House (Optional)
Tours begin at 10:00 am, 11:00 am, and Noon. Students will be led through the law school’s physical space and have an opportunity to meet and greet many of the departments around the law school, like the Office of Academic Affairs, the Clinics, Law Career Development Office, Law Library, and several others.

https://forms.office.com/r/iJ4jyzb9B9

Attire for the day is casual.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18 "Law School 101...What it's All About" 5:00 pm – 9:15 pm
5:00-6:00pm Law School Classrooms	Dinner with ILS Section Check in for orientation, pick up your dinner on the first floor, and head directly to your designated room, where you’ll meet again with your UB LEADS classmates and Mentors Attire for tonight is business casual.
6:00-6:30pm Moot Court Room	Evening Overview and Character and Fitness • Assistant Dean of Students Paul Manrique (Intro to OAA Team) • Assistant Dean of Law and Career Development Alyssa Fieo • Assistant Dean of Admissions Jeffrey Zavrotny
*6:30-9:15pm*	Skills Sessions –You will be meeting in small groups, based on your ILS section. Please check your orientation folder for specific room details.
	Civ Pro/ILS Sections Moot Court Room	Torts/ILS Sections 802	Crim Law/ILS Sections 1002
6:30-7:15pm	The Faculty View from in the Classroom	Your Journey to the Bar	Academic Skills for Success
7:30-8:15pm	Academic Skills for Success	The Faculty View from in the Classroom	Your Journey to the Bar
8:30-9:15pm	Your Journey to the Bar	Academic Skills for Success	The Faculty View from in the Classroom

Skills Sessions Explained…

Academic Skills for
Success

The Faculty View From in the Classroom

Your Journey to the Bar

Effective study skills are essential for law school success, yet students often find their undergraduate experiences have not prepared them for the demands of this new learning environment. In this session, you will learn about (1) features of law school that distinguish it from other educational settings; (2) the unique study skills required for law school; and (3) UB Law’s Academic Support Program.

Presented by Director of Academic Success, Professor Marta Baffy.

What is law and how does it work? This session will provide you with a big-picture introduction to concept of law and its key categories. Topics covered will include the nature of legal argument, the role of rule-based reasoning, and how justice fits into the picture.

Presented by Associate Dean Colin Starger.

Want to practice law? You must first become a member of the bar. During this session we will discuss the typical requirements for admission to a state bar, the format and purpose of the bar exam, the character and fitness process, and the law school’s role in supporting you all along the way. Your journey to the bar begins today!

Presented by Director of Bar Success Professor Neal Kempler.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 19 “Diversity, 1L Wellness, and Civil Discourse”
5:00-6:00pm Law School Lobby, Lower Level and 12th Floor	Dinner and Networking with Classmates Find seating wherever you are comfortable with new and old friends alike! Step out of your comfort zone and introduce yourself to a new classmate. Attire for tonight is business casual.
6:00-6:30pm Moot Court Room	Campus Resources • An Urban Campus and Public Safety – UBPD’s Jason Kunz • Title IX and Reporting at UB Law
6:30-7:00pm Moot Court Room	1L Wellness • Student Assistance Program – Tony Dulaney, Clinical Case Manager • The Mindful Law Student – Assistant Dean Paul Manrique
*7:00-7:30pm* Moot Court Room	Celebrating Diversity at UB Law • Mark Bell – Director of Diversity Initiatives at UB Law
7:30-8:00pm Moot Court Room	Civil Discourse in the Law School Environment • Professor Michael Higginbotham
8:00-8:45pm Various Classrooms	Supreme Court Hot Topics with 1L Professors Choose your topic or your professor! Whichever you choose, you'll be discussing a hot off the presses decision from SCOTUS from a cutting edge faculty member with expertise in this area of the law!
Room 802 Flowers v. Mississippi (Prof. Jose Anderson) Race and Jury Selection The U.S. Supreme Court in Flowers v. Mississippi (2019) recently affirmed a somewhat surprising departure from centuries of jury selection tradition. The court permitted an inquiry into whether race was used as a factor when a prosecutor removed several perspective Black jurors from serving, using what is known as a "peremptory challenge". Its decision embraced a 1986 ruling in Batson v. Kentucky that would ensure trials would never be quite the same. Learn how a well-intentioned idea to promote fairness has altered one of our important civic institutions. But has it solved the problem?	Room 202 Johnson v. Guzman Chavez (Prof. Liz Keyes) Immigration and Detention The Supreme Court ruled in June that the government can indefinitely detain certain immigrants who say they will face persecution or torture if they are deported to their native countries. This case highlights the unusual way detention is treated in the immigration context, as opposed to the criminal justice context.	Room 803 Brnovich v. DNC (Prof. Gilda Daniels) The Right to Vote The US Supreme Court struck another blow in the fight for the right to vote. The Court ruled that two Arizona laws that had a disproportionate impact on voters of color did not violate the Voting Rights Act. It announced a standard that could potentially make it much harder to prove voting rights violations and make it harder for people to vote.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 21 "Leadership Retreat and Diversity Workshop" 8:30 am – 4:00 pm
The capstone event to the UB LEADS onboarding experience culminates at Camp Puh’tok in Monkton, Maryland , where each first-year students will have the opportunity to participate in our first-ever Leadership Retreat and Diversity Workshop ! Unlike the business world, it’s not often you hear lawyers talk about leadership and how to develop young attorneys to run their organizations. At UB Law, we believe this is a critical component to becoming a successful law student and future practitioner. Our Leadership Retreat will break students up into their small group sections to focus on several main topic areas, including teamwork, communication, problem solving, and relationship building. While half the class is working with trained leadership facilitators in small group sessions, the other half will be working with our very own Director of Diversity Initiatives, Mark Bell, during a focused Diversity Workshop in the main lodge. Every part of the law school experience is enhanced by diversity of people and diversity of ideas. We embrace and celebrate our differences at UB Law, and have designed this workshop to start these important conversations early in your law school career to make you better classmates…and future attorneys. Attire for the day is comfortable warm-weather active apparel. Closed-toe shoes are required. Please note that all activities will be accessible for all ability types.
8:30am Law School Building	Gather in the Moot Court Room in the Law School to get an overview for the day and connect with your UB LEADS small group classmates and Mentors.
8:45-9:45am Charter Buses	Board charter buses outside the law school with your UB LEADS small group and head north to Camp Puh'tok for the Leadership Retreat and Diversity Workshop.
9:45-10:00am Main Lodge	Receive a day's overview and welcome from Camp Puh'tok Executive Director (and UB Law alum), Alexi Grote, before activities begin.
10:00am-12:00pm Camp Puh'tok Various Locations	Half the class will head out to take on the challenge course with trained facilitators and your UB LEADS Mentors, while the other half will stay in the Main Lodge for a Diversity Workshop with Director of Diversity Initiatives, Mark Bell, and other UB Law staff.
12:00-1:00pm Main Lodge	Lunch break and refreshments with your classmates!
1:00-3:00pm Camp Puh'tok Various Locations	Sections will flip activities from the morning and take on the challenge course or the Diversity Workshop in the afternoon.
3:15-4:00pm Charter Buses	Board the buses back to campus and celebrate the end of Orientation Week!

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Orientation 2021

Civ Pro/ILS Sections

Torts/ILSSections

Crim Law/ILSSections

The Faculty View From in the Classroom

Your Journey to the Bar

Schools and Colleges

Libraries

Quick Links

Civ Pro/ILS
Sections

Torts/ILS
Sections

Crim Law/ILS
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