ORIENTATION SCHEDULE OF CLASSES – SPRING 2025 January 13, 15, 16, and 25 DAY ORIENTATION First Session:Monday, January 13th2:30 – 2:50 p.m. Welcoming RemarksDean Michael L. CoyneAssistant Deans Paula Kaldis and Diane M. SullivanRohit Bhasin, Director of Admissions2:50 – 3:40 p.m. Structure of the Legal System and the Legal ProcessDean Michael L. Coyne 3:40 – 3:50 p.m. Break3:50 – 4:50 p.m. Reading the Law, Briefing, and Studying SmarterProfessor Amy Dimitriadis 5:00 – 5:45 p.m. Orientation DinnerIntroduction to Student Organizations and StaffWelcome by Dean Michael L. Coyne Second Session:Wednesday, January 15th1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Case Analysis and Briefing ContractsAssistant Dean Diane M. Sullivan 2:30 – 2:45 p.m. Break 2:45 – 3:30 p.m. Student Perspective on Transition to Law School, and Strategies for SuccessProfessors Shane Rodriguez and Daniel Harayda lead discussion with 2L students. Third Session:Thursday, January 16th12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Optional Drop-in Westlaw and TWEN Registration Help Library staff will be available to help with passwords and to answer library questions. 1:00 – 1:50 p.m. Information Resources and TechnologyI.R.C. StaffProfessor Daniel Harayda, Director of Information ResourcesProfessor Mick Coyne, Director of TechnologyProfessor Anne Hemingway, Director of Writing & Legal Reasoning 1:50 – 2:00 p.m. Break 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. Case Analysis and Briefing TortsProfessor Kurt Olson Fourth Session:Saturday, January 25th9:00 – 11:00 a.m. Skills, Success, & Academic SupportProfessor Paula Colby-Clements, Director of Academic Services & Career Development EVENING ORIENTATION First Session:Monday, January 13th5:00 – 5:45 p.m. Orientation DinnerIntroduction to Student Organizations and StaffWelcome by Dean Michael L. Coyne 6:00 – 6:20 p.m. Welcoming RemarksAssistant Deans Paula Kaldis and Diane M. SullivanRohit Bhasin, Director of Admissions6:20 – 7:20 p.m. Reading the Law, Briefing, and Studying SmarterProfessor Amy Dimitriadis 7:20 – 7:30 p.m. Break7:30 – 8:30 p.m. Structure of the Legal System and the Legal ProcessDean Michael L. Coyne Second Session:Wednesday, January 15th6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Case Analysis and Briefing ContractsAssistant Dean Diane M. Sullivan 7:00 – 7:15 p.m. Break 7:15 – 8:00 p.m. Student Perspective on Transition to Law School, and Strategies for SuccessProfessors Shane Rodriguez and Daniel Harayda lead discussion with 2L students. Third Session:Thursday, January 16th5:00 – 6:00 p.m. Optional Drop-in Westlaw and TWEN Registration Help Library staff will be available to help with passwords and to answer library questions. 6:00 – 6:50 p.m. Information Resources and TechnologyI.R.C. StaffProfessor Daniel Harayda, Director of Information ResourcesProfessor Mick Coyne, Director of TechnologyProfessor Anne Hemingway, Director of Writing & Legal Reasoning 6:50 – 7:00 p.m. Break 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Case Analysis and Briefing TortsProfessor Kurt Olson Fourth Session:Saturday, January 25th9:00 – 11:00 a.m. Skills, Success, & Academic SupportProfessor Paula Colby-Clements, Director of Academic Services & Career Development