Summer Orientation 2009
Schedule of Events
Thursday, May 28, 2009
- Registration & Welcome
9 a.m. · 3rd Floor Loggia
Sign in to get your orientation group assignment, and meet with your orientation leaders and fellow classmates over a light breakfast.
- Dean's Welcome
9:45 a.m. · Room 3043
Dean David F. Levi welcomes you to Duke Law.
- Engage Intellectually I: Dual Degree Information Session
10 a.m. · Room 3043
Join Assistant Dean for Student Affairs Jason Belk and Assistant Dean for Academic Advising Anne Sherman to discuss your dual degree requirements.
- Lead Effectively: Self-assessment
11 a.m. · Room 3043
Assistant Dean Belk will guide you on this lively and interactive exploration of your leadership style.
- Picnic Lunch
12 p.m. · Beber Sculpture Garden
Enjoy a casual lunch as you get to know your fellow summer starters and orientation leaders in the Beber Sculpture Garden.
- Campus Tour or Computer Training
1 p.m. · Room 3043
Groups 1 and 2 will leave from the 3rd floor loggia for your campus tours. You will have a chance to buy books, visit the DukeCard office, and purchase your parking permits. Please bring an ID and credit card or checkbook. Groups 3 and 4, meet in Room 3043 with your laptops to install and configure software you will need at Duke Law with the help of Academic Technologies staff.
- Campus Tour or Computer Training
3:30 p.m. · Room 3043
Groups 1 and 2, bring your laptops and meet in Room 3043 for computer training. Groups 3 and 4, meet in the 3rd floor loggia for your campus tour, DukeCard office visit, and parking services trip.
- Welcome Reception
6 p.m. · Parker & Otis · 112 S Duke Street, Durham
The Office of Student Affairs invites new students, guests, and orientation leaders to celebrate the summer session over hors d'oeuvres and beverages at this opening reception.
Friday, May 29, 2009
- Embody Integrity: The Honor Code
10 a.m. · Room 3043
As a practicing lawyer, your conduct will be regulated by a state bar and its code of professional conduct. The Law School Honor Code will be your first introduction to these expectations and will guide your conduct for the next three years. Assistant Dean Belk and Assistant Dean Sherman take you on a multi-media exploration of this topic.
- Engage Intellectually II: How to Read & Brief a Case
11 a.m. · Room 3043
A written judicial opinion, or a "case," is one of the most basic building blocks of U.S. law. Clinical Professor and Director of Legal Writing Diane Dimond will talk to you about how to read and understand a case, one of the first skills you will need to navigate the next three years and beyond.
- Build Relationships I: Student Lunch Panel
12 p.m. · Room 3043
Share lunch with your classmates and learn more about life outside the classroom from a panel of student leaders.
- Live with Purpose: Faculty Friday
Various times and locations
Explore your new city with Duke Law faculty and staff on one of these optional field trips.
- Build Relationships II: Durham Bulls Game
7 p.m. · Picnic Area, Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Join your classmates to cheer on the all-American team made famous in the movie "Bull Durham." Tickets are $15 and include all-you-can-eat burgers, hot dogs, salads, and lemonade.
Monday, June 1, 2009
- Contracts
10:20 a.m. · Room 4042
Your first class! Professor John Weistart leads you on an exploration of offer, acceptance, and consideration.
- Dual Degree Lunch
12 p.m. · Burdman Lounge
Students are invited to lunch with the director of JD/LLM program Professor Jonathan Wiener and members of the Office of Student Affairs.
- Civil Procedure
1:30 p.m. · Room 4042
Professor Thomas Metzloff demystifies the American civil justice system.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
- Practice Professionalism: Coffee in the Career Center
9:30 a.m. · Room 2015
Drop by for light refreshments, meet with the Career and Professional Development Center's staff, and learn about the resources that are available to you as you begin to build your career in law.
- Contracts
10:20 a.m. · Room 4042
- Civil Procedure
1:30 p.m. · Room 4042
- Engage Intellectually III: Collaboration and Legal Research
3 p.m. · Law Library
Melanie Dunshee, assistant dean for library services, and the Duke Law School research librarians introduce you to the layout of the law library, computers, printers, legal literature, and the services of our talented library staff.
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
- Contracts
10:20 a.m. · Room 4042
- Serve the Community: Lunch and Learn with The Office of Public Interest and Pro Bono
12 p.m. · Room 4055
Enjoy lunch with the Director of Public Interest and Pro Bono Kim Burrucker and learn how you can get involved in the legal community as a 1L student.
- Civil Procedure
1:30 p.m. · Room 4042
