Orientation 2008
Information Packet
Incoming students will receive, through the mail, their schedule for Introduction to the Study of Law Week along with their class schedule, photo ID schedule, bookstore hours, and information regarding purchasing books and Legal Research and Writing shortly before Orientation Week.
Orientation Week
The week before classes begin, all incoming students are REQUIRED to attend Introduction to the Study of Law. The program is intended to give incoming students an opportunity to meet one another and become familiar with New England School of Law in a less hectic environment. The substantive portions of the program are varied, and include lectures and panels on various aspects of the law. During this week, you can buy your books before the upperclass rush and learn where to get a quick meal!
Orientation will be held the week of August 18, 2008. The dates and the times of the program are divided by class sections:
| Evening Part-Time Division |
|---|
| Monday and Wednesday (August 18 & 20) |
| Day Division (including part-time day) |
| Tuesday and Wednesday (August 19 & 20) |
| Special Part-Time Students |
| Either of the above programs |
The first day of classes will be Monday, August 25, 2008
During Orientation Week, incoming students will receive the following:
- Class schedule with Legal Research and Writing assignments
- Mailbox number and a New England School of Law email account
- Student Handbook
- Student ID number
- Photo ID schedule
- Bar requirements
The following is a non-exhaustive list of activities which have taken place during past Orientations:
- Dean’s Welcome
- Career Services Welcome
- Student Bar Association Welcome
- The Law School Experience from the Faculty’s Perspective
- The First Year Experience from the Student’s Perspective: Studying and Life
- Lecture on Introduction to Law
- Lecture on Briefing a Case
- Introduction to Computing by the Chief Information Officer
- Meeting with Library Reference Staff and Library Tour
- Photo IDs taken
