Fall 2008 Student Workshops

Academic Advising - Writing Support Services- Bar Prep Programs-Library Services

Tues, August          19
Socratic Note-Taking
1Ls, 12:00 – 12:50, Rm 303; repeated for part-time 1Ls 6-7pm, Rm 02

Tues, August          26
Synthesis & Focused Briefing
1Ls, 12:00 – 12:50, Rm 303
 
Tues, August          26 
2008 Mandatory Meeting for January Graduates
6pm   Room 303 

Sat, August        30
Synthesis & Focused Briefing 
Academic Advising’s Official Study Aids Review

Managing Law School Stress
1Ls, 9:00 -12:00, Rm 307   

Tues, Sept.    2
Memo Focus Part 1
1Ls, 6:00 -7:00 pm, Rm 02

Sat, Sept.       6
Research Focus: Legislative History
2Ls & 3Ls 10:00 – 1:00, Rm 303

Tues, Sept.    9
Academic Advising’s Official Study Aids Review
1Ls, 12:00 -12:50, Rm 303

Tues, Sept.    9
2008 Movie Dinner- A Lawyer Walks Into A Bar Pt.1
3Ls, 6:00 -7:00 pm, Rm 302         

Tues, Sept.    16
Learning Styles: A Student’s Guide to Improved Learning
1Ls, 12:00 –12:50, Room 303

Tues, Sept.    16
2008 Movie Dinner- A Lawyer Walks Into A Bar Pt.2
3Ls, 6-7:00 pm, Rm 302

Tues, Sept.    23
Outlining
1Ls, 12:00-12:50, Rm 303

Sat, Sept.       27
Outlining and Exam Strategies
Learning Styles: A Student’s Guide to Improved Learning
1Ls, 9:00 -12:00, Rm 307         

Tues, Sept.    30
Research Strategies for the Seminar Paper
2Ls & 3Ls, 12:00 – 12:50, Rm 303

Sat, Oct.         4
Memo Focus Part 2
1Ls, 10:00 -11:00, Rm 307

Refresher: Grammar/Wordiness/Punctuation
1Ls, 2Ls & 3Ls, 11:45-12:45 Rm 307

Organization, Thesis Development & Resolution in Seminar Papers
2Ls & 3Ls, 1:15 – 2:15 Rm 307

Sat, Oct.         4
2008 Bar Exam Workshop – MPT/ Missouri Essay/Planning to Study and Study Plans
3Ls, 9:00 -1:00, Rm 304      

Tues, Oct.      7
Moving From Outlines to Exam Strategies
1Ls, 12:00-12:50, Rm 303

Tues, Oct.      14
Managing Law School Stress
1Ls, 12:00 – 12:50, Rm 303             

Sat, Oct.         25
2008 Bar Exam Workshop – Missouri Essay/MBE (Multiple Choice)/Processing Bar Review Course Materials/Self Efficacy
3Ls, 9:00 -1:00, Rm 307

Tues, Nov.      4
Memo Focus Part 3
1Ls, 12:00-12:50, Rm 303

Mon, Nov.       10
Footnotes for Seminar Papers
2 & 3Ls, 12:00 – 12:50, Rm 306

Tues, Nov.      11
Law Exams: Knowing What to Do
1Ls, 12:00 – 12:50, Rm 303; repeated for part-time 1Ls 6-7pm, Rm 02

Tues, Nov.      18
Law Exams: Contrasting A and C Answers
1Ls, 12:00-12:50, Rm 303

Tues, Nov.      25
BARBRI’s Eight Secrets of Top Exam Performance
1Ls, 12:00 – 12:50, Rm 303; repeated from 6-7pm, Rm 02

Office of Academic Advising
Director, Joyce Herleth, herlethj@slu.edu

Writing Support Services
Asst. Director, Kim Novak Morse, morseka@slu.edu

Bar Prep Programs
Assoc. Director, Twinnette Johnson, johnsot@slu.edu