Monday, August 5 – Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Welcome to Alabama Law! Please park in the West Parking Lot (Coleman Coliseum side of the Law School). Enter through the Head Foyer Entrance (this entrance is the West Entrance on the Coleman Coliseum side of the Law School). Once inside, immediately pick up your Orientation materials.
8:30-9:00
Arrive and Proceed to the McMillan Lecture Hall (187/188)
9:00-9:20
Welcome from the Dean
Bill Brewbaker, Dean and Professor of Law
McMillan Lecture Hall (187/188)
9:20-9:40
Welcome by Admissions Office and Orientation Co-Chairs
Claude Arrington, Associate Dean for Admissions
Brandon Marsh, Orientation Co-Chair and Member of the Class of 2025
Olivia Pahl and Monroe Clayton, Orientation Co-Chairs and Members of the Class of 2026
McMillan Lecture Hall (187/188)
9:40-9:50
SBA Welcome
Brandon Marsh, Student Bar Association President and Member of the Class of 2025
McMillan Lecture Hall (187/188)
9:50-10:00
Class Photo
Front Steps of Law School Building
10:00-10:15
Break
10:15-12:15
Introduction to the Study of Law
Stacey Bergstrom, Assistant Professor of Legal Writing Room 273
Kimberly Boone, Director of Legal Writing Program and Professor of Legal Writing Room A255
Cameron Fogle, Associate Professor of Legal Writing Room A225
Kara Gamble, Assistant Professor of Legal Writing Room A250
Anita Kay Head, Assistant Dean for Students and Associate Professor of Legal Writing Room 283
12:15-12:30
Break
At this time, please proceed to the tables outside Rooms 187/188 to pick up your lunch.
12:30-1:45
Lunch with Teams
Blue Team Room 172
Green Team Room 175
Red Team Room A255
Yellow Team Room A225
1:45-2:15
Library Overview
Kirk Walter, Assistant Director Law Library Public Services
Bedsole Moot Court Room
2:15-2:45
Camp UA
Bedsole Moot Court Room
SCHOOL PRIDE DAY
Show your school pride by wearing your undergraduate school colors.
9:00-11:00
Introduction to the Study of Law
Professor Stacey Bergstrom Room 273
Professor Kimberly Boone Room A255
Professor Cameron Fogle Room A225
Professor Kara Gamble Room A250
Assistant Dean Anita Kay Head Room 283
11:00-11:15
Break
11:15-12:00
Wellness and Academic Success at Alabama Law
Anita Kay Head, Assistant Dean for Students and Associate Professor of Legal Writing
Mona Ochoa-Horshok, Law School In-house Counselor
Joycelyn Hill, Alabama Lawyers Assistance Program Outreach Coordinator & Law School Liaison
LeAndra Ross, South Regional Director, AccessLex Center for Education and Financial Capability
Bedsole Moot Court Room
12:00-1:15
Lunch with 2Ls and 3Ls
Please pick up your lunch outside the Bedsole Moot Court Room. Then, proceed to the room indicated on the sticker inside your Orientation folder to eat lunch with 2Ls and 3Ls.
1:15-3:15
Rotating Sessions
1:15-2:15
Section 1: Introduction to the Study of Law
Section 1 (for your Civil Procedure, Criminal Law, and Torts classes) should attend Introduction to the Study of Law
Professor Stacey Bergstrom Room 273
Professor Kimberly Boone Room A255
Professor Cameron Fogle Room A225
Professor Kara Gamble Room A250
Assistant Dean Anita Kay Head Room 283
Section 2: UA Law 101
Grace Lee, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Section 2 (for your Civil Procedure, Criminal Law, and Torts classes) should meet in the Bedsole Moot Court Room
2:15-3:15
Section 2: Introduction to the Study of Law
Section 2 (for your Civil Procedure, Criminal Law, and Torts classes) should attend Introduction to the Study of Law
Professor Stacey Bergstrom Room 273
Professor Kimberly Boone Room A255
Professor Cameron Fogle Room A225
Professor Kara Gamble Room A250
Assistant Dean Anita Kay Head Room 283
Section 1: UA Law 101
Grace Lee, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Section 1 (for your Civil Procedure, Criminal Law, and Torts classes) should meet in the Bedsole Moot Court Room
3:15-4:30
Breakout Rooms
Please join other students to play board games, do crafts, spend time outdoors, or to participate in trivia.
Board Game Room Room 172
Arts and Craft Room Room 175
Outdoor Activity Law School Back Lawn
Trivia Room Room A255
9:00-11:00
Introduction to the Study of Law
Professor Stacey Bergstrom Room 273
Professor Kimberly Boone Room A255
Professor Cameron Fogle Room A225
Professor Kara Gamble Room A250
Assistant Dean Anita Kay Head Room 283
11:00-11:15
Break
11:15-11:45
Introduction to Honor Code and Honor Council
Anita Kay Head, Assistant Dean for Students and Associate Professor of Legal Writing
Bedsole Moot Court Room
11:45-12:00
Break
At this time, please proceed to the tables outside Bedsole Moot Court Room to pick up your lunch.
12:00-1:00
Wellness Student Panel (Lunch provided)
Bedsole Moot Court Room
1:00-1:15
Break
1:15-2:15
Law School Community
Moderator: Anil Mujumdar, Assistant Professor of Law in Residence
Bedsole Moot Court Room
2:15
Law School Social
Law School Back Lawn
9:00-11:00
Introduction to the Study of Law
Professor Stacey Bergstrom Room 273
Professor Kimberly Boone Room A255
Professor Cameron Fogle Room A225
Professor Kara Gamble Room A250
Assistant Dean Anita Kay Head Room 283
11:00-11:15
Break
11:15-12:00
Introduction to the Academic Success Fellows Program and the Comprehensive Advising
Program
Moderator: Anita Kay Head, Assistant Dean for Students and Associate Professor of Legal Writing
Academic Success Fellows
Bedsole Moot Court Room
12:00-12:15
Break
At this time, please proceed to the tables outside the Bedsole Moot Court Room to pick up your lunch.
12:15-1:15
Cross-Cultural Competency (Lunch provided)
1:15-1:30
Break
1:30-2:00
Introduction to the Career Services Office and the Public Interest Institute
Megan Walsh, Assistant Dean for Career Services
Bedsole Moot Court Room
2:00-2:30
Legacy Museum Preview
Anil Mujumdar, Assistant Professor of Law in Residence
Bedsole Moot Court Room
VISIT TO MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA
VISIT TO THE LEGACY MUSEUM AND THE FRANK M. JOHNSON JR. U.S.
COURTHOUSE COMPLEX FOR THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE
DISTRICT OF ALABAMA
The first-year class will travel to Montgomery, Alabama to visit the Equal Justice Initiative’s Legacy Museum and
the U.S. District
Court for the Middle District of Alabama.
No pictures are allowed inside the Museum or the Courthouse.
Phones should be silenced for the Museum, and phones will not be allowed inside the Courthouse.
All students will need government-issued identification to enter the Courthouse.
6:30-7:00
Arrive at the Law School for Breakfast
Please meet in the Head Foyer for breakfast. When you arrive inside, check in at the table right inside the entrance.
7:15
Board the Buses
7:30
Buses Depart for Montgomery, Alabama
10:00
Buses Arrive at the EJI Legacy Museum in Montgomery
10:00-12:00
Legacy Museum Visit
400 North Court Street
Montgomery, AL 36104
12:15-12:30
Travel to the Frank M. Johnson Jr. U.S. Courthouse Complex for the U.S. District Court for
the Middle District of Alabama
12:30-2:30
Lunch, Presentation, and Remarks
Frank M. Johnson Jr. U.S. Courthouse Complex
One Church Street
Montgomery, AL 36104
3:00
Buses Depart for Tuscaloosa
5:30
Arrive in Tuscaloosa
9:00-9:30
Introduction of Faculty and Executive Staff
Bill Brewbaker, Dean and Professor of Law
McMillan Lecture Hall (187/188)
9:30-9:45
Time with Orientation Co-Chairs
McMillan Lecture Hall (187/188)
9:45-10:00
Break
10:00-12:00
Introduction to the Study of Law
Professor Stacey Bergstrom Room 273
Professor Kimberly Boone Room A255
Professor Cameron Fogle Room A225
Professor Kara Gamble Room A250
Assistant Dean Anita Kay Head Room 283
12:00-12:20
Break
At this time, proceed to the tables outside Rooms 187/188 to pick up your lunch.
12:20-1:20
Lunch with Faculty Advisor
1:20-1:30
Break
1:30-2:30
1L Professor Panel
Moderator: Stacey Bergstrom, Assistant Professor of Legal Writing
Kimberly Boone, Director of Legal Writing Program and Professor of Legal Writing
Ben McMichael, Associate Professor of Law, Director of the Interdisciplinary Legal Studies Initiative
Russell Gold, Professor of Law
Heather Elliott, Alumni, Class of ’36 Professor of Law
Bedsole Moot Court Room
2:30-2:45
Break
2:45-3:45
Introduction to the Study of Law
Professor Stacey Bergstrom Room 273
Professor Kimberly Boone Room A255
Professor Cameron Fogle Room A225
Professor Kara Gamble Room A250
Assistant Dean Anita Kay Head Room 283
9:30-10:30
Introduction to the Study of Law Exam
Professor Stacey Bergstrom Room 273
Professor Kimberly Boone Room A255
Professor Cameron Fogle Room A225
Professor Kara Gamble Room A250
Assistant Dean Anita Kay Head Room 283
2:00
Public Interest Community Service Projects (Optional)
Fall Classes Begin
