4th Annual Southwestern Consortium of Academic Support Professionals Workshop
ASP Through the Years: Building a Program to Reach Students Throughout Law School at University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s William H. Bowen School of Law
in Little Rock, Arkansas
The Southwestern Consortium of Academic Support Professionals will host a one day conference focused on reaching all our student populations. ASP Departments are expected to help the entire law school population, but most schools don’t have the resources for the support expected. Law Schools still evaluate on first-year retention and bar passage rates, so ASP Departments must reach as many students as possible with limited resources. Building a cohesive program for the first two years of law school is critical. This year’s workshop will include programs to help students succeed through their first two years of law school. We will also discuss methods to improve diversity attendance and performance.
Similar to previous years, we are bringing in a great slate of presenters. Dean Michael Hunter Schwartz from UALR, Jack Manhire from Texas A&M School of Law, and Steven Foster from Oklahoma City University School of Law are among those presenting during the workshop.
Bowen is located in the heart of Little Rock, Arkansas’ capital city, within a five-minute drive of state and federal courthouses, as well as some of Arkansas’ largest law firms and corporations. Little Rock’s vibrant legal community provides our students and alumni many opportunities for professional engagement and public service. With a metropolitan population of almost 700,000, Little Rock features the best in art and cuisine, right alongside the beauty of the Natural State. This will be a great place to visit in early March.
Registration is open to anyone interested in academic support. There is no registration fee. If you are interested in attending, you can register through google docs here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1lIJ0E1d56gs9Rut0Kh-YgSSBqYSQgLEXxCWjfmVueEI/viewform?usp=send_form
You can also fill out the attached form and email it to Erik Malmberg at edmalmberg@ualr.edu. (attachment was provided to announcement). Registration will be accepted through February 26th.
Hotel Information:
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Holiday Inn Presidential, 600 Interstate 30, Little Rock, AR 72202. This hotel is located a couple of blocks from the law school and there is free shuttle to the airport. We negotiated a rate of $99.00 per night for King or Double. Please be advised that this block will release and the price will expire on February 11, 2016. You can book your room by phone by calling (866) 900-7625 and referencing “UALR Law School Group Rate” and the dates of the event.
Tentative Schedule:
March 3rd:
Dinner for anyone arriving early at Next Level Events at Union Station
March 4th:
9-9:50 – Expanding Your Reach by Training and Supervising Upper Division Students to Help 1Ls
10-10:50 – Using Formative Assessment to Help Doctrinal Professors and Improve ASP Programming
11-11:50 – Bridging the Gap Between 2L Year and Bar Preparation
12-12:50 – Lunch
1-1:50 – Reaching Diverse Populations to Improve Attendance at Events
2-2:50 – Creating Programs to Improve Performance of Diverse Students
2:50-3 – Closing Remarks
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact:
Steven Foster (sfoster@okcu.edu)
Director of Academic Achievement at Oklahoma City University
Erik Malmberg (edmalmberg@ualr.edu)
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs at UALR William H. Bowen School of Law
