Hello Everyone!
As I mentioned earlier, Megan Kreminski and I will be hosting a Midwestern Academic Support and Bar Programs Conference, on Friday, October 12, 2018 at Loyola University of Chicago, 25 E Pearson St, Chicago, IL , 60611. The conference will not have any associated cost ,aside from personal travel expenses, but please RSVP by October 4th.
If you plan on traveling from out of town, I suggest staying at the Whitehall hotel, https://www.thewhitehallhotel.com/. The conference rate is $189, and to secure that rate please reach out to Michael Foster at either 312.573.6214 or email him at mfoster@thewhitehallhotel.com. In addition, if you are in town Thursday night, please let me know, as I’ll be planning a small social event for those interested.
The agenda for the day is below, but purposely meant to be flexible and informal. While there will be structure, we envision robust discussions. The conference is currently set to end around 3:30, as you can see, but we will be going to dinner/appetizers post conference for anyone that wishes to continue the conversations from the day.
Midwest Conference Agenda
8:45 -9:00 am: Registration
9:00 -10:00 am: A Step-by-Step Method of Teaching Legal Reasoning – Maryann Herman
10:00 -11:00 am: The Middle Child Problem: 2nd years, how do we support them, how do we motivate them? -Megan Kreminski and Melissa Hale
11:15-12:45 pm: The Illinois Bar and the UBE – Nancy Vincent, Director of Administration, IL Board of Admissions to the Bar
12:45-1:15 pm: Lunch
1:15-2:15 pm: Change Ahead! A UBE Survival Guide From An Early Adopter – Antonia Miceli
2:30-3:30 pm: The Quandary of Character and Fitness – Jamie A. Kleppetsch
If you are coming from out of town, and have any questions whatsoever about travel, please let me know.
I look forward to seeing some of you in October, and hope everyone is having a good start to the semester.
Kind Regards,
Melissa
Melissa A. Hale
Director of Academic Success and Bar Programs
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
P: 312-915-7605
