OCTOBER 12, 2018:
Save the date! I will be hosting a “Midwestern Academic Success and Bar Preparation” conference on Friday, October 12, 2018 at Loyola University of Chicago, 25 E Pearson St, Chicago, IL , 60611. This is a direct steal (with her permission) of Kris Franklin’s New York/East Coast conference that happens in April. My plan is that there will be an agenda, but it will primarily be an informal opportunity to discuss issues of importance to us.
The only concrete agenda item thus far is Nancy Vincent, Director of Administration of the Illinois Board of Admissions to the Bar, who will be joining us to discuss Illinois using the UBE.
I’m open to other suggested agenda items or presentations. If you would like to present something, workshop an idea, or just have ideas of things you would like to see discussed, please let me know.
The conference will run from roughly 9am until 4 or 5pm. If you plan on coming into the city Thursday evening, please let me know, and I will make sure you receive the Loyola rate at a nearby hotel. In addition, if enough people would like to, I will coordinate a group dinner and/or fun tour Thursday night.
The conference will not have any associated cost (aside from personal travel expenses), I just need an RSVP by October 4th. In addition, if you would like to present or workshop something, please let me know by September 15th. More concrete details will be forthcoming as I continue to plan.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Kind Regards,
Melissa
Melissa A. Hale
Director of Academic Success and Bar Programs
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
P: 312-915-7605
NOVEMBER 2, 2018:
7TH Annual West Coast Consortium of Academic Support Professionals Conference at The University of San Diego. One-day conference kicking off with an informal get-together on Thursday night and concluding with a formal gathering on Friday evening. Call for proposals and registration information in the coming weeks.
Kevin Sherrill
Director of Academic Success and Bar Programs
University of San Diego School of Law
Warren Hall Room 206
5998 Alcalá Park
San Diego, CA 92110-2492
(619) 260-6876
JUNE 3-5, 2019:
As you get back into the routine of school, I wanted to flag a date for your calendar next summer. On June 3-5, 2019, the Institute for Law Teaching and Learning will be hosting our summer conference here at Washburn University School of Law in Topeka, KS.
The theme – “Teaching Today’s Law Students” – is intentionally broad and is designed to encompass a wide variety of topics – neuroscientific approaches to effective teaching, generational research about current law students, effective use of technology in the classroom, teaching first-generation college students, classroom behavior in the current political climate, academic approaches to less prepared students, fostering qualities such as growth mindset, resilience, and emotional intelligence in students, or techniques for providing effective formative feedback to students.
In addition to presentations by law professors from around the world—a Call for Proposals will be coming soon!—the Institute will provide several plenary sessions throughout the c
Emily Grant
Associate Professor of Law
Co-Director, Institute for Law Teaching and Learning
Washburn University School of Law
1700 SW College Ave.
Topeka, KS 66621
(785) 670-1677
emily.grant@washburn.edu
