Law School Events Calendar - Schedule an Event

Fall 2008 Spring 2009
August 2008 December 2008 January 2009 May 2009
September 2008   February 2009 June 2009
October 2008   March 2009 July 2009
November 2008   April 2009  

August 2008

August 19-22

First Year Orientation - schedule

August 22

Alumni Golf Tournament - postponed

August 25

Fall Semester Law School classes begin

September 2008

September 1

Labor Day Holiday (No Classes)

September 2

Academic Success Program session - Class Preparation
12:10 - 1:10 p.m., Room 211

Intra-School Moot Court Competition Informational Meeting
12:15 PM - 12:45 p.m., Baker Courtroom

September 3

NPILC Speaker Series - "Why Take Indian Law Courses?"
- Prof. Keith Richotte
12:10 - 1:10 p.m., Baker Courtroom

International Human Rights Organization (Elections)
4:30 pm - 5:30 p.m., Room 8

September 4

Dean's Forum - 12:15 pm to 1:10 pm

September 8-11

Distinguished Scholar in Residence
- Judith Wegner

September 8-12

Student Organizations Week - Schedule of Events

September 9
 

Last Day to Add a Course
Last Day to Drop a Course w/o "W" on Transcript

September 15

Mandatory Moot Court Meeting for Enrolled Participants
7:00 p.m., Room 8

September 16

The Role of Law in The War on Terror: Detainee Operations in Iraq
- Captain Mike Berens, US Air Force JAG - Area Defense Counsel, Grand Forks Air Force Base
12:15 - 1:10 p.m., Baker Courtroom - sponsored by Federalist Society, International Law Organization

September 17

Constitution Day - "The Legal Frontline: the Front at GTMO"
- Col. Ward Johnson
12:15 p.m., Baker Courtroom

September 19

Malpractice Bowl

September 22

Litigating Patents: the Markman Hearing
David Aaron, General Counsel, Alien Technology
Andrea Weiss Geffries, Partner at Munger Tolles & Olson
5:00 p.m., Baker Courtroom

September 23

Academic Success Program session - Outlining
12:10 p.m., Room 211

UND Trial Team Information Session - pdf brochure
12:15 p.m., Baker Courtroom

SBAND Mentoring Event - pdf brochure
4:00 p.m., Information Session, Baker Courtroom, 4:45 p.m., Social outside Courtroom

September 24

NPILC Speaker Series - "20 Years of Tribal Gaming under IGRA"
- Prof. Kathryn Rand
12:10 - 1:10 p.m., Baker Courtroom

September 26

Faculty "Chat" on Formative Assessment
12:15 p.m., Faculty Commons

PAD Golf Tournament
3:00 p.m., Valley Gof Course, East Grand Forks, MN

September 30 -
October 1

Rosh Hashanah (begins at sundown, Sept. 29)

October 2008

October 1

International Human Rights Organizational Information Meeting
- 12:15 p.m., Room 8 - pizza will be served

October 2

Faculty "Brown Bag" on Clickers in the Classroom
10:15 a.m., Room 103

Dean's Forum - 12:15 pm to 1:10 pm

October 3

Faculty "Chat" on Judith Wegner's Visit
12:15 p.m., Faculty Commons

October 7

IHRO General Meeting for new members
12:15 p.m., Room 212

October 8

BarBri Information Meeting - Pizza and soda will be served.
12:15 p.m., Room 8

October 9

Yom Kippur (begins at sundown, Oct. 8)

October 11

Law School Art Auction
Ramada Inn

October 14

Oral Advocacy Seminar
- Professor Alleva
5:00 - 6:30 p.m., Baker Courtroom

October 14 - 18

Law School Homecoming
- Law Class of 1968 Reunion

October 14

Academic Success Program session - Exam Preparation
12:10 - 1:10 p.m., Room 211

October 15

Lawyers are the Key to Freedom: From Guantanamo Bay to Iraq
Lt. Col. Colby Vokey, U.S. Marine Corps Regional Defense Counsel, Western Region
12:10 - 1:10 p.m., Baker Courtroom, Sponsored by Criminal Law Association & IHRO

October 16

Lt. Col. Colby Vokey, Reception with Students
10:00 a.m., Student Lounge
Lt. Col. Vokey will be available to visit individually with law students. There is no formal presentation or program involved with the reception, so please stop by when you have time available. Refreshments will be served.

UND Law/LSAT Information Session
12:15 p.m., Baker Courtroom
The UND School of Law Student Bar Association (SBA) is holding an LSAT /UND law Q&A. Law students will answer questions regarding the application process, about life at UND Law School, and writing the Law School Admission Test. Depending on interest, the SBA will hold an LSAT practice test under actual conditions later in the semester.

Supreme Court Clerkship Panel
12:45 p.m., Room 212

LWC Trivia Night
5 p.m. to approx. 8 p.m.
Room 8, 212, 103, and Final Round in Baker Courtroom

STLA Social
6:30-9 p.m., J. Lloyd Stone House

October 17

SBAND/UND Law School Homecoming CLE
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., Alerus Center, Meeting Room 5 (Hawk Room)

SCHEDULE:
8:30 a.m., Registration
9:00 a.m., David Haberman - "Legal Research In & Out of the Law Library"
10:00 a.m., Josh Fershee - "Renewable Energy Program - Impact on Consumers"
11:15 a.m., Bill Johnson - "Selling Goods in the European Union: Managing Distribution Networks"
1:15 p.m., Kit Johnson - "Ethical Pitfalls for Immigration Lawyers"
2:00 p.m., Eric E. Johnson - "Recent Developments in Trademark & the Right of Publicity"

Law School / Bar Foundation reception
5:00 p.m., Alerus Center, Rooms 8 & 9.

October 20-26

Moot Court Preliminary and Quarterfinal Rounds
Garvey and Baker Courtrooms

October 21

Multi-Cultural Law Caucus (MLC) Informational Session
12:15 p.m., Room 8

October 22

Indian Law and Legal Writing
Prof. Tonya Kowalski, Washburn Univ. School of Law
12:15 p.m., Baker Courtroom - sponsored by NALSA

October 23

PAD Open Mic Night - cancelled

October 24

Faculty "Brown Bag" on a Work-In-Progress
12:20 p.m., Faculty Commons

October 27

Moot Court Semifinal Rounds
Baker Courtroom

October 28

North Dakota Supreme Court at School of Law
8:00 a.m. Breakfast with Law Faculty
10:10 a.m., oral argument, State V. Lium, Baker Courtroom
12:00 p.m., lunch with Law Students
2:00 p.m., Judging Moot Court final arguments
4:30 p.m., Moot Court reception

Moot Court Final Round Arguments before the North Dakota Supreme Court
2 p.m. - 4 p.m., Baker Courtroom

Prof. Rand to give lecture on Jack Abramoff scandal, as part of the Olafson Ethics Symposium
4:30 p.m., Memorial Union Ballroom

PAD Initiation
Baker Courtroom

October 29

North Dakota Supreme Court at School of Law
8:00 a.m., Guest Lectures in Law Classes
10:10 a.m., oral argument, Bragg V. Burlington Resources Oil and Gas Co., Baker Courtroom
12:00 p.m., lunch with the Grand Forks County Bar Association

Instructional Session for 2L & 3L students - CALI, AudioCasefiles, Casemaker X, HeinOnline
12:15 p.m., Room 103

October 30

Dean's Forum - 12:15 pm to 1:10 pm

Forum on Race and Gender in Politics
7:00 p.m., Baker Courtroom

October 31

Instructional Session for 1L students - CALI, AudioCasefiles, Casemaker X, HeinOnline
12:15 p.m., Room 211

Multi-Cultural Law Caucus (MLC) Meeting
12:15 p.m., Room 103

November 2008

November 3

Spring Externship Program Informational Meeting
12:10 p.m., Room 108

November 4

Academic Success Program session - Exam Taking
12:10 p.m., Room 211

UND Law Clinic Information Session - pdf
November 4, 12:15 p.m., Baker Courtroom

Faculty "Brown Bag" on Wikis
12:15 p.m., Faculty Commons

November 5

Cancelled - "Tribal Court Civil Jurisdiction: As Clear As Mud" - Prof. B J Jones
** re-scheduled - February 3, 2009 **

November 6

UND Law Intramural Hockey (vs. Tigers)
10:15 p.m., REA Main

November 7
 

Last Day to Drop a Course or Withdraw
Last Day to Change from Graded to Audit

November 11

Veteran's Day - No Class

November 12

NPILC Speaker Series - "Environmental Justice in Indian Country"
- Prof. James Grijalva
12:10 - 1:10 p.m., Baker Courtroom

November 13

UND Law Intramural Hockey (vs. Team Iceland)
10:15 p.m., REA Main

November 14

Law School Assembly
2:20 p.m., Baker Courtroom

November 15

Law School Admission Test Mock Exam - Sponsored by SBAND
8:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m., Room 8

The SBA is holding a Mock LSAT for those interested in experiencing an LSAT test under actual conditions, which is widely believed to be the best possible preparation strategy. We will be using a test from the "10 More Actual Official LSAT tests" book provided by LSAC. Only No.2 (HB) pencils and hi-lighters are allowed, and please bring them with you.

November 17

Prosecuting Iran's President for Urging Israel's Destruction: Can We Do That?
Professors Gregory Gordon and Robert Delahunty
4:30p.m., Baker Courtroom - sponsored by the Federalist Society

November 18

Graduation photo session - for students graduating December 2008 or May 2009
11:00 a.m. - 3:30p.m., Baker Courtroom

November 19

Graduation photo session - for students graduating December 2008 or May 2009
9:00 a.m. - 1:30p.m., Baker Courtroom

November 20

Why You Want to be a Trial Lawyer - STLA Speaker
- David Maring, President of the State Bar Association of ND & partner of Maring Williams Law Firm
3:30 - 4:30 p.m., Baker Courtroom

UND Law Intramural Hockey (vs. Filthies)
10:15 p.m., REA Olympic

November 25

Last Day of Classes

November 26 - 28

Thanksgiving Recess - No Class

December 2008

December 1 - 3

Reading & Review Days

December 4

UND Law Intramural Hockey (vs. D Town)
10:15 p.m., REA Olympic

December 4 - 16

Final Exams

December 19

UND Commencement

December 22-29

Hanukkah (begins at sundown, Dec. 21)

January 2009

January 12

Spring Semester Law School classes - begin 8:00 a.m.

January 19

Martin Luther King Jr. Day - No Class

January 20

Academic Success Program
12:15 p.m., Room 211

January 27
 
 

Last Day to Add
Last Day to Drop without appearing on transcript
Last Day to Change from Graded to Audit

January 28

NALSA speaker - Professor Greg Gagnon
12:15 p.m., Baker Courtroom

January 29

SBA UND Law/LSAT Information Session
12:15 p.m., Baker Courtroom
The UND School of Law Student Bar Association (SBA) is holding an LSAT /UND law Q&A. Law students will answer questions regarding the application process, about life at UND Law School, and writing the Law School Admission Test. Depending on interest, the SBA will hold an LSAT practice test under actual conditions later in the semester.

February 2009

February 3

Last Day to Apply for Spring Graduation

February 3

Tribal Court Civil Jurisdiction: As Clear as Mud
Prof. B. J. Jones, 3:30 p.m., Room 212 - sponsored by NALSA

February 5

Dean's Forum - 12:15 pm to 1:10 pm

February 16

President's Day - No Class

February 25

Hon. Anita Fineday, Chief Judge of White Earth Tribal Court
12:15 p.m., Baker Courtroom, sponsored by NALSA

March 2009

March 5

Dean's Forum - 12:15 pm to 1:10 pm

March 16 - 20

Spring Break - No Classes

March 24

Academic Success Program
12:15 p.m., Room 211

April 2009

April 2

Dean's Forum - 12:15 pm to 1:10 pm

April 3

Last Day to Drop a Course or Withdraw

April 3

Law Review Symposium

April 7

Academic Success Program
12:15 p.m., Room 211

April 9 - 14

April Break - No Classes

April 20-27

Passover (begins at sundown, April 19)

April 24

Last Day of Classes

April 27

Reading & Review Day

April 28 - 30

Final Exams begin

May 2009

May 1 - 8

Final Exams continue

May 9

UND Law Graduation - Spring Commencement

May 25

Memorial Day - No Class

June 2009

July 2009

July 4

Independence Day - No Class