2024
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March 28: Admitted Student Day
Admitted students are invited to to get to know Mitchell Hamline’s faculty, staff, and students during this on campus event. Sessions will include a student panel, mock class, academic opportunities, and a keynote lunch with Judge JaPaul Harris ’03. Guests of admitted students are also invited.
8:30 am-1:30 pm: Check-in in the Conservatory; Sessions in the auditorium and rooms 223/225
1:30 pm: Campus open house
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April-June: Admitted Students 101
This weekly email series will introduce you to more of what Mitchell Hamline has to offer. Registration links for webinars featuring faculty, campus departments, and current students will be sent through this series.
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June TBD: Campus Connect through Canvas
Campus Connect is an online “course” hosted through Canvas. It provides incoming students with helpful contacts and links as you prepare for law school. This course will also be used throughout your time at Mitchell Hamline to send important announcements.
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Aug. 6–9: JumpStart Pre-1L Program
Entering students are invited to join their future Mitchell Hamline classmates for our JumpStart Pre-1L Program. Faculty, staff, students, and alumni will offer interactive sessions about:
- Building community
- Developing and enhancing study skills
- The 1L experience
- Wellbeing in law school
They will present everything from what happens in a law school classroom to what lawyers actually do in the world and a lot in between.
JumpStart will be offered remote and synchronous via Zoom.
- Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024 from 5–8 pm CT
- Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024 from 5–8 pm CT
- Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024 from 5–8 pm CT
- Bonus Day: Friday, Aug. 9, 2024 from 5–8 pm CT
- Online meet and greet with faculty and staff
Questions about the JumpStart program? Contact Student Services.
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Aug. 13, 14, 15: Mandatory Orientation for On-Campus Students
Orientation includes some academic skills training, which will be led by your Legal Methods professor. But, it is primarily intended to welcome you and introduce you to the people and departments that will support you during your law school experience.
You will meet with school administrators, professional leaders, and faculty and staff, and you will hear from current students. You will have the chance to connect with representatives from a range of departments that will work closely with you on academic issues like advising and tutoring as well as offering counseling, wellness programming, disability services, cultural support, and other services designed to care for you as a person.
- Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024 from 4:30-8:30 pm CT*
- Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024 from 4:30-8:30 pm CT*
- Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024 from 4:30-8:30 pm CT*
*Time subject to change
If you have questions about orientation, please email Student Services.
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Aug. 18: First Day of Fall Semester
2024-2025 Academic Calendar (subject to change)
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Aug. 19–24: Prep Week for Blended-learning students
Fall 2024 prep week for blended-learning semester 1 students will be held on campus from Monday–Saturday, Aug. 19–24, 2024.
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Aug. TBD: Student Organization Fair
Meet student organization leaders as you browse through all the different ways to get involved on campus. The fair will be held during the week of Aug. 19-24.
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Aug. – Dec. TBD: Legal Methods Student Leader Workshop Series
- Successful Habits for Starting Law School
- Wellness and Law School: Essentials 101
- We’ve Got Issues: How to Issue Spot and Perform Well on Exam Day
- Students, Spouses, Significant Others, and Families – Navigating the Transition to Law School Together (Offered in collaboration with MH Counseling Services)
- Self-Assessment and Finals Preparation
- The Semester’s Over – Now What? Preparing for Next Semester and Beyond
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