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WELCOME TO THE FIRST YEAR!

WELCOME

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PROGRAM OVERVIEWThe Inns of Court sponsored by Haynes and Boone, LLP is an interdisci-plinary approach to the first-year experience at SMU Dedman School of Law. With over 200 first-year students, the law school recognized a need for smaller, more personalized groups to provide students with a source of relationships and support. Through the Inns, students will connect with fellow classmates, faculty, student leaders, career advisors, and alumni for a community experience that extends throughout their time at the law school and beyond graduation.

Inns of Court originated in London many centuries ago as the professional associations for barristers. In the late 1970s, United States Chief Justice Warren Burger led a movement to create Inns of Court in the United States, loosely modeled after the traditional English Inns. In 1985, he and others established the American Inns of Court Foundation with twelve Inns nationally. The American Inns of Court is an association of lawyers, judges, and law students focused on legal skills, professionalism and ethics of the bench and bar.

At SMU Dedman Law, our Inns of Court are each comprised of approx-imately 30 students and five international LL.M. students, who are grad-uates of foreign law schools here to study the American legal system and interact with their American classmates. The Inns will serve as students’ core community groups and will provide many opportunities for bonding and connection. In some respects, Inns are like law school “homerooms” or law school “families.” In addition to first-year and LL.M. students, each Inn has two faculty advisors, one Career Services counselor, three alumni Community Fellows and six upper-class students–three Student Bar Association Mentors and three Academic Success Mentors.

Inns will typically meet weekly at the same time and place. Day program Inns will meet every Monday at 10:00 a.m. and the evening program Inn will meet every Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. Each meeting will have a different topic. Usually, Inns will meet as single Inns, but at other times, Inns will combine in groups of two, three or six for larger programs so that students get to know their peers in other sections. Academic Success Mentors will conduct wrap-up sessions at the end of each week starting in the second week of school. Most Inn meetings will start with general announcements, and because Inn meetings are mandatory, attendance will be taken.

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Inns will provide valuable programming specifically designed to help you become a more successful law student and develop as a professional. The core areas of focus include:

• Career and Professional Development: professionalism training - including personal branding and digital presence, job search strategies, networking, interview training and practice area information sessions

• Academic Advising: academic skills workshops, outlining and exam preparation, Weekly Wrap-Up mentoring sessions by upperclassmen, course selection counseling

• Alumni Connection: mentoring and networking opportunities, information sessions about how to make the most of the law school experience to maximize performance as a lawyer

• Student Affairs: social activities, health and wellness programs, financial management and student debt guidance

• Diversity and Inclusion: leadership training, team building and management

• Public Service: service projects during orientation and during the holiday season, information and counseling for public interest careers

Several of the Inn meetings will include social activities designed to help you and your fellow students develop meaningful connections with each other and to help you all unwind. The relationships formed through the Inns will be valuable as you progress through law school and when you start your legal career.

A few Inn events will be outside of the regular schedule. For instance, during Orientation, the Inns will participate in a service project through the North Texas Food Bank to assist those from our community in need. The Inn program will culminate with a Mini-Inn Olympics in the spring semes-ter where Inns will compete against each other in a variety of “athletic” games to determine bragging rights.

Haynes and Boone, LLP, the Dallas-based international corporate law firm that has been one of SMU Dedman Law’s long-time partners, has made a very generous financial gift to support the Inns of Court program.

G E T T I N G T O K N O W Y O U R I N N O F C O U R T

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THE INNS Each Inn is named in honor of a distinguished alumna, alumnus or professor who has made a measurable impact on the success of SMU Dedman School of Law. We encourage you to learn the history behind each of the prominent namesakes for the groups:

Adelfa B. Callejo ’61Callejo Inn

Burton Vernon Jones ’69Jones Inn

Alan R. BrombergBromberg Inn

Jean JuryJury Inn

The Honorable James L. Noel, Jr. ’38

Noel Inn

Louise B. Raggio ’52Raggio Inn

Robert G. StoreyStorey Inn

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BROMBERG INNIN HONOR OF PROFESSOR ALAN R. BROMBERGProfessor Bromberg was University Distinguished Professor of Law at SMU Dedman School of Law and a nationally-known legal scholar in the fields of securities fraud and partnership law. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics from Harvard in 1949 and his J.D. from Yale University in 1952. He was a senior fellow of the Yale Law faculty and visiting professor at Stanford Law School. In the late 1950’s, Bromberg began to teach night classes at the SMU Law School. In 1957, he became a full-time professor at the SMU Law School, and he eventually earned the status of University Distinguished Professor of Law. Bromberg sat on the editorial boards of four corporate, securities, and derivatives reviews. He drafted substantial pieces of the Texas corporate, partnership, and securities statutes. A high-ly-regarded scholar, Bromberg was cited in 2,494 law reviews and journals, along with 348 federal court published decisions, and 171 state court published decisions. The New York Times interviewed him several times over the years; he was quoted approximately 30 times in various articles. He died March 27, 2014.

CALLEJO INNIN HONOR OF ADELFA B. CALLEJOIn 1961, Adelfa Callejo became the first Hispanic woman to graduate from SMU Law School. She was 37 years old and was one of only three women to graduate from the law school that year. She had earned her bachelor’s degree at SMU as well. Her friends recalled that firms would only hire her as a legal secretary, and knowing that she wanted to practice law like the rest of her classmates, Callejo decided to start her own practice.

In 1962, after she and her husband, Bill, obtained their SMU law degrees, her career and community involvement took off at the firm of Callejo & Callejo. Throughout her career, Callejo litgated a broad spectrum of cases, including many pro bono civil rights cases. In 1982, she organized and led hundreds of demonstrators through downtown Dallas to protest alleged unlawful deportations by immigration agents in Oak Cliff. Callejo held many leadership positions in law circles including founder and President of the Mexican American Bar Association of Texas and President of the Dallas County Criminal Bar Association. In April 2013, Callejo was proud to be present for the dedication of Adelfa Botello Callejo Elementary School on Military Parkway in Pleasant Grove in Dallas. She passed away at the age of 90 on January 25, 2014.

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JONES INNIN HONOR OF BURTON V. JONESBurton Jones earned a Juris Doctorate degree in 1969 from SMU Law School and was one of the first African-Americans to graduate from the school. During his years at Southern Methodist University he was the Founder and CEO of The National Association to Aid Small Businessmen, a non-profit organization. Upon graduation he joined The Timken Com-pany in Canton, Ohio as the first African-American to work in management specializing in Global Employee Labor Relations and Human Resources. Jones also established a private law practice in Massillon, Ohio, becoming Massillon’s first African-American practicing attorney while serving as the City of Massillon’s Clerk of City Council. Jones continued his education at The Columbia University School of Executive Management in Ithaca, New York. He touched the lives of many people with his smile, generosity, council and hearty laugh. He believed in giving back to the community in various capacities and was a notable community leader in numerous civic organizations and boards throughout his life. He died on January 2, 2013.

JURY INNIN HONOR OF JEAN K. JURY Jean Jury served as Director of Admissions and Records at the SMU School of Law from 1965 until 1988. In this role, she was responsible for all appli-cation files, admission records, and financial aid records and closely worked with faculty committees who dealt with these issues. She also scheduled all of the classes each semester and worked with all faculty and with the Faculty Curriculum Committee in this regard. Jury was a tireless worker who was just one of those people who seemed to thrive on undertaking more and more responsibility. Many of the students frequently referred to her as “Dean Jean” or “Momma Jean,” and she was known and loved by literally thousands of SMU law students, staff and faculty.

Jury was unofficially also the dean of students, admissions officer, chief student recruiter, in charge of the foreign students, financial aid advisor, academic advisor, and “Mom” for all students. For example, every fall she would take all of the foreign students to the Longhorn Ballroom in south Dallas for line dancing lessons and to the Mesquite Rodeo for an introduc-tion to Texas culture and entertainment. She was “information central” for the students about the faculty and for the faculty about their students. If a student had missed several classes, professors went to Jury to find out why

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– and she would know. She was smart, funny, beautiful, savvy, warm and thoroughly dedicated to the law school.

In 1982, she was awarded the prestigious “M” Award. She passed away November 19, 2013. In 2004, the late Michael ‘Mike’ C. Barrett J.D.’77 (d. 2009), a Dallas attorney and member of the Dedman Law executive board, established the Jean Kyle Jury Award to honor Mrs. Jury.

NOEL INNIN HONOR OF JUDGE JAMES L. NOEL, JR. Judge James Noel was born in Pilot Point Texas in 1909. He earned three degrees from SMU – a Bachelor’s in civil engineering in 1931 and a Bach-elor’s in commerce in 1932, followed by an L.L.B. from SMU Law School in 1938. After graduating law school, the Denton County native became assistant district attorney for Dallas County and later an assistant Texas attorney general. He established his own law firm in 1946 in Houston. In 1961, President Kennedy appointed him to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas in Houston. Judge Noel served in that position until 1980 and died August 29, 1997.

When Noel was in law school, he was known as “Soapy Noel.” In his campaign to be elected president of the Student Bar Association, he promised to clean up student government. He handed out bars of soap as part of his campaign, which earned him the nickname of “Soapy.”

Judge Noel married Virginia Grubbs Noel, who left practicing law at Baker and Botts to raise their five children. The Noel children, who live in Hous-ton, are very connected to SMU. Four of the five Noel children have SMU degrees, including three from the SMU Dedman School of Law. The five children endowed the deanship of SMU’s Dedman School of Law in his name. The $4 million gift from the Noel family, combined with $1 million from the Dallas family of school namesake Robert H. Dedman, Sr., allows the law school to continue its tradition of strong leadership and provide the office of the dean with ongoing funds for special projects within the school.

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RAGGIO INNIN HONOR OF LOUISE B. RAGGIO Louise Raggio attended UT Austin for her bachelor’s degree and graduated summa cum laude in 1939. While raising three sons, she attended the SMU School of Law at night, earning her law degree in 1952 as the only Texas woman in her graduating class. She became the first female assistant district attorney in Dallas County, where she was also the first woman to prosecute a criminal case. She was also instrumental in pushing for the Marital Proper-ty Act of 1967, which gave Texas women the right to own property, secure a bank loan, or start a business without their husbands’ consent. She was also behind the development of the Texas Family Code, which was complet-ed in 1979 after about 14 years of work, making Texas the first state to have a unified family code. Raggio died on January 23, 2011, at the age of 91.

The Raggio Endowed Lecture Series, established by Raggio’s friends and family, honors and celebrates her tremendous accomplishments in advanc-ing the legal rights of women in Texas and across the country. Speakers have included Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in 2011 and Jill Abramson, For-mer New York Times Executive Editor in 2013.

STOREY INNIN HONOR OF ROBERT G. STOREY, FORMER DEANRobert Storey served in both World War I and II. In World War II, the Air Force sent Storey to London as a combat intelligence officer. He was promoted to colonel for his work with the War Crimes Commission in the Balkans and later awarded the Bronze Star and the Legion of Merit. In 1945, Storey planned to return to Dallas and to the practice of law, but U.S. Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson had other thoughts. Justice Jackson had been appointed chief prosecutor at Nuremberg, and he wanted Storey by his side as special counsel. Storey was on the prosecution team that prosecuted Herman Goering, Rudolph Hess, and other high-ranking Nazi officials.

Storey served as dean of the law school from 1947-1959. From 1952-53, he also served as president of the American Bar Association. During that time, he created the Southwestern Legal Foundation as a means of sponsor-ing the development of a major legal center and served as its director until 1972. Storey passed away in 1981.

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Storey had a passion for public service, which is permanently engrained in the law school experience at SMU Dedman Law. For example, he created a community legal clinic for the poor in 1947, his first year as dean. He was nearly twenty years ahead of what would become a national movement towards law school clinics. Today, the law school has eleven clinics and pro-grams that allow students to be involved in pro bono matters ranging from consumer advocacy and criminal justice to child advocacy and crimes against women.

INNS MEETING SCHEDULE

Inn Meeting Room

Bromberg Florence 304

Callejo Florence 107

Jones Florence 106

Jury Florence 100

Noel Hillcrest

Storey Florence 207

Raggio (Evening) Florence 107

D AY I N N SM o s t m e e t i n g s

M o n d a y s 1 0 a . m .

E V E N I N G I N N M o s t m e e t i n g s

T u e s d a y s 6 : 0 0 p . m .

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MEET YOUR INN ADVISORSSBA Mentors: Starting law school can feel overwhelming. But don’t wor-ry; your SBA mentors are here to support you during your first year. These upper-level law students will lead your weekly meetings and social events. As you will discover, there will be many opportunities to get to know classmates, your mentors and faculty advisors through various informal and formal events led by your SBA mentors.

Your SBA mentors will also help familiarize you with the law school and student organizations, services, and programs available to you. They can also point you in the right direction if you feel like you need assistance.

Some of the questions you may want to ask your SBA mentors include:

• Can you have a normal life on the weekends or are you studying all the time?

• What kinds of student organizations does SMU law have? How can I join one?

• Are there any law school-wide events for all law students?

• What was the hardest part about first semester?

These law school veterans have first-hand experience and they want to share their knowledge with you.

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Faculty Mentors: Our highly accomplished faculty is here to support you. The two Faculty Mentors in your Inn can counsel you on important academic issues, like course selection, relevant internship opportunities and law-related organizations you may be interested in joining. They can also give you tips on study skills and introduce you to other faculty members who teach in areas of particular interest to you. Relationships you form with your Faculty Mentors can greatly enrich your educational experience at SMU Dedman School of Law.

THE FACULTY MENTORS FOR 2015-2016 ARE:

Inn Faculty Mentors

Bromberg Patricia S. Heard and David O. Taylor

Callejo Anthony J. Colangelo and Elizabeth G. Thornburg

Jones Thomas Wm. Mayo and Mary Spector

Jury Nathan Cortez and Ruth A. Cross

Noel John S. Lowe and Heather L. Stobaugh

Storey William V. Dorsaneo III and Jenia Iontcheva Turner

Raggio William J. Bridge and Christopher H. Hanna

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Academic Success Mentors: SMU Dedman Law is dedicated to cultivating a supportive academic environment and to helping all law students reach their full academic potential. To this end, each Inn is assigned a team of three Academic Success Mentors, second and third-year law students who have achieved academic excellence in law school. They will conduct wrap-up sessions at the end of each week starting in the second week of school. In these sessions, you will discuss issues like class preparation, note-taking skills, case-briefing, outlining, learning styles, and study habits. You will also take practice tests and work to improve your exam-taking skills. The Academic Success Mentors are there to answer your academic ques-tions, provide support, model successful study skills, and guide you during the weekly wrap-ups. Typically, there will be a pre-designated topic to discuss during the session, but each Inn is encouraged to reach out to its Academic Success Mentors to propose alternative issues of concern to re-view during the sessions.

Career Services Counselor: The Career Counselor assigned to your Inn will be your individual career counselor throughout law school to help you identify and achieve your professional goals. She or he will provide you with guidance and feedback on every step of the legal hiring process, from reviewing resumes and cover letters to acquiring legal experience during law school to developing job search strategies and will work closely with you in your search for post-graduate employment.

In addition to providing personalized career counseling advice, the Office of Career Services has specifically designed for your class a series of seminars designated “Career Foundations & Professional Development” (CFPD), which have been integrated into the Inn program. CFPD seminars provide information regarding professionalism, various practice areas and legal mar-kets, networking opportunities with private and public sector employers and workshops to develop interviewing and networking skills. These seminars are complemented with interactive events, all designed to help you develop as a professional and enhance your future employability.

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Community Fellows: Students will also receive the support of some of the law school’s most highly regarded alumni. Community Fellows will attend certain Inn events, where they will build relationships with students and model ways to build a satisfying career. The Community Fellows for 2015-2016 are:

Inn Community Fellows

BrombergJim Baldwin, EVP & GC, Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. Shonn Brown, Partner, Gruber Hurst Johansen Hail ShankBill Wilshusen, Partner, Haynes and Boone, LLP

Callejo

David Haley, President, HBK Capital ManagementRosario “Chachy” Heppe, Senior Director - Corporate Compliance, Fluor CorporationTaylor Wilson, Partner, Haynes and Boone, LLP

JonesVan Beckwith, Partner, Baker Botts LLPJan Sharry, Partner, Haynes and Boone, LLPJohn Torres, EVP, CLO, Secretary, Lennox International, Inc.

JuryHon. Jane Boyle, U.S. District Court, Northern District of TexasTim Powers, Managing Partner, Haynes and Boone, LLPGabe Vazquez, Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, TXU Energy

NoelMike Boone, Founding Partner, Haynes and Boone, LLPRobert Hart, General Counsel, Mark Cuban CompaniesBetty Ungerman, Deputy General Counsel, Lennox International, Inc.

Storey

Darwin Bruce, Chief Operating Officer, The Potter’s House of Dallas, Inc.Tom Kurth, Partner, Haynes and Boone, LLPHon. Barbara Lynn, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas

Raggio

Ron Breaux, Partner, Haynes and Boone, LLPChief Judge Barbara Houser, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of TexasClement Osimetha, Vice President & Chief Compliance Officer, Ciber, Inc.

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COMMUNICATION AND SOCIAL MEDIADuring Orientation, the SBA Mentors will work with Inn members to determine the best way to communicate as an Inn. Your Inn may start a text group, develop its own Facebook group or create an email group.

If you are on Twitter, please follow @SMULawSchool. The law school will use Twitter to share Inn updates, photos, and videos. You can also go to www.twitter.com/SMULawSchool, and see this Twitter feed without logging in or getting an account. When the law school tweets about Inns, we will tag it with #SMUInns. Some of the law school administration and departments are also on Twitter.

If you would like to follow us, we are:

• Dean Jennifer Collins: @jmcollinsSMULaw

• Assistant Dean Stephen Yeager: @sbyeager

• Office of Career Services: @SMULawOCS

• SMU Mustang Bar Association: @MustangBarSMU

SHOW PRIDE IN YOUR INN!During Orientation, students will receive t-shirts that correspond to their assigned Inns. Students should plan to wear their Inn T-shirts during community service projects and at the Inn Mini-Olympics. Beyond that, students should feel free to sport their t-shirts throughout the year, includ-ing at other Inn social events.

Bromberg Callejo Jones Jury

Noel Storey Raggio

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Day Inns Evening Inn Activity (10:00 a.m. or 6:00 p.m. unless specified otherwise)

Location Day Inns

Location Evening Inns

Friday, August 21

Orientation: First Inn Meeting (with boxed lunches) (12:00 - 1:30 pm)

6 Inn Rooms Florence 107

Friday, August 21

Orientation: Dinner with Inns (5:00 - 7:00 pm) Mack Ball-room

Mack Ball-room

Saturday, August 22

Orientation: Half-Day Community Service Project - North Texas Food Bank (Sections 1 & 3 - 8:15 am - 12:15 pm; Section 2 - 12:15 - 4:15 pm)

North Texas Food Bank

North Texas Food Bank

Saturday, August 22

SBA Event -Library Scavenger Hunt and Wel-come Back Lawn Party (4:00 pm)

Library and Quad

Library and Quad

Monday, August 24

Tuesday, August 25

Getting to Know You/Last-Minute Questions 6 Inn Rooms Florence 107

Monday, August 31

Tuesday, September 1

Meet Your Community Fellow 6 Inn Rooms Florence 107

Monday, September 7

Labor Day

Monday, September 14

Tuesday, September 15

Texas Board of Law Examiners and Texas Lawyers’ Assistance Program

Karcher Florence 107

Tuesday, September 15

Tuesday, September 15

Mustang Exchange Information Session (12:30 pm - 1:30 pm)

Karcher

Monday, September 21

Tuesday, September 22

Put Those Notes to Good Use: Outlining and Exam Prep

Hillcrest & Florence 207

Florence 107

Monday, September 28

Tuesday, September 29

Flash! You Are Part of a Larger Community – Informational Interviewing

Karcher Florence 107

Tuesday, September 29

Tuesday, September 29

Mustang Exchange Kick Off: Flash Happy Hour6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Rustic, 3656 Howell, Dallas 75204

Rustic

Monday, October 5

Tuesday, October 6

Get a Grip on Your Finances - Financial Man-agement and Student Debt

Karcher Florence 107

Monday, October 12

Tuesday, October 13

Your Career Counselor and Taking Correspon-dence to the Next Level

Florence 201/207/106

Florence 107

Monday, October 19

Tuesday, October 20

Creating Calm: Anxiety and Stress Manage-ment

Karcher Florence 107

Monday, October 26

Tuesday, October 27

Judicial Panel: Internships, Externships & Post-Graduate Judicial Clerkships

Karcher Florence 107

Monday, November 2

Tuesday,November 3

Career Services Orientation Karcher Florence 107

Monday,November 9

Tuesday,November 10

Show Off How Much You Learned: Tips for Exam Success

Hillcrest & Florence 207

Florence 107

Monday,November 16

Tuesday, November 17

Meet with ASP Tutors 6 Inn Rooms Florence 107

Tuesday, November 24

Tuesday, November 24

Inn Community Service Project (Lunches of Love) (12:00 pm and 5:00 pm)

Hillcrest Florence 107

Monday, November 30

Tuesday, December 1

Meet with ASP Tutors 6 Inn Rooms Florence 107

FALL 2015

Day Inns Evening Inn Activity (10:00 a.m. or 6:00 p.m. unless specified otherwise)

Location Day Inns

Location Evening Inns

Monday, January 11

Tuesday, January 12

Professional Networking-Mastering the Art of Working a Room

Karcher Florence 107

Thursday, January 14

Thursday, January 14

Meet the Firms (5:00 - 7:00 pm) Karcher

Monday, January 18

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Wednesday, January 20

Tuesday, January 19

Building Legal Experience: Summer Options (Wed. due to MLK Day)

Karcher Florence 107

Monday, January 25

Tuesday, January 26

Public Service Orientation Karcher Florence 107

Wednesday, January 27

Wednesday, January 27

Serving the Public - Career Foundations in Federal State and Local Gov't

Karcher Florence 107

Thursday, January 28

Public Advocate Day - Duty to Serve Public Interest (3:00 pm - 5:00 pm)

Karcher Karcher

Monday, February 1

Tuesday, February 2

Communications - Legal Interviewing Karcher Florence 107

Wednesday, February 3

DAYL Mock Interviews (5:00 pm - 8:00 pm) (individual appointments)

OCS OCS

Tuesday, February 4

DAYL Mock Interviews (5:00 pm - 8:00 pm) (individual appointments)

OCS OCS

Monday, February 8

Tuesday, February 9

Mustang Bar Association Social Quad Florence 107

Monday, February 15

Tuesday, February 16

Business of Practicing Law Karcher Florence 107

Monday, February 22

Tuesday, February 23

Day in the Life: What is it Really Like to be a Litigator? A Transactional Attorney?

Hillcrest & Florence 207

Florence 107

Monday, February 29

Tuesday, March 1

Real World Career Advice from Your Community Fellows

6 Inn Rooms Florence 107

Monday, March 7

Tuesday, March 8

Focus on the Goal: Improving Exam Perfor-mance (Academic Support Workshop)

Hillcrest & Florence 207

Florence 107

Spring Break

Thursday, March 24

Mini Inn Olympics (tug of war, egg toss, etc.) (12:00 pm - 2:00 pm)

Quad Quad

Monday, March 28

Monday,March 28

Fall Course Planning and Positioning Sessions (3 sessions each at 10:00 am and 5:00 pm)

Various Various

Monday, April 4

Monday, April 4

Fall Course Planning and Positioning Sessions (3 sessions each at 10:00 am and 5:00 pm)

Various Various

Thursday, April 7

Tuesday, April 5

Single Inn Academic Counseling 6 Inn Rooms Florence 107

Monday, April 11 N/A Prepare for Fall Recruiting Karcher N/A

Monday, April 18

Tuesday, April 19

Mustang Bar Association Social Quad Florence 107

SPRING 2016

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SMU Dedman School of Law will not discriminate in any employment practice, education program, education activity, or admissions on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, genetic informa-tion, or veteran status. SMU’s commitment to equal opportunity includes nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity and expression. The Executive Director for Access and Equity/Title IX Coordinator is designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies, including the prohibition of sex discrimination under Title IX. The Executive Director/Title IX Coordinator may be reached at the Perkins Administration Building, Room 204, 6425 Boaz Lane, Dallas, TX 75205, 214-768-3601, [email protected]. Inquiries regarding the application of Title IX may also be directed to the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Education.

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