Overview of 1L Year – Important Dates
This is only a reference to give you a general idea of what is to come this semester and beyond. Please double check dates as they are announced in
the Docket on my.wcl.american.edu.
General
Sept. 6
Nov. 25-26
Dec. 1
Dec. 2-6
Dec. 7-18
Labor Day (classes cancelled, University closed)
Thanksgiving Holiday (classes cancelled; University closed)
Last day of classes
Reading period
Examination period
Dean’s Fellow Panels
Job Search
Late Oct.
1L Externship Program
Nov. 1
Office of Career and Professional Development Open to 1Ls
Note: OCPD will host a Saturday “Career Day” shortly after
Dec. 1
1Ls can begin to submit summer job applications
Jan
Externship Fair
Mock Trial & Moot Court
First Year Competitions
Mid-Nov.
Sign ups
Late-Jan.
Competitions
(Note: first year competitions are just “practice,” and students can compete in both Mock Trial and Moot Court competitions)
Qualifying Tournaments
Late-Feb.
Tournaments
(Note: qualifying tournaments are competitions for a spot on either Mock Trial or Moot Court, and students can only compete in one or the other)
Journal
Write On
Shortly before Spring Break
-mandatory meetings will be announced
Grade On
Summer Break, after class rankings are announced
Guide to WCL Offices
Dean of Students - Dean Jaffe
Suite 300
202-274-4030
Office of the Dean - Dean Grossman
Suite 366 (Office located on the third floor in the suite with double wooden doors)
Phone: (202) 274-4004
Finance Office
Use for Dean's Fellowship employment forms, student group reimbursement, petty cash reimbursements, etc.
Suite 370
Tel: 202-274-4060
Financial Aid Office
Financial aid and scholarship questions, applications, and processing
Suite 505
Phone: 202-274-4040
Registrar
Pick-up for transcripts, exam schedule postings and questions, exam pick-up, class scheduling
Suite 304
Tel: 202-274-4080
Office of Diversity Services
Suite 300
Phone: 202-274-4035 (voice mail)
Office of Technology
If you are having minor computer problems, trouble with the Internet connection, etc. check out the student help desk on the second floor of the library
for assistance.
Student Help Desk
www.wcl.american.edu/helpdesk/ or email [email protected]
Pence Law Library
Don't forget when you have research the law llibrarians are incredibly helpful and an underutilized resource
Phone: (202) 274-4350
Office of Career and Personal Development (OCPD)
This office will be available to first year students after November 1st. They will organize resources, meetings, and application materials review for
students trying to find internships, clerkships, and other legal jobs.
Suite 122
202-274-4090
Main Campus
Health Center - McCabe
Open Monday - Friday 9 - 6. On-site services,
including psychological services, are available to
all students regardless of whether you have the
student insurance plan. Fees per visit are
available online at
www.american.edu/ocl/heathcenter/up
load/2009-2-1--SHC-Fees.pdf . A regular visit is
usually $20.
Some medications are also available, including
some:
•Allergy/asthma medicine
•Antibiotics
•Contraception
•Dermatology
•Pain relief
Basketball Courts
Outdoors &
available first
come, first
served.
Athletic Facilities
Gym & Pool
Tennis Courts
Outdoors &
available first
come, first
served.
Track
You’re already
paying for them - might as well
use ‘em! You can
bring a lock &
get a daily locker,
or rent a locker
for $115/year, or
$65/semester.
Great for
sharing!
10 Ways to Explore Your Community Beyond WCL
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Other universities/law schools/libraries
Howard University School of Law (http://www.law.howard.edu/)
Georgetown Law (http://www.law.georgetown.edu/)
GW Law (http://www.law.gwu.edu/)
Catholic University Columbus School of Law (http://www.law.edu/)
Library of Congress (http://www.loc.gov/index.html)
Martin Luther King and other DC Public Libraries (http://www.dclibrary.org/dcpl/site/default.asp)
Main campus library (http://www.library.american.edu/)
International Community
International Club DC (http://www.internationalclubdc.com/)
French Embassy (http://www.la-maison-francaise.org/)
Goethe Institut (http://www.goethe.de/ins/us/was/enindex.htm)
Mexican Cultural Institute (http://portal.sre.gob.mx/imw/)
DC Cultural Tourism (http://www.culturaltourismdc.org/)
Turkish Festival (http://www.turkishfestival.org/)
Outdoors in DC
United States Botanical Garden (http://www.usbg.gov/)
National Arboretum (http://www.usna.usda.gov/)
Rock Creek Park (http://www.nps.gov/rocr/index.htm)
Meridian Hill Park (http://www.nps.gov/mehi/index.htm)
National Cathedral Gardens (http://www.nationalcathedral.org/visit/moreGardens.shtml)
C&O Canal Path (http://bikewashington.org/canal/)
Franciscan Monastery (http://www.myfranciscan.org/Default.aspx)
Discounted or free cultural performances
Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium/schedule.html)
National Theatre (http://www.nationaltheatre.org/tickets/halfprice.htm#students)
Arena Stage (http://www.arenastage.org/tickets/single-tickets/savings.shtml)
National Gallery Sunday night performances (http://www.nga.gov/programs/music/)
Shakespeare Theatre Tuesday morning $10 ticket release (http://www.shakespearetheatre.org/20_10.aspx)
Places where you get a student discount
City Sports
Landmark E Street Cinema (http://www.landmarktheatres.com/Market/WashingtonDC/WashingtonDC_Frameset.htm)
Eurospa Morgana
Corcoran Gallery of Art (http://www.corcoran.org/Visit/index.htm)
DC United games
6. Neighboring cities
• Annapolis (http://www.visitannapolis.org/index.aspx)
• Baltimore
• Amtrak
• MARC train (from Union Station)
• NYC
• Bolt Bus
• DC-to-NY Bus
• MegaBus
• Vamoose Bus
7. Explore nearby Virginia and Maryland neighborhoods
• Old Town Alexandria (http://visitalexandriava.com/)
• Great Falls Park (http://www.nps.gov/grfa/index.htm)
• Maryland Capital Region (http://visitmaryland.org/Capital/Pages/Default.aspx)
8. All the delicious food
• Cheap Eats Restaurants (http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/restaurants/12883.html)
• Brunches (http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/diningguides/11895.html)
• More brunches (http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/restaurants/12371.html)
• Late Night Eats (http://www.washingtonian.com/blogarticles/restaurants/bestbites/7422.html)
• Neighborhood Spots (http://www.washingtonian.com/packages/neighborhoodeats2008)
9. The Art
• Smithsonian Museums (http://www.si.edu/)
• Torpedo Factory (www.torpedofactory.org)
• National Museum of Women in the Arts (www.nmwa.org)
• The Phillips Collection (free with a Bank of American card) (www.phillipscollection.org/)
• The National Archives (www.archives.gov/)
• Freer and Sackler Gallery (http://www.asia.si.edu/)
10. All the coffee shops beyond Starbucks
• Tryst (http://www.trystdc.com/)
• Peregrine Espresso (http://peregrineespresso.com/)
• Politics and Prose (http://www.politics-prose.com/)
• Ebenezers Coffeehouse (http://ebenezerscoffeehouse.com/)
• SOVA Espresso and Wine (http://www.sovadc.com/)
• Baked & Wired (http://www.bakedandwired.com/)
• Café Bonaparte (http://www.cafebonaparte.com/)
• Coppi’s Organic (http://www.coppisorganic.com/)