People of Color Admissions Workshop
Saturday, October 15, 2005
UCLA School of Law Room 1347
9am to 2pm
Sponsored by the La Raza Law Students Assn, Black Law Stiudents Assn, Asian Pacific Islander Law Students Assn, Native American Law Students Association and National Lawyer's Guild, this workshop will provide prospective law students with the information they need to complete a successful application. Current law students, professors, and administrators will give insight into the admissions process in general, and give tips as to how to tackle specific parts of the application. Following the program, all attendees will have the opportunity to review draft personal statements with law students.
9:00 – 9:30 a.m.
Registration
Outside Room 1347, UCLA School of Law
9:30 – 9:40 a.m.
Welcome
Michael Schill, Dean of the Law School and Professor of Law
9:40 – 10:20 a.m
Keynote :
Anthony Solana, UCLA School of Law, Class of 2004
10:20 – 11:00 a.m.
Nuts and Bolts of the Admission Process
Sonel Shropshire, Assistant Dean for Admissions:
11:00 – 11:15 a.m.
Break
11:15 – 11:45 a.m.
Law Fellows Program & other Valuable Resources
Leo Trujillo-Cox Executive Director, Instructor Academic Outreach Resource Center
11:45AM – 12:15 p.m.
Panel: Careers in the Legal Field
Radiah L. Rondon Associate, Foley & Lardner LLP
Aracely Ruano, Mayer, Associate, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP
Betty M. Song, Staff Attorney, Asian Pacific American Legal Center (APALC).
12:15 – 12:45 p.m.
Panel: Academic Concentrations
Cathy Mayorkas, Director, Public Interest Programs
Saul Sarabia, Director Critical Race Studies
Solomon Harris, CRS and PILP Concentrations, Class of 2007
Truc Nguyen, Business Law Concentration, Class of 2007
12:45 – 1:00 p.m.
Thank you and closing
Workshop Planning Committee
12:45 – 2:00 p.m.
Lunch and One on One Personal Essay Sessions
Registration
Outside Room 1347, UCLA School of Law
9:30 – 9:40 a.m.
Welcome
Michael Schill, Dean of the Law School and Professor of Law
9:40 – 10:20 a.m
Keynote :
Anthony Solana, UCLA School of Law, Class of 2004
10:20 – 11:00 a.m.
Nuts and Bolts of the Admission Process
Sonel Shropshire, Assistant Dean for Admissions:
11:00 – 11:15 a.m.
Break
11:15 – 11:45 a.m.
Law Fellows Program & other Valuable Resources
Leo Trujillo-Cox Executive Director, Instructor Academic Outreach Resource Center
11:45AM – 12:15 p.m.
Panel: Careers in the Legal Field
Radiah L. Rondon Associate, Foley & Lardner LLP
Aracely Ruano, Mayer, Associate, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP
Betty M. Song, Staff Attorney, Asian Pacific American Legal Center (APALC).
12:15 – 12:45 p.m.
Panel: Academic Concentrations
Cathy Mayorkas, Director, Public Interest Programs
Saul Sarabia, Director Critical Race Studies
Solomon Harris, CRS and PILP Concentrations, Class of 2007
Truc Nguyen, Business Law Concentration, Class of 2007
12:45 – 1:00 p.m.
Thank you and closing
Workshop Planning Committee
12:45 – 2:00 p.m.
Lunch and One on One Personal Essay Sessions