Law School Events Calendar

Fall 2009 Spring 2010
August 2009 December 2009 January 2010 May 2010
September 2009   February 2010 June 2010
October 2009   March 2010 July 2010
November 2009   April 2010  

August 2009

August 18 - 21

Law School Orientation

August 26

Fall Semester Law School classes begin

September 2009

September 1

Dean's Forum
12:15 p.m., Room 212

September 2

Last Day to Add a Course

September 7

Labor Day Holiday (No Classes)

September 9 - 10

Rosh Hashanah (begins at sundown, Sept. 8)

September 11

Faculty Development - Research Brown Bag - Dean Rand
Putting Together A Book Contract Prospectus
12:30 p.m., Faculty Commons

Faculty Meeting
1:30 p.m., Room 103

September 14

School of Law & CoBPA
Distinguished Public Administrator in Residence (tentative)

September 15

School of Law & CoBPA
Distinguished Public Administrator in Residence (tentative)
4:00 p.m., Keynote Address, Baker Courtroom

September 18

Yom Kippur (begins at sundown, Sept. 17)

September 21

Fode Lecture
- Justice Aharon Barak
Former Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Israel
3:30 p.m. Reception
4:00 p.m. Lecture, Baker Courtroom

September 22

Faculty Development - Teaching Conversation
Why We Teach, and What Excites and Scares Us Most About It
12:20 p.m., Faculty Commons

October 2009

October 2-4

Law School Homecoming activities

October 6

Dean's Forum
12:15 p.m., Room 212

October 9

Faculty Development - Teaching Brown Bag - Prof. K. Fershee
Writing in Doctrinal Courses
12:30 p.m., Faculty Commons

Faculty Meeting
1:30 p.m., Room 103

October 23

Law School Art Auction

October 27

Faculty Development - Teaching Conversation
Students, Computers, and Classroom Dynamics:  Have We Lost Control?
12:20 p.m., Faculty Commons

October 28 - 29

North Dakota Supreme Court visit to Law School

November 2009

November 3

Dean's Forum
12:15 p.m., Room 212

November 11

Veteran's Day - No Class

November 13

School of Law Assembly - all students, staff, and faculty
12:15 to 1:10 p.m., Baker Courtroom

November 13

Last Day to Drop a Course or Withdraw

November 13

Faculty Development - Research Brown Bag - Prof. J. Fershee
Placing an Article: The Dominant Theories and Why We Might Care
12:30 p.m., Faculty Commons

Faculty Meeting
1:30 p.m., Room 103

November 17

Law School Assembly
12:15 p.m., Baker Courtroom

November 17

Last Day to Drop a Course or Withdraw

November 24

Faculty Development - Teaching and Research "Grab Bag" Conversation
An “Open-Mic” Discussion About Teaching and Research
12:20 p.m., Faculty Commons

November 24

Last Day of Classes

November 26 - 27

Thanksgiving Recess

November 30

Reading & Review

December 2009

December 1

Reading & Review

December 2 - 9

Hanukkah (begins at sundown, Dec. 1)

December 2 - 15

Final Exams

December 18

UND Commencement

January 2010

January ??

Spring Semester Law School classes begin

January ??

Last Day to Pay Fees Without Penalty

January 18

Martin Luther King Jr. Day - No Class

January 26

Faculty Development - Research Conversation
Submitting Articles: Expresso and Beyond
12:20 p.m., Faculty Commons

February 2010

February 2

Dean's Forum
12:15 p.m., Room 212

February 12

Faculty Development - Teaching Brown Bag - Prof. Jackson
Reflective Teaching and Teaching Rounds
12:30 p.m., Faculty Commons

Faculty Meeting
1:30 p.m., Room 103

February 15

President's Day - No Class

February 23

Faculty Development - Research Conversation
Working with Research Assistants:  Managing Expectations, Theirs and Yours
12:20 p.m., Faculty Commons

March 2010

March 2

Dean's Forum
12:15 p.m., Room 212

March 5

Faculty Development - Teaching Brown Bag - Prof. Myers
Integrating Skills in Doctrinal Courses
12:30 p.m., Faculty Commons

March 12

Faculty Meeting
1:30 p.m., Room 103

March 15 - 19

Spring Break - No Classes

March 29 -
April 6

Passover (begins at sundown, April 19)

March 30

Faculty Development - Teaching Conversation
Creating Problems for Classroom Use:  Mustering Facts as Intentional Teaching Assistants
12:20 p.m., Faculty Commons

April 2010

April 3

Last Day to Drop a Course or Withdraw

April 2 - 5

April Break

April 6

Dean's Forum
12:15 p.m., Room 212

April 9

Faculty Development - Research Brown Bag - Prof. Gordon
Beyond Law Review Articles:  Getting the Most Out of Nontraditional Scholarship Outlets
12:30 p.m., Faculty Commons

Faculty Meeting
1:30 p.m., Room 103

April ??

Last Day of Classes

April ??-??

Reading & Review Days

May 2010

May ??-??

Final Exams

May 15

Spring Commencement
- Time and Place

May 31

Memorial Day - No Class

June 2010

July 2010

July 5

Independence Day - No Class