Orientation

Please save the following dates for your mandatory new student orientation: Saturday, August 2, 2025 and Monday, August 4 through Tuesday, August 5, 2025. If you have a scheduling conflict with these mandatory event days, please email Dean Harrison at sharrison@johnmarshall.edu.

You may also review the 2025-2026 academic calendar here for planning purposes.

Saturday, August 2, 2025

Time	Session	Location
8:30 am	Registration (Coffee and Continental Breakfast Provided)	AJMLS (17th Floor  Lecture Hall)
9:00 am	Welcome	AJMLS (17th Floor  Lecture Hall)
9:15 am	The Fitness Process in Georgia	AJMLS (17th Floor  Lecture Hall)
10:00 am	The Meaning of Professionalism	AJMLS (17th Floor  Lecture Hall)
11:00 am	Breakout Sessions	AJMLS, Various Locations
12:35 pm	Lunch (Lunch Provided)	AJMLS, Various Locations
2:00 pm	PMP Presentation	AJMLS (17th Floor Lecture Hall)
2:25 pm	Wellness and Counseling Resources	AJMLS (17th Floor  Lecture Hall)
3:25 pm	Break	AJMLS (17th Floor  Lecture Hall)
3:30 pm	Financial Literacy	AJMLS (17th Floor  Lecture Hall)
4:30 pm	The Role of a Lawyer in Promoting Advocacy	AJMLS (17th Floor  Lecture Hall)
5:45 pm	Student ID Photos (Evening Students)/Adjourn	TBA

Monday, August 4, 2025 (Day Students)

Time	Session	Location
8:30 am	Registration and Student ID (Coffee Provided)	AJMLS (17th Floor  Lecture Hall)
9:30 am	Orientation Day 2 Welcome	AJMLS (17th Floor  Lecture Hall)
9:35 am	Critical Reading and Case Briefing	AJMLS (17th Floor  Lecture Hall)
10:45 am	Break
11:00 am	Breakout Groups	AJMLS, Various Locations
11:30 am	1 L Professor Q & A	AJLS (17th Floor Lecture Hall)
12:30 pm	Lunch (Lunch Provided)
1:30 pm	Mock Class	AJMLS (17th Floor  Lecture Hall)
2:45 pm	Professors’ Expectations in the Classroom	AJMLS (17th Floor  Lecture Hall)
3:45 pm	Student ID Photos	AJMLS (17th Floor)
5:00 pm	Adjourn

Monday, August 4, 2025 (Evening Students)

Time	Session	Location
5:00 pm	Registration and Student ID   (Can arrive earlier for IDs) (Dinner Provided)	AJMLS (17th Floor  Lecture Hall)
5:15 pm	Orientation Day 2 Welcome	AJMLS (17th Floor  Lecture Hall)
5:20 pm	Critical Reading and Case Briefing	AJMLS (17th Floor  Lecture Hall)
6:30 pm	Breakout Groups and Q&A panel	AJMLS, Various Locations
7:30 pm	Break
7:35 pm	Mock Class	AJMLS (17th Floor  Lecture Hall)
8:45  pm	Professors’ Expectations in the Classroom	AJMLS (17th Floor  Lecture Hall)
9:45 pm	Adjourn	AJMLS (17th Floor  Lecture Hall)

Tuesday, August 5, 2025 (Day Students)

Time	Session	Location
9:00 am	Registration (Coffee Provided)	AJMLS (17th Floor  Lecture Hall)
9:30 am	Professional Identity Formation	AJMLS (17th Floor  Lecture Hall)
10:55 am	Break
11:00 am	Financial Aid	AJMLS (17th Floor Lecture Hall)
11:20 am	Student Accounts	AJMLS (17th Floor  Lecture Hall)
11:40 am	Externships and Experiential Learning	AJMLS (17th Floor  Lecture Hall)
12:00 pm	Career Development	AJMLS (17th Floor  Lecture Hall)
12:20 pm	Lunch (Lunch Provided)
1:05 pm	Scholarships	AJMLS (17th Floor  Lecture Hall)
1:25 pm	Law Journal	AJMLS (17th Floor  Lecture Hall)
1:45 pm	Advocacy Board	AJMLS (17th Floor  Lecture Hall)
2:05 pm	AJMLS Non-discrimination Policy	AJMLS (17th Floor  Lecture Hall)
3:00 pm	SBA Welcome/Student Experience Panel	AJMLS (17th Floor  Lecture Hall)
3:45 pm	Student Organization Fair/Library and Campus Tours	AJMLS, Various Locations
5:15 pm	Adjourn

Tuesday August 5, 2025 (Evening Students)

Time	Session	Location
5:15 pm	Student Organization Fair/Library and Campus Tours (Dinner Provided)	AJMLS, Various Locations
6:15 pm	Professional Identity Formation	AJMLS (17th Floor  Lecture Hall)
7:45 pm	Break
7:50 pm	Student Experience Panel	AJMLS, Various Locations
8:45 pm	AJMLS Non-discrimination Policy	AJMLS (17th Floor  Lecture Hall)
9:45 pm	Adjourn