Law School - Diversity Day and Admissions Fair

November 12, 2011 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
St. John’s School of Law | 8000 Utopia Parkway | Queens, NY 11439

The Ronald H. Brown Center for Civil Rights and Economic Development is pleased to present its annual:

Diversity Day and Admissions Fair

Date
Saturday, November 12, 2011

Time
8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Location
St. John's School of Law
8000 Utopia Parkway
Queens, N.Y. 11439

Participating Law Schools
Albany Law School
American University Washington College of Law
Ave Maria School of Law
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law Yeshiva University
Boston College Law School
Boston University School of Law
Brooklyn Law School
Catholic University Columbus School of Law
City University of New York Queens School of Law
Duke University School of Law
Earle Mack School of Law at Drexel University
Florida Coastal School of Law
Florida International University College of Law 
Fordham University School of Law
Golden Gate University School of Law
Hofstra University School of Law
Howard University School of Law
John Marshall Law School
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law
New England Law - Boston
New York Law School
Northeastern University School of Law
Ohio Northern University
Pace University School of Law
Quinnipiac University School of Law 
Roger Williams University School of Law
Rutgers School of Law - Newark
Seton Hall University School of Law
Southern Illinois University School of Law
Southern University Law Center
St. John's University School of Law
Suffolk University Law School
Syracuse University College of Law
Thomas M. Cooley Law School
Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
University of Buffalo School of Law
University of Colorado Law School
University of Connecticut School of Law
University of Massachusetts School of Law, Dartmouth
Villanova University School of Law
Western New England University School of Law

Diversity Day Program Agenda
8:30 – 9 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast
Solarium  | Ground Floor

9 – 9:05 a.m.
Welcome
Belson Moot Court Room | Second Floor

Leonard M. Baynes
Professor of Law
Director, The Ronald H. Brown Center for Civil Rights
and Economic Development
St. John’s School of Law

9:30 – 10:45 a.m.
Panel 1: What Makes Your Law School Application Special?

Panelists

K. Michelle Allison-Davis
Assistant Dean of Admissions, Financial Aid and Diversity Affairs
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law

John R.  Nussbaumer
Professor of Law
Associate Dean, Auburn Hills Campus
Thomas M. Cooley Law School

Martha Probst
Assistant Director for Career Development
Florida International University College of Law

Lillie V. Wiley-Upshaw
Vice Dean for Admissions and Financial Aid
University at Buffalo Law School
State University of New York

10:15 – 10:45 a.m.
Panel 2: How to Prepare for Law School: Ronald H. Brown Prep Program for College Students Alumni Speak

Moderator
Janai S. Nelson
Associate Professor of Law
Associate Director, The Ronald H. Brown Center for Civil Rights and Economic Development
St. John's School of Law

Panelists
Steve Fils-Aime, St. John’s School of Law ‘13
Ebosetale Okojie, Duke Law School ‘13
Irma Rivera, New York Law School ‘13
Ezra Salami, Fordham Law School ‘14

10:45 – 11:15 a.m.
Keynote Speaker
Hon. Charles B. Rangel ’60
U.S. Congressman
New York, 15th District

11:15 – 11:45 p.m.
Lunch
Solarium  | Ground Floor

Noon – 2 p.m.
Law School Admissions Fair: General Admission
Cafeteria  | Ground Floor

2 – 4 p.m.
Speed Interviews for the Ronald H. Brown Juniors       
Cafeteria  | Ground Floor

RSVP
To attend the Diversity Day and Admissions Fair, please complete and submit the online RSVP form.

More Information 
Kristen Guiseppi-Ferguson
guiseppk@stjohns.edu
(718) 990-8076