Tour RWU Law, We put together a quick tour of the law school for you to make sure you have the chance to meet some of the staff and administrators that you’re going to be interacting with once you join our community. {"preview_thumbnail":"/sites/law/files/styles/video_embed_wysiwyg_preview/public/video_thumbnails/yc_To7b-Pbc.jpg?itok=Je8JDagk","video_url":"https://youtu.be/yc_To7b-Pbc","settings":{"responsive…, Tour Bristol, You’ve never been to Bristol, RI? No problem – here’s a quick tour of the place we call home. {"preview_thumbnail":"/sites/law/files/styles/video_embed_wysiwyg_preview/public/video_thumbnails/2fsfPOQzum0.jpg?itok=kvFvrGkl","video_url":"https://youtu.be/2fsfPOQzum0","settings":{"responsive":true,"width":"854","height":"480","autoplay":false},"settings_summary":["Embedded Video (Responsive)."]}, Our Clinical Guarantee, Are you interested in learning how the RWU Law Clinical Guarantee can help you advance your career? Hear from our Assistant Dean of Experiential Education and a panel of the RWU Law faculty & staff talk about exactly that. {"preview_thumbnail":"/sites/law/files/styles/video_embed_wysiwyg_preview/public/video_thumbnails/D36Tk5d-dv8.jpg?itok=iNW11yxZ","video_url":"https://youtu.be/D36Tk5d-dv8…, Hear from RWU Alums, Take some time to hear from a panel of Alums, and learn how RWU Law set them on their career paths. {"preview_thumbnail":"/sites/law/files/styles/video_embed_wysiwyg_preview/public/video_thumbnails/18ZJgfZpQsg.jpg?itok=3zT4W4fG","video_url":"https://youtu.be/18ZJgfZpQsg","settings":{"responsive":true,"width":"854","height":"480","autoplay":false},"settings_summary":["Embedded Video (Responsive…, Student Life, Do you have questions about what being a law student is really like? Hear from our current students about their experiences at RWU Law. {"preview_thumbnail":"/sites/law/files/styles/video_embed_wysiwyg_preview/public/video_thumbnails/Gf2o7sXdENs.jpg?itok=ss7xGXiY","video_url":"https://youtu.be/Gf2o7sXdENs","settings":{"responsive":true,"width":"854","height":"480","autoplay":false},"…, Pro Bono Opportunities at RWU Law, Learn about one of our most popular Pro Bono opportunities: Alternative Spring Break. Hear directly from RWU Law Students that used their Spring Break to help communities in need from all around the United States. {"preview_thumbnail":"/sites/law/files/styles/video_embed_wysiwyg_preview/public/video_thumbnails/hYCywqs0V_E.jpg?itok=x6-YUuEn","video_url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=…, RWU Law & the Marine Affairs Institute, Learn about the opportunities that the Marine Affairs Institute brings to our students. {"preview_thumbnail":"/sites/law/files/styles/video_embed_wysiwyg_preview/public/video_thumbnails/bgxVfUTM3SM.jpg?itok=I6kopSDr","video_url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgxVfUTM3SM&feature=youtu.be","settings":{"responsive":true,"width":"854","height":"480","autoplay":false},"settings_summary":["…, Sit in on a 1L Torts Class, We know that many of you have not had the opportunity to sit in on a law school class – feel free to visit a pre-recorded first-year class with Professor David Logan. {"preview_thumbnail":"/sites/law/files/styles/video_embed_wysiwyg_preview/public/video_thumbnails/9z60Xvpn7Ik.jpg?itok=HSda7o9P","video_url":"https://youtu.be/9z60Xvpn7Ik","settings":{"responsive":true,"width":"854","height":"480","…, Learn about the Providence Experiential Campus, The experiential campus gives our upper level students the opportunity to participate in at least one substantial clinical experience, with a home right in the heart of Providence, RI. {"preview_thumbnail":"/sites/law/files/styles/video_embed_wysiwyg_preview/public/video_thumbnails/n00s-fORQCY.jpg?itok=hJtF2bVN","video_url":"https://youtu.be/n00s-fORQCY","settings":{"responsive":true,"width":"854…, Rhode Island's Only Law School, RWU Law’s unique position gives our students real access and connections to the RI legal community – learn what that means for you. {"preview_thumbnail":"/sites/law/files/styles/video_embed_wysiwyg_preview/public/video_thumbnails/gxvZYm32tpg.jpg?itok=Slr0Ajsp","video_url":"https://youtu.be/gxvZYm32tpg","settings":{"responsive":true,"width":"854","height":"480","autoplay":false},"settings_summary…
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Read FAQ #1, Read FAQ #2, INTRODUCTION: Dean Michael J. Yelnosky, Ordinarily, a meeting with graduating 3Ls in April would be cause for a tremendous celebration. Though circumstances are obviously going to change the tenor of this meeting, I do want to congratulate you on your upcoming graduation and encourage you to do the best that you can to hang in over these last several weeks of classes and exams. Because there is a diploma, and a career, on the other…, We’ve been receiving a lot of questions about issues specific to graduating students, and so, for this week’s Town Hall, we’ve assembled some people who can answer those questions and talk to you about some other things that you may or may not yet have considered., * * * * * * * * * *, How will final exams be administered?, You will be receiving exam information shortly for all of your classes. All exams will be take-home, open book exams that will be administered through the online ExamSoft platform. This online system does not lock your entire system as with in-class exams. We expect faculty to provide more time to complete each exam, with some flexibility as to when a student must begin the exam. These changes…, What are the GPA standards for graduation honors?, The GPA standards for graduation honors have been modified for the May 2020 graduating class, recognizing the fact that, on average, 3L grades go up over the final semester. If we kept the same standards we apply under normal circumstances, many fewer students would receive graduation honors than usually would. So we have changed the standards for, cum laude, to 3.15, for, magna cum laude, to 3.4, and for, summa cum laude, to 3.65 to congratulate and celebrate our students’ academic accomplishments., When will we celebrate Commencement?, UPDATE: Since the Town Hall Meeting of April 2, RWU Law has come to the difficult decision to postpone an in-person celebration. Instead, we will hold a virtual commencement celebration at 12:30 p.m. on May 15, 2020. We remain committed to an in-person celebration when it is safe to do so and will seek input on both the rescheduled date and format of the celebration. Please look for more…, Graduates:, I regret to inform you that because of the continued public health emergency we need to postpone the in-person commencement ceremonies that had been scheduled for May 15th at 12:30 on the Bristol campus. We will have an in-person commencement when it is safe to do so, and we will be sure to solicit your feedback on where and when that ceremony should take place., I know that this is a bitter pill to swallow. Your graduating class is joining those across the country in mourning the loss of a final semester of law school and gatherings with your classmates, friends, and family to celebrate your accomplishments. That day of in-person celebration with all those who mean the most to you is coming, but I am afraid it will not be on May 15, 2020., However, on May 15, 2020 at 12:30 we will host a virtual commencement ceremony. The details will be forthcoming but it will likely feature addresses from our commencement speaker, the class valedictorian, and the university president. The highlight, as always, will be a roll call of the graduates with content provided by each one of you, and there will be messages of congratulations from the…, I know it is not the real thing. We do not think of it as a substitute but as a supplement to the in-person commencement that is coming. We just all thought it was important to mark the day and the time of what would have been commencement here on campus. We want to set aside time to think about your time here and dream about your futures, and we want you to have the time to do the same. , Be and stay well., Best,, Michael, What is going to happen with the July 2020 bar exams?, Bar examiners around the country are evaluating whether they will administer a July bar exam. Already, several UBE jurisdictions including Massachusetts, New York and Connecticut have deferred their exams to the fall. As of today, Rhode Island has not made an announcement of their plans. Rhode Island and other jurisdictions will likely announce their plans in the next two weeks. Students should…, How has the current crisis impacted the job market?, The short answer is that, right now, we just don’t know. We have been in frequent contact with law schools and employers across the country, and employers are generally hoping that everything’s going to get back to some level of normalcy by the fall. For now, their more immediate concern is adapting to working remotely, getting their employees up to speed, and handling their client crises.…, Will the COVID-19 crisis impact the job market as disastrously as the Great Recession of 2008 did?, We don’t know for sure yet, yet but it probably will not. The 2008 crisis that so severely impacted the employment market was really a financial crisis. Right now, we’re in a health crisis. Yes, it’s a health crisis with financial and market implications, but the economy was strong going into this. As it stands now, attorneys are still working on behalf of their clients. There are still a lot of…, What can I do now to better position myself for job prospects?, Everything feels sort of out of our hands right now, but you have more control than you may think. One thing is for certain: this definitely isn’t the time to do nothing. It’s a time to be strategic and proactive, because people who are proactive in environments like this show the sort of persistence and resiliency that employers like to see. RWU Law’s Career Development Office recently sent…, Does the mandatory pass/fail policy apply to the one-credit, six-week courses that began in January and were scheduled to end prior to the health crisis?, We haven’t decided that question yet. It’s on the agenda for the next faculty meeting and an announcement will come soon., Will students still be able to get CALI awards?, We haven’t decided that question yet. It’s on the agenda for the next faculty meeting and an announcement will come soon., Does the grading policy apply to experiential classes, wherein much of what is being graded has already happened?, Yes, the pass/fail grading policy applies to all courses this semester, including experiential courses., Will grades from our joint degree programs count toward our School of Law GPAs, where those are still being graded?, Although credits from master’s level work appear on your JD transcript, those courses are not included in GPA calculations. Additionally, course work toward the Master of Studies in Law (MSL) at RWU is included in the pass/fail policy., When will we receive our refund for parking?, The University is working through room and board and parking refunds. They know that there are law students and others impacted, and they’re working through their refund policies, but they aren’t quite there yet., What is the timeline for refunds of money on student dining and printing cards?, Graduating students have received direct deposit refunds of all law school points on their ID cards over $5.00, which is the usual process after graduation. Returning students will have their dining dollars roll over to the following semester. Printing points carry over but are not refundable. For those students who have purchased a meal plan, we are still awaiting details from the University on…, Is there a plan for 3L students who need to clear out Law Review or Moot Court cubicles, SBA offices, etc.?, Not currently, but we will develop a plan for students to get books and other materials that are still in the law school building., Will RWU residence halls be available for students doing summer bar study?, At present, it seems unlikely that we’ll be offering housing for this summer. However, we will likely explore a summer sublet program. * * * * * * * * * *, CONCLUSION: Dean Michael J. Yelnosky, We understand that there are still a number of questions that are very important to you that remain unanswered. We are going to do our best to get answers to those questions as soon as possible. In the meantime, you should feel free to reach out to any members of RWU Law’s administration or faculty to the extent that you think they can be helpful. They are anxiously awaiting your call or email., We have also made plans to hold the Town Hall Meetings regularly, because we understand there are a lot of questions coming up. The next one will be held on 12:30 p.m., on Thursday, April 9.,
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