Students

Important Information & Reminders

Student Handbook (PDF)

• For the week of November 23, 2009 the class schedule is as follows:  11/23 follows the Monday schedule, 11/24 follows the Thursday schedule, and 11/25 follows the Friday schedule.
• The computer lab sign-ups and exam reschedule forms are currently available at Student Services.  These are due on Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at 4:00pm.
• Fall 2009 exam numbers will be available to pick up from Student Services on Wednesday, November 18, 2009.
• The H1N1 influenza has caused great concern for safeguarding the health and wellness of students, staff, and faculty this flu season.  The administration at WUCL is aware of the issues and concerns that students may have about either catching or spreading the H1N1 flu.  The Bishop Health Center has set up a page on their website dedicated to keeping us updated with steps one may take to avoid catching and spreading the flu.  Click here to navigate to the H1N1 flu tip sheet.  In addition, Bishop also has a FLU Preparedness website which is frequently updated as new information arrives.  Please check this site often for updates and use your best judgement about staying home if you are ill.
• Some 2008-2009 Spring Semester exams are available for review in Student Services.  Click here to for availability.
• Tentative Timeline for 2010 Spring Registration:
  • Classed which are determined by lottery will be available for viewing in JASON on Tuesday, November 24, 2009.  Check with Student Services to find out your place on the wait list.
  • Online Registration reopens for 2Ls & 3Ls from 12:00 Noon on Tuesday, November 24, 2009 through Noon on Friday, January 8, 2010.

University Services

• Academic Calendar
• ASWU - Associated Students of WU
• Calendar — Submit Event Online
• Check Your Disk Usage (H Drive)
• Compass Card
• Law Library
• Montag Center
• Parking Permit Application
• Residence Hall Computing and Networking (Q&A)
• Safe Driver Program
• Scheduling Event Request
• ShareCat

WITS Email and Network Services

• Change Your Network Password
• Create A New Network Account
• Email Forwarding Address
• Email Vacation Feature
• Fusser's Guide
• Home (H) Drive
• View/Edit Your Mailgroups
• Web Print

• Curricular Offerings & Schedules

• Online Course Listing

Spring 2010 Semester,  (Jan. 11 - May 3, 2009)

• Academic Calendar
• Class Schedule, updated 11/16/09
• Course Descriptions
• Curricular Offerings, updated 11/9/09 
• Exam Schedule

Syllabi

Some Faculty also post syllabi and assignments to TWEN.

• LAW 233: Disability Law (Russon)

Fall 2009 Semester,  (Aug. 24 - Dec. 14, 2009)

• Registration Memo from Dean Graham
• Academic Calendar
• 1L Book List
• 2L/3L Book List
• Class Schedule, Updated 09/09/09
• Course Descriptions
• Curricular Offerings
• Exam Schedule

Final Exams:  Specific Instructions

Exams will be closed book/notes, unless otherwise noted in the Specific Instructions.  Please check for your individual exams.  NOTE: These links will be updated as the Special Instructions are received.

• LAW 101-01: Civil Procedure (Clark)
• LAW 101-02: Civil Procedure (Wise)
• LAW 101-03: Civil Procedure (Tamayo)
• LAW 101-04: Civil Procedure (Dobbins)
• LAW 101-05: Civil Procedure (Tornquist)
• LAW 103-01: Contracts (Friedman)
• LAW 103-02: Contracts (Cunningham-Parmeter)
• LAW 109-01: Torts (Richardson)
• LAW 109-02: Torts (Graham)
• LAW 114-01 & -02: Criminal Law (Davidson)
• LAW 114-03: Criminal Law (Crier)
• LAW 202: Business Organizations (Friedman)
• LAW 203: Corporate Finance (O'Reilly)
• LAW 204: Remedies (Standen)
• LAW 205: Labor Law (Cunningham-Parmeter)
• LAW 206: Professional Responsibility (Tamayo)
• LAW 209: Workers' Compensation (Lyons)
• LAW 213: Evidence (Standen)
• LAW 214: Real Estate Transactions (Hill)
• LAW 215: Federal Income Tax (O'Reilly)
• LAW 218: Insurance (Audley)
• LAW 234-01 & -02: Trusts & Estates (Vollmar)
• LAW 235: Community Property (Horenstein)
• LAW 246: Sales (Hagedorn)
• LAW 248: Health Care Law and Policy (Gatter)
• LAW 255-01: Administrative Law (Dobbins)
• LAW 304: State & Local Gov't Law (Diller)
• LAW 315: Intellectual Property (Chiappetta)
• LAW 334: Criminal Procedure (Morris-Collin)
• LAW 337: Secured Transactions (Hagedorn)
• LAW 352: Elder Law (Cook)
• LAW 354: Patent Law & Policy (Mohr)
• LAW 356: Water Law (Marbut)
• LAW 3003: Refugee Law (Skinner)

Syllabi

Some Faculty also post syllabi and assignments to TWEN.

• LAW 214: Real Estate Transactions (Hill)
• LAW 218: Insurance Law (Audley)
• LAW 255: Administrative Law (Dobbins)

Forms

(Please return completed forms to Student Services for processing.  All files are in PDF format unless otherwise noted.)

• Address Card
• Request for Letter of Standing  Multi-purpose form for letter requests. Indicate letter type on form.
• Add Course
• Drop Course
• Professional Skills/Research Writing Requirement  Print one form per Writing Requirement.
• Degree Requirements Worksheet

Any Official Transcript orders should be requested through the Registrar's Office on the CLA campus.  Click here to be redirected to the Office of the Registrar website for further information.

Range Forms

• Spring 2009 Semester

Writing Competitions

• The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers are pleased to announce the Third Annual Writing Competition.  Submission Deadline: May 1, 2010.
• Scribes-The American Society of Legal Writers are sponsoring a Notes-and Comments Award.  Submission Deadline:  January 18, 2010.
• The Center For Real Estate Studies at New York Law School presents the First Annual NYLS Real Estate Law Writing Competition.  Submission Deadline:  April 1, 2010.
• The American Bar Association Section of International Law is pleased to announce its annual Rona R. Mears Student Writing Competition & Scholarship Awards.  Submission Deadline:  January 15, 2010.
• The Oregon State Bar Products Liability Section invites you to participate in the Products Liability Publication Contest.  Submission Deadline:  June 15, 2010.
• The Public Justice Foundation invites you to participate in the Roscoe Hogan Environmental Essay Contest.  Intent-to-enter Submission Deadline:  January 29, 2010.  Essay Contest Deadline:  March 31, 2010. 
• The Jackson Lewis Law Firm and Chicago-Kent College of Law's Institute for Law and the Workplace will co-sponsor the Louis Jackson National Student Writing Competition in Employment and Labor Law.  Submission Deadline:  January 19, 2010. 
• The Washington University in St. Louis School of Law announces the 2010 Writing Competition sponsored by the American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers.  Submission Deadline: December 1, 2009.
• The GRAMMY Foundation invites you to participate in the 12th Annual Entertainment Law Initiative Writing Competition and Scholarship Program.  Submission Deadline:  January 4, 2010 by 11 AM PST.
• In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, PepsiCo is partnering with the Hispanic College Fund (HCF) to promote higher education among Hispanic students.  Click here to learn about and apply for merit-based scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students.  Submission Deadline:  March 1, 2010.
• The American College of Legal Medicine announces its two 2010 Student Writing Competitions: the Letourneau Award & the Bioethics Award.  Submission Deadline: January 11, 2010. 

Important Dates

Click here to view the SAVii Calendar to search for events on campus.

• October/November    Web Registration for Spring 2010 for all students.
• November 16, 2009  Final exam reschedule forms & computer lab sign-ups available at Student Services.
• November 18, 2009  Final exam numbers are available to pick up from Student Services.
• November 24, 2009  Deadline to turn in final exam reschedule forms & computer lab sign-ups.
• November 25, 2009    Last day of classes.  Deadline to complete incomplete grades from spring semester.
• November 26-27, 2009    THANKSGIVING - NO CLASSES.
• November 30, 2009    First day of final examinations.
• December 14, 2009    Last day of final examinations.
• December 15, 2009-January 10, 2010    HOLIDAY BREAK.
• December 24, 2009-January 3, 2010  WUCL offices closed for Holiday Break.
• January 11, 2010  First day of classes for the 2009-2010 Spring Semester.  Welcome back!

Student Organizations

• Student Bar Association
• J. Reuben Clark Law Society
• Moot Court Board
• Multicultural Law Association
• Phi Alpha Delta
• Phi Delta Phi
• Public Interest Law Society
• Sports Law Journal
• Willamette Student Animal Defense Fund
• Willamette Lambda Legal Organization
• Women's Law Caucus

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