2019 Call for Proposals - CLOSED
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Updated 11/29/2018
Dear PCAPLA members,
Our 2019 PCAPLA conference, Innovations and visions of pre-law advising while exploring the Pacific Northwest, will be based in Portland, Oregon and will take place from Wednesday, June 5th through Friday, June 7th. There will be an evening reception on Tuesday, June 4th.
The conference will include visits to law schools, workshops and panels taking place at our three host law schools in Oregon. Our host schools are:
Lewis & Clark Law School, Wednesday, June 5th, Portland
University of Oregon School of Law Thursday, June 6th, Eugene
Willamette University College of Law Friday, June 7th, Salem
We are calling on all our PCAPLA members, law school representatives and pre-law advisors to propose panels, workshops, round-table discussions, and plenary sessions for new, seasoned and veteran advisors.
Proposals can be an idea for an interesting topic, an individual plan for a presentation, or a topic to be addressed by several speakers. Your proposal could be a completed program or a work in progress to be refined in the weeks following the submission of your proposal. Please provide as much detail as you can at the time of your submission, which will enable us to have an accurate reflection of what you have envisioned. The submission deadline is Monday, January 28th.
The following five themes are suggestions to help presenters frame their proposals. However, if you would like to present a proposal with a core theme other than what we suggested below, please feel free to do so and provide a general theme with your proposal for us to include in the program. This would also help attendees identify sessions that may interest to them.
In order for these topics to truly be "hot," we will continue to consider submissions for hot topics for a short period following the deadline. If you have something in mind, please let us know as soon as possible.
The deadline for submitting a proposal is Monday, January 28th. The conference committee will review all submissions and finalize the conference program and the law school visitation schedule by early February.
To submit a proposal, please complete the attached form and submit it by January 28, 2019 to: [email protected]. Please include PCAPLA 2019 Conference Proposal in your subject line.
Additionally, if you would like to contribute your perspective or area of expertise on workshops or panels that others might be presenting, please contact Mahalley Allen at: [email protected] indicating your area of expertise and noting examples of possible topics to which you could contribute.
Thank you, in advance, for your proposal submissions, guidance, and your contributions toward advising and preparing the lawyers and leaders of tomorrow.
Sincerely,
Your 2019 PCAPLA Conference Committee
Dear PCAPLA members,
Our 2019 PCAPLA conference, Innovations and visions of pre-law advising while exploring the Pacific Northwest, will be based in Portland, Oregon and will take place from Wednesday, June 5th through Friday, June 7th. There will be an evening reception on Tuesday, June 4th.
The conference will include visits to law schools, workshops and panels taking place at our three host law schools in Oregon. Our host schools are:
Lewis & Clark Law School, Wednesday, June 5th, Portland
University of Oregon School of Law Thursday, June 6th, Eugene
Willamette University College of Law Friday, June 7th, Salem
We are calling on all our PCAPLA members, law school representatives and pre-law advisors to propose panels, workshops, round-table discussions, and plenary sessions for new, seasoned and veteran advisors.
Proposals can be an idea for an interesting topic, an individual plan for a presentation, or a topic to be addressed by several speakers. Your proposal could be a completed program or a work in progress to be refined in the weeks following the submission of your proposal. Please provide as much detail as you can at the time of your submission, which will enable us to have an accurate reflection of what you have envisioned. The submission deadline is Monday, January 28th.
The following five themes are suggestions to help presenters frame their proposals. However, if you would like to present a proposal with a core theme other than what we suggested below, please feel free to do so and provide a general theme with your proposal for us to include in the program. This would also help attendees identify sessions that may interest to them.
- The Nuts & Bolts of Pre-Law Advising: This category will include a variety of topics intended to assist those who are new to advising students interested in entering the legal profession, as well as provide valuable insights to veteran advisors on some of the more challenging aspects of working with pre-law students. Possible topics in this category include a mock admission panel, personal statement considerations, application process, timeline, preparation and related processes.
- Preparing Students for Careers in the Law: With the many recent changes and fluctuations in the legal job market, this category will include sessions involving preparation for law school, aspects of the legal job market, legal careers, teaching law to undergraduate students, and other innovative educational programs. Examples of sessions in this category include teaching networking and professionalism to pre-law students, making sense of law school career data, exploring legal jobs in different industries, and helping student determine whether the law school route is the best path for their individual goals and career interests.
- Pre-Law Programming: The programming that pre-law advisors run for their students varies greatly from institution to institution. Proposals within this theme provide the space for advisors to showcase some of the great and unique programming they are running at their institutions. This category might include such topics as mock trial and moot court programs, various methods of delivering programming to pre-law students (such as webinars, social media, etc.), programs that include the development of networking skills or connect them with alumni and mentors in the law, successful ways of marketing programs to students, or other innovative programming, best practices, and recommendations, among other topics.
- Pipeline and Diversity Programs: Proposals with this theme in mind can focus on a variety of current, developing, and emerging topics addressing the multiple needs of pre-law students from 2 or 4-year institutions and/or the needs of underrepresented students. Examples might include, but are not restricted to: panels discussing the progress and challenges associated with formal 2+2+3 pipeline programs, best-practices for informal partnerships and alternate programs between community college and 4-year institutions, advising undocumented students, and diversity programs and initiatives designed to support non-traditional and underrepresented law school applicants. You might also consider putting together a panel of 1st generation and underrepresented law school students or law school alumni to provide their perspective, feedback, and recommendations to pre-law advisors.
- Hot Topics: It seems the world of pre-law advising and law school admissions has been changing more frequently than ever over the last decade. Proposals following this theme provide the opportunity to visit the topics most pressing to pre-law advisors today. Submissions can include any topic of importance to pre-law advising, with preference given to those topics that are most timely in the ever-changing landscape of law school admissions. Also included within this section could be a panel of law school deans, representatives from NALP, and the ABA commenting on the future direction of the legal education and the legal industry, taking into consideration the most current changes, transitions and other considerations.
In order for these topics to truly be "hot," we will continue to consider submissions for hot topics for a short period following the deadline. If you have something in mind, please let us know as soon as possible.
The deadline for submitting a proposal is Monday, January 28th. The conference committee will review all submissions and finalize the conference program and the law school visitation schedule by early February.
To submit a proposal, please complete the attached form and submit it by January 28, 2019 to: [email protected]. Please include PCAPLA 2019 Conference Proposal in your subject line.
Additionally, if you would like to contribute your perspective or area of expertise on workshops or panels that others might be presenting, please contact Mahalley Allen at: [email protected] indicating your area of expertise and noting examples of possible topics to which you could contribute.
Thank you, in advance, for your proposal submissions, guidance, and your contributions toward advising and preparing the lawyers and leaders of tomorrow.
Sincerely,
Your 2019 PCAPLA Conference Committee
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