Summer Youth Institute Program Schedule
Sample SYI Schedule
Thursday, July 18
8:15 – 8:30 |
Sign-in |
8:30 – 9:00 |
Breakfast and Welcome |
9:00 – 10:00 |
Student Introduction & Ice-Breaker |
10:00 – 10:15 |
Break |
10:15 – 10:45 |
Program Overview and Expectations Oath Dressing for Success |
10:45 – 12:15 |
Scavenger Hunt of Law Library |
12:15 – 1:15 |
Meet EDWBA Mentors & Networking Lunch |
1:15 – 1:30 |
Break |
1:30 – 2:30 |
Campus Tour |
2:30 – 2:45 |
Break |
2:45 – 3:45 |
Spotlight: So You Want to Be a Lawyer? |
3:45 – 4:00 |
Wrap-Up, Assignment of Homework & Student Evaluation |
4:00 |
Dismissal |
Friday, July 19
8:15 – 8:30 |
Sign-in |
8:30 – 9:00 |
Breakfast Spotlight: Writing for Success |
9:00 – 10:00 |
Introduction to the American Legal System |
10:00 – 10:10 |
Break |
10:10 – 11:00 |
Introduction to First Amendment & Due Process |
11:00 – 12:00 |
Introduction to Oral Arguments |
12:00 – 1:00 |
Lunch Spotlight: The Role of Mentors |
1:00 – 1:15 |
Break |
1:15 – 2:15 |
Legal Reasoning / Case Analysis |
2:15 – 2:25 |
Break |
2:25 – 3:30 |
Legal Reasoning / Case Analysis |
3:30 – 4:00 |
Wrap-Up, Assignment of Homework & Student Evaluation |
4:00 |
Dismissal |
Monday, July 22
8:15 – 8:30 |
Sign-in |
8:30 – 9:00 |
Breakfast Spotlight: Social Media & You |
9:00 – 9:15 |
Break |
9:15 – 9:30 |
Travel to FBI |
9:30 – 11:45 |
Federal Bureau of Investigation Fieldtrip & Lunch |
11:45 – 12:00 |
Return to Law School |
12:00 – 12:10 |
Break |
12:10 – 1:15 |
Lunch Panel: Public Interest Law |
1:15 – 1:30 |
Break |
1:30 – 2:30 |
Negotiations |
2:30 – 2:40 |
Break |
2:40 – 3:45 |
Oral Argument Prep |
3:45 – 4:00 |
Wrap-Up, Assignment of Homework & Student Evaluation |
4:00 |
Dismissal |
Tuesday, July 23
8:15 – 8:30 |
Sign-in |
8:30 – 9:30 |
Breakfast Spotlight: Other Careers in Law |
9:30 – 9:40 |
Break |
9:40 – 9:50 |
Travel to Johnson Controls |
9:40 – 12:45 |
Johnson Controls Fieldtrip & Lunch |
12:45 – 1:00 |
Return to Law School |
1:00 – 1:15 |
Break |
1:15 – 3:45 |
Oral Argument Prep |
3:45 – 4:00 |
Wrap-Up, Assignment of Homework & Student Evaluation |
4:00 |
Dismissal |
Wednesday, July 24
8:15 – 8:30 |
Sign-in |
8:30 – 9:00 |
Breakfast Oral Argument Prep |
9:00 – 9:15 |
Break |
9:15 – 11:15 |
Students Present Oral Arguments to Judges |
11:15 – 12:30 |
Networking Lunch for Students and Oral Argument Judges |
12:30 – 12:45 |
Break |
12:45 – 1:00 |
Walk to the Milwaukee County Courthouse |
1:00 – 2:30 |
Visit the Milwaukee County Courthouse |
2:30 – 2:45 |
Return to Law School |
2:45 – 3:45 |
Oral Argument Prep |
3:45 – 4:00 |
Wrap-Up, Assignment of Homework & Student Evaluation |
4:00 |
Dismissal |
Thursday, July 25
8:15 – 8:30 |
Sign-in |
8:30 – 8:45 |
Travel to Federal Courthouse |
8:45 – 11:50 |
Visit Federal Courthouse |
11:50 – 12:00 |
Walk to Foley & Lardner |
12:00 – 1:15 |
Lunch Spotlight @ Foley & Lardner: Career Panel |
1:15 – 1:30 |
Return to Law School |
1:30 – 1:45 |
Break |
1:45 – 3:00 |
Oral Arguments Practice |
3:00 – 3:45 |
Top 10 Things Learned During SYI |
3:45 – 4:00 |
Wrap-Up, Assignment of Homework & Student Evaluation |
4:00 |
Dismissal |
Friday, July 26
8:15 – 8:30 |
Sign-in |
8:30 – 9:30 |
Breakfast Oral Argument Prep |
9:30 – 9:45 |
Class Photo |
9:45 – 10:30 |
Final Preparation for Oral Arguments |
10:30 – 11:20 |
Oral Arguments Before Panel of Judges |
11:20 – 11:45 |
Judges' Deliberation & Feedback |
11:45 – 1:00 |
Celebration Lunch for Students, Families, Volunteers and Supporters |