Wisconsin Statewide Pre-Law Diversity Conference and Law Fair 2020

EIGHTH ANNUAL WISCONSIN STATEWIDE PRE-LAW DIVERSITY CONFERENCE AND LAW FAIR

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2020

You are cordially invited to join admission officers, faculty, and staff from Marquette University Law School and the University of Wisconsin Law School at the Eighth Annual Wisconsin Statewide Pre-Law Diversity Conference and Law Fair! This event is free to college students and advisors and will be held on Friday, February 28, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Marquette University Law School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

For those traveling from Madison to Milwaukee, free roundtrip bus transportation is available between the University of Wisconsin Law School and Marquette University Law School.

 

Please register on-line for both Pre-Law Diversity Conference and the Law Fair:

Students and advisors: Register Here                           Law  School Representatives: Register Here

 

Tentative 2020 Schedule

 

9 - 9:30 a.m.

Check-in & Continental Breakfast

9:30 - 9:40 a.m.

Law School Welcome

 Rebecca Scheller, Assistant Dean for Admissions and Financial Aid, University of Wisconsin Law School

 Stephanie Nikolay, Director of Admissions and Recruitment, Marquette University Law School

9:40 - 9:50 a.m.

Dean's Remarks & Keynote Introduction

 Joseph D. Kearney, Dean and Professor of Law, Marquette University Law School

9:50  - 10:20 a.m.

Keynote Address '“A Diverse Electorate in a Polarized Age”

 Charles Franklin, Professor of Law and Public Policy and Director of the Marquette Law School Poll 

10:20 - 10:35 a.m.

Break

10:35 - 11:20 a.m.

Diversity in the Legal Profession – Law Student & Alumni Panel
 

11:20 - 11:55 a.m.

Featured Lecture “The Modern Challenges to and Possibilities of Civil Rights Law"

Atiba Ellis, Professor of Law, Marquette University Law School
  

11:55 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.

Break and Box Lunch pick-up

12:10  - 1:00 p.m.

Working Lunch Breakout Sessions

  • Students - Mock Law Class - Fair Housing - Vada Lindsey, Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Enrollment 
  • Advisors – Mock Admissions Committee 

1:00 - 2:30 p.m.

 

Law School Fair View 2020 Participating Law Schools Here

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Stephanie Nikolay at Marquette University Law School or Rebecca Scheller at the University of Wisconsin Law School. 

Directions, Parking, and Accommodations
• Directions to Marquette University Law School & Parking 
• Marquette University Campus Map:  Marquette University Law School is located on the Marquette campus.
 Local hotels
• Visit Milwaukee Convention & Visitors Bureau
• Airlines: Mitchell International Airport (MKE) is about fifteen minutes from the Marquette campus.
• Rail: Amtrak (Downtown MKE) is less than one mile from the Marquette campus.
• FREE chartered bus:  For those traveling from Madison to Milwaukee for Pre-Law Diversity Conference and Law Fair, free roundtrip bus transportation is available between the University of Wisconsin Law School and Marquette University Law School. Bus sign-up is available via the registration form.