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AUWCL Orientation 2025

Welcome to AUWCL

Welcome to AUWCL!

All transfer students are required to attend the AUWCL Transfer Orientation on Thursday, August 21from 3:00 pm-5:00 pm in C217. At this session, we’ll share information and answer questions about academic advising and course scheduling, career and professional development opportunities, accommodations and disability support, co-curricular opportunities (like journal, competition teams, clinic, and externships), and other AUWCL-specific information. If you are a transfer student unable to attend this session, please email advising@wcl.american.edu.

We’re excited that you’re joining us this fall, but we also understand that you have previously participated in a JD Orientation and are likely comfortable with many of the skills and ideas that we are sharing as part of 1L Orientation. You are welcome, but are not required, to attend any of the 1L Orientation sessions listed in the full-time or part-time 1L schedules.

As students new to AUWCL, you may enjoy attending the Dean’s Welcome and Professional Oath (Monday evening or Tuesday) sessions to engage with the community. On Thursday before your required session, you may want to arrive earlier for the Student Resource Fair and Get to Know the Pence Law Library sessions. Of course, you are welcome to attend additional sessions if you are interested! Join any group that works for your schedule and attend as many or as few sessions as you’d like.

Transfer Orientation Schedule

  Transfer Orientation Schedule
Time Session Speakers Contact Info
3:00pm Introductions and Welcome to WCL! Rachel Gordon & Rachel Johnson

advising@wcl.american.edu 

studentaffairs@wcl.american.edu

3:15pm Character & Fitness Forms Office of Student Affairs studentaffairs@wcl.american.edu
3:20pm Journal and Fall Write-On Joint Journal Committee jjc@wcl.american.edu
3:30pm WCL Library Overview Pence Law Library

reference@wcl.american.edu

3:50pm Academic Advising Overview Rachel Gordon / 
WCL Advising

advising@wcl.american.edu

4:00pm Academic and Bar Exam Support Office of Academic Excellence (OAE) oae@wcl.american.edu
4:10pm Career Services  Office of Career and Professional Development (OCPD) careerdevelopment@wcl.american.edu
4:30pm Comprehensive Student Support Office of Student Affairs (OSA) studentaffairs@wcl.american.edu
4:40pm WCL Disability Support & Accommodations Disability Support / 
Academic Support & Access Center (ASAC)
disability@wcl.american.edu
4:50pm Questions