African-American Alumni Weekend Schedule
2018 African American Alumni Celebration Weekend
Sankofa: Go Back to Move Forward
Thursday, February 22, 2018
| 6:00PM | BLSA Symposium - The Influence of the Legal and Social Systems on Health Access and Health Outcomes in Minority Populations: A Panel Discussion on Intersecting Issues in Health, Race, and the Law. - Sadler Center,Tidewater A&B |
Friday, February 23, 2018
| 9:30-11:00AM | Registration | |
| 11:00AM | Unveiling of the Portrait of Edward Augustus Travis, B.C.L. '54 - Hixon Center | |
| 12:00PM |
Welcome Luncheon
Keynote Speaker: The Honorable Carla N. Archie, JD '95, Superior Court Judge for the 26th Judicial District of North Carolina - National Center for State Courts
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| 2:00PM | Panel 1: View from the Bench | |
| 3:15PM | Panel 2: My Law Degree Doesn't Mean I Must Litigate - Career "Alternatives" to the Traditional Practice of Law | |
| 4:30PM | Panel 3: Fighting for FREEdom: A New Era for the First Amendment? | |
| 5:30PM | Reception & Networking - Law School Lobby | |
| 7:00PM |
Dinner & Dancing - Alumni House
Keynote by Chief Judge Roger Gregory, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
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Saturday, February 24, 2018
| 8:00-10:00AM | Registration | |
| 8:30AM | Continental Breakfast - Law School Lobby | |
| 9:00AM | CLE Session - Looking into the Crystal Ball: The Future of the Practice of Law | |
| 10:45AM | Panel 4: Making a Case for Pro Bono | |
| 11:45AM | Panel 5: This is Us - A Candid Conversation on the African-American Law Student Experience at William & Mary (Sankofa) | |
| 12:30PM | Lunch and Special Presentation in Recognition of Wilson C. Jefferson, JD '72 | |
| 2:15PM | Tour of the Law School | |
| 6:00PM | Networking Reception with BLSA Students - Alumni House | |
| 7:00PM |
23rd Annual Oliver Hill Scholarship Banquet - Alumni House
Keynote Speaker: Oliver Hill, Jr. |