AALS Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.    January 2-5, 2003
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Friday, January 3, 2003

9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Section on Student Services

David B. Jaffe, American University, Chair

Virginia Suite B
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
Lobby Level

Counseling on the Edge: Students with Depression

9:00-9:15 a.m.
Introduction

David B. Jaffe, American University

9:15-11:30 a.m.
Plenary Session - Counseling on the Edge: Students with Depression

Moderator:
Sylvia K. Novinsky, University of North Carolina

Speakers:

  • G. Andrew H. Benjamin, Director, Parenting Evaluation/Training Program, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
  • Wendy B. Davis, Appalachian School of Law
  • Lawrence S. Krieger, Florida State University
Overview: The increasing rate of depression among law students signifies greater levels of issues and work for student service professionals.

Speakers:

  • Steven Braun, Vice President, AD Hoc Legal Resources, Houston, Texas
  • Winston Boyd Crisp, University of North Carolina
  • Ann L. Iijima, William Mitchell College of Law
  • Orgena M. Lewis, South Texas College of Law
  • Vincent A. Thomas, Hamline University
Implementation: How do we identify students with depression and counsel as appropriate, including coordination with other departments? What is our role in motivating and counseling the default student if the economy does not turn around? Simulation by student service professionals followed by small-group sessions and professional critique.

11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Lunch
(on your own)

1:00-3:50 p.m.
(Re)Charging the Batteries: Timely Topics

1:00-1:50 p.m.
The Michigan Case-What Are the Implications?

Virginia Suite B
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
Lobby Level

Introduction:
David H. Baum, The University of Michigan

Speaker:
Evan Caminker, The University of Michigan

2:00-2:50 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions

Minorities & Retention in Firms: An Update Virginia Suite B
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
Lobby Level

Moderator:
Mary N. Birmingham, The University of Arizona

Speaker:
Mary G. Beal, Director of Recruitment, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP, Washington, D.C.

New Designs in Student Services I: Orientation, Commencement, and Other Programming Kennedy
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
Mezzanine Level
Moderator:
Lisa M. Mead, University of Southern California Speakers:

  • William J. Hoye, University of Southern California
  • Ellen Keane Rutt, University of Connecticut
3:00-3:50 p.m. Retooling Career Services Programming
Virginia Suite B
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
Lobby Level

Moderator:
Elizabeth Armour, Boston University

New Designs in Student Services II: Academic Advising, Vehicles for Communicating with Students, Other Topics
Kennedy
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
Mezzanine Level

Moderator:
Orgena M. Lewis, South Texas College of Law

4:00-5:00 p.m.
Hot Topics/Business Meeting

Virginia Suite B
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
Lobby Level

Moderator:
David B. Jaffe, American University

Hot topics include: 1) Creating Community without Alcohol; 2) Information Management and Student Files; 3) Student Patterns of Behavior and Ethics/Bar Issues; 4) Topics from the Floor.

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