Do you want to be in the alumni roster, but don't have a photo? No worries!

We will be taking photos in the Brandeis Room at the following times:

Just stop by the Brandeis Room, have your photo taken, leave your name and e-mail address, and we will do the rest.

Remember,the deadline (before I start bugging each of you on an indivdual basis) is November 25. The roster is an excellent way to network and market yourself to UofL's alumni, and it will be a way to remember your classmates, and keep in touch.

If you have questions about the roster, contact Beth Haendiges.

This week’s tips focus on how you can use your time efficiently and effectively for studying during the Thanksgiving holiday. 

Be alert to your “highs” and “lows” in planning your study schedule.  Do the hardest tasks when you are the most alert.  It often helps to do the most difficult or most unpleasant task first so that it does not hang over you all day.  Do more active tasks when you are feeling more drained:  flashcards, practice questions, making graphics, etc.  Read and review outlines when you are the most focused.  Be aware of when you need a short break to restore your focus. 

This week’s tips focus on how you can use your time efficiently and effectively for studying during the Thanksgiving holiday. 

Realize that it is your responsibility to carve out the time you need for study.  Talk to your family and friends about why it is important for you to have study time during the break period to prepare for exams, to write a paper, or to accomplish whatever tasks you need to do.  If you have always played during undergraduate school on breaks, they may not understand why law study is different.  Even if family and friends do not fully understand, you need to make personal decisions that you will not regret later.  You may need to make some compromises and get up earlier or stay up later.  Do not use your family and friends as an excuse to procrastinate. 

This week’s tips focus on how you can use your time efficiently and effectively for studying during the Thanksgiving holiday.

Once you decide your priorities, plot out on a calendar which tasks you will complete each day.  Be realistic.  Mark down the actual hours you will spend on each task.  Consider the following possibilities:

• Listen to CD’s in the airport, on the plane, or while driving.
• Review outlines while in the airport or on the plane.
• Photocopy the pages you need to read for classes rather than lugging all of your books with you.
• Ask a family member or friend to quiz you with flashcards while you are at home.
• Get up earlier or go to bed later than family so that you can carve out time to study.
• Negotiate time to study when family/friends are doing other activities that do not need to include you.
• Schedule time with family and friends so that you know when you can study and they know when they will see you.
• Consider whether you can study in a different location than home in order to get time, space, and quiet for studying.
• Plan to take Thanksgiving Day off if possible.  If you have too much to do, at least take a portion of the day off and have fun.
• Use the template calendar attached.
  

The SBA November Student of the Month is Barry Dunn. Barry is the President of the Moot Court Board where he helped raise thousands of dollars in donations on behalf of the school's preeminent Trial Advocacy Organization. He also co-founded the First-Year Oral Advocacy Competition. He leads a group of four exceptional students as the only returning member of the law school's National Moot Court Team. Moreover he is an active member of the University of Louisville Law Review, for which he serves as Notes Editor. Last year he was a Torts tutor for the first years, and he organized mock interviews for the first years. He was also a finalist in the Pirtle-Washer Argument Competition and is a research assistant for Professor Weaver. Thanks Barry! Your contributions do not go unnoticed.