July Alumni Town Hall

Over the summer of 2020, as we grapple with a pandemic, I have had the pleasure of holding a series of town hall meetings with alumni.  It always is great meeting with the King Hall faithful – even if it is through Zoom!

I was able to update the alums on a variety of matters:

We will be enrolling a superstar Class of 2023.  The class should be about 190-95 students, which is precisely what we had planned for.

At the time of the town hall, on July 30, I let the alumni know that we were still uncertain about fall instruction. The following day, after much discussion with campus leadership, the School of Law was informed that consistent with protecting the health and safety of our community during the global pandemic, law classes will begin the Fall 2020 semester in a completely (100%) remote format.

I filled them in on the recent announcement about the bar exam, which I wrote about in this commentary for the Daily Journal.  

I also identified how alums could help our students, including

1. Volunteering to serve as mentors for law students and recent graduates.
2. Attending our online mixers this year to allow students to network.
3. Volunteering to help our Career Services office with mock interviews, participating on panel discussions.
4. Helping our students get jobs.
5. Contacting admitted students through our admissions office.   

We had a wonderful discussion about admissions, student life, and the diversity of the law school faculty and student body.  It truly was exhilarating!  Our wonderful alums are one reason why being Dean of UC Davis School of Law is so fulfilling.