BLSA hosts Preparing for Law School Admissions: The LSAT & Your Application Seminar

The College Student Division Committee of the Black Law Students Association hosted Preparing for Law School Admissions: The LSAT & Your Application Seminar on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at NCCU School of Law for the BLSA NCCU Mentoring Program.

The program began with a Meet & Greet reception. The reception afforded the undergraduate students an opportunity to meet the law student assigned as their mentors. Over 45 undergraduate and graduate students gathered in the Fishbowl to enjoy pizza and ice-breaker activities. With the support from the NCCU School of Law student body, each participant of the BLSA NCCU Mentoring Program has been paired with a law student mentor.

After the Meet & Greet, the participants attended presentations by Shameika DeVane the Assistant Relationship Manager for Kaplan Test Prep & Admissions and Stephanie Barbee Williams the Assistant Dean of Admissions at NCCU School of Law.

Ms. DeVane discussed the quantitative and qualitative factors related to law school admission, inclusive of the LSAT, suggested preparation timelines and other resources for preparing for the LSAT.

Dean Williams provided in-dept insight regarding what the law school admissions staff considers when evaluating an applicant, as well as how to prepare and strengthen their law school application.

DeWarren K. Langley, a second year law student who coordinates the NCCU BSLA Mentoring Program says “as law students, we have a responsibility and obligation to usher in the next generation of law students.”

At the end of the seminar, students registered for the Council on Legal Education Opportunity (CLEO) Pre-Law Exchange Program.

“The mentor program meeting was extremely informative! The meeting energized me and gave me a lot of clarity concerning the law school application process. I finally made the decision to apply to NCCU Law School. I was tremendously satisfied and look forward to future meetings!” says William Morgan, a junior Criminal Justice major at Shaw University.

“The seminar was awesome and helpful. I was not aware of all the aspects of applying for law school,” says Jimmy Short, a junior Business Management & Political Science major at NCCU.

If you are interested in serving on the College Student Division Committee or assisting with programs in the Spring, please contact the chair, DeWarren K. Langley at (919) 423-8089 or dewarrenklangley@gmail.com.

Special thanks to the BLSA Executive Board, the College Student Division Committee, Ms. Staris Best, and Dean Stephanie Barbee Williams for making this event possible.

BLSA Candidate Forum

Come out to see Candidates in the upcoming 2009 Election speak on important issues facing the Durham Community. Candidates includes those running for Mayor of Durham. You do not wan to miss this chance to speak with those people who impact life in Durham. Location: The Great Hall!

NCCU BLSA WEEK 2009!!

Join us for our Annual BLSA Week/Week of Service!

Theme: On the Path to Greatness!!

Tuesday: BLSA Supports Breast Cancer Awareness (everybody wear pink shirts or pink ribbons) & Thanksgiving Food Drive starts

Wednesday: "Your Professional Career Starts Now: Value Your Reputation"
Great Hall, Noon. Food will be provided

Thursday: BLSA Oratoracle Contest: Census 2010 & The Importance of Being Counted
Come watch NCCU Undergrads speak on the importance of the 2010 Census and why we should all be counted!

Friday: HLSA BLSA Salsa - The Marvell Event Center, 10:00 p.m. - until

Saturday: Politics & Grits Symposium OR BLSA Volunteers at the N.C. State Fair at the Ronold McDonald House Table.
Members can attend the Politics & Grits Symposium on The Impact of Incarceration on the Mother-Child Relationship starting at 11 a.m. in the Great Hall or Members can work at the Ronald McDonald House Table at the N.C. State Fair. Volunteers get free admissions tickets. Please email our Community Service Chair for more details.

BLSA Soup Sale

Hungry?? Homesick?? Miss Mama's cooking?? Well BLSA is here to give you that "home away from home" experience. Come out and taste home-cooked soups and chili for just $2 a bowl.

NCCU BLSA partners with Test Prep Program to host LSAT

The College Student Division Committee of the Black Law Students Association in partnership with the Test Prep Program at North Carolina Central University hosted “Preparing for the LSAT” for 28 undergraduate students on Saturday, October 3, 2009.

The College Student Division Committee, chaired by DeWarren K. Langley, conducts and implements programming to assist undergraduates with law school admission in addition to a mentoring program. The Test Prep Program (TTP) provides test preparation for the four major graduate and professional school examinations: GMAT, GRE, LSAT and MCAT. Through TTP, NCCU wants to increase admissions options for underrepresented groups at selective graduate and professional schools across the country. Since 1996, the services of The Princeton Review have been contracted for this program.

Langley, a second year law student believes that current law students must be committed to passing on the lessons they have learned about the law school application process and the journey to obtaining a Juris Doctor degree.

This is the first year BLSA and TTP have partnered.

“I look forward to an on-going partnership with the Black Law Student Association. This is something that I have always wanted to see happen,” says Leon Hardy, Director of the Test Prep Program.

If you are interested in serving on the College Student Division Committee, please contact the chair, DeWarren K. Langley at (919) 423-8089 or dewarrenklangley@gmail.com.

Extreme Makeover: BLSA Edition

NCCU BLSA ADOPT-A-FAMILY PROJECT FOR THE SMITH FAMILY (GARNER FIRE VICTIMS)
Donations are needed for the housewares drive. Please sign up what you are willing to donate on the BLSA Twen page. Signing up will ensure that the family gets what they need without a lot of duplicate donations. By September 22, you will be able to access a gift registry that has been set up for the family, in the event that you would like to donate new items. After you sign up, you can then go to your local Target store and use the gift registry to help with your purchase. The registry will be under the name "NCCU BLSA". Very gently used/like new items will also be appreciated. Items can be placed in the designated box in the fishbowl or given to Brandee Ford or Niccoya Dobson. We will also be taking clothing donations in the box in the fishbowl, the 2 year old girl is a 3T and the 3 year old boy is a 5T. The mother is a size 16-18. New,like new, or gently used clothing is appreciated.
Thank you for your generosity!!!