Diversity Events

The Office of Diversity Initiatives supports several events and programs throughout the year. Below you'll find a list of coming events, as well as a list of past lectures, law school events and community events.

2011 events

February 2011

• ABA Judicial Clerkship Program - Atlanta, GA - February 10-12, 2011

2010 events

January 2010

• Charleston Progressive Academy Lunch Buddy Program - Charleston, SC - January - May 2010
• Clover High School - Clover, SC - January 20, 2010
• St. Augustine College - Raleigh, NC - January 25, 2010
• Columbia College - Columbia, SC - January 27, 2010
• "Job Shadow" Day- CSOL campus - January 27, 2010
• Military Magnet Academy High - Charleston, SC - January 28, 2010

February 2010

• Spring Valley High School - Columbia, SC - February 5, 2010
• Cross Elementary School - Cross, SC - February 11, 2010
• Princeton Review LSAT National Testing Day- CSOL campus - February 20, 2010
• Princeton Review Scores Return Session - CSOL campus - February 25, 2010
• James Island Charter High School - James Island, SC - February 24, 2010
• James Island Middle School - James Island, SC - February 24, 2010
• Cane Bay High School - Moncks Corner, SC - February 24, 2010
• Eau Claire High School - Columbia, SC - February 25, 2010
• Color of Justice Program - Rock Hill, SC - February 27, 2010

March 2010

• Proposition 8 Panel Discussion (Diversity Week) - March 1, 2010

• Freedom of Religion Panel Discussion (Diversity Week) - March 2, 2010

• Women in Law Panel Discussion  (Diversity Week) - March 4, 2010 

• International Day Festivities - CSOL campus - March 4, 2010 (evening)
• L)aing Middle School- Mt. Pleasant, SC - March 3, 2010
• Baptist Hill Middle/High School - Hollywood, SC - March 10, 2010
• Ashley River Creative Arts Elementary School - March 11, 2010
• 5th Annual Minority Law Day - CSOL campus - March 13, 2010
• Kingdom Life Ministries 2nd Annual Empowerment Day / College Fair - Orangeburg, SC - March 13, 2010
• "Bar Tips" Alumni Panel Discussion - CSOL campus - March 23, 2010

• Charleston Progressive Academy - Charleston, SC - March 24, 2010
• Timberland High School - St. Stephen, SC - March 24, 2010
• Wilson High School - Florence, SC - March 25, 2010
• Fox Creek High - North Augusta, GA - March 26, 2010
• Southeast / Southwest People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference - USC School of Law- Columbia, SC - March 25-28, 2010
• Francis Marion University - Florence, SC - March 31, 2010

 April 2010

• Lander University - Greenwood, SC - April 1, 2010
• Fort Johnson Middle School - Charleston, SC - April 1, 2010
• Cario Middle School - Mt. Pleasant, SC - April 1, 2010
• Trident Technical College - Palmer Campus - Charleston, SC - April 6, 2010
• UNC - Charlotte Spring Expo - April 7, 2010
• Morris Brown AME Church Education Expo - Charleston, SC - April 10, 2010
• 16th Annual Paul Robeson Conference - (E)racing Spaces - Columbia Law School - April 17, 2010
• Charleston School of the Arts Mock Trial - Charleston, SC - April 14, 16, 20, 22, 26, 28, 30
• Colleton County High School - Walterboro, SC - April 20, 2010
• Technical College of the Lowcountry - Beaufort, SC - April 22, 2010
• Richland School District One Career Celebration - Columbia, SC - April 24, 2010
• Lake Marion High - Santee, SC - April 29, 2010
• Denmark-Olar High School - Denmark, SC - April 29, 2010
• Mt. Pleasant Youth Court sponsored by the Charleston Police Dept - April 29, 2010
• "Stand Against Racism" - YWCA - Charleston, SC - April 30, 2010

May 2010

• Jerry Zucker Middle School of Science - North Charleston, SC - May 6, 2010
• Tri-County Human Resources  2010 Diversity Conference - Charleston, SC - May 21, 2010

July 2010

• Court in Charleston County Project - Charleston County Courthouse - Charleston, SC - July 10, 2010
• Senior Project with The College of Charleston - CSOL campus - Charleston, SC - July 20, 2010

September 2010

• Logic Games Seminar with PowerScore - CSOL campus - September 11, 2010
• Livingstone College - Salisbury, NC - September 22, 2010
• LSAT Practice Test with Princeton Review - CSOL campus - September 25, 2010
• Color of Justice Program - Rock Hill, SC - September 25, 2010
• Puerto Rican Legal Defense Annual Law Day - Pace Law School, White Plains, NY - September 25, 2010

October 2010

• Scores Return Session with Princeton Review - CSOL campus - October 2, 2010
• Lander University - Greenwood, SC - October 6, 2010
• Fort Valley State- Fort Valley, GA - October 13, 2010
• Morgan State University - Baltimore, MD - October 13, 2010
• Coppin State University - Baltimore, MD - October 14, 2010
• Voorhees College - Denmark, SC - October 18, 2010
• Morris College - Sumter, SC - October 19, 2010
• South Carolina State University - Orangeburg, SC - October 20, 2010
• Allen University - Columbia, SC - October 20, 2010
• Claflin University - Orangeburg, SC - October 21, 2010
• Armstrong Atlantic State University - Savannah, GA - October 26, 2010

 November 2010

• The Sixth Annual National Black Pre-law Conference and Law School Recruitment Fair - Houston, TX-November 11-14, 2010

2009 events

January 2009

• Furman University - Greenville, SC - January 17, 2009
• Bamberg - Ehrhardt School - Orangeburg, SC - January 27, 2009
• Military Academic Magnet - Charleston, SC - January 29, 2009
• Logic Games Seminar for LSAT prep - CSOL campus - January 31, 2009

February 2009

• James Island High School - Charleston, SC - February 4, 2009
• Black History Professionalism Series with BLSA - February 10, 2009
• Claflin University - Columbia, SC - February 11, 2009
• SC Young Lawyers Division; Minority Pre-Law Conference - Benedict College - February 2009
• Branchville High School - Branchville, SC - February 12, 2009
• Stratford High School - Goose Creek, SC - February 19, 2009
• Crestwood High School - Sumter, SC - February 20, 2009
• Chicora Elementary - Charleston, SC - February 23, 2009
• Bethune Bowman High - Bowman, SC -  February 27, 2009
• Minority Law Day - CSOL campus - February 28, 2009

March 2009

• Fort Johnson Middle School "Careers in Heels" - James Island, SC - March 11, 2009
• Colleton County High School- Walterboro, SC - March 12, 2009
• Baptist Hill High School - Charleston, SC - March 13, 2009
• Sedgefield Intermediate - Goose Creek, SC - March 13, 2009
• Diversity celebration - CSOL campus - folkloric dancing, etc.- March 18, 2009
• St. John's High School - Charleston, SC - March 19, 2009
• Midland Park Elementary - North Charleston, SC - March 20, 2009
• Charleston Progressive Academy - Charleston, SC - March 25, 2009
• C.E. Williams Middle School - Charleston, SC - March 26, 2009
• St. George Middle School - St. George, SC - March 30, 2009

April 2009

• Manning High School - Manning, SC - April 1, 2009
• Fort Johnson Middle Schol- Charleston, SC - April 2, 2009
• Holly Hill Roberts - Holly Hill, SC - April 2, 2009
• Edisto High School - Cordova, SC - April 3, 2009
• Lake Marion High School - Santee, SC - April 30, 2009

 May 2009

• West Ashley High School - Charleston, SC - May 27, 2009

July 2009

• Bridges For a Brighter - Future Program with Furman University - CSOL campus - July 1, 2009
• SPECTRA Program with the College of Charleston - CSOL campus - July 16 and July 23, 2009

• Senior Project with the College of Charleston - CSOL campus - July 29, 2009

August 2009

• Welcome Reception for Entering 1L's - CSOL campus - August 17, 2009

 September 2009

• University of South Carolina Upstate - Spartanburg, SC - September 1, 2009
• Rust College - Holly Spring, MS - September 14, 2009
• Jackson State University - Jackson, MS - September 15, 2009
• Alcorn State University - Alcorn State, MS - September 16, 2009
• Mississippi Valley State University - Itta Bena, MS - September 17,2009
• Tougaloo College - Tougaloo, MS - September 18, 2009
• Second Career Law Information Session - CSOL campus - September 19, 2009
• USC - Aiken - Aiken, SC - September 21, 2009
• Department of State Latin American Delegation - Addlestone Library RM 227- September 22, 2009
• Annual Latino/a Law Student Association Conference - Chicago, IL - September 24-27, 2009

October 2009

• Logic Games Seminar for LSAT Prep with Powerscore - CSOL campus - October 3, 2009 Free LSAT Seminar - Charleston, SC
• Princeton Review Free LSAT Practice Test - CSOL campus - October 10, 2009
• Princeton Review Score return and review session for 10/10 Test - College of Charleston - October 22, 2009 http://testprep.princetonreview.com
• Alabama A&M University - Huntsville, AL - October 5, 2009
• Samford University - Birmingham, AL - October 6, 2009
• Auburn University Montgomery - Montgomery, AL - October 7, 2009
• University of South Alabama - Mobile, AL - October 8, 2009
• Stillman College - Tuscaloosa, AL - October 9, 2009
• South Carolina State University - Orangeburg, SC - October 15, 2009
• Morris College - Sumter, SC- October 20, 2009
• Voorhees College - Denmark, SC - October 21, 2009
• Bishop England High School - Charleston, SC - October 21, 2009
• Claflin University - Orangeburg, SC - October 22, 2009
• Winthrop University - Rock Hill, Sc - October 27, 2009
• Loyola-Tulane University - New Orleans, LA - October 28, 2009
• Southern University at New Orleans - New Orleans, LA - October 29, 2009
• Xavier University - New Orleans, LA - October 30, 2009
• Benedict College / Allen University - Columbia, SC - October 30, 200

November 2009

• Coastal Carolina University - Conway, SC - November 3, 2009
• Francis Marion University - Marion, SC - November 4, 2009
• Paine College - Augusta, GA - November 5, 2009
• American Indian Festival - Charles Towne Landing, Charleston, SC - November 5-7, 2009

• Armstrong Atlantic State University Law Forum - November 7, 2009
• National Black Pre-Law Admission Law Fair - Houston, TX -November 6-7, 2009
• Bennett College for Women - Greensboro, NC - November 10, 2009
• NC A&T - Greensboro, NC - November 11, 2008
• Fort Dorchester Elementary - Charleston, SC - November 18, 2009
• Estill Middle School - Estill, SC- November 19, 2009
• Guest Speaker, The Honorable Julian Bond, National Board Chairman of the NAACP - CSOL campus - November 20, 2009

• Macedonia Middle School and H. E. Bonner Elementary School - Moncks Corner, SC - November 24, 2009

 December 2009

• Wilson High School Mock Trial Workshop, Florence, SC - December 4-5, 2009
• Fort Johnson Middle School Literacy Fair - Charleston, SC - December 9, 2009
• College Park Middle School - Ladson, SC - December 15, 2009

2008 events

March 2008

• March 7, 2008-De Gullah Singers, 5pm, Mary Street Building, Rm. 101 (Part of Cultural Diversity Month)
• March 17, 2008-Alliance for Full Acceptance, 12pm, Bell South Bld., Rm. 332 (Part of Cultural Diversity Month)
• March 18, 2008-Ann Caldwell & the Magnolia Singers, 7:15pm, Circular Congregational Church, 150 Meeting Street (Part of Cultural Diversity Month)
• March 19, 2008-Road Show at C.E. Williams Middle School
• March 20, 2008-Road Show at Fort Johnson Middle School
• March 24, 2008-Cleo Brown presents "Witness to the Truth, My Struggle for Human Rights in Louisiana"-Book Discussion, 12pm, Bell South Bld., Rm. 332 (Part of Cultural Diversity Month)
• March 25, 2008-Hispanic American Culture, 5pm, Mary Street Bld., Rm. 101 (Part of Cultural Diversity Month)
• March 26, 2008-Abolition of Slavery Lecture and Reception, 6pm, Charleston County Library Auditorium (Part of Cultural Diversity Month)
• March 27, 2008-Slave Trade Conference, 9am-5pm, Avery Research Center, 125 Bull Street (Part of Cultural Diversity Month)
• March 28, 2008-Slave Trade Conference, 9am-5pm, The Citadel Campus, Bond Hall, Rm. 165 (Part of Cultural Diversity Month)
• March 28, 2008-Road Show at Sedgefield Intermediate School

April 2008

• Black Law Students Association 3L Farewell
• Shaw University - Raleigh, NC
• Livingstone College - Salisbury, NC

September 2008

• Rust College - Holy Spring, MS - September 15, 2008
• Mississippi Valley State University - Itta Bena, MS - September 16, 2008
• Alcorn State University - Alcorn State, MS - September 17, 2008
• Jackson State University - Jackson, MS - September 18, 2008
• Tougaloo College - Tougaloo, MS - September 19, 2008

October 2008

• South Carolina State University - Orangeburg, SC - October 2, 2008
• Law School Preview Day - CSOL campus - October 4, 2008
• Black Pre-Law Conference - Houston, TX - October 10-11, 2008
• Oakwood University - Huntsville, AL - October 14, 2008
• Alabama State University - Montgomery, AL - October 15, 2008
• Tuskegee University - Tuskegee, AL - October 16, 2008
• Puerto Rican Legal Defense Fund Conference - New York, NY - October 18, 2008
• Voorhees College - Denmark, SC - October 20, 2008
• Morris College - Sumter, SC - October 21, 2008
• Benedict College & Allen University - Columbia, SC - October 22,
  2008
• University of South Carolina - Columbia, SC - October 22, 2008
• Bishop England High School - Charleston, SC - October 22, 2008
• Claflin College - Orangeburg, SC - October 23, 2008

November 2008

• BLSA Banquet - Charleston, SC - November 1, 2008
• Paine College - Augusta, GA - November 6, 2008
• Livingstone College - Salisbury, NC - November 12, 2008
• Bennett College - Greensboro, NC - November 13, 2008
• North Carolina A&T - Greensboro, NC - November 14, 2008
• American Indian Festival - Maritime Center, Charleston, SC - November 14-15, 2008
• College Park Middle School - Ladson, SC - November 18, 2008