You should find the Zoom link in the emailed materials that you received. Please do not share his link because the passcode for Zoom is embedded in the link.

Schedule (Times are based on CST)

Sunday – July 12 – Day 1

• 4:00 p.m. Check-In
  • Meet and Greet
  • Q&A
• 5:00 p.m. Welcome
  • Camp Director Welcome (Facts + Law +Judge + Jury = Justice)
  • Staff Welcome
  • Logistics (Who, What, When, & Where)
• 5:30 p.m. Scavenger Hunt
  • Virtual Tour of UAB
  • !! Be sure you have completed your pre-work materials on judicial process !!
• 6:30 Scavenger Hunt Debrief
  • Where do we find justice?
• 7:15 Day ends

Monday – July 13 – Day 2

• 8:45 a.m. Dawn with Vaughn
• 9:00 a.m. Discovery the Story of a Case (Attorney Presenter)
• 10:30 a.m. Break
• 10:45 a.m. Introduction to Restorative Practices
• 11:45 a.m. “Unsung Heroes” with Judge John Graham
• 12:30 a.m. “Feed Your Brain” Break
• 1:30 p.m. “In 1931, What Would You Do For a Job?” with Urban Impact
• 2:30 p.m. Break
• 2:45 p.m. Direct Examination: How do we ask questions? UAB Mock Trial Team
• 3:45 p.m. Break
• 4:00 p.m. Documentation Comprehension Review; Overview of Composition and Rhetoric; Revision of common writing patterns that can be strengthened with Dr. Cynthia Mwenja
• 5:00 p.m. Restorative Leadership Circle
  • Debrief the documentary
  • Re-imagining Justice: What do we do now?
• 6:30 p.m. My Cousin Vinny Introduction
  • What are the reasons we are watching this movie?
  • What can we learn about the trial process?
• 6:45 p.m. View Movie: My Cousin Vinny
  • Expect stops at key places in the viewing guide.
• 9:45 p.m. Day Ends

Tuesday – July 14 – Day 3

• 8:45 a.m. Dawn with Vaughn
• 9:00 a.m. Crafting the Strategy & Tactics of a Case with Attorney Presenter
• 10:30 a.m. Break
• 10:45 a.m. “Jury of My Peers?” with Dr. Stacey Moak
• 11:45 a.m. Break
• 12:00 a.m. What will you ask? with Dr. Cynthia Mwenja
• 12:30 p.m. “Feed Your Brain” Break
• 1:30 p.m. What is evidence and how do we get it into court? with UAB Mock Trial Team
• 2:30 p.m. Break
• 2:45 p.m. “Philosophy, Critical Thinking, and Law School” with Dr. Matt King
• 3:45 p.m. Break
• 4:00 p.m. “Discovering New Evidence” with Shelby Adams
• 5:00 p.m. Break
• 5:15 p.m. Restorative Leadership Circle
  • Re-imagining Justice
• 6:15 p.m. Break
• 6:30 p.m. Articulated Learning
  • What extra-judicial forces have you explored?
  • What do we notice about these extra-judicial forces?
  • Where does this happen in real life?
• 7:30 Day Ends

 Wednesday – July 15 – Day 4

• 8:00 a.m. Dawn with Vaughn
• 9:00 a.m. “Deception Research, Why People Lie (Deception Motives)” with Dr. Tim Levine
• 10:00 a.m. Break
• 10:15 a.m. Testimony: How to Tell “my” Story in Court
  • Demonstration
  • Role Play
• 11:15 a.m. Break
• 11:30 a.m. “Re-Imagining Justice: Brainstorming Justice” with Dr. Cynthia Mwenja
• 12:30 p.m. “Feed Your Mind” Break
• 1:30 p.m. Cross-Examination and the Trial Process with Attorney Presenter
• 3:00 p.m. Break
• 3:15 p.m. “Re-Imagining Justice: Short Essay”
  • What do we expect from the judge?
  • What do we expect from the prosecutor?
  • What do we expect from the defense?
  • What do we expect from the jury?
• 4:15 p.m. Break
• 4:30 p.m. What have we re-imagined?
  • Start drafting the vignette for mock trial
• 6:00 p.m. Break
• 6:15 p.m. Restorative Circle
• 7:15 p.m. Day Ends

Thursday – July 16 – Day 5

• 8:45 a.m. Dawn with Vaughn
• 9:00 a.m. “Law Through the Lens of Political Science” with Dr. Angela Lewis
• 10:00 a.m. Break
• 10:15 a.m. “Information Literacy & Journalistic Code of Ethics” with Dr. Mwenja
• 11:15 a.m. TBD
• 12:30 p.m. “Feed Your Mind” Break
• 1:30 p.m. Giving a Voice to Justice in the Courtroom with Laila Rose Hudson
• 3:00 p.m. Break
• 3:15 p.m. Cross-Examination Role Play
• 4:15 p.m. Break
• 4:30 p.m. “What is Justice?”
• 5:30 p.m. Break
• 5:45 p.m. Restorative Leadership Circle
• 6:45 p.m. Day End

Friday – July 17 – Day 6

• 8:45 a.m. Dawn with Vaughn
• 9:00 a.m. Society in the Courtroom
• 10:15 a.m. Break
• 10:30 a.m. Workshopping the Trial
• 12:30 p.m. “Feed Your Brain” Break
• 1:30 p.m. Vignette Presentation Mock Trial
• 3:30 p.m. Break
• 3:45 p.m. Restorative Leadership Circle “Re-imagining and Restorative Practices in the Real World”
• 4:45 p.m. Optional Work Session
• 5:45 p.m. Day Ends

Saturday – July 18 – Day 7

8:45 a.m. Dawn with Vaughn

9:00 a.m. Workshopping /Practicing

12:30 p.m. “Feed Your Mind” Break

1:30 p.m. Vignette Presentation Before Attorney Panel

3:30 Break

3:45 Awards

4:15 Good-Bye to All