{"id":18013,"date":"2019-03-20T16:02:48","date_gmt":"2019-03-20T20:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/?page_id=48551"},"modified":"2026-03-23T12:12:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T12:12:32","slug":"rise","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/your-life-career\/campus-services\/office-of-the-dean-of-students\/rise\/","title":{"rendered":"RISE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>All programs and activities are open to all Georgetown University Law Center students regardless of race, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, disability, age, or any other characteristic protected under <a href=\"https:\/\/ideaa.georgetown.edu\/notice-of-non-discrimination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/ideaa.georgetown.edu\/notice-of-non-discrimination\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1741878482653000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2bCB_dXsuQFXYArqlHjVgU\" class=\"cx_external_link\"><span class=\"cx_external_hyperlink\">University policy<\/span><span class=\"visually_hide\">(This link opens in a new tab)<\/span><span class=\"cx_external_icon\"><\/span><\/a>\u00a0or applicable law.<\/p>\n<p>RISE is intended to help students form community with other entering students before classes begin; obtain the essential academic and professional skills that law school and the legal profession demand; and build relationships with peer mentors, teaching fellows, faculty, staff, and alumni across the Georgetown Law community.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_430659\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-430659\" class=\"wp-image-18012 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/0I1A0809-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"RISE students in the 2023 entering class on the steps of McDonough Hall during Pre-Orientation\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/your-life-career\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2023\/08\/0I1A0809-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/your-life-career\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2023\/08\/0I1A0809-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/your-life-career\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2023\/08\/0I1A0809-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/your-life-career\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2023\/08\/0I1A0809-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/your-life-career\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2023\/08\/0I1A0809-1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/your-life-career\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2023\/08\/0I1A0809-1-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/your-life-career\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2023\/08\/0I1A0809-1-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/your-life-career\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2023\/08\/0I1A0809-1-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/your-life-career\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2023\/08\/0I1A0809-1-1220x814.jpg 1220w, https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/your-life-career\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2023\/08\/0I1A0809-1-1440x960.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-430659\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">RISE students in the 2023 entering class on the steps of McDonough Hall during Pre-Orientation<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">RISE includes two central components: First, a rigorous week-long pre-orientation program, with opportunities to participate in simulated classes, homework and exams; enhance your leadership and professional success skills; and meet faculty, senior staff, and upper-class students in an informal setting before classes begin. And, second, opportunities throughout law school to hone your critical thinking and legal writing skills and explore the profession under the guidance of senior staff and alumni mentors. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">To learn more about the program,\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1mHWq80U5TvBpnul0iYSWOKHHHuJGMY4k6pXIm0veZrI\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1mHWq80U5TvBpnul0iYSWOKHHHuJGMY4k6pXIm0veZrI\/edit&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1553187245044000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF4kaVSlMarISXTwL3JKss3Ux00Qw\" class=\"cx_external_link\"><span class=\"cx_external_hyperlink\">View Frequently Asked Questions about RISE<\/span><span class=\"visually_hide\">(This link opens in a new tab)<\/span><span class=\"cx_external_icon\"><\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All programs and activities are open to all Georgetown University Law Center students regardless of race, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, disability, age, or any other characteristic [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":56,"featured_media":0,"parent":17978,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":"","_tec_slr_enabled":"","_tec_slr_layout":""},"class_list":["post-18013","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"ticketed":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/your-life-career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18013","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/your-life-career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/your-life-career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/your-life-career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/56"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/your-life-career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18013"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/your-life-career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18013\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34732,"href":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/your-life-career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18013\/revisions\/34732"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/your-life-career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17978"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/your-life-career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}