Potpourri
Each student works at the Deason Center for a minimum of one year—a full-time summer, followed by part-time work in the two succeeding academic semesters
What is a primary student commitment to the Center?
This action guarantees you and your supervisor are on the same page with work assignments.
What is summarizing the task in your own words?
This is appropriate attire for work during summer hours.
What is business casual?
This is a summer event where students have one on one interaction with staff.
What are criminal justice talks?
This describes all Deason Center work, and all Deason Center work conversations.
What is confidential?
SMU Student Handbook and the SMU Law Student Code of Professional Responsibility.
What are the SMU guidelines students must follow?
When students tell their team how they plan to start an assignment.
What is sharing a "getting started" game plan?
This is prohibited attire during the academic year.
What is
Athleisure
Tops/shirts with writing on them.
Ripped or torn denim jeans
Center staff will notify students well in advance of this type of event.
What are events outside the normal workday?
This violates professional, ethical, and Deason Center confidentiality rules.
What is AI?
Helps the students meet their work obligations and maximize their Deason Center experience.
What is the student manual?
We use this for substantive communications such as project updates, assignments, and questions about work-in-progress.
What is Asana?
This is when more formal business attire is required at the Center.
What is an occasion or appointment with outside visitors.
Presentations by students about topics related to the Center's work.
What are CJR stories?
These must be reviewed and approved, in writing, by a student's direct supervisor before the student discusses them with, or produces them to, anyone outside the Deason Center.
What are student papers and presentations?
Cutting-edge social science research about public defense systems.
What is one thing your projects may involve?
During meetings, we keep cameras on and communicate in the chat if our camera must be off or if we must step away from the meeting.
What rare the Center's Zoom rules?
Students are required to do this to create a hospitable environment for those with allergies or fragrance sensitivities.
What is refrain from wearing fragrances in the workplace?
The Center uses this to track planned absences, fieldwork, conferences, deadlines, and presentations.
What is the Center Calendar project in Asana?
This person must approve any social media postings that reference, appear to reference, or could indirectly be identified as referencing the Deason Center and its work.
Who is the Communications Director? or Who is Blane Skiles?
The robust exchange of ideas and a rich diversity of perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences.
What does our (the Center's) success come from?
Locations where: 1) confidential or privileged legal documents and 2) confidential research materials are stored.
What are Clio and Box?
Shirts with collars, casual pants, (such as chinos or khakis), business skirts, dresses, etc.
What are examples of business casual attire?
Students should do this to learn more about the background and expertise of team members.
Students must obtain this before submitting or presenting any papers or other materials.