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2 J. Experiential Learning 63 (2017-2018)
Four Variations in Delivery and Design of Mock Trial for the Undergraduate Student

handle is hein.journals/jexplern2 and id is 65 raw text is: Kopko et al.: Mock Trial for the Undergraduate Student FOUR VARIATIONS IN DELIVERY AND DESIGN OF MOCK TRIAL FOR THE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT KYLE C. KOPKO, GRANT KEENER, PAULA KNUDSEN-BURKE, DIANNE McDONALD, WILLIAM S. SCHWEERS, and MICHAEL VITLIP* I. INTRODUCTION A formal mock trial program at an undergraduate institution can be a powerful experiential learning opportunity for a wide range of students. Each year, more than 5,300 students from 350 undergrad- uate institutions throughout the United States participate in collegiate mock trial.1 Although many institutions offer a formal mock trial pro- gram, there is no single best approach to structure and operate these programs. Colleges and universities vary in the program models that they implement for the benefit of their undergraduate students. For example, some undergraduate institutions conduct mock trials in con- junction with a credit-bearing class, while others organize mock trials as part of a student co-curricular club or activity; some institutions adopt the case created annually by the American Mock Trial Associa- tion (AMTA)2 and engage in intercollegiate mock trial tournaments, while others utilize textbook cases for intra-institutional competition. These variations in mock trial programs largely depend on the resources, culture, and educational objectives of a given institution. The purpose of this article is to discuss variations in the delivery and design of mock trial programs at four different undergraduate institutions. In profiling these institutions, it is our hope to provide readers with examples by which they can establish or revitalize a mock trial program to provide undergraduate students a rewarding experi- * Kyle C. Kopko is Assistant Dean for Academic Advisement and Engagement at Elizabethtown College and President of the Northeast Association of Pre-Law Advisors. Grant Keener is Interim Dean for Enrollment Management at Syracuse University College of Law. Paula Knudsen-Burke is a news reporter for The Caucus and former Mock Trial Coach at Elizabethtown College. Dianne McDonald is the Pre-Law Advisor and Mock Trial Coach at Bucknell University. William S. Schweers is an Assistant Professor of Polit- ical Science at Carlow University. Michael Vitlip is the Pre-Law Advisor and Mock Trial Coach at Drexel University. 1 See http://www.collegemocktrial.org/about-amta/history-/ (last visited Oct. 30, 2016). 2 See www.collegemocktrial.org (last visited Oct. 30, 2016). 63 Published by Digital Commons @ Touro Law Center, 2016

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