Archive entries are in reverse chronological order.
SUMMER 2004
Week
of August 2 and August 9, 2004
Fall 2004 Initial Reading Assignments and Course Materials.
Reading assignments for the first week of the Fall semester
are linked
to this page, and may also be accessed from the Student
Portal Page (click on the Fall '04 link under "Academic
term information"). The list of initial assignments may
be updated periodically as we receive additional assignments.
If you have not yet returned to school, you may ask the bookstore
to hold your Fall course books for you until you arrive, or
for an extra fee you may request that the books be mailed
to you. If you would like to take advantage of either of these
options, stop by the bookstore or call 312/906-5605. In addition,
you may order your course books over the Internet by clicking
on the bookstore link on the Student
Portal page.
Fall 2004 Course Information Updates. We have made
the following changes to the Fall 2004 class schedule (some
of these changes have been previously announced). Further
changes may be made before the start of Fall classes.
Canceled courses/sections:
-Appellate Courts & Procedure (223-001; Steinman).
-E-Commerce (215-001; Warner).
-Energy Law (232-001; Bosselman).
-Intellectual Property & Technology Licensing (281-052;
McElwee) (note: the 051 section of this course has
not been canceled).
-Legal Writing 4: Estate Planning & Administration (432-053,
Tues./Thurs. 6:00; Miller).
-State Constitutional Law (course/seminar; 287-001 & 609-001;
Koehler).
New courses/sections:
-Advanced Antitrust seminar (636-071; Prof. Leslie): Mondays,
4:00-5:50 pm, 2 credits.
-Redesigning the Health Care System seminar (620-071; Prof.
Richardson): Mondays, 4:00-5:50 pm, 2 credits.
Other changes:
-Remedies (evening section; 280-051): This section will now
be taught by Prof. Eglit (not Prof. Gillis).
Orientation Leaders and Mentors Wanted. Each year,
entering students tell us that much of their most informative
and valuable information comes from other students. As someone
who has been there, your advice can be critical to the success
of our incoming class. As an Orientation Leader, your tasks
may include leading a lunch discussion with a group of students
on the first day of Orientation (August 16); helping take
ID photos; answering questions and giving advice; and whatever
other help we end up needing. As a Mentor, you will be paired
with one or two first-year students to provide one-on-one
advice and guidance about adjusting to the law school experience.
If you are interested in becoming an Orientation Leader or
a Mentor (or better yet, both), please e-mail me at ssowle@kentlaw.edu
as soon as possible. Please include the following information
in your e-mail:
If interested in being a mentor:
(Note: Providing the information below is strictly
voluntary. It will be used solely to better match you with
a mentee -- you do not need to answer any questions that you
feel uncomfortable answering.)
-Name
-Age
-Gender
-Division (Day/Evening)
-Year (2L/3L/4L)
-Are you a member of any student organization? If so, please
list them.
-Are you enrolled in a certificate program? If so, please
list the program.
-Please provide any other information about yourself that
will help us match you (e.g., community involvement, work
experience, hobbies, political interests, etc.).
If interested in being an Orientation Leader:
-Name
-Are you available to lead a lunch discussion with a group
of students (divided by Legal Writing section) on Monday,
August 16, 12:00-1:00? (If so, please provide the name of
your first-year Legal Writing professor.)
-Are you available to assist with ID photos on Monday, August
16, 1:00-4:00 pm, and/or 7:20-8:00 pm?
-Are you available for general assistance with Orientation
activities on Tuesday, August 17 and/or Wednesday, August
18?
Joke of the Week. "I think that's how Chicago
got started. A bunch of people in New York said, 'Gee, I'm
enjoying the crime and the poverty, but it just isn't cold
enough. Let's go west!'" (Richard Jeni)
Week
of July 19 and July 26, 2004
Notice to Graduates: Deadline for Clearing out Lockers.
To prepare for the arrival of the new class in the Fall, we
need to clear out the lockers of all students who have graduated.
Please clear your lockers out no later than Monday, August
2. Anything left in lockers after that date will be removed.
If you are unable to clear your locker out by that date, please
contact me to make arrangements for your locker contents to
be set aside for you. Note: If you have not yet graduated,
you do not need to clear out your locker -- you will keep
the same locker until you graduate.
Joke of the Week. Two muffins are in the oven.
The first muffin says, "Hey, isn't it getting kind of
hot in here?" The second muffin replies, "Oh my
goodness, it's a talking muffin!"
Week
of July 5 and July 12, 2004
New Chicago-Kent Law Review Members. I'm happy
to report that the students listed below have been invited
to join the Chicago-Kent Law Review based on their academic
performance:
| Adam M. Burns |
Andrew F. Merrick |
| Kevin Case |
John G. New |
| Virginia A. Chentis |
Kevin A. O'Connor |
| Diana E. Fridman |
Matthew C. Oesterle |
| Steven D. Garden |
Joy L. Powers |
| Patrick B. Haggerty |
Susan M. Razzano |
| Darrin R. Halcomb |
Tracey L. Schielie |
| Christian B. Hennion |
Luke T. Shannon |
| Cherish M. Keller |
Matthew V. Topic |
| Marjorie Ruth Kohls |
Ryan M. Wilson |
| Jason T. Manning |
|
London Law Consoritum Program: Brochures available.
Chicago-Kent offers a semester of legal study in London each
Spring semester as part of a consortium with six other schools.
If you are interested in the London Law Consortium for the
Spring 2005 semester, please pick up a copy of the program
brochure from Denise Lang outside my office (Suite 320C).
Spaces in the program will be allocated on a first-come, first-served
basis. We must submit to the program administrators completed
applications from all of our participating students no later
than Friday, September 10, 2004. If you wish to discuss the
program in more detail, contact Professor David Rudstein (drudstei@kentlaw.edu;
312/906-5354).
Class Ranks for Spring 2004. The class ranks as of
the end of the Spring 2004 semester have been posted and are
available through the Web
for Students.
Week of
June 21 and June 28, 2004
No entries this week.
Week of
June 7 and June 14, 2004
No entries this week.
Weeks of
May 24 and May 31, 2004
Summer 2004 Term Information.
Classroom Assignments. A revised Schedule of Classes
for the Summer 2004 term, including classroom assignments,
is linked
to this page.
Initial Reading Assignments. A list of initial reading
assignments for Summer 2004 is linked
to this page. Please note: If a course is not listed,
that means we did not receive an initial assignment from the
professor.
Evidence and Professional Responsibility. A small number
of seats have opened up in these two summer courses. If you
would like to register for either course, you may do so through
the online
registration system.
Fall 2004 Initial Reading Assignments and Course Materials.
A list of initial reading assignments for Fall 2004 courses
will be posted on the main Student Portal page (click on the
Fall 2004 link) no later than Monday, August 2. If
you will not have Internet access in August, please e-mail
me (SSOWLE) with the address where you can be reached over
the summer, and we will mail a print copy to you.
You may ask the bookstore to hold your Fall course materials
for you when they arrive, or for an extra fee you may request
that the books be mailed to you over the summer. If you would
like to take advantage of either of these options, stop by
the bookstore before you leave, or call the bookstore at 312/906-5605.
In addition, you may order your course books over the Internet
by clicking on the Follett's Bookstore link on the Student
Portal page.
Donate Your Old Casebooks. If you have any casebooks
you no longer want and that cannot be sold back to the Bookstore
(e.g., because there is a more recent edition), please consider
donating them to Follett's "Bridge to Asia" program.
They will accept any title, except those with a political
or governmental focus (e.g., constitutional law, administrative
law, and tax-related titles). You may donate books by dropping
them off in the Bookstore.
Joke of the Week. Question: What kind of car
do Supreme Court justices drive? Answer: Judicial Fiats!
SPRING 2004
Week
of May 17, 2004
Spring 2004 Exams.
Exam Schedule and Room Assignments. The final exam
schedule for the current semester is linked
to this page. If you have not received an e-mail notification
with your exam room assignments, you can find the information
by logging into your Web for Students account and clicking
on the Spring 2004 link.
Exam Emergencies. If an emergency occurs that may
prevent you from taking a final exam, you or someone on your
behalf should call Chris Matheny (312/906-5271) or me (312/906-5130)
as soon as possible. If you cannot reach either of us, call
the Registrar's office (312/906-5080). Do not contact
your professor, as this may compromise your anonymity.
Please read Section VII of the Student
Handbook, which contains the rules governing exams, exam
conflicts, make-up exams, missed exams, and related issues;
and review Article II of the Code of Conduct in the Student
Handbook.
Consulting Laptops During Exams. Unless your professor
specifically authorizes it, you may not consult materials
(notes, outlines, etc.) stored on your laptop computer during
an open book or limited open book exam; you are limited to
consulting print materials authorized by your professor. Please
note: This is separate from the issue of whether you may
write your exam on your own laptop. The limitation described
above applies whether you are writing your exam by hand or
on a lab or laptop computer.
Cell Phones During Exams. You are not permitted to
use a cell phone during any exam, including during any restroom
breaks. If you have a cell phone with you during an exam,
it must be turned off and stored out of sight.
Summer 2004 Term Information.
Classroom Assignments. A revised Schedule of Classes
for the Summer 2004 term, including classroom assignments,
is linked
to this page.
Initial Reading Assignments. A list of initial reading
assignments for Summer 2004 courses will be available on Tuesday,
May 18. It will be linked
to this page, and available on the main Student
Portal page (click on the Summer 2004 link). Please
note: If a course is not listed, that means we did not
receive an initial assignment from the professor.
Fall 2004 Initial Reading Assignments and Course Materials.
A list of initial reading assignments for Fall 2004 courses
will be posted on the main Student Portal page (click on the
Fall 2004 link) no later than Monday, August 2. If
you will not have Internet access in August, please e-mail
me (SSOWLE) with the address where you can be reached over
the summer, and we will mail a print copy to you.
You may ask the bookstore to hold your Fall course materials
for you when they arrive, or for an extra fee you may request
that the books be mailed to you over the summer. If you would
like to take advantage of either of these options, stop by
the bookstore before you leave, or call the bookstore at 312/906-5605.
In addition, you may order your course books over the Internet
by clicking on the Follett's Bookstore link on the Student
Portal page.
Revised Academic Calendar for 2004-2005. The faculty
recently voted to eliminate Professionalism Day as a requirement
for second-year students. A revised Academic Calendar for
2004-2005, reflecting the elimination of Professionalism Day,
is linked
to this page.
Joke of the Week. Did you hear about the guy they found
face down in the bathtub covered in Cheerios and milk? The
police said it was the work of a cereal killer.
Week
of May 10, 2004
Spring 2004 Exams.
Exam Schedule and Room Assignments. The final exam
schedule for the current semester is linked
to this page. If you have not received an e-mail notification
with your exam room assignments, you can find the information
by logging into your Web for Students account and clicking
on the Spring 2004 link.
Exams on Computer. If you missed the initial period for
registering to take exams on computer, you may still do so
for any exam that still has computer slots available. (Please
keep in mind that not all professors allow students to take
exams on computer.) You may also change your exam preference
from computer to hand-writing. For both of these options,
log into your Web for Students account and click on the Register
for Exams on Computer link (under Online Forms).
Exam Emergencies. If an emergency occurs that may prevent
you from taking a final exam, you or someone on your behalf
should call Chris Matheny (312/906-5271) or me (312/906-5130)
as soon as possible. If you cannot reach either of us, call
the Registrar's office (312/906-5080). Do not contact
your professor, as this may compromise your anonymity.
Please read Section VII of the Student
Handbook, which contains the rules governing exams, exam
conflicts, make-up exams, missed exams, and related issues;
and review Article II of the Code of Conduct in the Student
Handbook.
Consulting Laptops During Exams. Unless your professor
specifically authorizes it, you may not consult materials
(notes, outlines, etc.) stored on your laptop computer during
an open book or limited open book exam; you are limited
to consulting print materials authorized by your professor.
Please note: This is separate from the issue of whether
you may write your exam on your own laptop. The limitation
described above applies whether you are writing your exam
by hand or on a lab or laptop computer.
Cell Phones During Exams. You are not permitted to
use a cell phone during any exam, including during any restroom
breaks. If you have a cell phone with you during an exam,
it must be turned off and stored out of sight.
Fall 2004 Registration: Updates. The initial registration
period is now over. If you have not already done so, please
log back into the online
registration system to see what classes you were admitted
into. You may make adjustments to your schedule through
the end of the second week of the Fall semester. The Fall
2004 Registration Bulletin, which includes the final schedule
of Fall classes and course and exam grids, is available
outside the third floor cafeteria. Online versions of these
documents are available through the online registration
link and the main Student
Portal page.
Please note the following corrections and addition to the
Fall schedule:
Clinical schedule: The description in the final Schedule
of Classes of hours expected from clinical students contained
errors. Although the total number of hours expected for
the semester were listed correctly, the hours per week were
incorrect. Here is the correct information: "Students
are expected to put in a minimum of 112 hours (an average
of 8 hours a week for 14 weeks) for 2 hours of credit, a
minimum of 168 hours (an average of 12 hours a week for
14 weeks) for 3 hours of credit, and a minimum of 224 hours
(an average of 16 hours a week for 14 weeks ) for 4 hours
of credit."
Tax Policy seminar: This seminar was listed on the
class grids by mistake. It will not be offered.
Intellectual Property in the High Tech Era: The credits
for this intensive course will not count toward the minimum
or maximum Fall credits a student may take. (If you wish
to take this course, but it will cause you to exceed your
Fall semester maximum credits, please contact me so that
we can adjust your maximum credits in the system.)
Redesigning the Health Care System seminar: This
new seminar has been added to the Fall 2004 schedule. It
will meet Mondays, 4:00 - 5:50 pm, and will be taught by
Professor Michele Baker Richardson. The course number is
620-071. The course description is as follows: This seminar
will address the debate now raging across America about
what should be done to improve the way we respond to injuries
suffered during medical treatment. While some rely on the
civil justice system and tort law developed to address medical
malpractice, others challenge that system and argue for
one or another reform approach. We will critically analyze
several of the major proposals for systemwide reform, and
work toward developing an innovative and effective proposal.
Prerequisites: None. Recommended: Medical Malpractice.
Spring 2005 Preliminary Schedule: Correction. An
incorrect ending time was listed for Prof. Leech's seminar,
Contemporary Issues in Employment Law. It will meet Tuesdays,
6:00-7:50 pm.
Joke of the Week. Question: What do Mack the
Knife, Winnie the Pooh, and Attila the Hun have in common?
Answer: Their middle names.
Week
of May 3, 2004
Academic Calendar Reminder: Last Week of Classes. The
class schedule for the last week of the semester is as follows:
Monday, May 3: Monday classess meet (King Birthday make-up)
Tuesday, May 4: Wednesday classes meet (Professionalism
Day make-up)
Wednesday, May 5: Friday classes meet (Good Friday make-up)
The last day of classes is Wednesday, May 5. Exams begin
on Tuesday, May 11.
Fall 2004 Registration. The final Fall 2004 schedule,
the Registration Bulletin, and the course and exam grids
are linked
to this page and are available in print form outside
the third floor cafeteria. Registration runs through Tuesday,
May 4. You may register at any time during that period.
After the end of the registration period, the registration
requests will be processed according to each student’s registration
priority. In other words, registration will not be conducted
on a first-come, first-served basis; as long as you register
during the designated period, you will have an equal chance
of being admitted to a class as other students within your
registration priority group. To learn what classes you have
been admitted into, you must check the online registration
site on or after Thursday, May 6. Registering for a class
during the initial registration period is no guarantee that
you will be admitted into the class – you must check the
web site on or after Thursday, May 6 to learn what classes
you have been admitted into.
Please note the following corrections and addition to the
Fall schedule:
Tax Policy seminar: This seminar was listed on the
class grids by mistake. It will not be offered.
Intellectual Property in the High Tech Era: The credits
for this intensive course will not count toward the minimum
or maximum Fall credits a student may take. (If you wish
to take this course, but it will cause you to exceed your
Fall semester maximum credits, please contact me so that
we can adjust your maximum credits in the system.)
Redesigning the Health Care System seminar: This
new seminar has been added to the Fall 2004 schedule. It
will meet Mondays, 4:00 - 5:50 pm, and will be taught by
Professor Michele Baker Richardson. The course number is
620-071. The course description is as follows: This seminar
will address the debate now raging across America about
what should be done to improve the way we respond to injuries
suffered during medical treatment. While some rely on the
civil justice system and tort law developed to address medical
malpractice, others challenge that system and argue for
one or another reform approach. We will critically analyze
several of the major proposals for systemwide reform, and
work toward developing an innovative and effective proposal.
Prerequisites: None. Recommended: Medical Malpractice.
Intensive Trial Advocacy. Please note that registration
for both the August 2004 and the January 2005 sessions of
Intensive Trial Advocacy take place as part of Fall 2004
registration. See the listing for Intensive Trial Advocacy
in the preliminary Schedule of Classes for details.
Spring 2005 Preliminary Schedule. The preliminary
schedule of classes for the Spring 2005 semester is linked
to this page and is available in paper form outside
the third floor cafeteria. Please note: This schedule
is only preliminary – there will be additions to the class
list (in particular, we anticipate adding several seminars)
and other changes made before the schedule is finalized.
The final schedule will be issued during the Fall 2004 semester,
when registration for Spring 2005 classes will also take
place. If you have any questions or comments about the preliminary
schedule, please feel free to contact me by e-mail (SSOWLE),
phone (6-5130), or by stopping by my office (Rm. 320).
Spring 2004 Exams.
Exam Schedule. The final exam schedule for the current
semester is linked
to this page. If you have not received an e-mail notification
with your exam room assignments, you can find the information
by logging into your Web for Students account and clicking
on the Spring 2004 link.
Exams on Computer. If you missed the initial period
for registering to take exams on computer, you may still
do so for any exam that still has computer slots available.
(Please keep in mind that not all professors allow students
to take exams on computer.) You may also change your exam
preference from computer to hand-writing. For both of these
options, log into your Web for Students account and click
on the Register for Exams on Computer link (under Online
Forms).
Joke of the Week. Question: What's ET short
for? Answer: Because he's got little legs!
Week
of April 26, 2004
Academic Calendar Reminder: Last Week of Classes. The
class schedule for the last week of the semester is as follows:
Monday, May 3: Monday classess meet (King Birthday make-up)
Tuesday, May 4: Wednesday classes meet (Professionalism
Day make-up)
Wednesday, May 5: Friday classes meet (Good Friday make-up)
The last day of classes is Wednesday, May 5. Exams begin
on Tuesday, May 11.
Spring 2004 Exams.
Exam Schedule. The final exam schedule for the current
semester is linked
to this page. If you have not received an e-mail notification
with your exam room assignments, you can find the information
by logging into your Web for Students account and clicking
on the Spring 2004 link.
Exams on Computer. If you missed the initial period
for registering to take exams on computer, you may still
do so for any exam that still has computer slots available.
(Please keep in mind that not all professors allow students
to take exams on computer.) You may also change your exam
preference from computer to hand-writing. For both of these
options, log into your Web for Students account and click
on the Register for Exams on Computer link (under Online
Forms).
Availability of Professors' Old Exams. Many
professors make their old exams available for students to
review. Exams after 1992 are available online by going to
http://library.kentlaw.edu/services/students.htm#Exams,
and then clicking on the link indicated there. Exams dating
from 1992 and before are bound in volumes available in the
10th floor reading room in the Library.
Fall 2004 Registration. The preliminary Fall 2004 Schedule
of Classes is available outside the third floor cafeteria.
An online version is linked
to this page and to the main Student
Portal page (click on the Fall 2004 link). The Registration
Bulletin and final schedule will be distributed no later
than Wednesday, April 28.
Intensive Trial Advocacy. Please note that registration
for both the August 2004 and the January 2005 sessions of
Intensive Trial Advocacy take place as part of Fall 2004
registration. See the listing for Intensive Trial Advocacy
in the preliminary Schedule of Classes for details.
Mexico Summer Program. Chicago-Kent offers a summer
study program in Mexico in cooperation with the Instituto
Tecnolygico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (Tec de
Monterrey). The 2004 summer program will run from June 14
to July 28. Classes are taught in English, and the program
will assist you in finding housing. The application deadline
is May 10. Details about the program are linked
to this page.
Dean's Certificate for Illinois Bar Exam. We will
mail a Dean's Certificate to the Illinois bar examiners
for every graduating student after final grades for the
Spring semester are received and processed, and we can confirm
completion of all graduation requirements. We compile the
list of graduating students from the list of those who submitted
Applications for Graduation listing Spring 2004 as their
final semester.
Bar Exams in Other Jurisdictions. If you plan to
take a bar exam outside of Illinois, you should provide
the Registrar with appropriate forms for the Law School
to complete as soon as possible.
Joke of the Week. Question: What kind of coffee
did they serve on the Titanic? Answer: Sanka.
Week
of April 19, 2004
Academic Calendar Reminder: Last Week of Classes. The
class schedule for the last week of the semester is as follows:
Monday, May 3: Monday classess meet (King Birthday make-up)
Tuesday, May 4: Wednesday classes meet (Professionalism
Day make-up)
Wednesday, May 5: Friday classes meet (Good Friday make-up)
The last day of classes is Wednesday, May 5. Exams begin
on Tuesday, May 11.
Dean Krent: Upcoming Events. State of the Law School
Address: Dean Krent will present the annual State of
the Law School Address on Tuesday, April 20, at 5:00 pm
in the 10th Floor Event Room. Dean's Meet and
Greets: Dean Krent invites all students to stop
by the 5th Floor Student Lounge on Wednesday, April 21,
from 8:45-9:45 am or 5:00-5:40 pm to share your thoughts
about the Law School or to ask questions. Refreshments will
be available.
Spring 2004 Exams. The final exam schedule for
the current semester is linked
to this page. You will be notified this week or next
by the Registrar's office of the classroom assignments for
your exams.
Availability of Professors' Old Exams. Many professors
make their old exams available for students to review. Exams
after 1992 are available online by going to http://library.kentlaw.edu/services/students.htm#Exams,
and then clicking on the link indicated there. Exams dating
from 1992 and before are bound in volumes available in the
10th floor reading room in the Library.
Summer 2004 Registration. Initial registration for Summer
2004 classes is now over. To learn what classes you have
been admitted into, you must check the Online
Registration site, which opened back up on Wednesday,
April 14. You may add an open class, or drop a class and
receive a tuition refund, through the end of the first week
of the Summer term.
Fall 2004 Preliminary Schedule. The preliminary schedule
of classes for the Fall 2004 semester will be distributed
during the week of April 19 outside the third floor cafeteria;
an online version will be available on the main Student
Portal page. The final schedule and Registration Bulletin
will be issued the following week.
"Where Do We Go From Here?" Program. This
program introduces first-year students to the course requirements
(Legal Writing and otherwise) for the second year, the certificate
programs offered by Chicago-Kent, and clinical, externship,
and other program opportunities available to upper-level
students. The program will be offered at the following times:
Day Division: Wednesday, April 21, 1:00-2:30 pm (Auditorium).
Evening Division: Tuesday, April 20, 7:35–9:00 pm (Auditorium).
Chicago-Kent Law Review: 2004-2005 Board of Editors.
Congratulations to the members of the 2004-2005 Board of
Editors for the Chicago-Kent Law Review. A list of the new
editors is linked
to this page.
Joke of the Week. Patient: Doctor, I can't
get this song out of my head and it's driving me crazy.
I keep hearing, "It's Good to Touch the Green Green
Grass of Home." Doctor: Hmm...that sounds like
Tom Jones Syndrome. Patient: I've never heard of
it. Doctor: Well, it's not unusual....
Week
of April 12, 2004
Summer 2004 Registration. The Summer 2004 Registration
Bulletin, including the schedule of classes, is available
outside the third floor cafeteria and through the Student
Portal page on the Law School's web site. Registration
began on Thursday, April 8 and continues through Monday, April
12. You may register at any time during that period. To register,
go to the Student
Portal page and click on the Online Registration link.
You can use any computer with Internet access, either inside
or outside the Law School.
After the end of the registration period, the registration
requests will be processed according to each student's registration
priority. In other words, registration will not be conducted
on a first-come, first-served basis; as long as you register
during the designated period, you will have an equal chance
of being admitted to a class as other students within your
registration priority group. Evening Division students have
priority over Day Division students for Summer registration.
Within divisions, registration priority is based on anticipated
graduation date, with the earliest graduation date having
the highest priority.
To learn what classes you have been admitted into, you must
check the Online Registration site on or after Wednesday,
April 14. Registering for a class during the initial registration
period is no guarantee that you will be admitted to the class
-- you must check the web site on or after Wednesday, April
14 to learn what classes you have been admitted to.
Teaching Evaluations. Teaching evaluations will be
distributed in the coming weeks to elicit students' opinions
about the quality of teaching at the Law School. Instructors
will review the responses to improve the quality of their
instruction and courses. The evaluations are also considered
as one important factor in tenure, promotion, and compensation
decisions for full-time faculty and are used as a factor in
determining the effectiveness of part-time instructors. Evaluations
are anonymous and will not be available to professors until
grades are turned in.
Joke of the Week. Question: What would you get
if all the cars in the United States were red? Answer:
A red car nation!
Week
of April 5, 2004
Academic Calendar Reminder. Due to a religious holiday,
there will be no classes on Friday, April 9.
Summer 2004 Registration. The Summer 2004 Registration
Bulletin, including the schedule of classes, is available
outside the third floor cafeteria and through the Student
Portal page on the Law School's web site. Registration
will take place from Thursday, April 8 through Monday, April
12. You may register at any time during that period. To register,
go to the Student
Portal page and click on the Online Registration link.
You can use any computer with Internet access, either inside
or outside the Law School.
After the end of the registration period, the registration
requests will be processed according to each student's registration
priority. In other words, registration will not be conducted
on a first-come, first-served basis; as long as you register
during the designated period, you will have an equal chance
of being admitted to a class as other students within your
registration priority group. Evening Division students have
priority over Day Division students for Summer registration.
Within divisions, registration priority is based on anticipated
graduation date, with the earliest graduation date having
the highest priority.
To learn what classes you have been admitted into, you must
check the Online Registration site on or after Wednesday,
April 14. Registering for a class during the initial registration
period is no guarantee that you will be admitted to the class
-- you must check the web site on or after Wednesday, April
14 to learn what classes you have been admitted to.
Joke of the Week. A trucker is driving a group of penguins
to the zoo. Suddenly, his truck breaks down and he is forced
to pull over to the side of the road. He flags down a farmer
driving by in his van and says, "I'll give you $100 to
take these penguins to the zoo." The farmer accepts,
loads the penguins in the van, and drives off. A few hours
later, while the trucker is repairing his truck, he sees the
farmer drive by with the penguins still in the back of his
van. The trucker shouts out, "Hey, I thought you were
going to take those penguins to the zoo!" The farmer
replies, "Well, I took them to the zoo, but then I had
some money left over, so now I'm taking them to the movies."
Week
of March 29, 2004
Additional CALI Winners for Fall 2003. Congratulations
to the following students, who received the highest grades
in the course indicated. Other CALI Award winners were announced
in a previous issue of the Record; that list is linked
to this page.
Securities Regulation (eve. section): Michelle Kessler
State & Local Taxation: Nancy Hauptman
Constitutional Torts: Nathan Wetzel
Practice Before the Federal Circuit: Scott Kolassa
Torts (Prof. Wright): Steven Garden and Luke Shannon
Summer 2004 Schedule. The Summer 2004 schedule of classes
and Registration Bulletin will be available outside the third
floor cafeteria and through the Student
Portal web page late in the week of March 29.
Joke of the Week. Question: What do you get
when you divide the circumference of a pumpkin by its diameter?
Answer: Pumpkin pi!
Week
of March 22, 2004
Joke of the Week. A guy walks into a bar and orders
a drink. While he's waiting, he hears little voices saying
things like, "You really look nice in that suit,"
and "what an attractive hair cut." He mentions this
to the bartender, who says, "Oh, that's just the peanuts
-- they're complimentary."
Week
of March 15, 2004
Academic Calendar Reminder. Spring Break begins Saturday,
March 13, at 12:00 noon. Classes resume on Monday, March 22.
Joke of the Week. Question: What happened when
the frog broke down? Answer: He got toad away!
Week
of March 8, 2004
Academic Calendar Reminder. Spring Break begins Saturday,
March 13, at 12:00 noon. Classes resume on Monday, March 22.
London Law Consortium: Informational Session. Chicago-Kent
is a member of the London Law Consortium, a program that provides
students at Chicago-Kent and six other American law schools
the opportunity to study in London every Spring. If you would
like to learn about the program that will be offered in Spring
2005, there will be an informational session on Wednesday,
March 10, at 3:00 p.m., in Rm. 345. Professor David Rudstein,
who has taught in the Consortium, will discuss the program
and answer questions.
Joke of the Week. "You know there is a problem
with the education system when you realize that out of the
three Rs, only one begins with an R." (Dennis Miller)
Week
of March 1, 2004
Elective Courses Subject to Mandatory Curve: Correction.
Professor Greenberg's day section of Criminal Procedure: Adjudicatory
Process is subject to the mandatory curve for elective courses;
however, the evening section of his course is not subject
to the curve.
Joke of the Week. "Why do they bother saying 'raw'
sewage? Do some people cook that stuff?" (George Carlin)
Week
of February 23, 2004
Academic Calendar Reminder: No Classes Wednesday, February
25. All law school classes (day and evening) are canceled
on Wednesday, February 25, for Law as a Profession Day. Second-year
students are required to attend the program.
Fall 2003 Grade Distributions. The grade distributions
for Fall 2003 courses are linked
to this page.
Week
of February 16, 2004
No entries this week.
Week
of February 9, 2004
Elective Courses Subject to Mandatory Curve. A list of
Spring 2004 elective courses with at least 25 students enrolled,
and thus subject to the mandatory curve for elective courses,
is linked
to this page.
Class Ranks/GPA Cut-Offs. The GPA cut-offs as of the
end of the Fall 2003 semester are linked
to this page.
Fall 2003 CALI Award Winners. The CALI Excellence for
the Future Award, sponsored by the Center for Computer-Assisted
Legal Instruction, is given to the student or students who
receive the highest grade in each section of each course.
The CALI Award winners for most Fall 2003 courses are linked
to this page. If a section or a course is not listed,
that means we have not yet received the name of the award
recipient from the instructor; they will be published in a
later issue of the Record. Congratulations to all of you who
received the award -- you should be proud of your achievement.
Joke of the week. "The New England Journal
of Medicine reports that nine out of ten doctors agree
that one out of ten doctors is an idiot." (Jay Leno)
Week
of February 2, 2004
Illinois Bar Exam: Q&A with Bar Examiners for 1L Students.
(Attending this program could save you $350!) Representatives
from the Illinois Board of Admissions to the Bar will be at
the Law School on Wednesday, February 4, from 12:10
to 1:10 pm (for day students) and from 5:00 to 5:50 pm (for
evening students) in Rm. C40 to answer questions from first-year
students concerning the completion of your bar registration
materials.
As announced in previous issues of the Record (see
my Record
archives), first-year students who plan to take the Illinois
Bar Examination after graduation should submit a Registration
Application, which must be postmarked by March 1, 2004.
The forms and instructions are available on the bar examiners'
web site: http://www.ibaby.org.
Although you are not required to register as a first-year
student, the advantage of doing so is that you will avoid
paying a late fee of $350 imposed on those who register at
any point after March 1 of their first year.
Joke of the week. "When I turned two I was really
anxious because I doubled my age in a year. I thought, 'if
this keeps up, by the time I'm six, I'll be ninety.'"
(Steven Wright)
Week
of January 26, 2004
Adding Classes After the First Week. You may add an open
course without special permission until the end of the first
week of Spring classes; during the second week, however, you
may add an open course only with permission of the instructor.
You may not add a course after the second week of the semester.
ASP Small Group Sessions. Please see the Academic
Support Program section of the Record for information
about the Academic Support Program, including membership criteria
for ASP small group sessions and the process for petitioning
into the small groups. For more information about the Academic
Support Program and study resources, please visit the ASP
web site.
Distribution of Spring U-Passes and New ID Cards. If you
have not already picked up your new Chicago-Kent ID card or
(for those who qualify) your Spring U-Pass, please do so no
later than Friday, January 30. The cards are available
in the Registrar's office on the second floor.
ASP Workshop: "Learning From Experience: How to Interpet
Your Exam Results and Plan Ahead." Are you curious
about how to interpret your grades? Do you want to find out
how your first semester results can affect your future law
school performance? Are you looking for tips on the most effective
way to do an exam review with a professor? All of these topics
will be covered in the Academic Support Program's final 2003-2004
workshop on Wednesday, January 28, 3:00-4:00 pm (for day
students) and 5:00-5:45 pm (for evening students)
in Rm. C50. Although the workshop is mainly aimed at first-year
students, all students are welcome to attend. If you are unable
to attend but would like to see a videotape of the program,
contact Jamie Lake (e-mail: JLAKE).
Illinois Bar Exam: Q&A with Bar Examiners. (Attending
this program could save you $350!) Representatives from the
Illinois Board of Admissions to the Bar will be at the Law
School on Wednesday, February 4, from 12:10 to 1:10
pm (for day students) and from 5:00 to 5:50 pm (for evening
students) in Rm. C40 to answer questions from first-year students
concerning the completion of your bar registration materials.
As announced in previous issues of the Record (see
my Record
archives), first-year students who plan to take the Illinois
Bar Examination after graduation should submit a Registration
Application, which must be postmarked by March 1, 2004.
The forms and instructions are available on the bar examiners'
web site: http://www.ibaby.org.
Although you are not required to register as a first-year
student, the advantage of doing so is that you will avoid
paying a late fee of $350 imposed on those who register at
any point after March 1 of their first year.
Family and Friends Day. We will be offering a Family and
Friends Day program on Saturday, January 31, from 9:00
am to 1:00 pm. The program is intended to give your spouses,
partners, parents, children, and other important people in
your lives the opportunity to visit the Law School and get
a taste of what you are experiencing as a law student. The
program will include a continental breakfast, mini-classes
taught by me and Prof. Brill, and a mock trial demonstration
featuring members of our award-winning Trial Team. If you
would like to attend, please complete the response form linked
to this page no later than January 27. If you have any
questions, please contact Jamie Lake (e-mail: JLAKE).
Joke of the week. A dumb guy is walking along a river
when he sees another dumb guy on the other side. The first
guy yells, "HOW DO I GET TO THE OTHER SIDE?" The
second guy rolls his eyes and responds, "YOU IDIOT, YOU'RE
ALREADY ON THE OTHER SIDE!"
Week
of January 19, 2004
Welcome Back! Congratulations to all first-year students
on completing your first semester of law school, and to upper-level
students for making it one semester closer to graduation.
I hope everyone had a restful holiday break.
Academic Calendar Reminder. Classes will not be
held on Monday, January 19, in commemoration of Martin Luther
King Day. Spring semester classes will
start on Tuesday, January 20. Because Martin Luther King
Day is an official university holiday for the first time
this year, this also means that the Law School building
will be closed on January 19.
Spring 2004 Course Information:
Changes to the Spring Schedule. A list of changes
to the Spring schedule (additions, cancellations, and one
exam change) is linked
to this page. I would particularly like to highlight
a new clinical program, with preference given to evening
students, sponsored by the Law School in conjunction with
the Coordinated Advice and Referral Program for Legal Services
(CARPLS).
Classroom Assignments. Classroom assignments for
Spring courses are posted in the front lobby and linked
to this page.
Initial Reading Assignments. Initial assignments
for many Spring courses are linked
to this page.
Bookstore Hours. The bookstore's hours are linked
to this page. Please note that the bookstore will not
be open on Monday, January 19, due to the Law School's observance
of Martin Luther King Day.
Trial Advocacy Section Assignments. Assignments
for the Spring sections of Trial Advocacy 1 and Trial Advocacy
2 are linked
to this page.
Adding Classes After the First Week. You may add
an open course without special permission until the end
of the first week of Spring classes; during the second week,
however, you may add an open course only with permission
of the instructor. You may not add a course after the second
week of the semester.
ASP Small Group Sessions. Please see the Student
Services section of the Record for information about
the Academic Support Program, including membership criteria
for ASP small group sessions and the process for petitioning
into the small groups. For more information about the Academic
Support Program and study resources, please visit the ASP
web site.
Final Exams. The final exam schedule for the Spring
semester is linked
to this page. The Student
Handbook requires that you take your finals at the times
scheduled, even if you have two exams in a row, or one at
6:00 p.m. and another at 8:30 a.m. the next morning. Absent
extraordinary circumstances, the only exception is if you
have three exams scheduled consecutively (which rarely happens)
or two exams scheduled at the same time. If you believe
you have an exam conflict or other circumstances justifying
the rescheduling of an exam (see Student
Handbook sections 7.2 and 7.3), please contact Jamie
Lake, the Director of Student Services (e-mail: JLAKE).
Distribution of Spring U-Passes and New ID Cards.
Spring U-Passes and new Chicago-Kent ID cards will be distributed
in the front lobby on Tuesday, January 20, from 11:45-1:00
and 4:00-6:00 pm. All students should pick up a new ID card.
For more information on the U-Pass program and which students
qualify for participation in the program, see the Student
Services section of the Record.
"Law as a Profession: From Law Student to Lawyer,"
Wednesday, February 25 (required for all 2L students).
All second-year students are required to attend the annual
Law as a Profession Day program on Wednesday, February 25.
Attendance at Law as a Profession Day is a graduation requirement.
If you are a second-year student and have not yet registered
for the program, please do so as soon as possible through
the online course registration system (course number 121-001
for day students, 121-051 for evening students). If you
have any questions, please contact me (ssowle@kentlaw.edu).
ASP Workshop: "Learning From Experience: How to
Interpet Your Exam Results and Plan Ahead." Are
you curious about how to interpret your grades? Do you want
to find out how your first semester results can affect your
future law school performance? Are you looking for tips
on the most effective way to do an exam review with a professor?
All of these topics will be covered in the Academic Support
Program's final 2003-2004 workshop on Wednesday, January
28, 3:00-4:00 pm (for day students) and 5:00-5:45
pm (for evening students) in Rm. C50. Although the workshop
is mainly aimed at first-year students, all students are
welcome to attend. If you are unable to attend but would
like to see a videotape of the program, contact Jamie Lake
(e-mail: JLAKE).
Save the Date: Family and Friends Day, January
31. We will be offering a Family and Friends Day program
on Saturday, January 31, from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. The program
is intended to give your spouses, partners, parents, children,
and other important people in your lives the opportunity
to visit the Law School and get a taste of what you are
experiencing as a law student. The program will include
a continental breakfast, mini-classes taught by me and Prof.
Brill, and a mock trial demonstration featuring members
of our award-winning Trial Team. If you would like to attend,
please complete the response form linked
to this page no later than January 27. If you have any
questions, please contact Jamie Lake (e-mail: JLAKE).
Bar Registration for First-Year Students. First-year
students who plan to take the Illinois Bar Examination after
graduation should register with the Illinois bar examiners.
The registration materials must be postmarked by March
1, 2004. The forms and instructions are available on
the bar examiners' web site: http://www.ibaby.org.
Although you are not required to register as a first-year
student, the advantage of doing so is that you will avoid
paying a late fee of $350 imposed on those who register
at any point after March 1 of their first year. If you are
uncertain whether you intend to practice in Illinois, you
may want to consider waiting to register and paying the
late fee should you eventually decide to take the Illinois
bar exam. The application form is very comprehensive and
requires you to provide a significant amount of background
information, some of which may be difficult to remember
or obtain. I suggest that, if you do plan to register by
the March deadline, you begin working on the materials sooner
rather than later. If you have any questions about the application
materials, you may call the Illinois Board of Admissions
to the Bar at 217/522-5917.
All information you disclose on the bar registration application
should be consistent with answers to questions on your Application
for Admission to the law school. Please note, however, that
the bar registration application asks for a considerable
amount of information that you were not asked to provide
on our Application for Admission. You only need to be concerned
about the consistency of your answers for questions asked
on both forms. You can amend your Application for Admission,
if necessary, by addressing a letter to me setting forth
the details of the omission or misrepresentation and the
reason for it.
Representatives from the Illinois Board of Admissions to
the Bar will visit the Law School early in the Spring semester
to answer questions concerning the completion of the bar
registration application. We will announce the date and
time once the session has been scheduled.
First-year students who think they may practice in another
state should contact the bar examiners office in
that state as soon as possible to determine their registration
requirements. Booklets with the addresses and phone numbers
of state bar examiners offices are available for you to
consult in the Registrar’s office and in my office.
July 2004 Illinois Bar Exam. Applications for the
July 2004 Illinois bar exam must be postmarked by February
1, 2004. The forms and instructions are available on
the bar examiners' web site: http://www.ibaby.org.
Please note: Even if you registered with
the bar examiners as a first-year student, you must still
file a final application by February 1. If you did not register
during your first year, you will need a separate set of
application materials, which contains both the registration
application and the final application. Please be sure that
you obtain the correct materials. If you have any questions
about the application materials, you may call the Illinois
Board of Admissions to the Bar at 217/522-5917.
The law school sends a “Certificate of Dean of Law School
Proof of Legal Education” to the Illinois bar examiners
for every student who graduates in May. Please be sure to
file an Application for Graduation so that we will know
you plan to graduate in May.
All information you disclose on the bar application should
be consistent with answers to questions on your Application
for Admission to the law school. Please note, however, that
the bar application asks for a considerable amount of information
that you were not asked to provide on our Application for
Admission. You only need to be concerned about the consistency
of your answers for questions asked on both forms. You can
amend your Application for Admission, if necessary, by addressing
a letter to me setting forth the details of the omission
or misrepresentation and the reason for it.
Note about religious conflict with July bar exam:
The first day of the Illinois bar exam this year falls on
the Jewish holiday Tisha B'Av. If this provides a conflict
for you, please see the Student
Services section of the Record for more information.
Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam (MPRE).
The MPRE is required for admission to the bars of most jurisdictions,
including Illinois. The exam is administered in March, August,
and November each year. You may take the exam after you
have completed the equivalent of two full academic years
of law school, i.e., after you have completed two-thirds
of the academic requirements for the J.D. degree. Applications
for the next exam, on March 8, 2003, are available in the
Registrar's office. The deadline for applying for the March
exam is February 3, 2004 (the late deadline is February
19).
Academic Calendar for 2004-2005. The Academic Calendar
for 2004-2005 is linked
to this page.
Reminder About IIT's Political Activity Policy.
IIT’s General Counsel would like to remind employees and
students of the university’s obligation as a tax-exempt
entity to refrain from engaging in any partisan political
activities. This policy applies to all academic units within
IIT, including the Law School. Violation of the prohibition
against such activity could jeopardize IIT’s tax-exempt
status. While individuals are free to express their opinions
and to support political candidates on their own, it must
be clear that the individual is acting on his or her own
behalf and not on behalf of IIT. In no event may the name,
symbols, or resources of the university be used to participate
or intervene in any political campaign on behalf of or in
opposition to a candidate for political office. Specific
examples of impermissible activities include the use of
university letterhead, campus mail, or IIT e-mail accounts
to solicit support or contributions for a candidate; using
university funds to purchase tickets for a candidate's fund-raiser;
and putting campaign posters on university property. If
you have any questions or concerns about this policy, please
contact Mary Anne Smith, Vice President and General Counsel
of IIT, at 312/567-3034.
Joke of the week. Question: What occurs once in
a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
Answer: Click
here.
FALL 2003
Week of December 8, 2003
Good Luck and Happy Holidays.
I wish all of you the best of luck on your exams, and a joyous
holiday season.
Fall 2003 Exams.
Exam Schedule. The final exam schedule for the
current semester is linked
to this page.
Room Assignments and Exam Procedures. You should have
received an e-mail from the Registrar's office with room
assignments for your exams. If you have not received that
information, you can find it by logging into your Web
for Students account and clicking on the "Fall 2003"
link. Room assignments will also be posted in the front
lobby.
Exam Emergencies. If an emergency occurs that may
prevent you from taking a final exam, you or someone on
your behalf should call Chris Matheny (312/906-5271) or
me (312/906-5130) as soon as possible. If you cannot reach
either of us, call the Registrar's office (312/906-5080).
Do not contact your professor, as this may compromise
your anonymity. Please read Section VII of the
Student
Handbook, which contains the rules governing exams,
exam conflicts, make-up exams, missed exams, and related
issues; and review Article II of the Code of Conduct in
the Student Handbook.
Consulting Laptops During Exams. Unless your professor
specifically authorizes it, you may not consult materials
(notes, outlines, etc.) stored on your laptop computer
during an open book or limited open book exam; you are
limited to consulting print materials authorized by your
professor. Please note: This is separate from the
issue of whether you may write your exam on your own laptop.
The limitation described above applies whether you are
writing your exam by hand or on a lab or laptop computer.
Spring 2004 Classes.
Changes to Class Schedule. We have added a new
seminar to the Spring 2004 schedule (see details below).
Please contact Professor Perritt (hperritt@kentlaw.edu)
if you are interested in enrolling.
The Law of Nationbuilding (678-071), Prof. Henry H. Perritt,
Jr., 2 credits. Thursdays, 4:00-5:50 pm. No exam. Instructor
permission required. Description: International intervention
in Bosnia, Kosovo, East Timor, Afghanistan and Iraq have
raised a number of questions about public international
law, administrative law, and how best to create a legal
framework for development of democratic institutions and
market economies. Students will write papers on some aspect
of law related to these nationbuilding challenges. The
seminar will be integrated with the Nationbuilding IPRO,
which will have students working on projects related to
the political trusteeship in Kosovo, including promotion
of tourism, resolution of legal issues related to privatization,
compiling applicable law, especially pertaining to property
and commercial transactions. (Note: IPROs are IIT Interprofessional
Projects that draw students from various colleges and
departments throughout the university.)
Initial Reading Assignments and Course Books. Reading
assignments for the first week of the Spring semester
will be posted on the Student
Portal page on Monday, December 22. Assignments
not received by December 22 will be posted on the second-floor
bulletin board as they are received.
You may ask the bookstore to hold your Spring course books
for you when they arrive, or for an extra fee you may
request that the books be mailed to you over the holiday
break. If you would like to take advantage of either of
these options, stop by the bookstore before you leave,
or call the bookstore at 312/906-5605. In addition, you
may order your course books over the web by clicking on
the bookstore link on the Student
Portal page.
U-Pass Notice. If you currently have a U-Pass, it
will be effective through December 19, the last day of Fall
exams. New U-Passes will be issued for the Spring semester.
Please see the Student
Services section of the Record for details about eligibility
for the U-Pass and distribution of the Spring U-Passes.
Joke of the week. "My favorite form of motion
is the car. I love cars. It's the greatest physical object
I've ever seen. I don't know why, really. My only theory
is: When you're driving, you're outside and inside, moving
and completely still, all at the same time. I think that's
something." (Jerry Seinfeld)
Week of December
1, 2003
Academic Calendar Reminder. The class
schedule following Thanksgiving is as follows:
Monday, December 1: Monday classes meet (Labor
Day make-up)
Tuesday, December 2: Monday classes meet (Yom Kippur
make-up)
Wednesday, December 3: Thursday classes meet (Thanksgiving
make-up)
Thursday, December 4: Friday classes meet and Wednesday
classes starting
4:00 and later meet (Thanksgiving make-up)
Read period runs from Friday, December 5 to Tuesday, December
9. Exams start on Wednesday, December 10 and end on Friday,
December 19.
Fall 2003 Exams.
Exam Schedule. The final exam schedule for the
current semester is linked
to this page. If you have not received an e-mail notification
with your exam room assignments, you can find the information
by logging into your Web for Students account and clicking
on the "Fall 2003" link.
Exams on Computer. If you missed the initial period
for registering to take exams on computer, you may still
do so for any exam that still has computer slots available.
(Please keep in mind that not all professors allow students
to take exams on computer.) You may also change your exam
preference from computer to hand-writing. For both of
these options, log into your Web for Students account
and click on the Register for "Exams on Computer"
link (under "Online Forms").
Availability of Professors' Old Exams. Many professors
make their old exams available for students to review.
Exams after 1992 are available online by going to http://library.kentlaw.edu/services/students.htm#Exams,
and then clicking on the link indicated there. Exams dating
from 1992 and before are bound in volumes available in
the 10th floor reading room in the Library.
U-Pass Notice. If you currently have a U-Pass, it
will be effective through December 19, the last day of Fall
exams. New U-Passes will be issued for the Spring semester.
Please see the Student
Services section of the Record for details about eligibility
for the U-Pass and distribution of the Spring U-Passes.
Joke of the week. If a parsley farmer goes bankrupt,
can they garnish his wages?
Week of November
24, 2003
Academic Calendar Reminder. Thanksgiving vacation begins
Wednesday, November 26, at 4:00 pm. Classes resume Monday,
December 1. The class schedule following Thanksgiving is as
follows:
Monday, December 1: Monday classes meet (Labor
Day make-up)
Tuesday, December 2: Monday classes meet (Yom Kippur
make-up)
Wednesday, December 3: Thursday classes meet (Thanksgiving
make-up)
Thursday, December 4: Friday classes meet and Wednesday
classes starting
4:00 and later meet (Thanksgiving make-up)
Read period runs from Friday, December 5 to Tuesday, December
9. Exams start on Wednesday, December 10 and end on Friday,
December 19.
Spring 2004 Registration. The priority registration
period for Spring 2004 classes is now over. If you have
not already done so, please log back into the web
registration system to see what classes you were admitted
into and to make adjustments to your schedule.
Adding and Dropping Classes. You may make adjustments
to your schedule through the end of the second week of
the Spring semester. The Spring 2004 Registration Bulletin,
which includes the final schedule of Spring classes and
course and exam grids, is available outside the third
floor cafeteria. Online versions of these documents are
linked
to this page and to the main Student
Portal page.
Legal Writing 3 and Legal Writing 4. We have added
one additional section of each of these courses (details
are below). We are working on adding a second new section
of Legal Writing 4 and will announce the details when
they are available. You may register for the new sections
(or any other open section) using the web
registration system.
Legal Writing 3: section 431-073, Tuesdays & Thursdays,
4:30-5:25 pm, General Practice, instructor TBA (1 credit).
Legal Writing 4: section 432-010, Tuesdays & Thursdays,
4:30-5:55 pm, General Practice, Prof. Bernard Farber (3
credits).
Fall 2003 Exams. The final exam schedule for the
current semester is linked
to this page. You will be notified of the classroom
assignments for your exams this week or next.
U-Pass Notice. If you currently have a U-Pass, it will
be effective through December 19, the last day of Fall exams.
New U-Passes will be issued for the Spring semester. Please
see the Student
Services section of the Record for details about eligibility
for the U-Pass and distribution of the Spring U-Passes.
ASP Teacher's Assistant Applications. If you are
interested in applying for a Teacher's Assistant position
for the Spring 2004 semester, the deadline for doing so
is November 25. Please see the Student
Services section of the Record for details about the
application procedure.
Joke of the week. First baker: That's great
bread -- can I have the recipe? Second baker: Sorry,
but I only share that on a knead to know basis.
Week
of November 17, 2003
Academic Calendar Reminder. Thanksgiving
vacation begins Wednesday, November 26, at 4:00 pm. Classes
resume Monday, December 1. The class schedule following Thanksgiving
is as follows:
Monday, December 1: Monday classes meet (Labor
Day make-up)
Tuesday, December 2: Monday classes meet (Yom Kippur
make-up)
Wednesday, December 3: Thursday classes meet (Thanksgiving
make-up)
Thursday, December 4: Friday classes meet and Wednesday
classes starting
4:00 and later meet (Thanksgiving make-up)
Read period runs from Friday, December 5 to Tuesday, December
9. Exams start on Wednesday, December 10 and end on Friday,
December 19.
Spring 2004 Final Schedule and Registration. The Spring
2004 Registration Bulletin, which includes the final schedule
of Spring classes and course and exam grids, is available
outside the third floor cafeteria. Online versions of these
documents are linked
to this page and to the main Student
Portal page. The Registration Bulletin contains instructions
on registering online. Registration runs from Friday,
November 14 through Monday, November 17. You
may register at any time during that period. After the end
of the registration period, the registration requests will
be processed according to each student's registration priority.
In other words, registration will not be conducted on a
first-come, first served basis; as long as you register
during the designated period, you will have an equal chance
of being admitted to a class as other students within your
registration priority group.
To learn what classes you have been admitted into, you must
check the online registration site on or after Wednesday,
November 19. Registering for a class during the initial
registration period is no guarantee that you will be admitted
into the class – you must check the web site on or after
Wednesday, November 19 to learn what classes you have been
admitted into.
Spring 2004 Registration for First-Year Students. Although
first-year students have set schedules, you still must register
for your Spring courses using the online registration system.
Please be careful to register for the doctrinal classes
listed for your current section, and for the Legal Writing
section taught by your current professor.
Fall 2003 Exams. The final exam schedule for the current
semester is linked
to this page. You will be notified of the classroom
assignments for your exams prior to the start of the exam
period.
ASP Program on Preparing for and Taking Exams: Handouts
and Videotapes Available. If you were unable to attend
the recent ASP program on preparing for and taking exams,
copies of two useful handouts are linked
to this page. You can also borrow a videotape of the
program from Jamie Lake (e-mail: JLAKE; phone: 312/906-5247;
office: 310F).
ASP Teacher's Assistant Applications. If you are
interested in applying for a Teacher's Assistant position
for the Spring 2004 semester, the deadline for doing so
is November 25. Please see the Student
Services section of the Record for details about the
application procedure.
Illinois Bar Application: Q&A With Bar Examiners.
Representatives from the Illinois Board of Admissions to
the Bar will be at the Law School on Thursday, November
20, 12:00-1:30 pm (for day students) and 5:00-6:00
pm (for evening students) in the Auditorium to answer
questions from third-year students concerning the completion
of your bar application. A separate session will be held
early in the Spring semester for first-year students.
As announced in previous issues of the Record, first-year
students who plan to take the Illinois Bar Examination after
graduation should submit a registration application, which
must be postmarked by March 1, 2004. The forms and
instructions are available on the bar examiners' web site
at http://www.ibaby.org/.
Although you are not required to register as a first-year
student, the advantage of doing so is that you will avoid
paying a late fee of $350 imposed on those who register
at any point after March 1 of their first year.
Teaching Evaluations. Teaching evaluations will be
distributed in the coming weeks to elicit students' opinions
about the quality of teaching at the Law School. Instructors
will review the responses to improve the quality of their
instruction and courses. The evaluations are also considered
as one important factor in tenure, promotion, and compensation
decisions for full-time faculty and are used as a factor
in determining the effectiveness of part-time instructors.
Evaluations are anonymous and will not be available to professors
until grades are turned in.
Joke of the week. Did you hear about the eye doctor
who moved to Alaska? He's now an optical Aleutian. (Thanks
to Kimberly Myers for this joke.)
Week
of November 10, 2003
Spring 2004 Schedule and Registration.
The preliminary schedule of classes for the Spring 2004 semester
is available outside the third floor cafeteria. An online
version is linked
to this page and to the main Student
Portal page. The final schedule and Registration Bulletin
will be issued during the week of November 10. Instructions
for registering online will be included in the Registration
Bulletin. Registration will take place Friday, November 14
through Monday, November 17. You may register at any time
during that period. After the end of the registration period,
the registration requests will be processed according to each
student's registration priority. In other words, registration
will not be conducted on a first-come, first served basis;
as long as you register during the designated period, you
will have an equal chance of being admitted to a class as
other students within your registration priority group.
Exams on Computer Sign-Up. Many professors allow students
to take their exams on computer (either lab computers or students'
own laptops, or both). The deadline for signing up to take
exams on computer is November 14. The Registrar's
section of the Record has details about the procedure
for signing up.
ASP Program on Preparing for and Taking Exams. The Academic
Support Program will present its final Fall workshop on Tuesday,
November 11, 5:00-5:45 pm, in Rm. C50 (for evening
students) and Wednesday, November 12, 3:00-4:00,
in the Auditorium (for day students). This workshop
will focus on strategies for preparing for and taking exams
and will feature comments from both the faculty and student
perspectives. Although the workshop is mainly aimed at first-year
students, all students are welcome to attend. If you are unable
to attend but would like to see a videotape of the program,
contact Jamie Lake (e-mail: JLAKE).
Illinois Bar Exam: Q&A With Bar Examiners. Representatives
from the Illinois Board of Admissions to the Bar will be at
the Law School on Thursday, November 20, 12:00-1:30 pm
(for day students) and 5:00-6:00 pm (for evening students)
in the Auditorium to answer questions from third-year students
concerning the completion of your bar application. A separate
session will be held early in the Spring semester for first-year
students.
As announced in previous issues of the Record, first-year
students who plan to take the Illinois Bar Examination after
graduation should submit a registration application, which
must be postmarked by March 1, 2004. The forms and
instructions are available on the bar examiners' web site:
http://www.ibaby.org/.
Although you are not required to register as a first-year
student, the advantage of doing so is that you will avoid
paying a late fee of $350 imposed on those who register at
any point after March 1 of their first year.
ASP Teacher's Assistant Applications. If you are interested
in applying for a Teacher's Assistant position for the Spring
2004 semester, the deadline for doing so is November 25.
Please see the Student
Services section of the Record for details about the application
procedure.
Joke of the week. Question: How do you define "plateau"?
Answer: It's a high form of flattery!
Week of November
3, 2003
Spring 2004 Preliminary Schedule.
The preliminary schedule of classes for the Spring 2004 semester
will be distributed the week of November 3 outside the third
floor cafeteria; an online version will be available on the
main Student
Portal page. The final schedule and Registration Bulletin
will be issued the following week.
Fall 2003 Final Exams. The final exam schedule for the
current semester is linked
to this page. The Student
Handbook requires that you take your finals at the times
scheduled, even if you have two exams in a row, or one at
6:00 p.m. and another at 8:30 a.m. the next morning. Absent
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