The Record

London Law Consortium: 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 2008 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 Tuesday, September 7, 2007. If you wish to discuss the program in more detail, contact Professor David Rudstein (drudstei@kentlaw.edu; 312/906-5354).

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 or dinner discussion with a group of students on the first day of Orientation (Monday, August 20); helping take ID photos; or answering questions and giving advice. 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 interested in being a Mentor: Fill out the online form linked to this page by July 20, 2007. You will be contacted with your match information no later than the first week of classes.

If interested in being an Orientation Leader: Please e-mail Mindi Mysliwiec (mmysliwiec@kentlaw.edu) with the following information:

-Name and division
-Are you available to lead a lunch/dinner discussion with a group of students (divided by Legal Writing section) on Monday, August 20, 12:00-1:00pm (day students) or 6:30-7:20pm (evening students)? If so, please provide the name of your first-year Legal Writing professor.
-Are you available to assist with ID photos on Monday, August 20, 1:00-3:00 pm, and/or 7:20-8:00 pm?
-Are you available for general assistance with Orientation activities on Tuesday, August 21 and/or Wednesday, August 22?

Notice to Graduating Seniors. If you are graduating this semester, please read the information below about your Kent e-mail and network accounts, and your locker. If you have any questions, please let me know. Note: If you are not graduating this semester, you will keep your e-mail account and locker until you graduate.

•E-mail and Network Accounts. E-mail and network accounts will be terminated on Monday, July 30 (not July 26, as previously announced). However, IIT offers a free e-mail service to all alumni. Information about alumni e-mail accounts was sent to graduating students recently by e-mail, and is available on the Computer Center's Record page. (Note: The e-mail address on the account will not be the same as your current Kentlaw e-mail address -- it will be an IIT address.)

•Clearing Out Lockers. Please clear your lockers out no later than Wednesday, August 1. 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 arrangeents for your locker contents to be set aside for you.

Joke of the Week. "I bought all of those Jane Fonda videos. I love to sit and eat cookies and watch them." (Dolly Parton)

Poem of the Week. This week's poem is "I Grant You Ample Leave," by George Eliot.

Notice to Graduating Seniors. If you are graduating this semester, please read the information below about your Kent e-mail and network accounts, and your locker. If you have any questions, please let me know. Note: If you are not graduating this semester, you will keep your e-mail account and locker until you graduate.

•E-mail and Network Accounts. E-mail and network accounts will be terminated on Thursday, July 26 (the first business day after the summer bar exam). However, IIT offers a free e-mail service to all alumni. More information about alumni e-mail accounts will be e-mailed to you at a later date, and will be posted on the Computer Center's Record page. The alumni accounts will likely be created in early July. (Note: The e-mail address on the account will not be the same as your current Kentlaw e-mail address -- it will be an IIT address.)

•Clearing Out Lockers. Please clear your lockers out no later than Wednesday, August 1. 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 arrangeents for your locker contents to be set aside for you.

Summer 2007 Term Information.

•Classroom Assignments. The Schedule of Classes for the Summer 2007 term, including classroom assignments, is available here.

•Initial Reading Assignments. A list of initial reading assignments for Summer 2007 courses is available here, and print copies are available on the table outside the third floor cafeteria. Please note: If a course is not listed, that means we did not receive an initial assignment from the professor.

Fall 2007 Initial Reading Assignments and Course Materials. A list of initial reading assignments for Fall 2007 courses will be posted on the main Student Portal page (click on the Fall '07 link) no later than Friday, August 3.

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 Bookstore link on the Student Portal page.

Joke of the Week. There are three kinds of people -- those who can count, and those who can't.

Poem of the Week. This week's poem is "Selected Exercises in Case Law II," by Cathrine Grondahl.

SPRING 2007

Week of May 14, 2007

Have a Nice Summer! Congratulations on (almost) completing the school year. For those of you who will be back next year, I hope you have a productive and restful summer. For those who are graduating this semester, I look forward to seeing you at Commencement -- and I wish you good luck on the bar and in starting your careers.

Spring 2007 Final Exams.

•Exam Schedule. The final exam schedule for the current semester is available here. You will be notified of the classroom assignments for your exams prior to the start of exam period.

•Exam Emergencies. If an emergency occurs that may prevent you from taking a final exam, you or someone on your behalf should call me (312/906-5282) or Mindi Mysliwiec (312/906-5005) as soon as possible. If you cannot reach either of us, call the Registrar's office (312/906-5080). Do not contact your professor about any problem connected with your exam, 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.

•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.

•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.

•Access to Computer Labs During Exams. Because we use the computer labs during many of the exam slots during exam period, access for other purposes (e.g., printing out papers or exam outlines) is limited. Please keep in mind that there is a printer in the 5th Floor Student Lounge that you can use if the labs are all in use.

Notice to Graduating Seniors. If you are graduating this semester, please read the information below about your Kent e-mail and network accounts, and your locker. If you have any questions, please let me know. Note: If you are not graduating this semester, you will keep your e-mail account and locker until you graduate.

•E-mail and Network Accounts. E-mail and network accounts will be terminated on Thursday, July 26 (the first business day after the summer bar exam). However, IIT offers a free e-mail service to all alumni. More information about alumni e-mail accounts will be e-mailed to you at a later date, and will be posted on the Computer Center's Record page. The alumni accounts will likely be created in early July. (Note: The e-mail address on the account will not be the same as your current Kentlaw e-mail address -- it will be an IIT address.)

•Clearing Out Lockers. Please clear your lockers out no later than Wednesday, August 1. 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 arrangeents for your locker contents to be set aside for you.

Summer 2007 Term Information.

•Classroom Assignments. The Schedule of Classes for the Summer 2007 term, including classroom assignments, is available here.

•Initial Reading Assignments. A list of initial reading assignments for Summer 2007 courses is available here, and print copies are available on the table outside the third floor cafeteria. Please note: If a course is not listed, that means we did not receive an initial assignment from the professor.

Fall 2007 Registration. 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 2007 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, and of the preliminary Spring 2008 schedule, are available through the main Student Portal page.

Fall 2007 Initial Reading Assignments and Course Materials. A list of initial reading assignments for Fall 2007 courses will be posted on the main Student Portal page (click on the Fall '07 link) no later than Friday, August 3.

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 Bookstore link on the Student Portal page.

Joke of the Week. What's the definition of adamant? The very first insect.

Poem of the Week. This week's poem is "Song from Abdelazar," by Aphra Behn.

Week of May 7, 2007

Spring 2007 Final Exams.

•Exam Schedule. The final exam schedule for the current semester is available here. You will be notified of the classroom assignments for your exams prior to the start of exam period.

•Exam Emergencies. If an emergency occurs that may prevent you from taking a final exam, you or someone on your behalf should call me (312/906-5282) or Mindi Mysliwiec (312/906-5005) as soon as possible. If you cannot reach either of us, call the Registrar's office (312/906-5080). Do not contact your professor about any problem connected with your exam, 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.

•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.

•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.

•Access to Computer Labs During Exams. Because we use the computer labs during many of the exam slots during exam period, access for other purposes (e.g., printing out papers or exam outlines) is limited. Please keep in mind that there is a printer in the 5th Floor Student Lounge that you can use if the labs are all in use.

•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, clicking on the Exam Database link (under Resources). Exams dating from 1992 and before are bound in volumes available in the 10th floor reading room in the Library.

Notice to Graduating Seniors. If you are graduating this semester, please read the information below about your Kent e-mail and network accounts, and your locker. If you have any questions, please let me know. Note: If you are not graduating this semester, you will keep your e-mail account and locker until you graduate.

•E-mail and Network Accounts. E-mail and network accounts will be terminated on Thursday, July 26 (the first business day after the summer bar exam). However, IIT offers a free e-mail service to all alumni. More information about alumni e-mail accounts will be e-mailed to you at a later date, and will be posted on the Computer Center's Record page. The alumni accounts will likely be created in early July. (Note: The e-mail address on the account will not be the same as your current Kentlaw e-mail address -- it will be an IIT address.)

•Clearing Out Lockers. Please clear your lockers out no later than Wednesday, August 1. 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 arrangeents for your locker contents to be set aside for you.

Summer 2007 Term Information.

•Classroom Assignments. The Schedule of Classes for the Summer 2007 term, including classroom assignments, is available here.

•Initial Reading Assignments. A list of initial reading assignments for Summer 2007 courses will be available no later than Monday, May 14. It will be linked to this page, and available on the main Student Portal page (click on the Summer '07 link). Please note: If a course is not listed, that means we did not receive an initial assignment from the professor.

Fall 2007 Registration. 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 2007 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, and of the preliminary Spring 2008 schedule, are available through the main Student Portal page.

Fall 2007 Initial Reading Assignments and Course Materials. A list of initial reading assignments for Fall 2007 courses will be posted on the main Student Portal page (click on the Fall '07 link) no later than Friday, August 3.

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 Bookstore link on the Student Portal page.

Joke of the Week. Question: Why are E.T.'s eyes so big? Answer: Because he just got the phone bill.

Poem of the Week. This week's poem is "There may be Chaos still around the World," by George Santayana.

Week of April 30, 2007

Academic Calendar Reminder. Please note the following dates for the closing weeks of the Spring semester:

Last day of classes: Friday, May 4
Read Period: Saturday, May 5 - Tuesday, May 8
Exam Period: Wednesday, May 9 - Friday, May 18

Fall 2007 Registration. The final Fall 2007 schedule, the Registration Bulletin, and the course and exam grids are available by clicking here or by going to the main Student Portal page (click on the Fall '07 link). Print copies are available on the table outside the third floor cafeteria. Registration will take place from Friday, April 27 through Tuesday, May 1. 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 3. 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 3 to learn what classes you have been admitted into.

Spring 2008 Preliminary Schedule. The preliminary schedule of classes for the Spring 2008 semester is available by clicking here or by going to the main Student Portal page (click on the Spring '08 link). Print copies are available outside the third floor cafeteria. Please note: This schedule is only preliminary – there will be additions to the class list and other changes made before the schedule is finalized. The final schedule will be issued during the Fall 2007 semester, when registration for Spring 2008 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 (6-5282), or by stopping by my office (Rm. 320).

Intensive Trial Advocacy. Please note that registration for both the August 2007 and the January 2008 sessions of Intensive Trial Advocacy take place as part of Fall 2007 registration. See the listing for Intensive Trial Advocacy in the preliminary Schedule of Classes for details.

Spring 2007 Final Exams.

•Exam Schedule. The final exam schedule for the current semester is available here. You will be notified of the classroom assignments for your exams prior to the start of exam period.

•Exam Emergencies. If an emergency occurs that may prevent you from taking a final exam, you or someone on your behalf should call me (312/906-5282) or Mindi Mysliwiec (312/906-5005) as soon as possible. If you cannot reach either of us, call the Registrar's office (312/906-5080). Do not contact your professor about any problem connected with your exam, 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.

•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.

•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.

•Access to Computer Labs During Exams. Because we use the computer labs during many of the exam slots during exam period, access for other purposes (e.g., printing out papers or exam outlines) is limited. Please keep in mind that there is a printer in the 5th Floor Student Lounge that you can use if the labs are all in use.

•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, clicking on the Exam Database link (under Resources). Exams dating from 1992 and before are bound in volumes available in the 10th floor reading room in the Library.

Dean for a Day Karaoke Event. Dean for a Day student Jessie Augustyn has arranged for food and karaoke to be available on Thursday, May 3, 4:00–6:00pm in the second floor cafeteria. It should be a great time!

Week of April 23, 2007

Academic Calendar Reminder. Please note the following dates for the closing weeks of the Spring semester:

Last day of classes: Friday, May 4
Read Period: Saturday, May 5 - Tuesday, May 8
Exam Period: Wednesday, May 9 - Friday, May 18

Summer 2007 Registration. Initial registration for Summer 2007 classes is now over. Fortunately, we were able to accommodate all student registration requests -- we did not have to drop anyone from any of the summer courses due to oversubscribed classes.
The registration system has reopened. 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 2007 Registration. The preliminary schedule of classes for the Fall 2007 semester is available outside the third floor cafeteria and through the main Student Portal page (click on the Fall '07 link). The final schedule and Registration Bulletin will be issued no later than Wednesday, April 25. Registration will take place from Friday, April 27 through Tuesday, May 1. 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 3. 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 3 to learn what classes you have been admitted into.

"Where Do We Go From Here?" Program. This program introduces first-year students to the course requirements after the first 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: Tuesday, April 24, 12:00-1:15pm (Auditorium).
Evening Division: Monday, April 23, 5:00-6:00 pm (Auditorium).

Intensive Trial Advocacy. Please note that registration for both the August 2007 and the January 2008 sessions of Intensive Trial Advocacy take place as part of Fall 2007 registration. See the listing for Intensive Trial Advocacy in the preliminary Schedule of Classes for details.

Graduating Senior Outing to Six Flags. In her capacity as Dean for a Day, Kiran Ali has designated Friday, May 18 for a Class of 2007 Excursion to Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois. Complimentary transportation via air-conditioned motor coach will be provided by Chicago-Kent. Buses will depart from the Law School at 9:00am on May 18 and return from Six Flags at 7:00pm. The cost is $32 per ticket, with a two ticket maximum per student. Please email Denise Lang (dlang@kentlaw.edu) in Dean Sowle's office, no later than Monday, May 7, with your name, and number of tickets desired. Tickets will be distributed during Read Period and Exam Period and may be paid for by personal check or cash. Be sure to reserve today - you don't want this to be another Barrister's Ball situation!

Spring 2007 Final Exams.

•Exam Schedule. The final exam schedule for the current semester is available here. You will be notified of the classroom assignments for your exams prior to the start of exam period.

•Exams on Computer Sign-Up: Extended Through Monday, April 23. It appears that an unusually high number of students this semester missed the deadline for registering to take exams on computer. Because of the administrative burden this is causing, we are opening registration back up temporarily. For those who missed the deadline, you may register to take exams on computer through this coming Monday, April 23, at 5:00pm. If you do not register by that time, you will be unable to take your exam on computer.

To register, log into your Webmail account, click on the Web for Students icon, and navigate to the "Register for exams on computer" link on the left-hand menu.

Please note: Registering for exams on computer is separate from installing the SofTest program, which you will need to do if you plan on taking exams on your own laptop. (You don't need to worry about this if you take your exams on a lap computer.) Installing SofTest involves a separate downloading and registration process, and you will receive information about this from the Computer Center. The instructions above relate to registering with Chicago-Kent your desire to take exams on computer, so that we may make classroom and lab assignments for the exam period.

•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, clicking on the Exam Database link (under Resources). Exams dating from 1992 and before are bound in volumes available in the 10th floor reading room in the Library.

Dean's Certificate for Illinois Bar. 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 2007 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. "I took up meditation. I like to have an espresso first just to make it more interesting." (Betsy Salkind)

Poem of the Week. This week's poem is "Immortality," Lisel Mueller.

Week of April 16, 2007

Trial Team Tryouts. Tryouts for the Chicago-Kent Trial Advocacy Team will be held on Wednesday, April 18, 5:30-8:00pm in the Chicago-Kent Courtroom. All students (including first-year students) are eligible. Preparation: Each student should read problem 9.8 (People v. Michael Miller) in Materials in Trial Advocacy. If you do not have a copy of this book, a copy of the problem will be on reserve in the Library. You should be prepared to perform one opening statement (prosecution or defense), a portion of one direct examination of either the victim or the defendant, a portion of one cross examination of either the victim or the defendant, and one closing argument (prosecution or defense). The opening and closing arguments should be about 5 minutes each; the direct and cross examinations should be about 3-5 minutes each.

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 2008, there will be an informational session on Wednesday, April 18, at 3:00 pm, in Rm. 370. Professor David Rudstein, who has taught in the Consortium program, will discuss the program and answer questions. The program is open to 2Ls, 3Ls, and 4Ls.

Spring 2007 Final Exams.

•Exam Schedule. The final exam schedule for the current semester is available here. You will be notified of the classroom assignments for your exams prior to the start of exam period.

•Exam Conflict/Reschedule Requests: April 3-April 16. The Student Handbook requires that you take your final exams at the times scheduled unless you have an exam conflict (as defined below), or you have a "serious illness or other extraordinary or compelling reason" beyond your control. If you have an exam conflict or believe you have other reasons justifying the rescheduling of an exam, please complete the Final Exam Reschedule form. The form will be available beginning Tuesday, April 3. To complete the form, log into your Webmail account, click on the Web for Students icon, and navigate to the Final Exam Reschedule form. The deadline for submitting an exam reschedule request is Monday, April 16, at 5:00 pm. This deadline will be strictly enforced. If your request is approved, you will be notified later this semester of the rescheduled date, time, and location of your exam.

Under current policy, a student is deemed to have an "exam conflict" if the student has two exams at the same time, or has two or more exams within 24 hours (e.g., exams at 8:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., or at 6:00 p.m. and 1:15 the following afternoon). A conflict does not exist if two exams are scheduled exactly 24 hours apart (e.g., exams at 8:30 a.m. one morning and 8:30 a.m. the next morning).

•Exams on Computer Sign-Up: April 3-April 16. Many professors allow students to take their exams on computer (either lab computers or students' own laptops, or both). Registration for taking exams on computer will begin on Tuesday, April 3. To register, log into your Webmail account, click on the Web for Students icon, and navigate to the Register for Exams on Computer form. The deadline for registering to take your exams on computer is Monday, April 16, at 5:00 pm. This deadline will be strictly enforced.

Notice About Borrowing Laptops from the Computer Center: The Computer Center has a limited supply of laptop computers reserved for use in emergency situations that arise during exam period. Please contact me if you register to take an exam on laptop, and your laptop suffers unexpected problems that cannot be remedied before your exam. The Computer Center's laptops also may be used (subject to availability) if your computer has problems immediately before or during an exam, as long as the problem is not due to your failing to properly configure or register your laptop to run the SofTest program. (SofTest is the program all students are required to use for taking exams on computer; the Computer Center will email and post information separately about the SofTest program.) Because of limited supply, the Computer Center's laptops are not available for general loaning purposes during exam period, including to students who do not own a laptop or are Mac users. However, if you have exceptional circumstances that you believe justify borrowing a laptop for an exam, please contact me to discuss your situation.

•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, clicking on the Exam Database link (under Resources). Exams dating from 1992 and before are bound in volumes available in the 10th floor reading room in the Library.

Change of Division Requests. Students wishing to request a change of division for next academic year (e.g., from evening division to full-time or part-time day division, or vice versa) should consult the instructions for doing so on the Registrar's Record page. The request form will be available beginning Wednesday, March 28. The deadline for submitting the form is Monday, April 16, at 5:00 pm.

Summer 2007 Registration. The Summer 2007 Registration Bulletin, including the Schedule of Classes and information about applying for Summer clinical programs, is available outside the third floor cafeteria. Online versions are also available on the Student Portal page (click on the Summer '07 link near the top), or by clicking here.

Registration for Summer classes will take place from Wednesday, April 11 through Monday, April 16. 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 18. 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 18 to learn what classes you have been admitted to.

Fall 2007 Preliminary Schedule. The preliminary schedule of classes for the Fall 2007 semester will be distributed late in the week of April 16 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 after the first 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: Tuesday, April 24, 12:00-1:15pm (Auditorium).
Evening Division: Monday, April 23, 5:00-6:00 pm (Auditorium).

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 was the name of the heftiest Knight of the Round Table? Answer: Sir Cumference!

Poem of the Week. This week's poem is "Ox Cart Man," Donald Hall.

Week of April 9, 2007

Trial Team Tryouts. Tryouts for the Chicago-Kent Trial Advocacy Team will be held on Wednesday, April 18, 5:30-8:00pm in the Chicago-Kent Courtroom. All students (including first-year students) are eligible. Preparation: Each student should read problem 9.8 (People v. Michael Miller) in Materials in Trial Advocacy. If you do not have a copy of this book, a copy of the problem will be on reserve in the Library. You should be prepared to perform one opening statement (prosecution or defense), a portion of one direct examination of either the victim or the defendant, a portion of one cross examination of either the victim or the defendant, and one closing argument (prosecution or defense). The opening and closing arguments should be about 5 minutes each; the direct and cross examinations should be about 3-5 minutes each.

Spring 2007 Final Exams.

•Exam Schedule. The final exam schedule for the current semester is available here. You will be notified of the classroom assignments for your exams prior to the start of exam period.

•Exam Conflict/Reschedule Requests: April 3-April 16. The Student Handbook requires that you take your final exams at the times scheduled unless you have an exam conflict (as defined below), or you have a "serious illness or other extraordinary or compelling reason" beyond your control. If you have an exam conflict or believe you have other reasons justifying the rescheduling of an exam, please complete the Final Exam Reschedule form. The form will be available beginning Tuesday, April 3. To complete the form, log into your Webmail account, click on the Web for Students icon, and navigate to the Final Exam Reschedule form. The deadline for submitting an exam reschedule request is Monday, April 16, at 5:00 pm. This deadline will be strictly enforced. If your request is approved, you will be notified later this semester of the rescheduled date, time, and location of your exam.

Under current policy, a student is deemed to have an "exam conflict" if the student has two exams at the same time, or has two or more exams within 24 hours (e.g., exams at 8:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., or at 6:00 p.m. and 1:15 the following afternoon). A conflict does not exist if two exams are scheduled exactly 24 hours apart (e.g., exams at 8:30 a.m. one morning and 8:30 a.m. the next morning).

•Exams on Computer Sign-Up: April 3-April 16. Many professors allow students to take their exams on computer (either lab computers or students' own laptops, or both). Registration for taking exams on computer will begin on Tuesday, April 3. To register, log into your Webmail account, click on the Web for Students icon, and navigate to the Register for Exams on Computer form. The deadline for registering to take your exams on computer is Monday, April 16, at 5:00 pm. This deadline will be strictly enforced.

Notice About Borrowing Laptops from the Computer Center: The Computer Center has a limited supply of laptop computers reserved for use in emergency situations that arise during exam period. Please contact me if you register to take an exam on laptop, and your laptop suffers unexpected problems that cannot be remedied before your exam. The Computer Center's laptops also may be used (subject to availability) if your computer has problems immediately before or during an exam, as long as the problem is not due to your failing to properly configure or register your laptop to run the SofTest program. (SofTest is the program all students are required to use for taking exams on computer; the Computer Center will email and post information separately about the SofTest program.) Because of limited supply, the Computer Center's laptops are not available for general loaning purposes during exam period, including to students who do not own a laptop or are Mac users. However, if you have exceptional circumstances that you believe justify borrowing a laptop for an exam, please contact me to discuss your situation.

•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, clicking on the Exam Database link (under Resources). Exams dating from 1992 and before are bound in volumes available in the 10th floor reading room in the Library.

Change of Division Requests. Students wishing to request a change of division for next academic year (e.g., from evening division to full-time or part-time day division, or vice versa) should consult the instructions for doing so on the Registrar's Record page. The request form will be available beginning Wednesday, March 28. The deadline for submitting the form is Monday, April 16, at 5:00 pm.

Summer 2007 Registration. The Summer 2007 Registration Bulletin, including the Schedule of Classes and information about applying for Summer clinical programs, is available outside the third floor cafeteria. Online versions are also available on the Student Portal page (click on the Summer '07 link near the top), or by clicking here.

Registration for Summer classes will take place from Wednesday, April 11 through Monday, April 16. 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 18. 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 18 to learn what classes you have been admitted to.

Fall 2007 Preliminary Schedule. The preliminary schedule of classes for the Fall 2007 semester will be distributed late in the week of April 16 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.

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.

Student Services Office Move. The Office of Student Services is now located in Rm. 310A, towards the front of the Alumni Affairs & Development Suite. Please stop by to see Mindi Mysliwiec, our Director of Academic Administration and Student Affairs, in Rm.310A if you have questions or need information on any student services matter.

Joke of the Week. "I didn't invent the hypothetical situation, but let's just suppose for a second that I did." (Auggie Cook)

Poem of the Week. This week's poem is "Landscape With the Fall of Icarus," by William Carlos Williams.

Week of April 2, 2007

Academic Calendar Reminder. All Law School classes are canceled on Friday, April 6, for Good Friday.

Early Bird Bar Preparation Program. BAR/BRI will present four free lectures to all third-year and fourth-year students. You do not need to be signed up for the regular BAR/BRI program to attend these lectures. The first lecture, presented by Prof. Conviser, will be an overview of the bar exam and will help demystify the exam and preparation process. Prof. Conviser will also discuss (and try to allay concerns about) upcoming changes to the essay portion of the Illinois bar exam. The Saturday lectures will cover three topics on the Illinois bar exam – Equity, Secured Transactions, and Evidence. These lectures are not meant to replace a commercial bar course, but are meant as a way to jump start the bar exam preparation process.

Tuesday, April 3: Overview of the Illinois Bar Exam (Richard Conviser), 12:45-1:45pm, Auditorium.

Saturday, April 7: Equity (Richard Conviser), 9:00am-12:30pm, Auditorium.

Saturday, April 14: UCC Article 9: Secured Transactions (Michael Spak), 10:00am-12:30pm, Rm. C50. Evidence: Hearsay (Bill Elward), 1:30-4:00pm, Rm. C50.

Bar Exam Preparation Courses. We have a new Bar Exam Preparation web page for students. Please review the site for information on bar preparation courses. Thanks to Gabriela Reyes-Noyola for her work on pulling the information together.

Trial Team Tryouts. Tryouts for the Chicago-Kent Trial Advocacy Team will be held on Wednesday, April 18, 5:30-8:00pm in the Chicago-Kent Courtroom. All students (including first-year students) are eligible. Preparation: Each student should read problem 9.8 (People v. Michael Miller) in Materials in Trial Advocacy. If you do not have a copy of this book, a copy of the problem will be on reserve in the Library. You should be prepared to perform one opening statement (prosecution or defense), a portion of one direct examination of either the victim or the defendant, a portion of one cross examination of either the victim or the defendant, and one closing argument (prosecution or defense). The opening and closing arguments should be about 5 minutes each; the direct and cross examinations should be about 3-5 minutes each.

Summer 2007 Schedule. The Summer 2007 schedule of classes and Registration Bulletin will be available outside the third floor cafeteria and through the Student Portal web page on Wednesday, April 4.

Spring 2007 Final Exams.

•Exam Schedule. The final exam schedule for the current semester is available here. You will be notified of the classroom assignments for your exams prior to the start of exam period.

•Exam Conflict/Reschedule Requests: April 3-April 16. The Student Handbook requires that you take your final exams at the times scheduled unless you have an exam conflict (as defined below), or you have a "serious illness or other extraordinary or compelling reason" beyond your control. If you have an exam conflict or believe you have other reasons justifying the rescheduling of an exam, please complete the Final Exam Reschedule form. The form will be available beginning Tuesday, April 3. To complete the form, log into your Webmail account, click on the Web for Students icon, and navigate to the Final Exam Reschedule form. The deadline for submitting an exam reschedule request is Monday, April 16, at 5:00 pm. This deadline will be strictly enforced. If your request is approved, you will be notified later this semester of the rescheduled date, time, and location of your exam.

Under current policy, a student is deemed to have an "exam conflict" if the student has two exams at the same time, or has two or more exams within 24 hours (e.g., exams at 8:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., or at 6:00 p.m. and 1:15 the following afternoon). A conflict does not exist if two exams are scheduled exactly 24 hours apart (e.g., exams at 8:30 a.m. one morning and 8:30 a.m. the next morning).

•Exams on Computer Sign-Up: April 3-April 16. Many professors allow students to take their exams on computer (either lab computers or students' own laptops, or both). Registration for taking exams on computer will begin on Tuesday, April 3. To register, log into your Webmail account, click on the Web for Students icon, and navigate to the Register for Exams on Computer form. The deadline for registering to take your exams on computer is Monday, April 16, at 5:00 pm. This deadline will be strictly enforced.

Notice About Borrowing Laptops from the Computer Center: The Computer Center has a limited supply of laptop computers reserved for use in emergency situations that arise during exam period. Please contact me if you register to take an exam on laptop, and your laptop suffers unexpected problems that cannot be remedied before your exam. The Computer Center's laptops also may be used (subject to availability) if your computer has problems immediately before or during an exam, as long as the problem is not due to your failing to properly configure or register your laptop to run the SofTest program. (SofTest is the program all students are required to use for taking exams on computer; the Computer Center will email and post information separately about the SofTest program.) Because of limited supply, the Computer Center's laptops are not available for general loaning purposes during exam period, including to students who do not own a laptop or are Mac users. However, if you have exceptional circumstances that you believe justify borrowing a laptop for an exam, please contact me to discuss your situation.

•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, clicking on the Exam Database link (under Resources). Exams dating from 1992 and before are bound in volumes available in the 10th floor reading room in the Library.

Change of Division Requests. Students wishing to request a change of division for next academic year (e.g., from evening division to full-time or part-time day division, or vice versa) should consult the instructions for doing so on the Registrar's Record page. The request form will be available beginning Wednesday, March 28. The deadline for submitting the form is Monday, April 16, at 5:00 pm.

Student Services Office Move. The Office of Student Services is now located in Rm. 310A, towards the front of the Alumni Affairs & Development Suite. Please stop by to see Mindi Mysliwiec, our Director of Academic Administration and Student Affairs, in Rm.310A if you have questions or need information on any student services matter.

Week of March 26, 2007

Spring 2007 Final Exams.

•Exam Schedule. The final exam schedule for the current semester is available here. You will be notified of the classroom assignments for your exams prior to the start of exam period.

•Exam Conflict/Reschedule Requests: April 3-April 16. The Student Handbook requires that you take your final exams at the times scheduled unless you have an exam conflict (as defined below), or you have a "serious illness or other extraordinary or compelling reason" beyond your control. If you have an exam conflict or believe you have other reasons justifying the rescheduling of an exam, please complete the Final Exam Reschedule form. The form will be available beginning Tuesday, April 3. To complete the form, log into your Webmail account, click on the Web for Students icon, and navigate to the Final Exam Reschedule form. The deadline for submitting an exam reschedule request is Monday, April 16, at 5:00 pm. This deadline will be strictly enforced. If your request is approved, you will be notified later this semester of the rescheduled date, time, and location of your exam.

Under current policy, a student is deemed to have an "exam conflict" if the student has two exams at the same time, or has two or more exams within 24 hours (e.g., exams at 8:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., or at 6:00 p.m. and 1:15 the following afternoon). A conflict does not exist if two exams are scheduled exactly 24 hours apart (e.g., exams at 8:30 a.m. one morning and 8:30 a.m. the next morning).

•Exams on Computer Sign-Up: April 3-April 16. Many professors allow students to take their exams on computer (either lab computers or students' own laptops, or both). Registration for taking exams on computer will begin on Tuesday, April 3. To register, log into your Webmail account, click on the Web for Students icon, and navigate to the Register for Exams on Computer form. The deadline for registering to take your exams on computer is Monday, April 16, at 5:00 pm. This deadline will be strictly enforced.

Notice About Borrowing Laptops from the Computer Center: The Computer Center has a limited supply of laptop computers reserved for use in emergency situations that arise during exam period. Please contact me if you register to take an exam on laptop, and your laptop suffers unexpected problems that cannot be remedied before your exam. The Computer Center's laptops also may be used (subject to availability) if your computer has problems immediately before or during an exam, as long as the problem is not due to your failing to properly configure or register your laptop to run the SofTest program. (SofTest is the program all students are required to use for taking exams on computer; the Computer Center will email and post information separately about the SofTest program.) Because of limited supply, the Computer Center's laptops are not available for general loaning purposes during exam period, including to students who do not own a laptop or are Mac users. However, if you have exceptional circumstances that you believe justify borrowing a laptop for an exam, please contact me to discuss your situation.

•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, clicking on the Exam Database link (under Resources). Exams dating from 1992 and before are bound in volumes available in the 10th floor reading room in the Library.

Change of Division Requests. Students wishing to request a change of division for next academic year (e.g., from evening division to full-time or part-time day division, or vice versa) should consult the instructions for doing so on the Registrar's Record page. The request form will be available beginning Wednesday, March 28. The deadline for submitting the form is Monday, April 16, at 5:00 pm.

Bar Exam Preparation Courses. We have a new Bar Exam Preparation web page for students. Please review the site for information on bar preparation courses. Thanks to Gabriela Reyes-Noyola for her work on pulling the information together. This year we will have a free Early Bird Bar Preparation Course for 3L and 4L students. The first event will be an overview of the bar presented in the auditorium by Prof. Conviser at 12:45 on April 3, 2007, with subsequent lectures on April 7 and April 21. Time and topics TBA.

Law Week Activities. The Student Bar Association has a great line-up of events for Law Week, starting on Monday, March 26, with the Dean's annual State of the Law School Address and culminating on Saturday, March 31, with the Barrister's Ball. Click here for a list of all the events and more details.

Joke of the Week. Question: Is it true a crocodile won't eat a man carrying a flashlight? Answer: It depends on how fast he's carrying the flashlight!

Poem of the Week. This week's poem is "Diving Into the Wreck," by Adrienne Rich.

Week of March 19, 2007

Additional Fall 2006 CALI Award Winner. Congratulations to the following student for earning a CALI Award this past Fall. The complete list of CALI winners is available by clicking here.

-Trial Advocacy 1 (Prof. L. Wolfson): Jason D. Luczak

SmithAmundsen Excellence in Legal Writing Award. The SmithAmundsen Excellence in Legal Writing Award is available to first-year students at Chicago-Kent whose personal or family background, life, or cultural and/or ethnic experience contributes to a more diverse environment at Chicago-Kent and in the legal community. See the Writing Contests section of the Record for more information. The winner of the award will receive a prize of $5,000.

Security Reminder: Watch Your Valuables! We would like to remind all faculty, staff, and students to guard your valuables to avoid the risk of theft. Please do not leave your possessions unattended in the Library or any other part of the building, even for a short time -- it only takes a second for a thief to grab and run.

Trial Team Success. On March 1-4, the Chicago-Kent Trial Team consisting of Rachael Levy, Alexandra Molesky, Mark Griffin, and Sandra Wortham competed in the American Association for Justice (formerly the Association of Trial Lawyers of America – ATLA) Student Trial Advocacy Competition in Philadelphia. After winning three preliminary rounds against schools from Penn State and Temple, the trial team advanced to the final four semifinal round, where, unfortunately, they lost to a team from Duquesne. Congratulations to the Trial Team members for their impressive showing.

Joke of the Week. From the 1922 edition of the Chicago-Kent annual yearbook: Lawyer: Tell the court the exact words the defendant used. Witness: They are not fit for gentlemen to hear. Lawyer: In that case, whisper them to the judge. (Thanks again to Prof. Ralph Brill for this blast from the past.)

Poem of the Week. This week's poem is "A Myth of Devotion," by Louise Gluck.

Week of March 12, 2007

No new entries this week.

Week of March 5, 2007

Academic Calendar Reminder. Spring Break begins Saturday, March 10, at 12:00 noon. Classes resume on Monday, March 19.

Dean's Meet-and-Greets. Dean Krent will hold "meet-and-greets" with students this Tuesday, March 6, in the 5th Floor Student Lounge from 8:45-9:30 am and 5:00-5:45 pm. Come and share your thoughts about the law school or to ask questions. Refreshments will be available at both events.

Additional Fall 2006 CALI Award Winners. Congratulations to the following students for earning CALI Awards this past Fall. The complete list of CALI winners is available by clicking here.

-Torts (Prof. Wright): Ashley C. Hayes and Justin J. Paul.

Lecture: Judea Pearl on Muslim-Jewish Dialogue. Judea Pearl, president of the Daniel Pearl Foundation, will present a lecture entitled "Muslim-Jewish Dialogue and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict" on Wednesday, March 7, 2007, at 3:00 pm in the Ogilvie Auditorium. A reception and book signing will follow the lecture. For more information, click here.

Joke of the Week. From the 1920 edition of The Transcript, the annual yearbook for Chicago-Kent: Judge Kavanagh, while trying a case, was disturbed by a young man who kept moving things about in the rear of the courtroom. “Young man, you are making a good deal of noise. What are you doing?” The young man replied, “Your Honor, I have lost my gloves, and am trying to find them.” To which Judge Kavanagh replied, “Well, people often lose whole suits in here without making all that disturbance.” (Thanks to Prof. Ralph Brill for this golden oldie.)

Poem of the Week. This week's poem is "Last Month," by John Ashbery.

Week of February 26, 2007

Additional Fall 2006 CALI Award Winners. Congratulations to the following students, who received the highest grade in the courses indicated. Other CALI Award winners were announced in the last issue of the Record; the complete list of CALI winners is available by clicking here.

-International Antitrust (Prof. Gerber): Emily L. Grande
-Labor/Employment Class (Prof. Soliunas): Lauren S. Shapiro
-Negotiations (Prof. David): Mark A. Diomede and Derek M. Johnson
-Securities Regulation (Prof. Hablutzel): Muniza Bawaney

Joke of the Week. Did you hear about the dolphin who threatened to kill himself? He decided life had no porpoise.

Poem of the Week. This week's poem is "Meditation XVII,"by John Donne.

Week of February 19, 2007

Fall 2006 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 Fall 2006 courses are available by clicking here. If a section or a course is not listed, that means the professor elected not to give a CALI award, or we have not yet heard from the professor. Congratulations to all of you who received an award - you should be proud of your achievement.

Joke of the Week. Question: What do you feed a teddy bear? Answer: Nothing -- it's already stuffed.

Poem of the Week. This week's poem is "When I Set Out for Lyonnesse," by Thomas Hardy.

Week of February 12, 2007

Certificate Programs: Information Session. For students interested in one or more of Chicago-Kent's certificate programs, there will be an informational session on Wednesday, February 14, 4:00-5:45 pm, in the 10th Floor Event Room. Meet faculty and students in the certificate programs, gather information, and have a snack! We currently have certificate programs in the following areas:

-Labor & Employment Law
-Intellectual Property Law
-International & Comparative Law
-Environmental & Energy Law
-Litigation & Alternative Dispute Resolution (LADR)
-Public Interest Law

Fall 2006 Class Ranks/GPA Cut-Offs. The GPA cut-offs as of the end of the Fall 2006 semester are available here.

Elective Courses Subject to Mandatory Curve. A list of Spring 2007 elective courses with at least 40 students enrolled, and thus subject to the mandatory curve for elective courses, is available here.

Counseling Services. IIT's Counseling Center has a staff psychologist at the Law School on Mondays throughout the academic year. She will be available by appointment only. To schedule an appointment, call (312) 808-7132. There is no charge for these counseling services.

Joke of the Week. Two flies were hanging out. One turns to the other and says, "hey fly, your dude is down."

Poem of the Week. This week's poem is "Phone Call," by Tony Hoagland (scroll down to the second poem).

Week of February 5, 2007

Certificate Programs: Information Session. For students interested in one or more of Chicago-Kent's certificate programs, there will be an informational session on Wednesday, February 14, 4:00-5:45 pm, in the 10th Floor Event Room. Meet faculty and students in the certificate programs, gather information, and have a snack! We currently have certificate programs in the following areas:

-Labor & Employment Law
-Intellectual Property Law
-International & Comparative Law
-Environmental & Energy Law
-Litigation & Alternative Dispute Resolution (LADR)
-Public Interest Law

ASP Small Group Sessions. Information about the Academic Support Program, including membership criteria for ASP small group sessions and the process for petitioning into the small groups, is linked to this page. For more information about the Academic Support Program and study resources, please visit the ASP web site.

U-Pass Distribution. If you have not yet picked up your Spring U-Pass, you may do so from the Registrar's office. For more information on the U-Pass program and which students qualify for participation in the program, see the U-Pass FAQ. If there is no U-Pass for you but you believe you qualify for one, please contact Mindi Mysliwiec (mmysliwiec@kentlaw.edu).

Joke of the Week. "Men think they're more important than women because their jackets have secret inside pockets." (Rita Rudner)

Poem of the Week. This week's poem is "Song of Songs," by Wilfred Owen.

Week of January 29, 2007

Adding and Dropping Classes. You may add an open course without special permission through Friday, January 26 (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.

You may withdraw from any course except a required course, a clinical course, Law Review, Moot Court, or Intensive Trial Advocacy at any time prior to the date of the final exam or final paper (see § 3.10(c) of the Student Handbook). There is no tuition penalty if you drop a course during the first two weeks of classes. You will not receive a tuition refund, however, if you drop a course after Friday, February 2 (the end of the second week of classes).

ASP Small Group Sessions. Information about the Academic Support Program, including membership criteria for ASP small group sessions and the process for petitioning into the small groups, is linked to this page. For more information about the Academic Support Program and study resources, please visit the ASP web site.

U-Pass Distribution. If you have not yet picked up your Spring U-Pass, you may do so from the Registrar's office. For more information on the U-Pass program and which students qualify for participation in the program, see the U-Pass FAQ. If there is no U-Pass for you but you believe you qualify for one, please contact Mindi Mysliwiec (mmysliwiec@kentlaw.edu).

Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer on "Writing for Judges." All first-year students are encouraged to attend a presentation by U.S. District Court Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer on the topic “Writing for Judges.” Judge Pallmeyer, who has presided over several notable recent trials, including the trial of Governor George Ryan, will be offering tips and insight about the art of written advocacy, particularly at the trial court level. A question-and-answer session will follow her remarks. The talk is scheduled for Wednesday, January 31, at 3:00pm, in the Auditorium.

Legal Writing Ethics Guidelines. This is a reminder that the Chicago-Kent Legal Writing Ethics Guidelines apply to all Chicago-Kent students, including students enrolled in upper-level writing courses (Legal Writing 3, Legal Writing 4, and all seminars). The Guidelines, which address a variety of issues, including plagiarism, are available by clicking here. If you have not reviewed the Guidelines recently, please do so.

Notice to Students in Substance Abuse Recovery (or who want to be). If you are in recovery for a substance abuse problem, or if you are not in recovery but would like help with a substance abuse problem, consider contacting the Lawyers Assistance Program. This confidential program exists to help lawyers, judges, and law students with alcohol abuse, drug dependency, or mental health problems. If you are already in recovery, there is a weekly A.A. meeting at LAP's Chicago office, Tuesdays from 12:15-1:15 pm, at 20 S. Clark Street, Suite 1820. If you would like to be put in contact with other members of the Chicago-Kent community who are in recovery, call Janet Voss, the director of LAP, at 312/726-6607. If you are not in recovery but would like to find out more about what LAP can do for you, call or stop by LAP's office, or go to their web site at http://www.illinoislap.org.

Counseling Services. IIT's Counseling Center will have a staff psychologist at the Law School on Mondays throughout the academic year. She will be available by appointment only. To schedule an appointment, call (312) 808-7132. There is no charge for these counseling services.

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. "When I was a kid we made money by going to the houses of people who hadn't shoveled their snow, slipping, and suing them." (Bill Braudis)

Poem of the Week. This week's poem is "The Lawyer's Invocation to Spring," by Henry Howard Brownell. (Thanks to Motty Stone for this week's poem.)

Week of January 22, 2007

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.

U-Pass Distribution. The CTA is late in getting us the Spring U-Passes. Our latest information is that they will arrive Friday morning, January 19. Assuming they arrive as promised, our first distribution will take place in the front lobby on Friday, January 19, from 12:00-2:00pm. The complete distribution schedule is as follows:

Friday, January 19, 12:00 noon - 2:00 pm (front lobby).
Monday, January 22, 11:00am - 1:00pm and 3:00pm - 5:00pm (front lobby).
Tuesday, January 23, 10:00 am - 12:00 noon and 2:00 pm -4:00 pm (front lobby).

After Tuesday, January 23, you may pick up your U-Pass from the Registrar's office. For more information on the U-Pass program and which students qualify for participation in the program, see the U-Pass FAQ.

If you were not registered as a full-time, day division student or as an LL.M. student by December 15, 2006, or you had a financial hold on your account on that date, or you did not have an ID picture on file in the Registrar's office by that date, you will not receive a U-Pass during the initial distribution period. Students who qualify for the U-Pass after December 16 or were not included in the initial Spring U-Pass request sent to the CTA will have passes ordered for them on Monday, January 29, 2006.

Spring 2007 Semester Information. The Spring 2007 Term Information page has most of the information you will need for the start of the Spring semester. (Permanent links for term information pages appear on the Student Portal page, under "Academic term information.") Print copies of many of the documents described below are available outside the third floor cafeteria.

Initial Reading Assignments. Reading assignments for the first week of the Spring semester are available on the Spring 2007 Term Information page. The Initial Reading Assignments list has been revised (through January 18) as follows:

*New entries added 1/10/07: Antitrust (Prof. Hannay); Corporate Tax (LL.M.) (Prof. Larvick); Law of Trade Secrets (Prof. Parkhurst); Legal Writing 4: Criminal Appellate Advocacy (Prof. T. Gonzalez).

*New entry added 1/18/07: Banking Law (LL.M.) (Prof. McCauley).

*Corrected assignments revised 1/18/07: Access to Justice & Technology Seminar (Prof. Staudt); Business Organizations (Prof. Batlan); Copyright Law (Prof. Staudt); Gender & the Law (Prof. Batlan).

Course Information Updates. Course information updates for Spring classes are available on the Spring 2007 Term Information page.

Revised Spring Schedule (with Classroom Assignments). A revised copy of the Spring 2007 Schedule of Classes, including classroom assignments, is available on the Spring 2007 Term Information page. Classroom assignments are also posted in the front lobby.

Adding and Dropping Classes. 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. You may withdraw from any course except a required course, a clinical course, Law Review, Moot Court, or Intensive Trial Advocacy at any time prior to the date of the final exam or final paper (see § 3.10(c) of the Student Handbook). There is no tuition penalty if you drop a course during the first two weeks of classes. You will not receive a tuition refund, however, if you drop a course after the second week of classes.

Exam Schedule. A copy of the Spring 2007 exam schedule is available on the Spring 2007 Term Information page. Please note that you are permitted to register for courses with exams scheduled at the same time; one exam will be rescheduled for you.

The Student Handbook requires that you take your finals at the times scheduled unless you have an exam conflict (as defined below), or you have a "serious illness or other extraordinary or compelling reason" beyond your control. A Final Exam Reschedule Form will be posted later this semester through Web for Students.

A student is deemed to have an "exam conflict" if he or she has two exams at the same time, or has two or more exams within 24 hours (e.g., exams at 8:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., or at 6:00 p.m. and 1:15 the following afternoon). A conflict does not exist if two exams are scheduled exactly 24 hours apart (e.g., exams at 8:30 a.m. one morning and 8:30 a.m. the next morning).

Trial Advocacy Section Assignments. If you are registered for Trial Advocacy 1 or Trial Advocacy 2 for the Spring semester, a list of section assignments is available on the Spring 2007 Term Information page. Note: If your section meets at the Daley Center, please be sure to bring your Kent ID card with you, as you will be required to show it before being allowed to enter.

Bookstore Hours. The bookstore's hours are available on the Spring 2007 Term Information page.

2006-2007 Academic Calendar. The academic calendar for the Spring semester is linked to this page.

ASP Small Group Sessions. Information about the Academic Support Program, including membership criteria for ASP small group sessions and the process for petitioning into the small groups, is linked to this page. For more information about the Academic Support Program and study resources, please visit the ASP web site.

Announcement About Prof. Sherman's Classes. As announced in the Initial Reading Assignments document, Professor Sherman's classes (Gift & Estate Tax, and Law & Literature) will start the week of January 29. Thus, the first meeting of Gift & Estate Tax will be Monday, January 29, and the first meeting of Law & Literature will be Tuesday, January 30.

Illinois Bar Examiners: Information Sessions. The Illinois Bar Examiners will be at the Law School on Tuesday, January 23, 2007, to answer questions regarding the bar registration process for 1Ls, and to answer questions about the final bar application process for students graduating this year.

1L Sessions:
January 23, 12:00 pm, Rm. 510
January 23, 5:00 pm, Rm. C40

For more details about the bar registration process, see the separate entry below.

Graduating Senior Sessions:
January 23, 12:00 pm, Rm. 210
January 23, 5:00 pm, Rm. 590

All students planning to graduate this year should try to attend one of the presentations on January 23 regarding the final bar application process. You must complete the final bar application even if you registered as a 1L. For more details about the bar application process, see the separate entry below.

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 submitted by March 8, 2007 (extended from March 1, the previously announced deadline). All registration applications must be submitted both electronically and in print form. 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 additional fees of $450 or more if you apply to take the bar at any point after March 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.

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 2007 Illinois Bar Applications. Applications for the July 2007 bar exam must be submitted by February 22, 2007 (extended from February 1, the previously announced deadline). You must apply by February 22 whether or not you filed a bar registration application as a first year student. (An announcement last Fall incorrectly stated that the deadline was later for those who filed a bar registration application in their first year.) All application materials must be submitted both electronically and in print form. You may file a late application for the July bar up to May 31, but substantial penalty fees apply. 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. 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.

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 two-thirds of the credits required for the J.D. degree (at Chicago-Kent, this means you must have completed 58 credits). Applications for the next exam, on March 10, 2007, are available in the Registrar's office. You may also register online by going to http://www.ncbex.org/multistate-tests/mpre. The deadline for applying for the March exam is January 30, 2007 (the late deadline is February 15).

Weather Closing Information. Flyers with information about emergency weather closings are available on the table outside the third-floor cafeteria. As explained in the flyer, you may find out whether the Law School is closed due to severe weather in any of the ways listed below. Please note: Information for the Law School will be listed under "IIT-Chicago-Kent College of Law."

Radio: WGN 720 AM; WBBM 780 AM.
TV: CBS 2, NBC 5, ABC 7, WGN, Fox 32, CLTV News.
Phone: 847/238-1234.
Online: http://www.EmergencyClosings.com. (You may also sign up for personalized e-mail notifications at this site.)

Joke of the Week. Patient: Doctor, I just swallowed a pillow! Doctor: How do you feel? Patient: A little down in the mouth.

Poem of the Week. This week's poem is "Kentucky River Junction," by Wendell Berry.

FALL 2006

Week of December 18, 2006

Happy Holidays! I wish all of you a joyous (and restful) holiday season, and I look forward to seeing you next month.

Spring 2007 Initial Reading Assignments and Course Materials. A list of initial reading assignments for Spring 2007 courses will be posted on the Student Portal page (click on the Spring '06 link) no later than Thursday, December 21. Assignments not received by December 21 will be posted as we receive them.

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.

Spring 2007 Registration. The initial registration period is now over. If you have not already done so, please log back into the online registration system (available through the Spring 2007 Term Page) to see what classes you were admitted into. You may make adjustments to your schedule through the end of the second week of the Spring semester.

Please note the following schedule change:

*Legal Writing 4: Environmental Law (Prof. Sanders, 432-055) has been moved from Tuesday nights to Thursday nights, 6:00-8:50 pm.

The following Spring courses have been canceled due to inadequate enrollment:

*International Commercial Litigation (235-001)
*Civil RICO (279-051 and 641-051)
*State Constitutional Law (609-081)

A revised Spring schedule, with course and exam grids, is available through the Spring 2007 Term Page. Print copies are also available outside the third floor cafeteria.

Fall 2006 Final Exams.

•Exam Emergencies. If an emergency occurs that may prevent you from taking a final exam, you or someone on your behalf should call me (312/906-5282) or Mindi Mysliwiec (312/906-5005) as soon as possible. If you cannot reach either of us, call the Registrar's office (312/906-5080). Do not contact your professor about any problem connected with your exam, 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.

•Access to Computer Labs During Exams. Because we use the computer labs during many of the exam slots during exam period, access for other purposes (e.g., printing out papers or exam outlines) is limited. Please keep in mind that there is a printer in the 5th Floor Student Lounge that you can use if the labs are all in use.

Misuse of Library Materials. I received a report from the Library recently that a reserve Constitutional Law treatise was found hidden in the Law Review stacks on the 7th floor, with the reserve label removed from the spine. A student had requested the treatise the previous day, but none of the three copies of the treatise could be located. Please keep in mind that any misuse of library materials (including stealing, hiding, or defacing such materials) is an offense under the Code of Conduct.

Joke of the Week. "Life is a near-death experience." (George Carlin)

Poem of the Week. This week's poem is "Soybeans," by Thomas Alan Orr.

Week of December 11, 2006

Academic Calendar Reminder. Read period runs from Friday, December 8 through Monday, December 11. Exams start on Tuesday, December 12 and end on Thursday, December 21.

Fall 2006 Final Exams.

•Exam Schedule. The final exam schedule for the current semester is available here. You will be notified of the classroom assignments for your exams prior to the start of exam period. The deadlines for exam reschedule requests, and for registering to take exams on computer, have now passed.

•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 and clicking on the Exam Database link (under Resources). Exams dating from 1992 and before are bound in volumes available in the 10th floor reading room in the Library.

•Exam Emergencies. If an emergency occurs that may prevent you from taking a final exam, you or someone on your behalf should call me (312/906-5282) or Mindi Mysliwiec (312/906-5005) as soon as possible. If you cannot reach either of us, call the Registrar's office (312/906-5080). Do not contact your professor about any problem connected with your exam, 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.

•Access to Computer Labs During Exams. Because we use the computer labs during many of the exam slots during exam period, access for other purposes (e.g., printing out papers or exam outlines) is limited. Please keep in mind that there is a printer in the 5th Floor Student Lounge that you can use if the labs are all in use.

Tryouts for Thurgood Marshall National Trial Competition. Tryouts will be held on Wednesday, December 13 and Thursday, December 14 from 4:00-6:00 pm on both days in the Marovitz Courtroom on the first floor. All Chicago-Kent students are eligible for the tryouts. For more details, see the flyer on the table outside the third-floor cafeteria, or contact Judge Erickson at derickson@kentlaw.edu.

Spring 2007 Registration. The initial registration period is now over. If you have not already done so, please log back into the online registration system (available through the Spring 2007 Term Page) to see what classes you were admitted into. You may make adjustments to your schedule through the end of the second week of the Spring semester.

Please note the following schedule change:

*Legal Writing 4: Environmental Law (Prof. Sanders, 432-055) has been moved from Tuesday nights to Thursday nights, 6:00-8:50 pm.

The following Spring courses have been canceled due to inadequate enrollment:

*International Commercial Litigation (235-001)
*Civil RICO (279-051 and 641-051)
*State Constitutional Law (609-081)

A revised Spring schedule, with course and exam grids, is available through the Spring 2007 Term Page. Print copies are also available outside the third floor cafeteria.

Spring 2007 Initial Reading Assignments and Course Materials. A list of initial reading assignments for Spring 2007 courses will be posted on the Student Portal page (click on the Spring '06 link) no later than Thursday, December 21. Assignments not received by December 21 will be posted as we receive them.

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

Office of Academic Administration and Student Affairs Asst. Dean Stephen D. Sowle

Office of Academic Administration and Student Affairs

Asst. Dean Stephen D. Sowle