Archive entries are in reverse chronological order.
SUMMER 2007 Week
of August 13, 2007
Fall 2007
Initial Reading Assignments: Updated List Available. Reading assignments
for the first week of the Fall semester are available on the Fall 2007 Term Information
page -- click here,
or go to the main Student
Portal page and click on the Fall '07 link under "Academic term information."
(Please note: The list of initial assignments has been updated since it was first
posted last week, and may be updated again if we receive additional assignments.)
Print copies are available on the table outside the third floor cafeteria.
Not
all professors submit initial assignments, so do not be concerned if there is
no listing for one or more of your Fall courses. The list of initial assignments
may be updated periodically if we receive additional assignments.
If you
have not yet returned to school, you may ask the bookstore to hold your Fall course
materials 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, 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.
Fall 2007 Course Information Updates. Course information
updates for Fall 2007 classes are available on the Fall
2007 Term Information page. Print copies are available on the table outside
the third floor cafeteria. A revised version of the Fall class schedule incorporating
these changes is also available (see below).
Revised Fall 2007 Schedule
(with Classroom Assignments). A revised copy of the Fall 2007 Schedule of
Classes, including classroom assignments, is available on the Fall
2007 Term Information page. Print copies are available on the table outside
the third floor cafeteria.
Bookstore Hours. The Bookstore's hours
for the Fall semester are available on the Fall
2007 Term Information page.
Spring 2007 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 Spring 2007 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.
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).
Consider
Taking Appellate Courts & Procedure. [From Prof. Steinman] All through
law school you read appellate court decisions, and perhaps you plan to litigate.
How much do you know about appellate review: About who can appeal, when, where,
and how?; about the scope of review available before final judgment? Do you understand
what the various standards of review really mean, and what standard the courts
will apply to what issues? Are you sure of the degree to which the trial court
record and the issues you've raised – or failed to raise – in the trial court
limit what you can argue on appeal? Have you pondered when appellate courts feel
free to make new law and when they leave law making to legislatures? or the role
of intermediate appellate courts in lawmaking? Have you considered how the volume
of litigation has altered how appellate courts operate (their internal procedures,
their use of staff, the very structure of appellate court systems), and the implications
of those changes for how appellate counsel must work? Do you know much about U.S.
Supreme Court jurisdiction and certiorari policy, or the role of amicus curiae?
If these questions interest you, consider taking Appellate Courts & Procedure,
Mon., Tues., Thurs. 1:55-2:50 pm. We'll be using new materials by Meador, Baker,
& Steinman.
Joke of the Week. "Opera is when a guy gets
stabbed in the back and instead of bleeding, he sings." (Ed Gardner)
Poem of the Week. This week's poem is "The
Darkling Thrush," by Thomas Hardy.
Weeks
of July 30 and August 6, 2007
UPDATE
8/3/07 Initial Reading Assignments for Fall 2007 Now Available Click
here
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.
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.
"Opera is when a guy gets stabbed in the back and instead of bleeding, he
sings." (Ed Gardner) Poem of the Week. This week's poem is
"The Darkling Thrush,"
by Thomas Hardy.
Weeks
of July 16 & July 23, 2007
No
new entries this week.
Weeks
of July 2 & July 9, 2007
Summer
2007 Exams.
•Exam Schedule. The final exams for the Summer
term are listed in the Schedule of Classes available
here. You will be notified of the classroom assignments for your exams prior
to the start of exam period.
•Exam Reschedule Requests.
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 contact Mindi Mysliwiec (mmysliwiec@kentlaw.edu)
no later than Friday, July 6, 2007. 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.
•Exams on Computer Sign-Up.
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 take place from Thursday, July 5 through Tuesday, July 10. To register
beginning July 5, log into your Webmail
account, click on the Web for Students icon, and navigate to the appropriate form.
Class
Ranks for Spring 2007. The class ranks as of the end of the Spring 2007 semester
have been posted and are available through Web
for Students. 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:
| Marina G. Aronchik | Laura B. Rowe | | Andrew R.
Booth | Laura A. Schmieder | | Molly Brooks | Jessica
Herzog Schultz | | Edward E. Dabuzhsky | Kara L. Schuur |
| Betsy L. Gates | Christopher H. St. Peter | | Robert
J. Grindle | Sandra R. Stipp | | John O. Gunderson | Long
X. Truong | | Ted C. Koshiol | Benjamin W. Tull |
| Shannon O'Boye | Jessica Tyrus | | Justin J. Paul | Tianran
Yan | | Aaron J. Rosenthal | | 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.
Weeks
of June 18 & June 25, 2007
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 put instant coffee in the microwave and almost went back in time."
(Steven Wright) Poem of the Week. This week's poem is "As
I Walked Out One Evening," by W.H. Auden.
Weeks
of June 4 & June 11, 2007
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.
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.
Weeks
of May 21 & May 28, 2007
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. 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
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 |