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 2008 Final Exams.•Exam
Schedule. The final exam schedule for the current semester is
available
here. If you have not received your exam room assignments by email, you can
check them by logging into
Webmail,
clicking on Web for Students, and then clicking on "Spring 2008" under
"Schedule" in the lefthand menu (then scroll down until you see your
exam schedule).
•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 Jenna Moroney (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.
•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.
•Exams Method Registration. The period is
now closed for exam method registration.
Notice to Hand Writers:
Students who are hand writing an exam will usually be placed in the same room
used by laptop users for that exam. Hand writers are not segregated in their own
room. We will provide free ear plugs to any hand writers who believe they may
be distracted by the sound of the laptops.
Notice About SofTest:
Students taking exams on laptop must download and install the SofTest exam-taking
program. The Computer Center has emailed information to all students about the
procedures for doing this. You may also find this information in the
Computer
Center's section of the Record. Even though you do not need to submit
an Exam Method Registration form to use your laptop for exams, you do need to
download and install SofTest.
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 opt 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. 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.
Notice
to Graduating Seniors. If you are graduating this semester, please read the
information below about your Kent email 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.
•Email
and Network Accounts. Email and network accounts will be terminated on
Monday, August 4 (the first Monday after the summer bar exam). Free email
services to all alumni will be available. More information about these services
will be emailed to you at a later date, and will be posted on the Computer Center's
Record page. (
Note: The email address for complimentary alumni services
will
not be the same as your current Kentlaw email address.)
•Clearing
Out Lockers. Please clear your lockers out no later than
Friday, 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 2008 Term Information.•Classroom
Assignments. The final Schedule of Classes for the Summer 2008 term, including
classroom assignments, is available on the
Summer
2008 Term Information page (also available by going to the main
Student
Portal page and clicking on the Summer '08 link).
•Initial Reading
Assignments. A list of initial reading assignments for Summer 2008 courses
is available on the
Summer
2008 Term Information page (also available by going to the main
Student
Portal page and clicking on the Summer '08 link).
Please note: If a
course is not listed, that means we did not receive an initial assignment from
the professor.
Fall 2008 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 2008 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 2009 schedule,
are available through the main
Student
Portal page.
Fall 2008 Initial Reading Assignments and Course Materials.
A list of initial reading assignments for Fall 2008 courses will be posted on
the main
Student Portal
page (click on the Fall '08 link) no later than
Monday, August 4.
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. I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger. Then it hit me.
(Thanks to Alice Curry for this week's joke.)
Poem of the Week.
This week's poem is
"An Ode
to Exams," by Angela Lucas.
