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Office of Academic Administration
and Student Affairs
Asst. Dean Stephen
D. Sowle
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Week of November 3, 2003 |
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Spring 2004 Preliminary Schedule. The preliminary schedule
of classes for the Spring 2004 semester will be distributed
the week of November 3 outside the third floor cafeteria;
an online version will be available on the main Student
Portal page. The final schedule and Registration Bulletin
will be issued the following week.
Fall 2003 Final Exams. The final exam schedule for the
current semester is linked
to this page. The Student
Handbook requires that you take your finals at the times
scheduled, even if you have two exams in a row, or one at
6:00 p.m. and another at 8:30 a.m. the next morning. Absent
extraordinary circumstances, the only exception is if you
have three exams scheduled consecutively (which rarely happens)
or two exams scheduled at the same time. If you believe you
have an exam conflict or other circumstances justifying the
rescheduling of an exam (see Student Handbook sections 7.2
and 7.3), please complete a Final Exam Reschedule form on
the Web for Students site (go to https://webmail.kentlaw.edu/exchange/logon.asp,
click on the Web for Students icon, and navigate to the appropriate
form). The deadline is Friday, November 7. The
Registrar's office will notify you of the rescheduled date,
time, and location of your exam.
Availability of Professors' Old Exams. Many professors
make their old exams available for students to review. Exams
dating from 1992 and before are bound in volumes available
in the 10th floor reading room in the Library. Exams after
1992 are available online by going to http://library.kentlaw.edu/services/students.htm#Exams,
and then clicking on the link indicated there.
ASP Program on Preparing for and Taking Exams. The Academic
Support Program will present its final Fall workshop on Tuesday,
November 11, 5:00-5:45 pm, in Rm. C50 (for evening
students) and Wednesday, November 12, 3:00-4:00,
in the Auditorium (for day students). This workshop
will focus on strategies for preparing for and taking exams
and will feature comments from both the faculty and student
perspectives. Although the workshop is mainly aimed at first-year
students, all students are welcome to attend. If you are unable
to attend but would like to see a videotape of the program,
contact Jamie Lake (e-mail: JLAKE).
CALI Award Winners for Summer 2003. 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 Summer 2003 courses are linked
to this page. Congratulations to all of you who received
the award -- you should be proud of your achievement.
Flu Shots. Flu shots will be available for students, staff,
and faculty on Thursday, November 6, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm in
Rm. C35. The cost is $15 (cash or check only). No appointment
necessary.
Illinois Bar Exam: Q&A With Bar Examiners. Representatives
from the Illinois Board of Admissions to the Bar will be at
the Law School on Thursday, November 20, 12:00-1:30 pm
(for day students) and 5:00-6:00 pm (for evening students)
in the Auditorium to answer questions from third-year students
concerning the completion of your bar application. A separate
session will be held early in the Spring semester for first-year
students.
As announced in previous issues of the Record, first-year
students who plan to take the Illinois Bar Examination after
graduation should submit a registration application, which
must be postmarked by March 1, 2004. The forms and
instructions are available on the bar examiners' web site:
http://www.ibaby.org/.
Although you are not required to register as a first-year
student, the advantage of doing so is that you will avoid
paying a late fee of $350 imposed on those who register at
any point after March 1 of their first year.
U-Pass FAQ. You can now find answers to your questions
about the U-Pass program in the form of a Frequently
Asked Questions document on the Student Services web site.
Permanent links to the document can also be found on the main
Student Portal web page and in the heading of my weekly Record
entries, above. If you have any questions not answered by
this document, please contact Jamie Lake (e-mail: JLAKE; phone:
312/906-5247; office: 310F). Thanks to Jamie for putting this
document together.
Joke of the week. Question: What does a pumpkin
wear when it tries to quit smoking? Answer: A pumpkin
patch!
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