Summer 2006 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 Amanda Kastern (akastern@kentla.edu)
no later than Tuesday, July 11, 2006.
Under the new policy adopted by the faculty in December,
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.
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 Thursday, July 6 and will end on Wednesday, July
12. To register beginning July 6, log into your
Webmail
account, click on the Web for Students icon, and navigate
to the appropriate form.
Class Ranks for Spring 2006. The class ranks as
of the end of the Spring 2006 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:
Frank H. Bieszczat |
Rajeev Khurana |
Joseph A. Brabender |
Dana E. Lobelle |
Amy Z. Chiang |
Michael N. Loterstein |
Jennifer C. Erhard Rice |
Lindsey N. Marcus |
Jessica K. Fender |
Rachel E. Moran |
Jedediah B. Forkner |
Jamie T. Newton |
Caleb S. Fox |
Troy D. Smith |
Joshua A. Gad-Harf |
Sarah F. Suma |
Hunter Hogan |
Paula K. Villela |
Jonathan R. Kanter |
Elena N. Vranas |
Elizabeth C. Katzman |
Kristin M. Weber |
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 2007 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 5, 2006. 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 discussion
with a group of students on the first day of Orientation
(Monday, August 21); helping take ID photos; answering
questions and giving advice; and whatever other help we
end up needing. As a Mentor, you will be paired with one
or two first-year students to provide one-on-one advice
and guidance about adjusting to the law school experience.
If interested in being a mentor: Fill out
the online
form linked to this page by July 28, 2006. You will
be contacted with your match information before or during
Orientation week.
If interested in being an Orientation Leader:
Please e-mail me at ssowle@kentlaw.edu with the following
information:
-Name
-Are you available to lead a lunch discussion with a group
of students (divided by Legal Writing section) on Monday,
August 21, 12:00-1:00? (If so, please provide the name
of your first-year Legal Writing professor.)
-Are you available to assist with ID photos on Monday,
August 21, 1:00-3:00 pm, and/or 7:20-8:00 pm?
-Are you available for general assistance with Orientation
activities on Tuesday, August 22 and/or Wednesday, August
23?
Notice to Recent Graduates. If you are graduating
this semester, please read the information below about
your Kent e-mail, printing, 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.
Printing accounts will be terminated on Monday, May 22.
E-mail and network accounts will be terminated on Monday,
July 31 (the Monday 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 Tuesday, 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. Question: What do you
get when you divide the circumference of a pumpkin by
its diameter? Answer: Pumpkin pi.
Poem of the Week. This week's poem is "Ode,
July 4, 1857," by Ralph Waldo Emerson.