RSVP
TODAY!!!
Reunion 2006
Friday, October 20, 2006
We have
a fantastic Reunion planned for graduates from the
classes of 1956, 1961, 1966, 1971, 1976, 1981,
1986, 1991, 1996 and 2001.
For more
on the day's activities, visit the Reunion
2006 Home page. You will not want to miss this
exciting event!
29th
annual All Alumni Award Luncheon
The University Club of Chicago
November 16, 2006
11:30
AM - Reception
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM - Luncheon
with
Special Guest Bill Kurtis
This
year, we received an overwhelming number of nominations
and supporting material for the Alumni Board of Directors
to consider, however after careful review, we are
proud to recognize this year's winners:
Distinguished
Service Award
Burton S. Odelson ’72
Partner, Odelson and Sterk, Ltd.
Professional Achievement Award
Cynthia Cobbs '88
Director
of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts
Barry
Maram '71
Director, Illinois Healthcare and Family Services
Raymond
J. Werner ‘71
Managing Partner, Arnstein & Lehr LLP
Young Alumnus/a Award
Alyssa C. Mogul '98
Managing Partner, Grund and Leavitt
Cathy
Rath '01
Teamsters Central States Pension and Health &
Welfare Funds
The
Hon. Abraham Lincoln Marovitz Public Interest Award
Pablo Almaguer '97
Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid
Shaena
M. Fazal '00
Director of Long-Term Prisoner Policy Project,
John Howard Association
Soros Justice Advocacy Fellowship
Special Honoree
Dolores K. Hanna '52
Year-End
Giving
Did you know?
The recent
passage of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 presents
at least one new opportunity (limited to the 2006
and 2007 tax years) for using IRA assets to fund charitable
gifts. If you are 70 ½, under certain circumstances
you can direct the administrator of your IRA to distribute
gifts of up to $100,000 to charitable organizations
without incurring federal income tax on the distributions.
These distributions can be applied in satisfaction
of your required minimum distribution for the year.
If you would like more information about this opportunity,
please contact Lisa Turley, eturley@kentlaw.edu,
or Mark Boeck, mboeck@kentlaw.edu
in our Office of Institutional Advancement.
Coming
Soon!
New and improved Alumni Advisor Network through the
CSO!
Whether
you practice law or have taken your career in a different
direction, your professional experience can be an
invaluable resource for Chicago-Kent students, as
well as alumnae/i seeking a lateral move or career
change. To foster the sharing of information among
Chicago-Kent alumni and students, we are moving the
current Alumni Advisor Network to the Symplicity system.
Chicago-Kent students and alums will be able to use
the database to seek the advice of volunteer advisors
about practice areas, networking, and job search strategies.
We hope the hundreds of alums who previously signed
up as advisors, as well as those who have not yet
registered, will consider being a part of our new
and improved system. Information how to register will
be available in the next few weeks. Keep your eye
on the Alumni Newsletter and your email for more information!
If you have any questions about the system or your
participation, please do not hesitate to contact Elizabeth
Pohlman McQuillen, Director of Career Services, at
epohlman@kentlaw.edu.
BIG
ISSUES & SMALL SCIENCE:
ADDRESSING THE SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT OF
NANOTECHNOLOGY
A Chicago
Nano Forum Event Hosted by
IIT Chicago-Kent's Center on Nanotechnology and Society
Cocktails and Hors d'oeuvres
October
5, 2006
5:30 p.m.
Chicago-Kent College of Law Auditorium
565 W. Adams Street
Chicago, IL
For more
information or to RSVP, contact RSVP@thehumanfuture.org
Eugenics
& Emerging Technologies:
Bioethics in the Shadow of Auschwitz?
Friday,
November 10, 2006
National Press Club
Washington, D.C.
Emerging
technologies promise to correct all that ails humankind
and even boast the possibility of enhancing human
abilities. But when do such “corrections”
and “enhancements” – even with the
best intentions – become eugenic? What roles
do lessons from the past and key concerns of bioethics
play in this Brave New World? And, even before such
interventions become possible, we confront the “passive”
issues of our fast-expanding genetic information –
from who gets to access it to how it should be used.
To address these issues, the Institute on Biotechnology
and the Human Future (IBHF) at Chicago-Kent is hosting
a free conference that brings together some of the
key voices in our discussion of the technology of
the 21st century:
To RSVP or for more information, contact
Institute on Biotechnology and the Human Future
E-mail: rsvp@thehumanfuture.org
Phone: 312.906.5337
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