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Headlines for the Week of October 26, 2009

Contents

Commencement Information:
ArrowYour Commencement is Sunday, May 16, 2010.
Out of Town Graduates

2010 Class Gift
Arrow3Ls and 4Ls: Discover the Class Gift Committee on October 27 and 28

Have Lunch with Alumni!
ArrowNov 2: Dean's Roundtable featuring Art Morris'71

Alumni Career Advisor Network
Search for an Advisor

Student Organization Services
Student Org Leaders: Want to Connect with Alumni?
 

Chicago-Kent is now LinkedIn:

Join our LinkedIn Group


Commencement Information

Commencement Information

Fall 2009 and Spring 2010 Graduates: The Office of Alumni Relations is your home for Commencement 2010! Your official commencement ceremony will take place Sunday, May 16, 2010 at 2:30 pm at the UIC Forum, 725 W Roosevelt Rd., Chicago, IL 60608.

Please watch your kentlaw.edu email for announcements and updates throughout the year. For more information, including FAQs, please visit the Commencement Portal online.

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Out of Town Graduates

If you will not be in the Chicagoland area during Spring 2010 and are planning to participate in the Commencement ceremony, please email commencement@kentlaw.edu to arrange for tickets, cap and gown, and other graduation information as soon as possible.

Please visit the Commencement Portal for other details about your Commencement ceremony.

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2010 Class Gift

3Ls and 4Ls: Discover the Class Gift Committee

Are you wondering why there is a new Chicago-Kent sign on the front of the building?
Did you hear about a lighting renovation in the 10th floor reading room?

These are just a couple of the projects made possible by the graduating Class Gift Committee.

Make a big impact with only a little effort:
Join the Class of 2010 Class Gift Committee!

You pick the project and encourage your friends to make a gift or pledge too.

Want more details? Join us for one of two information sessions:

Tuesday, October 27
1:00 - 1:50 p.m.
Room 325
Wednesday, October 28
3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Room 325

Please direct questions to Tanya Pietrkowski at tpietrkowski@kentlaw.edu.

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Have Lunch with Alumni!

November 2: Dean’s Roundtable with Art Morris '71

Interested in meeting successful Chicago-Kent alumni ONE-ON-ONE?

 Meet alumnus Art Morris '71
Senior Partner, Morris|Hardwick|Schneider and LandCastle Title

Monday, November 2
12:00 - 1:00 pm
Room 800
Lunch will be provided

Please RSVP to Insa Blanke, iblanke@kentlaw.edu, and indicate any special dietary needs. The event is limited to the first 12 students who respond.

Art Morris, '71 is a Senior Partner with Morris|Hardwick|Schneider (M|H|S) and LandCastle Title, based out of Atlanta, GA, where he handles business operations for the nation’s largest real estate closing firm in the country. M|H|S and LandCastle Title perform over 36,000 closings yearly in 50+ offices across 13 states, primarily in the southeastern region of the country. With changing market demands, M|H|S has expanded its practice to include a default services division, a lender services division, a real estate owned (REO) division, and, most recently, a general litigation practice. With a lifetime of experience to share, Art will provide valuable feedback on how to make the most of your law degree to achieve success in the business world.

The Dean’s Roundtable is a unique opportunity to informally meet Chicago-Kent alumni who are successful outside traditional law firm and legal in-house employment. Start a dialogue with these accomplished graduates to discover their best and worst decisions and how their law degrees have influenced their success.    

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Alumni Career Advisor Network

Search for an Advisor

In an effort to help you connect with a strong network of Chicago-Kent alumni, the Chicago-Kent Alumni Association and Office of Career Services encourage you to take advantage of the law school’s “Alumni Career Advisor Network.”

Alumni from around the world are available to discuss issues such as practice trends, legal markets in specific geographic areas, and other career-related topics. This is an excellent opportunity to start building your personal network with Chicago-Kent alumni!

To search for an Alumni Career Advisor, all you have to do is log-in to the Chicago-Kent Alumni Online Community:

First Time Login Instructions:

  1. Go to www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/firstlogin

  2. In the Constituent ID field, enter your Banner CWID.
    To find your Banner CWID login to http://my.iit.edu. Once you are logged, on the right side of your screen you should see a box called IIT Personal ID numbers. The Banner CWID is the number beginning with “A.”
  1. In the Class Year Field:
    1. If you are an LLM student, enter LLM
    2. If you are a Visiting student, enter LV
    3. If you are a JD student your Class Year will be three characters. The first letter for all class years will be L. The second letter is your division. The third is your year number.
      Examples: A 2nd year night student’s class year is LN2. A 1st year day student’s class year is LD1.

During your first time login you will create a username and password. Afterwards, you may log in directly at www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/advisorsearch using the username and password you created.

If you need assistance with your first time login, please email kentcso@kentlaw.edu.

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Alumni Services for Student Organizations

Student Org Leaders: Want to Connect with Alumni?

Are you involved in leadership of a student organization and would like to:

ArrowObtain additional funding for your events?
ArrowInvite alumni to your events?
ArrowFundraise for your organization from alumni?

Visit the Alumni Services for Student Organizations Website:
www.kentlaw.edu/alumni/services

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Chicago-Kent is now LinkedIn!

Join our LinkedIn Group

We invite all students, faculty, alumni, and staff to join the official Chicago-Kent group on the networking site, LinkedIn. If you have a LinkedIn account, please click here to request membership. Questions? Contact alums@kentlaw.edu.

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