Headlines for the Week of May 7, 2012

Assistant Dean Steve Sowle  »

• Have a nice summer!
• Spring 2012 final exams:
• Exam schedule.
• Availability of professors' old exams.
• Exam emergencies.
• Consulting laptops during exams.
• Cell phones during exams.
• Take-home exams.
• Access to computer labs during exams.
• Exam method notices.
• Notices to graduating seniors:
• Email and network accounts.
• Clearing out lockers.
• Summer 2012 term information:
• Add/drop period.
• Classroom assignments.
• Initial reading assignments.
• Fall 2012 term information:
• Constitutional Law wait lists.
• Initial reading assignments and course materials.
• U-Pass for summer 2012 term.
• Dean's certificate for Illinois bar.
• Bar exams in other jurisdictions.
• Joke of the week.

Registrar  »

• Office hours.
• Transcripts and miscellaneous forms.
• Fall 2012 registration.
• Summer 2012 class schedule and registration.
• Spring 2012 final exams.
• U-Pass for the summer 2012 term.
• Dean's certificate for Illinois bar.
• Official student withdrawal process.

Student Services  »

• Student health insurance information.
• Academic Resource Library.
• Student business cards.
• Counseling Center information.

Financial Aid  »

• Continuing student scholarships for 2012-13.
• Summer disbursement schedule.
• Summer term financial aid information.

Bursar's Office  »

• New cashier office hours.
• Financial aid refunds.
• How to receive your Perkins Loan.

Career Services  »

• Make-up procedures for "What's Next for Fall."
• Résumé Books go live May 21.
• CSO open all summer long.
• Listserv registration and testing.
• May 23: "Getting the Most from Your Summer Public Interest Experience" free webinar.
• Equal Justice Works Educational Debt Relief summer 2012 webinar schedule.
• Baker Donelson Diversity Scholarship application due June 22.
• 2013 Reed Smith Diversity Scholars Summer Program.
• Latham & Watkins Diversity Scholars Program for 1L Students.
• AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee Minority Outreach Program.
• Equal Justice Works Fellowship Programs.
• May 15: The Berkeley Journal of Gender, Law & Justice first annual Student Writing Competition.
• Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association: Writing competition for students interested in securities arbitration and securities law.
• 2012 Shannon Bybee Scholarship Award from the International Association of Gaming Advisors.
• Register now: Cook County Bar Association Minority Law Student Job Fair, August 17.
• Register now: Boston Lawyers Group's annual Job Fair for Law Students of Color, August 1.
• Register now: LGBT Bar Association Lavender Law Conference and Career Fair, August 23 to 25.
• Register now: 2012 Rocky Mountain Diversity Legal Career Fair, September 14.
• Register now: 2012 Heartland Diversity Legal Job Fair in Kansas City, Mo., August 3 and 4.
• Register now: 8th annual IMPACT Career Fair for Law Students and Attorneys with Disabilities in Washington, D.C., August 3.
• Register now: St. Louis Diversity Job Fair, August 3 and 4.
• Register now: Indianapolis Bar Association Diversity Job Fair, July 26 and 27.
• Save the date: National Black Prosecutors Association 2012 Job Fair, July 31.
• Job fairs: Don't forget to report callbacks and offers!
• PSLawNet: Public interest job postings and summer funding resource.
• Updated Vermont Guide to State Judicial Clerkships.
• 2011-12 Government Honors & Internship Handbook.

Student Announcements from Alumni Relations  »

• Commencement information:
• Important: "Day of" instructions for graduates.
• Ticket information.
• Venue information.
• Save the date: Post-Bar Party on July 25.
• Class of 2012 Class Gift:
• The 2012 Class Gift Project.
• Congratulations on meeting Professor Sarah Harding's $500 gift match at Grad Fest!
• Your 2012 Class Gift Committee.
• Thank you to our donors!
• Your gift in action: Hot water access in the Spak.
• June 8: Chicago-Kent Night with the White Sox.

Scholarships  »

• Apply now for the 2012 Just the Beginning Foundation Scholarship.
• Apply now for the Robinson Family Companies Scholarships.
• Apply now for the American Association for Justice Law Student Scholarships.
• Apply now for the Polish Women's Civic Club Inc. Scholarships.
• Apply now for the Darleen J. and Robert L. Walker Scholarship.
• Apply now for the Women Trial Lawyers Caucus of the American Association for Justice (AAJ) Mike Eidson Scholarship.
• Apply now for the Get Prepped LSAT Prep Law School Scholarship.

Law Offices/Clinic/Externships  »

• For a description of all clinical programs, please visit the Law Offices home page at www.kentlaw.iit.edu/legal-clinics.

International Law and Policy  »

• International Center hours and travel signatures.

Writing competitions  »

• No new entries this week.

Center for Law and Computers  »

• We're going Google. (added 5/11/2012)
• ExamSoft ready for download.
• Connecting to wireless.
• Symantec Endpoint Protection Antivirus available for student use.
• Using webmail in Internet Explorer 9.
• Service alerts and news.

Library  »

• Extended hours for final exams.
• Restricted access for outside visitors during final exams.
• Take a virtual tour of the library.
• Library hours.
• Become a fan of the library: Find us on Facebook!
• Secure your personal property in the library!
• General library policies.

Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI)  »

• CALI Lessons: Free study materials upgraded for 2011-12.

Center for Access to Justice and Technology  »

• Sign up now for a summer Self-Help Web Center position.

Institute for Science, Law and Technology  »

• Full-time research assistants needed for summer 2012.