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- Fall 2011 CALI winners.
- Fall 2011 GPAs and class ranks.
- Fall 2011 class rank/GPA cut-offs.
- Bar preparation class.
- Joke of the week.
- Office hours.
- Pass/fail revocation: Deadline is April 27.
- Official student withdrawal process.
- Student health insurance information.
- Academic Resource Library.
- Student business cards.
- Counseling Center information.
- Attention Spring Graduates: Federal Loan Exit Counseling Workshops, March 6 & 7.
- Reminder: Complete the FAFSA for the 2012-13 academic year.
- Planning to study abroad during the summer 2012 term?
- New cashier office hours.
- Financial aid refunds.
- How to receive your Perkins Loan.
- February 29: Air Force JAG interviewing on campus.
- "Professionalism Series" Programs.
- February 13: Applications due for the Bergstrom Child Welfare Law Summer Fellowship.
- February 14: Public Interest Law Firms Program.
- February 15: Alternative Public Interest Law Careers.
- February 15: Deadline extended to apply for FDIC Summer Legal Intern Program for 1Ls and 2Ls in Washington, D.C.
- February 16: Practice Tracks Career Fair Program.
- February 16: How to Pay Your Bills AND Your Student Loans: Utilizing Income-Based Repayment Webinar.
- February 17: Application deadline for Georges Fellowship for Conservation at the John G. Shedd Aquarium.
- February 17 and 18: 18th annual Rebellious Lawyering Conference ("RebLaw 2012") at Yale Law School.
- February 21: Fair Housing and Landlord Tenant Law Training.
- February 21: Office of International Law and Policy and the International Law Student Association: Summer Opportunities Program.
- February 22: Twin Cities Diversity in Practice Chicago Dinner.
- February 22: Professionalism Series: Salary Negotiations.
- February 23: Get Your Educational Loans Forgiven: Public Service Loan Forgiveness Webinar.
- February 25: Illinois Latino Law Student Association's Forum: "The Legal Network" at DePaul University College of Law.
- February 28: Professionalism Series: Working with Support Staff as a Law Clerk or New Attorney.
- February 28: Coalition of Women's Initiatives in Law Firms: Female Law Student Reception.
- February 29: Alternative Career Day.
- March 2: Deadline to apply for the City of Chicago Department of Law 2012 Summer Law Clerk Program.
- March 10: Apply for the Institute for Justice 2012 Law Student Conference, June 24 at George Washington University.
- March 14: Applications due for Federal Communications Bar Association summer stipends.
- Résumé Books: Opt-in and report results.
- ABA Standing Committee on Lawyers' Professional Liability Levit Essay Contest for Law Students and Young Lawyers.
- Make-up procedures for mandatory 1L orientation.
- OCI: Don't forget to report callbacks and offers!
- 2012 Neal Gerber Eisenberg 1L Diversity Clerkship.
- Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI): Applications opened for 2Ls on October 15.
- AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee Minority Outreach Program.
- Federal Communications Bar Association summer stipends: Applications due March 14.
- ABA Environmental, Energy and Resources Section Diversity Program Summer Fellowships 2012.
- Georgetown Law Clinical Teaching Fellowships.
- 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.
- February 28: JD+: Alumni in Alternative Careers, featuring alumna author Jamie Freveletti.
- Commencement information:
- March 6 and 7: Last chance for composite photos.
- March 6: Grad Info Day.
- Required forms: Cap and gown order form and graduate survey.
- Information for out-of-town graduates.
- Hotel information.
- Have a family member who's a graduate? Ask him or her to be your Alumni Legacy Hooder.
- Class of 2012 Class Gift:
- February 16: Fundraiser/social at Ai.
- Announcing the 2012 Class Gift Project.
- Your 2012 Class Gift Committee.
- Thank you to our donors!
- Student organization event planning: Materials from the January 24 presentation.
- Alumni Career Advisor Network: Search for an advisor.
- Apply now for the Yonover Scholarship. Deadline extended.
- Apply now for the Illinois Government Bar Association Scholarship.
- Apply now for the DuPage County Chapter of the Justinian Society of Lawyers.
- Apply now for the DuPage Association of Women Lawyers.
- Apply now for the Darleen J. and Robert L. Walker Scholarship.
- Apply now for the Honorable Timothy C. Evans Scholarship.
- Apply now for the Asian Law Student Scholarship.
- Apply now for the William McClain Scholarship, funded by the Black Lawyers Association of Cincinnati and the Cincinnati Bar Association.
- Apply now for the Women Trial Lawyers Caucus of the American Association for Justice (AAJ) Mike Eidson Scholarship.
- Apply now for the ABA Legal Opportunity Scholarship.
- Apply now for the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago's Academic Scholarship.
- Apply now for the Get Prepped LSAT Prep Law School Scholarship.
- Apply now for the Michigan Auto Law Diversity Scholarship.
- Submit essays now for the Institute for Justice Center for Judicial Engagement Law Student Essay Contest.
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- March 5: Informational reception for all JD certificate programs.
- Judicial externships: Summer and fall 2012 semesters.
- Access2Practice Legal Externship Program information: Summer and fall 2012.
- Professor Richard Kling interviewed by NBC 5.
- Tax Clinic changes.
- Professor Edward Kraus appointed to the HHS Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines.
- For a description of all clinical programs, please visit the Law Offices home page at www.kentlaw.edu/academics/clinic.
- February 21: Study abroad information session.
- International Center hours and travel signatures.
- March 5: Informational reception for all JD certificate programs.
- No new entries this week.
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| Computing
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- Connecting to wireless.
- Print reset.
- Student printing from remote locations now available.
- Symantec Endpoint Protection Antivirus available for student use.
- Using webmail in Internet Explorer 9.
- Service alerts and news.
- Latest McAfee DAT file is sdat6615.
- 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.
- CALI Lessons: Free study materials upgraded for 2011-12.
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| Institutes
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- Limited volunteer and work study positions available at the Self-Help Web Center. Sign up now!
- 1Ls: Submit your letter of intent for the Certificate in Public Interest Law.
- March 5: Informational reception for all JD certificate programs.
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| Administrative
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- Weekly activities schedule.
- Spring 2012 building and library hours.
- 2012 spring Chicago-Kent student hiring procedures.
- 2012 biweekly pay calendar.
- 2012 spring semester discount parking for DTC faculty, staff and students.
- Defibrillator at the Downtown Campus.
- Downtown Campus safety tips.
- Shuttle bus schedule.
- DTC Bursar's Office hours.
- Administration and Finance office hours.
- Online room reservation form.
- Student assistant needed in Office of Admissions for spring 2012.
- Join the Chicago-Kent Advocates.
- Admissions office hours.
- March 6: 34th annual Kenneth M. Piper Lecture: "Workers on the Run: Recession and the Pressure on Workplace Rights."
- Upcoming CLE conferences.
- Record templates available for students and staff.
- Human Resources hours at the Downtown Campus.
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Student Organizations:
Click here for the template
to use for creating Record announcement pages. More information is available on the
About the Record page.
NOTE: Student organizations that need assistance with posting Record announcements may submit their full announcements to record@kentlaw.edu by noon on Wednesdays. Announcements from those student organizations not posting their own Record pages will be collected together on one page. (Follow the links below to organization announcements.)
- The SBA General Assembly will vote on approval of new bylaws at our next meeting.
- February 16: Class Gift fundraiser/social at Ai.
- February 13: Stop by the Environmental Law Society's Valentine's Sweet Treat Bake Sale.
- February 28: Join Brett Heinrich, partner at Meckler Bulger Tilson Marick & Pearson LLP, for a Roundtable Discussion at noon.
- Save the date! The 2012 Great Lakes Environmental Law Symposium is on March 30.
- February 24: Protecting the Great Lakes Symposium.
- Check out the National Association of Environmental Law Society events.
- February 21: IPLS general meeting, 6 to 7:30 p.m., room TBD.
- March 1: IPLAC Young Members Event, 6 to 8 p.m., room TBD.
- April 5: IPLS Alumni Awards Ceremony and Reception, 6 to 9 p.m. in the 10th floor event room.
- February 23: Vagina Monologues performance and cocktail reception.
- February 22: WIL bake sale.
- March 3: WIL Ladies' Brunch.
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