Headlines for the Week of April 15, 2002

Law Offices/Clinic

• April 17 information meeting for fall 2002 in-house clinics.
• Legal externship program -- summer and fall 2002 semesters.
• Applications for fall 2002 in-house clinics due April 19.
• Opening in summer 2002: Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic.
• Opening in summer 2002: First Defense Legal Aid Clinic.
• Chicago-Kent establishes Family Law Clinic.
• First Defense Legal Aid (FDLA) Clinic.
• Web site for Low Income Taxpayer Clinic.
• For a description of all clinical programs, please visit the Law Offices home page at: www.kentlaw.edu/academics/clinic/

International Law and Policy

• Upcoming conferences and seminars.

Writing competitions

• No new entries this week.

Center for Law and Computers

• Exams on computers.
• Virus scanning instructions.
• Latest McAfee DAT file is sdat4196.

Libraries

• Library hours for spring semester.
• Reference hours for spring semester.
• Document Center hours for spring semester.
• LexisNexis and Westlaw printers.
• Exam database.
• Resource of the week.
• Library tutorial: Jury instructions.
• Changes to Wall Street Journal.
• Library suggestion box now available.
• Inter-library loan policy.
• Consideration for others in the library.
• Study room policy.
• Library cell phone policy.
• Library food and drink policy.
• Please guard your valuables!

LexisNexis

• Sign-up for Prepare to Practice training and learn cost-effective researching skills!
• Sign-up TODAY for Rewards of Working Smarter.
• Important information about Get and Print.
• Enron materials on LexisNexis.
• Free printing and red "help" phones in all labs.
• LexisNexis student representative lab hours.

Westlaw

• Sign-up to attend Westlaw summer associate training.
• Westlaw use over the summer.
• Free access to Westlaw for two months after graduation.
• Utilize your printer privileges effectively.
• Use Westlaw hotline phones to get technical and reference help.
• Instructions on how to print to the new Westlaw printers.
• Learn more about Westlaw Rewards.

Professor Ronald Staudt

• Research assistants needed for cutting-edge research project.

Center for Information Technology and Law

• Two research assistants needed for summer.

Administration and Finance

• Weekly activities schedule.
• Spring 2002 semester building/library hours.
• Discounted parking rates for students.
• Downtown Campus safety tips.
• Shuttle bus schedule.
• Administration and Finance office hours.
• Reserving a room at the Downtown Campus.

Admissions

• Join the Chicago-Kent Advocates!
• Admissions office hours.

Continuing Legal Education

• The 24th annual Piper Lecture, April 16: "The Transformation of the Professional Workforce."
• ATTENTION: All students interested in federal taxation.
• Upcoming 2002 programs!
• Student volunteer opportunities.

Employment

• Research assistants need for cutting-edge research project.

Public Affairs

• New Record design templates available.

Special Notices

• Human Resources schedule online.

Student Organizations: Click here for the new template to use for creating Record announcement pages.

Amnesty International

• Movie night this month.
• Upcoming elections for 2002-03.

Black Law Students Association

• Upcoming events.
• 2002-03 executive board elections.

Federalist Society

• Debate on "The Crusade Against Sexual Harassment: A New Civil Rights Cause or Sexual McCarthyism?", April 22.
• Student debate meeting, "The Politics of Greed", April 16.

Intellectual Property Law Society

• Anthrax and Antibiotic patents, April 15.
• IPLS elections, April 23-25.

International Law Student Association

• Study abroad scholarship.
• General meeting.

Kent Justice Foundation

• Student Organization of the Year 2002.
• Auction a success.
• Volunteers.
• End of the year meeting.

Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity

• Become a member of PAD today!

Public Interest Resource Center

• We do the work for you.
• Donate a phone and save lives.
• Public interest law.