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Headlines for the Week of November 10, 2003

Office of the Dean

Dean Harold J. Krent

  • 15th annual Henry Morris Lecture in International and Comparative Law.
Student Services

Assistant Dean Steve Sowle

  • Spring 2004 schedule and registration.
  • Exams on computer sign-up.
  • ASP program on preparing for and taking exams.
  • Illinois bar exam: Q&A with bar examiners.
  • ASP teacher's assistant application.
  • Joke of the week.

Registrar

  • Change of division requests.
  • Final exam reschedules.
  • Pass/fail revocations.

Student Services

  • Spring 2004 ASP TA applications available.
  • Don't miss preparing for and taking exams.
  • Possible religious conflict with July bar exam.
  • ABA mentor program for students with disabilities.
  • Discount haircuts for Chicago-Kent students.
  • Upcoming programs in November.

Career Services

  • New 1L Career Services Office tour dates.
  • Reminder: Out-of-state job search program.
  • Reminder: ABA program this week.
  • Reminder: Program for evening law students preparing for the bar.
  • Program addressing job searches in a recession.
  • 1L job posting passwords are now available.
  • Updates to the Government Honors and Internship Handbook.

Scholarships

  • New awards listed for the external scholarships list.
Academics & Student Programs

Academic Support Program

  • Weekly "pearls of wisdom" available on Web site.
  • Don't miss the "Getting Started" series.

Law Offices/Clinic

  • Spring 2004 in-house clinic applications available.
  • Legal externship program opportunities for spring 2004.
  • U.S. Attorney's Office summer 2004 externships.
  • The Intellectual Property Patent Clinic.
  • Chicago-Kent Family Law 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/

Legal Research and Writing

  • The first annual Legal Affairs Writing Contest for Law Students.

Writing competitions

  • James Boskey Dispute Resolution Essay Competition.
  • Sovereignty Symposium XVII Chief Justice John B. Doolin Writing Competition.
  • AIPLA Robert C. Watson Competition.
Computing & Information Services

Center for Law and Computers

  • Windows Update instructions.
  • Virus scanning instructions.
  • Standard monthly network maintenance reminder.
  • Latest McAfee DAT file is sdat4301.
  • Office hours.
  • Contact us.

Library

  • Library fall hours.
  • Fall reference librarian hours.
  • Featured resource.
  • New library loan period.
  • New e-mail terminals.
  • JFK display.
  • Library suggestion box.
  • Consideration for others in the library.
  • Study room policy.
  • Library cell phone policy.
  • Library food and drink policy.
  • Please guard your valuables!

LexisNexis

  • Student associate work schedules.
  • Contact information.
  • New Lexis features.

Westlaw

  • Student representative hours.
Faculty

Visit the Faculty News page to read about the Chicago-Kent faculty's recent speaking engagements, forthcoming publications, new research projects and other activities.

Institutes & Centers
Institute for Law and the Workplace
  • Louis Jackson Writing Competition.
Administrative Offices/General

Administration and Finance

  • Weekly activities schedule.
  • Student employment for the fall term.
  • Thanksgiving and final exams building and library hours.
  • Fall 2003 semester building and library hours.
  • Discounted parking locations for faculty, staff and students.
  • Downtown Campus safety tips.
  • Shuttle bus schedule.
  • Administration and Finance office hours.
  • Online room reservation form.

Admissions

  • Admissions office hours.

Continuing Legal and Professional Education

  • Attention: All students interested in international law.
  • Student volunteer opportunities.
  • Upcoming 2004 programs.

Public Affairs

  • October Names in the News now online.
  • Record templates available for students and administrators.

Special Notices

  • Human Resources fall schedule online.
Student Organizations

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NOTE: Each student organization will be responsible for posting its own announcements beginning with the October 13 issue of the Record. Please see the important Record announcement at the beginning of this headline page.

Chicago-Kent Lambdas

  • General meeting, Tuesday, November 11.

Intellectual Property Law Society

  • Annual student resume workshop, October 13 through November 13.

Justinian Society

  • Congratulations to Chicago-Kent Justinian Society scholarship recipients.
  • Cocktail and dinner party rescheduled for Thursday, November 13!
  • Blood and platelet drive with Children's Memorial Hospital, November 25.

Kent Justice Foundation

  • General meeting.
  • Bake sale.
  • Next semester events.
  • Public Interest Law Journal.
  • Donate-A-Phone.

Law Review

  • New staff members for 2003-04.
  • Best case comment from the summer candidacy program.
  • Upcoming issue: "Do Children Have First Amendment Rights?"

Labor and Employment Law Society

  • Speaker event: "The State of Unions Today" and "How Negotiations Work: Approach to Negotiating the GE Contract," Tuesday, November 11, at 4:00 p.m.

Moot Court Honor Society

  • Illana Diamond Rovner competition finals Wednesday, November 19, at 5 p.m.

Public Interest Resource Center

  • NALP Public Interest Resource Directory.
  • Donate-A-Phone.
  • Volunteer at the Children's Place Association.
  • Office hours.

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