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Headlines for the Week of February 23, 2004
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Office of the Dean |
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Student Services |
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- Academic calendar reminder: No classes, Wednesday, February 25 (Law as a Profession Day).
- Fall 2003 grade distributions.
- Joke of the week.
- Grading deadlines and class ranks.
- July bar examination deadline.
- Pass/fail election deadline.
- Graduation application deadline.
- Making up an incomplete.
- Student health insurance.
- Exit interviews.
- Disbursement dates.
- FAFSA information.
- Tax benefits for higher education.
- Garfield & Marks fashion presentation.
- Office closed Tuesday, February 24, through Thursday, February 26.
- Program: Job Search Strategies for the Small and Mid-Size Firm Market.
- Student organization summer fellowship information meeting.
- Reminder: CBA/YLS Meet the Firm Night.
- Program for evening students who work in the non-legal arena: Advice on How to Get Legal Experience.
- Myers-Briggs workshops.
- Asian Law Student Scholarship.
- Law School Association Board of Directors Scholarship.
- The Honorable Dean J. Sodaro Memorial Scholarship.
- New external awards listed: DuPage County Bar Foundation Hartman Stime Scholarship; Polish Women's Civic Club Inc.
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Academics & Student Programs |
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- Judicial externships: Summer and fall semesters.
- Summer legal externship opportunity.
- Internal Revenue Service summer legal externship.
- 2Ls and 3Ls: Hotline Clinic Program opportunity.
- 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/
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Computing & Information Services |
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Center for Law and Computers
- Microsoft security update CRITICAL.
- Experiencing network connectivity issues during class.
- Top three ways to stop SPAM.
- Windows update.
- Fall printing account balances due.
- Remove unnecessary files on network.
- Latest McAfee DAT file is sdat4323.
- Office hours.
- Contact us.
Library
- Regular library hours.
- Reference librarian hours.
- Featured resource.
- WebVoyage.
- E-mail terminals.
- 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.
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Faculty |
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Read the Faculty Newsletter for the latest information about the Chicago-Kent faculty's recent speaking engagements, forthcoming publications, new research projects and other activities.
From Professor Vivien Gross
- Summer employment and externship opportunities with the IRS. Application deadline: March 10.
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Institutes & Centers |
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Administrative Offices/General |
Administration and Finance
- Weekly activities schedule.
- Spring 2004 building and library hours.
- Student employment for Chicago-Kent.
- Spring 2004 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
- Join the Chicago-Kent Advocates.
- Admissions office hours.
Continuing Legal and Professional Education
- Student volunteer opportunities.
- Upcoming 2004 programs.
Employment
Public Affairs
- Record templates available for students and administrators.
- January Names in the News is online.
Special Notices
- Human Resources schedule online.
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Student Organizations |
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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.
Black Law Students Association
- Learn more about black-history maker Heather Nelson, a Chicago-Kent alumna.
- Reparations Forum, February 26.
Environmental Law Society
Corporate Law Society
- Corporate Attorneys vs. Litigators: The Pros and Cons of Two Branches of Practice, Tuesday, February 24, at noon.
International Law Students Association
- General meeting, Tuesday, February 24 -- prize!
- Foreign affairs discussion group.
Journal of Intellectual Property
- Meeting for current and prospective members.
Justinian Society
- Parent organization law school mixer at Sorriso's, Thursday, March 25.
- Speaker panel with president, Tom Battista, and others, Wednesday, March 31.
- Blood drive with Children's Memorial Hospital, Tuesday, April 27.
Kent Justice Foundation
- Summer fellowship informational meeting.
- 13th annual spring auction.
- Conferences and retreats.
- Donate-A-Phone.
- Public Interest Law Journal.
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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