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| Office
of the Dean
- November 10: Dean's Roundtable featuring Catherine Sigmar, Class of 1995.
- November 11: "Lehman Brothers: How Its Bankruptcy Impacted the International Future Derivatives Market," lecture by Ron H. Filler.
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- November 10: ASP workshop on preparing for and taking exams.
- November 13: Presentation by John Podesta (head of Obama's transition team) on "The Presidency and Congress."
- Fall 2008 final exams:
- Exam schedule.
- October 28 to November 12: Exam conflict/reschedule requests.
- October 28 to November 12: Exam method registration.
- Availability of professors' old exams.
- Student Awards Luncheon.
- Spring 2009 preliminary schedule.
- Joke of the week.
- Poem of the week.
- Fall 2008 final exams.
- Enrollment verifications: New procedure.
- Replacement ID cards.
- Office hours.
- Weekly staff meeting.
- Spring teaching assistants.
- Insurance card information.
- Upcoming events.
- Fall financial aid deadline.
- 2009-10 FAFSA reminder.
- November 10 and 12: 1L office tours.
- November 10: Meet the Public Service Employers Reception.
- November 11: Preparing your PILI application.
- November 12: ABA Judicial Intern Opportunity Program (JIOP) panel discussion.
- November 13: SmithAmundsen LLC's networking happy hour.
- Seeking volunteers: 2009 Class Gift Committee.
- Commencement information:
- Fall 2008 graduates: Mandatory graduation survey.
- Spring 2009 graduates.
- Out-of-town graduates.
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Career Advisor Network.
- Apply now for the Alumni Board of Directors Scholarship. The deadline is
December 12.
- Chicago-Kent is now LinkedIn!
- Apply now for the Alumni Board of Directors Scholarship. The deadline is
December 12.
- The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago Scholarship.
- 2009 Roscoe Hogan Environmental Law Essay Contest.
- Institute of Management Accountants Scholarships.
- The NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund Essay Contest.
- Champion clothing sale: Buy one item and get the second at 50 percent off.
- Greeting cards are 50 percent off while they last.
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| Academics
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- Spring 2009 Law Offices In-House Clinic applications.
- Spring 2009 semester: Externship with Cook County Domestic Relations Court.
- Spring 2009 semester: Externship with Resurrection Health Care.
- Spring 2009 semester: Externship with Internal Revenue Service, Office of Chief Counsel. 3Ls preferred.
- Spring 2009 semester: Externship with U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Division of Enforcement.
- Spring 2009 semester: Externship with Cook County State's Attorney's Office, Workers' Compensation Division.
- Summer 2009 semester: Externships with U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois.
- Spring 2009 semester: Externship with Illinois Attorney General.
- Spring 2009 semester: Externship with U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights.
- For a description of all clinical programs, please visit the Law Offices home page at: www.kentlaw.edu/academics/clinic.
- New LL.M. administrative memo for week 10.
- November 11: IIT offers 2008 Post-Election Forum.
- November 12, 13 and 14: Immigration Workshop: Discussion on H-1Bs and Green Cards with the International Center.
- July 19 to August 15: 2009 Bucerius Summer Program in International Business Law.
- European Commission launches new guide to studying in Europe.
- Louis Jackson National Student Writing Competition in Employment and Labor Law.
- New entries this week:
- National Writing Competition on the Tenth Amendment.
- Grammy Foundation Entertainment Law Initiative Legal Writing Contest.
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| Computing
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- AppleMac support.
- CLC monthly network maintenance schedule.
- Latest McAfee DAT file is sdat5427.
- CLC Web site: http://www.kentlaw.edu/clc.
- Library fall hours.
- Become a fan of the library: Find us on Facebook!
- A reminder about security in the library!
- Featured resource: Statistical Resources on the Web.
- General library policies.
- Free CALI lessons available to law students.
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| Faculty |
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| Institutes
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- Student associate needed for Self-Help Web Center!
- Student associate needed for the Center for Access to Justice & Technology!
- Submit letter of intent for the Certificate in Public Interest Law.
- Part-time student research assistant needed.
- Institute for Law and the Humanities paper prize.
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| Administrative
Offices/General |
- Weekly activities schedule.
- Fall semester building and library hours, effective August 18.
- Fall 2008 student hiring procedures.
- Discount parking: DTC faculty, staff and students for fall 2008.
- Downtown Campus safety tips.
- Shuttle bus schedule.
- DTC Bursar's Office hours.
- Administration and Finance office hours.
- Online room reservation form.
- Join the Chicago-Kent Advocates.
- Admissions office hours.
- November 14: Illinois Public Sector Labor Relations Law Conference.
- Record templates available for students and administrators.
- Human Resources hours at the Downtown Campus.
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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.
- November 10 to 25: Chicago-Kent's annual canned food drive.
- November 13: Red Cross blood drive, 1 to 6:30 p.m. in the 10th floor event room.
- November 13: SBA fundraiser at McFaddens, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
- November 20: SBA social at Krem, 10 p.m. to 1 a.m.
- SBA President Office Hour: Wednesdays, 5 to 6 p.m. in room C88.
- November 3 to 14: Apna Ghar clothing drive in the lobby.
- November 12: ABA Judicial Intern Opportunity Program (JIOP) panel discussion, 3 to 4 p.m. in room 170.
- November 13: Inter-APALSA mixer, 6 to 8 p.m.
- Dinner with Cook County Clerk Dorothy Brown (originally November 12) has been postponed until the spring semester.
- November 13: IPLS Copyright Lunch Panel Discussion: Open Source Licensing & Jacobsen v. Katzer, noon to 1:30 p.m. in room C25.
- November 14: All-school IP social, 8 to 10 p.m. at the Funky Buddha Lounge.
- November 19: IPLS Patent Lunch Panel Discussion: Egyptian Goddess v. Swisa, noon to 1:30 p.m. in room 305.
- New Web site.
- November 11: Tips on completing your PILI application!
- November 15: Volunteer at Vision House.
- November 18: Last bake sale and study guide sale.
- November 23: First annual knitting event!
- November 11: General meeting at noon.
- November 10 to 25: Chicago-Kent's annual canned food drive.
- November 3 to 14: Apna Ghar clothing drive in the lobby.
- November 18: Samosa sale, 11:30 a.m. in the Spak.
- January 4 to 9: Winter break trip to New Orleans to perform recovery and social justice work.
- Opportunity to get involved with the National Student Hurricane Network: Represent Chicago-Kent on membership calls.
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