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Headlines for the Week of February 2, 2009 |
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Office
of the Dean
- February 3: Talk by Justice Zak Yacoob of the Constitutional Court of South Africa.
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Student Services |
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- ASP small group sessions.
- U-Pass distribution.
- Joke of the week.
- Poem of the week.
- Grading deadlines and class ranks.
- Graduation application deadline.
- Pass/fail election deadline.
- Making up an incomplete grade.
- Spring 2009 schedule and registration.
- Office hours.
- Academic Support Program information.
- Black History Month.
- U-Pass information.
- Chicago-Kent and Stuart scholarship update.
- Spring disbursement process: Step-by-step.
- Spring 2009 disbursement schedule.
- 2009-10 FAFSA application available.
- Spring financial aid reminder.
- Congratulations to Michelle Vodenik on the birth of her daughter.
- The Borchard Foundation Center on Law & Aging is accepting applications for its 2009-10 Fellowship in Law & Aging.
- The Black Women Lawyers' Association (BWLA) is accepting applications for its spring essay scholarship.
- The Legal Studies Institute is accepting applications for its summer 2009 program in Washington, D.C.
- February 2: Deadline for Vietnamese American Bar Association of Washington (VABAW) Law Student Clerkship Program in Vietnam.
- February 4: Patent practice and the patent bar exam.
- February 4: U.S. Army JAG Corps interviews for 3L and 1L students.
- February 7: Midwest Public Interest Law Career Conference (MPILCC).
- Mock interviews for the Midwest Public Interest Law Career Conference (MPILCC).
- February 10: Immigration Law Careers and Opportunities.
- Finnegan Diversity Scholarship.
- Federal Communications Bar Association (FCBA) Foundation is accepting applications for funding of unpaid legal internships at government agencies.
- Registration is open for the "Working in the Public Interest: Advancing Social Justice" conference at the University of Georgia School of Law.
- Online registration for the Rebellious Lawyering Conference is now open.
- Political and civil service appointments in the Obama administration.
- Department of Justice volunteer legal internship opportunities for spring and summer 2009.
- NALP summer apartment exchange.
- Jenner & Block summer apartment sublet service.
- Commencement information for the Class of 2009:
- Required graduation forms.
- Commencement photo sign-up.
- Join the 2009 Class Gift Committee.
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Career Advisor Network.
- Chicago-Kent is now LinkedIn!
- Apply now for the National Federation of the Blind Scholarship. The deadline is March 31.
- Apply now for the Howard Fox Memorial Law Scholarship. The deadline is April 1.
- Apply now for the Polish Women's Civic Club Scholarship. The deadline is July 1.
- March 1: Deadline to apply for Chicago Lesbian and Gay Bar Association Scholarship.
- March 2: Deadline to apply for ABA Legal Opportunity Scholarship.
- April 1: Deadline to apply for Illinois Government Bar Association Scholarship.
- April 15: Deadline to apply for iModules Educational Scholarship Program.
- Apply now for the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund Scholarship.
- 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.
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Academics
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- Summer 2009: Externships with U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights.
- Spring 2009 employment opportunity: Clerk to special master in federal court, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
- Summer 2009 semester: Externship with U.S. Department of Justice, Immigration Court.
- Summer/fall 2009 semesters: Judicial externships.
- For a description of all clinical programs, please visit the Law Offices home page at: www.kentlaw.edu/academics/clinic.
- February 12 to 15: Student bailiffs needed for Midwest rounds of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition at Chicago-Kent.
- February 4: "Human Rights in Gaza: What is Happening Now, and What Can Change for Tomorrow."
- Administrative memo number 8.
- February 5: Lunar New Year party sponsored by the Chinese Bar Association of Chicago.
- Deak Award for best student article on international law.
- March 15: Deadline to apply for study abroad in summer or fall 2009.
- 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.
- No new entries this week.
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Computing
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- Printing and e-mail/network accounts for December 2008 graduates.
- Kentlaw e-mail forwarding now available.
- AppleMac support.
- CLC monthly network maintenance schedule.
- Latest McAfee DAT file is sdat5509.
- CLC Web site: http://www.kentlaw.edu/clc.
- Library spring hours.
- Become a fan of the library: Find us on Facebook!
- A reminder about security in the library!
- Featured resource: Oxford English Dictionary.
- General library policies.
- Free CALI lessons available to law students.
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Faculty |
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- Student research assistant needed.
Faculty Newsletters
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Institutes
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- 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.
- Spring 2009 semester building and library hours, effective January 20.
- Spring 2009 student hiring procedures.
- Discount parking: DTC faculty, staff and students for 2009 spring and summer semesters.
- 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.
- Record templates available for students and administrators.
- Call for nominations: 2009 Julia Beveridge Awards for outstanding women of the IIT community. Nominations due by February 17.
- 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.
- February 8: Student Bar Association meeting, 5 p.m. in room 305.
- February 11: American Red Cross Blood Drive, 1 to 6:30 p.m.
- February 18: Nominations due for the Bar & Gavel Society, Faculty Member of the Year Award, Adjunct Faculty Member of the Year Award, and Staff Member of the Year Award.
- SBA President Office Hours: Tuesdays, 3 to 4 p.m. in the SBA room on the concourse level.
- February 5: 2009 Lunar New Year Celebration, 6 to 9 p.m. at the Rock Bottom Brewery.
- February 3: Blog meeting, noon in room 165. If you would like to be involved, please come to this meeting.
- February 11: Our first happy hour of the semester, 6 p.m. Look for an announcement regarding the location soon!
- February 10: Immigration Law Careers and Opportunities panel discussion, noon.
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