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Headlines for the Week of February 16, 2009 |
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Office
of the Dean
- Chicago-Kent wins Midwest regional championship of the National Trial Competition.
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Student Services |
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- Fall 2008 CALI winners.
- Fall 2008 class ranks/GPA cut-offs.
- Elective courses subject to mandatory curve.
- Joke of the week.
- Poem of the week.
- Pass/fail election deadline.
- Making up an incomplete grade.
- 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.
- Welcome Pascale Bishop, director of career services and recruitment manager.
- Congratulations to Michelle Vodenik on the birth of her daughter.
- 2009 Patent Law Interview Program student registration.
- Lawyers' Committee for Better Housing networking opportunity.
- Heartland Diversity Legal Job Fair in Kansas City, Mo.
- Holland & Knight 1L event: "Demystifying the Large Law Firm Practice."
- February 19: Application deadline for Bristol-Myers Squibb Company's 2009 Diversity Legal Internship Program.
- February 20 to 22: Rebellious Lawyering Conference in New Haven, Conn.
- February 25: Black Women Lawyers' Association resume review and mock interview workshop.
- February 27: Deadline for Finnegan Diversity Scholarship.
- February 27 to 28: "Working in the Public Interest: Advancing Social Justice" conference at the University of Georgia School of Law.
- February 28: 2009 Small Business Opportunity Conference at Northwestern Law School.
- 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.
- Federal Communications Bar Association (FCBA) Foundation is accepting applications for funding of unpaid legal internships at government agencies.
- 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:
- March 4 is Graduation Fair Day. Order your cap and gown in person!
- Required graduation forms.
- Commencement photo sign-up.
- Announcing the 2009 Class Gift!
- Student organizations: Learn how the Alumni Association can help you! (Deadline is February 20.)
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Career Advisor Network.
- Chicago-Kent is now LinkedIn!
- Apply now for the DuPage County Bar Foundation Scholarship.
- Apply now for the Grand Rapids Community Foundation Scholarships.
- Apply now for the Illinois Judicial Council Scholarship. The deadline is March 3.
- 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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- March 2: Informational reception for all certificate programs.
- Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution (LADR) Certificate Program: Informational meeting information.
- Certificate Program in Criminal Litigation: Informational meeting information.
- Summer 2009: Externships with Chicago Transit Authority Legal Department.
- Summer 2009: Externships with U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Division of Enforcement.
- Summer 2009: Externships with U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
- 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.
- March 3: "Justice for Congo: The First Case of the International Criminal Court."
- March 9: "Constitutionalisation of EU Economic Law and Its Impact in the Field of IP."
- March 15: Deadline to apply for study abroad in summer or fall 2009.
- Administrative memo number 8.
- Deak Award for best student article on international law.
- July 19 to August 15: 2009 Bucerius Summer Program in International Business Law.
- European Commission launches new guide to studying in Europe.
- The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers 2009 Writing Competition rules. The competition ends in May.
- New entries this week:
- Sarah Weddington Prize for New Student Scholarship in Reproductive Rights.
- Notre Dame Law School Smith-Doheny Legal Ethics Writing Competition.
- National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees Law Student Writing Competition.
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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 sdat5523.
- 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: Downtown Campus Library Research Guides.
- General library policies.
- Job opening for law student at CALI.
- Free CALI lessons available to law students.
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Faculty |
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- April 7: Lincoln Trio to perform at Chicago-Kent.
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.
- April 7: Lincoln Trio to perform at Chicago-Kent.
- Institute for Law and the Humanities paper prize.
- March 2: Informational reception for all certificate programs.
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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 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, 4 to 5 p.m. in room C88.
- February 17: Third annual Supreme Court Review and luncheon with Professor Nahmod, noon in room 170. Key cases and holdings from the Supreme Court's 2007-08 term.
- February 16: Tamale sale, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- April 2: Save the date! Spring auction.
- February 19: PALS first general meeting of the spring semester. Please come join us for dinner, 4 to 5:30 p.m. in room C40.
- Twenty-two students and an alum attended our winter break trip: Updates and pictures.
- Spring break trip to volunteer in New Orleans: Spots are filling up quickly, so sign up soon if you want to go!
- Opportunity to get involved with the national network: Represent Chicago-Kent on membership calls.
- February 17: SALSA samosa sale, begins 11:30 a.m. in the Spak.
- February 18: SALSA general body meeting, 3 p.m. Location TBD.
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