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Headlines for the Week of March 9, 2009 |
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Office
of the Dean
- Loan Repayment Assistance Program awards.
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Student Services |
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- Academic calendar reminder: Spring break begins on March 14 at noon.
- Joke of the week.
- Poem of the week.
- May 1: Deadline for revoking pass/fail.
- Office hours.
- Academic Support Program information.
- 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 Susan DeCostanza, career counselor.
- Indian American Bar Association of Chicago Law Student Public Interest Fellowship.
- National Black Prosecutors Association 26th annual Conference and Job Fair.
- 2009 Patent Law Interview Program student registration is now open.
- Heartland Diversity Legal Job Fair in Kansas City, Mo.
- August 21: Save the date for the Cook County Bar Association (CCBA) Minority Law Student Job Fair.
- March 10: Application deadline for Institute for Justice's annual Law Student Conference.
- March 11: Air Force JAG interviews.
- March 11, 24 and 25: "How to Use Lexis for Your Job Search."
- March 20: Deadline to apply for summer and fall externships with the Circuit Court of Cook County, Law Division.
- March 24: Non-Firm Job Opportunities in Health Law.
- March 25: Live webinar: "Why the Downturn May Be the Right Time to Start Your Own Law Firm."
- March 31: Workshop: "Stand out in Today's Stagnant Economy."
- Mock interviews in March.
- April 2: The Coalition of Women's Initiatives in Law Firms invites 1L women law students to "Success Strategies for Women in Law Firms."
- April 8: CSO workshop: "How to Handle Assignments."
- April 11: Deadline to apply for a summer internship with the Midwest Regional Office of Amnesty International.
- April 14: The National Association of Women Lawyers presents "From Backpack to Briefcase: A Transition Program for Law Students."
- April 15: Skadden Public Interest Fellowship Program at Northwestern University School of Law.
- BP is accepting applications for its 2009 Summer Legal Intern Program.
- The Chicago Bar Association is hosting a program on "Opening a Law Firm."
- The Legal Studies Institute is accepting applications for its summer 2009 program in Washington, D.C.
- U.S. Attorney for Northern District of Illinois is accepting applications for its fall 2009 intern program.
- Law Bulletin Legal Employment Weekly online bulletin.
- Commencement information for the Class of 2009:
- Your Commencement timeline.
- April 14: Final graduation photo sessions. Sign up today!
- Required graduation forms.
- 2009 Class Gift:
- Go green! Join the party on March 11. Green beer and goodies!
- Class of 2009 donors: We need you!
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Career Advisor Network.
- Chicago-Kent is now LinkedIn!
- Bohemian Lawyers' Association of Chicago Scholarship.
- Apply now for the Knights of Dabrowski Scholarships.
- Apply now for the Jeremy Protas LGBT Patent Law Scholarship.
- Apply now for the Black Lawyers Association of Cincinnati Scholarship.
- Apply now for the American Association of University Women scholarships.
- Apply now for the DuPage County Bar Foundation Scholarship.
- Apply now for the Grand Rapids Community Foundation Scholarships.
- 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.
- April 1: Deadline to apply for Illinois Government Bar Association Scholarship.
- April 15: Deadline to apply for iModules Educational Scholarship Program.
- 2009 Roscoe Hogan Environmental Law Essay Contest.
- The NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund Essay Contest.
- Bookstore sale:
- All greeting cards are now 25 cents each.
- Bargain books are now 50 percent off the sticker price.
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Academics
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- Summer 2009: Externships with Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
- Summer and fall 2009: Externships with Internal Revenue Service, Office of Chief Counsel.
- Fall 2009: Externships with U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois.
- Summer 2009: Cook County State's Attorney's Office, Workers' Compensation Division.
- LADR Certificate Program: Applications are due at 5 p.m. on March 9.
- Certificate Program in Criminal Litigation: Applications are due at 5 p.m. on March 9.
- 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 Education, Office for Civil Rights.
- Judicial externships: Fall 2009 semester.
- For a description of all clinical programs, please visit the Law Offices home page at: www.kentlaw.edu/academics/clinic.
- Tuition-free summer programs at Chicago-Kent's partner university in Mexico.
- 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 9.
- 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:
- Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association Writing Competition.
- National Center for Nonsmokers' Rights Writing Competition.
- American College of Trust & Estate Counsel Writing Competition.
- American Judges Association Essay Competition.
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Computing
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- CLC Computer Center Services Survey.
- Printing and e-mail/network accounts for December 2008 graduates.
- CLC monthly network maintenance schedule.
- Latest McAfee DAT file is sdat5546.
- 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: A-Z Journals List.
- General library policies.
- 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.
- April 7: Lincoln Trio to perform at Chicago-Kent.
- 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.
- March 24: 31st annual Kenneth M. Piper Lecture: "Return of the Public: Why Market Fundamentalism Failed and What Labor Can Do About It to Save the World."
- Upcoming CLE programs.
- Record templates available for students and staff.
- 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.
- Law Week is coming! March 30 to April 4. More details to come.
- Barristers' Ball tickets on sale in the bookstore next week! Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m to 6:30 p.m.
- SBA President Office Hours: Tuesdays, 4 to 5 p.m. in room C88.
- March 11: Professor Dan Tarlock speaks on the "Golden Adele," 3 p.m. Room TBA. Drinks and snacks will be provided.
- March 24: Last general body meeting, noon to 1 p.m. in room C35.
- March 10: ESLS general meeting, 3 p.m. in room 580. Snacks will be provided.
- March 11: Lawyers in the Classroom training, 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. in room C50.
- If you are interested in joining IPLS, there are membership forms on the IPLS bulletin board on the Concourse.
- Call for interest in the Justinian Society!
- KJF Fellowship information.
- April 2: Auction.
- April 8: Save the date! PALS is co-sponsoring a distinguished Chicago-Kent alumna's speaking engagement.
- Twenty-two students and an alum attended our winter break trip: Updates and pictures.
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