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Headlines for the Week of March 30, 2009 |
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Office
of the Dean
- April 1: Panel discussion on "The New Climate for Confronting Climate: The Energy Sector and an Agenda for Change."
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Student Services |
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- Law Week activities.
- Summer 2009 class schedule and registration.
- April 3: Deadline for change of division requests.
- Spring 2009 final exams:
- Exam schedule.
- April 6 to 15: Exam conflict/reschedule requests.
- April 6 to 15: Exam method registration.
- Availability of professors' old exams.
- Last chance for feedback. CLC Computer Center Services Survey deadline extended to April 3.
- Joke of the week.
- Poem of the week.
- April 6 to 15: Exam conflict/reschedule requests.
- April 6 to 15: Exam method registration.
- March 23 to April 3: Change of division requests.
- May 1: Deadline for revoking pass/fail.
- Office hours.
- Academic Support Program information.
- U-Pass information.
- March 31 and April 1: Mark your calendar! Financial aid repayment information sessions.
- 2009-10 FAFSA application available.
- Spring financial aid reminder.
- Registration is now open for the IMPACT Career Fair for Law Students and Attorneys with Disabilities.
- Indian American Bar Association of Chicago Law Student Public Interest Fellowship.
- National Black Prosecutors Association 26th annual Conference and Job Fair.
- The National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Bar Association annual Career Fair and Conference.
- Heartland Diversity Legal Job Fair in Kansas City, Mo.
- August 6 to 7: Save the date for the Indianapolis Bar Association (IBA) 2009 Diversity Job Fair.
- August 28 to 29: Save the date for the 2009 Tri-State Diversity Recruitment Program.
- August 21: Save the date for the Cook County Bar Association (CCBA) Minority Law Student Job Fair.
- March 31: CSO workshop: "Stand out in Today's Stagnant Economy."
- April 1 to 3: DRI Insurance Coverage and Claims Institute.
- April 1: Application deadline for Equal Justice Works Summer Corps.
- April 2: The Coalition of Women's Initiatives in Law Firms invites 1L and 2L women law students to "Success Strategies for Women in Law Firms."
- April 7 and 8: Mandatory Fall On-Campus Interview (OCI) orientation.
- 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: "Preparing for Diversity Job Fairs."
- April 14: The National Association of Women Lawyers presents "From Backpack to Briefcase: A Transition Program for Law Students."
- April 15: Public Interest Fellowships Panel.
- April 15: Skadden Public Interest Fellowship Program at Northwestern University School of Law.
- April 15: Parents as Law Students (PALS) presents "Attorneys with Families and Achieving Work-Life Balance."
- April 18: Attorneys' Title Guaranty Fund Inc. presents "Navigating a Real Estate Transaction: A Program for Law Students and New Attorneys."
- April 21: CSO workshop: "Dealing with a Bad Economy."
- April 21: Deadline to apply for invitation to the Delaware Minority Job Fair for Second- & Third-Year Law Students.
- BP is accepting applications for its 2009 Summer Legal Intern Program.
- U.S. Attorney for Northern District of Illinois is accepting applications for its fall 2009 intern program.
- Access the BYU Intercollegiate Job Bank.
- Password-protected sites now available through Symplicity.
- Law Bulletin Legal Employment Weekly online bulletin.
- Commencement information for the Class of 2009:
- Required graduation forms:
- Cap and gown form: Due April 6.
- MANDATORY graduate survey: Due April 17.
- April 14: Final graduation photo sessions. Sign up today!
- Your Commencement timeline.
- 2009 Class Gift: The race is on!
- April 15: Deadline for reaching goal of 75 donors is approaching!
- Section contest.
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Career Advisor Network.
- Chicago-Kent is now LinkedIn!
- Apply now for the Kane County Bar Foundation Scholarship.
- Apply now for the Minority Corporate Counsel Association Scholarship.
- Apply now for the DuPage County Justinian Society of Lawyers Scholarship.
- Apply now for the Defense Research Institute Diversity Scholarship.
- Enter now for the Nonsmokers' Rights Essay Contest.
- 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 American Association of University Women scholarships.
- 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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- March 30: Applications for summer 2009 In-House Clinics are due at noon.
- Fall 2009: Externships with U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
- Fall 2009: Externships with Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago.
- Fall 2009: Externships with U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Division.
- Fall 2009: Intellectual property (IP) legal externship for IP certificate participants.
- Summer and fall 2009: Externships with Cook County Domestic Relations Court.
- Fall 2009: Externships with Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
- Fall 2009: Externships with Internal Revenue Service, Office of Chief Counsel.
- Fall 2009: Externships with U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois.
- Fall 2009: Externships with Cook County State's Attorney's Office, Workers' Compensation Division.
- Fall 2009: Externships with Chicago Transit Authority Legal Department.
- Fall 2009: Externships with U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Division of Enforcement.
- Fall 2009: Externships 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.
- SmithAmundsen Excellence in Legal Writing Award for first-year students.
- Administrative memo number 10.
- Summer clerk position at OILP (J.D. students only).
- CASCLE Language Exchange Table: Tuesdays.
- April 1: CASCLE panel discussion on "Developing Business as an IP Attorney."
- April 2: "Building Peace in the Pursuit of Justice in Darfur," free event at the Chicago Cultural Center.
- April 9: CASCLE panel discussion on "Practicing Law in China vs. Practicing Law in the U.S."
- April 9: "Bird's Nest--Herzog & De Meuron in China," free film showing at the Chicago Cultural Center.
- April 11: Second annual Chicago Conference on Human Rights.
- Clinton Global Initiative University Outstanding Commitment Awards.
- Council for American Students in International Negotiations (CASIN) official newsletter.
- Journal of Law and Conflict Resolution call for papers.
- Tuition-free summer programs at Chicago-Kent's partner university in Mexico.
- 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.
- No new entries this week.
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Computing
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- Windows Vista 64-bit printing is now available in labs 700, 760 and 900.
- Last chance for feedback. CLC Computer Center Services Survey deadline extended to April 3.
- Printing and e-mail/network accounts for December 2008 graduates.
- CLC monthly network maintenance schedule.
- Latest McAfee DAT file is sdat5565.
- 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: USA.gov.
- General library policies.
- Free CALI lessons available to law students.
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Faculty |
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- Call for Legal Research and Writing teaching assistants: 2009-10.
- Summer research assistant needed for project on First Amendment jurisprudence.
- April 7: Lincoln Trio to perform at Chicago-Kent.
Faculty Newsletters
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Institutes
& Centers |
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- Technology summer fellowship opportunity: CAJT invites students to apply for a 10-week fellowship.
- 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.
- April 7: 19th annual Henry Morris Lecture in International & Comparative Law: "Uniformity v. Diversity in Law in a Global World: Examples from Commercial & Procedural Law."
- Upcoming CLE programs.
- Record templates available for students and staff.
- Call for nominations: Staff Excellence in Service Award. Nominations due by March 30.
- 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 here! Click for details of specific event times and places!
- April 5: SBA meeting, 5 p.m. in room 305.
- New constitutional amendment regarding voting for elections: Click to view.
- SBA elections coming up April 7 and 8 at the bookstore!
- SBA President Office Hours: Tuesdays, 4 to 5 p.m. in room C88.
- Questions for SBA? Comments for SBA? E-mail them to us!
- CLS is proud to present the 2009 Spring Speaker Series!
- April 2: "White-Collar Crimes in the Post-Madoff Era," 4 p.m. in room C50. Speakers include Edward Carter, Illinois assistant attorney general, and Patrick Coffey, partner at Locke Lorde Bissell & Liddell.
- April 7: "The Wave of Bankruptcies Arising from the Financial Meltdown," 4 p.m. in room C50. Speakers include Robert Nachman, member at Dykema.
- April 16: Keynote speakers, 4:30 p.m. in room C50, and alumni reception, 5:30 p.m. in the 10th floor event room. Keynote speakers include Paul Forrester, partner at Mayer Brown, and Adolfo Laurenti, senior economist at Mesirow Financial.
- 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.
- Volunteer to work at the auction!
- March 31: "Things to Think About" program for 1Ls and 2Ls. Learn how to structure your academic experience while at Chicago-Kent.
- April 8: Save the date! PALS is co-sponsoring a distinguished Chicago-Kent alumna's speaking engagement.
- April 15: Save the date! PALS is sponsoring "Attorneys with Families" speaking engagement. (Please note new date; updated 3/30/09)
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