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Headlines for the Week of January 18, 2010 |
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| Office
of the Dean
- Welcome back!
- Helping victims of the Haitian earthquake.
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| Student Services |
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- Welcome back!
- U-Pass distribution.
- Spring 2010 semester information:
- Initial reading assignments.
- Revised spring schedule (with classroom assignments).
- Course information updates.
- Trial Advocacy section assignments.
- Pass/fail elections.
- Adding and dropping classes.
- Exam schedule.
- Bookstore hours.
- Academic calendar.
- Graduating students: Reduced loads and tuition discounts.
- Taking courses at the Stuart School of Business.
- Bar preparation class.
- Fall 2009 grade submissions.
- New TouchNet payment service.
- Academic counseling.
- Illinois bar exam: Informational sessions.
- Bar registration for first-year students.
- July 2010 Illinois bar applications.
- Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam (MPRE).
- Joke of the week.
- Poem of the week.
- Graduation application deadline.
- Pass/fail election deadline.
- Making up an incomplete grade.
- Spring 2010 schedule.
- Welcome back.
- Notice about H1N1 (swine flu).
- Spring U-Pass information.
- Insurance information.
- Academic Resource Library.
- Academic Support Program: Spring 2010.
- Response needed: Living expense budget survey.
- Spring semester scholarship status.
- Update: Spring disbursement process: Step-by-step.
- Spring 2010 disbursement schedule.
- Bank of America no longer offering student loans.
- 2010-11 FAFSA available starting January 1.
- U.S. Bank no longer offering the bar loan.
- Attention fall graduates: Federal loan exit counseling.
- January 21: Perkins Coie Welcome Back 1L Diversity Celebration.
- January 27: "Your 30-Second 'Elevator' Speech: How to Market Yourself Succinctly."
- January 28: Practice Tracks Career Fair Program.
- January 29: Army JAG interviewing on campus.
- February 2: Preparing for the Midwest Public Interest Law Career Conference (MPILCC).
- February 3: "Salary Negotiations: How to Determine What to Ask for and How to Ask for It."
- City of Chicago, Mayor's Office Fellowship Program.
- Success Strategies for Women Lawyers Panel Presentation.
- U.S. Department of Justice volunteer legal internships for summer 2010.
- February 6: Midwest Public Interest Law Career Conference (MPILCC).
- Black Women Lawyers Association Spring 2010 Essay Scholarship.
- Federal work study at community-based organizations.
- The Boston Lawyers Group 2010 1L Diversity Summer Clerkship.
- January 20: Application deadline for Perkins Coie Diversity Fellowship for 1Ls.
- January 22: Application deadline for Georges Fellowship for Conservation at Shedd Aquarium.
- 2009-10 Government Honors & Internship Handbook.
- ABA $1,000 Mediation Video Contest.
- Janet D. Steiger Fellowship Project (summer 2010).
- January 22: Application deadline for Harter Secrest & Emery 1L Scholarship and paid 10-week summer associate position.
- Institute for Justice Summer Law Clerk Program.
- Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI) paid summer internships.
- Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Minority Law Student Summer Intern Program for 1Ls.
- A list of resources for 2009-10 graduates with start-date deferrals from large law firms.
- Commencement information:
- Your Commencement is Sunday, May 16, 2010.
- Attention May graduates: Required forms.
- February 2 to 4: Composite photo sittings.
- March 2: Graduation Fair.
- Your Commencement timeline.
- Career Advisor Network.
- Chicago-Kent is now LinkedIn!
- Apply now for the Roddy Scholarship. Deadline is February 1.
- Apply now for the Gates Memorial Scholarship. Deadline is February 1.
- Apply now for the Asian Law Student Scholarship. Deadline is February 1.
- Apply now for the Honorable Dean J. Sodaro Memorial Scholarship. Deadline is February 1.
- ABA Legal Opportunity Scholarship.
- Seventh World Conference on Nonsmokers' Rights Writing Contest.
- The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago Scholarship.
- Bookstore news:
- Eco-friendly tote bags for sale.
- Discounts on general reading materials.
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| Academics
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- January 20: Law Offices In-House Clinic orientation for new students.
- Summer 2010 judicial externship: U.S. Department of Justice, Immigration Court.
- For a description of all clinical programs, please visit the Law Offices home page at: www.kentlaw.edu/academics/clinic.
- The College of Labor & Employment Lawyers Writing Competition for Law Students 2009-10.
- Information for new students, spring 2010.
- National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations summer internship program in Washington, DC. Apply by March 15.
- January 27: Language Loop information session.
- January 27: Panel discussion on "Complicit Destruction: Money, Mines and Militarization in the Democratic Republic of Congo."
- Scholarship possibilities for studying at Leiden Law School, The Netherlands.
- Third administrative memo for LL.M. and exchange students.
- Using a credit card to make tuition payments: New rules went into effect in November 2009.
- Stipend-supported summer program in Germany for 2010.
- February 8: Panel discussion on "Corporate Governance and the Workplace" sponsored by the Labor and Employment Relations Association.
- 2009-10 Louis Jackson National Student Writing Competition in Employment and Labor Law.
- The College of Labor & Employment Lawyers Writing Competition for Law Students 2009-10.
- New entries this week:
- Richard Cudahy Writing Competition on Regulatory and Administrative Law.
- American Constitution Society National Student Writing Competition.
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| Computing
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- IIT Print Channel on myIIT is for Main Campus printing only and not for use at the Downtown Campus.
- Revised Web hosting policies.
- Reminder: Apple Computer support and services documents.
- CLC monthly network maintenance schedule.
- Latest McAfee DAT file is sdat5861.
- CLC Web site: http://www.kentlaw.edu/clc.
- Library hours for the spring semester.
- Become a fan of the library: Find us on Facebook!
- Secure your personal property in the library!
- General library policies.
- Free CALI lessons available to law students.
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| Faculty |
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- Research assistants needed for spring semester.
Faculty Newsletter
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| Institutes
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- Student volunteers needed for the Self-Help Web Desk at the Daley Center.
- Submit letter of intent for the Certificate in Public Interest Law.
- 2009-10 Louis Jackson National Student Writing Competition in Employment and Labor Law.
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| Administrative
Offices/General |
- Weekly activities schedule.
- Building and library hours for spring 2010.
- 2010 spring Chicago-Kent student hiring procedures.
- Reminder: A new payroll authorization must be completed each term for international student workers.
- 2010 spring/summer semester discounted parking rates for DTC faculty, staff and students.
- 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.
- February 5: "The New Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct."
- February 26: "Telling the Story: Using Technology to Organize and Present Cases."
- Upcoming CLE conferences.
- 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.
- Oliver Wendell Holmes Mustache Contest:
- January 19: 1Ls competing in the contest should report to room 590 at noon. Faculty, students and staff are encouraged to attend!
- January 20 and 21: Come to the Spaketeria to vote for the contestant with the best mustache.
- January 22: The winner will be announced at the 'Stache Bash.
- January 20: Bake sale, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the lobby.
- January 27: "Your 30-Second 'Elevator' Speech," 3 to 4 p.m., room TBA. Co-hosted with the Career Services Office.
- February 3: "Salary Negotiations," 3 to 4 p.m., room TBA. Co-hosted with the Career Services Office.
- Upcoming events.
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