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Headlines for the Week of February 15, 2010 |
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Office
of the Dean
- Brill Chair Distinguished Visitor Terri LeClercq.
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Student Services |
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- Fall 2009 CALI winners.
- Fall 2009 class rank/GPA cut-offs.
- Joke of the week.
- Spring 2010 graduation application update.
- Fall 2009 J.D./LL.M. diploma pick-up.
- April 30: Deadline for revoking pass/fail.
- Office hours.
- Welcome back.
- Notice about H1N1 (swine flu).
- Spring U-Pass information.
- Insurance information.
- Academic Resource Library.
- Academic Support Program: Spring 2010.
- New requirements for private loans.
- 1098T information.
- Spring semester scholarship status.
- Update: Spring disbursement process: Step-by-step.
- Bank of America no longer offering student loans.
- 2010-11 FAFSA now available.
- February 16: Public Interest Law Firms Program.
- February 17: Immigration Law Careers Program.
- February 18: Public interest summer opportunities in New Orleans.
- February 23: Professionalism, Part 4: "How to Handle Assignments."
- February 24: Evening Student/Alumni Reception.
- February 24: Labor & Employment Law Society: Federal Sector Career Panel.
- March 2: Interviewing Strategies Program.
- March 3: U.S. Air Force JAG interviewing on campus.
- Chicago Bar Association: Law Student Speed Interviewing Workshop.
- American Bar Association Diversity Fellowship in Environmental Law--Endangered Species.
- APALSA LL.M. Networking Night.
- 2010 DRI Law Student Diversity Scholarship.
- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area: Opportunities for volunteer attorneys and deferred associates.
- Ms. JD Fellowship for 2Ls.
- February 15: 2010 Patent Law Interview Program registration now open.
- February 19: Application deadline for City of Chicago, Mayor's Office Fellowship Program.
- Success Strategies for Women Lawyers Panel Presentation.
- February 22 and 23: Twin Cities Diversity in Practice Group hosting Chicago dinners.
- U.S. Department of Justice volunteer legal internships for summer 2010.
- Equal Justice Works $1,000 Summer Corps Education Voucher application.
- February 19: Application deadline for VABAW's Hong Duc Clerkship in Vietnam, summer 2010.
- Summer 2010 Legal Studies Institute in Washington, D.C.
- Fredrikson & Byron Minority Scholarship.
- Finnegan Diversity Scholarship and summer associate position.
- Black Women Lawyers Association Spring 2010 Essay Scholarship.
- Federal work study at community-based organizations.
- February 19: Application deadline for the Boston Lawyers Group 2010 1L Diversity Summer Clerkship.
- 2009-10 Government Honors & Internship Handbook.
- Institute for Justice Summer Law Clerk Program.
- Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI) paid summer internships.
- 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.
- Have a family member who's a graduate? Ask him or her to be your Alumni Legacy Hooder.
- March 9 and 10: Last chance for composite photo sittings.
- March 2: Graduation Fair.
- Your Commencement timeline.
- 2010 Class Gift:
- Student organization leaders: Want to connect with alumni?
- Career Advisor Network.
- Chicago-Kent is LinkedIn!
- Apply now for the 2010 Justinian Scholarship Award.
- Apply now for the Canadian American Bar Association's 2010 Law Student Essay Competition.
- Apply now for the Central Illinois Women's Bar Association Scholarship Program.
- Apply now for the Grand Rapids Community Foundation Scholarships.
- Apply now for the DuPage County Bar Foundation Scholarship.
- Apply now for the Illinois Government Bar Association Scholarship.
- Apply now for the Howard Fox Memorial Law Scholarship.
- Apply now for the Fredrikson & Byron Minority Scholarship.
- ABA Legal Opportunity Scholarship.
- Seventh World Conference on Nonsmokers' Rights Writing Contest.
- Bookstore news:
- Eco-friendly tote bags for sale.
- Discounts on general reading materials.
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Academics
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- Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution (LADR) Certificate Program applications now available.
- Certificate Program in Criminal Litigation applications now available.
- Summer/fall 2010 Judicial Externship Program information.
- Summer 2010 Legal Externship Program:
- Externship opportunities in New Orleans.
- Externships with U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
- 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.
- February 23 and 24: "Persuasive Brief-Writing & Oral Argument" with Brill Chair Visiting Professor Terri LeClercq and Professor Kent Streseman.
- The College of Labor & Employment Lawyers Writing Competition for Law Students 2009-10.
- Fourth administrative memo for LL.M. and exchange students.
- February 22: Spanish judge Baltasar Garzón to speak about universal jurisdiction at the Instituto Cervantes of Chicago.
- February 24: Special presentation for LL.M. and exchange students by Brill Chair Visiting Professor Terri LeClercq.
- February 26: Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing, study abroad information session.
- March 2: Lecture by Professor Amos Guiora of the S.J. Quinney College of Law, "The Goldstone Report and Israel's Right to Self-Defense."
- March 3: Centennial Lecture by Professor Jagdish Bhagwati, "U.S. Trade Policy: Why the Drift Is Dangerous."
- National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations summer internship program in Washington, D.C. Apply by March 15.
- Summer 2010 program at Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico City.
- Scholarship possibilities for studying at Leiden Law School, the Netherlands.
- Using a credit card to make tuition payments: New rules went into effect in November 2009.
- Stipend-supported summer program in Germany for 2010.
- The College of Labor & Employment Lawyers Writing Competition for Law Students 2009-10.
- New entries this week:
- National Association of Women Lawyers Selma Moidel Writing Competition.
- National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees Law Student Writing Competition.
- College of Labor and Employment Lawyers Writing Competition.
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Computing
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- New myIIT password reset tool.
- 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 sdat5889.
- CLC Web site: http://www.kentlaw.edu/clc.
- Poll: Where would you like to see a reference librarian?
- 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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Institutes
& Centers |
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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.
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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.
- Upcoming CLE conferences.
- Record templates available for students and staff.
- February 26 to 28: Volunteer student bailiffs needed for American Association of Justice Mock Trial Competition. Sign up by February 16.
- 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.
- Register for ELS Spring Roundtables!
- Lobby Day with Sierra Club coming soon!
- 2009-10 t-shirt design contest!
- February 17: Immigration Law Careers Program.
- February 15: 9th annual Seventh Circuit NELA Conference.
- February 16: Informal lunch and chat with LELS executive board members
- February 22: LELS Informal Discussion: "Where is Labor Headed?"
- February 24: LELS Federal Sector Career Panel.
- February 24: Society of Women in Law presents "The Vagina Monologues." Reception at 7 p.m. Show at 8 p.m.
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