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Headlines for the Week of October 25, 2010 |
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Office
of the Dean
- November 3: ABA Workshop: "Sustainability: How Values-Driven Law Firms Are Surviving Tough Times and Prospering over the Long Term."
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Student Services |
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- Change of division requests: October 26 to November 5.
- Fall 2010 final exams:
- Exam schedule.
- Exam conflict/reschedule requests: November 3 to 12.
- Exam method registration: November 3 to 12.
- Availability of professors' old exams.
- November 2, 3 and 4: ASP workshop: "Preparing For and Taking Exams."
- Illinois bar exams: Information sessions.
- Joke of the week.
- Change of division requests: October 26 to November 5.
- Exam conflict/reschedule requests: November 3 to 12.
- Exam method registration: November 3 to 12.
- Exam schedule.
- Office hours.
- Faculty Advisor Program.
- Student health insurance information.
- Academic Support Program.
- Academic Resource Library.
- CTA U-Pass program.
- Student business cards.
- Counseling Center information.
- October 27 and 28: Loan Repayment and Personal Budgeting Workshop.
- 2010-11 Financial Aid instructions.
- Updated tuition refund policy.
- How to receive your Perkins Loan.
- October 29: YLS "Careers in Environmental Law" Seminar. Free!
- Volunteer opportunity: Law & Literacy with second and third graders.
- November 3: Education and School Law Society Public Sector Careers Panel.
- JFrench Personal Branding presents "Rise Up in a Down Economy."
- Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI) application opened October 15 for 2Ls.
- American Bar Association Intellectual Property Law Lunch & Learn Program.
- Chicago Committee on Minorities in Large Law Firms: Law Student Preparedness Series: Exam & Study Intensive.
- Chicago Committee on Minorities in Large Law Firms: Law Student Preparedness Series: November Résumé & Interview Workshop.
- October 26: "Alternative Careers in Consulting, Nonprofit Management, and Law School and Law Firm Administration."
- 1L mandatory Career Services Office programs: October 26, October 27 and November 2.
- Summer 2011 Judicial Intern Opportunity Program.
- Pro Bono Week Breakfast with Judges at the Chicago Bar Association.
- 17th annual CBA Young Lawyers Section's Pro Bono and Community Service Fair.
- October 29: Application deadline for Black Women Lawyers' Association of Greater Chicago Scholarship.
- SEC Summer Honors Program.
- American Bar Association Mentoring Program.
- Summer experience surveys.
- Workforce Recruitment Program.
- Resume Books sign-ups continue.
- 2010-11 Government Honors & Internship Handbook.
- Join the Class of 2011 Class Gift Committee.
- Commencement information: Out-of-town graduates.
- Career Advisor Network.
- Student organization leaders: Want to connect with alumni?
- Apply now for the South Suburban Bar Association Henry A. Gentile Scholarship.
- Apply now for the 2011 Mark T. Banner Scholarship for Law Students.
- Apply now for the Donald Banner Diversity Scholarship.
- Apply now for the McLean County Bar Association scholarship.
- Buy the books you need for final exams now. The bookstore is beginning to return overstocked books to the publishers.
- Greeting card sale: Buy one card and get another free.
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Academics
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- Legal Externship Program information.
- Spring 2010 semester legal externship opportunities:
- Mitsui Rail Capital LLC (for credit only).
- Externship with the William J. Clinton Foundation.
- Encyclopedia Britannica (for credit only). 3Ls only. Applicants must have a minimum GPA of 3.23.
- Seyfarth Shaw - IP Division (for credit only). 2L and 3L applicants must have a minimum GPA of 3.28.
- Accenture/DLA Piper (for credit only, 4 credit hours). 2L and 3L applicants must have a minimum GPA of 3.2.
- Disability law legal externship opportunity (for credit only).
- Legal externship with U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Division of Enforcement (for credit only).
- For a description of all clinical programs, please visit the Law Offices home page at: www.kentlaw.edu/academics/clinic.
- I-Center hours and travel signatures.
- First administrative memo.
- 2010-11 Louis Jackson National Student Writing Competition in Employment and Labor Law.
- The College of Workers' Compensation Lawyers 2010 Law Student Writing Competition.
- New entry this week:
- 2010-11 Louis Jackson National Student Writing Competition in Employment and Labor Law.
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Computing
& Information Services |
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- New wireless available!
- New Help Desk hours.
- 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 revised.
- Latest McAfee DAT file is sdat6146.
- Take a virtual tour of the library.
- Group study room improvements.
- Fall library hours.
- 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.
- Information about WestlawNext.
- Upcoming WestlawNext training sessions.
- Westlaw student representatives' schedule.
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Faculty |
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Institutes
& Centers |
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- Apply for the CAJT internship.
- Volunteer this fall at the Self-Help Web Center.
- Join the A2J Student Editorial Board.
- Submit your letter of intent for the Certificate in Public Interest Law.
- 2010-11 Louis Jackson National Student Writing Competition in Employment and Labor Law.
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Administrative
Offices/General |
- Weekly activities schedule.
- Fall building and library hours.
- Scheduled elevator maintenance.
- 2010 fall Chicago-Kent student hiring procedures.
- Reminder: A new payroll authorization must be completed each term for international student workers.
- 2010 fall semester discount parking 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.
- 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.
NOTE: Student organizations that need assistance with posting Record announcements at the beginning of the term may submit their full announcements to record@kentlaw.edu by noon on Wednesdays. Announcements from those student organizations not posting their own Record pages will be collected together on one page. (Follow the links below to organization announcements.)
- Sign up for the October 26 Roundtable Discussion with the Illinois Pollution Control Board.
- November 21: Trivia Smackdown III.
- October 27: "On the Arizona Immigration Law," a talk with Professor Susan Adams.
- November 1: ILS All Saints' Day Bake Sale.
- November 10: Spanish conversation group.
- November 13: Day of the Dead Tour @ the National Museum of Mexican Art.
- October 26: "Patent Law in a Globalized Economy," noon to 1 p.m. in room 580. Lunch provided.
- Volunteer at the Fall Fest "Speakeasy" Wine Event!
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