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Headlines for the Week of March 28, 2011 |
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Office
of the Dean
- March 31: Don't miss the 20th annual Kent Justice Foundation Spring Auction! Bid early and bid often.
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Student Services |
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- Change of division requests: March 23 to April 1.
- Spring 2011 final exams:
- Exam schedule.
- Exam conflict/reschedule requests: March 30 to April 8.
- Exam method registration: March 30 to April 8.
- Availability of professors' old exams.
- Chicago Daily Law Bulletin: Free online subscriptions for students.
- Joke of the week.
- Office hours.
- Exam schedule.
- Exam conflict/reschedule requests: March 30 to April 8.
- Exams method registration: March 30 to April 8.
- Change of division requests: March 23 to April 1.
- Pass/fail revocation: Deadline is April 29.
- Official student withdrawal process.
- Academic Support Program: Spring 2011.
- Spring U-Pass information.
- Insurance information.
- Academic Resource Library.
- Attention spring graduates: Federal loan exit counseling.
- Tuition refund disbursement.
- 1098-T tax forms.
- How to receive your Perkins Loan.
- Justice John Paul Stevens Public Interest Summer Fellowship Program.
- August 12: Save the date for the 2011 Cook County Bar Association (CCBA) Job Fair.
- Indianapolis Bar Association Diversity Job Fair.
- Equal Justice Works Summer Corps: Application opened March 16.
- Free membership to the Legal Balance.
- Defense Research Institute (DRI) Annual Insurance Coverage and Claims Institute.
- March 29, 30 and 31: Do you have, or hope to have, any job interviews? Sign up for a mock interview! (Please note new dates.)
- March 29 and 30: First Defense Legal Aid volunteer trainings.
- March 30: Education Society Private Sector Careers Panel.
- April 1: Presentation by deputy judge advocate general, U.S. Army.
- April 5: Professionalism Series: "How to Be Successful in Your Summer Job."
- April 12: Judicial clerkship informational program.
- Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund for Progressive Social Change.
- AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee Minority Outreach Program.
- 2011 summer PILI student internship application now open for 1L students.
- 2010-11 Government Honors & Internship Handbook.
- Commencement information:
- Required forms: Submit your cap and gown order form by April 4 to avoid late fees.
- Composite photo proofs due April 1.
- Commencement ticket information.
- Your commencement timeline.
- IIT Commencement Ceremony.
- Out-of-town graduates.
- 2011 Class Gift:
- The 2011 Class Gift is underway!
- April 5: Class Gift party.
- Join the Class Gift Committee.
- Upcoming alumni networking events:
- April 6: Diversity Networking Reception.
- April 13: Immigration and International Law Networking Soiree.
- April 21: Public Interest Awards Night.
- April 26: IPLS Alumni Reception and Awards.
- Chicago-Kent Night with the White Sox:
- Half-price tickets available for White Sox versus Minnesota Twins on July 7.
- Apply now for the Zelle Hofmann Diversity in Law Scholarship.
- Apply now for the Essex County Bar Association 2011 Biunno Scholarship Program.
- Apply now for the Bohemian Lawyers' Association of Chicago scholarship fund. Application deadline is March 31.
- Apply now for the DRI Law Student Diversity Scholarship.
- Apply now for the Crusade for Education Financial Aid Programs.
- Apply now for the Grand Rapids Community Foundation Scholarship.
- Apply now for the Polish Women's Civic Club Scholarship.
- Apply now for the 2011 Illinois Government Bar Association Scholarship.
- Apply now for the 2011 DuPage County Chapter of the Justinian Society of Lawyers Scholarship.
- Apply now for the Howard Fox Memorial Scholarship.
- Apply now for the Women Trial Lawyers Caucus of the American Association for Justice (AAJ) Women for Justice Education Fund 2011 Mike Eidson Scholarship.
- Apply now for the Lesbian and Gay Bar Association of Chicago Foundation Scholarship.
- Enter to win free books by becoming a fan of the bookstore on Facebook!
- The winners of this week's drawing are...
- Winter clearance sale.
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Academics
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- Law Offices summer 2011 applications available.
- Access2Practice Legal Externship Program information.
- Summer 2011 externship opportunities:
- McCracken & Frank LLP.
- Legal Affairs Department, Mérieux Nutrisciences Corporation.
- Fall 2011 externship opportunities:
- Encyclopaedia Britannica.
- Mitsui Rail Capital LLC.
- U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights.
- Mintel International Group Ltd.
- Externships with the U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois.
- For a description of all clinical programs, please visit the Law Offices home page at www.kentlaw.edu/academics/clinic.
- Commencement information:
- Required forms: Submit your cap and gown order form by April 4 to avoid late fees.
- Composite photo proofs due April 1.
- Your commencement timeline.
- IIT Commencement Ceremony.
- 2011 Class Gift.
- Optional practical training tutorial.
- I-Center hours and travel signatures.
- Apply for UIC's Summer Institute on Sustainability and Energy.
- Applications are being accepted for Legal Research and Writing teaching assistant positions. Deadline is April 1.
- New entries this week:
- ABA Section of Family Law/Howard C. Schwab Memorial Essay Contest.
- Judge John R. Brown Scholarship Foundation/Award for Excellence in Legal Writing.
- International Association of Defense Counsel Legal Writing Contest.
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Computing
& Information Services |
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- PrintAll student printer.
- Student worker needed: Technical support assistant.
- Web access for student Mac users.
- Wireless connection registration instructions.
- Help Desk hours.
- MyIIT password reset tool.
- IIT Print Channel on myIIT is for Main Campus printing only and not for use at the Downtown Campus.
- Apple Computer support and services documents.
- Weekly maintenance schedule.
- Latest McAfee DAT file is sdat6295.
- Take a virtual tour of the library.
- 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.
- Study aid raffle continues.
- New student representative hours.
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Faculty |
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Institutes
& Centers |
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- Apply for the CAJT Summer Fellowship by April 1!
- Sign up now for a summer Self-Help Web Center position.
- 3Ls: Submit your application for completion for the Certificate in Public Interest Law by April 1!
- 1Ls: Submit a letter of intent for the Certificate in Public Interest Law.
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Administrative
Offices/General |
- Weekly activities schedule.
- Spring 2011 building and library hours.
- 2011 spring Chicago-Kent student hiring procedures.
- 2011 biweekly pay calendar.
- 2011 spring 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.
- April 5: 33rd annual Kenneth M. Piper Lecture: "Privacy, Loyalty and Free Speech: Pushing the Boundaries of the Modern Employment Relationship."
- April 14 and 15: 28th annual Section 1983 Civil Rights Litigation Conference. Volunteers needed!
- 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 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.)
- Register for March 29 and 30 Lobby Day Field Trip.
- Mark your calendars for Earth Week!
- Sign up for the beach clean-up on March 23.
- Sign up for the Round Table Event on March 29.
- April 11: "Genetically Modified Crops and Federal Regulation," presentation by biotech expert Gregory Jaffe, 4 p.m. in the auditorium.
- April 1: Attend the Net Impact Happy Hour at Kerryman.
- Friends of the Forest Preserves Water Policy Internship.
- Stephen H. Rothblatt Scholarship.
- Openlands Internship and Externship.
- Apply for UIC's Summer Institute on Sustainability and Energy.
- March 28: Evening Student Meet and Greet, 5 p.m. in the 10th floor event room.
- March 29: 1L Oral Argument Prep Panel, 5 p.m. in room 590.
- April 26: Spring Alumni Cocktail Reception, 6 p.m. in the 10th floor event room. (Please note new date.)
- April 13: International Law Career Day!
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