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Headlines for the Week of September 5, 2011 |
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Office
of the Dean
- September 7: Author and journalist Nina Burleigh to discuss her book The Fatal Gift of Beauty: The Trials of Amanda Knox.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice visits to Chicago-Kent in fall 2011.
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Student Services |
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- Academic calendar reminder: No classes Monday, September 5.
- Security reminder: Watch your valuables!
- Extended departmental hours on Tuesday nights.
- September 6: Student organization fair.
- London Law Consortium: Brochures available.
- Joke of the week.
- Welcome to Chicago-Kent.
- Office hours.
- Pass/fail election deadline.
- Registration deadline.
- FERPA rights and notification of access to educational records.
- Graduation application deadline.
- Diplomas for spring 2011 JD graduates.
- Fall 2011 class schedule.
- Official student withdrawal process.
- Welcome, new students!
- Student health insurance information.
- Academic Support Program.
- Academic Resource Library.
- Student business cards.
- Fall U-Pass information.
- Counseling Center information.
- Fall 2011 disbursement schedule.
- A note for 2L students.
- A note for 3L students.
- Fall scholarship status.
- December 2011 graduates: Please notify our office of your enrollment intentions.
- Don't forget to accept your awards.
- Missing required documentation.
- Still haven't received your 2011-12 financial aid award?
- Welcome, newly admitted students!
- Tuition refund disbursement.
- How to receive your Perkins Loan.
- Welcome, 1Ls!
- Mandatory fall meetings for 2Ls and 3Ls.
- Fall Résumé Book sign-ups continue.
- Listserv registration and testing.
- Be sure to check OCI interview schedules for changes in rooms, times, interviewers, etc.
- OCI: Don't forget to report callbacks and offers!
- Exploring Careers Programs began on August 24.
- September 6: Environmental Law Networking Event.
- September 13: Exploring Careers in Legal Aid.
- September 14: Presidential Management Fellowship Program.
- September 15: CBA YLS Meet the Committees Night.
- September 16: "Breaking In: How to Become a Law Professor or Law School Administrator."
- September 20: Exploring Careers in City, State and County Government.
- September 21: Exploring Careers in Prosecution.
- September 28: Exploring Careers in Criminal Defense.
- September 30: Cook County State's Attorney's Office Minority Law Students Reception.
- SEC Summer Honors Program: Applications review begins September 16.
- Presidential Management Fellowship: Application period is September 15 to 25.
- DOJ Attorney General's Honors Program application opened July 25.
- Equal Justice Works Public Defender Corps: Applications now open.
- AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee Minority Outreach Program.
- Latham & Watkins Diversity Scholars Program.
- American Bar Association Standing Committee on Law and National Security 2011 National Security Law Student Writing Competition.
- Sidley Austin Diversity & Inclusion Scholarship.
- Equal Justice Works Conference and Career Fair: Register and apply with employers now through September 12.
- Registration now open for the 15th annual National Latina/o Law Student Conference.
- Job fairs: Don't forget to report callbacks and offers!
- Updated Vermont Guide to State Judicial Clerkships.
- 2011-12 Government Honors & Internship Handbook.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice visits to Chicago-Kent in fall 2011:
- Student and staff lottery available.
- Justice Breyer talk: Social media-savvy student wanted!
- Faculty, staff and students: Help us celebrate Chicago-Kent's first endowed chair!
- September 13: Ralph Brill Chair Investiture.
- Student organization leaders: Want to connect with alumni?
- Apply now for the McLean County Bar Association Community Service Scholarship.
- Apply now for the Diversity Scholarship Foundation 2011 Scholarships.
- Apply now for the Boone County Bar Association Scholarship.
- Serbian Bar Association of America Scholarship. Deadline extended to September 15.
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Academics
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- Access2Practice Legal Externship Program information.
- Externship opportunities for the spring 2012 semester:
- Externships with U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois.
- U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights: For credit only.
- For a description of all clinical programs, please visit the Law Offices home page at www.kentlaw.edu/academics/clinic.
- September 13: Study abroad information session.
- I-Center hours and travel signatures.
- Invitation to join the Environmental Law Moot Court Team.
- October 4: Welcome back pizza party!
- No new entries this week.
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Computing
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- Welcome, Chicago-Kent students!
- Helpdesk extended hours.
- Printing process changed.
- New electrical outlets and additional printers.
- Wireless connectivity.
- First-year student computer orientation.
- Service requests.
- Service alerts and news.
- Latest McAfee DAT file is sdat6456.
- 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.
- CALI Lessons: Free study materials upgraded for 2011-12.
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Faculty |
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- Seeking fall research assistant for Jury Center project.
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Institutes
& Centers |
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- Volunteer this fall at the Self-Help Web Center. 1Ls welcome!
- Submit your letter of intent for the Certificate in Public Interest Law.
- October 4: Welcome back pizza party!
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Administrative
Offices/General |
- Weekly activities schedule.
- Fall semester building and library hours.
- 2011 fall Chicago-Kent student hiring procedures.
- 2011 biweekly pay calendar.
- 2011 fall semester discount parking for DTC faculty, staff and students.
- Defibrillator at the Downtown Campus.
- Downtown Campus safety tips.
- Shuttle bus schedule.
- DTC Bursar's Office hours.
- Administration and Finance office hours.
- Online room reservation form.
- Interested in joining the Chicago-Kent Advocates? Come to our September 8 informational lunch!
- Join the Chicago-Kent Advocates.
- Admissions office hours.
- September 22: 29th annual Federal Sector Labor Relations & Labor Law 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.)
- September 6: Student organization fair, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on the second and third floors.
- September 6 and 7: SBA elections.
- September 7: First general meeting of the semester, 3 to 4 p.m. in room 170.
- September 6: First ELS general meeting, 12:30 p.m. in room C35.
- Try out for the Environmental Law Moot Court Team.
- September 10: Beach clean-up.
- Environmental Law Institute Postgraduate Fellowship 2012-13.
- September 6: Environmental Law Networking Event.
- Apply for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Honors Attorney Fellowship Program.
- September 13: Informational meeting for students interested in joining the journal (day and evening division meetings).
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