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Headlines for the Week of October 10, 2011 |
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Office
of the Dean
- October 13 and 14: "A Symposium on Women's Legal History: A Global Perspective."
- October 10: "Hot Issues in Compliance" Panel Discussion.
- Students: Opportunities to connect with alumni during ASCK Week.
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Student Services |
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- Flu shots.
- October 13 and 14: "A Symposium on Women's Legal History: A Global Perspective."
- October 15: Dean Harris' annual C-K International Fútbol Match.
- Joke of the week.
- Welcome to Chicago-Kent.
- Office hours.
- Official student withdrawal process.
- Faculty Advisor Program.
- Student health insurance information.
- 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?
- New student checklist.
- Tuition refund disbursement.
- How to receive your Perkins Loan.
- 1L Mandatory Career Services Programs: October 25, October 26 and November 1.
- October 10 to 14: Alumni Student ConneKtions (ASCK) Week.
- Mandatory fall meetings for 2Ls and 3Ls.
- Fall Résumé Book sign-ups continue.
- Be sure to check OCI interview schedules for changes in rooms, times, interviewers, etc.
- OCI: Don't forget to report callbacks and offers!
- ASCK Week: Panels and programs.
- October 10: "Hot Issues in Compliance" Panel Discussion.
- October 22: Chicago-Kent Alumni & Student Public Service Reception in Washington, D.C.
- October 24: Chicago Master of Laws (LLM) Program Fair.
- October 24: "Reframing Reform: Immigration as the Solution."
- October 24 to 28: 2011 CBF/CBA Pro Bono Week: "Kindness to Strangers."
- October 25: 18th annual CBA Young Lawyers Section's Pro Bono and Community Service Fair.
- October 28: Pro Bono Week Breakfast with Judges.
- November 2: "Why Antitrust?" Program.
- November 2: Chicago Bar Foundation Program "Public Service Loan Forgiveness in Five Easy Steps."
- Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI): Applications open for 2Ls on October 15.
- SEC Summer Honors Program: Applications review began September 16.
- AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee Minority Outreach Program.
- McAndrews, Held & Malloy Ltd. 2012 Diversity in Patent Law Fellowship Program.
- The Franczek Radelet LEADS Fellowship Program.
- 2012-13 Women's Law and Public Policy Fellowship Program at Georgetown University Law Center.
- Georgetown Law Clinical Teaching Fellowships.
- Latham & Watkins Diversity Scholars Program.
- Sidley Austin Diversity & Inclusion Scholarship.
- Equal Justice Works Conference and Career Fair.
- Job fairs: Don't forget to report callbacks and offers!
- 2011-12 Guide to Internships & Fellowships in Reproductive Rights & Justice.
- Updated Vermont Guide to State Judicial Clerkships.
- 2011-12 Government Honors & Internship Handbook.
- Alumni/Student ConneKtions (ASCK) Week 2011:
- October 12: Alumni/Student networking reception.
- Attend panels on networking, bar leadership, and growing a legal business.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice visits to Chicago-Kent in fall 2011:
- Lottery notifications were sent October 7.
- Class of 2012:
- Sign up for composite photo sittings on October 26 and 27.
- Alumni Career Advisor Network: Search for an advisor.
- Apply now for the Black Women Lawyers' Association of Chicago Fall Book Scholarship.
- Apply now for the Asian American Bar Association for the Greater Chicago Area Law Foundation Scholarship.
- Apply now for the McLean County Bar Association Community Service Scholarship.
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Academics
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- Judicial Externship Program: Spring 2012 semester information.
- Applications due Tuesday, October 11.
- Access2Practice Legal Externship Program information.
- Spring 2012 for-credit legal externship opportunities:
- Intellectual property externship with Seyfarth Shaw LLP.
- Environmental law externship with Meckler Bulger Tilson Marick & Pearson LLC.
- Corporate law externship with Accenture/DLA Piper Commercial Law.
- U.S. Department of Justice Immigration Court.
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
- Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Division of Enforcement.
- Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.
- 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.
- October 15: Dean Harris' annual C-K International Fútbol Match.
- October 26 and 27: LLM composite photos.
- International Center hours and travel signatures.
- No new entries this week.
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Computing
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- Helpdesk extended hours.
- Printing process changed.
- New electrical outlets and additional printers.
- Wireless connectivity.
- Service requests.
- Service alerts and news.
- Latest McAfee DAT file is sdat6491.
- 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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- No current announcements.
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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.
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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.
- Join the Chicago-Kent Advocates.
- Admissions office hours.
- October 21: 3rd annual Financial Services Law Conference.
- 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.)
- Read the minutes from the SBA's first General Assembly Meeting.
- October 14: Join us for Inter-APALSA, 7 to 10 p.m. at Grami Chicago.
- October 11: Intellectual Property Law Society Peer Résumé Review, noon to 3 p.m. in room 345.
- October 13: IPLAC Panel Discussion: "Secrets to Success--Your First IP Job," noon to 1:30 p.m. in room 590.
- October 11: Attend the roundtable discussion with environmental law practitioner Melville Nickerson.
- October 10: Attend the aviation co-sponsorship event.
- Environmental Law Institute Postgraduate Fellowship 2012-13.
- Young Lawyers Section Environmental Law Committee meetings.
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