Headlines for the Weeks of June 10 & 17, 2013

Assistant Dean Steve Sowle  »

• Notices to graduating seniors:
• Email and network accounts.
• Clearing out lockers.
• Student health insurance.
• Dean's certificate for the Illinois bar.
• Bar exams in other jurisdictions.
• Spring 2013 grade submissions.
• Joke of the week.

Registrar  »

• Summer office hours.
• Dean's certificate for the Illinois bar.
• Bar exams in other jurisdictions.
• Summer 2013 pass/fail option.
  
• Summer 2013 class schedule and registration.
• Summer graduates.
• Fall 2013 schedule.
• Official student withdrawal process.

Student Services  »

• Student health insurance information.
• Academic Support Program.
• Academic Resource Library.
• Student business cards.
• Counseling Center information.

Financial Aid  »

• Summer financial aid: Must be registered at least half-time.
• Summer full scholarships.
• 2013-14 continuing student scholarships.
• 2013-14 FAFSA reminder.
• Reminder to spring graduates: Complete online exit counseling.

Student Accounting Office  »

• Office name change: We are now the Student Accounting Office.
• Financial aid refunds.
• How to receive your Perkins Loan.

Career Services  »

• Summer Résumé Books: Opt in now!
• Fall recruiting: Important (new!) dates and resources.
• Federal work study for summer 2013: Apply now!
• CSO open all summer long.
• Make-up procedures for 1Ls for "What's Next for Fall: Rising 2Ls" program.
• Make-up procedures for 2Ls for "What's Next for Fall: Rising 3Ls" program.
• New CSO resource: "J.D. Careers Out There."
• New CSO resource: Videoconferencing for video interviews.
• CSO program videos now available online!
• Video on "Managing a Legal Career Transition in Tough Times."
• Reed Smith's 2013 Diverse Scholars Program.
• Latham & Watkins Diversity Scholars Program.
• Fulbright U.S. Student Program applications for 2014-15 now open.
• American College of Trust and Estate Counsel Mary Moers Student Writing Competition.
• Baker Donelson 1L Diversity Scholarship.
• New York State Bar Association: "Animals and the Law" Student Writing Competition.
• Equal Justice Works Fellowship.
• Register now: 30th annual National Black Prosecutors Association Job Fair.
• Register now: Bay Area Diversity Career Fair, July 27.
• Register now: St. Louis Diversity Job Fair.
• Register now: 2013 Vault/MCCA Legal Diversity Career Fair.
• Register now: 2013 IndyBar Diversity Job Fair, August 7 and 8.
• Register now: Boston Lawyers Group's annual Job Fair for Law Students of Color.
• Register now: 9th annual IMPACT Career Fair for Law Students and Attorneys with Disabilities in Washington, D.C.
• Register now: Heartland Diversity Legal Job Fair.
• Register now: National LGBT Bar Association Lavender Law Career Fair.
• Save the date: Northwest Minority Job Fair, August 24.

Student Announcements from Alumni Relations  »

• Chicago-Kent Alumni Advisor Network: Login instructions for students.
• Student organizations: Want to connect with alumni?

Scholarships  »

• Apply now for the Baker Donelson Diversity Scholarship.
• Apply now for the Console & Hollawell $1,000 Legal Leaders Scholarship.
• Apply now for the Reed Smith 2013 Diverse Scholars Program.
• Apply now for the Nadrich & Cohen LLP Emergency Scholarship Fund.
• Apply now for the Darleen J. and Robert L. Walker Scholarship Fund.
• Apply now for CustomMade Law Scholarships.
• Apply now for the NerdWallet Law Scholarship.

Law Offices/Clinic/Externships  »

• Summer semester new student orientation information.
• Clinical faculty member in the news.
• Law Offices staff attorney on ABC News.
• Legal Externship Program applications are now available.
• Fall 2013 semester externships:
• Externships with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois.
• For a description of all clinical programs, please visit the Law Offices home page at www.kentlaw.iit.edu/legal-clinics.

International Law and Policy  »

• International Center hours and travel signatures.

Legal Research and Writing  »

• Law student and graduate writing competition.
• Important announcements for all Chicago-Kent students from Jonnell Simpson of Lexis:
• Unlimited summer access!
• Lexis to continue free printing program.

Program in Labor and Employment Law  »

• Sandra P. Zemm Labor Law Prize 2013 winner announced.

Writing competitions  »

• No new entries this week.

Center for Law and Computers  »

• IIT-565 wireless name to be replaced with IIT-Secure.
• Outlook no longer supported.
• SofTest no longer available for Mac OS 10.5 (Leopard).
• Student printing from remote locations available.
• Symantec Endpoint Protection Antivirus available for student use.
• Office media available for students to purchase online.
• Service requests.
• Service alerts and news.
• myIIT password reset tool.
• IIT print channel is for Main Campus printing only and not for use at the Downtown Campus.
• Apple computer support and services documents.
• Weekly maintenance schedule.

Library  »

• Take a virtual tour of the library.
• Westlaw printers will be removed after finals.
• Library hours.
• Become a fan of the library: Find us on Facebook!
• Secure your personal property in the library!
• General library policies.

Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI)  »

• CALI Lessons: Free study materials for law students.