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Headlines for the Week of September 2, 2013 |
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Office of the Dean
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- September 28: Attend or volunteer at the Chicago-Kent Block Party!
- September 26: Attend a Fireside Chat with the founder of Lagunitas.
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Student Services |
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- General announcements:
- Academic calendar reminder.
- Legal writing ethics guidelines.
- U-Pass and ID distribution.
- Academic resource library.
- Student complaint procedures.
- New grading curve for required courses.
- Joke of the week.
- To entering students:
- ASP workshop: Preparing for and getting the most out of class.
- Bar registration for first-year students.
- Bar exams in other states.
- Academic Support Program.
- To returning students:
- Adding and dropping courses.
- Pass/fail elections.
- Full-time students taking fewer than 12 credits.
- Tuition discount for graduating students taking more than 87 credits.
- London Law Consortium.
- February 2014 and July 2014 Illinois bar applications.
- Bar exams in other states.
- Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam (MPRE).
- Office hours.
- Welcome back!
- Graduation application deadline.
- Fall 2013 semester information.
- FERPA rights and notification of access to educational records.
- Official student withdrawal process.
- Lower loan interest rates.
- Graduating in December 2013? Less than half-time enrollment in spring 2014? Please notify our office of your enrollment intentions.
- Fall disbursement schedule.
- Fall loan disbursement process: Step-by-step.
- Full-tuition scholarship status and Honors Scholars status.
- Financial aid refunds.
- How to receive your Perkins Loan.
- Welcome, 1Ls!
- Mandatory meetings for 2Ls and 3Ls.
- Fall Résumé Books: Opt-in continues. Sign up!
- CSO seeks student worker.
- Weekly drop-in hours for the CSO.
- Fall recruiting: Please report callbacks and offers!
- Be sure to check OCI interview schedules for changes in rooms, times, interviewers, etc.
- September 4: "JD Careers Out There" presentation.
- Volunteer at Race Judicata on September 12.
- September 13: Cook County State's Attorney's Office Minority Law Students Reception.
- September 24: CBA YLS "Meet the Committees" Night & Social.
- September 30: ISBA YLD "Financial Planning for Young Lawyers."
- Calling all 3Ls: Attorney General's Honors Program for entry-level attorneys. Apply by September 3.
- Latham & Watkins Diversity Scholars Program.
- Spring 2014 Law Student Intern Program at the Chicago U.S. Attorney's Office. Applications due September 30.
- 2013 Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP Minority Scholarship due October 1.
- Calling all 3Ls: U.S. Department of Labor Honors Program For entry-level attorneys. Apply by October 11.
- Fulbright U.S. Student Program applications for 2014-15 now open.
- Equal Justice Works Fellowship application now open.
- Equal Justice Works Conference and Career Fair: Register and apply with employers August 13 through September 12.
- Law student membership with the Defense Research Institute (DRI).
- September 28: 125th Anniversary Block Party.
- RSVP to attend.
- September 26: Attend a Fireside Chat with Block Party sponsor Tony Magee, founder of Lagunitas Brewery.
- Information about volunteering.
- Apply to sponsor a booth at the 125th Anniversary Block Party.
- Now hiring: Work with the Alumni Association.
- Chicago-Kent Alumni Advisor Network: Login instructions for students.
- Apply now for the 2013 Hellenic Bar Association Scholarship.
- Apply now for the "If the Shoe Fits" Birkenstock Scholarship.
- Apply now for CustomMade Law Scholarships.
- Apply now for the NerdWallet Law Scholarship.
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Academics & Student Programs |
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- Interview with Professor Richard Kling about the 1963 March on Washington.
- Clinical faculty member in the news.
- Law Offices staff attorney on ABC News.
- Legal Externship Program applications are now available.
- Fall 2013 semester externship program information.
- Spring 2014 legal externships:
- U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights.
- U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois.
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
- For a description of all clinical programs, please visit the Law Offices home page at www.kentlaw.iit.edu/legal-clinics.
- International Center hours and travel signatures.
- Welcome, 1Ls!
- Law student and graduate writing competition.
- Important announcement for all Chicago-Kent students from Jonnell Simpson of Lexis:
- Lexis to continue free printing program.
- September 24: Welcome back pizza party!
- New entries this week:
- Mollie and Paul Hill Student Writing Competition in Medical-Legal Interprofessional Collaboration.
- American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers Writing Competition.
- Association of Securities and Exchange Commission Alumni (ASECA) Securities Law Writing Competition.
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Computing & Information Services |
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- Welcome, Chicago-Kent students!
- First-year student computer orientation.
- New color printer available for students.
- Introducing eduroam.
- Mac display adaptors available for loan.
- Print accounts reset.
- Connecting to the wireless network.
- Help desk fall hours.
- IIT-565 wireless has been replaced with IIT-Secure.
- Student printing from remote locations available.
- Symantec Endpoint Protection Antivirus available for student use.
- Windows and Mac 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.
- Take a virtual tour of the library.
- Westlaw printers have been removed.
- 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 for law students.
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Faculty |
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- No current announcements.
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Institutes & Centers |
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- September 3: Self-Help Web Center new volunteer training.
- Looking for legal experience? Sign up now to get a position at the Self-Help Web Center.
- Standardized Court Forms come to Illinois!
- CALI and CAJT unveil new course project.
- Currently hiring fall research assistants.
- September 24: Welcome back pizza party!
- Currently hiring fall research assistants.
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Administrative Offices/General |
- Weekly activities schedule.
- Fall building and library hours.
- Bookstore hours.
- DTC Cashier/Student Accounting Office hours.
- Bike rental program: Share CyCKles Bicycle Rentals.
- Fall 2013 procedures for hiring students and part-time temporary "non-benefits-eligible" staff.
- 2013-14 biweekly pay calendar.
- 2013 summer semester discount parking for DTC faculty, staff and students.
- Defibrillator at the Downtown Campus.
- Downtown Campus safety tips.
- Shuttle bus schedule.
- Administration and Finance office hours.
- Online room reservation form.
- Student assistant needed for fall 2013.
- Join the Chicago-Kent Advocates.
- Admissions office hours.
- September 10: "Money, Privacy, Power and the Law."
- September 19: 31st annual Federal Sector Labor Relations and Labor Law Conference. Volunteers wanted!
- Upcoming CLE conferences.
- Record templates available for staff.
- Human Resources hours at the Downtown Campus.
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Student Organizations |
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Student Organizations: Please send your Record headlines and the full announcements to record@kentlaw.iit.edu by noon on Thursdays for the following Monday's issue.
- SBA 1L class representatives wanted!
- September 7: "Progressive Federalism" with keynote speaker Joel Rogers, founder of the American Legislative and Issue Campaign Exchange.
- September 11: Attend our first general meeting. Snacks will be provided.
- Irish American Academic Exchange Week at Chicago-Kent.
- Seeking additional associate editors.
- Seeking associate editors!
- September 10: WIL's first general meeting!
- September 12: WIL's fall social!
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