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Headlines for the Week of September 23, 2013 |
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Office of the Dean
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- September 26: Attend a Fireside Chat with the founder of Lagunitas.
- September 28: Attend or volunteer at the Chicago-Kent Block Party!
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Student Services |
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- October 1: ASP workshop on outlining.
- Fire safety reminder.
- Chicago Daily Law Bulletin: Free online subscriptions for students.
- Joke of the week.
- Office hours.
- Official student withdrawal process.
- Constitution Day 2013.
- Lower loan interest rates.
- Loan origination fee increase.
- Still haven't received your 2013-14 Financial Aid Award?
- Graduating in December 2013? Less than half-time enrollment in spring 2014? Please notify our office of your enrollment intentions.
- Full-tuition scholarship status and Honors Scholars status.
- Financial aid refunds.
- How to receive your Perkins Loan.
- Make-up procedures for mandatory 1L orientations.
- Fall recruiting: Please report callbacks and offers!
- September 24 and 25: Mandatory 1L résumé and cover letter workshops.
- September 24: Compliance Career Chat.
- September 24: CBA YLS "Meet the Committees" Night & Social.
- September 25: SELS Panel Discussion: "Law, Business and State of the Music Industry."
- September 30: ISBA YLD "Financial Planning for Young Lawyers."
- October 8: "Preparing Your PILI Application."
- October 10: Prosecution & Criminal Defense Programs.
- October 10: CBA Pathways to Success: "Making the Most of Your Law School Experience and Building the Legal Career You Want."
- October 12: Explore the Possibilities: Pro Bono & Public Interest Law Opportunities Program.
- October 25: Chicago-Kent 8th annual Public Service Reception, Washington, D.C. Please RSVP.
- October 26: Black Women Lawyers' Association Writing Workshop.
- October 28: CBA Careers in Intellectual Property.
- 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 application due October 1.
- 2013 Winston & Strawn Diversity Scholarship application due October 1.
- Calling all 3Ls: U.S. Department of Labor Honors Program for entry-level attorneys. Apply by October 11.
- Skadden Fellowship: Applications due October 7.
- Franczek Radelet 2014 LEADS Fellowship Program: 2L applications due October 15.
- September 28: 125th Anniversary Block Party.
- RSVP by September 23 to be included in the raffle.
- Student raffle.
- September 26: Attend a Fireside Chat with Block Party sponsor Tony Magee, founder of Lagunitas Brewery.
- Information about volunteering.
- Chicago-Kent Alumni Advisor Network: Login instructions for students.
- Apply now for the Farzad Family Law Scholarship.
- Apply now for the FLEX Scholar Essay Contest.
- Apply now for the QuikShip Scholarship Essay Contest.
- 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.
- Judicial Externship Program information for spring 2014.
- Judicial Externship Program informational meeting details.
- 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.
- Law student and graduate writing competition.
- September 24: Welcome back pizza party!
- No new entries this week.
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Computing & Information Services |
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- New scanner in the student lounge.
- Thin clients replaced with PCs in lobby and concourse.
- New color printer available for students.
- Introducing eduroam.
- Mac display adapters available for loan.
- Print accounts reset.
- Connecting to the wireless network.
- Help desk fall hours.
- 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.
- 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.
- Get paid to learn! CALI is seeking part-time student workers to help with legal research, proofreading and more.
- 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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- Networking opportunity: 2013 Futures Conference at IIT Chicago-Kent.
- 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 fall 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.
- Join the Chicago-Kent Advocates.
- Admissions office hours.
- 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.
- September 25: ACS general meeting and elections.
- September 27: LAGBAC Meet the Bar at Sidetrack.
- September 28: Volunteer at or stop by the Chicago-Kent Lambdas Block Party booth!
- September 25: First general meeting. Free food and drink.
- Seeking additional associate editors.
- September 24: Auction interest meeting. Refreshments will be served after!
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