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Headlines for the Week of November 10, 2014 |
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Office of the Dean
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- Chicago-Kent Film Series on Race and the Law:
- November 11: Movie, discussion and Q&A, featuring featuring Dean Harold Krent and Odell Mitchell III.
- November 14: "Celebrating 20 Years of Democracy in South Africa."
- November 20: 2014 Palmer Prize Public Lecture featuring Heidi Kitrosser.
- Congratulations to our moot court teams and negotiation competition teams for their performances last weekend!
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Student Services |
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- Teaching evaluations.
- Fall 2014 final exams:
- Exam schedule.
- Exam conflict/reschedule requests.
- Exam method registration.
- Availability of professors' old exams.
- 1L Your Way.
- Spring 2015 preliminary schedule.
- Joke of the week.
- Office hours.
- Fall 2014 final exams:
- Exam schedule.
- Availability of professors' old exams.
- December 4: Pass/fail revocation deadline.
- Spring 2015 preliminary schedule.
- Official student withdrawal process.
- November 18: Deadline for completing missing required documentation.
- Fall graduates: Complete the exit counseling requirement for student loans.
- Policies and procedures for 3Ls.
- Still haven't received your financial aid award?
- Financial aid refunds.
- How to receive your Perkins Loan.
- Information and announcements:
- Community-based federal work study available for spring 2015: Deadline to apply is January 9, 2015.
- Mandatory 1L Legal Résumé Workshop.
- Make-up procedure for mandatory 1L Career Services Orientation Program.
- Launch of Lawcountability, J.D.: New resource for Chicago-Kent students.
- On-Campus Interviewing:
- Fall Recruiting: Please report callbacks and offers.
- Programming:
- November 11: Institute for Compliance: Career Chat with Hank Bell.
- November 11: Child and Family Law Society Attorney Panel.
- November 12: Judicial Intern Opportunity Program (JIOP) and Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Minority Law Student Panel.
- November 12: SBA "5 Under 5" Alumni Networking Event.
- November 13: "Practice Tracks" Networking and Informational Event.
- November 14: Government Career Fair.
- November 14: ABA Webinar: "Choosing and Pursuing Alternative Careers."
- November 18: Free pizza at Lawcountability, J.D., launch party!
- November 19: Schweitzer Fellowship informational program.
- Employment opportunities:
- Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI): Applications opened for 2Ls on October 15.
- ABA Business Law Section Diversity Clerkship Program.
- Fellowships and scholarships:
- Franczek Radelet LEADS Fellowship Program application due January 9, 2015.
- Donald W. Banner Diversity Scholarship for IP Law Students.
- McAndrews, Held & Malloy Ltd. Diversity in Patent Law Fellowship Program.
- Chicago Schweitzer Fellowship Program.
- Vedder Price Diversity Scholarship for First-Year Law Students.
- Harter Secrest & Emery LLP 2015 Diversity Scholarship.
- Diversity Scholarship Foundation scholarship opportunities: Application due November 12.
- Job fairs:
- November 21 and 22: Full-Access Student Summit for Students with Disabilities.
- Midwest Public Interest Law Career Conference (MPILCC) student registration: Deadline is December 5.
- Diversity:
- The LCLD Success in Law School Mentoring Program: Registration opens October 15.
- JTBF Summer Judicial Internship Diversity Project for summer 2014.
- Judicial Internship Opportunity Program (JIOP): Applications open for 2Ls on November 3 and for 1Ls on December 1.
- Vedder Price Diversity Scholarship for First-Year Law Students.
- Harter Secrest & Emery LLP 2015 Diversity Scholarship.
- Twin Cities Diversity in Practice 2015 1L Summer Clerkship program: Application deadline is January 16, 2015.
- Resources:
- Career resources available in Symplicity's document library.
- Chicago-Kent community raises $170,000 in 24 hours.
- November 10: 2015 Class Gift Kick-Off Party.
- November 11 to 13: Class of 2015 composite photo sittings.
- Fall Graduate Survey now open.
- Student orgs: Partner with the Alumni Association.
- Chicago-Kent Alumni Advisor Network: Login instructions for students.
- Join us for the Chicago-Kent Documentary Film Series on Race:
- November 11: Movie, discussion and Q&A, featuring featuring Dean Harold Krent and Odell Mitchell III.
- Apply now for the Mark T. Banner Scholarship Award.
- Apply now for the Car Covers Scholarship Award.
- Apply now for the Avvo Scholarship Award.
- Apply now for the Boling Rice LLC Scholarship Award.
- Apply now for the Home Insurance Scholarship Award.
- Apply now for the Michael Weiner Scholarship for Labor Studies Award.
- Apply now for the Lamber Goodnow Satellite Internet Scholarship Award.
- Apply now for the Fisher & Talwar Scholarship Award.
- Apply now for the Staver Law Group Scholarship Award.
- Apply now for the Bridgat Scholarship Award.
- Apply now for the Empowering Women in Law Scholarship Award.
- Apply now for the 401K Business Financing Scholarship.
- Check out the Minority Students Guide to College Affordability.
- Apply now for CustomMade Law Scholarships.
- Apply now for the NerdWallet Law Scholarship.
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Academics & Student Programs |
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- Law Offices In-House Clinics: Spring 2015 applications are now available.
- Access2Practice Legal Externship Program: Applications now available.
- Fox News interviews Professor Richard Kling about purchasing legal services on Groupon.
- Interview with Professor Richard Kling about the 1963 March on Washington.
- Clinical faculty member in the news.
- Law Offices staff attorney on ABC News.
- For a description of all in-house clinical programs, please visit the Law Offices home page at www.kentlaw.iit.edu/legal-clinics.
- For a description of all externship programs, please visit the Externship Program home page at www.kentlaw.iit.edu/externships.
- International Center hours and travel signatures.
- No new entries this week.
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Computing & Information Services |
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- Help Desk Thanksgiving hours.
- Google Drive now has unlimited space.
- IIT-Secure requires connection with email address starting August 1.
- Fall 2014 Help Desk hours.
- Microsoft Office 365 download information.
- Scanning in student lounge now available.
- How to change and sync your password.
- Eduroam available at Chicago-Kent.
- Mac display adapters available for loan.
- Connecting to the wireless network.
- Student printing from remote locations available.
- Symantec Endpoint Protection Antivirus available for student use.
- Service requests.
- Service alerts and news.
- 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.
- Library hours.
- Become a fan of the library: Find us on Facebook!
- General library policies.
- CALI Lessons: Free study materials for law students.
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Faculty |
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November 14: "Celebrating 20 Years of Democracy in South Africa."
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Institutes & Centers |
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- Standardized Court Forms come to Illinois!
- CALI and CAJT unveil new course project.
- 2014-15 Louis Jackson National Student Writing Competition in Employment and Labor Law.
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Administrative Offices/General |
- Weekly activities schedule.
- Fall 2014 building and library hours.
- Bookstore hours.
- DTC Cashier/Student Accounting Office hours.
- Bike rental program: Share CyCKles Bicycle Rentals.
- Fall 2014 procedures for hiring students and part-time temporary "non-benefits-eligible" staff.
- 2014-15 biweekly pay calendar.
- 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.
- December 5: 30th annual Illinois Public Sector Labor Relations 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.
- November 11: Child and Family Law Society attorney panel.
- November 19: "The Great Fracking Debate."
- November 10: Showing of "My Cousin Vinny." (Please note new time.)
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