Headlines for the Week of September 19, 2016

Assistant Dean Stephen Sowle  »

• September 19: Constitution Day observance.
• September 27: ASP workshop on outlining.
• Fire safety reminders.
• Joke of the week.

Registrar  »

• Office hours.
• Fall 2016 semester information.
• Unofficial transcript policy.
• Official student withdrawal process.

Financial Aid  »

• Change in loan origination fee starts October 1. Pending loans impacted.
• Loan exit counseling: Required for 3L students. All students are welcome to attend.
• 1L students: Your award breakdown.
• 2016-17 student loan interest rates.
• 2016-17 FAFSA reminder.
• 2L students: Awarding changes from 1L year.
• 3L students: Courses over 87 credits may not eligible for federal financial aid.
• Perkins Loan changes for 2016-17.
  
• Federal Work Study changes for 2016-17.

Student Accounting Office  »

• Financial aid refunds.
• How to receive your Perkins Loan.

Career Services  »

• Information and announcements:
• Mandatory 1L Orientation to the Career Services Office.
  
• CSO seeks student worker.
• Welcome, 1Ls!
• Mandatory meetings for 2Ls and 3Ls.
• Interview preparation and mock interviews available through the CSO.
• Free ABA memberships for students.
• Fall recruiting:
  • On-campus interviews continue. Check interview schedules for updates.
  • Please report callbacks and offers.
• Programming:
  
• September 20: Compliance Career Chat with Richard Shulman, assistant director at FINRA.
• September 20, 21, 22 and 29: Mandatory 1L Orientation to the Career Services Office.
• September 22: CBA YLS Program: "Arbitration & the Last Frontier of Trial Practice."
• September 22: CBA All-Bar Welcome Reception.
• September 24: ISBA YLD Day at the Races.
• September 28: CBA YLS Illinois Bar Exam Bootcamp.
• September 30 to October 2: Food Law Student Leadership Summit.
• October 5: Small & Mid-Size Law Firm Reception.
• October 7 and 8: 7th Circuit Fellows’ Fall Program for Law Students.
• October 14 and 15: National Law Students Workers' Rights Conference.
• October 15: "Explore the Possibilities: Public Interest Law Opportunities for Law Students."
• October 20 to 22: ABA YLD Fall Conference.
• November 2 to 4: PLI 48th annual Institute on Securities Regulation.
• Employment opportunities:
• Law Offices In-House Clinics: Fall 2016 positions still available.
• PILI 2016 fall internships. Apply now!
• Securities and Exchange Commission Spring 2017 Student Honors Program. Applications due October 9.
  
• Securities and Exchange Commission Summer 2017 Student Honors Program. Applications due October 12.
• ALDF Criminal Justice Program Summer 2017 Legal Clerkship. Applications due October 14.
• ALDF Litigation Program Summer 2017 Clerkship. Applications due October 14.
• Internal Revenue Service Chief Counsel’s Spring 2017 Law Student Volunteer Externship Program. Applications due October 28.
• Fellowships and scholarships:
• Faegre Baker Daniels 2L Diversity & Inclusion Fellowship application now available.
• Franczek Radelet LEADS Fellowship Program. Applications due January 9 for 1Ls.
• Diversity Scholarship Foundation. Applications due September 21.
• Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP Minority Scholarship. Applications due October 3.
• Skadden Fellowship. Applications due October 3.
  
• Michael Weiner Scholarship for Labor Studies. Applications due November 7.
  
• Sidley Austin LLP Diversity & Inclusion Scholarship.
• Job fairs:
• October 28 and 29: Equal Justice Works Conference and Career Fair.
• Diversity:
  
• Faegre Baker Daniels 2L Diversity & Inclusion Fellowship application now available.
• Franczek Radelet LEADS Fellowship Program. Applications due January 9 for 1Ls.
• Diversity Scholarship Foundation. Applications due September 21.
• Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP Minority Scholarship. Applications due October 3.
  
• Sidley Austin LLP Diversity & Inclusion Scholarship.
• Resources:
• Government Honors & Internship Handbook and Public Policy Handbook: Log-in now available.
• 2016-17 PSJD Comprehensive Fellowship Guide.
• 2016-17 Chicago-area law firms list.
• Equal Justice Works' student debt e-book: Take Control of Your Future: A Guide to Managing Your Student Debt.
• ABA Law Student Podcast: Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
• CareerShift.
• Practising Law Institute (PLI).
• CSO resources.

Student Announcements from Alumni Relations  »

• Now recruiting for Chicago-Kent's Student-Alumni Board.
• Connect with the Chicago-Kent College of Law Alumni Association on LinkedIn.
• Student Organizations: Want to connect with alumni?
• Volunteer for C-K’s 3rd annual Day of Giving on September 28!

Scholarships  »

• Apply now for the Garage Gym Planner Scholarship Award.
• Apply now for the HomeInsurance Agency Scholarship Award.
• Apply now for the Lamber-Goodnow Scholarship Award.
• Apply now for the Rosenthal & Wadas Criminal Defense Scholarship Award.
• Apply now for the McEwen Law Firm Scholarship Award.
• Apply now for the Diversity Scholarship Foundation Award.
• Apply now for the NerdWallet Law Scholarship Award.

Law Offices/Clinic/Externships  »

• New program: Intensive Clinic.
• Law Offices Newsletter.
• Law Offices student argues before U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
• In the news: Articles featuring clinical faculty.
• 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 Law and Policy  »

• International Center Downtown Campus hours and travel signatures.

Writing competitions  »

• No new entries this week.

Information Technology Services (ITS)  »

• Fall 2016 Help Desk hours.
  
• Welcome, new students!
  
• Information for returning students.
• Symantec Endpoint Protection now available for Windows 10.
• Office 2016 for Windows now available for download.
• Microsoft Office 365 download information.
• ITS announcements.
• Best Practices: Safeguarding your computer from phishing attacks, hackers, etc.
• Connect to IIT-Secure wireless network with Chicago-Kent email address.
• How to change and sync your password.
• Eduroam available at Chicago-Kent.
• Student printing from remote locations available.
• Symantec Endpoint Protection Antivirus available for student use.
• Service alerts and news.
• Security updates and spam.
• IIT print channel is for Main Campus printing only and not for use at the Downtown Campus.
  
• Weekly maintenance schedule.

Library  »

• Take a virtual tour of the library.
• Library hours.
• Become a fan of the library: Find us on Facebook!
• General library policies.

Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI)  »

• CALI Lessons: Free study materials for law students.