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Headlines for the Week of April 23, 2018

Office of the Dean

Dean Harold J. Krent  »

Student Services

Assistant Dean Stephen Sowle  »

  • Academic calendar reminder.
  • Fall 2018 registration:
    • Final schedule and registration bulletin.
    • Registration instructions.
    • Exam information.
    • Schedule changes/additions.
    • Graduating students: Reduced loads and tuition discounts.
    • Pass/fail limitations for upper-level courses.
    • Experiential course requirement.
    • Intensive essay writing lab.
    • "Where do we go from here?" Information for students entering their second year.
  • Summer 2018 registration.
  • Preparing for the bar: Final jump-start session on April 27.
  • Spring 2018 exams:
    • Exam schedule and exam number.
    • Exam types and distribution.
    • Availability of professors' old exams.
    • Exam emergencies.
    • Consulting laptops/tablets during exams.
    • Cell phones during exams.
    • Exams on computer. 
    • Notice to handwriters.
  • Teaching evaluations.
  • Deadline for revoking spring 2018 pass/fail elections.
  • Dean's certificate for the Illinois bar.
  • Bar exams in other states.
  • Joke of the week.

Registrar  »

  • Office hours.
  • Spring 2018 exams:
    • Exam schedule and exam number.
    • Exam types and distribution.
    • Notices about exams on computer.
    • Availability of professors' old exams.
    • The deadline for revoking pass/fail election is April 26.
  • New fee for replacement ID cards.
  • Unofficial transcripts.
  • Official student withdrawal process.

Financial Aid  »

  • Summer financial aid.
  • Loan exit counseling.
  • Deadline for spring aid is April 27.

Student Accounting Office  »

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

Career Services  »

  • Information and announcements:
    • Mandatory 1L Legal Resume and Cover Letter Workshops.
    • Interview preparation and mock interviews available through the CSO.
    • Free ABA memberships for students.
    • Federal Work Study applications are being accepted for summer 2018.
    • Summer 2018 Acess2Practice Legal Externship Program.
    • Reminder to 3Ls: Schedule your exit interview with the CSO.
  • Programming:
    • April 24: Public Interest Fellowships information session.
    • April 24: Mix and Mingle with Lawyers from Swanson, Martin & Bell LLP.
    • April 25 and 26: Explore Springfield with YLS and the Chicago Bar Foundation.
    • May 2: Business and Legal Aspects of Running a Chicago Home-Based Business.
    • May 21 to 23: Harrity & Harrity Women's Workshop.
  • Employment opportunities:
    • Equal Justice Works AmeriCorps JD Program. Applications due May 15.
  • Fellowships & Scholarships:
    • 2017-18 Asian American Bar Association Law Foundation Scholarship. Applications due May 1.
    • DuPage Bar Foundation Scholarships. Applications due May 11.
    • 2018 McGuireWoods Diversity Scholarship Program. Applications due May 25.
    • 2018 Ropes & Gray LLP Roscoe Trimmier Jr. Diversity Scholarship. Applications available June 1.
    • Diversity Scholarship Foundation 2018 Scholarships. Applications due September 1.
  • Job Fairs  
    • July 10: National Black Prosecutors Association Annual Job Fair. Early registration deadline is April 30.
    • July 24: CCBA Diversity Job Fair. Registration now open.
    • July 26 and 27: 2018 Patent Law Interview Program.
    • July 28: 14th annual Bay Area Diversity Career Fair.
    • August 6 and 7: Indianapolis Bar Association Diversity Job Fair. Registration deadline is June 18.
  • Diversity:
    • 2017-18 Asian American Bar Association Law Foundation Scholarship. Applications due May 1.
    • May 21 to 23: Harrity & Harrity Women's Workshop.
    • 2018 McGuireWoods Diversity Scholarship Program. Applications due May 25.
    • July 10: National Black Prosecutors Association Annual Job Fair. Early registration deadline is April 30.
    • 2018 Ropes & Gray LLP Roscoe Trimmier Jr. Diversity Scholarship. Applications available June 1.
    • July 24: CCBA Diversity Job Fair. Registration now open.
    • July 28: 14th annual Bay Area Diversity Career Fair.
    • Diversity Scholarship Foundation 2018 Scholarships. Applications due September 1.
  • Resources:
    • Government Honors & Internship Handbook and Public Policy Handbook: Log-in now available.
    • 2017-18 PSJD Comprehensive Fellowship Guide.
    • Equal Justice Works' student debt e-book: Take Control of Your Future: A Guide to Managing Your Student Debt.
    • ABA Student Loan Best Practices in the Face of Political Change.
    • ABA Law Student Podcast: Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
    • CareerShift.
    • Practising Law Institute (PLI).
    • CSO resources.
    • Resources provided by the Chicago Bar Association.
    • Lawcountability J.D. Sign-up information now available.
    • 2017-18 Chicago Area Law Firm List.
    • PracticeTracks videos.
    • @theBar Podcast for Young Lawyers.

Student Announcements from Alumni Relations  »

  • Student-Alumni Board.
  • Connect with the Chicago-Kent College of Law Alumni Association on LinkedIn.
  • Student Organizations: Want to connect with alumni?

Scholarships  »

  • Apply now for the Judge Helen C. Kinney Scholarship Award.
  • Apply now for the"One Lawyer Can Change the World" Scholarship Award.
  • Apply now for the Illinois Judicial Foundation Scholarship Award.
Academics & Student Programs
  • C-K Law Group summer and fall applications are still available. Fall due date is Monday, April 23, at 11 a.m.
  • Semester Law Firm Associate Program (SFLAP).
  • Judicial Externship application for securing your own externship.
  • A2P Legal Externship Program applications now available.
  • Reggie the Cat!
  • Certificate Programs: 2018 applications available.
  • New certificate program.
  • Professor Kling is interviewed on WGN-TV.
  • 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 Center Downtown Campus hours and travel signatures.
  • No new entries this week.
Computing & Information Services

Information Technology Services (ITS)  »

  • Spring 2018 Help Desk hours.
  • Student print/scan/copy accounts reset.
  • Office 2016 available for download.
  • Symantec Endpoint Protection now available for Windows 10.
  • Microsoft Office 365 download information.
  • ITS announcements.
  • Best Practices: Safeguarding your computer from phishing attacks, hackers, etc.
  • Connect to IIT-Secure wireless network with your 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.
Faculty
Administrative Offices/General

Administration and Finance  »

  • Weekly activities schedule.
  • Building and library hours.
  • Spakateria hours.
  • Bookstore hours.
  • Final exam hours for building and library.
  • Spring 2018 procedures for hiring students and part-time and temporary "non-benefits-eligible" staff.
  • 2018 biweekly pay calendar.
  • 2018 monthly pay calendar.
  • Spring 2018 discount parking rates 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.

Admissions  »

  • Join the Chicago-Kent Advocates.
  • Admissions office hours.

Continuing Legal and Professional Education  »

  • April 26 and 27: The 35th annual Section 1983 Civil Rights Litigation Conference. Volunteers wanted.
  • May 17: The 37th annual Federal Tax Institute. Volunteers wanted.
  • June 7: The 37th annual Conference on Not-for-Profit Organizations. Volunteers wanted.
  • June 12: Hot Topics in Contemporary Labor Relations Law Conference. Volunteers wanted.

Public Affairs »

  • Record templates available for staff.

Special Notices  »

  • Human Resources hours at the Downtown Campus. HR now found in room 285 on Tuesdays.
Student Organizations

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.

Chicago-Kent Law Review »

  • Volume 92, Issue 3: Dignity Takings and Dignity Restoration.

Chicago-Kent National Lawyers Guild »

  • April 26: Standing Rock presentation by attorney Melinda Power.

Christian Legal Society, the Decalogue Society and the Muslim Law Students Association »

  • April 24: Speaker panel: "Religion In The Law."

National Asian Pacific American Bar Association »

  • Apply for the Thomas Tang Moot Court Team. Applications due April 26.

Sports and Entertainment Law Society »

  • April 24: NHL Player Agent Kevin Magnuson speaks.

 

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