Headlines for the Week of April 23, 2018 |
Office of the Dean
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Student Services |
- 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.
- 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.
- Summer financial aid.
- Loan exit counseling.
- Deadline for spring aid is April 27.
- Financial aid refunds.
- How to receive your Perkins Loan.
- 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-Alumni Board.
- Connect with the Chicago-Kent College of Law Alumni Association on LinkedIn.
- Student Organizations: Want to connect with alumni?
- 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.
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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.
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Computing & Information Services |
- 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.
- 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 |
- Accepting applications for the summer 2018 Access2Practice Legal Externship Program.
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Administrative Offices/General |
- 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.
- Join the Chicago-Kent Advocates.
- Admissions office hours.
- 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.
- Record templates available for staff.
- Human Resources hours at the Downtown Campus. HR now found in room 285 on Tuesdays.
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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.
- Volume 92, Issue 3: Dignity Takings and Dignity Restoration.
- April 26: Standing Rock presentation by attorney Melinda Power.
- April 24: Speaker panel: "Religion In The Law."
- Apply for the Thomas Tang Moot Court Team. Applications due April 26.
- April 24: NHL Player Agent Kevin Magnuson speaks.
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