Headlines for the Week of December 3, 2018 |
Office of the Dean
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Student Services |
- Academic calendar reminder: Class schedule for remainder of semester.
- Pass/fail revocation deadline.
- Teaching evaluations.
- Spring 2019 schedule and registration:
- Schedule and registration bulletin.
- Corrections and changes to schedule.
- Registration instructions.
- Exam information.
- Intersession classes.
- Experiential course requirement.
- 64-credit classroom course requirement.
- Pass/fail limitations for upper-level courses.
- Graduating students: Reduced loads and tuition discounts.
- Registration for first-year students.
- Expansion of ASP program to Constitutional Law, Business Organizations, and Evidence.
- Fall 2018 final 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.
- Joke of the week.
- 2018-19 Bar Subject Refresher Sessions and Bar Readiness Workshops for 3Ls.
- Office hours.
- Fall 2018 semester information.
- Pass/fail revocation deadline.
- Spring 2019 schedule and registration.
- Enrollment verifications.
- Replacement ID cards.
- Official student withdrawal process.
- Deadline for fall 2018 aid is December 7.
- Fall graduates: Loan exit counseling requirement.
- Webinars on loan repayment and public service loan forgiveness.
- Financial aid refunds.
- How to receive your Perkins Loan.
- Information and Announcements:
- Interview preparation and mock interviews available through the CSO.
- Free ABA memberships for students.
- Welcome, 1Ls.
- Mandatory 1L resume and cover letter workshops.
- 2Ls and 3Ls: Make an appointment.
- Fall Recruiting:
- Please report callbacks and offers!
- Programming:
- December 20: Drinker Biddle Home for the Holidays Reception.
- Employment Opportunities:
- PILI 2018 Summer Internships for 1Ls. Applications available December 1.
- U.S. Attorney's Office (Chicago) Law Student Summer 2019 Intern Program. Applications due December 14.
- Spring 2019 C-K Law Group In-House Clinics. Applications now available.
- Spring 2019 Access2Practice Legal Externship Program. Applications due January 7.
- Federal Work Study application open for spring 2019.
- ABA Business Law Section Diversity Clerkship. Applications due January 7.
- ABA Judicial Intern Opportunity Program (JIOP). Applications due January 11.
- 2019 Just the Beginning Foundation Summer Judicial Internship. Applications due January 11.
- 2019 Twin Cities Diversity in Practice 1L Summer Rotation Clerkship. Applications due January 18.
- PracticePro 1L Diversity Scholar Program. Application due January 20.
- Institute for the Future of Law Practice. Applications open.
- Fellowships & Scholarships:
- 2018 EPIC Law Fellowship (for 3Ls). Rolling application.
- Harter Secrest & Emery 2019 Diversity Scholarship. Application due January 7.
- Finnegan Diversity Scholarship. Application due February 8.
- Diversity:
- LCLD Success in Law School Mentoring Program. Applications available.
- Harter Secrest & Emery 2019 Diversity Scholarship. Application due January 7.
- ABA Business Law Section Diversity Clerkship. Applications due January 7.
- ABA Judicial Intern Opportunity Program (JIOP). Applications due January 11.
- 2019 Just the Beginning Foundation Summer Judicial Internship. Applications due January 11.
- 2019 Twin Cities Diversity in Practice 1L Summer Rotation Clerkship. Applications due January 18.
- PracticePro 1L Diversity Scholar Program. Application due January 20.
- Finnegan Diversity Scholarship. Application due February 8.
- Resources:
- 2018-19 Chicago-Area Law Firm List. Updated and available.
- Government Honors & Internship Handbook and Public Policy Handbook: Updated version available.
- 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.
- 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 National Business Law Scholarship Award.
- Apply now for the Mark T. Banner Scholarship Award.
- Apply now for the American Law School Student Scholarship Award.
- Apply now for the Kreisman Law Offices Scholarship Award.
- Apply now for the Tilem & Associates PC Scholarship Award.
- Apply now for the Shook & Stone Scholarship Award.
- Apply now for the Branch Out Scholarship Award.
- Apply now for the AudioReputation Annual Scholarship Award.
- Apply now for the Georgelis Injury Law Firm Scholarship Award.
- Apply now for the Newsome Melton Scholarship Award.
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Academics & Student Programs |
- In-House Clinics.
- Legal Externship information: Applications are now available.
- Semester Law Firm Associate Program (SLFAP): Applications are now available.
- Judicial externship information.
- Reggie the Cat!
- Certificate Programs. You can still apply.
- Gary Laser Professionalism Award.
- Fleischman Award.
- Professor Kling is interviewed on WGN-TV.
- Intensive Clinic.
- Law Offices Newsletter.
- 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.
- Submit your paper for the Mary Rose Strubbe Labor and Employment Writing Prize.
- 2018-19 Louis Jackson National Student Memorial Writing Competition in Employment and Labor Law.
- No new entries this week.
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Computing & Information Services |
- Help Desk fall hours.
- Student print/scan/copy accounts reset.
- Office 2016 Windows 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.
- Restricted access for during final exams.
- Final exams prep.
- 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 |
- No current announcements.
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Institutes & Centers |
- Submit your paper for the Mary Rose Strubbe Labor and Employment Writing Prize.
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Administrative Offices/General |
- Weekly activities schedule.
- Building and library hours.
- Spakateria hours.
- Farmer's Fridge.
- Bookstore hours.
- Fall 2018 procedures for hiring students and part-time and temporary "non-benefits-eligible" staff.
- 2018 biweekly pay calendar.
- 2018 monthly pay calendar.
- Fall 2018 discount parking rates for DTC faculty, staff and students.
- Defibrillator at the Downtown Campus.
- Downtown Campus safety tips.
- Administration and Finance office hours.
- Online room reservation form.
- Join the Chicago-Kent Advocates.
- Admissions office hours.
- 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 93, Issue 3: Comparative and Cross-Border Issues in Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law.
- December 5: Women in Law Conference.
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