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Headlines for the Weeks of June 24 & July 1, 2019

Office of the Dean

Dean Harold J. Krent  »

  • Have a great summer!
Student Services

Assistant Dean Stephen Sowle  »

  • Spring 2019 GPAs and class ranks:
    • GPA cut-offs.
    • Note to spring graduates.
    • Note to first-year full-time students.
    • Note about Law Review eligibility.
  • Spring 2019 CALI Awards.
  • New Chicago-Kent Law Review members.
  • Law Review eligibility and summer candidacy program.
  • Summer 2019 exams:
    • Exam schedule.
    • Exam reschedule requests: June 26 to July 1.
    • Exam method registration: June 26 to July 1.
    • Availability of professors' old exams.
  • Notices to graduating seniors:
    • Email, network, and printing accounts.
    • Clearing out your lockers.
    • Student health insurance.
  • Dean's certificate for the Illinois bar.
  • Bar exams in other states.
  • Classes added to fall 2019 schedule: Corporate Finance and Secured Transactions.
  • Joke of the week.

3L Bar Prep  »

  • Chicago Bar Prep website.
  • June 29, July 13, and July 20: Saturday Bar Writing Practice Sessions.

Registrar  »

  • Office hours.
  • Fall 2019 registration.
  • Summer 2019 registration.
  • Replacement ID cards.
  • Official student withdrawal process.

Financial Aid  »

  • Summer aid deadline is July 22.
  • 2019-20 FAFSA available now.
  • New loan interest rates for 2019-20.

Student Accounting Office  »

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

Career Services  »

  • Information and Announcements:
    • Interview preparation and mock interviews available through the CSO.
    • Free ABA memberships for students.
  • Fall Recruiting:
    • Mark your calendars for important fall recruiting dates.
  • Programming:
    • June 27: Drinker Biddle & Reath Rising 2L Reception.
    • July 17: Navigating the Interview and Offer Process.
  • Employment Opportunities:
    • Equal Justice Works Fellowships: Application open.
    • Federal Work Study applications are being accepted for summer 2019.
    • Access to Justice Tech Scholars Program. Rolling application.
  • Fellowships and Scholarships:
    • Chapman and Cutler Diversity Scholarship. Applications due September 6.
  • Job Fairs:
    • Bay Area Diversity Career Fair. Registration opened May 20.
    • National Black Prosecutors Association Annual Career Fair. Regular registration due by May 31. Late registration due July 1.
    • Kansas City Heartland Diversity Legal Job Fair. Register by June 28.
  • Diversity:
    • Bay Area Diversity Career Fair. Registration opened May 20.
    • National Black Prosecutors Association Annual Career Fair. Regular registration due by May 31. Late registration due July 1.
    • Kansas City Heartland Diversity Legal Job Fair. Register by June 28.
    • Chapman and Cutler Diversity Scholarship. Applications due September 6.
    • 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 Announcements from Alumni Relations  »

  • Sign up for the Alumni Advisor Network to connect with alumni throughout the world.
  • 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 Harris Lowry Manton LLP Scholarship Award.
  • Apply now for the Sausser Summers PC Scholarship Award.
Academics & Student Programs
  • C-K Law Group clinic applications for summer and fall are still being accepted.
  • Summer and fall Judicial Externship Program: Information for students who secure their own judicial externships for the summer.
  • Legal Externship Program.
  • 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.
  • Congratulations to Johnny Derogene '19 for being named sole recipient of the 2019 AFL-CIO Fellowship.
  • Congratulations to Patrick Foote '20 and Tyler Sprague '21, recipients of the 2019 Peggy Browning Fellowships.
  • Congratulations to Miranda Huber '19, winner of the 2019 Sandra P. Zemm Labor Law Prize.
  • Volunteer Opportunity: Self-Help Web Center.
  • No new entries this week.
Computing & Information Services

Information Technology Services (ITS)  »

  • Help Desk spring 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.

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
Institutes & Centers
  • Congratulations to Johnny Derogene '19 for being named sole recipient of the 2019 AFL-CIO Fellowship.
  • Congratulations to Patrick Foote '20 and Tyler Sprague '21, recipients of the 2019 Peggy Browning Fellowships.
  • Congratulations to Miranda Huber '19, winner of the 2019 Sandra P. Zemm Labor Law Prize.
Administrative Offices/General

Administration and Finance  »

  • Weekly activities schedule.
  • Building and library hours.
  • Spakateria hours.
  • Farmer's Fridge.
  • Bookstore hours.
  • Spring 2019 procedures for hiring students and part-time and temporary "non-benefits-eligible" staff.
  • 2019 biweekly pay calendar.
  • 2019 monthly pay calendar.
  • Spring 2019 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.

Admissions  »

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

Continuing Legal and Professional Education  »

  • August 15: #MakeLawBetter: A Conference About Innovation in Law.

Public Affairs »

  • Summer 2019 publication schedule.
  • Record templates available for staff.

Special Notices  »

  • New Human Resources hours at the Downtown Campus.
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.


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