Headlines for the Weeks of June 24 & July 1, 2019 |
Office of the Dean
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Student Services |
- 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.
- Chicago Bar Prep website.
- June 29, July 13, and July 20: Saturday Bar Writing Practice Sessions.
- Office hours.
- Fall 2019 registration.
- Summer 2019 registration.
- Replacement ID cards.
- Official student withdrawal process.
- Summer aid deadline is July 22.
- 2019-20 FAFSA available now.
- New loan interest rates for 2019-20.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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?
- Apply now for the Harris Lowry Manton LLP Scholarship Award.
- Apply now for the Sausser Summers PC Scholarship Award.
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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.
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Computing & Information Services |
- 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 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 |
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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.
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Administrative Offices/General |
- 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.
- Join the Chicago-Kent Advocates.
- Admissions office hours.
- August 15: #MakeLawBetter: A Conference About Innovation in Law.
- Summer 2019 publication schedule.
- Record templates available for staff.
- New Human Resources hours at the Downtown Campus.
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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.
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