Headlines for the Week of February 17, 2020 |
Office of the Dean
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Student Services |
- March 10: Informational fair for J.D. certificate programs.
- Academic resource library.
- Joke of the week.
- Check out the Chicago-Kent Bar Prep website.
- 2020 Spring Bar Prep Sessions & Workshops for 3Ls.
- Office hours.
- Enrollment verifications.
- Replacement ID cards.
- Official student withdrawal process.
- 2020-21 student budget survey.
- 2020-21 FAFSA available now.
- Information and Announcements:
- 1Ls: You can now make an appointment with your career advisor!
- 2Ls and 3Ls: Make an appointment with your career advisor!
- Interview preparation and mock interviews available through the CSO.
- Free ABA memberships for students.
- Programming:
- February 18: Tools for Finding a Legal Position.
- February 19: Voting Access Chicago: Ensure the Right to Vote, pro bono opportunity for the March primary election.
- February 19: FINRA Compliance Chat.
- February 25: Summer/Fall 2020 Legal Externship Information Meeting.
- February 26: Judicial Clerkship Panel.
- February 26: Lawyer's Club of Chicago.
- February 27: Husch Blackwell Winter Open House for First-Year Law Students.
- Employment Opportunities:
- Federal Work Study applications open for spring 2020.
- Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI): Applications open for summer 2020.
- Immigration Summer Legal Corps Program. Application deadline is February 18.
- Resources:
- Symplicity app.
- 2019-20 Chicago-Area Law Firm List. Updated and available.
- Updated Résumé and Cover Letter Guides are now available in the Symplicity Document Library.
- Government Honors & Internship Handbook and Public Policy Handbook: Updated version available.
- CareerShift.
- Practising Law Institute (PLI).
- CSO resources.
- Resources provided by the Chicago Bar Association.
- 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?
- Find volunteer opportunities through the Public Interest Resource Center.
- Apply now for the Central Illinois Women's Bar Association Scholarship Award.
- Apply now for the Danny Errico Scholarship Award.
- Apply now for the Mike Eidson Scholarship Award.
- Apply now for the Charles E. Joseph Employment Law Scholarship Award.
- Apply now for the National Tax Law Scholarship Award.
- Apply now for the National Business Law Scholarship Award.
- Apply now for the Illinois Government Bar Association Scholarship Award.
- Apply now for the For the People Scholarship Award.
- Apply now for the Morgan Law Group Scholarship Award.
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Academics & Student Programs |
- C-K Law Group clinic: Summer and fall 2020 information.
- Legal Externship Program: Summer and fall 2020 information.
- Judicial Externship Program: Summer and fall 2020 information.
- New Immigration Law Clinic.
- Follow us on social media.
- Certificate Programs: You can still apply.
- Gary Laser Professionalism Award.
- Fleischman Award.
- Professor Kling is interviewed on WGN-TV.
- Reggie the Cat!
- 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.
- Volunteer Opportunity: Self-Help Web Center.
- New: Willis R. Tribler Law Student Writing Competition.
- American College of Employee Benefits Counsel Writing Prize.
- American Indian Law Review National Writing Competition.
- Epstein Becker Green Health Law Writing Competition.
- LSAC Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Writing Competition.
- Marshall M. Schulman Criminal Law Writing Competition.
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Computing & Information Services |
- Tech upgrade in classrooms C20 and C40.
- Windows 7 end of life.
- Help desk 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.
- 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.
- New library hours for spring 2020.
- Become a fan of the library: Find us on Facebook!
- General library policies.
- CALI redesigns website for better experience.
- CALI Law School Success Fellows releases new CALI lessons.
- Get free, unlimited access to CALI Lessons in less than five minutes.
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Faculty |
- Summer and fall 2020 Access2Practice Legal Externship Program.
- Judicial Externship Program: Summer 2020 semester.
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Institutes & Centers |
- No current announcements.
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Administrative Offices/General |
- Weekly activities schedule.
- Building and library hours.
- Spakateria hours.
- Farmer's Fridge.
- Bookstore hours.
- Spring 2020 procedures for hiring students and part-time and temporary "non-benefits-eligible" staff.
- 2020 biweekly pay calendar.
- 2020 monthly pay calendar.
- Spring 2020 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.
- April 23 to 24: 37th annual Section 1983 Civil Rights Litigation Conference.
- 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.
- Volunteer opportunity with the Transformative Justice Law Project's Name Change Mobilization.
- February 17: Comfort food sale.
- February 19: Voting access training with Equip for Equality.
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