The Docket
April 21 - 27
Docket Information
The Docket is the Law School's official means of communicating important administrative announcements and many Law School events to the student body. The Docket is published weekly [bi-weekly June-August] only in electronic form and the complete contents are contained in this site. Students are responsible for all information in each issue. In addition, please check both your e-mail accounts and pendaflex mail folders daily for important faculty and administrative communications disseminated after the week's Docket has been published.
Unless you request otherwise, announcements will appear in one issue only.
Requests for the Law School Calendar (not the Docket) should be submitted through the Events Reservation form.
The Docket accepts announcements on a Web based submission form. The article submission form is available at https://cgi2.www.law.umich.edu/_Docketposting/DocketSubmissionForm.asp. Our deadline remains 1 p.m. Wednesday for publication the following Monday (Docket Schedule)
Deadlines
Fall 2007 Exam Flash Drives Ready For Pick-Up In 300 HH
Students who turned in flash drives for Fall 2007 Electronic Bluebook (EBB) exams may pick up their flash drives in the Law School Registrar's Office (300 HH). Please show your UM identification card at the front desk. Please remove all existing exam files from the flash drives before using them again at exams.
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Exams & Registration
NEW Location For Law School Take-Home Exam Proctor
Take-home exams, papers, and projects that are normally picked-up and submitted at the Reading Room Distribution Center will be handled at a different location for the Winter 2008 exam period. Instead of going to the main Circulation Desk on Sub-2 of the Law Library, where you go now for course packages, take-homes will be administered from an alternate entrance at the South-East corner of the "core" Circulation Department, near the copiers. In other words, you'll go straight past the Circ Desk, pass the restrooms, and make two left turns, following the yellow posted signs.
As always, you will need your U of M or other official photo ID to pick-up exams and submit exams and papers. Please note that proctors are only available between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., so plan accordingly with respect to your particular exam schedule.
Information on “Taking Law School Exams” (general, laptop, and hand writing exam guidelines for in-class exams, as well as information regarding take-home exams and scheduling special examinations) is available online at the “Exams” link on the Law School Registrar’s Office Web site:
http://www.law.umich.edu/currentstudents/registration/Pages/default.aspx
Report to the exam room twenty-five (25) minutes prior to the exam start time.
If laptop usage is allowed at an exam, only ONE laptop per student is allowed in the exam room.
ELECTRONIC BLUEBOOK (EBB) LAPTOP EXAMS
Students who plan to take in-class essay exams on laptop must install the NEW version of the Electronic Bluebook (EBB) software. The current version of EBB is v. 3.54.0015 (Windows) and v. 2.01.0021 (Mac). The version number can be found at the bottom of the Welcome screen in EBB. The current version of EBB was released on April 1, 2008.
Students who type their essay exams on laptop using EBB must provide one flash drive for EACH laptop exam.
In the exam room, laptop exam takers should insert their flash drive into a USB port on their laptop PRIOR to opening EBB. Do NOT click the “Start Exam” button in EBB until the proctor gives this direction.
To prepare for laptop exams, please read all of the information available at the EBB Web site:http://cgi2.www.law.umich.edu/EBBTest/Home.aspx
Instructions for Downloading, Installing, and Testing EBB are available on this Web site, as well as EBB General Information, Important EBB FAQs, Laptop Exam Power Settings Profiles, EBB Safety Tips, and an EBB Checklist.
And please read the information at the “Exams” / “Laptop Exam Information” link on the Law School Registrar’s Office Web site:
http://www.law.umich.edu/currentstudents/registration/Pages/default.aspx
Here’s the Table of Contents of the information at the “Exams” / “Laptop Exam Information” link:
I. Exam Identification Numbers
II. Preparation for the Winter 2008 Final Exam Period
Laptop Exams
1. EBB Installation – NEW: EBB v. 3.54.0015 (Windows) and
v. 2.01.0021 (Mac) Released April 1, 2008
2. USB Flash/Pen Drives
3. What to Do in the Event of a Computer Problem at an Exam --
NEW: Students Can Use the EBB Recovery Feature
4. EBB Number of Essay Sections
III. Blocked / Unblocked Laptop Exams
Wireless Cards ON During Blocked AND Unblocked Exams
IV. Wireless Cards
V. Laptop Exam Guidelines re: Hardware
VI. Renting or Borrowing Laptops for Laptop Exams
VII. Questions
Early Registration Period uses the Law School’s Priority Registration System (PRS) to temporarily reserve law classes
Round Two for selecting upper-class courses. Students can select open seminars and practice/simulation courses and/or add their name to the bottom of a waitlist for closed seminars and practice/simulation courses:
Begins Monday, April 14 at 8:00 a.m.
Ends Friday, April 18 at 5:00 p.m.
Round Two results e-mailed to students on Friday, May 2.
Students must have financial holds removed by: Monday, April 21
If you have a financial hold (a negative service indicator) on your student record when the PRS data is loaded into M-Pathways, your temporarily reserved law classes will not load, your class schedule will bounce out, and you will not be “officially” enrolled at the Law School or University!
Drop/Add Period uses the University’s Wolverine Access System
Law School appointments begin Monday, May 19 @ 8:00 a.m. and end Wednesday, September 10 @ 5:00 p.m.
Spring/Summer and Fall 2008:
Law School Drop/Add begins Monday, May 19 at 8:00 a.m.
Students can add their name to the bottom of a waitlist for open or closed seminars and practice/simulation courses through Monday, September 1. Starting Tuesday, September 2, students will have to e-mail Amy Bishop (albishop@umich.edu) to have their name added to the bottom of a waitlist.
Spring/Summer 2008:
Law School Drop/Add ends Monday, May 19 at 5:00 p.m. (only ONE DAY!)
Fall 2008:
Law School Waitlist Drop/Add begins Tuesday, September 2 at 8:00 a.m.
Permission codes will be entered each morning for seminars and practice/simulation courses that meet that afternoon. Selected students will have until 10 a.m. the next morning to enroll themselves. Permission codes for Prof Pick (footnote #9) seminars, practice/simulation courses, and clinics will be entered as received.
Fall 2008:
ALL Law School Drop/Add activity ends Wednesday, September 10 at 5:00 p.m.
As always, we will be available for questions during business hours in 300 HH or you can contact us by email at lawrecords@umich.edu.
Law students make their limited grade option (pass/fail) elections for law courses ONLINE at the Law School Registrar's Office Web site. Do NOT use Wolverine Access to elect pass/fail! Wolverine Access does NOT correctly reflect pass/fail elections for law students. Please go to:
Law School Registrar's Office Web site:
http://www.law.umich.edu/currentstudents/registration/Pages/default.aspx
Click on "Pass/Fail"
Click on "Pass/Fail Login"
You will be presented with a login page where you will use your uniqname and password [log in]
Click on "Pass/Fail"
On the left side you will see the Pass/Fail column where you will click on the Graded or limited grade option (Pass/Fail) link to change the election for that class. The link will say “past deadline” if it is after the listed pass/fail deadline.
***You can change your limited grade option (pass/fail) election online anytime until the established deadline passes.***
You may NOT exercise the limited grade option more than two times during your final semester.
For complete rules regarding pass/fail, please refer to the online Academic Regulations located on the Law School Registrar's Office Web site:
http://www.law.umich.edu/currentstudents/registration/Pages/default.aspx
Attention First-Year Students:
You are required to take ALL of your courses, including your first-year elective course, on a graded basis. Therefore, you may NOT elect the limited grade option (pass/fail) in your first-year elective course. If you do, you will receive no higher than a "C" in the course.
Summer Starters in their THIRD term may elect pass/fail in upper-class courses.
Transfer Students:
You may elect a first-year course on a limited grade option (pass/fail) basis. You MUST file a Limited Grade Option Form in the Law School Registrar's Office, 300 HH, BEFORE the final exam becomes generally available.
LLM Students:
You are required to take ALL of your courses on a graded basis. Therefore, you may NOT elect the limited grade option.
Accelerated/Postponed Pass/Fail Election Deadlines:
For courses with an EXAM, the pass/fail deadline is normally just before the start of an in-class exam or the first day when a take-home exam becomes generally available. Courses with deadlines EARLIER or LATER than this (and seminars with early deadlines) are on the list of "Winter 2008 Accelerated or Postponed Limited Grade Option (Pass/Fail) Deadlines," which is posted at the front desk in the Law School Registrar's Office, 300 HH, and on the first-floor bulletin board across from the elevator.
Research Course:
Unless an accelerated pass/fail deadline has been established, a student can elect to take a research course on a limited grade option (pass/fail) basis up to the time the paper is handed-in on the appointed due date. A student who elects the limited grade option (pass/fail) basis AFTER May 1, 2008, at 5:00 p.m., MUST file a Limited Grade Option (Pass/Fail) Form in the Law School Registrar's Office, 300 HH, because the online system will not be available.
Seminar/Course (No Exam / Paper Option):
Unless an accelerated pass/fail deadline has been established, you can elect to take a seminar/course in which you are writing a paper instead of taking an exam on a limited grade option (pass/fail) basis up to the time you turn-in your paper on the appointed due date. A student who elects the limited grade option (pass/fail) basis AFTER May 1, 2008, at 5:00 p.m., MUST file a Limited Grade Option (Pass/Fail) Form in the Law School Registrar's Office, 300 HH, because the online system will not be available.
Early Ending Seminars/Courses (No Exam):
If the seminar/course (no exam) ENDS EARLY and no deadline/time has been established, you can choose pass/fail online until the last day of class @ 5:00 p.m. After that date/time, you will have to file a Limited Grade Option (Pass/Fail) Form in the Law School Registrar's Office, 300 HH, PRIOR to turning-in your paper or project on the appointed due date.
Non-Law Course:
A student MUST have course approval (course approval requests are placed ONLINE using the External Enrollment link on the Law School Registrar's Office Web site). Those who receive a grade of at least a "B-" and want the "S" vs. the letter grade to show on the transcript MUST file a Limited Grade Option (Pass/Fail) Form in the Law School Registrar's Office, 300 HH, by the beginning of the exam period of the department, school or college offering the course. The online limited grade option (pass/fail) is NOT available for non-law courses.
Questions about electing pass/fail can be directed to Debby Hartranft, 300 HH, dmhart@umich.edu.
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Workshops/Symposiums/Speakers
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Events/Activities/Meetings
Honors Convocation
Time: Friday, May 2, 4:30 - 6:00 p.m.
Location: 100 HH
Event Contact: Trudy Feldkamp, tfeldkam@umich.edu, 734.936.0776
The University of Michigan Law School will hold its annual Honors Convocation on Friday, May 2nd at 4:30 p.m. in 100 HH. Please join us as we take this opportunity to recognize those students receiving academic awards and honors. This year's guest speaker is Professor Jessica Litman. A complete listing of award recipients will be posted in the Docket after the Convocation. A light reception will follow.
May Senior Day Information
Time: Saturday, May 3, 2:00 - 4:30 p.m.
Location: Hill Auditorium
Event Contact: Law Events, lawevents@umich.edu, 734.615.4535
The Law School Senior Day Ceremony will be held at Hill Auditorium. This ceremony is open to the public and no tickets are necessary. Parking for guests will be available starting at 11 a.m. at the Thompson (W3), Thayer (N4), and Hill Street (S8) parking structures. In addition, parking at the Monroe Street (S5) surface lot will be available. Parking Services will not be ticketing these lots. Please see the central campus parking map for structure locations. A reception will immediately follow the ceremony in the Law Quadrangle. Family and friends are invited to attend the reception. Further information about Senior Day can be found on the Law School Web site.
Reminder: You may pick-up your cap and gown in the Snack Bar on Thursday, May 1 from 11 - 6 p.m. or Friday, May 2 from 10 - 4 p.m.
Please plan to arrive to the Modern Language Building on Saturday, May 3 no later than 1 p.m. to prepare for the ceremony.
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Competitions/Scholarships/Externships/Fellowships
Student Writing Competitions Competitions/Scholarships/Fellowships
Kouba Prize For The Best Paper On International Peace And Security
$1,000 first place / $500 second place
Submittal Deadline: Friday, May 2, 2008
This prize is for the best student papers on a topic of public international law relating to the peace and security among nations. Two awards will be given. Candidates must be a current University of Michigan Law School J.D. or LL.M. student. The top prize winner will receive $1,000 and the runner up will receive $500.
These awards have been made available through the generosity of Jon Henry Kouba, '65.
Deadline: Papers must be submitted by Friday, May 2, 2008, to Trudy Feldkamp, assistant to Dean Christine Gregory, Office for Student Affairs, 307 HH. Please submit two hard copies to Ms. Feldkamp, as well as one electronic copy via email to tfeldkam@umich.edu.
Kouba Prize For Best Paper On European Integration
$1,000 first place / $500 second place
Submittal Deadline: Friday, May 2, 2008
Two awards will be given for the best papers written on European integration by a current University of Michigan Law School J.D. or LL.M. student . The top prize winner will receive $1,000 and the runner up will receive $500.
These awards have been made available through the generosity of Jon Henry Kouba, '65.
Deadline: Papers must be submitted by Friday, May 2, 2008, to Trudy Feldkamp, assistant to Dean Christine Gregory, Office for Student Affairs, 307 HH. Please submit two hard copies to Ms. Feldkamp, as well as one electronic copy via email to tfeldkam@umich.edu.
To see all student writing competitions please visit:
www.law.umich.edu/currentstudents/studentservices/Pages/competit.aspx
Additional information about these competitions and awards may be found in a binder located in the Registrar's Office, Room 300 HH.
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Clerkships
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Scholarships
The Child Care Subsidy Program
The Child Care Subsidy Program provides funds to students with children to assist them in meeting the cost of licensed child care. Priority for funds will be given to students with the greatest financial need. Information and applications are available at www.finaid.umich.edu/types_of_financial_aid/child.asp. Students who apply after March 14th for Spring/Summer 2008 and April 30th for Fall/Winter 2008-2009 may be denied funding if all funds have been committed to applicants who applied earlier.
The Federal Circuit Bar Association
A variety of scholarships are available to law students who have a potential interest in legal issues that may be appealed to the Federal Circuit. Awards range from $5,000 to $10,000. Applicants must demonstrate financial need, academic promise, and service, either in undergraduate studies or in law school. Only one application is required. You can apply online at www.memberconnections.com/olc/pub/LVFC/cpages/misc/scholar.jsp. The application deadline is April 30, 2008.
Alexander Graham Bell George H. Nofer Scholarship for Law and Public Policy
Applicants must have been diagnosed with a moderate to profound hearing loss prior to acquiring spoken language. Applicant’s hearing loss must be bilateral and in the moderate to profound range. Applicants must be accepted at or enrolled in an accredited law school or masters /doctoral program in public policy or public administration as a full-time graduate student for the 2008-2009 academic year. The application and further information is available online at www.agbell.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?p=GNofer. The application deadline is May 1, 2008.
Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan
The Otis M. Smith Scholarship Program provides scholarships for working single mothers who pursue higher education on at least a half-time basis. Not more than four scholarships of $3,000 will be awarded to successful candidates from select nationally recognized universities: Wayne State University, all campuses of the University of Michigan and the Columbus College of Law at Catholic University Law School. Applicants must be current residents of any of the following counties of southeastern Michigan: Wayne, Oakland, or Macomb. The application deadline is May 1, 2008.
Adler Pollock & Sheehan Diversity Scholarship
One scholarship of $10,000 will be awarded to a minority student who will be entering his or her first year of law school in the Fall. Applicants' permanent residence must be in Massachusetts or Rhode Island. Applicants must also demonstrate strong academic achievement, financial need, a desire to work and reside in Massachusetts or Rhode Island upon graduation, demonstrated commitment to the community and a vision of contributions to the profession and community after graduation. Applications are available online at www.apslaw.com. The application deadline is June 1, 2008.
The Jeptha Wade Schureman Scholarship Program provides children who have lost their fathers because of death or loss of parental rights before reaching the age of majority with a scholarship of $7,500 for use at one of the 15 public universities in Michigan. Applicants must be residents of the following counties at the time of high school graduation: Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Monroe, Lenawee, Washtenaw, Livingston or St. Clair. Candidates must also demonstrate financial need, scholastic achievement, leadership and character, and be between the ages of 17 - 27. The application deadline is June 2, 2008. Applications are available online at www.cfsem.org/grants/how_to_apply/scholarships.html.
Kalamazoo Community Foundation
The Kalamazoo Community Foundation offers a variety of scholarship opportunities for U.S. citizens or permanent resident aliens (green card holders). Applicants must have been a Kalamazoo County resident during high school or have graduated from a Kalamazoo County High School. Applications are available online at www.kalfound.org. The application deadline is July 1, 2008.
KeyBank's $2,500 Scholarship
KeyBank is giving away a $2,500 scholarship every month from September through August. Enter online at www.key.com/gen/html/LP-kerscholarship.html. All entries are good through the end of the sweepstakes. It's open to graduate students and parents of graduate students. There are no GPA or essay requirements.
The Stark Community Foundation
A variety of scholarships are available for law students who have ties to Stark County, Ohio. Eligibility criteria, award amounts and deadlines vary. Further information is available on their Web site at www.starkcommunityfoundation.org/.
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Externships
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Internships
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Fellowships
Olin Center Fellowships In Law & Economics, Summer 2008
The John M. Olin Center for Law and Economics is offering student summer fellowships up to $2,500 each. The students chosen as summer research fellows are required to spend the summer at the Law School conducting their own research in an area of law and economics under the supervision of a faculty member. The fellows are expected to complete a scholarly paper by the beginning of the Fall semester. Application forms and additional information can be obtained at the following web site:
http://www.law.umich.edu/centersandprograms/olin/fellowships/Pages/fellowships.aspx
Application deadline is May 9, 2008.
Public Interest Fellowships
For the latest fellowships available in Public Interest visit the Office of Public Service Web site at: http://www.law.umich.edu/currentstudents/publicservice/Pages/default.aspx
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Announcements/Reminders
Commencement Weekend Airfare Discounts
Special airfare discounts are now available from Northwest Airlines for family and friends attending 2008 University of Michigan Commencement ceremonies.
To check fares or make reservations, visit the Northwest Airlines home page at www.nwa.com and do the following:
* Under the "Flights" tab, click on "NWA Discount Travel E-Cert Redemption" (located near the bottom).
* On the Flight Search screen, click "Login" and enter your WorldPerks number if you have one.
* Enter your preferred flight cities and dates in the "Flight Options" section. In the "E-Cert" section of the same page, select "Meeting Agreement (WorldFile Number)" from the pull-down menu and enter NYVLU in the Meeting Agreement Code box.
* Click the red search "Search for Flights" button.
Please note: Discounts are valid on flights between April 18, 2008 and May 11, 2008 and range from 2% to 15%, depending on how far in advance reservations are made (the earlier reservations are booked, the greater the potential discount). The discount is available on Northwest Airlines operated flights and in some cases on Northwest Airlines code share flights operated by Continental Airlines. The discount may not be available on all fares, and Northwest will offer the lowest available fare at the time of booking, regardless of whether it includes the discount. If you need assistance, contact Northwest Airlines specialty sales at 800.328.1111. Travel agents may book tickets using the NYVLU WorldFile code at www.worldagentdirect.com
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Assistant Dean for Student Affairs - David Baum
To make an appointment with Dean Baum, please contact Marilyn Genoa either in person in 301 HH, by calling 734.764.0516, or via e-mail at marilyng@umich.edu.
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs - Christine Gregory
Monday: 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday: 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Thursday: 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.
To make an appointment with Christine Gregory, please contact Mark Gebhart or Trudy Feldkamp by e-mail mgebhart@umich.edu or tfeldkam@umich.edu, or phone at 734.615.0019.
Office of the Registrar:
For answers to questions about graduation requirements, registration, examination procedures, and the like, e-mail lawrecords@umich.edu. Alternatively, students can make an appointment to see Jack Atkinson, Registrar 734.647.0997, Debby Hartranft, Student Services Examination and Grade Coordinator 734.647.7589, Amy Bishop, Student Services Curriculum Coordinator 734.763.6499, David Baum, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs 734.764.0516, or Christine Gregory, Director of Student Affairs 734.615.0019.
Financial Aid Office:
Office hours are 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 - 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Our phone number is 734.764.5289 and the office e-mail is lawfinaid@umich.edu.
Assistant Dean for International Affairs Virginia Gordon:
To schedule an appointment with Assistant Dean Virginia Gordon, please contact Barbara Glispin in 300D LR, phone 734.764.5269, glispin@umich.edu. If you have questions about international legal studies, planning your curriculum, or opportunities for students with international or overseas interest, drop by the Center for International and Comparative Law and Assistant Dean Virginia Gordan would be happy to talk with you.
Office of Public Service:
To make an appointment with a counselor, please see Jackie Julien in 200 HH #29 or call 734.647.3256.
Office of Career Services:
To make a scheduled appointment with Susan Guindi, Carolyn Spencer or Robin Kaplan, please stop by 210 HH, or call 734.764.0546.
Library Hours:
8:00 a.m. to Midnight, seven days a week
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