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December 18, 2020
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Community News
- Wishing you all very safe and happy holidays! Cheers to 2021!
- @ Iowa Law email - The @ Iowa Law emails will be suspended over winter break and will resume the week of January 18, 2021.
- Carrel requests – Wishing you had requested a carrel last semester and hoping you can have a chance to be assigned one for the spring semester? Good news! Early in 2021, the spring carrel request will reopen. Look for a message from the Law Library Administration after January 4th. Happy holidays from your friends in the Law Library!
- MPRE 2021 Registration Opens: December 14, 2020 - For more information click here.
- Service Hour Reporting - Remember to report your service hours via Symplicity. All Fall 2020 hours must be reported by December 19. A detailed guide to reporting hours can be found at https://clp.law.uiowa.edu/service
- The ISBA Bookstore’s fall textbook buyback is available online by following this link: https://onlinebuyback.mbsbooks.com/index.php?jde=4480786 Sell your books. It’s quick and easy, available 24/7, and includes free shipping. Contact bookstore-law@uiowa.edu with any questions!
- Iowa Law Contest! Your chance to win a $100 gift card to Iowa Law Bookstore! For all details select this link! https://www.instagram.com/p/CIq-7eYn1E2/?igshid=1tzkrkwlc8ubb
- Law Library Skylight Project - The library skylight project resumes this coming Monday, December 21st. There will be some fairly heavy equipment required and the Parking Dept will be contacting those who normally park in Lot 31 for temporary alternative parking arrangements.
Reminders
- SBA E-mail - If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please reach out to ISBA at law-isba@uiowa.edu.
- ITS: The ITS email team published a new support article with the options to automatically schedule Outlook events with early endings and allow a small break between meetings: https://its.uiowa.edu/support/article/120236.
- Mask up Iowa: Just a friendly reminder that even though the number of people in BLB goes down during and after finals week, please continue to wear your mask outside of your office. More information is here: https://coronavirus.uiowa.edu/returning-campus/masks-distancing-and-health
- Students - Links to previously recorded meetings that may be beneficial:
- Recognition - To recognize the successes and great work of students, staff and faculty a new recognition category has been added to the Monday/Friday Iowa Law emails. Please submit any accomplishments to @ Iowa Law Communications that is referenced at the bottom of the email.
- Faculty- Looking for ways to enhance your online courses? The following links are course opportunities that you may find beneficial as we continue to navigate the online learning experience.
https://teach.its.uiowa.edu/events/peer-peer-workshop-pandemic-teaching-practices
https://teach.its.uiowa.edu/events/5-strategies-improve-your-virtual-course
- Cornerstones for Course Design Interactive Webinars - https://teach.its.uiowa.edu/initiatives/cornerstones-course-design
- “How-To” Trainings on a Range of Topics - Recordings of past events are available at https://teach.uiowa.edu/recorded-webinars
- Financial Assistance Have you had unexpected expenses or a loss of income this semester due to the pandemic? If you have had any of these financial challenges we have a very limited amount of assistance available. AccessLex Institute has distributed emergency funds for Iowa Law students with unexpected expenses or a loss of income related to the COVID-19 pandemic. To apply for these funds complete the application https://uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1HNI5r5t9Pm3oR7. If you have any questions, please contact law-financialaid@uiowa.edu.
- Scholarship Opportunity and Self-Guided In School and After School Financial Planning The new MAX spring collection is now available in MAX! The winter break is the perfect time to complete all four of these lessons, attend online events, and receive more entries in the upcoming MAX scholarship drawings. While you’re logged in, check out the latest from the MAX blog: Estate Planning in Your 20s and 30s – Future You Will Thank You. Contact law-financialaid@uiowa.edu with any questions.
- Katherine Finn Milleman Memorial Scholarship -The scholarship was created in memory of Katherine Finn Milleman, a young lawyer who was the daughter of Marilyn Finn and the late Honorable Timothy J. Finn. The scholarship is administered by the Story County Bar Association and will be awarded to a student who is currently in their first or second year of law school at any ABA accredited law school based on criteria that include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Contact with Story County, Iowa.
- Rank in the top one-half (1/2) of the law school class (1L students who are interested in applying may send applications without class rank. If a 1L is a finalist, we may request their first semester grades for consideration).
- Extracurricular activities such as participation in moot court, law review, clinics, and other related activities.
- Other relevant experience such as employment and service in the armed forces
- National Tax Law Scholarship Brown, PC is now accepting applications for the firm’s National Tax Law Scholarship, a $500 stipend which will be awarded to a second or third year full-time U.S. law student with a demonstrated interest in tax law. The award will be paid directly to the student, and can be used for any expenses related to legal education, including but not limited to tuition, room, board, books, bar review courses, or commuting expenses. Contact law-financialaid@uiowa.edu with any questions.
- The ABA Antitrust Law Section’s Robert Pitofsky Law Student Writing Competition is now accepting applications!
The goal of the American Bar Association Robert Pitofsky Law Student Writing Competition ("Competition") is to encourage and reward law student writings on antitrust law and competition law subjects of general and current interest. As part of this effort, the ABA will sponsor the Competition which invites editors of law school publications to submit to the ABA Antitrust Law Section published articles on a current topic dealing with antitrust law and consumer protection law. The Competition is designed to attract students to the antitrust law and consumer protection law field and to strongly encourage scholarship in these areas.
The winner will receive $2,500 cash, a one-year free membership in the Antitrust Law Section, and attendance at the Section's Virtual Annual Spring Meeting, March 24-26, 2021. The winner will also be announced in an upcoming issue of Antitrust, the Section's magazine, and/or Antitrust Source, the Section's e-magazine.
Each contestant must follow the Official Rules to the Competition
Applicants should send any submissions or questions to Rebecca Tripp, Committee Specialist, American Bar Association, Antitrust Law Section via email to Rebecca.Tripp@americanbar.org.
Application Deadline: 5:00pm CST, Friday, January 29, 2021 Best of luck
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This is the last @Iowa Law email for fall 2020. Emails will resume the week of January 18, 2021. Mid-day on Wednesdays, Career Services sends their newsletter. To submit content for @ Iowa Law, please use this form (https://uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_a43sCRhrCeRrI6p).
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