Diversity Week

5:00–7:00p.m.
Zoom

2:15-3:00 p.m.
Zoom

A Conversation with Tammy Duckworth (APALSA)

5:00–7:00p.m.
Zoom

LGBTQ+ Disability and Elder Justice in Action(DALSA and Lambdas)

3:00–4:00 p.m.
Zoom

Diversity Job Fairs & Affinity Groups: Chicago-Kent Alumni Speak(Career Services Office)

4:00–5:00 p.m.
Zoom

Navigating Law School & The Legal Profession with The Honorable Justice Jesse G. Reyes (First-Generation Law Student Association)

1:00–2:00 p.m.
Zoom

Bystander Intervention Workshop(Muslim Law Students Association)

5:00–6:30 p.m.
Zoom

2:00-3:00 p.m.
Zoom - Chicago-Kent access through SBA Calendar

9:00–10:00 a.m.
Front Lobby

Diversity Week Kick-Off Breakfast (Chicago-Kent Staff Committee)

5:30–7:30 p.m.
10th Floor Morris Hall

LGBTQ+ Disability and Elder Justice in Action (DALSA and Lambdas)

12:00–1:15 p.m.
Room 170

Diversity Week Class: The Property Tax Foreclosure Crisis in Detroit: Modern-Day Structural Racism, with Professor Bernadette Atuahene

5:30 p.m.
Morris Hall

WIL Movie Night: The Judge

12:00–1:00 p.m.
Front Lobby

Diversity Week Food Fair (Student Bar Association)

1:00–3:00 p.m.
Room 545

APALSA & SALSA Table Talk & Tea Tasting (APALSA)

3:00–4:00 p.m.
Room 580

Navigating Diversity Job Fairs (Career Services Office)

6:00–8:00 p.m.
Morris Hall

Breaking Down Barriers Panel and Reception (Black Students Law Association)

1:00–2:00 p.m.
Room 345

Panel: Law Student to Lawyer: Retaining Our Identity (Muslim Law Students Association)

5:30–9:00 p.m.
Lobby

9:00 - 10:30 am
Front Lobby

Diversity Week Breakfast, hosted by the Chicago-Kent Staff Committee

5:30 - 7:30 pm
10th Floor Morris Hall

Diversity Week Reception, by the Black Law Students Association

12:00 - 1:00 pm
7th Floor

Namastate of Mind, by the Asian Pacific American Law Students Association

12:00 - 3:00 pm
Front Lobby

Faces of Islam, by the Muslim Law Students Association

12:00 - 1:00 pm
Front Lobby

Diversity Week Food Fair, by the Student Bar Association

3:00 - 4:00 pm
Room C50

Diversity Job Fairs Panel, by the Career Services Office

3:00 - 5:00 pm
5th Floor Student Lounge

Hygiene Kits for Homeless Women, by the Society of Women in Law

5:30 - 9:00 pm
Front Lobby & Ogilvie Auditorium

HLLSA Judges' Night, by the Hispanic Latino Law Students Association

6:00 - 8:00 pm
Room 370

Queer & Trans Criminal (In)Justice, by the Lambdas

8:00 - 10:00 am
Front Lobby

Diversity Week Kick-Off Breakfast, hosted by the Chicago-Kent Staff Committee

12:00 - 1:00 pm
Room 370

Why Diversity Matters: It's More Than a Resume Booster, by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion

5:30 - 7:30 pm
Morris Hall

12:00 am - 1:00 pm
Room 170

Walk in Our Shoes: Stories Told by Muslim Law Students, by the Muslim Law Students Association

1:00 - 3:00 pm
5th floor lounge

Henna Tattoos, by the Muslim Law Students Association

12:00 - 1:00 pm
Front Lobby

Diversity Food Fair, by SBA and the Diverse Student Organizations

1:00 pm
Room 170

Building Cultural Competence: What It's Like to Study and Work Abroad, by the Asian Pacific American Law Students Association
 

3:00 pm
Room 370

Diversity Career Fair Tips, by the Lambdas
 

5:30 pm
Oglivie Auditorium

The T in LGBT, by the Lambdas
 

5:00 - 7:00 pm
Room 590

Project Law Track: CBA Event for the Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana, by the Women in Law
 

5:30 pm
Front lobby

Judges' Night: Honoring Judge Franklin U. Valderrama, by the Hispanic Latino Law Students Association

Dress in business attire.

8:30 – 10:00 am
Front Lobby

Diversity Week Kick-Off Breakfast, hosted by the Chicago-Kent Staff Committee

4:00 – 6:00 pm
10th Floor Morris Hall

BLSA  — Implicit Bias Workshop

Identify your biases before you come by taking the Harvard IAT.

11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Room 270

Intercambio — Spanish/English language group kickoff

12:45 – 2:45 pm
Room 170

MLSA — "Ask Muslims Anything" session
Participants will be allowed to submit anonymous questions, and the panelists will respond to the questions.

5:00 – 7:00 pm
Auditorium

APALSA/ILSA — "How Will the Presidency Impact International Law?" panel discussion

Join APALSA & ILSA for a discussion on the new presidency and the future of international law! Featured speakers include Dr. James Nolt of NYU, Dean Edward Harris of Chicago-Kent, Prof. Bartram Brown of Chicago-Kent! Topics to be discussed include travel ban and immigration issues (H1B, F1/J1, EB5), free market and trade war (especially between U.S. and China), conflict of interest of Trump's business, human rights policy, nuclear and environmental issues, etc.

This is a free admission event with a reception to follow.  RSVP online.

11:00 – Noon
Room 580

WIL — "Sexual Assault and Implicit Bias"

Noon – 1:00 pm
Front Lobby

Diversity Food Fair
 

3:00 – 4:30 pm
Room C40

C-K Lambdas and the CSO — "Navigating Diversity Job Fairs"
 

5:00 – 7:00 pm
Room 370

"Addressing Gender Nonconformity Issues in the Legal Community"

Noon – 2:30 pm
Room 580

SBA, Faculty Diversity Committee, Institute for Law and Human Rights — Screening of the documentary "Thirteenth" followed by a panel discussion
 

6:00 – 9:00 pm
Auditorium and lobby

HLLSA — Judges' Night

Business attire. If you plan to attend, you must RSVP online.

2nd and 3rd floor Spak

Service Day — Decorate Composition Books for the GirlForward Organization

9:30 am – 3:30 pm
 

Discover Law High School "So You Think You Want to be a Lawyer" program

8:30 – 10:00 am
Front Lobby

Diversity Week Kick-off Breakfast, hosted by the Chicago-Kent Staff Committee

4:00 – 5:30 pm
10th Floor Morris Hall

BLSA  — Out of Office Etiquette panel discussion

Come join BLSA for a fun, interactive way to learn how to conduct yourself outside of the office. This BLSA event will provide students with tips on being professional at social events outside the office, such as lunches with attorneys and/or clients, happy hours or other networking events. All are welcome!

11:45 am – 12:30 pm
Front Lobby

WIL — Self-Defense Workshop
 

12:45 pm – 2:45 pm
Front Lobby

MLSA/SALSA — Henna Tattos, Indian Food & Music

Come learn about a unique facet of Arab, South Asian, and Islamic culture by joining the Muslim Law Students Association (MLSA) for henna tattooing in the front lobby! 
 

5:00 pm –7:00 pm
10th Floor Morris Hall

SBA Diversity Committe and the CSO — "Diversity in the Legal Profession" 
(Followed by reception)

The SBA Diversity Committee and the Career Services Office will host a panel discussion as part of Chicago-Kent's Diversity Week. Panelists, including diverse alumni and a law firm diversity professional, will discuss the importance of diversity and inclusion in the legal profession.

Featured Speakers:

Michelle Silverthorn, Diversity and Education Director at the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism

Jami de Lou, Associate Director of Talent Development, Diversity & Inclusion, Jenner and Block

Temi Oduala '12, Associate, HeplerBroom

Judge Barbara Flores '05, Arbitrator, Illinois Worker's Compensation Commission

Colleen Bisher-Fry '10, Assistant Public Defender, Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender

Noon – 1:00 pm
Front Lobby

Diversity Food Fair
 

3:00 – 4:30 pm
Room 580

C-K Lambdas and the CSO — "Diversity Job Fairs: The 411"

Please join the Career Services Office and the Chicago-Kent Lambdas for "Diversity Job Fairs: The 411." Learn about the many diversity job fairs available to Chicago-Kent students and hear from Chicago-Kent alumni and hiring committee representative, Stephanie Seay Kelly '01, partner at Ice Miller, about application, resume and interview tips and student panelists who have attended diversity job fairs.
 

5:30 – 7:30 pm
Auditorium

WIL — Women in Sports Law panel discussion
(Followed by reception in first-floor lobby)

The Sports Economy School, in partnership with the Society of Women in Law, will host an inaugural panel on "Women, Power and Leadership." The panel is an intimate social gathering, and will feature empowering conversations with executives breaking ground in society and culture across the growing dimensions and diverse layers of sports, including media, science, technology, management and athletics.

8:30 – 9:30 am
Front Lobby

Diversity Week Kick-off Breakfast, hosted by the Chicago-Kent Staff Committee.

11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Morris Hall - 10th Floor

WIL — "Breaking Through The Glass Ceiling: How Female Attorneys Can Prosper" with Chicago-Kent alumna and personal injury/wrongful death trial attorney Lyndsay Markley '05.
Please join the Society of Women in Law to learn about gender-based inequalities in the legal field and how we can work for change. In addition, learn some tips and strategies to jumpstart your legal career! Light refreshments will be served.

5:30 – 8:00 pm
Front Lobby

Diversity Reception with Alumni, hosted by the Chicago-Kent Alumni Association.

12:00 – 2:00 pm
Front Lobby

MLSA — "Henna Tattoos."
Join the Muslim Law Student Association as they introduce you to the art of Henna (or its alternate name ‘Mehndi', depending on the country you are from), where it is used, and the role it plays in different cultures. First come, first serve!

6:00 – 8:00 pm
Front Lobby

SALSA — "Indian Dancing Lessons."
Join the South Asian Law Student Association as they teach you a new style of dancing. Food and drinks will be provided, so come hungry!

12:00 – 1:00 pm
Front Lobby

Diversity Food Fair
 

3:00 – 4:00 pm
Room 210

C-K Lambdas and the CSO — "Diversity Job Fairs: The 411."
Learn about the many diversity job fairs available to Chicago-Kent students, hear from an employer about application, resume and interview tips, and listen to students who have participated in Diversity Job Fairs. The panel features Chicago-Kent alumnus Michael A. Wilder, partner at Littler Mendelson P.C., and students who have attended diversity job fairs. Light refreshments will be served.

4:30 – 5:30 pm
Morris Hall - 10th Floor

BLSA & HLLSA — "Out of Office Etiquette."
Come join BLSA & HLLSA for a fun, interactive way to learn how to conduct yourself outside of the office. Hear your peers and professionals give tips on the "do's and don't's" of networking, fine dining with clients and co­workers, and office outings. Food and drinks will be provided.

5:30 – 8:30 pm
Front Lobby

SBA — "Meet and Greet."
Stop by to meet and chat with your SBA representatives. They are looking forward to meeting you! Snacks and drinks will be provided.

12:30 – 1:30 pm
Room C35

APALSA — "Fresh Off the Boat" viewing.
Join APALSA to watch the first two episodes of "Fresh Off the Boat," the first prime-time television sitcom in two decades featuring an Asian American family. Lunch will be provided.

"Fresh Off the Boat" follows the course of Eddie Huang's Taiwanese family as they make their way from Washington, D.C., to Orlando, Florida, to open up a steak restaurant during the mid-to-late 1990s. The mother struggles with the culture clash of having to move from D.C. to Orlando, the father embraces the "American Dream," and Eddie and his brothers struggle with assimilating into the school.

6:00 – 9:00 pm
Ceremony – 7:15pm

Morris Hall - 10th Floor

HLLSA — "Judges Night" honoring Judge Edward Arce '85. 
(Dress code: business casual—will be enforced). 
Please join HLLSA for their annual Judge's Night, where they honor one judge in the Latino community for their contributions to the advancement of Latinos in the legal profession. Food and drinks will be served before and after the award ceremony. Come help honor a great judge and get in some awesome on campus networking!

Service Project at off-site location.

"So You Think You Want to Be a Lawyer" project.
A "know your legal rights" program for high school students from underrepresented communities. Chicago-Kent faculty and law students will discuss the importance of knowing your rights and what we can learn from the Michael Brown and Eric Garner cases.