April 2020
GR Building Hours: Closed. GR Library Hours: Closed. . See Library section below for more information
Tuesday, April 7, 2020
Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Sunday, April 12, 2020
************************************************         SBA Public Calendar Link - this puts the events the SBA adds to the SBA calendar on your own calendar to save you a step! To have access to your student organization email account, use the two-step process to update Director Humphrey on your orgs status, and gain access. Student Orgs, please update your status each term! Student Orgs: 1) Complete the Student Organization Registration form with board member names (all active students orgs. need to do this each term). 2) Fill out the Organization Website Access form to request email, website, and calendar access. This link should be filled out by each member who wants access. Join the State Bar of MI as a student member. Click on the link below to access the form: Wellness  According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), you can help yourself and your loved ones stay healthy by washing your hands often, especially during these key times when you are likely to get and spread germs:
Clean hands can stop germs from spreading from one person to another and throughout an entire community—from your home and workplace to childcare facilities and hospitals. The CDC recommends following these five steps:
"When we have an outbreak of an infection in a school or hospital and we go in to do testing, if we improve on hand washing in the area, the outbreak usually goes away," Dr. Enk said. New research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge aims to put those doubts to rest by showing just how important washing the hands can be in slowing down the spread of infectious disease. In the study, researchers found 30 percent of people do not wash their hands after using the restroom, and half of those who do, don't do it correctly. ABA Video on Seeking Addiction Help: Is anyone you know struggling with depression? Contact Dean Vuletich or one of your professors. See the resource guide below for options as well.  The Law School Committee and the ABA Law Student Division are selling t-shirts with the tagline “you are not alone” in support of its mental health programs. The link is below.
Financial Savings at Meijer using the new Flashfood app where you can purchase close dated items at a discount: Career Services Good morning, In our Career and Professional Development Office, we use the Career Services Management system, powered by Symplicity. To build student feedback into their software development process, Symplicity is seeking creative individuals who are passionate about innovation, from schools who use Symplicity products, to apply for their Student Advisory Group. The group is comprised of students from law schools all over the United States. As advisors to the company, students will be asked to participate in six virtual meetings each year (only a laptop and an internet connection is required) ), and will be compensated with a $25 Amazon gift card for each meeting attended. It is a great way to provide input on a product used by our institution, help build an awesome student user experience for all students, and interact with peers from all over the country. To apply: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/student_advisory The Symplicity Team Symplicity / Career Resources What can I do on Symplicity? 1. Login to the Portal using the Chrome browser. Click on the tab "Careers", "Symplicity", and then "Get Started". 2. Build my profile. 3. Upload my resume. 4. Search for jobs by looking at open positions. 5. Request a meeting through the calendar button for resume review or other career counseling. 6. RSVP for On-campus programs and workshops through the events tab.  Link to GR Bar website with legal job postings including support staff: http://l.mi.gra.associationcareernetwork.com/jobs/ Accessing the Alumni Database Sign onto the Portal using the Chrome browser. Click on Alumni under My World. Under Networking, click on Alumni Directory. Read the agreement requirements, and click "I Agree" if you agree to abide by those requirements. *************************************************** We have two official notaries available at the Grand Rapids Campus: Jennifer Lennon, lennonj@cooley.edu Associate Dean Tracey Brame, bramet@cooley.edu  Find Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo community resources and more at
Sign up for the Outreach and Emergency System Notification! Add your text, email, and/or phone messages to the WMU Cooley notification system. To learn how to set your personal preferences, watch this Instructional Video: https://youtu.be/2Eg02ulPVpU This video will demonstrate how you can add additional contact information, as well as how to opt-in for campus-specific notifications. If you require assistance after viewing this video, please contact the Student Tech Helpdesk: studenttechhelp@cooley.edu or at (517) 371-5140 x3300. 
For scholarship applications, deadlines, submission requirements, and more, visit the portal home page and click on Financial Aid - Scholarships.
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Events  Take-home exams will be available on Monday, April 13 at 9 a.m. We have created a comprehensive resource to assist you in preparing for your Hilary 2020 exams including practice sessions. Please review the Hilary 2020 Term Final Exam Student FAQs MI Bar Resources Link below Webex Connections - signal strength recommendations  Dear GR/Kzoo Community Members: Join us for "drop in" sessions on Tuesday. It was great to connect, just chat about whatever we wanted (did you know that you can take a virtual tour of the famed British Museum?) and take a break! The next drop in session is next Tuesday, April 7 at noon. Here is the link if you can to come join us! Dean V Below is a link to an article about WMU offering free online fitness classes through Facebook and WMU's Rec. Ctr.  Cook County (Chicago, IL) Minority Law Student Job Fair  Memory Tips: Registrar Reminders By popular demand, the school is offering more classes online rather than using distance education between the campuses. You will use your own equipment to participate in classes, but you may be at your home, work, or even on campus during your online courses just as long as you use a regular computer (no phones), have a good internet connection, have a camera and microphone (which must be on during the entire class), and be free from distractions (no driving, no background noise, etc.). Make sure there is no hold on your account so that you can register during your day/time.  Standard schedules are on the Portal under "Academics" / "Schedules" / select your standard schedule based on the number of credits you are taking to see which classes you should be taking.   One-Year Schedule Plan You may review the September 2020 and January 2021 schedule plans on the Portal under the "Student Services" heading. Then select the "Registration" link. Then select the "Registration" tab. In the middle column, you'll see a link to the "One-Year Schedule". Previous exams and papers Temporarily Suspended. Request exams and papers that you didn't pick up during Grade Appeals by completing this form (link below), attach your grade report, and provide this information to exams-gr@cooley.edu or come to the second floor Student Services office with the form and grade report. We will mail the materials if you are not on campus this term, but otherwise you may pick them up from Student Services. Questions about exam4 (laptop exams) and upgrades? Go to this site for answers: https://www.exam4.com/support/ The following are available on the portal under "My World": Address change - click "change my address," make changes, save; transcript - click on the link for your unofficial transcript; billing statement - real time posting. Click HERE to read some of the articles in "The Pillar!" Or simply enter this address on your browser: https://sites.google.com/a/cooley.edu/thepillar/home Scholarships Financial Aid Reminders After Registration each term, complete a credit adjustment form for Financial Aid. The link is here: Credit Adjustment Form Link To change your direct deposit account, use this link: FAFSA collects data from two years ago. Complete each spring for renewing your Financial Aid. Loan Status - did I submit everything needed? Do you have a question about the status of your loan? Have you checked the Portal? If not, sign onto the Portal, click on the tab “Student Services”, and then scroll down to find “Financial Aid”, and click on the link. Click on the blue link for “NetPartner – Check your award status, loan history, & more. This will tell you if documents are missing, or if some action is needed! Grad Plus Loans need new requests each January term for the May term. There is a new website for federal loans - it is https://studentaid.gov/ Funds When your Financial Aid paperwork is complete, and you have accepted your loans after receiving the email from ESS@cooley.edu, when can you expect your funds? 1st-term students - week 3 2nd-term students and students on AP - week 6. 3rd-term + students (not on AP) - week 1 or 7 to 10 days after the school receives the money from the Department of Education whichever is later. Learn about Student-Loan Repayments  Review scholarship opportunities from the school on the list located on the Portal under Financial Aid  Representatives from the Board of Law Examiners shared important information with students, and you can access the presentation from the links below. Panopto Recording link with slides: https://cooley.instructure.com/courses/1673/external_tools/58 Slides only link: Mental Health Question Removed from the MI Bar Application beginning in February 2021. The link to the GR Legal News article is below.  Do you need a copy of your original law school application? If so, email ESS@cooley.edu for assistance.   Please check your WMU Cooley email (through the portal) and the portal calendar regularly! Discover Local Events at: You can pay your library fines online! Login to MyCoolCat: https://library.cooley.edu/patroninfo Click the link: $ in unpaid fines and bills Click: Pay Online The City of GR uses meter parking with Motu for online accounts and payments. You may also pay with coins or credit cards. (click Motu link below): Parking Passes: Studio Park, just one block west of the school, has monthly parking passes available for $155 per month. The link is below.       |
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