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Help Serve Thanksgiving Dinner to Those in Need!
Do you have any free time on Thanksgiving Day? Café Hope seeks volunteers to serve a free Thanksgiving dinner from 11-4 on Thursday, November 26, 2015. Volunteers will set up, serve dinner and clean up after dinner. You do not have to volunteer for the entire 5 hours. If you are interested, please contact Professor Joann Sahl, jsahl1@uakron.edu. Professor Joann Sahl and Professor Jack Sahl will be there volunteering as well.
The Career Planning office will work with you to develop effective resumes and cover letters during this interactive workshop!
Bring you laptop and a draft of your resume!
Tuesday, November 3 at 12:20 and 5:15 – Room 165
The Mark A. Whitt Scholarship Fund was established in 2015 with a gift from alumnus Mark A. Whitt (’97) for the purpose of offering scholarship assistance to a student exemplifying the qualities of determination, perseverance and “grit” in their pursuit of a law degree.
Mr. Whitt grew up in Alliance, Ohio. A classic under-achiever, Mark took no college entrance exams and graduated from high school with a 2.2 GPA. He enlisted in the U.S. Army immediately after high school, serving on active duty for two years as an infantryman in the 2nd Infantry Division, Korea, and 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Ft. Campbell, Kentucky. Mr. Whitt continued to serve in the Army Reserve during his undergraduate studies at The University of Akron, graduating cum laude in 1993. During law school, Mark served as Editor-in-Chief of the Akron Law Review and was a member of the ATLA Mock Trial Team. He was hired by Jones Day as a third year law student, eventually becoming a partner in the firm. In 2012, Mark founded Whitt Sturtevant LLP, a law firm representing clients in the energy and utility industries from offices in Columbus, OH and Chicago, IL.
Mr. Whitt has generously committed to offer $5,000 in scholarship assistance to a full-time or part-time student who exemplifies the qualities of determination, perseverance and “grit” in their pursuit of a law degree. Target candidates for this award include first-generation college graduates, students with learning disabilities, addicts in recovery, single parents, and students who are living with or have overcome similar adversity. Applicants should submit a personal statement explaining the obstacles they have confronted, how they overcame those obstacles, and the advice they would give to an aspiring law student faced with similar obstacles. All personal statements will be held in strict confidence. Mr. Whitt will select the recipient based on their personal statement and an interview.
Please submit your application to Lia Evans, Director of Alumni and Development by 5 p.m. on Monday, November 2. Applications may be submitted via e-mail (LiaEvans@uakron.edu) or by dropping off a hard copy at the reception desk in the Dean’s Office. Please contact Ms. Evans with questions at LiaEvans@uakron.edu or 330.972.5298.
If you are a student with an undergrad degree (or at least two years of coursework) in engineering, computer sciences or the hard sciences (chemistry, biology, physics, some related fields), and are interested in becoming a Patent Agent or Attorney,
Practising Law Institute (PLI) invites you to a presentation by John White, Academic Director of PLI’s Patent Office Exam Course. Topics for discussion include:
• The latest info on the Patent Office Exam,
• Who can take it,
• How it works, now that it’s on computer and “on demand,”
• When you should take it (you don’t need to…and probably shouldn’t…wait until you graduate),
• How the America Invents Act is impacting the Exam, and
• Recommendations on when and how to study for this very difficult Exam.
Scholarships to PLI’s other IP programs will also be discussed.
Date: Friday, November 13th
Time: 12:00pm-1:00pm
Location: Akron Law, Rm. 133
Please visit us on the Web for a wealth of information on the resources we offer:
www.PatentOfficeExamCourse.com www.pli.edu