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Students – there are still spots to join the Intellectual Property Advisory Council TODAY for lunch – food will be provided!

Akron Law Intellectual Property Advisory Council Meeting – Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at 12:15 in Room 152

All Akron Law students interested in IP are invited to attend a  lunch time meeting with members of the IP Council. This is a wonderful opportunity to meet these well-respected IP attorneys, many of whom are Akron Law alums. Ask any questions about job searching, the field of IP and anything else you would like to know.  Don’t miss out on this great opportunity. If you plan to attend, please RSVP to Jeanne Kennedy at jeanne2@uakron.edu or call 330-972-5321

Is a Judicial Clerkship Right for Me? Wednesday, March 21st at 12:15 and 5:15 in Room 133 – Food will be served!

Come and hear from Judges about what they look for in a clerk and hear from law clerks about what is it like to work for a judge!

12:15 – Room 133:

Judge Dickinson and his law clerk Melinda Smith Yeargin

5:15 – Room 133:

Judge Dickinson and his clerk Joseph Ursic

Juge Thomas Teodosio

Judge Paul Gallagher

Food will be served to those who attend! Don’t miss this great presentation!

There is still time to sign up for these exciting CPPO events!

Akron Law Intellectual Property Advisory Council Meeting – Tuesday,

March 20, 2012 at 12:15 in Room 152

All Akron Law students interested in IP are invited to attend a brown bag lunch time meeting with members of the IP Council. This is a wonderful opportunity to meet these well-respected IP attorneys, many of whom are Akron Law alums. Ask any questions about job searching, the field of IP and anything else you would like to know. Please bring your own lunch. Don’t miss out on this great opportunity. If you plan to attend, please RSVP to Jeanne Kennedy at jeanne2@uakron.edu or call 330-972-5321.

 

Sign up today for:  A Day in the life of…A Domestic Relations/Family Attorney – Tuesday, March 20th – 5:15 p.m. in Room 133 with Attorney Dreama Anderson. This event is only open to the first 15 students to RSVP to Jeanne Kennedy at jeanne2@uakron.edu  ASAP. Students will be notified by the CPPO if they are participating. After the first 15 students have signed up, we will start a waiting list. Be sure to RSVP early for this informative workshop series!! Food will be served to those who attend.

Volunteer Opportunity – Community Service Limited Means – Tuesday, May 8th

PROJECT HOMELESS CONNECT (PHC):   Tuesday, MAY 8, 2012

° Can you volunteer for this remarkable one-day, one-stop event designed to provide access to housing, services, and hospitality for people experiencing homelessness, loss of income, or financial difficulty?  

° The primary need is for “Chaperones” to escort guests throughout the Chapel as they receive their selected services.

° Hosted by the Akron/Summit County Continuum of Care for the Homeless, PHC will take place at The Chapel’s Akron Campus.

 

Training dates/times for NEW volunteers of PHC 2012 are:

  • Thurs, April 19th 6-7:30pm
  • Tues., April 24th 6-7:30pm
  • Wed., May 2nd 3-4:30pm 

 

Volunteer Shifts for Event Day:  May 8, 2012 (Choose one or more!)

  • All Day 8am-5pm
  • 8am-11am * This is the time when the most volunteers are urgently needed
  • 10:30am-1:30pm
  • 1pm-5pm

 

Please register to volunteer at www.the-chapel.org/phc

Community Service Opportunity – Valor Home

Serve the Community, Gain New Skills, and Support Your Student Organization

The “Valor Home,” is the first transitional home for veterans and their dependents in Summit County, Ohio.  The $1.5 million, 30-bed facility is a project of Family & Community Services of Portage County, which also operates Freedom House, a shelter for veterans in Kent.  Habitat for Humanity of Summit County offered to recruit volunteers to build interior and exterior walls for Valor Home.  We need your leadership, strength and energy to serve veterans in Summit County!

March we will be building the walls, 20 to 25 volunteers a day at 2301 Romig Road, Akron, OH 44320

April we will be installing the walls, 50 to 75 volunteers a day onsite.

Days: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday      Time: 8:30-4:30

Volunteers should bring a lunch if planning to stay all day. All the tools and materials necessary for the project will be provided.

Volunteers March 10-March 18th will be entered in a drawing to win one of three IPOD Shuffles.

Support your law student organizations: The law student organization with the most volunteer hours in March will receive $300 to use as they wish. The student organization with the most volunteer hours in April will receive $300 to use as they wish.

Steps to volunteer:

  1. Contact Michelle McBee mtm45@student.uakron.edu(678)534-9166 to sign up for a day.
    1. Provide your name, date or dates you wish to volunteer, also if you want the credit to go towards student organization let me know which one.
    2. Go to http://www.hfhsummitcounty.org/volunteer.aspx
      1. Watch the Construction Safety video
      2. Fill out the volunteer waiver form
      3. Bring your volunteer waiver form with you on your first day of service.