P.A.D. Officer Elections

Ladies and Gentlemen, 

PAD is taking online nominations for the PAD executive officer positions (Justice, Vice Justice, Marshall, Clerk and Treasurer) up through Monday, January 25 at 5pm and online elections will follow.  Please send me the following if you are interested in running:

  • Name
  • Year in School
  • Office(s) you are interested in running for (yes, you can run for more than one)
  • Short paragraph about why you want to run (will be sent out to members in lieu of speeches)

If you would like to nominate someone (other than yourself), please send me their name and I will check with them to see if they would like to accept the nomination. 

Email Justine Winger (jms224@zips.uakron.edu) with any questions.

Mediation Training

Center for Family Studies
at The University of Akron

Graduate and Undergraduate Courses

Mediation is the fastest growing means of dispute resolution throughout the United States. It is an accepted means of resolving custody cases in Ohio courts. It is also a lifetime skill being taught to students in schools all over the state of Ohio.

The mediation training that is offered includes two courses. Together, the general

(12-hour) and the divorce (40-hour) mediation courses meet the Ohio Supreme Court’s requirement of 52 hours of mediation training for receiving court-referred mediations of custody and visitation issues in Ohio. 

INSTRUCTOR         Frank J. Motz, JD:  Chief Mediator, Summit County Common Pleas Division Court and Chair, Supreme Court of Ohio Advisory Committee on Dispute Resolution 

INSTRUCTOR     Cheryl Hollis, JD: Mediator, Summit County Common Pleas Division Court.

TEXTBOOKS:  Available to students at DocuZip – Room 219, 2nd floor of the Student Union

COST:  This depends on your status as a student. Tuition, subject to change, is based on your status as a student and differs for undergraduate, graduate and law students.

TIME AND PLACE:

Seminar: General Mediation Training       (12 hours)             1 credit hour

Class # 14742          Undergraduate 7400:485:008                

Class # 14790          Graduate 7400:585:008                            

Classes will meet at The University of Akron, Schrank Hall South, Room 220.

Monday December 14,  2009        8:30 AM to 4:00 PM
Wednesday December 16, 2009  8:30 AM to 4:00 PM

Seminar: Divorce Mediation Training        (40 hours)             3 credit hours

Class # 14740          Undergraduate 7400:485:007

Class # 14788          Graduate 7400:585:007

Classes will meet at The University of Akron, Schrank Hall South, Room 220.

Monday, January 4th 2010             8:30 AM to 4:45 PM
Tuesday, January 5th                         8:30 AM to 4:45 PM
Wednesday, January 6th                   8:30 AM to 4:45 PM
Thursday January 7th                        8:30 AM to 4:45 PM
Friday January 8th                              8:30 AM to 4:45 PM
Saturday 9th                                           8:30 AM to 4:45 PM

ASSIGNMENTS: The assignments will be sent by e-mail to registered students at their University of Akron e-mail addresses sometime during the middle of December.                                                                                

REGISTRATION:  The mediation courses will be given during the Spring 2009- 2010 intersession — the interim between the Fall and Spring semester. They are considered Spring 2010 classes and will be listed In the Spring 2010 Schedule of Classes that will be listed online. The spring 2010 schedule of classes will be available for viewing online via ZipLine beginning in October 2009. Registration will begin shortly after that. All students are encouraged to register early.

Please note that these classes tend to fill up very quickly, and you should register for them as soon as possible. If you are currently enrolled at The University of Akron, you may register for them in the usual ways when spring registration begins.

(1)  In person at the Registrar’s Office located in room 109 of Simmons Hall, which is attached to the North Parking Deck. Be prepared to present your University ID card or photo ID when registering in person.

(2)  Web registration and the Spring 2010 Schedule of Classes may be accessed through The University of Akron’s homepage.

If you are not currently enrolled at The University of Akron, you may inquire about applying for admission as a degree or non-degree student:

(1)    Through the Graduate School at 330-972-7663. The Graduate School is located in rooms 467-469 of the old Polsky building in downtown Akron between East State Street and University Avenue with entrances on South Main and South High Streets.

(2)    Or through the Admissions office for undergraduates and post-bacculaureates at 330-972-7077. The Admissions office is located in Simmons Hall, which is attached to the North Parking Deck, at the corner of Buchtel and College Streets.

Call for Papers – University of La Verne Law Review

The University of La Verne Law Review publishes two issues each year, a Juvenile Issue in the fall and a Symposium Issue in the spring.  Our upcoming Symposium Issue will focus on the field on Immigration Law and will be published in April 2010.  

In conjunction with the Symposium Issue, our Law Review is offering law students the opportunity to submit their Note or Comment for our Student Writing Contest.  The grand prize is $200 and publication in Volume 31 of the University of La Verne Law Review.  The winner will also have the opportunity to present his or her work to leading experts in Immigration Law at our Live Symposium, to be held on February 19-20, 2010.  I have attached flyers containing more information on submitting to the Symposium Issue and to the Student Writing Contest.  We look forward to receiving submissions from the University of Akron School of Law. 

For more information, see flyers on the general bulletin boards.

BarBri Q&A Session and Student Appreciation Day

  • Win a Video iPod and score free lunch!
  • Thursday, October 1
  • 12-1pm
  • Room 167

Learn about what enrolling early in BarBri can do for you. Your enrollment includes:

  • Outlines for Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Criminal Law, Real and Personal Property, Torts, Criminal Procedure, Corporations, Evidence and more!
  • Practice essay questions with model answers and objective questions with detailed answers
  • Access to Online Review Lectures to help you better understand your subjects
  • Access to our Exclusive StudySmart Software to test your knowledge of first year concepts
  • Access to an Online Law School Success Lecture to maximize your exam performance

*Lunch is first come, first serve. One Video iPod will be raffled off!

All students welcome! Our ONLY business is bar review.