Author: Anthony Colucci

Reminder of the 24/7 Access Pilot Program – Note that only currently enrolled law students and December Grads (for the purpose of studying for the Bar Exam) have access to the building after posted building hours (The Library will not be open 24/7). To gain access, you must use your ZipCard at the Wolf Ledges entrance to West Hall. Please read this entire post to be sure you have all the necessary details.

• After the building closes, please use your ZipCard to gain access to the building through the Wolf Ledges entrance to West Hall.
• If at any time your ZipCard will not allow you access to the building, there is no way to re-gain access until the building opens the next morning. Please notify Anthony Colucci at colucci@uakron.edu if you should have any problems with the card reader.
• If you intend to be on campus overnight, you will need an overnight parking endorsement sticker for your parking permit. You may pick your endorsement sticker up at the Dean’s Office front desk through this Friday, September 27th. After that, you will have to go to the University Parking Department to pick it up.
• Access is restricted to currently enrolled law students only. Family members and non-law students are not to be in the building after hours.
• We cannot guarantee that all heating and cooling units will be functional 24/7. Please try to keep to the first and second floors of West Hall for the best temperature-controlled areas. Other areas of the building may be off-line to conserve energy.
• Students should call UAPD at 330-972-2911 to report anyone that they believe is even remotely suspicious, and should not approach anyone on their own.
• UAPD reserves the right to clear the building at any time for any reason.
• If the University is closed (holidays, weather, utility failures, etc.), then the Law School is closed.
• UAPD will perform random sweeps of the building to be sure that no one is in the building that should not be.
• While the Library will not be open after the building closes, please note that there is a student printer available in the student lounge, most classrooms will remain unlocked to be used as group study rooms, and you will have access to the computers located at the computer kiosks throughout the first floor of the building (2 in student lounge, one near men’s room in the elevator lobby).
• In order to make this a successful pilot program, please be mindful of how you find the area you use, and how you leave it. Please place all trash in the proper trash or recycling receptacles.

Please note that this is a pilot program. We will monitor the usage of the building after hours to determine if it is to be continued after this semester. Our goal is to provide students with a quiet and safe place to study at all hours of the day to accommodate your busy schedules. Please use your best judgement in utilizing 24 hour access to the building. We advise that you do not study alone, and that you make use of the UAPD campus patrol to escort you to your vehicle when leaving the building. The free service runs from 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. during fall and spring semesters. Call 330-972-7263 to request the service.

If you have any questions, please contact Anthony Colucci at 330-972-6364 or colucci@uakron.edu.

Akron Law has a Confidential Sounding Board available to you!

Prof. Kani Harvey Hightower serves as a sounding board for you to confidentially discuss any issues you may have, positive or negative, personal or otherwise. She is happy to point you in the right direction, or simply lend an ear!

Sounding Board office hours are Wednesdays from 12:30 – 3:30 and 6:15 – 7:45 in room 232 (upper level of the atrium). You can also reach Prof. Hightower at khh1@uakron.edu, or at the new Confidential Sounding Board hotline: 330-972-5345. This number will reach Prof. Hightower at any time, and if she is unavailable to answer, please leave a message so that she can return your call as soon as she is able.

 

The University’s technology network is stable and functioning as it should. We have been able to fix issues and stabilize the technology, including the wired and wireless networks and Springboard.

Given the complexity of our computing environment, it is possible that problems could linger. If you encounter any issues while using the University’s technology, please contact the Support Center at ext. 6888 as soon as possible.

You also can follow our technology services on the IT Status Page.

Your concerns with the state of technology at The University of Akron are concerns we share. When problems occur, we work as quickly and as long as necessary to find and fix the problem.

Network connection and performance issues have been particularly frustrating for us.
We have:

• Brought Cisco engineers to campus to help us diagnose their system.
• Modified the firewall to better ensure easy connection.
• Replaced a defective network component to improve network performance across campus.

Springboard problems, while not related to the network issues, are something else we’re working on. The connection and stability problems did not originate with the University and required the vendor, Desire2Learn, to provide a fix. That fix has been applied and we’re monitoring Springboard to ensure it worked.

There may be some problems that linger; please continue to contact the Support Center at ext. 6888 with any issues, questions, or concerns. As soon as we are aware of a problem, we will move immediately to address it. If you are not satisfied with the resolutions we put in place, please feel free to contact me at jsage@uakron.edu.

You also can follow our technology services on the IT Status Page.

I personally apologize for the less than acceptable service level,

Jim Sage, VP Information Technology Services/CIO