Author: Adam Messner

Thanks for your help!

The Admissions Office would like to publicly thank the following students for their assistance during Orientation Week, August 19 through 23:

Jasmine Coleman, Joe DelGallo, Brianna Hill, Cathy Nagy, Nikhil Paul, and Shelby Rainier for helping with Check-In on Monday, August 19.

Amanda Smith for doing photography during our icebreaker and dinner on Monday, August 19.

Jess Replogle and Joe DelGallo for leading campus tours.

Dan Boyer, Jess Replogle, Suzanne Schick, and Timothy Weimer for leading law school tours.

Annette Boulard, Hillary Conidi, Casey Davis, Keith Dye, Brianna Hill, and Vinny Sawyer for sitting on the “My First Year” panel.

Annette Boulard, Jenna Bucklew, Christopher Crull, and Steven Kirby (and their spouses) for sitting on the Spouses/Partners/Significant Others panel discussion.

Jessica Peplowski, Elayna Saad, and Rachel Scava for assisting with check-in at the welcome dinner on Friday, 8/23 at the John S. Knight Center.

Jessica Peplowski and Lee Potts for addressing our new students at the welcome dinner.

New student orientation is a huge undertaking, and it wouldn’t work without the help of our students. Thank you all so much for making orientation such a smooth process this year.

 

SELS Fantasy Football League

Attention 1L, 2L, 3L, and 4L students! Sports & Entertainment Law Society (SELS) is hosting a Fantasy Football League that will be beginning next week.We have limited spots available but are currently seeking additional players. This is a great opportunity for students to meet and socialize with students in other sections or class levels. The league is only open to SELS members. You may become a SELS member by paying the $15 membership fee. SELS will donate $250 to a charity of the winner’s choice. The winner will also receive a free Akron Law Hoodie. You may contact sels.akronlaw@gmail.com with questions or to register for the League.

Law Students Encouraged to Participate in UA I-Corps Sites Program

UA students and faculty can apply today to participate in the National Science Foundation’s I-Corps Sites Program. UA is home to one of only three NSF I-Corps Sites programs nationwide, which is aimed at teaching teams of faculty, students and mentors principles that will help them commercialize ideas coming from any type of research (faculty and students from all colleges are encouraged to apply). In addition to participating in an extracurricular program on commercialization, those selected for the program will receive a $2,500 grant to pay for travel, prototyping and other expenses associated with the project.
UA’s I-Corps Sites Program serves as preparation for more lucrative commercialization-focused grants like NSF I-Corps Teams (~$50,000), Ohio Third FrontierTechnology Validation Fund (~$50,000 to ~100,000), and SBIR/STTR (~$150,000). Individuals and teams can APPLY. For more information feel free to contact the I-Corps Sites Program via email at: nsficorpssites@uakron.edu. Applications are open through September 23, 2013.

Program Director, Andrew Maas feels that “Law and Business students will make an excellent addition to any of the teams in the program. Apply now to become part of something truly extraordinary.”
Contact Information:
Andrew Maas
amaas@uakron.edu
330-972-2140

CQE Clinic Volunteer Training – Friday, September 13, 5:00pm

Our next free Certificate of Qualification for Employment (CQE) clinic is Saturday, September 14! We’re very excited to be providing opportunities for ex-offenders in Summit County to take a step toward gaining employment and independence!

We are looking for students to volunteer from 9:00a-12:30p on Saturday, September 14. The clinic will be held at Akron Public Library – Main Branch, 60 South High Street, Akron. The time you volunteer can be applied toward your graduation requirement as pro bono limited means hours.

There will be a training on Friday, September 13, 5-6:15p at the law school for our volunteers. The time you spend at training will count toward your pro bono limited means hours as well.

If you’re interested in volunteering or have any questions, please e-mail Lyndsey at LLL35@zips.uakron.edu. You can also learn more about the clinic at our website: http://www.uakron.edu/law/clinical/cqe-clinic.dot