Author: Adam Messner

SALDF – Medina SPCA Donation Collections – Feb. 20-27

Earlier this week, the Medina SPCA took in over 100 dogs from a hoarder. The Student Animal Legal Defense Fund (SALDF) will have a donation box outside of the SALDF office (room 100F) for items that they are in need of. These items include the following:

  • paper towels
  • large garbage bags
  • latex gloves – small, medium, and large
  • q-tips
  • cotton balls
  • gauze
  • puppy toys
  • money

If you are able to donate any of these items, the box will be set up from 5:00pm on Sunday, February 20th until 5:00pm on Sunday, February 27th.

If you would like to make a monetary donation, a SALDF officer will be in the office from 1:00 – 2:00 and 5:00 – 6:00 on Tuesday, February 22nd as well as 10:30 – 11:30 and 5:00 – 6:00 on Wednesday, February 23rd. You may also make a donation to the Medina SPCA directly at http://www.medinacountyspca.com/Funding.html. A very special thank you to all who are able to donate!

BLSA – MPRE Review Session – Feb. 26, 9-11 am, L-165

Are you taking the March MPRE?

Akron Law Students are invited to attend a complete MPRE Review Session on Saturday, February 26 from 9-11 am in room L-165 at the school of law.

The program includes FREE

  • Detailed MPRE outline
  • Complete MPRE video lecture featuring Professor Stephen Lazarus, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
  • Coffee and donuts

This event is free and open to ALL Akron Law Students – no registration required.

Sponsored by the Black Law Students Association and Supreme Bar Review

REMINDER: Deadline for OACTA Student Diversity Scholarships is APRIL 20

The Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys, (OACTA) announced its new annual Law Student Diversity Scholarship program is open to incoming second arid third-year African American, Hispanic, Asian, Pan Asian and Native American students enrolled at Ohio law schools. Incoming second and third-year female law students enrolled at Ohio law schools are also eligible regardless of race or ethnicity. Other criteria tor the scholarship include the following:

Academic achievement in law school

Professional interest in civil defense practice

Service to community and to the cause of diversity

Up to two scholarships ihthe amount of $1,250 each will be awarded to successful applicants. Applicants are required to submit a completed application, law school transcript, and a cover letter addressing the following: academic, personal and professional accomplishments, and why they should be selected as a recipient of the scholarship. Applicants may submit up to three letters of recommendation. The completed application and all other requested matetial must be received by April 20, 2011. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered. Winners will be announced at the OACTA Seminar held in June 2011. Successful applicants will be notified in advance of the conference. Scholarship recipients will be recognized at the OACTA Annual Meeting in November. The 2011 OACTA Law Student Diversity Scholarship Application is available at at www.oacta.org.

Last Call for Admission Ambassadors

Attention Faculty and Students:

The Admissions Office will soon begin matching admitted applicants with faculty and student ambassadors as part of our recruitment efforts for the fall 2011 entering class. If you have not yet registered to be an admission ambassador, it is not too late. Registration is easy – just click the link below and fill in the registration form:

http://www.uakron.edu/law/admissions/ambassador.dot

The commitment extends through the end of the spring semester and consumes roughly 10-20 minutes per week. The more people who volunteer to be ambassadors, the fewer admitted applicants each person will contact (i.e., many hands make light work).

Whether or not they ultimately enroll here, admitted applicants often tell us that their interactions with current faculty and students positively affected their opinion of Akron Law, so it is important to have the cooperation of as many students and faculty as possible.

If you have any questions, or if you can’t remember if you’ve already signed up, please e-mail Adam Messner at apm@uakron.edu.