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Just a reminder that the University of Akron becomes smoke-free, vapor-free, and tobacco-free on July 1, 2017. Please see the prior blog post on this topic to see where you can use nicotine and tobacco products. If you have any questions, please contact Dean Fuller (until Friday) or Dean Oldfield.
The Center for Alcohol Policy is now accepting entries for its 10th Annual Essay Contest. This year’s topic is:
The Supreme Court has recognized “temperance” as a permissible goal of state alcohol regulation. Define temperance as it would apply in today’s alcohol marketplace. Is it still relevant today? Should temperance still be recognized as a permissible goal of alcohol regulation?
The deadline for entries is December 1, 2017. Cash prizes are available for the first ($5,000), second ($2,500) and third ($1,000) place winners.
For more information, visit http://www.centerforalcoholpolicy.org/essay or contact Michael Lashbrook at mikel@centerforalcoholpolicy.org.
Are you a 2L or 3L who is interested in joining the Akron Law Review for the 2017-18 academic year?
Akron Law Review will be hosting a write-on competition beginning June 3rd and ending June 17th. Right before the competition begins, all 2Ls and 3Ls who are eligible for Law Review will receive an email informing them that the write-on competition is about to begin. The email will include instructions on how to participate in the competition, as well as all necessary research materials.
Eligibility — 2Ls who are in the top 15% of their class will automatically grade on to Law Review and are not required to participate in the write-on competition. 2Ls who are not in the top 15% of their class but have a 2.9 GPA or higher are eligible to participate in the write-on competition. All 3Ls who did not join Law Review last year but are interested in joining this year simply need a 2.9 GPA or higher to participate in the write-on competition.
If you have any questions please contact Josh Montgomery at jem151@zips.uakron.edu.
The Committee on Animals and the Law of the New York State Bar Association is very pleased to announce the Eighth Annual Student Writing Competition. The deadline for submission is July 14, 2017.
The Committee on Animals and the Law was established to provide information resources for the New York State Bar Association’s members and the public about non-human, animal‑related humane issues, which arise from and have an effect upon our legal system. This competition seeks to foster legal scholarship among law students in the area of animals and the law. This competition provides law students with an incentive and opportunity to learn more about this area of law.
Law students (which include J.D., L.L.M., Ph.D., and S.J.D. candidates) are invited to submit to the Committee on Animals and the Law an article concerning any area of Animal Law. All submissions will be reviewed by a panel of attorneys and other professionals practicing or otherwise involved in animal law. The winner will be chosen in accordance with the competition rules. The first place winner will receive $1,000 and a certificate of achievement. The second place winner will receive $500 and a certificate of achievement.
For more information, including the rules of the competition, please click here: 2017 Student Writing Competition Rules (2)1.
On Friday May 5, 2017, the Collaborative to End Human Trafficking will be showing a screening of the film “I Am Jane Doe”, which chronicles the legal battle that several American mothers are waging on behalf of their middle-school daughters who were victims of sex-trafficking on Backpage.com.
Sen. Rob Portman, who is in the film, along with the film’s Director/Producer Mary Mazzio will be in attendance for the screening and reception before the film.
The Collaborative would like to extend an invitation to you, your faculty, and your students to attend. I have attached our flyer for more details.
There is no charge for this event, but seating is limited so registration is required either online at http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=atytbvnab&oeidk=a07edzspgmpc02d7162 or by calling the Collaborative at (440) 872-6500.
A trailer of the film can be found at: http://www.iamjanedoefilm.com/
