Author: ekh42

Dear Akron Law students,

We are very pleased to announce that The University of Akron School of Law and CSU Cleveland-Marshall College of Law have agreed to cross-register eight courses for the Fall 2020 semester. This cross-registration will afford our respective students the opportunity to enrich their academic experience by having the option to take a course offered by one of the law schools and not offered by the other. The two schools will use existing University cross-registration agreements to offer a limited number of courses at each school to all students.

There are four additional courses available to you this Fall through this new collaboration. The cross-registration courses are listed below:

AKRON LAW	CSU CLEVELAND-MARSHALL
International Intellectual Property Advocacy Practicum (3 cr.)	HIPAA & Privacy (3 cr.)
Juvenile Law (3 cr.)	Healthcare Compliance I (3 cr.)
Second Amendment (2 cr.)	White Collar Crime (3 cr.)
Trademark Clinic (2 cr.)	Corporate Compliance (3 cr.)

All of these courses will be offered remotely this semester.

Students will register with their home institutions but will take the courses offered at the designated institution. Tuition and fees will be paid to the home institution. Any student enrolling in one of these courses at the school will not pay additional tuition or fees at the other school.

Any Akron Law student interested in taking one of the four courses listed above should complete the attached form and submit it to Dean Janoski-Haehlen at ejanoskihaehlen@uakron.edu, copying Director Misty Franklin at misty@uakron.edu, by August 21. Seats in these courses are limited, and students will be admitted on a first-come, first-served basis.

At a time when innovative partnerships have never been more important, we see this as an opportunity to leverage the curricular strengths of both law schools and to expand curricular opportunities for our law students.

With all best wishes for the start of the fall semester,

CJP

Governor DeWine issued a travel advisory for those traveling to Ohio from states reporting positive COVID-19 testing rates of 15% or higher. Travelers from such states are advised to self-quarantine for fourteen days. Currently, these states are at or above the 15% threshold: Arizona, Nevada, Florida, Idaho, Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina, Georgia, and Texas. The list will be updated on Wednesday of each week. You can read more about the advisory here: https://coronavirus.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/covid-19/families-and-individuals/covid-19-travel-advisory/covid-19-travel-advisory

If you are returning to Ohio from a state that is on the advisory list, we strongly encourage you to heed the advice to self-quarantine. And please factor this quarantine period into your plans to return so that you are prepared to attend classes. During a self-quarantine:

• Take your temperature with a thermometer two times a day and monitor for fever, as well as other symptoms including cough, difficulty breathing, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headache, loss of taste or smell, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting, or diarrhea.
  • If fever and/or symptoms develop, call your medical provider.
• Remain at home and avoid all in-person activities. This includes work, grocery stores and pharmacies, public events, and public places.
• If you live in a home with other people who did not travel with you, stay in a separate room. If this is not possible, wear a face mask when you are in the same room and stay at least six feet away from others.
• Do not leave home except to seek medical care. If you need to see a provider for reasons other than a medical emergency, please call in advance and discuss the care you need.
• In the event of a medical emergency, call 9-1-1. Indicate that you are in home quarantine for novel coronavirus exposure. Keep a face mask on until you are asked by a health care provider to remove it.
• Do not have visitors in your home.
• Do not use public transportation, taxis, or ride-shares.

We understand that this will pose an inconvenience but it’s important that we think of the health and safety of our colleagues, friends, and family and do what we can to ensure everyone’s safety. We all hope this pandemic ends soon, and perhaps things like complying with this advisory will help.

Please join this year’s IPTLA board for a general body meeting to discuss our calendar of events for the year, meet your class representatives, and welcome the new 1Ls to the group. The meeting will provide an opportunity to meet this year’s board and faculty advisors. Dean Alisa Benedict O’Brien and Judge Ryan Holte will provide advice for incoming 1Ls on preparing for on-campus interviews next year. And we will take time to generally get to know one another. Please join us at the following WebEx:

https://uakron.webex.com/uakron/k2/j.php?MTID=te6b4c9c4066586f6916464d9ae7d463f

Session number: 120 271 8151 
Session password: IPWelc