Message from Andreas
Ellis, Director of Alumni and Development
The Akron Law
Alumni Association (“LAA”) Board of Directors has a dedicated position on its
Board for an Associate Student Director. This is a two-year appointment
through June 30, 2021 for a 1L or 2L law student who is in good standing. This unique and valuable opportunity provides
the Associate Student Director a chance to become involved in alumni leadership
and activities with the Law School. The Associate
Student Director works with the Student Director to represent Akron Law students
to the LAA Board and works with the Student Director and Board to identify ways
in which students and alumni may work and communicate together for the benefit
of both groups.
The Associate Student
Director serves in an ex-officio capacity and is expected to attend all Board
meetings which are held at the School of Law on a bi-monthly basis throughout
the academic year (i.e., August, October, December, February, and April).
The Board meetings begin at 4:30 p.m., and generally last for one and a half
hours.
The Associate Student
Director is also expected to assist with the class gift campaign.
Applications for
the 2019-20 Associate Student Director to the LAA Board should include:
- why he or she
wants to serve on the LAA Board;
- why the student
believes that he or she should be selected for the position;
- a copy of the
student’s resume; and,
- a proposed plan
for the year ahead.
The LAA Board’s
executive committee will review the application materials and select students
will be invited by Friday, October 11 to interview. The interviews will take place the week of
October 14 – 18. Students interested in being considered for this
position should e-mail their application materials to Lauralee Sales at lsales@uakron.edu by Monday, October 7, 2019.
