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Our next free Certificate of Qualification for Employment (CQE) clinic is Saturday, April 23, 2016!  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 9:00am-12:45pm on Saturday, April 23, 2016.  The clinic will be held at the Akron Baptist Temple (2324 Manchester Rd, Akron, Ohio 44314). The time you volunteer can be applied toward your graduation requirement as pro bono limited means hours.

There will be a mandatory volunteer training on Friday, April 22, 2016 from 4:30-6:00pm. The time you’re 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 Brittany at bfw7@zips.uakron.edu. You can also learn more about the clinic at our website: http://www.uakron.edu/law/clinical/cqe-clinic.dot.

YOU MUST RSVP IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE CLINIC!

Good Morning, Everyone!

Elections for the 2016-2017 Student Bar Association are underway!  All students can now begin the process of determining who the 2016-2017 Student Bar Association executive board and class representatives will be. Remember, all students are automatically members of the Student Bar Association; therefore it is important that you are all involved in the process of choosing your class representatives and executive board. Each class (minus May graduates) will elect four (4) class representatives.  The person who receives the most votes will be appointed the class president.  The executive board is composed of the president, vice-president, treasurer, and secretary. Your vote is crucial in electing all of these positions! SBA elections are a three-step process:

First, all those who hope to be nominated for an executive board or class representative position on SBA must get at least two nominations from their peers (you are able to nominate yourself!). Each Student is allowed to nominate two people, per position. The deadline for nominations will be Wednesday April 13th at noon.

Second, each individual who receives at least two nominations for a position will receive an email asking if they would like to accept their nomination and run for the position.  If nominated for both a class representative and executive board position, you may chose to run for both.  That way, if you do not win the executive board position, you remain in the running as a class representative.  However, you may NOT run for two executive board positions.  If nominated for more than one, you will then choose which nomination to accept.

Third, and finally, a final poll will be sent out with all of the candidates that have accepted their nominations. The final poll will open on Monday April 18th at 8 a.m. and close on Friday April 22th at noon.

The person with the most votes for each position will win. Each elected individual will receive an email notification, and their names will be displayed on the announcement blog.

Below is the link to nominate yourself and your fellow peers for a tremendous opportunity to serve an active role in the Student Bar Association.  Again, this link will remain open until Wednesday, April 13 at noon.

Nomination link (copy and paste into web address box): https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WJS9NTZ

Good Luck!

Moot Court Honors Society will be holding its annual internal competition on Saturday, April 16th. All students who have completed LARW II are welcome to participate.

Cash prizes of $500 and $200 will be awarded to the first and second place competitors, respectively. This is an oral competition only; no written work is required.

Please contact Kait Crowder at tkc14@zips.uakron.edu by April 10th if you would like to participate.

Save The Date!

The Black Law Student Association invites you to attend this year’s annual BLSA Banquet on Saturday, April 16, 2016 at 6:00pm in Quaker Ballroom C.

Tickets are $50 each and are on sale now.  They may be purchased from Samuel Goodwater. To purchase or inquire about a ticket, email Mr. Goodwater at akron.blsa@uakron.edu.  Thank you!

 

If you plan to graduate after the Fall 2016 semester, now is the time to apply for graduation.  You must apply before June 1, 2016.

To apply:

1. Login to MyAkron
2. Go to your Student Center
3. Under the “Academics” top tab, go to the drop down menu where “other academic…” shows.
4. The first item should be “Apply for Graduation”
5. Click on that option and then the (Go) arrow to the right and complete your application for graduation

Be sure to apply before June 1, 2016!