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Deadline to request exam rescheduling or accommodations is Friday.

The deadline to request exam rescheduling due to conflict or weekend need or accommodations as provided through the Office of Accessibility is this Friday, April 10, 2015.  If you have to reschedule a Saturday or Sunday exam due to religious reasons or have a conflict please email Asst. Dean Ivy Banks at ikw1@uakron.edu.  If you have approved accommodations by the Office of Accessibility and are requesting the use of those accommodations for your exams, please complete the Special Exam Accommodation Request form and submit it to Misty D. Franklin at misty@uakron.edu.

New Summer Intersession Course – Contemporary Homeland Security Law and Policy

Contemporary Homeland Security Law and Policy (Professor Stransky) – (33791) 9200:684-482

1 credit – 6:40-9:40, MWF, August 3,5,7, and MW, August 10,12.

The federal government is constantly advancing new homeland security and counterterrorism strategies and policies in order to address evolving threats to U.S. national security.  This course provides students with an understanding of the current homeland security framework, and the legal implications therein.  The course begins by outlining the national security decision-making process facilitated by the National Security Council (NSC), and continues by describing and analyzing contemporary homeland security and counterterrorism efforts, including the terrorist watchlist and the “no-fly” list, foreign and domestic intelligence activities, and certain federal-state partnership programs, such as Fusion Centers and Joint-Terrorism Task Forces. The course grade is based on a take home exam due the Monday after the end of the class.

Exam Accommodations

Students if you have registered with the Office of Accessibility to receive accommodations during the Spring 2015 semester and intend to use your approved accommodations during exams, you need to complete the Exam Accommodation Request Form located at: http://www.uakron.edu/dotAsset/0672fcb1-a49f-4cda-aeba-79a3f76f07f0.pdf and return it to Misty Franklin at misty@uakron.edu by April 10, 2015.  This form must be received in order to make the necessary arrangements for exams.

Attn: 2014-15 Female Graduates

Arthur J. Goldberg Memorial Prize in Constitutional Law

This endowed prize was established by Ann Amer Brennan, Esquire, of the class 0f 1982, as a permanent memorial to the Honorable Arthur J. Goldberg, Associate Justice of The Supreme Court of the United States, Secretary of Labor, and United States Representative to the United Nations.  Justice Goldberg’s willingness to come to The University of Akron School of Law and teach, as the Inaugural Holder of both the David L. Brennan Chair of Law and the John F. Seiberling Chair in Constitutional Law, is hereby acknowledged through the establishment of this memorial tribute.

In recognition of Justice Goldberg’s continued interest in women’s rights and support for the intellectual development of women lawyers, this prize is awarded annually to a graduating senior woman (December and May combined), as determined by the Dean or his/her designee, with consideration given to the following criteria:

  1. Active interest in Constitutional Law as evidenced by course selection and extracurricular activities;
  2. Excellence in Constitutional Law as evidenced by class performance, extracurricular activities, or scholarly writing; and
  3. Leadership in the School of Law, the community, or the legal profession.

Female graduates interested in being considered for this prize should submit a resume and personal statement to Mrs. Misty D. Franklin, Dean’s Office, ON OR BEFORE Friday, April 17, 2015.  The prize will be awarded in May 2015.

If you have any questions, please contact Misty D. Franklin: misty@uakron.edu.