Student Organization Announcements – Page 115

SBA – Public Interest Fellowship Auction, Jan. 22, 5:30, Student Union

Once again it is time to prepare for the Annual Public Interest Fellowship Auction. This year’s auction will be held on Saturday, January 22, 2011 from 5:30pm to 9:30pm in the University of Akron’s Student Union. Mark your calendars! The auction is a fun event sponsored by the Student Bar Association to raise money for the Public Interest Fellowship Scholarship Fund. Our goal is to raise funds for students to receive small stipends to work in non-profit or public settings where they would not normally be paid.

If you are interested in making a donation, would like to participate in any way, please contact me or any other member of the Student Bar Association Executive Board. Any donation or help in preparing the event would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance for your generosity and support—we could not do this without you!

Jennifer Ellison
Student Bar Association Secretary
jme43@zips.uakron.edu

Cinderella Story

Once again the faculty and progeny/spouses defeated the upstart first year students in an athletic contest. In what we hope will be an annual kickball event, the faculty team was victorious by a margin of 4-3. The team name for the first years was Vodka and Red Bull, which may account for their performance. This was a well planned event, organized by the SBA. The faculty especially appreciated the sportsmanship of the students who played with honor and style although without much ability!

There were some vague but consistent complaints about illegal acts by the faculty first baseman. As the faculty member with the most seniority, Professor Carro considered those whining complaints and rejected them.

Events like these are fun and valuable to the law school community. We hope that this can become a tradition and that in the future the students will be able to prevail (not) .

J. Dean Carro
Director, Legal Clinic
The University of Akron
330-972-7751

Fed. Society/ACLU – Enemy Combatants Debate – Nov. 12, 12:05 pm, L-151

Join the Federalist Society and ACLU on November 12 at 12:05 in room L-151 for an exciting debate on whether the United State’s policy toward enemy combatants is legal. The debate will feature Lieutenant Colonel David R. Frakt, U.S. Air Force (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_J._R._Frakt), and Major Kyndra Rotunda, U.S. Army (http://www.kyndrarotunda.com/). Both speakers are current military JAG officers who have extensive legal experience in the War on Terror. LTC Frakt and Major Rotunda have both testified before Congress on the treatment of enemy combatants, and are known for their outspoken views. 1 hour of CLE credit will be available for those who attend. Food will be provided!

Fed. Society – What Went Wrong and How We Can Fix It, Thu., Oct. 21, 12:15 pm, L-151

The unemployment rate sits at 9.6%. The market is downright grisly. The national debt is over $13 trillion. To put it mildly, things sure ain’t pretty. Join The Federalist Society for a lively panel discussion on possible cures to our economic malaise. “Government, Greed, & Geithner: What Went Wrong With the American Economy and How We Can Fix It” will be held on Thursday, Oct. 21 at 12:15 p.m. in Room 151. Our distinguished panelists will be Prof. David Snyder (American University Washington College of Law), Dr. Kate Sheppard (University of Akron Econ. Dept.), and Prof. Stefan Padfield (Akron School of Law). OLIVE GARDEN LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED.

IPTLA – Patent Prosecution Nuts and Bolts – Oct. 19, 6:15pm, W-210

IPTLA will be holding a meeting on Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at 6:15pm in room W-210. The presenter will be Professor Alvin Rockhill. Professor Rockhill is an adjunct professor her at the University of Akron School of Law and teaches a seminar on patent prosecution. Professor Rockhill has over 28 years of experience in drafting, filing, and prosecuting patent applications in the United States and numerous foreign countries. The work of Mr. Rockhill has led to the issuance of over 575 utility patents in the United States and hundreds of foreign patents. The majority of Mr. Rockhill’s work over the years has related to chemical inventions. However, Mr. Rockhill has also been involved with numerous inventions that are of a mechanical nature or which relate to other disciplines. Come for this great opportunity to network and get to know other students that are interested in intellectual property law. Food will be provided.