Category: Student Organization Announcements

SALDF will hold its new member meetings tomorrow, Sept. 2, from 12:15-1:15 in Room 167 and again from 5:30-6:30 in Room 206. Come learn about all the fun and exciting things we have planned for this year and bring your ideas for things to do in the future. Food will most likely be provided.

SBA is getting the word out about the Second Annual Akron Bar Association Fantasy Football League! Last year, 5 law students took advantage of this fun opportunity to network with lawyers in the Akron legal community, and one of them even won! This year, we want to get more students involved, and continue the “law student dominance” in the league. It’s a really easy, fun, and inexpensive way, to meet and connect with Attorneys in the area. So what are you waiting for?

It’s quite simple actual! The Draft will begin at 5 p.m. on Thursday, September 3, 2015, at the Akron Bar Association (57 S Broadway St, Akron, OH 44308). There is an entry fee of only $10 for student members of the ABA, and a $20 fee for nonstudent members. The Akron Bar Association will provide Food and Drinks and all you have to do is RSVP by September 1st, 2015, with Thomas Petropoulos, Member Engagement Coordinator, at either 330-436-0106, thomasp@akronbar.org, or by clicking the registration link on the ABA’s website.

*RSVP’s are needed to determine the quantity of food and drinks and to determine the amount of staffing needed to facilitate the draft. There are limited spaces, so just on this wonderful opportunity as quickly as possible

“Akron Law’s nationally ranked trial team is seeking witnesses for it’s upcoming shakedown competition. If you are interested in being a member of Akron Law’s trial team, this is a fantastic way to see what the team is about and what the team can turn you into.

Witnesses will be needed Saturday September 5th at 8:30 AM at the Akron Municipal Courthouse (217 S. High St., Akron, OH) until approximately 3:00 P.M. Volunteer hours are available for people who volunteer as witnesses! Bring a volunteer hour form with you and one of the coaches will sign it for you.

If interested, email Ian Chaves at imc11@zips.uakron.edu for more information. Witness spots will be allocated on a first come, first serve basis.”

I am happy to announce the restart of Akron’s chapter of Young Americans for Liberty! My name is Anthony Palumbo, an incoming student at Akron’s School of Law, and I will be serving as the President of the Akron chapter of Young Americans for Liberty, (YAL) in the fall.
Young Americans for Liberty is a pro-liberty student organization with over 600 chapters across the United States. Begun in 2008, it is dedicated to defending the principles of individual liberty, free markets, constitutional limits on government, and a non-interventionist foreign policy, on college campuses across the United States. It performs this mission by various educational events and drives that educate communities about key principles and ideas. These key issues include: 1. the national security state and its violations of human liberty, 2. the national debt and its chokehold on American youth, and, 3. America’s destructive foreign policy, and the problems it causes at home and abroad. YAL is active in organizing speaking events, providing educational materials, training for campaign drives, and many other efforts to mobilize America’s college campuses.
If interested in joining Akron’s chapter, please email me at ajp151@zips.uakron.edu or by phone or text message at 330-933-4976. I would love to be in contact with interested members of YAL before the start of the fall academic semester. In addition to the Akron chapter of YAL, you may become a member of YAL national, at $10 per year. By becoming a member of YAL National, you get a t-shirt and a subscription to YAL’s quarterly magazine, Young American Revolution, at no additional costs. If interested in joining YAL National, please go to http://www.yaliberty.org/chapters/university-of-akron-main-campus or go to yaliberty.org/chapters and find Akron’s chapter by going to “Ohio.” I am excited to start Akron’s chapter of YAL, and would love to meet interested members!

SALDF is currently seeking several officers for its executive board including a Vice-President, Treasurer, and Secretary. There is a possibility to add a couple more positions such as 1L and/or 2L representatives, if there is enough interest. SALDF is dedicated to preventing animal cruelty and advancing animal welfare through the legal system. In the past, SALDF has done a cutest pet contest and a puppy and kitty day. We are hoping to bring these events back and have several ideas for new events. If you have any questions about SALDF or if you are interested in becoming an officer, please contact Amanda Morris, President, at arr39@zips.uakron.edu.