Category: Student Services

CQE Clinic Volunteer Training – Wednesday, May 13, 4:00 pm

Our next free Certificate of Qualification for Employment (CQE) clinic is Saturday, May 16th! 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 9:45a-12:45p on May 16th. The clinic will be held at Barberton Middle School,477 4th St. NW Barberton, OH 44203. The time you volunteer can be applied toward your graduation requirement as pro bono limited means hours.

There will be a volunteer training on Wednesday, May 13th, 4:00-5:30pm at the law school. 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 Sarah at smw87@zips.uakron.edu. You can also learn more about the clinic at our website: http://www.uakron.edu/law/clinical/cqe-clinic.dot.

New Class Ranking Policy

In response to your feedback, we modified and simplified the class ranking policy to assure you receive rankings expeditiously at the end of each Fall and Spring semester. We value the importance rankings play for each of you and hope this version simplifies reporting to employers. We eliminated the Option A and Option B ranking system. The new system ranks students based upon their status as full-time or part-time students and their entering class year (see below for full details). We will continue to rank you after each Fall and Spring semester. The new ranking policy is effective immediately.  Please contact me at ikw1@uakron.edu with any questions.

Thank you,

Assistant Dean Banks

Class Rankings

The School of Law calculates individual class rankings after the end of the fall and spring semesters. We rank students based upon their entering class year (e.g., 2015, 2016) and their enrollment division (e.g., full- or part-time). Students changing division (e.g., part-time to full-time) will be ranked with the new division at the end of the semester in which the classification goes into effect.

Students taking summer classes are not issued a new class rank in August.

Grades processed after semester rankings post (e.g. grades from previous Incompletes) will be included in the following semester’s class rankings.

Students are ranked with their entering class unless their projected graduation date changes due to a leave of absence or significant reduction in credit load. Any student who takes a leave of absence for one academic year will not be ranked during that year.

Akron Law ranks transfer students based upon the year the student entered the transferring law school.

Graduating Class Final Rankings

Each May, Akron Law merges all graduating students (both full-time and part-time divisions) into a final combined class rank. We also merge students graduating at the end of the preceding fall semester into this final combined ranking.

Summer 2015 Graduate Mediation Training

Offered By The University of Akron Center for Family Studies

Courses may be applicable to your law degree. If you are a non-joint degree student, find out how  here:

Seminar: General Mediation Training
(12 hours) 1 credit hour
Class # 11596 Graduate 7400:585:008

Monday, May 18, 2015 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM
Tuesday, May 19, 2015 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM

Seminar: Divorce Mediation Training
(40 hours) 3 credit hours
Class # 14788 Graduate 7400:585:007

Wednesday, May 20, 2015 8:30 AM to 4:45 PM
Thursday, May 21, 2015 8:30 AM to 4:45 PM
Tuesday, May 26, 2015 8:30 AM to 4:45 PM
Wednesday, May 27, 2015 8:30 AM to 4:45 PM
Thursday, May 28, 2015 8:30 AM to 4:45 PM
Friday, May 29, 2015 8:30 AM to 4:45 PM

REGISTRATION for Current University of Akron Students: The mediation courses are considered Summer 2015 classes and tuition will charged to Summer semester. Current students should register via
their MY AKRON accounts. Search for classes using the course numbers listed above.

CQE Clinic Volunteer Training – Friday, April 17, 5:00pm

Our next free Certificate of Qualification for Employment (CQE) clinic is Saturday, April 18th! 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 9:45a-12:45p on Saturday, April 18th. The clinic will be held at Springfield High School in Akron. The time you volunteer can be applied toward your graduation requirement as pro bono limited means hours.

There will be a volunteer training on Friday, April 17th, 5:00-6:15p at the law school. 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 Sarah at smw87@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 volunteer.

Russ Pry – County Executive – CBA Speaker: April 2, 2014

The College of Business Graduate Programs office is hosting Russ Pry, County Executive and Akron Law Alumnus on Thursday April 2, 2014 from noon until 2p.m. The event will be held in the College of Business (right next door) in room 258 on the second floor, and is apart of the H. Peter Burg Speaker Series. The lecture series was created in 2012 to provide an opportunity for University of Akron students to learn from highly successful alumni, local business and community champions and nationally recognized leaders.

Lunch will be provided, but you have to RSVP with Rich Freeman by March 27, 2015. You can email him at CBAGradGA7@uakron.edu.