Category: General Announcements

Message from Andreas Ellis, Director of Alumni and Development:

The Akron Law Alumni Association (“LAA”) Board of Directors has a dedicated position on its Board for an Associate Student Director.  This is a two-year appointment through June 30, 2023; the first year (2021/2022) as the Associate Student Director, and the second year (2022/2023) transitioning to the Student Director position.  The Board is seeking a 1L or 2L law student in good standing for the Associate Student Director position. 

This unique and valuable opportunity provides the Associate Student Director a chance to become involved in alumni leadership and activities with the Law School.  The Associate Student Director works with the Student Director to represent Akron Law students, and works with the Student Director and Board to identify ways in which students and alumni may work and communicate together for the benefit of both groups. 

The Associate Student Director serves in an ex-officio capacity and is expected to attend all Board meetings which are held at the School of Law on a bi-monthly basis throughout the year (i.e., October, December, February, April, June, and August.)  The Board meetings begin at 4:30 p.m., and generally last for one and a half hours.  The Associate Student Director is also expected to attend all LAA events (including but not limited to the Centennial Events (Kick-off and Keynote Speaker), the Holiday Party, the Akron Law Alumni Awards Breakfast, and any other event sponsored by the LAA.)

Applications for the 2021/2022 Associate Student Director to the LAA Board should include:

• Why he or she wants to serve on the LAA Board;
• Why the student believes that he or she should be selected for the position; and,
• A copy of the student’s resume.  

The LAA Board’s Nominating Committee will review the applications and select students who will be invited to interview at a mutually agreeable time in mid-September 2020.  Students with questions should contact Andreas Ellis, Director of Alumni and Development, at ellis@uakron.edu or 330-972-5298.  Students interested in this position should e-mail their application materials to LauraLee Sales at lsales@uakron.edu by 5:00 p.m., Friday, September 3, 2021.

Good luck!

Student Director and Associate Student Director Responsibilities

Student Director Responsibilities:

• Communicate student activities and general consensus to LAA Board at regularly scheduled meetings.
• Take notes during LAA meetings, create meeting minutes, and forward minutes within 48 hours of the meetings to Project Coordinator, Alumni and Development for final edit and distribution.
• On the day of the regularly scheduled LAA meeting, confer with Director of Alumni and Development to discuss Student Director topics to be presented at that meeting.
• Attend SBA meetings and report information to LAA Board at next regularly scheduled Board meeting.
• Promote to other law students and assist on LAA events and projects as instructed by the Director of Alumni and Development, including but not limited to:
  • Centennial Events
  • Holiday Reception
  • Cocktail Reception
  • Others (TBD)
• Confer with Director and Project Coordinator, Alumni and Development to organize and promote lunchtime Q&A Panel betw 1L and Alumni

Associate Student Director Responsibilities:

• Learn responsibilities of and assists the Student Director to orchestrate a smooth transition to the Student Director position the following year.

Basketball is BACK! If you play basketball and are interested in continuing to play, law students run full court pickup Thursday mornings at 6:00am at the Student Rec Center. The mask policy still holds even while playing. Email Patrick Kabasinski at pmk27@uakron.edu to join.

Social Justice Fellows—Application

We welcome you to apply to be a Social Justice Fellow at the University of Akron School of Law. This program is intended to engage law students interested in addressing systemic and institutional sources of inequality and injustice. All students are eligible to apply. This is a change from previous years. We will be accepting five students entering law school in 2021 and filling open positions in the 2L and 3L+ classes.  

The Goals of the Program are:

• Building Community among like-minded students
• Mentoring and guidance from faculty and from other Fellows
• Exposure to community organizations and leaders involved in working for social change.

Fellows will commit to as many as three hours per week devoted to related activities. During their time as fellows, students may engage in the following activities:

• Meet regularly.
• Help to research, plan and execute programs and initiatives.
  • Work with community partners.
  • Lead student discussion forums.
• Complete a Social Justice Project before graduation.
• Annual interview with the Director regarding professional goals and pathways.

To apply, please complete the online application. 

Applications must be completed by midnight on Sunday, August 29th, 2021. 

Finalist interviews will be conducted the week of August 30th, 2021.

We expect that Fellows will be announced by September 3rd, 2021.

 Questions? Contact Professor Brant Lee, Director of Diversity and Social Justice Initiatives, at btlee@uakron.edu.

Below are the policies set by the University for Student Organization Travel. Note that these policies also apply to local events that don’t involve overnight stays. 

Students interested in traveling will be expected to abide by current CDC and University of Akron Covid-19 policies. 

Only requests submitted 30-business days or more in advance will be reviewed and considered for approval. Student organizations are strongly encouraged to submit requests as far in advance as possible. 

Student organizations and their members wishing to travel to an in-person event that does not have a virtual alternative, will need to do the following: One Day Travel with Two or Less Overnight Experiences

1. Submit a travel request to the appropriate department authorized to approve your student organization travel (Clubs Sports, SOuRCe, School of Law).
2. Complete the corresponding Emergency Contact and Travel Waiver documents.
3. Each individual intending to travel will upload their Covid-19 vaccine record to  Med-Proctor following these instructions.

a. If a Covid-19 vaccine record has not been uploaded to Med-Proctor, the student(s) will need to either, submit proof of vaccine status to Med-Proctor two weeks before planned departure date, or schedule a Covid-19 test no earlier than 72-hours prior to planned departure, and submit a negative test result to the appropriate department that approves travel requests in order to be authorized.

4. Students are responsible for understanding the requirements set by the host of the event since these will likely reflect any current health orders in that respective state or city.
5. Receive Campus Advisor approval for travel plans.

Travel with Three or more Overnight Experiences

1. All the above
2. Provide a written plan to the appropriate office indicating plans for an unexpected sickness, or a Covid-19 positive test result while traveling. This plan should also include identifying a location where a Covid-19 test can be completed while traveling, and the link to plans and/or requirements set by the host of the event since these will likely reflect any current health orders in that respective state or city.

 UA generally will not pay for quarantine periods required by the city/state/municipality. The traveler may be responsible for any additional travel costs outside of the approved travel.  

The above policies are subject to change based on recommendations from the University of Akron planning committees related to Covid-19.Updated 8.17.21