The University of Akron School of Law participating in a feedback session with our partner, AccessLex Institute, a nonprofit membership organization comprised of nearly 200 nonprofit and state-affiliated ABA-approved law schools. AccessLex Institute is seeking feedback on MAX by AccessLex, its personal finance program just for law school students. You will provide your thoughts on various program elements, from content delivery, evaluation of media, tools, and resources, to helping improve the program for you and your fellow law students around the country. Participants will receive a $25.00 American Express gift card for their participation in this 60 to 75-minute session. Both current MAX users and non-MAX users are welcome. It is first-come, first-serve! Date: April 6, 2021Location: ZoomTime: 4:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. EST To sign up for the feedback session, please contact Dean Oldfield at cwo@uakron.edu.
Category: General Announcements
Student Bar Association Presidential Debate
Please join SBA and meet the Presidential Candidates Jason Sanders, Michael Njus, and Chris Pace on Monday, April 5th at 12:00-1:00pm. This is open to all students and the candidates will share why they want to be the next SBA President. There will be 2-3 questions posed to each candidate then we will open the floor for questions from the student body. It will be moderated by current President Lauren Zidones.
Below is the Teams meeting information:
Microsoft Teams meeting
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+1 234-303-1149,,183343731# United States, Akron
Phone Conference ID: 183 343 731#
Join SBA on April 9th from 5:30-7:00pm
Akron Law Students, Faculty, and Staff! Join SBA on April 9th from 5:30-7:00pm for a fun night of trivia and help raise funds for the Public Interest Fellowship Program. Scholarship applicants must attend. Trivia teams of 4 will be randomly selected to encourage networking. Students are free, General Admission is $20.
To register and/or make a tax-free donation, go to: https://uakron.edu/giving/law/pilf
The first, second, and third place winners will each receive a $200 basket of gift cards. There will also be drawings during the night where the first winner will have their pick from: A night of golf, lessons, food and drinks at Mud Run Golf Course and Driving Range for up to 6 people.
The date will be mutually agreed upon by the winner and Mud Run, in May, June or July. Includes range balls for 6, a golf pro on site to offer tips and techniques, food and drink. OR Two study rooms in the Law School (Room 276 in the Law Library and Room 117 in the Commons). The two winners will be able to reserve the rooms for an entire day of their choosing during reading period or exams.
You can purchase raffle ticket to enter the drawing for $10. To increase your chances, entries are unlimited!
Once you have registered, you will receive a link to the Zoom meeting on April 9th.
Hope to see you all there!
Student Bar Association
IP Certificate: Q&A on the Certificate and IP Advising Session, Friday April 2nd, Noon (will be recorded)
Are you signed up for the IP Certificate or wish that you were? This advising session is for you. Prof. Schultz will answer your questions including: I want to sign up for the IP Certificate, but it’s after the second semester. Is it too late? (No, it’s not). What classes are available this summer and next year and which should I take? (Tune in and find out). Can you waive the prerequisites for X class? (Maybe. Tune in and find out)
Meeting link:
https://uakron.webex.com/uakron/j.php?MTID=m14a205176ef9880c9eea908c52b5b1bd
Meeting number: 120 929 1371
Password: IPCert
Join by phone
+1-415-655-0003 US TOLL
Access code: 120 929 1371
Survey of Student Preferences for Possible Textbook Exchange Program.
Please complete the survey at this link to share your thoughts on a possible textbook exchange program:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/M3TQ5SW.