Dear Akron Law students, faculty, and staff,
In order to implement President
Miller’s recent announcement regarding campus operations during the
COVID-19 outbreak, the School of Law is taking the following steps:
- All courses will be taught in online format through the
end of the spring semester. Final exams will be administered on a take-home
basis during the revised exam period (May 7-15). While the exact
format and timing of exams will differ by course, students should assume
for now that their exams will take place at the date and time provided in
the revised exam schedule, which is posted on Brightspace. We will
work with faculty to plan and administer exams as fairly and efficiently
as possible. More information will follow.
- Beginning Wednesday, March 18th, building access will
be limited to essential personnel and activities only. Students,
faculty, and most administrators and staff will not have access to the
building absent a compelling reason. If you have any items you need
to retrieve from the building to facilitate your working or studying
remotely, please retrieve them no later than 5:00 pm on Tuesday, March 17th.
You will need your swipe card or key to access the building after 5:00 pm
today (Monday, March 16th). After 5:00 pm on Tuesday,
March 17th, swipe cards will not work and access will be
limited to essential personnel. If you think you have a compelling
reason to access the building after Tuesday, March 17th, please
send an email to Dean Janoski-Haehlen (ejanoskihaehlen@uakron.edu),
Assistant Dean Bobbs (bobbs@uakron.edu),
and me (cpeters1@uakron.edu)
explaining when you would need building access and the reason for the
access.
- Class registration will open on Monday, March 30th
at noon.
The mandatory advising session will be made available on Brightspace.
- Faculty, administrators, and staff will continue to be
available for students during this period. Students should
not hesitate to contact the appropriate person to request a meeting by
phone or Webex. Faculty email addresses are here,
adjunct faculty emails are here,
administrators’ emails are here,
and staff emails are here.
We also have received questions from students scheduled to
graduate in May. We understand your concern about whether the
commencement ceremony will take place as scheduled on May 17th.
As of now, the University has not decided whether any of the commencement
ceremonies will go forward as planned. (That is a University decision,
not a School of Law decision.) It remains possible that our commencement
will go forward on May 17th, or that it could be rescheduled for a
later date. We will let you know as soon as we have any additional
relevant information.
I know these ongoing events have added more stress to what
is already a stressful time of the semester. While the circumstances are
hardly ideal, we have a plan in place that will allow every student to finish
the semester and (where applicable) graduate and sit for the bar on time.
We are committed to our students’ success and to giving our students the
support they will need to achieve it.
We also are committed to the health and safety of every
member of the Akron Law family. Please monitor the University’s COVID-19
updates page and carefully follow expert recommendations regarding
hygiene and social distancing, which can be found on the Ohio
Department of Health website.
Stay well,
CJP
Christopher J. (C.J.) Peters │ Dean
C. Blake McDowell, Jr. Professor
The
University of Akron School of Law
C. Blake McDowell Law Center │
Akron, OH 44325-2901
t: 330.972.7343 │ f:
330.972.7337 │ cpeters1@uakron.edu
PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE │ PROVEN SUCCESS │ PROUDLY AKRON
