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Category: General Announcements
SBA General Body Meeting Oct 6th
Please join SBA for our first General Body meeting on October 6, 2021, in room 180. Come and meet your SBA representatives, hear about policies in the law school, and talk about Barrister’s Ball and other SBA events.
Pizza will be provided after both meetings in the atrium.
If you have any questions, please email the SBA President Chris Pace at cp134@uakron.edu
PRESS CLUB PRESENTS PROGRAM ON PRESS FREEDOM AND LITIGATION
University of Akron School of Law Professor Mike Gentithes will discuss “100 Years of Press Freedom: Where Free Press Litigation Leads, Society Follows” in a virtual Akron Press Club program at noon Wednesday, October 20, 2021.
He will talk about how defamation, prior restraint and censorship cases brought changes in law and to the broader society. He also may offer thoughts on how future free press litigation could perform a similar role.
To register for this free virtual event: Go to https://conta.cc/3AGclzE
For more info, go to https://www.akronpressclub.org/202109/press-club-presents-program-on-press-freedom-and-litigation
Akron Law Wellness & Wellbeing Initiative Weekly Session
Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation
Wednesday and Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. in Room 325
Please join us next week for an introduction to the practice of mindfulness mediation. Research has shown this practice to be a very powerful tool for increasing mental focus, calm, emotional regulation, and stress-reduction. Faculty member Mike Gentithes will lead an introduction to mindfulness meditation practices that can benefit everyone, whether beginning meditators or more advanced practitioners. All are welcome.