Category: General Announcements

Graduate and Professional-Level Students – Apply now to serve on the University Hearing Board

The Department of Student Conduct and Community Standards is offering a unique leadership opportunity for interested graduate/professional-level students to serve on the University Hearing Board.


The University Hearing Board is utilized when a student has been charged with a violation of the Code of Student Conduct at the University of Akron and the student does not feel that the charge(s) is/are warranted, or chooses not to accept responsibility for the alleged behavior(s). In these cases, the University Hearing Board is activated in order to reach a resolution.

  • The University Hearing Board is comprised of five members; including faculty, staff and students and it is convened to:
  • Provide all parties an opportunity to share what happened from their perspectives,
  • Develop questions for students and witnesses involved to understand the incident and fact pattern,
  • Deliberate to determine outcome of case, once all information has been heard.

This leadership opportunity is an outstanding addition to your academic curriculum and resume by strengthening the skills you possess in listening, problem solving, questioning/interviewing others, and the critical analysis of information.

The Department of Student Conduct is in need of highly motivated students, like you!

Download the application at www.uakron.edu/studentconduct **Application is titled – University Hearing Board Student Application Form

Questions or completed applications should be emailed to dnovak@uakron.edu or delivered to the Department of Student Conduct and Community Standards located in Simmons Hall Rm. 302. If you have questions, please contact us at 330-972-6380.

*All applications will be evaluated upon receipt and interviews scheduled for successful candidates.

Centennial Keynote Presentation

School of Law Dean C.J. Peters cordially invites you to the Centennial Keynote Presentation

Featuring The Honorable Joan L. Larsen, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

SATURDAY, OCT. 23, 2021
UNIVERSITY OF AKRON SCHOOL OF LAW
Reception: 4 – 5:15 p.m.
McDowell Common

Presentation 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Brennan Courtroom, Room 180.

Register by 5 p.m. on Oct. 18.

RSVP online here

Complimentary Parking in Lot 34 behind the School of Law.

For the safety and enjoyment of all, guests are asked to abide by the University’s indoor masking policy.

Questions? Email lsales@uakron.edu.

Animal Law

Interested in Animal Law?

Akron Law’s Student Animal Legal Defense Fund (SALDF) is a student organization providing a forum for education, advocacy, and scholarship aimed at protecting the lives and advancing the interests of animals through the legal system. Animal Law is a growing field consisting of many areas. It involves companion animals, wildlife, entertainment, research, food production, trafficking, animal cruelty, and more. While some attorneys pursue full-time Animal Law work, many work in other areas but devote time to Animal Law related causes through pro bono work.

If you would like to learn more about this growing area of law, please complete this short survey to express your interest and provide ideas for future events. The survey can be found at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/C6K7PQ8.