Category: General Announcements

The University of Akron Police Department has generously offered to come to McDowell Law Center to do fingerprinting for the Ohio Bar Application that is due November 15, 2017.  Don’t miss this opportunity to save yourself a trip to the Sheriff’s Office or the UAPD office and station!

If you have not yet gotten your fingerprinting done, please take advantage of our police officers being here and come to one of these sessions:

Monday, November 6  5:15 – 6:30 pm in the McDowell Commons

Tuesday, November 7:  12:15 – 1:15 pm in the McDowell Commons

*Be sure to bring your $5 cash or check and a photo ID

*Blank fingerprint cards will be provided

If you have any questions, please email Mary Cooke at mec@uakron.edu.  Thank you!

It is time to join the Ohio Women’s Bar Association Mentoring Program. The program is organized into “Circles,” much like Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean InCircles. Each Mentoring Circle will consist of approximately 1-3 mentors to approximately 8-12 mentees. This allows mentees to have exposure to the influence, experience and wisdom of more than one seasoned OWBA mentor, making the program more interesting and rewarding to the mentees and allowing them to explore more fields of practice within a single mentoring year.

Mentoring circles will begin meeting in January 2018, and are expected to meet at least 4 times throughout the school year. The deadline to apply for this program is November 13, 2017. For more information and to apply visit the OWBA website at www.owba.org/mentoringprogram.

If you are finishing your law degree this Fall 2017 semester, please plan to attend the Fall Graduation Fair on Tuesday, November 7, 2017, in the Student Affairs area of the Law Dean’s Office.  Just stop by any time between 3:30 – 6:30 pm.

At the Grad Fair will be:

• The opportunity for you to verify your degree clearance with Dean Oldfield or Asst. Director Misty Franklin
• Important information on Bar Preparation
• Representatives from the Polsky Bookstore/Herff Jones so you may purchase your regalia for the May 2018 Commencement ceremony and other graduation items
• Information on the your Class of 2018 gift
• An opportunity schedule your exit interview if needed

Please email Mary Cooke at mec@uakron.edu if you are unable to attend the Grad Fair.  Otherwise, we will see you there!

“It was wonderful. I only wish I could go again.” This is the most common reaction of Akron law students who have earned up to six credit hours while traveling in IRELAND and WALES through UMKC Law School’s study abroad program.

The Ireland/Wales program runs from May 13 through June 8, 2018 with three weeks in Ireland and one week in Wales. You can choose to go for two weeks or four weeks and you can even bring along a companion at a discounted rate.

Please join Professor Dana Cole, several University of Akron law students who previously attended the Ireland program, and UMKC’s Ireland Program Coordinator for one of TWO INFORMATION SESSIONS ON WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 8, 2017 IN ROOM 140. The first information session will be from 12:15 P.M. TO 1:15 P.M. and the second from 5:15 P.M. TO 6:15 P.M.

SHEPHERD’S PIE (a traditional Irish meal) WILL BE SERVED AT BOTH SESSIONS! To ensure we have enough food for everyone, PLEASE RSVP at dkc@uakron.edu. Be sure to note which session you plan to attend.