Category: General Announcements

Civil Rights Tour Information Session

Monday, March 20th

12:00-1:00 in 141 or

5:15-6:15 in 140

Have you ever wanted to visit some of the historical sites of the Civil Rights Movement?: the Ebenezer Baptist Church, the Edmund Pettis Bridge, Montgomery and Birmingham, Alabama. Professor Brant Lee is planning a trip in May, after finals end. If you are interested, come to one of these information sessions. Or email Professor Lee at btlee@uakron.edu if you are interested but cannot make it to either session.

 

 

 

Interested in the taking the Bar Exam in a state that uses the Uniform Bar Exam? Are you unsure what topics are tested on the UBE? Join Dean Fuller and Director Reeves on Monday, March 13 at 5:15 p.m. in Law 160 to learn more about applying for the bar in UBE states and about the format and topics tested on the UBE. If you have questions, please contact Dean Fuller.

SBA is hosting its annual public interest auction- this year featuring a TRIVIA NIGHT!  The event will be held on Friday, March 24, 2017 from 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. at the Portage Country Club, located at 240 North Portage Path, Akron, OH 44303.

Purchase your tickets and/or register a trivia team at: https://commerce.cashnet.com/LAWORG

This event raises funds for Akron Law’s public interest fellowship, which provides stipends to students working in public interest jobs that would not otherwise be paid.  If you wish to receive a stipend from the Public Interest fund, you must attend the auction or otherwise contribute to the event.

Show off your trivia knowledge with teams of up to six people, and engage in some friendly competition with your classmates, professors, and the Akron legal community! Questions will cover a large range of categories including entertainment, geography, sports, and even local trivia!

Between rounds of trivia, we will have several items up for live auction, and a silent auction will be accessible throughout the evening.  Items up for auction this year include a J.R. Smith autographed jersey and shirt, Lake Erie Monsters tickets, a round of golf for four at Shaker Heights Country Club, dinners with your favorite professors, and much more!

Tickets for the evening are $10 for students/guests of students and $20 for anyone else.  All are welcome to attend.  Registration for a trivia team of 6 people is an additional $20.  All proceeds from this event will go to the Akron Law Public Interest Fellowship Fund. Please direct any questions to Haley Martinelli at hkm8@zips.uakron.edu or ask your SBA Class Representatives.

Looking for individuals who would be interested in judging Student Congress Debate on March 25th at Our Lady of the Elms High School, 1375 W. Exchange Street, Akron, OH 44313, from 8:00 am to 3:00 p.m.  Experience in judging Student Congress is not necessary, we will train everyone on what they will be doing.  All volunteers will receive a free lunch.

 Please contact Shannon Rote if interested.  Shannon.Rote@Copley-Fairlawn.org

 

 

 

The Gay Straight Law Alliance, in partnership with the American  Constitution Society and the Social Justice Project, is hosting a People Power resistance training in partnership with the ACLU.

The training will teach creative ways to combat the current Administration’s discriminatory policies and provide attendees with an opportunity to network with other area activists.

The event is scheduled for March 11, 2017, 4:30- 7:00 pm. and will take place at The University of Akron, Student Union Room 312 which is located at 303 Carroll  Street, 44325. Max attendance is 100. 

You must RSVP for this event. The link to sign up is:
https://go.peoplepower.org/event/attend/1180