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The Immigration and Human Rights Law Clinic, in conjunction with The International Law Society would like to let you know that our movie showing for Tomorrow, Wednesday March 1st for the “Immigration & Refugee Awareness Festival” has been POSTPONED to give you all time to prepare adequately for your midterms. The other dates on the flyer (listed below) are still on! We will let you know the makeup date for this movie ASAP! Thanks for your understanding and Happy Studying!
Expungement Clinic Seeking Student Volunteers* The Expungement Clinic helps low-income Summit County residents seal the record of their criminal convictions. A sealed record enables many people better access to jobs, housing, and volunteer opportunities. Students will learn integral skills in the legal field including filing paperwork with the court, interviewing real clients, and communicating with clients both through the mail and over the phone. Students who are eligible for a legal intern certificate will have ample opportunities to appear in court and present an oral argument. Please keep in mind we can only accept a limited amount of students for each clinic.
UPCOMING CLINIC:
Saturday March 11, 2017
8:00am- 12:00pm
The Chapel
All hours qualify as ProBono Limited Means. There will be a mandatory training session. We will schedule the training the week of March 6-10, once we receive feedback from volunteers. Please indicate your availability for training in the email. The training will last 30-45 minutes. Interested students or questions please RSVP to Professor Heather Staab at hstaab@uakron.edu.
THANK YOU!
Dean candidate Seval Yildirim will be holding an open forum for students on Thursday, March 2, at Central Hower in Room 305 from 2:45 to 3:45.
Hope to see you there!
The 69th Western Reserve District 5 Science Day will be held at The University of Akron, on Saturday, March 18, 2017 in the Student Union. Please consider being a judge for this year’s event!
Middle school and high school students must receive a superior at their local fair to participate in the District Science Day. We are planning on having over 300 participants.
We are seeking judges that are teachers or area professionals. Anyone with a background in law or psychology is encouraged to participate. The categories include: behavioral & social science, biochemistry, botany, chemistry, computer science, earth & space science, engineering & technological design, environmental science, mathematics, medicine & health, microbiology, physics, and zoology.
Judges should arrive at the Student Union at The University of Akron at 7:45am and will be leaving after a complimentary lunch around 1:00pm.
For more information, including the judge registration form, please visit: http://uakron.edu/wrsd/judges.dot. Law students are welcomed and encouraged to sign up!
Our next free Certificate of Qualification for Employment (CQE) clinic is Saturday, March 11, 2017! We’re very excited to be providing opportunities for ex-offenders in Summit County to take a step toward gaining employment and independence!
We are looking for students to volunteer from 8:30am-12:45pm on Saturday, March 11 2017. The clinic will be held at The Chapel [135 S Fir Hill St., Akron, OH 44304]. The time you volunteer can be applied toward your graduation requirement as pro bono limited means hours.
There will be a mandatory volunteer training on Friday, March 10, 2017 from 4:30-6:00pm for first timers. Location of the training will be announced the week of the clinic. The time you are at training will count towards your pro bono limited means hours as well. For those who have completed the training once before, you are more than welcome to attend the training for a refresher. However, you may not count the training towards your pro bono limited means hours again.
If you’re interested in volunteering or have any questions, please e-mail Brittany at bfw7@zips.uakron.edu. You can also learn more about the clinic at our website: http://www.uakron.edu/law/clinical/cqe-clinic.dot.
YOU MUST RSVP IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE CLINIC!!!