Category: General Announcements

Admissions – Volunteers Needed for Admitted Students Program Saturday, April 2, 2016

Earn Community Service hours!

The Admissions Office is seeking law students to assist at the

Admitted Students Program  on Saturday, April 4, 2016

at the law offices of Roetzel and Andress-222 South Main Streeet, Akron, OH.  

Volunteers are requested for following timeslots:

Set-Up – 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. 

Check-In and Welcome – 11:00am – 12:00 pm: One or two students are needed to assist with check-in of our guests. This will involve distributing information packets, nametags, shaking hands, smiling, and being friendly.

Tear Down – 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Free parking is available in the parking garage at Roetzel & Andress’s offices. Address of the garage is 51 W. State Street. Park on level 6 (top level) of the garage. The entrance to Roetzel & Andress’s offices is accessible from the top floor of the parking garage. 

Dress for the event is business casual.

If you are available to help, please e-mail Terri Bisesi at tbisesi@uakron.edu at your earliest opportunity.

The Admissions Office has historically received a tremendous amount of support from the student body for our events. Your continued assistance is extremely important in making these events successful. Thank you so much for your help, and we appreciate your support!

Interested in the New York State Bar Examination? Must Read Information

The law school received the following information on March 28, 2016 from John J. McAlary, Executive Director of the New York State Board of Law Examiners.

In conjunction with the adoption of the Uniform Bar Examination (UBE) in New York, the State Board of Law Examiners was directed by the Court of Appeals to create an on-line course, known as the New York Law Course (NYLC), and an on-line, open book exam on New York specific law, known as the New York Law Exam (NYLE).

A candidate seeking admission in New York must take the NYLC and take and pass the NYLE, in addition to earning a score satisfying New York’s passing score on the UBE, prior to be being certified to one of our Appellate Division departments for a character and fitness investigation.

The Board expects to make the NYLC available by early April. Applicants will be required to view recorded lectures on 12 subjects covered by the NYLC and NYLE. When viewing the lectures the first time, applicants will be required to answer questions during the course of each lecture, to assure that they are attentive to and gaining an understanding of the material presented.  Applicants will be able to review the lectures again, if they wish, at a later time, without answering the embedded questions.

The NYLE will be administered this year on May 26th, August 18th, October 13th, and December 15th.  Details regarding the NYLC and NYLE requirements can be found on our website at http://www.nybarexam.org/UBE/UBE.html.

The Board has prepared comprehensive Course Materials for the NYLC and NYLE. Those materials are now also available on our website at  https://www.nybarexam.org/Content/CourseMaterials.htm. All of the questions that will appear on the NYLE will be based on these materials and can be answered by reference to them.

Although the NYLE is an open book exam, it will be a rigorous one. Time will not permit an applicant to research the materials for the answer to every question.  Preparation for the NYLE by taking the NYLC and studying the Course Materials will be necessary.
Executive Director

For further information, please call New York State Board of Law Examiners or visit their website:
Phone 518 453-5990
FAX 518-452-5729
http://www.nybarexam.org

Constitutional Law Discussion Forum, March 29th

The final Constitutional Law Discussion forum for the semester will be Tuesday, March 29th from noon to 1:00 PM in Plaza B at Quaker Square.  Professor Wilson Huhn will moderate the discussion topic: “The Presidential Election, The Supreme Court, and The Constitution.”  Please come and express your opinions, listen to your colleagues, and debate the critically important constitutional issues that have arisen in this election.  Pizza and soda will be provided!

APPLICATIONS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED FROM CURRENT UNIVERSITY OF AKRON STUDENTS INTERESTED IN SERVING AS A STUDENT MEMBER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

The Student Trustee position will become available on July 1, 2016, for a two-year term that ends on June 30, 2018. The 11-member Board of Trustees, as the governing body of The University of Akron, is responsible for selecting and appointing the president, setting the operating budget, approving personnel appointments, granting all degrees awarded by the University, establishing tuition and fee rates, approving contracts and approving all rules, regulations, curriculum changes, new programs and degrees at the University.

The 117th Session of the Ohio General Assembly created two non-voting student member positions to the Board of Trustees. The objective is to “allow for more student input on the governing bodies of the university.”

Student trustees will be expected to attend Board of Trustee meetings and actively participate in Board matters.  Student trustees shall serve on a volunteer basis. No compensation for services shall be rendered, but trustees may be reimbursed for reasonable and necessary expenses incurred while engaging in their discharge of their official duties.

The final application deadline for the position will be Friday, March 18th at 5pm. The applications will be accepted in our USG office, which is room 307a in the Student Union.

If you have any questions please contact Matt Hull at mrh60@zips.uakron.edu or 330-933-3566

Please view application here: 2016 Student Trustee Application Word Doc

Now is the Time to Apply for Fall 2016 Graduation

 

If you plan to graduate after the Fall 2016 semester, now is the time to apply for graduation.  You must apply before June 1, 2016.

To apply:

  1. Login to MyAkron
  2. Go to your Student Center
  3. Under the “Academics” top tab, go to the drop down menu where “other academic…” shows.
  4. The first item should be “Apply for Graduation”
  5. Click on that option and then the (Go) arrow to the right and complete your application for graduation

Be sure to apply before June 1, 2016!