Category: General Announcements

Health Law IV: Bioethics available for fall registration

I am pleased to announce that one of our new Health Law courses, Health Law IV – Bioethics, is now open for registration for this Fall. Bioethics is one of the 5 required core offerings in the Health Law Certificate program. It is recommended that students who wish to complete the Health Law Certificate take this course in the Fall of their second year as it is necessary to complete this course prior to starting the required Health Law Externship in the third year. This Course will only be offered in the Fall of every school year.

The course will be taught by Dr. Julie Aultman, Associate Professor of Family and Community Medicine and Director of the Bioethics Certificate Program, College of Graduate Studies, at the Northeast Ohio Medical University. Dr. Aultman serves on several hospital ethics committees in Northeast Ohio, and acts as a consultant on bioethics issues for healthcare professionals, patients, and their families. She will offer this three-credit course on Friday afternoons, 2:00-5:00 p.m.

Here is the course description:

Health Law IV: Bioethics: This course examines the emerging legal concepts reflecting the rapid developments in modern medicine and the moral concerns of society. Emphasis is on judicial decisions and philosophical analyses dealing with issues such as genetic manipulation (treating disease, creating super-humans), novel modes of procreation (cloning, IVF), maternal-fetal conflicts, human experimentation, the nature of consent regarding medical procedures, control of drugs and organs, definitions of death, and the implications of euthanasia.

Professor Shaver seeks teaching assistant for LARW course

Teaching Assistant – The University of Akron School of Law.

Professor Shaver is seeking a teaching assistant for her year-long LARW course.  The TA will provide support to 1L students on a variety of topics, including issues relating to legal writing, writing style (grammar, punctuation, sentence structure etc.), the basics of legal research, and citation form.  Familiarity with both WestlawNext and LexisAdvance is required.  In addition to being available to meet with students individually, the TA may periodically assist in the classroom.  This position begins August 19, 2013.  The position requires up to 10 hours per week, and the salary is $10 per hour.  Interested candidates should submit a resume by email to eas68@uakron.edu.

Bar Examinees Take Note!

On behalf of Professor Huhn:

“Dear Students,
On the evening of Tuesday, July 16, there will be an online question and answer session to assist you in preparation for the bar exam. I will take questions on Constitutional Law and Commercial Paper. We will meet from 7:00 to 8:00 pm. We can accommodate up to 50 students; if more than 50 people wish to attend we shall schedule a second session from 8:00 to 9:00 pm. If you wish to attend please RSVP by hitting “Reply” to this message. [Please provide your full name in your reply.]
We shall meet on WebEx Training Center. If you have a headset with a microphone you can participate orally, and if you have a webcam you can be seen as well. If not, you can ask questions using the chat features. It’s a good idea to sign on to the session 15 minutes early to make sure that you can connect and your equipment works. If you register, at about 6:00 Tuesday I will email you an invitation to join the session.”

~Professor Huhn

GWR Added for Land Use Planning for Fall 2013

At the request of Professor Barnes, a General Writing Requirement component has been added to Land Use Planning.  Any students registered for Land Use Planning in the fall who are interested in obtaining their GWR can now register through My Akron.  The GWR information is: (78986) 9200:610-018.