Category: General Announcements

Food for Fines Ends December 4

Students, faculty, and staff with late fines may donate nonperishable food items and receive credit toward library fine balances. The program benefits the Akron-Canton Food Bank. 2 nonperishable food items = 1 dollar credit Sorry, this offer cannot be used to pay for lost or unreturned materials. There is no limit to how many food … Continue reading “Food for Fines Ends December 4”

Students, faculty, and staff with late fines may donate nonperishable food items and receive credit toward library fine balances. The program benefits the Akron-Canton Food Bank.

2 nonperishable food items = 1 dollar credit

Sorry, this offer cannot be used to pay for lost or unreturned materials. There is no limit to how many food items you may donate. The Law Library will be accepting food items through December 4.

Food items may be donated at the Law Library Circulation Desk.

Most needed items include peanut butter, boxed cereal, and canned vegetables and fruit.

Westlaw and Lexis printing over the winter break

The University will be closed beginning Friday, December 25 and will reopen on Monday, January 4th, 2010.  This means that the Law Library will also be closed.  If you plan on conducting research on LexisNexis or Westlaw during that time period, please do not send your print jobs to the Westlaw or Lexis stand alone printers here in the Law Library.  You may wish to print to your attached printer or download your work to your computer instead. 

For more information about the Law Library’s Hours during winter break, follow this link -> http://www.uakron.edu/law/library/hours.dot

For questions about Westlaw or LexisNexis please contact Ms. Lenart at 330-972-6357 or e-mail her at llenart@uakron.edu

Joint Degree Info. Session – Dec. 11, 5:30 pm, CBA 121

Interested in pursuing a joint degree?

Attend the UA Graduate Business Information Session

  December 11, 2009
  CBA 121
  5:30 to 7 p.m.

Learn more about the Joint Business and Law Programs we offer:

  • Master of Business Administration (JD/MBA)
  • Master of Taxation (JD/MT)
  • Master of Science in Management-H.R. Management (JD/MSM-HRM)

Advisors will be available to discuss the programs and answer your specific questions.

For more information or to register to attend go to http://www.uakron.edu/colleges/cba/graduate/index.php or email us at gradcba@uakron.edu or call (330)972-7043.

Join us and bring a friend!

Intramural Trial Competition – January 9, 2010

Interested In Litigation? Take advantage of an opportunity to get practical trial experience and win cash prizes! The 4th Annual University of Akron School of Law INTRAMURAL TRIAL COMPETITION will be held Saturday, January 9, 2010. For more information or to sign up, email emack@lawlion.com by December 9, 2009.

About the competition:

  • Open to everyone!
  • Winners receive $750 cash prize and names engraved on the “Law Lion Cup,” displayed in the law school trophy case
  • Runners-up receive $500 cash prize
  • Semi-finalists receive $250 cash prize
  • No registration fee
  • All participants receive a free T-shirt & lunch with distinguished area judges & litigators

Sponsored by Tzangas, Plakas, Mannos, & Raies, Ltd.