Last chance to sign up for a mock interview!

Only 2 slots remain for mock interviews with local attorneys:

Thursday, August 29th at 2:30 at the law school with Attorney Andrew Voorhees and Friday, August 30th at 10:45 with Attorney Rob Malone at Buckingham Doolittle.

Please email Director Benedict O’Brien at ab139@uakron.edu ASAP to secure a spot to practice your interview skills!

Law Students Encouraged to Participate in UA I-Corps Sites Program

UA students and faculty can apply today to participate in the National Science Foundation’s I-Corps Sites Program. UA is home to one of only three NSF I-Corps Sites programs nationwide, which is aimed at teaching teams of faculty, students and mentors principles that will help them commercialize ideas coming from any type of research (faculty and students from all colleges are encouraged to apply). In addition to participating in an extracurricular program on commercialization, those selected for the program will receive a $2,500 grant to pay for travel, prototyping and other expenses associated with the project.
UA’s I-Corps Sites Program serves as preparation for more lucrative commercialization-focused grants like NSF I-Corps Teams (~$50,000), Ohio Third FrontierTechnology Validation Fund (~$50,000 to ~100,000), and SBIR/STTR (~$150,000). Individuals and teams can APPLY. For more information feel free to contact the I-Corps Sites Program via email at: nsficorpssites@uakron.edu. Applications are open through September 23, 2013.

Program Director, Andrew Maas feels that “Law and Business students will make an excellent addition to any of the teams in the program. Apply now to become part of something truly extraordinary.”
Contact Information:
Andrew Maas
amaas@uakron.edu
330-972-2140

Earn community service hours while having fun!

Organization: Akron YMCA

Event: Jack O Lantern Jog, see details at http://www.akronymca.org/Jackolanternjog.aspx

Dates: we are looking for volunteers for:

–          Saturday October 12, 2013, from 6:30am – approx. 12:00pm

–          Friday, October 11th , from 1:00pm – approx. 6:00pm

Tasks:

–          Volunteers on Friday will be assisting with set up at the site, folding t-shirts and putting together the goodie bags at the University Park YMCA (on Market St. by Summa/City Hospital).

–          On Saturday, volunteers will be responsible for assisting runners along the route, manning the water stations and setting up the water stations, assisting with directions from the parking garage to the entrance for registration, and crowd control. Other assignments may be added as we get closer to the date.

Volunteers do not have to come on both days, but they can. To volunteer, contact:

Sonia Wehrlin at soniaw@akronymca.org

And/or Dan Steurer at dan1870@aol.com

 

Community Service Opportunities!

1. Community Service Opportunity: assist with adaptive recreation basketball team for adults with special needs, Sundays, 12:30 to 1:30, at Orange High School. Contact Wilson Huhn, whuhn@uakron.edu, 216-789-0507, for details.

 

2. The Family Resource Center is a department through Summit County Juvenile Court that provides case management services to youth and their families.  Youth are typically involved in minor offenses such as truancy, unruly behavior, misdemeanor domestic violence and theft.  It is a preventative program and most of the clients are not on probation. It offers tutoring to kids who are struggling academically and it seeks individuals to be volunteer tutors.  The information for the position is as follows:

  • One day a week for two hours
  • Beginning date is end of September and ending date is  in December – end date is tentative based on tutor’s availability
  • Tutors will need to come prepared with some of their own material based on youth’s academic level.  Some youth bring in homework while others come in unprepared so we are also looking for tutors who are creative and can provide some of their own material for the youth
  • Tutors will be contacted by the case manager who coordinates the tutoring schedule (Sarah Norman)
  • Tutors will be briefed on youth’s academic level and current need.
  • Tutoring takes place at Juvenile Court in the Family Resource Center.
  • The Family Resource Center case manager and other staff are always present and available during tutoring times.

For further information or if you are interested in the opportunity, contact Sarah Norman, 330-643-2942 or snorman@cpcourt.summitoh.net