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ROOM CHANGE – ACLU Elections to be held in L-167
Akron Law ACLU willl hold officer elections for next year, reconsider it’s officer position and Constitution on Wednesday, April 18 at 12:30 in L-167. Old and new officers will then discuss remaining plans for the year to help transition and talk generally about objectives for next year.
You are invited to participate in new program that the law school is developing in honor of The Honorable Sam H. Bell, the first Akron Law graduate to become a federal judge. Judge Bell was highly respected, even beloved, in the legal community. Judge Bell served for many years as a trial judge in both state and federal court. He was deeply committed to improving the quality of advocacy at the trial court level. The Judge Sam H. Bell Trial Advocacy Program will offer a unique educational opportunity for mid-career trial attorneys to achieve that goal.
The Program’s inaugural offering will focus on the jury system, including the selection of jurors. The lawyers involved in the program will conduct actual jury selection as if they were in court. In courtrooms presided over by Judge Taryn Heath of the Stark County Court of Common Pleas and Judges Patricia Cosgrove (retired) and Thomas Teodosio of the Summit County Court of Common Pleas, the lawyers will question prospective jurors and make arguments to the judges as they would in actual trials.
To provide this valuable training experience, we need some jurors. That’s where the opportunity for Akron Law students comes in. The jury selection practicum will take place in the Summit County Courthouse on Thursday, May 10, 2012, at 1-4 p.m.
Students participating in this program will receive three hours counting toward their general community service graduation requirement.
If you would like to participate, please contact Shannon Aupperle (sfauppe@uakron.edu) no later than April 30.
OASP and Sum & Substance- Circulation Changes
The circulation period and overdue fines for OASP and Sum and Substance materials will change for Reading Period and Finals. Starting on April 21, these materials will circulate for only 1 day (instead of 72 hours) and no renewals will be allowed. Overdue fines for these materials will increase from $1.00 per day to $5.00 per day.
These changes provide access to the materials for a greater number of students. If you have questions regarding these changes please stop by the Circulation Desk and ask to speak with Ms. Nevins or a librarian.
Don’t forget…you have access to West Study Aids on Westlaw! See this posting for more information.
The University of Akron School of Law sample exams are available online through Springboard. Log on to Springboard using your UANet ID and Password and follow the link for Law School Sample Exams – Ongoing.
It is the time of the semester when students are writing papers and preparing for exams. Please be courteous of your fellow students and help control the noise level throughout the Law Library. Please put your cell phones and pagers on vibrate and conduct quiet phone conversations either outside of the Law Library or near the Law Library restrooms. If you listen to any form of audio, use headphones and keep the volume low. Please limit conversations in open study areas and if you want to work in a group, please use a study room. When using group study rooms please be respectful of your neighbors and keep discussions under control, the walls are not soundproof.
Free Coffee During Finals!
The Law Library staff invites law students to stop by the Circulation Desk weekday mornings during finals for a cup of coffee. You supply the spill-proof cup and we will supply the coffee.
Weekdays, Monday – Friday, starting April 23rd and ending May 4th.
Good luck on finals!
Formal office hours for the Sounding Board will end, for the semester, this Friday, April 20, 2012. However, if you need a confidential ear for a problem or issue, feel free to email me at scook@uakron.edu, or you can call me at home, 330-264-0425. Prof. Cook”
TRIAL TEAM TRYOUTS for Saturday April 21st are POSTPONED. Instead, tryouts will commence at the start of Fall Semester. We will keep you posted as to the the specific times and dates. For students who have already signed up, the case will remain the same, so you have all summer to work on your materials. Sorry for the inconvenience and good luck on finals.
Please direct any questions or concerns to Daniel Leister at leister.daniel@gmail.com or Stephanie Hand-Cannane at sah83@zips.uakron.edu.