Admissions – Volunteers Needed

The Admissions Office is seeking law students to assist with our January Open House on Saturday, January 15, 2011. Volunteers are requested as follows:

Check-In and Welcome – 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: One or two students are needed to assist with check-in of our guests. This will involve distributing information packets, shaking hands, smiling, and being friendly.

Building Tours – 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Several students are needed to guide 20-minute building tours before the panel discussion. If you have never given a tour of the building before, don’t worry – I will provide you with notes to help you along.

Student/Alumni Panel – 1:15 pm – 2:00 pm: A mix of full-time and part-time students is needed for a 30-minute panel discussion about life as a law student. Most of the people in attendance at this event will be applying for admission to the fall 2010 entering class, so their level of familiarity with law school will likely be fairly low. This panel is about the basics – how much do you study per week, where do you live, how does law school affect your relationship with your wife/husband/family, what you like about law school, what you don’t like, etc. Each panelist will have 3-5 minutes to speak individually, and there will be approximately 5-10 minutes for questions from the audience.

If you are available to help, please e-mail Ivy Washington-Marshall (ikw1@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 open houses successful. Thank you so much for your help, and we appreciate your support!

 

Kegler Brown Diversity Reception – Wed. Dec. 1, 5-7 pm

Kegler Brown‘s Diversity Reception
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
 
All first-year law students are invited to join us at our downtown office on Wednesday, December 1, as Kegler Brown celebrates the impact of cultural diversity on the Columbus legal community.
 
At this reception, you will have the chance to meet Kegler Brown attorneys including members of our recruiting committee, network with other law school students, and learn more about the diversity initiatives that have become so important to our firm, including the Managing Directors’ Diversity Initiative, the Women Lawyers’ Initiative and our Kegler Brown Minority Merit Scholarship program.
 
Hors d’oeuvres and cocktails will be served throughout the event as we toast to our continued commitment to achieving diversity at all levels of our organization.
 
Any questions? Please contact our Human Resources manager, Cara Tammaro. 
 
Kindly RSVP by Wednesday, November 23, 2010 by e-mailing hr@keglerbrown.com with your name, school, phone number and e-mail address.

ELS – Movie Night, Nov. 19, 6 pm, L-134

Take a quick break from studying and learn how a nation survived when the fossil fuels were cut off. Environmental Law Society will be screening The Power of Community – How Cuba Survived Peak Oil on Friday, November 19 at 6 pm in L-134. Come enjoy the movie, some popcorn, a refreshing beverage, and learn about something besides the law for 53 minutes.

Movie Synopsis: “After Cuba lost access to Soviet oil in the early 1990s, feeding its population became a critical challenge. Cuba transitioned from large, fossil-fuel intensive farming to small, less energy-intensive organic farms and urban gardens to generate a more sustainable society.”

Shhh! Law Students are Studying . . .

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.  Thank you.

ATTENTION LAW STUDENTS:  SPRING ENROLLMENT 

Full-Time Students- If you are enrolling for more than 16 credit hours (an overload) and have not already received permission from Assistant Dean Thorpe to do so, you must submit the Request for Deviation from Standard Credit Hour Load (Overload) form  – click HERE.

 Part-Time Students-If you are enrolling for more than 10 credit hours (an overload) and have not already received permission from Assistant Dean Thorpe to do so, you must submit the Request for Deviation from Standard Credit Hour Load (Overload) form  – click HERE.

Return this permission request form as soon as possible to me in the Dean’s Office, Room 136.  Once reviewed by Assistant Dean Thorpe, I will notify you of her decision. 

NOTE:  Permission to enroll in an underload is no longer required.  However, please keep in mind that one or more underloads may impact your date of completion.  As well, a reduced  number of hours may impact your financial aid loans.

Thank you.