BLSA will have a general meeting on Thursday, November 11, 2010, at 5:00pm in Room 151 to discuss current and future business. In addition, we will also be taking group pictures so please be prompt and dress professionally (court room attire). Also, the registration deadline for our Regional Conference is approaching. Please speak with Jonathan McDonald if you are unable to attend the meeting. mcdonald.324@gmail.com. Food will be provided, so come hungry!
Virginia M. Wagner Educational Grant
Soroptimist International of Canton/Stark County offers cash awards for the Virginia M. Wagner Educational Grant. This award was designed to help women achieve their higher education goals. The awards from the local club are $550 for first and $500 for second place. Additional awards may be given. The District Award for the District winner is $250 and the Regional Award is $1,500. This award is available to a woman currently seeking a baccalaureate or higher degree.
The following criteria are some of the aids in the selection process:
1. Effort toward education
2. Scholarship
3. Extracurricular activities
4. Financial need
5. General impression
Deadline for all applications is January 15,2011 and should be mailed to the address below.
The Virginia Wagner Award applications are avail able online at www.bestforwomencanton.org, which is our club’s Website. Do not email the completed forms. Mail them to the address below.
If you have any questions, please call the number listed below.
Sincerely,
Shirley E. Howes
Foundations Committee Chair
Soroptimist International of Canton/Stark County
P.O. Box 2336
North Canton, OH 44720
Phone: 330-499-7453
LAW meeting – W-214, Nov. 17, 12:30
LAW will have a general meeting on Wednesday, November 17, 2010, at 12:30 in W-214 to sign up volunteers for Angel Tree and to talk about a conference we are considering attending in March.
Law Student Panelists Needed TONIGHT at Maplewood CC in Ravenna
Maplewood Career Center in Ravenna, OH (about 30 minutes east of Akron) seeks 4-5 law students to speak to high school students entering their Legal Academy this year. The intent of the panel is to address life as a law student, as well as your educational and professional history leading up to law school.
The panel will run from 6:30-7:30 pm TONIGHT.
If you are interested in participating in this program, please contact Patty Abbuhl, who is the director of the Legal Academy at Maplewood. Her e-mail address is abbuhlpa@mwood.cc and her phone number is 330.296.2892.
New Law Library Guide for first year law students!
To help you prepare for finals, take a look at this new guide called Library Materials Guide for First Year Courses.
The Guide links to information about study aids, course materials, audio lectures, flashcards, CALI lessons and AudioCaseFiles. All these resources are available to University of Akron law students.
To get to this guide click on the link above or go to the Law Library web page and click on Library Guides in the left menu. At the next screen click on Library Materials Guide for First Year Courses.
There are tabs for Contracts, Civil Procedure, Property, Torts and Criminal Law.