Mediation Training

Center for Family Studies
at The University of Akron

Graduate and Undergraduate Courses

Mediation is the fastest growing means of dispute resolution throughout the United States. It is an accepted means of resolving custody cases in Ohio courts. It is also a lifetime skill being taught to students in schools all over the state of Ohio.

The mediation training that is offered includes two courses. Together, the general

(12-hour) and the divorce (40-hour) mediation courses meet the Ohio Supreme Court’s requirement of 52 hours of mediation training for receiving court-referred mediations of custody and visitation issues in Ohio. 

INSTRUCTOR         Frank J. Motz, JD:  Chief Mediator, Summit County Common Pleas Division Court and Chair, Supreme Court of Ohio Advisory Committee on Dispute Resolution 

INSTRUCTOR     Cheryl Hollis, JD: Mediator, Summit County Common Pleas Division Court.

TEXTBOOKS:  Available to students at DocuZip – Room 219, 2nd floor of the Student Union

COST:  This depends on your status as a student. Tuition, subject to change, is based on your status as a student and differs for undergraduate, graduate and law students.

TIME AND PLACE:

Seminar: General Mediation Training       (12 hours)             1 credit hour

Class # 14742          Undergraduate 7400:485:008                

Class # 14790          Graduate 7400:585:008                            

Classes will meet at The University of Akron, Schrank Hall South, Room 220.

Monday December 14,  2009        8:30 AM to 4:00 PM
Wednesday December 16, 2009  8:30 AM to 4:00 PM

Seminar: Divorce Mediation Training        (40 hours)             3 credit hours

Class # 14740          Undergraduate 7400:485:007

Class # 14788          Graduate 7400:585:007

Classes will meet at The University of Akron, Schrank Hall South, Room 220.

Monday, January 4th 2010             8:30 AM to 4:45 PM
Tuesday, January 5th                         8:30 AM to 4:45 PM
Wednesday, January 6th                   8:30 AM to 4:45 PM
Thursday January 7th                        8:30 AM to 4:45 PM
Friday January 8th                              8:30 AM to 4:45 PM
Saturday 9th                                           8:30 AM to 4:45 PM

ASSIGNMENTS: The assignments will be sent by e-mail to registered students at their University of Akron e-mail addresses sometime during the middle of December.                                                                                

REGISTRATION:  The mediation courses will be given during the Spring 2009- 2010 intersession — the interim between the Fall and Spring semester. They are considered Spring 2010 classes and will be listed In the Spring 2010 Schedule of Classes that will be listed online. The spring 2010 schedule of classes will be available for viewing online via ZipLine beginning in October 2009. Registration will begin shortly after that. All students are encouraged to register early.

Please note that these classes tend to fill up very quickly, and you should register for them as soon as possible. If you are currently enrolled at The University of Akron, you may register for them in the usual ways when spring registration begins.

(1)  In person at the Registrar’s Office located in room 109 of Simmons Hall, which is attached to the North Parking Deck. Be prepared to present your University ID card or photo ID when registering in person.

(2)  Web registration and the Spring 2010 Schedule of Classes may be accessed through The University of Akron’s homepage.

If you are not currently enrolled at The University of Akron, you may inquire about applying for admission as a degree or non-degree student:

(1)    Through the Graduate School at 330-972-7663. The Graduate School is located in rooms 467-469 of the old Polsky building in downtown Akron between East State Street and University Avenue with entrances on South Main and South High Streets.

(2)    Or through the Admissions office for undergraduates and post-bacculaureates at 330-972-7077. The Admissions office is located in Simmons Hall, which is attached to the North Parking Deck, at the corner of Buchtel and College Streets.

This is just a periodic reminder to protect your belongings

Please do not leave your valuables alone anywhere in the School of Law.  Your textbooks, bookbags, purses, laptops and other belongings can be easily taken in just “30 seconds.”

We welcome visitors to the School of Law and to the Law Library, both those associated with the University and those who are not.  Having open doors, however, also means anyone can come into the building.  It would be wise to always be careful and make it a habit to never leave your belongings unattended.

Interested in making $16/hour? Want to help support your law school?

The Office of External Programs is seeking students to make phone calls to alumni for our Fall 2009 Dean’s Club phone-a-thon.  The first 24 students to sign up will be paid $20 for each 1 hour and 15 minute shift, 4:00-5:15 or 5:15-6:30 pm October 26-29.  Phoning will take place in the Dean’s Suite and participants will be provided a script focused on keeping alumni connected and supportive of Akron Law. 

 To sign-up e-mail Cory Maddox at maddox.cory@gmail.com the following information by 6:00pm October 20th:

Your Name

e-mail address

phone number

All shifts you desire to work (listed in order of preference)

(Note, in order to allow maximum participation, shifts will be filled by a lottery system. You will receive an e- confirming your shifts.)

 Monday, October 26:

Shift 1: 4:00 -5:15 pm

Shift 2:  5:15- 6:30 pm

 

Tuesday, October 27:

Shift 3: 4:00 -5:15 pm

Shift 4: 5:15- 6:30 pm

 

Wednesday, October 28:

Shift 5: 4:00 -5:15 pm

Shift 6: 5:15- 6:30 pm

 

Thursday, October 29:

Shift 7:  4:00 -5:15 pm

Shift 8:  5:15- 6:30 pm