October 27, 2009 - The University of Akron

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October 27, 2009
This issue of the Administrative
Briefs, including the Dean’s Message,
was prepared last Wednesday, prior
to Professor Coleman’s tragic
passing on Sunday morning.
October 27, 2009
Inside this Issue
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Message from the Dean
Academic Success
Programs
Career Planning &
Placement News
General News
Student Organization
News
The University of Akron
Law School Quarterly
Administrative Briefs
Message From The
Dean
As you might have been aware, you have been paying a student activity
fee of $14 per credit hour. The undergraduate fee is slightly less than $30
per credit hour. Until this year, the money collected through the law
student activity fee went to the University for distribution. Some went to
support the Student Recreation and Wellness Center and the basketball
and football facilities. The remainder went to fund student activities.
Until two years ago, law school student organizations had to individually
go to the undergraduate Associated Student Government [ASG] to ask
for funding. More recently, a negotiated amount given to the Law School
by ASG.
In discussions with the University Vice President for Student Affairs, and
me, it was agreed that we would ask the Board of Trustees to allow the
law school to set, collect and use law student fees. Out of this, we would
still have pay out a negotiated amount for the Student Rec Center and
athletic facilities. But I want your suggestions as to how to set and
distributed the remainder of the money.
Some of the issues are –
1. Should we include the Student Bar Association fee in the amount
set and collected?
2. Who should decide on allocation: the Dean’s Office; the SBA; a
combination of the administration and the SBA; a special
student/staff/faculty allocation committee?
School of Law Events Calendar link:
https://www.uakron.edu/calendar/
University of Akron School of Law
Akron, OH 44325-2901
(330) 972-7331
3. Should we provide a minimum amount for every student
organization and then distribute the remainder? Or should we
distribute all the money based on an evaluations of requests?
4. What is a fair amount to charge if all the remainder now goes to
law student activities and groups?
There is one final question and perhaps an opportunity. One concern I
have mentioned earlier and which continues to be raised with me is the
cost of the bar review course or courses and how it may or may not be
covered by student loans and is just a large chunk to pay at the end of the
law school career. Now, we have the opportunity, if you desire, to set a
student fee per credit hour, that would cover the cost of the bar review
course.
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Message from the Dean
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The idea would be that I would negotiate with the bar review companies on a charge based on being paid up front
and in bulk. That bar review cost could be substantially less than what you would pay otherwise. We would then
divide that amount by 88 [the number of credit hours you need to graduate] and add it to the student fee for each
credit hour. At today’s potential negotiated price that would be about $25 per credit hour or between $350 and
$400 more per semester for a full time students [and proportionately lower for part-time students.]
Details would have to be worked out but it would be money that could be used for any bar review course anywhere
and at a discounted rate for courses offered by some entities in multiple locations. Again - I need you input! What
do you think? E-mail again is belsky@uakron.edu.
Martin H. Belsky
Dean and Randolph Baxter Professor of Law
September 1, 2009 Message from the Dean
Recap of the Dean’s Messages . . .
Welcome back to our returning students and welcome aboard to our new ones. This is one of our largest entering classes and, as
expected, they are bright, energetic, and excited. They will make good “alums-in-waiting” and, of course, alums in a few short
years.
Over the past two years, the faculty has been considering a number of changes to our curriculum, and they will continue that
process this year. One change is already evident - our restructured Legal Research and Writing Program [LRAW]. The
revamping is in two parts. First, entering and future students will have three semesters of LRAW, with one semester focused on
specific skills. The exact nature of that skills course, and the integration of skills into first year courses is still in the process of
development. Dean Jordan is coordinating that effort and I hope to be able to report to you soon on what exactly is going to be
done.
Next, we have added four new faculty, who will, under the direction of Professor Richard Cohen, be teaching the LRAW courses.
Each of these new colleagues comes with years of experience and a skill set that we are confident will assist our students.
Barbara Sanchez graduated from the University of Akron, where she was Articles Editor of the Law Review and winner of five
CALI awards. She worked as an extern in the United States Attorney’s office and for 6 th Circuit Judge, The Honorable Deborah
L. Cook. Most recently, she has been an Associate at Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease, LLP.
Ann L. Shiavone is a graduate of Duquesne Law School, where she was first in her class and a member of the Law Review. She
has served as an Adjunct Professor of Legal Research and Writing at Duquesne, an Associate at Kirkpatrick and Lockhart, LLP,
and Buchanan Ingersoll and Rooney, PC. Most recently, she has served as In-House Legal Counsel for a subsidiary of Bank of
America.
Elizabeth Shaver is a graduate of Cornell law School, where she was a member of the Law Review. She has served as a federal
District Court clerk in Maryand and an Associate at Jones Day in their Cleveland office. Most recently, she has been the Senior
Attorney at Genesis Professional Liability Managers, the Director’s and Officers Liability subsidiary of Berkshare-Hathaway.
Richard Strong is a graduate of Case Western Reserve University School of Law, and has served as an Adjunct Legal Writing
Instructor at Akron Law. For many years, he was a trial attorney, and then shareholder at Roetzel and Andress. He has made
many presentations on medical malpractice, jury trials, and writing.
Welcome to our new colleagues and your teachers and again to you - our alums in waiting!
School of Law Events Calendar link:
https://www.uakron.edu/calendar/
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October 27, 2009
September 15, 2009 Message from the Dean
Ok - this is a lecture and a prodding. We need you - our students and colleagues - to work with us in a number of ways. First,
for our and your benefit, we need you to take an active interest in your future employment. This means coming to job fairs,
coming to interviews, coming to alumni events, networking with faculty, meeting with our Director of Career Services, Barbara
Weinzierl.
We know that this is not the best of times for legal employment - but we also know we have a great product - you! Let us do
our job and help you get the job you want! We understand that you have a lot of other priorities - but one should be your future
career. I just don’t think it makes sense for you to be too busy or too tired to go to a meeting, attend a career services forum, or
talk to an alum or faculty mentor, or even sign up for an interview.
On a different but related note, we need you to help us help you with your other problems. We have an Academic Support
Program and a Bar Prep Program - developed to help you succeed in law school and pass the bar. From your first day at Akron
Law to the day you stop practicing law or not need or want to continue to use your law degree, we want to help you make best
use of your legal education. This includes networking with your colleagues, the faculty, and administrators and staff.
Either by giving or receiving help in an academic subject, you are not only helping yourself, but helping the school and its
reputation. By being involved in a student organization, from a club to a journal or trial or moot court team, you are making our
regional and national presence more visible. By meeting with alums, and later as alums, meeting with students and prospective
students, you are highlighting our sense of community and, yes, even family!
Finally, we need your advice. We will be working on a number of projects this year - a new building, a restructuring of our
curriculum, programs for post-graduate and non-lawyer continuing education, and community programming. If you have any
ideas or suggestions, or even gripes, e-mail me directly. I will respond and if I can I will take appropriate action.
In short, I am asking you to participate - be there - not just for our school and its reputation but both directly and indirectly for
you, yourselves.
September 29, 2009 Message from the Dean
Over the past few weeks, a number of judges, lawyers, and academics, and academic administrators have been meeting and
discussing the issues of students’ ability to handle stress in law school and in legal practice. Many of you know that there is a
requirement in Ohio that there be a session, which you must attend, on substance abuse. Some of you, I’m sure, feel that this is
just another dumb mandate. We are adults, some of you argue, to me, and why do I need to be told this. I can make my own
choices and suffer any negative consequences, if there are any.
I think this misses the point. The reason for the rule is the need to provide you with information about the risks you take as a
student and then as a lawyer by substance abuse, and also how we and the profession can provide you help. It is also to point
out that as a lawyer, you have obligations not just to yourself - but also to your colleagues and to society. The impacts of your
abuse will not be limited to you and even just those close to you. It can affect your classmates and the reputation of this school.
As a lawyer, it can affect your clients, but also the entire legal system.
Recently, a Task Force on Lawyer’s Mental Health and Wellness issued a preliminary report indicating that the concern for
students and future lawyers should be broadened. To quote the Task Force, “we owe it to ourselves, our clients, and the
profession to address the problem.”
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September 29, 2009 Message from the Dean (cont.)
Here are some of their statistics - While the rate of depression for entering law students is about the same as the general
population, it is 4x that by the end of their legal education and may be even higher for some categories of practicing
lawyers.
In response, law schools are being asked to increase awareness of the causes of depression and mental illness in general
and to provide students with information on prevention, detection, and treatment. We are in the process of developing
such a program for awareness - which could include speakers, confidential counseling, stress buster events [that are not
centered on alcohol], information cards and magnets; and advice on transition from college to law school, advice on the
questions on mental health on the bar application and even healthier foods in the vending machines.
In the meantime, if you have some concerns or need some help, contact me, Dean Jordan, Dean Thorpe, or any faculty
member. We will keep such information to ourselves and can provide you with options or find out options for you.
Law School will never be stress free - but we can help you avoid the negative impacts of such stress. Let us try!
October 14, 2009 Message from the Dean
On Saturday, October 3 rd , I joined some faculty and staff and many students at a community service day - Akron Law
Cares. Under the supervision of Professor Joann Sahl, we met early that morning at Belcher Apartments and were
greeted by Zippy [for the uninformed or newcomers, the University of Akron kangaroo mascot, who recently was named
national Mascot of the Year] and band members from the School of Music.
Some stayed at Belcher but the majority of us went to Saferstein Towers. At both places, we helped clean up the grounds,
and at Saferstein, we went room to room, helping out the seniors living there with their “to do” list. By way of full
disclosure, the “we” is not an accurate description. My job was to call out the Bingo numbers in the Saferstein Social
Hall.
Talk to the students who went. It was fun. We all felt we were helping and, just as important, felt that we were helping to
improve the image not just of law students but of lawyers. The residents enjoyed having the students and faculty there.
They asked a lot of questions and really appreciated the service. Not surprisingly, I got a lot of legal questions, often about
something the residents saw on television, either in one of the “Judge Soandso” shows or a drama series.
“Akron Law Cares” is a good example of what we as a law school and a profession must do. The ethical rules provide
that lawyers should provide voluntary legal services. [Ohio’s new rule is still in its final drafting stages.] And the law
school is considering a community service obligation on all students, faculty and staff. These efforts are not because it is
good public relations. It is because performing such service it is the right thing to do and also helps the law student and
the lawyer understand their professional obligations and also the day to day life of the people the profession is to serve.
A few illustrations: Early in my career, I was asked to handle - pro bono - divorces for indigent or close to indigent
clients. These were then called “in forma pauperis” proceedings. During my career, I have had criminal appointments,
and have done transactional work for individuals in need and for many non-profits, including those who serve those in
need. I learned a great deal from those efforts and also made many friends not just for me personally but, I believe, for
the profession. In fact, one such effort, led to a contact which in turn led to a job. And the insights I learned from these
people and organizations I worked with helped me later in dealing with other people, other clients and other problems.
My story is not unique. We are [and you as alums-in-waiting will soon be] members of a profession. What distinguishes
us from others is our duty to our society. But the requirement of service is not all altruistic. It also helps us be better
lawyers.
October 25 th to October 31 st is “National Celebration of Pro Bono” Week. The American Bar Association and state and
local bar associations throughout the country are joining to highlight the work that lawyers do for their communities and
to encourage lawyers [and future lawyers] to do more!
I applaud their efforts and I applaud those who helped with the “Akron Law Cares” day. But this is not just a one day or
a one week effort or statement. It is a lifelong obligation.
School of Law Events Calendar link:
https://www.uakron.edu/calendar/
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October 27, 2009
Looking at the past . . .
Academic Success Program
From the September 15, 2009 Briefs
Welcome to all of you who are new to the law school and welcome back to all of you who are returning as upperdivision
students!
As I begin my second year in the ASP office I want to take this opportunity to alert all of you to ways that ASP can
help you during the academic year. Please take advantage of the resources available to you through the program.
• ASP has its own web page on the law school site. You can find the link for the Office of Academic Success
Programs on the web page under “Academics”. The web pages provide a variety of information and resources
including:
o The structured study group schedule and ASP Assistant and Mentor office hours
o Workshop information and schedule
o Links to resources on the web including study strategies, stress management, legal writing, and the
Law Writing Center
o Downloadable tips and strategies on a variety of law school topics
• You can make individual appointments to discuss study strategies. Just email Director Katherine Silver Kelly
at ksk10@uakron.edu. Any law student is welcome– no matter your year in law school or your grade point
average.
• A study aids library in the ASP offices. The library includes a variety of supplemental resources for courses
throughout law school: general law school success, time management and organization, legal writing
resources, exam preparation, and course specific items such as flash cards, hornbooks, CDs, and practice
questions. You may check out up to 3 items for 3 days at the circulation desk or sign out an item for short‐term
in‐library use.
o New this year is a special section dedicated to bar exam preparation. It is never too early to start
studying for the bar!
• Structured group study sessions for all first year courses. Upper‐division students facilitate these sessions
which focus on developing the skills essential to law school success in reading, briefing, outlining and
especially systematic analysis and expression.
• ASP Assistants and Mentors. All ASP Assistants have an office hour for drop‐in help and ASP Mentors are
available several hours a week for one‐on‐one assistance.
• Workshops on topics such as Reading and Briefing Like an Expert, How to Succeed in Law School Without
Really Trying, Outstanding Outlining, and Exam Excellence are held throughout the semester. Watch your
email and mailbox for details.
Do you have a unique study strategy that has been successful for you? Is there a workshop you wish we would offer?
A study resource that the ASP library should have? I would love to hear about it! We are always looking for ways to
make ASP more useful and helpful. Please email, call, or just drop by and let me know.
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From the September 29, 2009 Briefs
Don’t Just Survive…Thrive
Katherine Silver Kelly,Director Academic Success Programs
As we enter the sixth week of classes, many of you are functioning in survival mode- getting through each day with little thought
about what you should be doing next. Don’t think you are in survival mode? Answer the following questions: Are you reading
for class but doing no additional thinking about the law? Have you virtually ignored your class notes since taking them? Are your
outlines either non-existent or barely there? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you are in survival mode. Fear not!
You still have time to regain control and thrive in law school.
Stop Procrastinating. There is enough time to accomplish everything. During study time don’t read or respond to emails, instant
messages, texts, or phone calls. These are mere distractions that waste time and allow you to avoid work.
Break a Daunting Task Into Smaller, Manageable Tasks. If the idea of an entire outline for a course seems daunting, start with
the course syllabus or text table of contents. Just focus on one topic at a time, then move on to another. The key is to BEGIN.
Streamline and Condense. Condense material before it goes into the outline. Including every brief and word from class results in
overwhelming volume and detail.
Avoid Shortcuts- Do not rely on another student’s outline or commercial outlines. The point of outlining is to gain understanding
of how concepts relate to each other. You can only do this by processing the material yourself.
Set Realistic Goals. Telling yourself that you will be caught up with every course outline by tomorrow is a recipe for failure.
Instead, set a goal to catch up on your outlines by the end of the weekend. Then set a goal to outline new material every week.
Be Consistent. Review and revise your outlines every week. You will not have to re-learn material if you outline regularly.
Outlining too late in the semester makes it impossible to learn and retain all of the information in time for exams.
Take Care of Yourself. In order to focus on the higher level thinking required in law school, you must take care of basic needs:
get enough sleep, eat right, exercise, laugh, and socialize. You cannot maintain a constant pace on 4 hours of sleep, caffeine, and
candy. It is possible to do well and take time for yourself, just don’t go to the extreme. Go home. Eat a salad. Take a shower.
Get some sleep.
From the October 14, 2009 Briefs
Feeling Stressed? Need Direction? ASP Can Help!
Guest Columnist: Brande Smith, 2L
As a second year law student, I am all too familiar with the stress associated with law school. Studying difficult concepts,
struggling with outlining and fearing the final exam can be overwhelming. To balance the issues of law school life and to gain the
tools needed to be a success, consider visiting the Office of Academic Success.
ASP offers a diverse group of study options. Weekly study sessions are offered for all first year courses. The office also has a large
variety of supplemental materials for all law school courses, in addition to bar preparation. Individual mentoring and/or tutoring
sessions are held daily and ASP Director Kelly is always there to help in any way she can.
Now that we are half way through the semester, stay tuned for information about ASP workshops on exam preparation, dealing
with stress and time management. I encourage you to take advantage of what the Office of Academic Success has to offer.
School of Law Events Calendar link:
https://www.uakron.edu/calendar/
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October 27, 2009
And to the future . . .
Exam Excellence, Part I
Katherine Silver Kelly,Director Academic Success Programs
With four weeks of class to go, many of you are worried about exams. Whether this is your first experience with law school
exams, you want to improve on last year’s performance, or maintain an already strong performance, ASP programs and services
can help.
ASP Library
The ASP has a library of study aids available for short-term loan. Study aids include hornbooks, commercial outlines, flashcards,
flowcharts, practice exam questions (essay and multiple choice), and course lecture CDs.
Workshops
Exam Excellence: study plans, open-book exams, writing essays, multiple-choice questions.
Thursday, October 29th in W214
• 12:15‐1:00 & 5:15‐6:15
Stress Management Lunch/Dinner: presented in conjunction with Assistant Dean Lauri Thorpe.
Join us for a relaxing and enjoyable meal Thursday, November 5th in the student lounge
• 12:00‐1:00 & 5:15‐6:15
Representatives from the University Counseling and Testing Center and Student Recreation & Wellness will provide information
on recognizing, managing, and relieving stress.
First-Year Exam Simulation & Analysis (November 9-12)
Taking practice exams is one of the most valuable ways you can prepare for exams. Exam simulations provide you the
opportunity to answer a sample exam question under test conditions followed by discussion and analysis.
Monday, November 9 Contracts
• 1:00-2:00 (Sections 1 & 2) W210
• 5:00pm –6:00 (evening section) W210
Tuesday, November 10 Property
• 1:00-2:00 (Section 1) W210
• 3:00-4:00 (Section 2) W210
Wednesday, November 11 Civil Procedure
• 11-12 (Section 1) W210
• 1:00-2:00 (Section 2) W 210
Thursday, November 12 Torts
• 1:00-2:00 (Section 1) L165
• 1:00-2:00 (Section 2) L167
• 5:00-6:00 (evening section) L167
Drop-in Assistance (November 12-16)
ASP Assistants are available during these drop-in times:
Monday 10:45-1:00, 4:30-6:15
Tuesday 10:45-2:00, 4:00-5:30
Wednesday 12:00-2:30, 5:00-6:15
Thursday 1:00-2:00, 3:00-4:00
Friday 9:30-10:30, 12:15-1:15
As usual, don’t hesitate to see ASP Director Katherine Silver Kelly with questions and concerns regarding exam preparation and
other study or academic issues.
Academic Success Programs: room 315 (Library 3 rd floor), 330-972-8065, ksk10@uakron.edu.
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Career Planning News
The following is a list of upcoming events and opportunities. Should you have any questions regarding this information, please
contact the Career Planning & Placement Office at 330/972-5321.
Upcoming Alumni City Visits – Students Invited to Attend
Below is a list of the upcoming city visits planned by the Akron Law Alumni Office and the Career Planning Office. All
students are invited and encouraged to attend these events as they are great networking opportunities and a great
chance to meet Akron Law alums in cities where you may be interested in working.
City Visit Date Location Event
November 9, 2009 Columbus, OH Alumni Breakfast
November 10, 2009 Phoenix, AZ Alumni/Friends Dinner
Please note: Attendance at these events is not an excused absence from class. Interested students should contact
their professors before attending to determine how any such absence will be treated. If you are interested in
attending one of these events, please RSVP to Sue Staats at staats@uakron.edu at least one week before the date of
each event that you plan to attend.
Save the Date --Mark your calendars NOW
2 nd Annual Public Interest Law Day at Akron Law School –
Wednesday, November 4
3 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
This is a wonderful opportunity for you to speak to a variety of public interest employers and learn more
about practicing law with a public interest organization and how to break in to those kinds of jobs. Further
information and details coming in the next few weeks!
School of Law Events Calendar link:
https://www.uakron.edu/calendar/
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October 27, 2009
General News
Richard L. Aynes Writing Competition
In recognition of his many contributions to the law school’s intellectual property law program, the school’s Intellectual
Property Advisory Council created the Richard L. Aynes Writing Competition. This competition is open to all students
enrolled at The University of Akron School of Law. Each participating student will be required to submit a paper
(minimum of 20 pages) on a constitutional aspect of intellectual property law. Students may submit original papers
written specially for the competition, or papers already written to meet their GWR requirement, for the IP Journal or for
a course grade.
A panel consisting of Professors Aynes, Samuels and Oddi will select the best paper. The author of such paper will
receive a $500 cash award.
All papers must be submitted on or before February 15, 2010. The award will be presented at the March 9 th
meeting of the Intellectual Property Advisory Council.
For further information, please contact Professor Samuels at x7898 or at samuels@uakron.edu.
International Trademark Association (INTA)
2009-2010 LADAS MEMORIAL AWARD
The Ladas Memorial Award, supported by the law firm of Ladas & Parry LLP, was established in memory of the
outstanding contributions to international intellectual property law made by the distinguished practitioner and author
Stephen P. Ladas.
The Ladas Award is presented once a year in two separate author categories with one competition for students and
one for professionals. In each category, the award is given to the paper judged best on the subject of trademark law or
a matter that directly relates to or affects trademarks.
The Ladas Memorial Award Competition is open to all students, practitioners and academics interested in trademarks
and trademark law.
To compete in the Student Category authors must be enrolled as either full- or part-time law or graduate students.
For students outside the United States, university enrollment is acceptable.
To compete in the Professional Category authors must be legal practitioners, business professionals and/or
academics. No restrictions regarding level of experience or years in practice apply.
The Student and Professional winners of the Ladas Memorial Award Competition are individually recognized with a US
$ 2,000 cash award and a set of Stephen P. Ladas’ three-volume treatise. Each year, the winners are invited to attend
the INTA Gala, held as part of INTA’s Annual Meeting, where they are recognized before the outstanding volunteers
and leaders of the Association. The student winner also receives a travel and lodging stipend of up to US $ 1,000 to
attend the Gala.
For additional information and official competition rules, visit http://www.inta.org/images/stories//2009-
2010_ladasflyer.pdf
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The 12 th Annual Entertainment Law Initiative Writing Competition
The GRAMMY Foundation ® Entertainment Law Initiative (ELI) Writing Competition promotes discussion and debate on the most
compelling legal issues facing the music industry today. The initiative also promotes future careers in entertainment law by
seeking out the nation's top law students and giving them invaluable networking and educational opportunities.
ELI is composed of three major elements: a national legal writing contest, a seminar series held at nationally prominent law
schools, and a high profile scholarship luncheon held during GRAMMY week. For the first time ELI has also added Writing
Contest workshops at prominent law schools around the country with the goal of helping students enter and be successful in the
contest. (For a complete list of ELI writing competition workshops, add The Entertainment Law Initiative on Facebook.com or
email loren.fishbein@grammy.com) The luncheon, attended by music attorneys, executives, and law students has become a
singular event for the entertainment business community during GRAMMY Week. The contest challenges students to identify and
research a compelling legal issue confronting the music industry and propose a resolution. A national panel of legal experts will
judge the papers, in a blind process, and select the five finalists.
The scholarship is co-sponsored by the American Bar Association (ABA), and the winning papers will be published by the
GRAMMY Foundation and the ABA Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries in concert with a major law review
journal.
For additional information and complete competition rules, visit the Entertainment Law Initiative page on Facebook. Non-
Facebook users should send an e-mail to eli@grammy.com
We’re Talkin’ Teens: Legal and Social Issues
Friday, November 13, 2009
10:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Hilton Akron/Fairlawn
3180 West Market St., Akron, OH 44333
• The Adolescent Experience: If We Could See it Through Their Eyes
(Susan Painter MS, RN. University of Illinois, Chicago)
• Trafficking of Minors
(Celia Williamson, PhD., University of Toledo)
• GLBTQ Issues Within the Teen Population
(Henry Ng, MD, MetroHealth Medical Center)
• Teen Dating Violence and Adolescent Offenders
(Tim Boehnlein, Domestic Violence Center, Cleveland)
$80 ~ 5.5 CLE
(Nursing and Social Service Contact Hours also offered)
Complete program details and registration: www.uakron.edu/law/continuinged/
School of Law Events Calendar link:
https://www.uakron.edu/calendar/
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October 27, 2009
Electronic Evidence Certificate Program
Nov. 20: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Nov. 21: 8 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.
The University of Akron Martin Center
Participants will gain the legal and technical knowledge and skill sets necessary to advise clients regarding:
• Using Electronic Evidence to accurately document and prove maximum damages in civil cases
• Investigating events without interviewing personnel; finding the facts without relying upon human
recall; documenting events without incurring significant outside counsel fees
• Allowing Electronic Evidence to lead outside counsel and client to claims and •defenses faster and
more economically than traditional case-building research
Completer program details and registration can be accessed at: www.uakron.edu/law/continuinged/
Cost: $450 per person - early bird registrations received by Nov. 9
$500 per person - registrations received after Nov. 9
(cost includes 12 CLE hours including one hour ethics, one hour professionalism and .5 substance abuse, as well as breakfast and
lunch for both days)
Two students may attend free, by being selected from a random drawing. To enter the drawing for free registration,
submit your name, e-mail address and telephone number no later than noon Monday, November 9th to Michele
Novachek in the Office of External Programs (manovac@uakron.edu). All are welcome to pay the registration fee to
attend.
Student Organization News
LAW/ACLU
LAW and the Akron Law chapter of the ACLU will be selling coffee, tea and various breakfast foot items every Monday, Tuesday
and Friday from 7am – 9am during the fall semester.
DELTA THETA PHI
Delta Theta Phi will be conducting the program entitled “Support A Soldier” throughout the remaining school year. Through the
not-for-profit group “Adopt A Soldier,” DTP has adopted a platoon stationed overseas in Iraq. DTP will be sending monthly care
packages to the platoon. Look for the collection bin in front of the DTP office every Monday to drop off donations. A package
will be sent following the last Monday of every month.
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
The Environmental Law Society will be selling Fair Trade Coffee and various foods every Thursday at 7am.
INTERNATIONAL LAW SOCIETY
The International Law Society will be selling candy in the law student lounge from 12 pm – 1pm during the fall semester.
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LAW
The Law Association of Women is collecting items for the Battered Women’s Shelter now through December 12. For a list of
items, please see the Akron Law Student Organizations Calendar of Events on the School of Law website.
The Law Association of Women will host “Show us Your SKiLs! – Sitting, Knitting and Literature with LAW” every Friday
through November 15 from 5:15 – 6:15 pm in the Law Student Lounge.
The Law Association of Women will hold a general meeting on Monday, November 2 from 12:15 – 1:15 pm and 5:15 – 6:15 pm
in W-208.
PHI DELTA PHI
Phi Delta Phi will sponsor Costume Bowling at AMF Riviera Lanes (20 S. Miller Road, Fairlawn, OH) on Saturday, October 31 at
10 pm.
SBA
The Student Bar Association will host “Supreme Courting” Dante Raffle and Talent Show on Friday, November 6, 8 pm at The
Lounge (374 Orleans Avenue, Akron).
How will you know when the University is closed?
There are several ways to find out when the University is closed:
• Call 330-972-SNOW (7669)
• Check The University of Akron homepage at http://www.uakron.edu. An alert message will be placed directly on the
homepage anytime the University is closed.
• Enroll in the “Z-Alert” emergency text messaging service available through Zipline.
Administrative Brief Calendar
Deadline Date:
Issue Dates
November 4 November 10
November 18 November 24
Veteran’s Day:
LAW CLASSES HELD
Tuesday & Wednesday, November 10 ‐ 11, 2009
Thanksgiving Break:
Thursday, November 26 – Saturday, November 28, 2009
Thanksgiving Holiday begins
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at 5:00 pm
Last Instructional Day
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Reading Period
Saturday, November 28 – Tuesday, December 1, 2009
“You have not lived
today until you have
done something for
someone who can
never repay you.”
~John Bunyon
Exam Period
Wednesday, December 2 – Saturday, December 12, 2009
School of Law Events Calendar link:
https://www.uakron.edu/calendar/
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