Study Groups

ASP Group Study Sessions are regularly scheduled weekly sessions during which an ASP Assistant leads law study skills activities designed around first-year courses. ASP Assistants do not re-teach the content professors cover, rather the assistants use the course content in helping students apply the material. For example, the assistant may lead a session on spotting issues in contracts cases or a session on responding to torts hypotheticals.

Why attend ASP Group Sessions:
ASP Group Study Sessions provide you practice with skills such as briefing, outlining, and exam writing, within the context of a particular subject. Honing these skills is fundamental to success in your courses.

What do I need to do to attend the Sessions:
Show up at the ASP Office Study Room (Room 315 of the Law Library) at the scheduled time and day. Any student may attend the group sessions. Attendance is voluntary. Students may attend all or some of the sessions.

How do I choose which sessions to attend:
- If you are having difficulty in a particular course, select that course to get more reinforcement of the concepts.
- If you are confident in all of your courses, attend the session you are best in to see how you can apply those successful strategies to your other courses.
- Feel free to attend all sessions to determine which ones are most helpful

 

Structured Group Study Sessions: Fall 2011

Group Study Sessions begin the week of September 5th
Unless noted otherwise, group study sessions are held in the ASP offices, located on the 3rd floor of the library.

Day Classes:

	Section One	Section Two	Evening Section
Civ Pro	Angela Cox & Eli Heller Thursdays, 1:15pm	Megan Arneson Mondays, 10:30am	n/a
Contracts	Meetal Patel Mondays, 3:15pm	Jessica Lopez Wednesdays, 11:00am	Amanda Bunner Mondays, 5:30pm
Crim Law	Robbins - Wednesdays, 3:00	Robbins - Wednesdays, 3:00
	Rich - Tuesdays, 10:00	Rich - Thursdays, 9:30
Property	Robert Campbell & Cletus Pulliam Wednesdays, 3:00pm	Michael Mercier Thursdays, 10:30am	n/a
Torts	Nick Fagnano & Margaret Phillips Thursdays, 2:15pm	Susannah Bender Tuesdays, 1:00pm	Nick & Margaret Wednesdays, 5:30pm

 

ASP Assistants & Mentors
ASP Assistant and Mentors are available to provide one-on-one assistance with important law school skills such as: note organization, issue spotting, analysis and application practice, and time management.  Make an appointment or just stop by the ASP offices during office hours (see below).

ASP Assistants	Office Hours
Megan Arneson	Thursdays, 2:00-3:00
Susannah Bender	Tursdays, 1:00-2:00
Amanda Bunner	Mondays, 4:15-5:15
Robert Campbell	Wednesdays, 4:00-6:00
Angela Cox	Mondays, 1:30-2:30
Nick Fagnano	Mondays, 5:30-6:30
Eli Heller	Wednesdays, 11:00-12:00
Jessica Lopez	Wednesdays, 12:00-1:00
Michael Mercier	Wednesdays, 11:30-12:30
Meetal Patel	Wednesdays, 2:45-3:45
Margaret Phillips	Thursdays, 9:30-10:30

 

ASP Mentors	Office Hours
Terence Baptiste	Mondays & Wednesdays 3:00-4:00 (and by appt)
Charlie Helbley	Tuesdays & Fridays, 2:00-3:00 (and by appt)
Jeff Riester	Wednesdays & Thurdsays, 12:30-1:30 (and by appt)
Abby Shackelford	Mondays & Tuesdays, 5:30-6:30 (and by appt)

Academic Success Programs

Group Study Sessions

Offered for all 1L classes: Reinforce your skills in the context of a particular subject.

Workshops

Offered throughout the semester on a variety of topics, including:

• Reviewing your Performance
• Outlining Refresher
• Stress & Time Management
• Exam Preparation
• Exam Simulations

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.

Individual Meetings

Make an appointment or stop by the ASP- the Interim Director and ASP Assistants are available to assist students in developing and enhancing the critical skills necessary for law school success.

Questions?  ASP has answers.  Stop by, call, or email:
Rm 317 (library 3rd floor)
330-972-8065
Staff Director Katherine Silver Kelly: Ksk10@uakron.edu
Faculty Director, Dean’s Club Professor of Law Willa Gibson: Willa1@uakron.edu