UA Hosting 'Camp Law School' on Saturday

WHAT: Nearly 40 seventh- and eighth-graders from the Akron Public Schools will learn about careers in law and law enforcement as The University of Akron hosts a “Camp Law School” event.

WHEN: 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 11.

WHERE: Buckingham Center Room 201.

ETC.: Students will have the opportunity to participate in a mock law school class and mock Street Law class, and watch an attorney/law student diversity panel discussion.

Speakers for the event will include Shirley Simon, chair, Akron Bar Association Street Law Project; Lt. Richard Roach, training department, Summit County Sheriff's Department; Officer Lloyd Ford, community relations, Akron Police Department; Marvin Raspberry, bailiff, Summit County Common Pleas Court; Malina Coleman, associate dean and associate professor, University of Akron School of Law; attorneys Alex Folk, Tavia Galonski, Leonard Hazelett, Candace Campbell-Jackson and Walter Madison; Deborah Stone, coordinator, Strive Toward Excellence Program; Judge Brenda Burnham Unruh; and UA law students.

The event is sponsored by The University of Akron Firestone Fellows Strive Toward Excellence Program, the UA School of Law and the Akron Bar Association's Street Law Project. For more information call 330-972-8860 or 330-630-5077.

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