Monday Morning Message 3.31.25 A Law Degree That Fits Your Life and Jumpstarts Your Future.
“I wanted to make sure you heard from me saying thank you. It would be difficult for me to be going to law school in person, given my circumstances and where I live, so this opportunity has been and is very important to me…..I want to thank all the folks who have worked tirelessly to pull this program together so that people like me can have an opportunity to study the law.” – Student, CSU|Law J.D. online part-time (JDO) program
Monday Morning Message 3.24.25 We Touch The Future
"I touch the future. I teach." - Christina McAuliffe
"Education is not the filling of a pail, but rather the lighting of a fire." - William Butler Yeats
A few weeks ago, I shared some positive messages about the extraordinary teaching of our faculty and extraordinary service of our staff. I’m pleased to share some more emails I’ve recently received. They keep coming!
FACULTY
Associate Dean Carolyn Broering- Jacobs
Monday Morning Message 3.17.25 State of the Law School
"I really didn't say everything I said." - Yogi Berra
“It usually takes me more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech.” - Mark Twain
“There are always three speeches…The one you practiced, the one you gave, and the one you wish you gave.” -Dale Carnegie
Each year, for the past 8 years, I have continued the tradition of giving the “Dean’s State of the Law School” presentation in which I share my thoughts on CSU Law’s past, present, and future.
Monday Morning Message 3.10.25 Our Fingerprints
“Our fingerprints don't fade from the lives we touch.” - Judy Blume
Not a week goes by when I don’t receive a positive message from a student or alumnus about the extraordinary teaching of our faculty and extraordinary service of our staff. I’m pleased to share some emails I’ve received over the past few months. Our faculty’s and staff’s fingerprints will never fade from the lives they’ve touched.
STAFF
Jaime Gay
Monday Morning Message 3.3.25 Special Edition: January/February Faculty/Staff Focus
This Special Edition of the Monday Morning Message is called CSU/LAW Faculty/Staff Focus. We are very fortunate to have outstanding full-time, adjunct, and emeritus faculty, leaders-in-residence, and staff. I am pleased to share regular updates on their excellent scholarship, presentations, teaching, and service.
Faculty
Monday Morning Message 2.24.25 The Gentleman From Ohio
“Cleveland-Marshall was exactly the right place….For four years, from 1949 to 1953, I worked during the day and went to school from six to ten every night. As tired as I might have been, I came to most of my classes full of excitement and anticipation…..As my studies progressed at Cleveland-Marshall, I was aware that I was experiencing a kind of mental or intellectual metamorphosis. The fact is that there’s nothing quite like the law…. I understood that I wasn’t simply absorbing knowledge, learning cases and principles – my mind was being trained to a way of thinking. I was absorbing a certain kind of logical, philosophical approach to processing and presenting information.
Monday Morning Message 12.16.24 The Power of a Second Chance
“There are few things as powerful as the joy of someone who got a second chance and found their purpose.” - Kim Reynolds
“I want to thank Cleveland State Law School and congratulate and thank the past and present CSULAW students and staff who have made this possible. With the help of this team… expedited pardon applications jump to the front of the line to have their cases go before the Ohio Parole Board, and then to me for final consideration…. Cleveland State is so very important to not only Northeast Ohio but to the entire state." -Ohio Governor Mike DeWine
CSU|LAW Welcomes Assistant Dean for JD Admissions & Financial Aid Korey Mercer
Cleveland State University College of Law welcomes new Assistant Dean for JD Admissions and Financial Aid Korey Mercer.
“CSULAW is the summation of my academic, professional, and personal background,” said Mercer. “As I look at the history and vision of the law school, I am reminded of my own values and what even compelled me to go to law school and become a leader in the legal profession.”
