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
Monday Morning Message 12.9.24 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 about the extraordinary teaching of our faculty. I’m pleased to share some emails I’ve received over the past year. Our faculty’s fingerprints will never fade from the lives they’ve touched.
Professor Emeritus Peter Garlock
Global Space Law Center & Global Business Law Review Symposium: The Legal and Operational Challenges of Human Space Flight
Co-sponsored by the Global Space Law Center and the Global Business Law Review.
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.”
Monday Morning Message 12.2.24 Change the Way You Look at Things. The Things You Look at Will Change.
“If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at, change.” – Wayne Dyer
Final exams begin today and continue until December 12. This morning’s message is to our students, particularly our first-year students who are experiencing their first law school final exams.
If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at can change. So my advice is to change the way you look at the pressure of final exams. As tennis legend Billie Jean King once said, “Pressure is a privilege - it only comes to those who earn it.”
Monday Morning Message 11.25.24 Gratitude
“Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you….” -Ralph Waldo Emerson
As Thanksgiving approaches this week,
I’m thankful for:
Monday Morning Message 11.18.24 Nominations Open for 2025 Hall of Fame
Nominate Someone for the 2025 Hall of Fame
Our Hall of Fame was established in 2017 to honor the outstanding contributions to the success and prestige of our law school by distinguished alumni and community leaders with strong ties to our law school, and former deans, faculty and staff.
If you would like to nominate someone for the 2025 Hall of Fame, please submit your nomination by January 17, 2025.
Tuesday Morning Message 11.12.24 Our 2024 Hall of Fame Celebration!
Yesterday was Veteran’s Day, so this message is being posted Tuesday Morning.
“Thank you again for the honor of being inducted in the CSU Law Hall of Fame…. It was clearly a "Top Shelf" event! The food was amazing and the program was great. I loved getting my award from Supreme Court Justice Melody Stewart. This was a well-planned and well-attended event.” - Judge Cassandra Collier-Williams ‘90
Monday Morning Message 11.4.24 Reflections on Tomorrow's Presidential Election
“In our finest hours...the soul of the country manifests itself in an inclination to open our arms rather than to clench our fists; to look out rather than to turn inward; to accept rather than to reject.” ― Jon Meacham, The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels
I have five thoughts I’d like to share about tomorrow’s election.
First, for our country to begin to heal and for our next President to succeed, we can ill afford a sore loser or an arrogant winner.
