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Monday Morning Message 12.2.19 Help a Student's Dream Come True
“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.”– Harriet Tubman
Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday. It would mean a lot to us if you would take a moment tomorrow, or anytime before the end of the year, to support the opportunity for a student to achieve their dream of making a difference in the world. Believe in C|M|LAW. Please Give Now.
Monday Morning Message 11.25.19 Seek First to Understand
“Seek first to understand, then to be understood.” – Stephen Covey, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
As Thanksgiving approaches later this week, I want to express my gratitude for the exceptional work of our law students, faculty, staff, alumni, friends, and for the support and leadership of CSU President Harlan Sands, CSU Provost Jianping Zhu, CSU Board Chair David Gunning ’94, Board of Visitors Chair Kelly Tompkins ‘81, and Alumni Association President John Calabrese ’12.
Monday Morning Message 11.25.19 Seek First to Understand
“Seek first to understand, then to be understood.” – Stephen Covey, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
As Thanksgiving approaches later this week, I want to express my gratitude for the exceptional work of our law students, faculty, staff, alumni, friends, and for the support and leadership of CSU President Harlan Sands, CSU Provost Jianping Zhu, CSU Board Chair David Gunning ’94, Board of Visitors Chair Kelly Tompkins ‘81, and Alumni Association President John Calabrese ’12.
Monday Morning Message 11.18.19 Skate Where The Puck is Going
“I skate to where the puck is going, not where it has been.” – Wayne Gretzky
We pride ourselves in our ability to skate to where the puck is going – to adapt our curriculum and programs to meet fast-changing market demands. I am proud to announce that our newly created, fully online Master of Legal Studies in Cybersecurity and Data Privacy is officially accepting applications for spring 2020. This degree is designed for anyone who wants to understand the significant legal and business risks posed by cybersecurity, data security and data privacy.
Monday Morning Message 11.11.19 He Could Taste His Future
“We who lived in concentration camps can remember the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their last piece of bread. They may have been few in number, but they offer sufficient proof that everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms -- to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way.”
― Dr. Viktor E. Frankl, Man’s Search for Meaning
On this Veterans Day, I’m thinking about my father-in-law, the legendary West Side Cleveland City Councilman Michael J. Zone, who was a prisoner of war in WWII.
Monday Morning Message 11.4.19 It's Never about the Setback. It's Always About How We Respond.
“The impulse to hide bad news and instead offer rosy forecasts has a long history….denial is not inevitable, even if it is always a temptation. Dialogue- the capacity to discuss the undiscussable- is the antidote, and confidence makes it possible….” - Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Confidence
“Companies fail because success is viewed as deserved rather than hard earned…. People begin to believe that success will continue almost no matter what the organization decides to do, or not to do.” - Jim Collins, How the Mighty Fail
Monday Morning Message 10.28.19 Anything is Possible
“God, grant me the Serenity to accept that pursuing my dream is living a few years of my life like most people won’t….so I can spend the rest of my life like most people can’t.
The Courage to trust in my skills and have an unshakeable belief in myself.
And the Wisdom to know that nothing is impossible… and anything is possible.”
-Dean’s Serenity Prayer for First Year CSU Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (C|M|LAW) students
Last Friday evening, we had the special opportunity to celebrate our iconic past and invest in our exciting future.
Monday Morning Message 10.21.19 The Eyes of the Nation are on a Courtroom in Cleveland
“Addiction is the only prison where the locks are on the inside.” - Anonymous
UPDATE: Just minutes after I sent this morning’s Monday Morning Message (below), I learned that Judge Polster’s efforts to mediate and resolve the federal opioid litigation has resulted in agreements in principle with Cuyahoga and Summit Counties and defendants Teva, Cardinal Health, McKesson and AmerisourceBergen.
Monday Morning Message 10.14.19 In Just 10 Days....
Cleveland-Marshall’s mission: Learn Law. Live Justice. is more than just coursework, papers, exams ...it's a principle of …. making lives better. Law school can be an overwhelming process, but the purpose is for the aid of other people...the people who need our help navigating within a complex law-filled world.... that's why we signed-up for this journey...to let others know justice matters. -Sharon Kay Bäden ’19
Every day we educate and train the future custodians of our democracy. It’s a sacred trust that we take very seriously.
Monday Morning Message 9.30.19 Someone struggled for your right to vote. Use it.
“We do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate.” – Thomas Jefferson
“Elections belong to the people. It’s their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters.”― Abraham Lincoln
“Someone struggled for your right to vote. Use it.” – Susan B. Anthony