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Monday Morning Message 4.30.2018: “Reflections on a One-Year Anniversary”
"None of us is as smart as all of us." - Ken Blanchard
“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” – African Proverb
This week is my one-year anniversary as Dean, and I want to take this opportunity to say thank you. I’ve been overwhelmed by the support I’ve received from the C|M|LAW community over these past two years, first as Interim Dean, and over the past year as Dean. I remain excited and grateful for this unique opportunity.
Monday Morning Message 4.23.2018: “I Couldn't Have Done This Without You”
“I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think.” – Socrates
“The best thing about being a teacher is that it matters. The hardest thing about being a teacher is that it matters every day.” -Todd Whitaker
We are a law school that is student-centered. That would not be possible without our outstanding Cleveland-Marshall faculty. Our faculty members offer a level of accessibility, support, encouragement, and interaction that many law schools don’t offer.
Monday Morning Message 4.16.2018: “Bridging the Gap Between Law School and the World”
“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” – Benjamin Franklin
We are a law school that ensures that our students are practice-ready. Our excellent Civil Litigation, Transactional, and Community Advocacy Clinics connect our students with the practice of law in creative ways that allow us to use the city and the courts as our classroom.
There are many examples, but below is just a brief glimpse into last week in our Civil Litigation Clinic.
Last week our students:
Monday Morning Message 4.9.2018: “The Pursuit of Happiness”
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” - Declaration of Independence
"Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it." -Maya Angelou
Below is another message to those extraordinary individuals who have been admitted to the Fall 2018 Class of Cleveland-Marshall College of Law.
Monday Morning Message 4.2.2018: “Your Choice. Your Next Chapter. Your Life.”
“Choices are the hinges of destiny.” – Edwin Markham
I want to share my email to those very talented individuals who have been admitted to the Fall 2018 Class of Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (“C|M|LAW”).
Congratulations! You have met our high standards of admissions; you were chosen from a large, highly competitive pool of applicants because of your unique combination of achievement and potential for success.
Please know that we don’t take your enrollment for granted. We know that you likely have choices between us and other fine law schools.
Monday Morning Message 3.26.2018: “On the Rise”
We are a law school on the rise.
Last week we received great news that C|M|LAW rose 14 places in the U.S. News Rankings, the fourth highest increase among the nation’s 194 full time ABA accredited law schools. Only 3 law schools in the country had a larger increase in national ranking. In addition, our longstanding part-time program ranked first in Ohio. See Cleveland State University C|M|LAW Rises; Case, Akron Drop in U.S. News Law School Rankings
Monday Morning Message 3.19.2018: “Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts.”
“Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts.” – Albert Einstein
“Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.” – Benjamin Franklin
Tomorrow is the law school version of March Madness- the annual release of the U.S. News & World Report Law School Rankings. So this week I am writing both a Monday and a Tuesday Morning Message. Tomorrow I will report on the results, and my prediction is below.
Monday Morning Message 3.12.2018: "Some Call Them Crusaders. We Call them Graduates"
“The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience.” – Atticus Finch, To Kill a Mockingbird.
“We are not just attorneys, but defenders of justice….To merely label us ‘attorneys’ would do a disservice to this great profession…” – Brittany Lowe ’17, Jones Day
“I love Cleveland-Marshall, and I love the opportunity it provides for its students to take the law and apply it toward a life of justice.” – Alana Jochum ’10, Executive Director, Equality Ohio
Monday Morning Message 3.5.2018: "The Future Started Yesterday."
“The future started yesterday and we’re already late.” -John Legend
“Once a new technology rolls over you, if you’re not part of the steamroller, you’re part of the road.” – Stewart Bran
We are an iconic law school but we do not rest on our 121 years of laurels. We constantly plan for our future. We look around corners. We anticipate where the world is going and do our best to get there early.
Emerging and fast-evolving technologies, such as blockchain, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, have companies and law firms scrambling for legal talent that understands technology. We are educating that talent.
Monday Morning Message 2.26.2018: "Is this Hello or Goodbye?"
“If you hire people just because they can do a job, they’ll work for your money. But if you hire people who believe what you believe, they’ll work for you with blood and sweat and tears.” - Simon Sinek
When I served in public office, a necessary part of each election campaign was raising funds. I’ll never forget what one donor said to me as he handed me his financial contribution. He said, “is this ‘hello’, or is this ‘goodbye’?” He observed that most candidates courted him until he made his financial contribution; but after that, he didn’t hear from the candidate again.