“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 our talented faculty, students, and staff who come together every day to teach and learn in ways that are collaborative and spirited.
I’m thankful for our loyal alumni and former faculty, staff, and deans for building an iconic law school that is an enduring, essential piece of the fabric of our city, region, and state.
I’m thankful for our law’s school’s daily focus on our mission: To Learn Law and Live Justice.
I’m thankful for our law school’s dedication to our vision: To be the leading student-centered public law school committed to both excellence and opportunity, with an ethos of social justice and a national voice.
I’m thankful for our law school’s promise to our graduates: To be your law school for life.
I’m thankful for being a law school where we welcome diverse viewpoints but where we share common values.
I’m thankful for being a law school where we teach our students not only to understand your client’s position but also the complex motivations and positions of all parties.
I’m thankful for being a law school where we teach that reconciling differences is as important as winning cases.
I’m thankful for being a law school where we teach that even as you zealously advocate for your clients, you must remain committed to the ethical practice of law and civility.
I’m thankful for being a law school where we are at our best when we are showing humility, listening to other views, respectfully debating differences, and building consensus.
I’m thankful for being a law school where we are committed to graduate students who are not only successful professionals, but also leaders, change makers, and guardians of justice.
I’m thankful for the honor to serve as Dean of CSU|LAW.
Wishing you and your loved ones a happy, safe, healthy Thanksgiving.
Stay safe. Stay healthy. Stay Committed to Living Justice.
Have a great day. Have a great week.
The views and opinions expressed in my Monday Morning Message are solely my own and do not reflect the views and opinions of the law school or the university.
My best,
Lee
Lee Fisher
Dean, Cleveland State University College of Law | Cleveland State University
Joseph C. Hostetler-BakerHostetler Chair in Law
For copies of past messages, please go to this link: Monday Morning Messages.