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Monday Morning Message 3.4.19: Why Choose Us?
“I have received more from C|M|LAW than I could have imagined…..I wanted a school with good bar passage ratings, good job placement, and a good reputation in the community. C|M|LAW has all of these, but also offers tons of networking events and their graduates give back to the current students.” -Rachelle Summers, J.D. Candidate, 2019, Women's Student Law Association, Vice President, Moot Court
Monday Morning Message 2.25.19: 1,000 Blessings of Liberty in Your Pocket.
"We the People of the United States, in Order to… establish Justice… and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution..." -The Preamble to the U.S. Constitution
Monday Morning Message 2.11.19: We Touch the Future.
"Teaching is the greatest act of optimism." –Colleen Wilcox
“I touch the future. I teach.” –Christa McAuliffe
Last week, I noted that there are many compelling reasons for students to choose Cleveland-Marshall, but one factor, above all others, is the most important – the quality of our faculty.
I’m very pleased to share another sampling of the student evaluations of some of our faculty from last semester.
Professor Michael Borden (Contracts):
Monday Morning Message 2.4.19: Why Choose Us? The One Factor, Above All Others, That is the Most Important.
“Education is not the filling of a pail but the lighting of a fire.” – William Butler Yeats
“I am not a teacher, but an awakener.” – Robert Frost
We are in the process of recruiting students for our Fall 2019 class. The competition between law schools for the most talented students has never been more competitive. So why should an applicant choose us?
There are many compelling reasons to choose Cleveland-Marshall at Cleveland State University: our first-in-Ohio bar passage rate (93%), our first-in-Ohio ranked part-time program, and our fourth-largest-in-the-nation increase in the national rankings. I will outline these and many other reasons in future Monday Morning Messages.
Monday Morning Message 1.28.19: Pay It Forward. Open Doors.
“I’ve learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands. You need to be able to throw something back.” —Maya Angelou
We open doors and let the future in.
We are here for our students from the moment they enter the first front door to their legal education to the moment they enter the second front door to their career. We are their law school for life.
As 2019 begins, a number of our Class of 2018 graduates continue to seek full-time post-graduate employment.
You can support our most recent graduates by becoming a C|M|LAW Champion and help launch them into their first job after graduation.
Why should you help our graduates?
Monday Morning Message 1.22.19: Advocate for Justice
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”– Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Yesterday was Martin Luther King Day, and it’s worth noting that we have a long, proud history of advancing equality and social justice. Cleveland-Marshall College of Law was the first law school in Ohio to admit women and one of the first to admit minorities. It was our graduates who laid the foundation for the legal profession and who led the fight for civil rights in Ohio.
Monday Morning Message 1.14.19: Words of Kindness
Starting this week, each of my Monday Morning Messages will include a “Monday Moment” at the end of my message. It may be an interesting fact, quote, or a link to an interesting article, op-ed, editorial, or video that makes you think and/or laugh. It may or may not be related to the subject matter of my message. Just trying to keep my messages interesting and timely!
“Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.” -Mother Teresa
Monday Morning Message 1.7.19: Guideposts for 2019
Each January I choose 12 quotes, one for each month of the year, to serve as my guideposts for the coming year. My quotes for 2018 and 2017 can be found here: January 8, 2018 MMM /January 9, 2017 MMM
So here’s some wisdom to live by in 2019.
Monday Morning Message 12.17.2018: We are Rising.
“When the law school offered me a scholarship, I asked my sister to read the letter for me because I just couldn’t believe that something so good was happening to me. Seeing how many people invest in this institution really made me study as hard as I can.” -Erica Molnar ’18
“My brother and I are the first generation to go to college….By choosing C|M|LAW, I was choosing to put the weight of the alumni network behind me and that it was worth its weight in the extra loans and money that it would cost me… Looking back… I made the right choice.” -Kimberly Kendall Coral ‘12
This is my final Monday Morning Message of the year; we’ll resume Monday, January 7, 2019.
Monday Morning Message 12.10.2018: Final Exams Test More Than Your Knowledge
“Well, tests ain’t fair. Those that study have an unfair advantage.” –Allan Dare Pearce, Paris in April
“It’s not that I’m that smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.” –Albert Einstein
Final exams began last week and continue until December 21. We provide coffee and food in the Dean’s office every day during exams, but I also want to offer a little advice and share advice from some of our faculty and staff.