Monday Morning Message 9.3.24 Four Core Values That Whisper in Our Ears
This is the first Monday Morning Message of the Fall 2024 Semester. Monday was Labor Day, so the message is being posted today.
“Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking.” - H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
We strive to be a law school that welcomes and encourages diverse viewpoints but where we share common values. Research shows that when we get better at who we are, we get better at what we do (Better Humans, Better Performance, Peter Rea, James Stoller, Alan Kolp).
So when we welcomed our 195 first year students (the largest 1L class in 15 years, a 99% increase in 1L enrollment since 2016), we administered a pledge about values to all our 1L students.
LCOP Celebration
Please join us for a gathering of legal Career Opportunities Program (LCOP) alumni and supporters to celebrate a groundbreaking program that has been changing lives for more than fifty years. We will update you on the LCOP Program, highlight some extraordinary careers of LCOP alumni, and introduce you to current LCOP students, including the 2024 incoming LCOP class, and honor four LCOP Champions.
A reception in the Atrium will follow.
Pardon, Clemency & Reentry Clinic Receives Gift from National Urban League
Criminal Justice Faculty Interviewed for Cleveland Conversations
Professor Robert Triozzi, Co-director of the Criminal Justice Center, Khalida Sims Jackson, Director of the Pardon, Clemency + Reentry Clinic, and Laura Greig, Director of the Terry Gilbert Wrongful Conviction Clinic were interviewed for Cleveland Conversations, a production of the CSU School of Communication in the Levin College of Public Affairs and Education. See the below links to the interviews.
Monday Morning Message 6.10.24 Before Your Email Inbox Gets a Summer Break!
“I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver.” - Maya Angelou
We are giving your email inbox a summer break! The Monday Morning Message will resume the week of August 19, 2024, the first full week of fall semester classes.
In the meantime, I have just one request.
Graduate Profile: 2024 Class Co-Valedictorian Ernest Olesky
2024 Cleveland State University College of Law Co-Valedictorian Ernest Olesky is familiar with receiving such a distinction. When he graduated as an undergraduate from CSU in 2019 with a degree in Psychology, Criminology and Sociology, Ernest was named valedictorian of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, the College of Science and Health Professions, and the University. He does not take these prestigious distinctions lightly.
“It’s a tremendous honor to now cap off this latest chapter of my academic career with this distinction,” said Olesky.
Graduate Profile: 2024 Class Co-Valedictorian Anna Nelson
2024 Cleveland State University College of Law Co-Valedictorian and Tucker Ellis Patent Agent Anna Nelson ‘24 never had law school in mind when finishing her undergraduate studies. Nor did she ever have the idea of being valedictorian in mind throughout law school. But four years of hard work later, Anna is proud of the honor.
“As an evening student, I put zero expectations on myself,” explained Anna. “Going to law school had never been a plan or goal of mine, so I did not envision this kind of success when arriving here. But with reduced pressure on myself to be perfect in school, I think I managed to really learn better.”
Monday Morning Message 6.3.24 The Power of Shared Experience
“As the first Arab American to receive this recognition, this award is especially important not only me—but to my family and community as well. They have always been by my side throughout my journey. …..When I was growing up, education was not a given for women in my culture. Fighting for the opportunity to get my undergraduate degree and then pursue law school was another fence I had to climb. ….
Monday Morning Message 5.20.24 Commencement 2024!
“Start each day with the optimism that it could be one of your best, don’t cruise through life on autopilot. Be sure to revel in each day…..
The skillset you are leaving here with is your ability to look at situations from many perspectives. I would argue that this trait is more valuable today than ever, and more at risk in our polarized environment where every issue has an immediate magnetic attraction to a preordained position…. The world is subjective and unyielding positions bathed in absolutes are more often the source of conflict than the solution……