Monday Morning Message 5.23.22 Changing of the Guard
“When one door closes, another door opens.” – Helen Keller
"Often when you think you're at the end of something, you're at the beginning of something else." –Fred Rogers
“ …your hearts must have the courage for the changing of the guards.” – Bob Dylan
Now that the spring 2022 semester has been completed, I want to thank all the members of our extraordinary faculty for their dedication to our mission.
Learn Law. Live Justice. Through their tireless service to our law school, to the university, and to the community, they also serve as role models for our students.
Monday Morning Message 5.16.22 Our Most Resilient Class.
“ The Cleveland-Marshall College of Law logo says this: Learn Law. Live Justice. Learn is an action verb; so is live. They look good on a logo; it is when you embed this vision into your future that you will change the world for the better…..I urge you on this day of new beginnings for you: remember the action verbs in the mantra of this, your soon-to-be alma mater: Learn Law. Live Justice. You don’t need it to be easy. You just need it to be possible.” – CSU President Laura Bloomberg
Adjunct Professor Kirk Herath Appointed as Ohio’s Cybersecurity Strategic Advisor
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced that CSU C|M|LAW Adjunct Professor Kirk Herath has been appointed to the role of Cybersecurity Strategic Advisor, a new position created within his administration.
CMLAA Alumni of The Year Recipient Profile: The Honorable Brendan Sheehan ’93
Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association Alumni of the Year recipient The Honorable Brendan Sheehan ’93, the Administrative and Presiding Judge on the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, was driven to a career in law for a deeply personal reason.
CMLAA Alumni of The Year Recipient Profile: Ann Aber ’03
Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association Alumni of the Year recipient Ann Aber’s career path to becoming one of the most prominent corporate lawyers in the area as Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary of JOANN Inc.
Monday Morning Message 5.9.22 Two Stories of Opportunity
“Most people miss opportunity because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” –Thomas Edison
"If a window of opportunity appears, don't pull down the shade." - Tom Peters
This morning, I want to share two inspiring stories about seizing opportunities and making improbable dreams come true.
Monday Morning Message 5.2.22 Nothing is Given. Everything is Earned.
“Nothing is given. Everything is earned.” ― LeBron James
“Pressure is a privilege - it only comes to those who earn it.” – Billie Jean King
“As much as talent counts, effort counts twice.” ― Angela Duckworth
Today is the first day of final exams and they continue through May 13.
If our students are looking for inspiration, they need look no further than last Friday’s results from the February 2022 Ohio Bar Exam.
Monday Morning Message 4.25.22 Lifting As We Climb
“ Lifting as we climb, onward and upward we go, struggling and striving….. we look forward to a future large with promise and hope. Seeking no favors because of our color, nor patronage because of our needs, we knock at the bar of justice, asking an equal chance." - Mary Church Terrell, suffragist and civil rights activist; author, A Colored Woman in a White World, 1940
Every week I witness the impressive accomplishments of our students not only in the classroom but also outside the classroom through participation in our diverse, outstanding C|M|Law student organizations, publications, and events.
Professor Doron Kalir Selected as Dean Stapleton Award for Faculty Excellence Recipient
CSU Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Professor Doron Kalir has been selected as the 2022 recipient of the Dean Wilson G. Stapleton Award for Faculty Excellence. He will receive his award at the Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association Annual Luncheon on May 26.
The award is named for CSU C|M|LAW Hall of Fame member Dean Wilson G. Stapleton ’34, who served the law school for 32 years as a faculty member and later as dean.
“It is truly a tremendous honor for me to be even considered for the Award, let alone winning it,” said Kalir.