February 23, 2010

Game on: Lansing Lugnuts will begin 15th season in Cooley Law School Stadium

President and Dean of Cooley Law School Don LeDuc and Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero announced yesterday that the downtown Lansing stadium, home to the minor league baseball team the Lansing Lugnuts, will officially be named the Cooley Law School Stadium.

The Lansing Lugnuts and Cooley Law School signed an 11-year sponsorship agreement, which mirrors the stadium lease between the team and the City of Lansing. The new stadium name agreement allows the baseball club and the city to evenly split the sponsorship support, for a total of $1,485,000 for the entire 11-year contract. "We are thrilled to make this long-term investment that will benefit, not only our students and employees, but the entire community and region for years to come," LeDuc said.

(From left to right) Big Lug, the Lansing Lugnuts mascot; Patrick Day, General Manager of the Lansing Lugnuts; Don LeDuc, President and Dean of Cooley Law School; Virg Bernero, the Mayor of Lansing and Scott Keith, Interim President and CEO of the Lansing Entertainment and Public Facilities Authority reveal the logo for the new Cooley Law School Stadium.

High-Res 300dpi Image © Thomas M. Cooley Law School 2010

Cooley Law School is the largest law school in the nation. Founded in 1972, the private, non-profit law school operates J.D. programs across Michigan in Lansing, Auburn Hills, Grand Rapids and Ann Arbor.Today, Cooley Law School has nearly 14,000 graduates across the nation and worldwide and also offers joint degree and master of laws programs. Cooley offers enrollment three times a year; in January, May and September.