May 26, 2010

Cooley Opens First Phase of $6 Million Library Expansion at Lansing Campus

The Thomas M. Cooley Law School commemorated the opening of the first phase of its $6 million Lansing library expansion on May 25 as part of a ribbon cutting ceremony. The newly opened expansion includes a study hall, accessible 24 hours a day by students, and a 43-seat student lounge.  When completed, the expansion will fill the former Town Center building, a two-story structure between the Cooley Center and the Thomas E. Brennan Law Library on Capitol Avenue in downtown Lansing.

Pictured (from left to right): Duane Strojny, associate dean of library and instructional support for Cooley Law School; Donna Morris, Cooley alumnus and member of the Charles J. Strosacker Foundation board of trustees; Don LeDuc, president and dean of Cooley Law School; Jerry Ambrose, executive assistant to Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero; Christopher Higgins, Cooley student leader; and William Schoettle, chief operating officer and vice president of operations at Cooley.

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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.