A Gift from the President of Thomas M. Cooley Law School
“ Nobody makes a greater mistake than he who does nothing because he could do so little. � Edmund Burke, 1729-1797, British Politician
Thomas M. Cooley Law School 300 South Capitol Avenue | P.O. Box 13038 | Lansing, MI 48901
SPRING IS IN BLOOM AT COOLEY’S CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND STUDY, LANSING
RESPONSIBLE SUSTAINABILITY Together we share only one planet. Ours is a world of precious beauty and limited resources. But we do not own it. We are merely its custodians, its caretakers. We hold it in trust for future generations. By the 20th century, much of modern society seemed to have forgotten what the ancient peoples knew instinctively: that our natural resources must be preserved and protected. There is much evidence that earlier civilizations managed their natural resources effectively. By the first Earth Day in 1970, it had become clear that we needed to re-learn how to do the same. Founded just two years later in 1972, Cooley has consistently been a leader in managing and using resources properly. In acquiring our Lansing, Auburn Hills, Grand Rapids, Ann Arbor, and Tampa Bay facilities, we have renovated and rebuilt structures; we have never torn them down. We have equipped them with the latest technology to reduce electricity, decrease water consumption, and minimize the need for cooling in the summer and heating in the winter.
We have also reduced the use of paper and plastic while recycling much of what we do use. All of our buildings are now green certified by SERF, the Society of Environmentally Responsible Facilities, or are LEED certified by the U.S. Green Building Council. As year end approaches, I send you this calendar as a gift from Cooley. I hope you will enjoy the beauty of our facilities and benefit from the enclosed thoughts on how you can join Cooley in conserving and protecting our planet. With best wishes,
Don LeDuc President and Dean
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If every household in the United States replaced just one standard incandescent light bulb with an energy-efficient one, the nation would annually save about $600 million in energy costs. The holiday season at the Cooley Center in Lansing
JANUARY S U N DAY
M O N DAY
New Year’s Day
Hilary Term Begins
1 8 15 22 29
2 9 16 23 30
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
T U E S DAY
3 10 17 24 31
W E D N E S DAY
4 11 18 25
T H U R S DAY
5 12 19 26
F R I DAY
S AT U R DAY
6 7 13 14 20 21 27 28
Marion M. Hilligan Class Graduation
One ton of paper made completely from recycled scrap saves 7,000 gallons of water, 4,100 kilowatt-hours of energy, three cubic yards of landfill space, and 17 trees. Cooley’s Ann Arbor campus
FEBRUARY S U N DAY
M O N DAY
T U E S DAY
W E D N E S DAY
T H U R S DAY
F R I DAY
Groundhog Day
1 8 15 22 29 Groundhog Day
5 12 19 26
6 13 20 27 Valentine’s Day
Presidents’ Day
President’s Day
7 14 21 28 Valentine’s Day Mawlid al-Nabi
2 9 16 23 30
S AT U R DAY Mawlid al-Nabi
3 4 10 11 17 18 24 25 31 Alumni Wine Tasting
Over a ton of resources are saved for every ton of glass recycled: 1,330 pounds of sand, 433 pounds of soda ash, 433 pounds of limestone, and 151 pounds of feldspar. Cooley’s Ann Arbor campus
MARCH S U N DAY
4 11 18 25
Daylight Savings Time Begins
M O N DAY
5 12 19 26
T U E S DAY
6 13 20 27 Spring Begins
W E D N E S DAY
7 14 21 28
T H U R S DAY
1 8 15 22 29
F R I DAY
S AT U R DAY
2 3 9 10 16 17 23 24 30 31 St. Patrick’s Day
Energy saved from recycling one aluminum can could operate a computer or TV for three hours, and a recycled six-pack saves enough energy to drive a car five miles. Cooley’s Auburn Hills campus is situated on 67 beautiful acres
APRIL S U N DAY April Fool’s Day Palm Sunday
1 8 15 22 29 Easter Sunday
Earth Day Palm Sunday
Easter Sunday
M O N DAY
T U E S DAY
W E D N E S DAY
T H U R S DAY
F R I DAY Good Friday
2 9 16 23 30
3 10 17 24 31
Federal Income Tax Due
Passover Begins
4 11 18 25
5 12 19 26
S AT U R DAY Passover Begins
6 7 13 14 20 21 27 28 April Fool’s Day
Federal Income Tax Due
Good Friday
Glass takes up to 4,000 years to decompose in a landfill yet can be recycled indefinitely. Cooley’s newest campus in Tampa Bay, Florida
MAY S U N DAY
M O N DAY
T U E S DAY
W E D N E S DAY
T H U R S DAY
Law Day
Trinity Term Begins
6 13 20 27 Mother’s Day
Oliver Ellsworth Class Graduation
7 14 21 28 Memorial Day
1 8 15 22 29
F R I DAY
S AT U R DAY Cinco de Mayo
2 9 16 23 30
3 10 17 24 31
4 5 11 12 18 19 25 26
Each ton of recycled paper can save 17 trees, which can absorb a total of 250 pounds of carbon dioxide from the air each year. Burning a ton of paper instead creates 1,500 pounds of carbon dioxide. Birds eye view of energy-saving green sedum roof at Cooley’s Auburn Hills campus
JUNE S U N DAY
M O N DAY
3 4 10 11 17 18 24 25 Father’s Day
Alumni Golf Benefit
T U E S DAY
5 12 19 26
W E D N E S DAY
6 13 20 27 Summer Begins
T H U R S DAY
7 14 21 28 Flag Day
F R I DAY
S AT U R DAY
1 2 8 9 15 16 22 23 29 30
Almost every hour, nearly 250,000 plastic bottles are dumped. Plastic bottles take close to 700 years to decompose in a landfill. Used plastic dumped into the sea kills and destroys sea life at an estimated 1 million sea creatures per year! Green space at Cooley’s Grand Rapids campus
JULY S U N DAY
M O N DAY
T U E S DAY
W E D N E S DAY
T H U R S DAY
F R I DAY
S AT U R DAY
Independence Day
1 8 15 22 29
2 9 16 23 30
3 10 17 24 31
4 11 18 25
5 12 19 26
6 7 13 14 20 21 27 28 Ramadan Begins
In the United States, trash is produced at an alarming rate of 1,609 pounds per person, per year. Flowers at Cooley’s Auburn Hills campus
AUGUST S U N DAY
5 12 19 26
M O N DAY
6 13 20 27
T U E S DAY
7 14 21 28
W E D N E S DAY
1 8 15 22 29
T H U R S DAY
2 9 16 23 30
F R I DAY
S AT U R DAY
3 4 10 11 17 18 24 25 31
One of the most effective ways to save energy is to use compact fluorescent light bulbs which generate the same intensity of light but consume three times less power than incandescent bulbs. Cooley 5K Race for Education starts in front of Cooley Law School Stadium
SEPTEMBER S U N DAY
M O N DAY
Labor Day Michaelmas Term Begins (no classes)
2 3 9 10 16 17 23 2330 24 Rosh Hashanah
Bushrod Washington Class Graduation
T U E S DAY
4 11 18 25
W E D N E S DAY
5 12 19 26 Yom Kippur
T H U R S DAY
6 13 20 27
F R I DAY
S AT U R DAY
1 7 8 14 15 21 22 28 29 Autumn Begins
A used aluminum can is recycled and back on the grocery shelf as a new can in as little as 60 days. An aluminum can that is thrown away will still be a can 500 years from now! Fall is here at the Darryl Parsell Memorial Garden at Cooley’s Lansing campus
OCTOBER S U N DAY
M O N DAY
1 8 15 22 29 Columbus Day
7 14 21 28
T U E S DAY
2 9 16 23 30
W E D N E S DAY
3 10 17 24 31 Halloween
T H U R S DAY
4 11 18 25
F R I DAY
S AT U R DAY
5 6 12 13 19 20 26 27 Thomas M. Cooley Society Donor Recognition Gala
A seedling takes a minimum of 15 to 20 years to grow into a tree, but the tree can be felled in 10 minutes. On an average, one tree can yield about 700 paper grocery bags, which will be consumed in less than an hour by a supermarket! A frosty morning at Cooley’s Auburn Hills campus
NOVEMBER S U N DAY
M O N DAY
Halloween
Daylight Savings Time Ends
4 11 18 25
Daylight Savings Time Ends
Veterans Day
T U E S DAY
W E D N E S DAY
Election Day
Election Day
5 12 19 26
Veterans Day (Observed)
6 13 20 27
7 14 21 28
T H U R S DAY
1 8 15 22 29 Thanksgiving Day Thanksgiving Day
F R I DAY
S AT U R DAY
2 3 9 10 16 17 23 24 30 31 Veterans Day
Alumni Association Annual Meeting and Wine Tasting
Running tap water for two minutes uses 3-5 gallons of water. A five-minute shower uses 20-35 gallons of water. A full bath uses approximately 60 gallons of water. Water efficient fixtures can cut water use by 30 percent. The holiday season at the Cooley Temple Conference Center in Lansing
DECEMBER S U N DAY
M O N DAY
T U E S DAY
W E D N E S DAY
T H U R S DAY
F R I DAY
S AT U R DAY
1 7 8 14 15 21 22 28 29 Hanukkah Begins
2 3 4 9 10 11 16 17 18 23 24 2 30 2431 25 23 Christmas Eve
New Years’s Eve
Christmas Day
5 12 19 26 Kwanzaa Begins
6 13 20 27
Winter Begins