Law Commencement
Sunday, May 5, 2024
1 p.m. | Student Union Auditorium
Join The University of Toledo College of Law in celebrating success as we recognize the graduating Class of 2024.
Toledo Law students from the Class of 2024 and their guests are invited to attend the law commencement ceremony in the Student Union Auditorium. This includes students from the J.D. and M.L.W. programs who graduate December 2023, May 2024, and August 2024. Reception to follow at the Law Center.
The ceremony will be in-person and tickets will not be required for guests. For those who prefer to participate virtually, the ceremony will be livestreamed. Access the livestream below or view it on the University's YouTube channel. Follow along with our commencement program.
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Keynote Speaker
Corey Minor Smith '01
Harvard Business School recognized the immense commitment Corey Minor Smith made to
fulling the requirements to earn a certificate for completion of its 2023 Women of
Color Executive Leadership Program. Rolling Out magazine calls Corey Minor Smith a
“legendary lawyer, renowned attorney, noted mental health advocate, prominent media
fixture, and New York Times celebrated author.” These experiences along with becoming
a trained facilitator for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), have paved
the way for her mental health advocacy work. As a well-regarded author, Minor Smith
contributed to the Audible Original We’ve Got Answers and penned a powerful memoir
entitled #Driven (pronounced Hashtag Driven) with a foreword by the renowned motivational
speaker Les Brown.
Minor Smith’s legal career spans over 23 years and has been dedicated to public service as an assistant prosecutor, judicial attorney, and mayoral cabinet member before serving as general counselor for the same public housing authority that provided housing for her and her family. Minor Smith made history as the first African American to be elected to a city-wide position to serve as an at-large member of Canton City Council. Currently, Minor Smith is appointed to serve with the Biden-Harris Administration as senior counsel for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
She has received numerous accolades and awards, including the NAACP - Stark County Image Award, NAMI-Stark County Starfish Award, Boy Scouts of America Buckeye Council Spirit of Scouting Award, She Elevates Woman of Courage Award, induction into the YWCA Women’s Hall of Fame, and was named an ATHENA International Women’s Leadership Finalist.
Livestream
Questions?
Cindy Kirby, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
419.530.2937
cindy.kirby@utoledo.edu