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Antioch College supporters petition Ohio attorney general
Supporters of Antioch College took their case to Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray on Friday, Feb. 27.
A group of Greene County residents led by Otha Davenport of Xenia presented a petition to the attorney general’s office calling for an investigation of Antioch University. The petitioners are looking to clarify the factors that led to the closure of Antioch College in Yellow Springs on June 30, 2008.
The petitioners allege that the Antioch University Board of Trustees has violated the various fiduciary duties of care, compliance, loyalty and the duty to maintain accounts imposed under the Ohio Revised Code.
“The thrust of the petition is that the Board of Directors for the past several years … have taken actions that were not in the interest of the college,” Davenport said. “There’s been transfers of funds that were probably not appropriate. There have been pledges of assets of the college for construction at other (Antioch) campuses that probably were not appropriate.”
Antioch University, based in Yellow Springs, operates campuses in four states: California, New Hampshire, Ohio and Washington.
The petition carried 15 signatures from former Antioch College students and faculty, alumni and concerned citizens. “The Ohio Revised Code only requires five,” Davenport said.
To read the petition, click here.
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TweetWilberforce University hosts Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow
Wilberforce University will welcome Raichelle Glover, a nationally known financial and human resource expert, for an intensive week-long visit March 16-20.
Glover, a Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow, will discuss finance, people and organizational development with Wilberforce students, faculty, staff and administrators.
“Our students will have a chance to interact with an individual who has tremendous experience in the financial world along with an ability to empower individuals along the way,” said Patricia Hardaway, Wilberforce interim president. “She will help our students create a better understanding between academic and non-academic worlds.”
Glover is CEO of Rai Glover Consulting and a retired senior vice president of Bank of America.
The public is invited to a reception for Glover on March 18 from 3-4:30 p.m. in Wilberforce’s Wolfe building.
The Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellows program, administered by the Council of Independent Colleges, brings prominent professionals to campuses across the U.S. for a week-long residential program of classes, seminars, workshops, lectures and informal discussions.
Located in Wilberforce, Greene County, Wilberforce University is the nation’s oldest private historically black university.
For more information, click here.
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TweetUD boasts record applications for fall 2009
The University of Dayton has received a record number of applications for the second straight year, indicating a strong class for fall 2009 despite the economic downturn.
As of mid-February, applications to UD already topped last year’s record total of 11,610, according to university officials.
For the first time in UD history, the number of out-of-state applicants is greater than that of in-state applicants. Out-of-state applications increased 4 percent over 2008.
“We saw substantially more applications this year from Illinois, New York, Kentucky, Maryland and Wisconsin, among others,” said Rob Durkle, UD assistant vice president and dean of admission. “The word is getting out about the quality of our programs and how happy our students are with their educational experience here.”
Nearly all acceptance letters have been sent out for fall 2009, and a wait list has been started for the fall class. More than 100 students already have been placed on the list.
Durkle is “cautiously optimistic” about emerging trends. More students with higher SAT and ACT test scores applied, indicating a class that is academically better qualified. UD also has seen a record number of potential students and families visiting the campus in person.
UD will accept applications though May, the deadline for student deposits. The university is not planning to increase its number of acceptances but will offer wait list spots to some students whose applications arrive before the deadline.
UD enrolled 2,000 freshmen students in fall 2008, its largest first-year class since 1968.
The University of Dayton is Ohio’s largest private university, with an enrollment of more than 10,000 students, including more than 7,100 full-time undergraduates
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TweetUD launches new alumni magazine
The University of Dayton has launched a new quarterly publication, “University of Dayton Magazine.”
The 64-page magazine was produced by the UD communications staff in collaboration with the Philadelphia-based branding agency 160over90.
“University of Dayton Magazine” is mailed to 100,000 alumni, faculty, staff, benefactors and other friends of UD.
“We hope readers find ‘University of Dayton Magazine’ to be engaging, entertaining and educating,” said Thomas M. Columbus, editor. “It heavily emphasizes building ongoing connections with readers.”
The premier issue features an article on visual satire and politics in the presidential campaign; the growing problem of cyberthreats to national security; and a journey to Barombi, Cameroon, where six civil engineering students used their technical know-how and community-building skills to bring safe drinking water to the West African village, written by the magazine’s managing editor Matthew Dewald.
“University of Dayton Magazine” builds upon the UD’s award-winning print publications. Its predecessor, “University of Dayton Quarterly,” won 20 national CASE (Council for the Advancement and Support of Education) awards in the past 15 years.
The magazine is printed on environmentally friendly paper that is certified by the Forest Stewardship Council. UD will join the Power of 10 Percent Campaign — a national effort by editors at Middlebury College to encourage universities to print alumni magazines on paper that has 10 percent more recycled content than their current paper.
For more information or to download the current issue, click here.
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TweetSinclair student featured in Chronicle of Higher Education
Todd Sollar of Centerville is profiled in the Chronicle of Higher Education’s current cover story. Sollar, 32, is a former General Motors worker who enrolled at Sinclair Community College after the closing of the GM plant in Moraine.
Sollar traveled to Washington D.C. on Feb. 10 with Sinclair President Steven Lee Johnson and several college representatives to attend the annual legislative summit held by the Association of Community College Trustees. While in town, they visited lawmakers on Capitol Hill to try to persuade them not to cut higher education money from the economic-stimulus bill.
Sollar reportedly described his plans to earn an associate degree in engineering from Sinclair.
“A displaced worker in a crisp, black suit, he was a walking symbol of the large role that two-year colleges must play in the nation’s economic recovery,” wrote the Chronicle’s Eric Hoover.
Sollar met with Ohio Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-Cincinnati), Rep. Stephen Austria (R-Springfield) and an assistant to Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), among others.
“At each stop, Mr. Sollar repeated the same details, describing Sinclair as his one-and-only way out of unemployment,” Hoover wrote. “‘I had this really great life, and now I’m just trying to figure out how to get back to it,’” Sollar said.
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TweetMeningitis cases at two universities
Ohio University and Penn State University both reported confirmed meningitis cases this week, leading both universities to administer antibiotics to thousands of students.
One of the two confirmed cases at Ohio University involved a Bellbrook resident and appeared to be related to another student who was in the same art class according to the Associated Press.
Three Penn State students were hospitalized, with one released today. More than 2,000 students who had all attended the same events were put on antibiotics.
Ohio University was administering antibiotics to dozens of students there.
The recent cases of the potentially deadly disease, highlights the need for parents of teens to be be aware of what vaccines are available, said Christina Conover, Clark County’s director of nursing.
All adolescents are recommended for this vaccine, but it is not required,” Conover said.
“The Health District can provide the vaccine for adolescents 11-18 years old using state supplied vaccine. An administration fee of $8.00 is requested at the time of service,” she said. “No one in this age range will be denied this vaccine due to inability to pay.”
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TweetWittenberg announces lowest tuition increase in 44 years
Wittenberg University will increase its tuition by 2.9 percent this fall - the lowest percentage increase since 1965, the university announced today.
With room and board included, the overall increase will be 3.4 percent for the 2009-2010 academic year.
The university is “keenly aware of the potential impact of the country’s economic struggles on our students and their families,” said Wittenberg president Mark Erickson. “This year’s historically low tuition increase allows us to help our students and their families, while ensuring we don’t compromise the continued excellence of a Wittenberg education.”
The university expects to provide more than $30 million in financial aid for the upcoming year, the largest amount in its 164-year history, according to a news release.
Last week, the university announced that it would, for the first time, use its endowment to help students who have lost access to the funds they were using for college.
Wittenberg is among a number of colleges that have created emergency funds for struggling students.
Do you think other universities will, or should follow suit?
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TweetThe “Eyes” have it at free Wittenberg event.
Area high school and home school students are invited to examine “How we see: From the Eye to the Brain” during the February installment of Wittenberg University’s Saturday Science program to be held from 10 a.m. to noon, this Saturday, Feb. 21.
Assistant professor of psychology, Michael Anes, will lead the free presentation that will offer a tour of the human visual system, a look at visual illusions that shed light on how we see, and discussion about how vision breaks down after brain damage.
The program will held in the Barbara Deer Kuss Science Center.
“Seeing is very complex,” Anes said. “Even the newest robots can’t see like humans do!”
Wittenberg Saturday Science is a new outreach program designed to expose area high school and home school students to science and its many possibilities. The program involves the university’s biology, chemistry, computer science, geography, geology, mathematics, physics and psychology program.
Each program features a public presentation by a Wittenberg faculty member on an accessible science topic. After a continental breakfast on the second floor of the David L. Hobson Atrium, students then take part in a hands-on science experience led by current Wittenberg students and their professors.
Interested students may register online
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TweetWright State appoints new associate VP of development
Wright State University has appointed Rebecca (Becky) S. Cole as associate vice president for development. Cole was chosen unanimously by a selection committee on January 22 and will begin her new duties at Wright State on March 2.
“I am very pleased to welcome Becky to the Wright State leadership team and our community,” said university President David R. Hopkins. “She brings an impressive record of achievement to this position and a wealth of experience and knowledge that will help elevate all of our development initiatives and programs.”
Cole has been a team leader in six campaigns raising $2.03 billion in charitable gifts for various higher education and major health care institutions. She comes to Wright State from the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy, where she served as director of development.
Cole has held positions as a regional director of major gifts at Michigan State University; foundation vice president, chief operating officer, campaign director and director of college programs at Arizona State University; and president and chief executive officer at the Oregon State University Foundation.
As associate vice president for development, Cole will be responsible for developing and implementing multi-year and annual goals and action plans for fundraising in support of Wright State. She will direct, plan and evaluate programs and staff performance for two assistant vice presidents and college and school-based development personnel, the latter in collaboration with academic deans.
Cole earned a bachelor’s degree in biology and education and completed graduate studies in health care administration from Central Michigan University.
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TweetEnd of the National Road exhibit, talk, Thursday
For 43 years, Canadian Terence Byrnes has been photographing the people and places found in the financially challenged areas of Springfield.
His collection of more than 20,000 photographs spanning four decades is currently on display in the Kissell Auditorium at Wittenberg University’s Koch Hall.
Byrnes will talk about his work, Thursday, Feb. 19 at 7:30 in Kissell Auditorium. The exhibit will be displayed through Friday.
You can read Andrew McGinn’s interview with Byrnes here. You can see the event for free.
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TweetArea colleges receive presidential recognition for service programs
Sinclair Community College, Miami University, Wittenberg University and the Ohio State University are among the area higher education institutions that were named to the 2008 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll.
The Honor Roll, launched in 2006, recognizes colleges and universities nationwide that support innovative service and service-learning programs. A total of 635 colleges were named to the third annual Honor Roll, announced in January.
“In this time of economic distress, we need volunteers more than ever. College students represent an enormous pool of idealism and energy to help tackle some of our toughest challenges,” said Nicola Goren, acting CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service, which oversees the Honor Roll.
“We salute these universities for making community service a campus priority, and thank the millions of college students who are helping to renew America through service to others,” Goren said.
Ohio State University and Wittenberg University were among the Ohio institutions named to the Honor Roll With Distinction. Sinclair Community College, Miami University, Xavier University and the University of Cincinnati were among the Ohio institutions named to the Honor Roll.
The Honor Roll is a program of the Corporation for National and Community Service, and is sponsored by the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation and the U.S. Departments of Education and Housing and Urban Development, in partnership with Campus Compact and the American Council on Education.
For more information, click here.
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TweetKettering College Nursing Department to receive accreditation visit
The Kettering College of Medical Arts Division of Nursing will host a team from the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) from Feb. 24-26. The visit is part of the Kettering College’s process for seeking continuing accreditation of its Associate and Bachelor of Science in nursing programs.
The NLNAC team will attend several classes and clinical settings, and will meet with faculty, students, administrators and community partners during its three-day visit to Kettering College.
The public is invited to meet the NLNAC team and to share its comments about the Kettering College nursing programs at a meeting on Feb. 24 from 2:30-3 p.m. in room G-94 on the ground floor of the the Boonshoft Center for Medical Sciences, 3737 Southern Blvd. in Kettering.
The NLNAC is responsible for specialized accreditation of nursing education programs.
Kettering College’s associate’s degree originally was accredited in 1986, with the most recent re-accreditation granted in 2002. The bachelor’s-completion degree first was accredited in 2003.
Accreditation is a voluntary, peer-review process that demonstrates to current and prospective students, as well as the public, that Kettering College’s nursing program meets or exceeds standards for educational quality.
For more information on the site visit, call (937) 395-8619.
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TweetWitt prof’s flight story getting mileage around the world
If you didn’t read my story about a Christmas Day delivery Wittenberg Professor Daniel Fleisch made, you’re apparently the only one.
Since the story ran in the Springfield News-Sun on Feb. 8, Fleisch has gotten calls for interviews with nearly a dozen media outlets from around the world who heard about the story.
I’ve linked a few of those interviews below.
The Guardian in London,
NPR’s Morning Edition
The (Canadian) CBC radio broadcast “As it Happens”
In my five years at the News-Sun, I’ve done about as many stories about Fleisch.
Why? Because he’s a really neat person and fun to interview.
I’m sure as you read my story and listen to the CBC broadcast, you’ll see why.
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TweetWittenberg, others, bailing out struggling students
Wittenberg University, for the first time, is tapping into its endowment fund to help current students stay enrolled at the private university.
The newly created program is following a trend that is being seen in colleges in Ohio, Michigan, New York, Virginia and other states.
“When our board met a few weeks ago, they agreed to use part of our endowment funds to create a safety net type loan program to keep student here if they lose access to funds that were being used to pay for school,” said Randy Green, Wittenberg’s financial aid director.
Ohio State University has set aside $1 million for its students, the Associated Press reported today.
More than 2,300 Michigan State University students have inquired about the funds since the university started offering it in December.
The funding might be necessary to prevent enrollment declines in the fall - a worry that many universities share, the report said.
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TweetWittenberg among best in community service
Wittenberg University has been named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll With Distinction for “exemplary service efforts and service to disadvantaged youth” by the Corporation for National and Community Service. This is the third consecutive year the university has received the designation. Wittenberg was among five Ohio and 83 national colleges and university to make the honor roll.
Wittenberg students are required to complete 30 hours of community service and complete a paper on that service in order to graduate.
“Wittenberg has a long-standing tradition of community service,” said Kristin Collier, Wittenberg’s director of community service. “We are proud to receive this recognition and believe it is a true reflection of the positive impact our students have made in Springfield/Clark County and the commitment across campus to engage students in the community.”
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TweetRuckus online music service shuts down
Ruckus Network, an online music service that provided more than 200 colleges with a free and legal alternative to illegal file swapping, abruptly shut down on Friday, Feb. 6.
Area colleges signed up with Ruckus included Wright State University and the University of Dayton.
“We did shut down the service, and we are closing down the company,” a Ruckus official said to the Chronicle of Higher Education. “We had a pretty good audience, but ad dollars are much fewer and farther between than they were six months ago, and with an ad-supported music service like ours, it became an equation that wouldn’t compute.”
The recording industry has long pressured colleges to hook up with Ruckus, or something like it, the Chronicle reported. When Cary Sherman, president of the Recording Industry Association of America, testified in 2007 at a Congressional hearing on “Piracy on University Networks,” he named Ruckus specifically as something colleges should provide.
A new provision in the Higher Education Act renewed by Congress last year requires colleges to offer alternatives to illegal downloading. Where they will turn now remains unclear.
A recording industry spokeswoman blamed illegal downloading on campuses for killing Ruckus. But the Ruckus official told the Chronicle that the company’s biggest competitors were free but legal options, including online radio services such as Pandora and free music videos on YouTube.
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TweetShould Ohio pay graduates to stay?
Ohio Senate Republicans, this week, introduced a bill to provide incentive for Ohio college students to stay in or return to the state after graduation.
Senate Bill 5 would allow Ohio residents graduating from colleges in-state or out-of-state to enter a lottery that would award 300 applicants downpayment assistance between $2,500 and $10,000 based on degree level.
Winners would have one year to use the award and must stay in the state for five years.
Proponents of the bill say it would stem the state’s brain drain and prop up the housing market.
What do you think?
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TweetTIME Magazine managing editor to address Witt class of 2009
Wittenberg University’s class of 2009 has chosen Richard Stengel, managing editor of TIME Magazine to deliver the university’s 164th commencement address on May 16.
Stengel was named managing editor of the award winning news magazine in 2006. It has a worldwide readership of 25 million and TIME.com draws 6 million unique visitors a month. In addition, Stengel manages TIME’s other brand extensions including TIME Style & Design and TIME For Kids.
“We are excited that Mr. Stengel has accepted our invitation to serve as our Commencement speaker,” said Andrew Tomko, senior class president from North Olmsted, Ohio. “Throughout his career, Mr. Stengel has helped, in keeping with TIME’s mission, to ‘explain the world to people.’
“Who better to address our class at this historic time in our world than the person who in many ways has consistently passed on his own light of leadership, integrity and knowledge to ensure that we understand, contemplate and engage ourselves in the issues and events that affect us all.”
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TweetRoland S. Martin to speak at Central State’s African-American Male Leadership Institute
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Award-winning journalist and author Roland S. Martin will speak on Saturday, Feb. 14, at Central State University’s second annual African-American Male Leadership Institute.
Martin is the author of “Listening to the Spirit Within: 50 Perspectives on Faith” and “Speak, Brother! A Black Man’s View of America.” Martin also is a commentator and analyst for TV One Cable Network and CNN. He regularly appears on a variety of television news programs including “Campbell Brown: No Bias, No Bull,” “The Situation Room,” “Anderson Cooper 360” and “Lou Dobbs Tonight.”
Martin was named by Ebony magazine in 2008 as one of the 150 Most Influential African-Americans in the U.S. He is the 2008 winner of the NAACP Image Award for Best Interview for “In Conversation: The Sen. Barack Obama Interview.” Martin also was awarded the 2008 President’s Award by the National Association of Black Journalists for his work in multiple media platforms.
Martin will serve as the luncheon keynote speaker for the African American Male Leadership Institute hosted by the Office of Student Affairs at Central State University. The Institute is designed to take a holistic approach to the development of the black male. This year’s theme is “Feeding.Edifying.Achieving.Rising: A Blueprint for Change for the African-American Male.”
The conference will be held Friday and Saturday, Feb. 13 and 14. Sessions will be held in the Paul Robeson Cultural and Performing Arts Center on the Central State campus in Wilberforce. Saturday’s luncheon with Martin is at noon in the Ward Center Ballroom.
Registration is $25. For more information, call Central State at 376-6567.
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TweetCedarville first creationist university to offer geology major
Cedarville University will offer a Bachelors of Geology degree beginning this fall, the first such degree from a university that holds to a literal 6-days-of-creation belief.
The course will be taught from both young-earth and naturalist paradigms, associate professor of geology John Whitmore said.
“It is extremely important to develop critical thinking skills within the minds of young scientists,” Whitmore said. “We believe that using a two-model approach of earth history will be advantageous to our students…”
My conversation with Whitmore and why he worked two years to bring the program to the university will be in the story I’m working on to run tomorrow, Wednesday, Feb. 11.
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TweetGordon Gee calls for “reinvention” of higher education
Ohio State University President E. Gordon Gee called for bold and far-reaching reforms for higher education institutions on Sunday, Feb. 8, in an address to fellow college presidents at the annual meeting of the American Council on Education in Washington, D.C.
Gee said that colleges must “reconfigure ourselves” amid the current economic crisis, rather than simply trying to restore lost funds, according to Inside Higher Education.
Specifically, Gee suggested that colleges abandon their traditional devotion to disciplines, rethink the way faculty members are hired, and embrace a more central role for community colleges in higher education.
The choice for higher education is “reinvention or extinction,” Gee said.
To read the full article on Gee’s address, click here.
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TweetSinclair signs agreement for Preble County Learning Center
Sinclair Community College’s Preble County Learning Center moved one step ahead on Friday, Feb. 6. Officials from the Preble County Youth Foundation, the Greater Dayton YMCA and Sinclair signed a lease agreement and memorandum of understanding.
The three organizations will continue the development, construction and operation of the Preble County Learning Center located adjacent to the Preble County YMCA in Eaton.
Sinclair received an invitation to become the higher education partner of the Preble County Youth Foundation late in 2008. The Youth Foundation is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to developing programs and facilities for the youth of Preble County.
The Preble County Youth Foundation raised $1.6 million to build a 10,000 square foot learning center at the existing YMCA facility. The learning center will have seven classrooms and a computer lab. The building will also include the addition of 120 parking spaces.
“The $1.6 million raised by the Preble County Youth Foundation has made the learning center a possibility,” said Steven Lee Johnson, Sinclair president, in a media release. “This is a remarkably important, generous and needed contribution that allows us to begin expanding access to college education in the region.”
The partnership agreement to create the Preble County Learning Center directly aligns with the University System of Ohio Master Plan. The plan instructs colleges and universities to expand access for more Ohio residents without adding new facilities.
Preble County has the lowest college attainment rate in its eight-county region, according to Sinclair officials. Each year, approximately 1,300 of the county’s 44,000 residents enroll in Ohio public higher education.
The Preble County Youth Foundation hopes to open the learning center in time for fall quarter 2009.
Sinclair also operates learning centers in Englewood and Huber Heights.
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TweetRadio Free Oxford
Inside Higher Ed, an online source for higher education news and opinion, posted a story this week about Miami University’s proposal for university-owned public radio station WMUB-FM (88.5) to be operated by Cincinnati Public Radio. The Dayton Daily News reported this story on Jan. 24.
Here’s the first portion of Inside Higher Ed’s coverage:
Don’t blame video this time. At Miami University, budget cuts killed the radio star.
In the face of a projected $22 million budget shortfall, Miami of Ohio plans to cut more than $500,000 by ceding control of its radio station — WMUB 88.5 FM — to Cincinnati Public Radio. As a result, 10 university employees associated with the station will lose their jobs and all locally produced content will come to an end in March. Though WMUB will remain an affiliate of National Public Radio — maintaining such popular programs as “Morning Edition” and “All Things Considered” — it will simulcast the feed of a station located about 40 miles to the south, in Cincinnati.
To read the rest of the story, click here.
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TweetFilmmaker Melvin Van Peebles to speak at Wright State
Melvin Van Peebles, the groundbreaking independent filmmaker, will give a free public lecture on Tuesday, Feb. 10, at Wright State University as part of the fifth annual Kuumba Black Arts Festival.
Van Peebles is best known for “Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song,” a 1971 “blaxploitation” film hit for which he was the writer, producer, director and star.
On Broadway, Van Peebles earned three Tony Award nominations for the 1970s musicals “Ain’t Supposed to Die a Natural Death” and “Don’t Play Us Cheap.”
Van Peebles was the subject of the 2005 documentary, “How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It).” He also is the father of actor Mario Van Peebles.
The public can attend an Actor’s Studio Segment with Melvin Van Peebles from 2-4 p.m. in the Endeavor Room, room 156 in the Wright State Student Union. The open dialogue with Van Peebles will be led by Stuart McDowell, chair of Wright State’s Department of Theatre, Dance and Motion Pictures. It will feature clips from Van Peebles’ works.
The public also is invited to a free buffet dinner starting at 4:45 p.m., followed by Van Peebles’ lecture at 6:15 p.m. in the Apollo Room of the Student Union.
The Kuumba Festival: “From Reels to Stills” is sponsored by the Bolinga Black Cultural Resources Center as part of Wright State’s celebration of Black History Month. For more information, call (937) 775-5645.
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TweetGovernor’s cuts exclude college presidents
Gov. Ted Strickland’s call for pay cuts for public employees will not include presidents of public colleges and universities nor their senior advisers, according to an Associated Press article published today.
The state’s proposed biennial budget, unveiled this week, asks for a 6 percent pay cut from unionized agency workers, including those in Strickland’s own office.
It also asks state workers to assume 10 percent of their health insurance premiums.
The cuts and concessions would not apply to agencies over which Strickland does not have direct authority concerning pay and benefits, such as universities, Strickland’s spokeswoman Amanda Wurst said in the article.
The state’s 154 presidents and senior advisors made a combined $35 million last year, according to the article.
That is not overcompensation when you consider the economic impact of the state’s universities, which include hospitals and employ thousands, said Bruce Johnson, president of the Inter-University Council of Ohio.
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TweetColleges give free FASFA assistant on Sunday
There’s still time to register for this weekend’s College Goal Sunday.
The event, to be held at 2 p.m. at Clark State and Edison community colleges, along with the University of Dayton provides free help for parents and students filling out the FAFSA forms.
Students don’t have to commit to a specific college in order to participate or fill out the FAFSA.
Students and parents need to bring their IRS 1040 tax return and W2s along with any other income and benefit information.
Students who have already attained a FASFA personal identification number can file their form electronically during the event. Those who have not can still prepare the forms and apply for a PIN.
Families are urged to register for College Goal Sunday by visiting ohiocollegegoalsunday.org
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TweetMiami University sends Valentines to thousands of alumni couples
Miami University this week is mailing out 12,668 Valentine’s Day cards to 25,336 alums who are married to one another.
Miami University in Oxford has a high percentage of married alums compared to other campuses, according to university officials.
In total, there are 13,165 “Miami Mergers,” as they are known, representing 14.25 percent of the total living Miami alumni population. An unofficial survey found the usual percentage of alums marrying alums from the same college to be in the 3 to 8 percent range, according to university officials.
Officials don’t know why there is such a high number of Miami Mergers, but they say it may have something to do with a Miami legend. The story goes that whomever you kiss under the Upham Hall arch at midnight will be the person you eventually marry.
The university has been sending Valentine’s Day cards to Miami couples since 1973 and now sells Miami Merger address labels and cake kits, as well.
Notable mergers include Miami head basketball coach Charlie Coles and Delores Coles, and former Ohio Senator Mike DeWine and Frances DeWine.
Miami’s alumni association Web site has a section that features Miami Merger stories. For more information, click here.
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TweetUD professor honored for railway car research
Michael F. Gorman, professor of operations management and decision sciences at the University of Dayton, is a finalist for the top award in the field of applied operations research.
The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) honored Gorman and two co-authors from CSX Transportation Inc. for their study of the company’s $5 million system to efficiently distribute empty rail cars to shippers.
The study found that the system has saved CSX over $550 million since 1998, improved customer service and helped the company avoid costly capital investment in new cars. CSX was the first in the U.S. freight rail industry to implement the systems.
“CSX Railway Cashes in on Optimized Equipment Distribution,” was one of six finalists for the Franz Edelman Award for Achievement in Operations Research and the Management Sciences. The award recognizes and rewards outstanding examples of management science and operations research practice in the world, with $15,000 in awards.
The field of operations research uses advanced analytical methods to study complex systems and processes of organizations to improve efficiency and productivity and help executives make better decisions.
INFORMS is the largest professional society in the world in the field of operations research. The winner will be announced in April at the organization’s annual meeting in Phoenix.
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TweetUD announces finalists for provost position
The University of Dayton has announced three finalists for the position of provost and vice president of educational affairs.
The finalists are Joseph Saliba, UD interim provost; Michele G. Wheatly, dean of the Wright State University College of Science and Mathematics; and Leo E. Hanifan, dean and Chrysler professor of engineering at University of Detroit Mercy.
Here are the finalists’ professional histories:
Leo Hanifan is the dean and Chrysler professor of engineering at University of Detroit Mercy, and was appointed to this position in 1991 following his work as lead investigator and director of the Greenfield Coalition, and the Center for Manufacturing Productivity and Technology Transfer at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. In addition to his current deanship, Hanifan serves as the director of the Michigan Ohio (MIOH) University Transportation Center. Hanifan received his bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees in engineering from the University of Detroit.
Joseph Saliba is the interim provost of the University of Dayton in 2008, and has held the position of dean of the School of Engineering since 2004. Saliba began his career at the University of Dayton in 1984 as instructor/research engineer and progressed through the academic ranks, being appointed chair of the Department of Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering and Engineering Mechanics in 1996. He has served in leadership roles with Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, University of Dayton Research Institute, the Dayton Area Graduate Studies Institute (DAGSI), the Edison Materials Technology Center (EMTEC), and the Advanced Integrated Manufacturing Center (AIM). Saliba completed his bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate degrees at the University of Dayton.
Michele Wheatly is the dean of the College of Science and Mathematics at Wright State University, and was appointed to this position in 2002 following her eight year tenure as chair of the Department of Biological Sciences. Wheatly currently serves as one of the principal investigators for the National Science Foundation funded research programs in disability education alliances, the ADVANCE program (Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers), and the STEP (Science Talent Enhancement Program). Wheatly received her bachelor’s of science and doctorate of physiology degrees from Birmingham University in the United Kingdom.
UD will host a series of open forum sessions with the candidates from Feb. 12-24.
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TweetGlobal Warming topic of Witt colloquium
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Director Chris Korleski will speak at Wittenberg University’s Bayley Auditorium Thursday, Feb. 5 at 4 p.m.
Korleski will present “Global Warming - Science or Religion,” as part of a colloquium series titled “Affairs of the State: Ohio,” sponsored by the university’s political science department.
Korleski was appointed director of the Ohio EPA in 2007. A former assistant attorney general in the Environmental Enforcement Section of Ohio’s Attorney General’s Office, Korleski provided representation and counseling to the Ohio EPA in various areas involving air pollution and hazardous waste.
The “Affairs of the State: Ohio” colloquium series concludes March 19, with a presentation titled “The Essential Role of Federal, State and Community Partnerships in Achieving Ohio’s Public Health Goals” by Ohio Department of Health Director Alvin Jackson at 4 p.m. That event is also in Bayley Auditorium in the Barbara Deer Kuss Science Center.
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