Pastry students share the sugar in style
November 18, 2009
The end of the fall term is traditionally a special time for students in the capstone classes in the pasty program at the Midwest Culinary Institute. It’s a chance to show off, to display what they’ve learned how to do.
This year the Presidential Dining Room served as the venue for a display of the work prepared by pastry students in the capstone classes. Family, friends, instructors and fellow students had an opportunity to see – and taste -- the results of a lot of hard work and inspiration.
Many of the displays were thematic. Katie Freeman, pictured on this page, for example, grew up with Snow White and the Walt Disney characters. So it was natural for her to incorporate those characters and ideas into her capstone presentation for her pastry class.
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(11/13/09) Eighteen young chefs will test their skills Sunday (Nov. 15) in a competition at the Midwest Culinary Institute sponsored by the Cincinnati branch of the Chaine des Rotisseurs, which bills itself as the oldest gastronomic organization in the world. Read more
(11/9/09) Cincinnati State has a new, student-run news publication. The name: Surge Life. It’s an online publication, available at www.cstatesurgelife.org. Surge Life is part of a growing trend within the journalism industry, as rising costs, declining advertising revenues and the artistic freedoms afforded by electronic venues are increasingly driving publishers away from traditional print forms and toward online distribution models. Read more.
(11/5/09) A delegation of university administrators from the Kyrgyz Republic visited Cincinnati State’s Midwest Culinary Institute recently, as part of their effort to study market-based models for transforming their educational system . The Kyrgyz Republic, formerly known as Kyrgyzstan, is an isolated, mountainous region between China and the former Soviet Union with a population of about 5.2 million. Historically it has been a society dominated by semi-nomadic herders, and agriculture and mining are today important components of its economy. In the modern era the Kyrgyz Republic was one of the first to break away from Soviet control. Read more
(11/5/09) Cincinnati State Technical and Community College honored students, faculty members, administrators and staff members who are military veterans – and those who are still in active service -- during a reception Nov. 4. Interim President Dr. John Henderson – who served in the ROTC during college and in the U.S. Army afterward – opened “Veterans Appreciation Day’’ ceremonies with a welcoming address at 11:30 a.m. College officials greeted veterans and served refreshments afterward, and memorabilia gathered from those who have served in the military was on display. The event was held at The Point, Room 108 in the Advanced Technology & Learning Center on the main campus. Read more
(11/4/09) The Summit is a fine-dining restaurant featuring the culinary and pastry students at the Midwest Culinary Institute at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. Open Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 5:30 p.m. until 9 p.m., it offers fabulous meals in an elegant setting. The Summit also provides a unique attraction for guests who love to enjoy fine wine. Read more
Cincinnati State to host Honors Experience Open House Nov. 18
(11/2/09) Cincinnati State Technical and Community College will hold a reception and Open House on Nov. 18 for high school students interested in learning about Cincinnati State’s Honors Experience program. The event will run from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Main Campus. The Honors Experience is a complement to Cincinnati State’s academic offerings, which in some instances are drawing national attention. Read more
(11/2/09) Representatives of the Center for HAZMAT Rescue & Safety at the Workforce Development Center at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College have been working with Butler County’s law enforcement community in recent months. The goal: to develop techniques for training officers to combat a threat that is getting increasing attention. Read more
Students and faculty at Cincinnati State stepped up in a big way during a recent event to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month. After a presentation by cancer survivor Cathy Halloran -- founder of a non-profit organization that supplies wigs, custom garments and supplies for breast cancer victims – several students and faculty members donated their hair to the Locks of Love campaign. The campaign uses donated human hair to manufacture wigs for women who are being treated for breast cancer. (Hair loss is a common side effect of radiation treatments frequently used to combat breast cancer.) Read more
(10/28/09) Student teams will compete at Cincinnati State in the Greater Cincinnati Academic League (GCAL) Fall Tournament. Students will answer questions on subjects that include math, science, literature, mythology, spelling, history, art and zoology. Teams are competing for a chance to move on to the Ohio Academic Competition in April. Read more
(10/5/09) Even though Cincinnati State is a community college in a community that’s often regarded as rather provincial, it enjoys a substantial population of international students. Over the past three years, between 3 percent and 4 percent of all students enrolled at Cincinnati State have been here on a visa from another country, according to the Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness. Read more
(10/1/09) Norman Ng is a magician who likes to work college campuses. He paid a visit to Cincinnati State in early fall at the invitation of the Student Activities Office, and found an appreciative audience. Billed as the Norman Magic Experience, the show combines humor with a steady diet of audience participation. Read more
(9/29/09) Learn as much as you can. Follow your heart.Try to find satisfaction in your work, and don’t worry too much about the money. Always take care of the customer, and take the best care of the best customer.That was just some of the advice heard by students at the Midwest Culinary Institute, during a program that brought some of the region’s leading chefs to the Cincinnati State campus for a discussion about careers in the industry. Read more
(9/25/09) Mike Combs, head coach of the Cincinnati State men’s soccer team, notched a personal milestone Friday when the Surge defeated visiting Schoolcraft College. The 1-0 win over Schoolcraft, a community college based in Livonia, Michigan, marked Combs’ 100th career victory as a college coach. Cincinnati State currently leads the Ohio Community College Athletic Conference. Its overall record is 8-1-1; its OCCAC record is 3-0-0 with three league games remaining. Read more
(9/22/09) The U.S. Green Building Council has awarded Cincinnati State Technical and Community College an “Excellence in Green Building Curriculum Incentive Grant’’ for 2009. More than 150 institutions of higher education entered the USGBC’s grant competition this year – a 30 percent increase over 2008, the first year of the competition.For 2009, judges awarded 10 Recognition Awards of $1,000 each and three Incentive Grants worth $10,000 apiece. Cincinnati State was awarded an Incentive Grant in the community and technical college category. Read more
(9/17/09) Enrollment at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College is up 23.5 percent over the same period in 2008, and is now at an all-time high. The increase for the College’s Early Fall term comes on the heels of a Summer term that saw enrollment climb by 32 percent over the prior year, and a Spring 2009 enrollment increase of nearly 9 percent over the Spring 2008 term. “Students are coming to Cincinnati State in record numbers,’’ said interim president Dr. John Henderson. “It’s encouraging to see so many men and women pursuing the education and training they need to succeed in today’s economy.’’ Read more
(9/16/09) Cincinnati State Technical and Community College will celebrate its 40th anniversary with a series of Founder’s Week events from Sept. 19 through Sept. 25. The celebration will begin Saturday with a Scholarship Dance sponsored by alumni of Central High School and Courter Technical High School, which once occupied the site where Cincinnati State now stands. On Monday, Sept. 21, Cincinnati State will host its Annual Scholarship Golf Classic at Western Hills Country Club. The event raises funds that typically provide scholarships for more than 50 Cincinnati State students each year. Read more
(9/11/09) Cincinnati State Technical and Community College will host a 5K Run and Fitness Walk on Saturday, Oct. 17, starting at 9 a.m. Pre-race registration for non-students is $20. The fee is $25 the day of the event. In honor of Sweetest Day, couples may participate in the run or walk for $35 and be entered in a special drawing for a romantic getaway and other prizes. All proceeds will be used to fund scholarships for students at Cincinnati State. Read more
(9/1/09) Taylor Brown dreams of being a chef. Lots of people share that dream, and many of them, like Taylor, make their way to Cincinnati State’s Midwest Culinary Institute. But Taylor Brown isn’t like any of the other aspiring chefs here. For one, she’s just 12 years old. And those 12 years have been extraordinarily difficult. Taylor was born at 26 weeks gestation with multiple complications, and since then has battled a raft of illnesses that include cerebral palsy, osteoporosis and pituitary dwarfism. Two years ago she underwent a multi-visceral (small bowel, pancreas, liver colon) transplant at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and since then has been staying at the Ronald McDonald House as she continues to receive treatment. Read more
(8/26/09) Alumni of the former Central and Courter Tech high schools in Clifton have launched a scholarship fund for students at the institution that now occupies the site, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. Members of the Central High/Courter Tech Alumni Group (an affiliate of the Cincinnati State Alumni Association) gathered today at Cincinnati State to announce details of efforts to raise money for the project. Those efforts include a founding contribution from Central High alum Gus Perdikakis, the 1962 class president. Read more
(8/28/09) Cincinnati State campus police officer Kay Harrison-Smith and her husband, Greg, keep horses on their farm in Okeana. Kay knows that children are often fascinated by the magnificent creatures – and how rare it is for youngsters raised in the city to have an opportunity to get close to a horse. So from time to time Kay and Greg have brought in some of her gentlest horses and made them available to children in the daycare program at Cincinnati State. Read more
(8/18/09) A national magazine that caters to members of the Armed Forces has named Cincinnati State Technical and Community College to its list of “Military Friendly Schools’’ for 2010. Read more
(8/14/09) Friends of Cincinnati State will tee up Monday, Sept. 21 at the Western Hills Country Club for one of the College’s most important fund-raising events of the year. In years past such golf outings have raised $50,000 or more toward scholarships for Cincinnati State students. Each year more than 50 students receive scholarships funded by the event. Read more
(8/12/09) Graduation ceremonies were held today for 44 students from 24 high schools in southwestern Ohio who successfully completed the inaugural STEM Summer Academy at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. Read more
(8/11/09) In honor of the late Julia Child, two Midwest Culinary Institute chefs renowned for their love of French cooking will host an elegant dinner. Press coverage is welcome for the start of the event. Read more
(8/10/09) What started as a tool to help Cincinnati State Technical and Community College better manage its facilities has evolved into a cutting edge campus security system. The College has teamed up with a Cincinnati company, CMC Technologies, and a Louisville-based firm, FacilityONE, to develop an online system designed not only to improve maintenance and energy efficiency programs, but also to help improve campus security. Cincinnati State is believed to be the first college in the country using this combined, web-based technology. Read more
(8/04/09) Since leaving the corporate world after working with Procter & Gamble Co., Clorox, and Chiquita Brands International, Alfonso Cornejo has become a champion – not only for his adopted city of Cincinnati, but also for its significant but poorly understood Hispanic population. “This is an amazing city,’’ Cornejo said, during a workshop at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College devoted to Hispanic Cultural Sensitivity. Read more
(8/03/09)Late July marked the conclusion of classes for several students who will soon graduate from the aviation technology program at Cincinnati State. It was, of course, the occasion for a ceremony. The airport faculty and staff welcomed the students – along with their families and friends – for an informal luncheon at the Cincinnati West airport in Harrison, Ohio. Read more
(7/31/09) The Midwest Culinary Institute at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College was recently privileged to host the Master Sommelier Diploma Examination. Of the 38 people who participated in the grueling three-day process, only two earned the title of Master Sommelier. Both are from Louisville: Scott Harper of Bristol Bar & Grille, and Brett Davis of Vintner Select. Read more
(7/29/09) A team consisting mainly of current and incoming Cincinnati State basketball players will square off Saturday against one drawn largely from the University of Cincinnati’s Division I program. The showdown is scheduled to begin around 2:30 p.m., when the final tournament game of the Deveroes Summer League gets underway at the Woodward High School gymnasium. Read more
(7./17/09) Effective August 3, 2009, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College will work with Official Payments to implement changes regarding payment options for tuition and fees. Read more
(7/16/09) The Student Leadership Appreciation Banquet in June represented an effort by Cincinnati State to applaud the work of students and their faculty and staff advisors in clubs and organizations throughout the college. Anthony Cruz, Dean of Enrollment and Student Development, gave the welcoming address. Read more
(7/15/09) Two recent graduates from the chemical technology program at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College have been honored by one of the industry’s leading support organizations. The American Chemical Society gave Chemical Technology Student Recognition Awards to Brandy Sturgeon and Andrea Henderson. Read more
(7/13/09) The end of the spring term brought the presentation of capstone projects across the Cincinnati State campus. Among the most ambitious projects, at least in terms of presentation, were those produced by students in Cincinnati State’s Multimedia Information Design program. Read more
(7/10/09) The Charles H. Dater Foundation has awarded Cincinnati State Technical and Community College a $10,000 grant for use in a regional program designed to help young people complete their education and find productive jobs. Cincinnati State is host to the program, known as Connect2Success, and partners with more than two dozen organizations in the region to deliver services. The program -- which is also funded by Hamilton County and the state of Ohio, among others – is open to persons between the ages of 15 and 25 who live in Hamilton County. Read more
(7/09/09) Darrell Newbolt remembers looking up at the sky when he was a kid, studying the jet planes that would soar past. He wondered what it would be like to fly one of them, but never dreamed he’d ever do it. That was before the U.S. Air Force found him. The military gave Newbolt the chance to fly, and helped launch his eventual career as an engineer. Read more
(7/8/09) Cincinnati State Technical and Community College was the venue for several of the games that comprised the Addis “It Takes 5ive’’ Basketball Classic. The tournament brought nearly 200 youth teams to Cincinnati in early July. In addition to Cincinnati State, games were played at the University of Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky University, Woodward High School and the Sportsville complex in Erlanger. Read more
(7/2/09) Southeastern Indiana residents will be able to enroll in most programs at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College at in-state rates, thanks to a new tuition reciprocity agreement. The agreement, which took effect July 1, is part of a larger reciprocity package negotiated by higher education officials involving 14 schools in Ohio and six in Indiana. Read more
(6/26/09) Administrators from Central State University and Cincinnati State Technical and Community College will sign an articulation agreement next week designed to create a smooth transition for students from the two-year institution to the four-year university. The signing ceremony will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 30 in the President’s Dining Room (Room 236) in the Advanced Technology & Learning Center at Cincinnati State’s Clifton campus. Read more
(6/23/09) “Dropouts: They’re Our Business.’’ That’s the theme of a day-long summit scheduled Thursday, June 25 on the campus of Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. The summit has been organized by more than two dozen organizations and corporations active in Greater Cincinnati. Over 300 people are expected to attend in an effort to develop plans to keep students in school and help reclaim those who have dropped out. Read more
(6/11/09) Dr. Steven Chu, the secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy and a co-winner of the 1997 Nobel Prize for Physics, will be the featured speaker at the June 18 commencement ceremony for graduates of Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. The event will be held at U.S. Bank Arena starting at 7 p.m. This year more than 1,300 students will graduate from Cincinnati State. Nearly 700 will be awarded associate of applied science degrees. Another 357 graduates will be awarded associate of applied business degrees, 240 will receive associate of arts degrees, and 42 will receive associate of science degrees. Read more
(6/9/09) Cincinnati State President Dr. John Henderson recently led a delegation from Cincinnati State Technical and Community College to address a meeting of the Cincinnati USA Hispanic Chamber. The theme of his presentation was "Cooperative Partnerships, The Key to Creating Student Success.” Dr. Henderson stressed the importance that Cincinnati State places on diversity – and on access to an affordable education. He also applauded the warm relationship that is developing between Cincinnati State, the chamber and the larger Hispanic community. Read more
(6/3/09) Cincinnati State President Dr. John Henderson cited, and recited, this short poem by Langston Hughes (1902-1967) in a recent address to members and supporters of the Black Male Initiative at Cincinnati State. The occasion was a ceremony to honor three students who are about to graduate: Sean McKenzie, Cassius Loyd Bell and Oter Aljak Amon. Read more
(6/3/09) Cincinnati State faculty, staff and students have been taking their Safe Water for Africa program on the road – with impressive results. The student group Beyond Borders -- with support from faculty member Martha Brosz (who regularly offers lessons on global drinking water issues) and from recent graduate Cara Dyne (who is now employed in the Upward Bound program at Cincinnati State) -- has been visiting high schools in the region, demonstrating simple, inexpensive water purification techniques. Read more
(6/2/09) Officials at Cincinnati State recently hosted a reception to recognize graduates of its honors program and welcome new participants. The program featured an address by Dr. Julie Pultinas. A 2004 graduate of the Honors Experience at Cincinnati State, Julie recently earned her M.D. from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Read more
(5/29/09) Top chefs from North America will be meeting at the Midwest Culinary Institute over the next few days. On Monday (June 1), 14 chefs from around the country will launch a two-day test of their kitchen skills. The chefs are preparing to take the American Culinary Federation’s grueling Certified Master Chef examination in January, 2010. Read more
(5/29/09) Cincinnati State and two partner institutions have received a $1.7 million grant from the Ohio Board of Regents for an initiative designed to attract students who are interested in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine. The grant was the third-largest of the 11 announced by the Regents. Read more
(5/28/09) Contractors from as far away as Toledo, Ohio and Huntington, W. Va., came to Cincinnati State recently to attend a three-day training session on solar hot-water systems. Participants met for two days in the renewable energy lab at Cincinnati State to hear presentations about the theory and practice behind solar thermal applications, and to learn how to install solar thermal devices. Among those addressing the class were Larry Feist, chairman of the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy program at Cincinnati State, and Athan Barkoukis, a program manager for Green Energy Ohio, a nonprofit statewide organization dedicated to promoting environmentally and economically sustainable energy policies and practices in Ohio. Read more
(5/21/09) With spring in the air and everyone in the mood for some fun, Cincinnati State’s student activities branch recently sponsored a “Clowning Around Day’’ on campus. Student Activities Director Brenda Maples-Sterry certainly did her part, organizing activities in a way that proved her devotion to the cause. The entertainment included a free, customized and silly T-shirt, wobbly Tri-cycles for grownups, balloons and face painting for children of all ages, a band and, of course, food. Read more
(5/21/09) Five leading chefs from Greater Cincinnati will gather Thursday, May 21 to help celebrate the first anniversary of the Summit Restaurant at the Midwest Culinary Institute. They will join the Summit’s chef de cuisine, Matt Winterrowd, in presenting a menu worthy of the occasion. The selections include Tuna Ceviche; Atlantic Salmon Basmati with Oranges, Coconut and Broccoli; Jonah Crab Salad; Venison Vindaloo with Peach Chutney, Braised Rabbit with Fava Beans, Red Onion and Brioche; and Black and Blue Blini. Read more
(5/20/09) David Hatter, an adjunct faculty member at Cincinnati State, was honored Tuesday by the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber with a 2009 Small Business Excellence Award. Hatter is president of Libertas Technologies, a software firm based in downtown Cincinnati that specializes in helping companies streamline their operations and use technology to promote operational efficiencies. Read more
(5/19/09) Every year Cincinnati State Technical and Community College honors faculty members with its House-Bruckmann awards, to recognize distinguished classroom performance and service to the College. The 2009 winners are Meg Clark and Larry Feist. Read more
(5/19/09) Heather Hassloch, the star center for the Lady Surge, was honored with the President’s Award during the inaugural all-sports banquet at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. The President’s Award was but one of those presented Saturday, May 16 to athletes who represented Cincinnati State during the 2008-09 seasons in men’s and women’s basketball, soccer and in golf. Read more
(5/15/09) Chef Jean-Robert de Cavel has accepted the appointment as “chef in residence” at the Midwest Culinary Institute at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. “We are delighted to be able to keep such a talented chef here in the Tri-State,’’ said Dr. John Henderson, interim president of Cincinnati State. “His enormous talent and worldwide connections to the culinary industry, along with his passion for food – and for helping others -- will be a huge benefit to the College,’’ Henderson said. Read more
(5/14/09) Coaches and staff at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College will host several sports-related camps for children this summer. Read more
(5/13/09) Peggy Harrier, Dean of the Business Technologies Division at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, has been named “Educator of the Year’’ by the Cooperative Education and Internship Association. The designation – formally known as the Dean Herman Schneider Award -- was made at the CEIA’s annual conference, held this spring in Portland, Ore. CEIA officials said the award reflects Harrier’s leadership in co-op education at Cincinnati State and with local, regional and national organizations, as well has her record of scholarship in the field. Read more
(5/13/09) Cincinnati State Technical and Community College will formally award six Honors Experience scholarships during a ceremony May 28. Read more
(5/12/09) Brian Hamblin, a Cincinnati State student who works on the IT Help Desk, figured he had a leg up on the competition when it came to riding the mechanical bull on Country/Western Day. After all, Hamblin rode the real things for about 10 years. A friend, you see, was involved with the rodeo circuit, and took Hamblin up to Richmond, Ind. one fine day to see for himself what it was all about. Hamblin was hooked. Read more
(5/11/09) Grant V. Hesser and Brian S. Kelly have been elected to the governing board of the Cincinnati State Foundation. The Foundation raises funds and in other ways supports the programs, services and capital improvement projects of Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. Read more
(5/6/09) As part of the year-long celebration of its 40th anniversary, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College is planning to extend a welcome to those who knew the campus from its high school days. On Friday, June 5, and Saturday June 6, Cincinnati State will host several events for those who attended Central High School and later Courter Technical School – each of which occupied the structure now known as the Main Building on the Clifton campus. The agenda includes a gourmet dinner at Cincinnati State’s Midwest Culinary Institute, an open house and an old fashioned mixer in the gym. Read more
(5/1/09) More than 60 Cincinnati State employees were recognized recently for their service to the college. The “Employee Service Award Ice Cream Reception’’ honored 30 employees who are marking their fifth anniversary with Cincinnati State, 15 who have 10 years of service, six with 15 years of service, 10 with 20 years of service, five who were hired 25 years ago; and one, Sue Burns, who has been with the institution for 30 years. Read more
(4/30/09) Students, faculty members and industry partners gathered recently at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College for the 11th annual Toyota Environmental Earth Jam. The event, held each year during Earth Week, was designed to promote environmental awareness. This year, wet weather forced the event indoors into the lobby of the Advanced Technology Learning Center. In addition to enjoying green cotton candy and popcorn and listening to live music by The Seedy Seeds, participants visited information booths and engaged in hands-on activities focusing on local environmental issues and solutions. Read more
(4/30/09) The Cincinnati State Alumni Association, along with the campus student activities program, will host a first-ever “Craft & Garage Sale’’ on Saturday, May 16 at the college’s Clifton campus. The event will be held from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. in Parking Lot C at the corner of Ludlow Avenue and Central Parkway. In case of rain it will be held in the Central Parkway Garage. Read more
(4/29/09) U.S. Energy Secretary Dr. Steven Chu, a noted research scientist and co-winner of the 1997 Nobel Prize for Physics, will give the commencement address for June graduates of Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. Chu has emerged over the past decade as a leading voice in the push to develop renewable energy sources and address global climate change, and is a leading advocate for President Obama’s energy and climate policies. Read more
(4/28/09) Students, faculty members and industry partners will gather Thursday, April 30 at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College for the 11th annual Toyota Environmental Earth Jam. The event, held each year during Earth Week, is designed to promote environmental awareness. Between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., participants will have the opportunity to engage in hands-on activities that focus on local environmental issues and solutions. The events will be held in the courtyard of the Advanced Technology Learning Center at Cincinnati State’s Clifton campus. In the event of rain, activities will move into the ATLC lobbies and lounges. Read more
(4/29/09) The Cincinnati Shakespeare Company brought “Macbeth’’ to the stage of Cincinnati State Technical and Community College on Wednesday, April 29. The production was sponsored by Student Services and the Humanities and Sciences Division at Cincinnati State. It was open to the general public at no charge. Read more
(4/23/09) Joel Knueven earned a communications degree from Cincinnati State and a bachelor of fine arts degree from Northern Kentucky University. He now teaches graphic design full-time here at Cincinnati State, while maintaining a screen-printing studio in his home and an active freelance practice. For much of the past month, Joel’s design work has been on display in an unusual venue -- with spectacular results. He designed the 2009 P&G Fountain Square Flower Carpet, a botanical display that filled Cincinnati’s favorite gathering spot with circle upon interlocking circle of pansies. Read more
(4/22/09) Students at Cincinnati State are joining a worldwide effort to raise awareness about hunger. Members of a campus student group, Beyond Borders, will set up a cardboard shantytown outdoors in the courtyard of the Advanced Technology Learning Center (ATLC) on the Clifton campus beginning at 4 p.m. Friday, April 24. The event includes a showing of the film “Blood Diamond.’’ Participants will spend the night in the cardboard structures they created. On Saturday students will distribute canned goods they have collected over the past month to organizations in Greater Cincinnati that assist children. Read more
(4/20/09) Two of the top teams in the Southwest Regional of the Ohio Academic Competition – Mason High School on the left, Cincinnati Country Day on the right – squared off Saturday at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. Serving as taskmaster for this round of the tournament was Cincinnati State faculty member Edward Sunderhaus, standing. Cody Clark, a volunteer from the University of Cincinnati, monitored the clock. Read more
(4/17/09) Cincinnati State Technical and Community College will host one of the six regional Ohio Academic Competition events that will take place around the state Saturday, April 18. More than 120 students from 16 public and private high schools will face off in the Southwest Regional at Cincinnati State. The double-elimination, one-on-one tournament will begin at 9 a.m. in the Main Building of Cincinnati State’s Clifton campus. The final round, with four finalist school teams, is expected to begin about 11:30 a.m. Read more
(4/17/09) Cincinnati State Technical and Community College is launching an initiative designed to cement its standing as a regional leader in energy efficiency, renewable energy, sustainable design and the environment. Cincinnati State President John Henderson today announced the establishment of the Energy and Environment Center at Cincinnati State. The center will function as a way to consolidate Cincinnati State’s green energy and construction offerings and expand them as opportunities arise. But, more importantly, it will serve as a regional resource for businesses, community leaders and learners who are interested in environmental and energy-related issues and new careers in these expanding fields. Read more
(4/16/09) Two of the top teams in the Southwest Regional of the Ohio Academic Competition – Mason High School on the left, Cincinnati Country Day on the right -- squared off Saturday at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. Serving as taskmaster for this round of the tournament was Cincinnati State faculty member Edward Sunderhaus, standing. Read more
(4/16/09) Students from Cincinnati State Technical and Community College have won a gold medal and three silver medals in a regional ADDY® competition covering Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. The gold medal was one of four presented to student contestants in the region. It was awarded in the Interactive Media category, for a website devoted to the Copperleaf Disc Golf Course on the Cincinnati State campus in Clifton. In addition to presenting the course layout and features, the display provided information about the arboretum on the front lawn of the campus where the course is located. Read more
(4/14/09) It was pretty quiet at Cincinnati State during the short break between winter and spring terms – except for the engineering technologies lab. There, a group of students from Clark Montessori High School convened to assemble a solar-assisted, battery powered cart that will be used by the Cincinnati Parks Department. Read more
(4/7/09) Cincinnati State Technical and Community College prides itself on being a student-oriented institution that provides a cost-effective education that will lead to a good job. That doesn’t mean its students and faculty are blind to the big wide world outside Greater Cincinnati. Read more
(4/6/09) Cincinnati State hosted a ceremony April 3 that officially transformed 94 men and women from 44 countries into naturalized U.S. citizens. Click here for photos.
(4/3/09) Cincinnati State faculty and students will spend part of their spring break supervising construction of a solar/electric car. The vehicle – an electric car with a solar panel to recharge its batteries -- will be built from a kit by approximately 20 students from Clark Montessori school in Cincinnati. The vehicle will then be used by the Cincinnati Parks Department for maintenance and other tasks. Read more
(4/1/09) Interactions involving the criminal justice system and young African-American men will be the focus of the next At Promise Community Summit on April 9. The one-day program on the campus of Cincinnati State Technical and Community College will bring educators, prosecutors, public defenders, legal professionals, social workers, members of the faith community and other stakeholders to the table for what promises to be a spirited series of discussions. Read more
(4/1/09) Denny Baker’s real job is being a firefighter/paramedic for the Cincinnati Fire Department. But on the side Denny and his stuffed friends carry on the storied traditions of ventriloquism. They performed on April Fool’s Day at Cincinnati State to an appreciative audience. Read more
(3/31/09) Community-minded food lovers are marking their calendars for an event that has quickly become one of Greater Cincinnati’s most popular scholarship fund-raisers – 1 Night 12 Kitchens. This year’s event will be held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Sunday, April 26 at the Midwest Culinary Institute (MCI), located on the Clifton campus of Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. Read more
(3/30/09) Cincinnati State Technical and Community College will host a Naturalization Ceremony for 100 new citizens at 1 pm on Friday, April 3. The event will be held at the Conference Center in the Main Building of the Clifton campus. Read more
(3/30/09) Cincinnati State's House/Bruckmann Awards are given each year to honor distinguished classroom performance. Dr. Monica Posey, academic vice president, said the award is the highest the College bestows on faculty. Read more
(3/27/09) “Think green…be green.’’ That was the theme of a day-long event at Cincinnati State that recently brought scores of high school students to the campus. The program featured presentations from faculty members and outside experts on a range of environmental topics. Read more
(3/27/09) Andrea Cheng, who teaches English as a Second Language courses at Cincinnati State, and is a widely published author of children’s literature, spoke to College honors students about writing. The session was organized by Marcha Hunley, chair of the Honors Experience at Cincinnati State, and the Office of Student Activities. Read more
(3/27/09) Whether or not you know it by its proper name, you’re probably familiar with the annual Canstruction® event. It’s a food drive – one now organized more than 100 North American cities – that has a sculptural dimension. Participating teams collect or purchase canned goods and form them into iconic structures, using a minimum of outside materials to hold them together. When the contest is over, the canned goods are donated to food banks. Read more
(3/26/09) Joani Lacy is probably best known in Cincinnati for her performances with the band she and her husband front, Robin Lacy & DeZydeco. Not only does she sing and play the rubboard in the Cajun-oriented band, she also writes songs. Read more
(3/26/09) The Society of Women Engineers at Cincinnati State held a fund-raiser featuring jewelry made by members. No doubt because the pieces were well-made (they were, after all, crafted by engineering technology specialists), the event attracted a steady flock of students, faculty and staff. Photos
(3/25/09) Denise Rohr, chair of the nursing program; Chef Meg Galvin Midwest Culinary Institute instructor; and Kellee Fields, a clinical lab technology instructor were approved for tenure at Cincinnati State's Board of Trustees meeting on March 24. Read more
(3/25/09) Cincinnati State Technical and Community College will host a meeting of the Southwest Ohio Clean Energy Network on Thursday, March 26. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. in Room 180 of the Main Building at Cincinnati State’s Clifton campus, and is open to the public. Read more
(3/18/09) Student Activities celebrated St. Patrick's Day with a variety of green-hued foods. Click here for photos.
(3/17/09) Two students at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College have been awarded top honors in the 2009 All-USA Academic Team competition. Mary Conner, a Fairfield resident and a second-year student at Cincinnati State, was named a Silver Scholar in the national competition. She was also one of 10 students in Ohio named to the First Team of the All-Ohio Academic Team. Another Cincinnati State honors student, Meghan Coil of Northside, was named to the All-Ohio Academic Team’s Second Team. Read more
(3/17/09) A group of Cincinnati State graduates who are now in the culinology program at the University of Cincinnati have won top honors in a prestigious national competition.The team – consisting of Midwest Culinary Institute graduates John Parsons, Christian Serrato, Andrew Scholle and Robert Coltrane – garnered a nearly perfect score to win the Research Chef’s Association Student Culinology Competition for 2009. Their faculty advisor was Chef Christopher Keegan, a faculty advisor and adjunct instructor at the Midwest Culinary Institute at Cincinnati State who is also an adjunct professor at the University of Cincinnati. Read more
(3/16/09) Anyone who has ever had their blood drawn – just about everyone, in other words – understands how important it is to have the job done by someone who knows what they’re doing. It’s also easy to understand why phlebotomy technicians are in high demand in the job market these days. Phlebotomy techs – the name given to those who collect blood specimens and perform other services – work in hospitals, clinics, medical group practices and elsewhere throughout the health care system. Read more
(3/13/09) As part of Cincinnati State’s energy initiative, its Workforce Development Center is offering specialized training to electricians seeking certification as installers of solar photovoltaic systems. Read more
(3/11/09) Gov. Ted Strickland’s vision of an adult education system that meets a wide range of needs moves ahead today as Cincinnati State Technical and Community College and Great Oaks Career Campuses combine their efforts in a Practical Nursing Certificate program. Read more
(3/9/09) Cincinnati State's Information Technology Services recently discovered a computer virus affecting staff, faculty, and student machines in the Main Building. The virus is carried and spread through the use of flash drives inserted into the USB ports of the infected computers. When a flash drive in inserted into an infected computer, it infects the drive as well. The next computer that flash drive goes into will then also develop infected files. Read more
(3/4/09) Nearly 40 four-year colleges and universities, joined by the Ohio Army National Guard and the U.S. Navy, visited Cincinnati State in early March for a “Transfer Fair.’’
The event was designed to help students who are finishing their studies at Cincinnati State explore options for the next steps in their academic or professional careers. Read more
(2/26/09) Saba Chugtai of the Islamic Center in Mason recently addressed students at Cincinnati State. More than 50 students and faculty turned out for her talk, which proved so compelling that a group of students reconvened with her in a classroom in the Main Building to ask questions and continue the discussion. Read more
(2/26/09) The board of trustees of Cincinnati State Technical and Community College has approved an administrative restructuring plan developed by Interim President Dr. John Henderson. Read more
(2/24/09) Cincinnati State Technical and Community College hosted another in a series of high school academic competitions on Saturday, Feb. 21, bringing some of the brightest students in the region to our campus.
The driving force behind the event was Cincinnati State’s Ed Sunderhaus, who has been organizing and hosting the quiz-type programs here for some 15 years now. Read more
(2/23/09) John E. Hurley, a renowned basketball coach who for years was a pillar of the sports program at Cincinnati State, became the inaugural inductee in the Cincinnati State Athletic Hall of Fame. Read more
(2/18/09) High school students from Cincinnati Country Day, Finneytown, Indian Hill, Madeira, Mariemont, Wyoming, Reading, Summit Country Day, Seven Hills, North College Hill and Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy will compete at Cincinnati State in the Cincinnati Academic League (CAL) Tournament. The question/answer style competition will feature students at the varsity and reserve levels, with varsity level students competing for a chance to move on to the Ohio Academic Competition in April. Read more
(02/12/09) Students from the Multimedia Information Design (MID) programs at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College won 16 of the 22 student awards presented in the 2009 ADDY® Award competition sponsored by the Cincinnati Ad Club. Cincinnati State students won Best of Show, five of the eight Gold ADDYs and 10 of the 13 Silver ADDYs presented during a ceremony Feb. 7 at Paul Brown Stadium. Entries were judged by advertising professionals from Chicago, Los Angeles and other cities. Read more
(02/11/09) Marcia Caulton works at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. As the assistant director of student activities, her job is to help students navigate the College and develop their interests outside the classroom.
She’s also one of the people sought out by students – and sometimes faculty members – when they need help with audio equipment for a performance. Read more
(02/10/09) Students will compete at Cincinnati State in the Greater Cincinnati Academic League (GCAL) Winter Tournament. Teams will answer questions on a variety of subjects ranging from math, science and literature to mythology, spelling and history. The winning teams will move on to the Ohio Academic Competition in April. Read more
(02/09/09) Margy Waller, a Cincinnati resident who is Vice President for the Arts and Culture Partnership of Greater Cincinnati’s Fine Arts Fund, has been appointed to the board of trustees of Cincinnati State Technical and Community College.
The appointment was made by Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland. Read more
(02/06/09) Cincinnati State Technical and Community College will honor former basketball coach and athletic director John Hurley on Feb. 18. Hurley, who has recorded more victories than almost any other active coach in college basketball, will be installed as the inaugural member of the Cincinnati State Athletic Hall of Fame during halftime ceremonies during the men’s basketball game against Sinclair Community College. Read more
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