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Scholarship Golf Outing will help Cincinnati State students
In years past such golf outings have raised more than $50,000 toward scholarships for Cincinnati State students. Each year more than 50 students receive scholarships funded by the event. Even though Cincinnati State’s tuition is about half that of other schools in the region, approximately 70 percent of its students require financial assistance. Moreover, the prospect of state and federal budget cuts because of the economic downturn makes it more important than ever for the College to raise funds to help students who need assistance. In addition to fees from golfers who are participating in the outing, the Scholarship Golf Classic raises funds through sponsorships and a silent auction. Cincinnati State’s summer enrollment rises sharply over last year(7/27/10) Summer term enrollment at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College is up 18 percent over the same period a year ago. As of the close of the official reporting period for the Summer 2010 Term, enrollment stood at 7,818. Last year at this time, Cincinnati State had 6,608 students. In the past five years, summer enrollment has increased by 51 percent and the number of credit hours taken has grown by 60 percent, according to Anne Foster, Director of Institutional Research and Effectiveness.Read more Presidential Search Committee recommends two candidates(7/14/10) The Presidential Search Committee today announced that it will recommend two candidates to the board of trustees of Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. The recommended candidates are: Dr. Mitchel D. Livingston, vice president for Student Affairs, Chief Diversity Officer and Professor of Educational Studies at the University of Cincinnati; and Dr. O’dell M. Owens, a physician and the current Hamilton County Coroner and a former member of the University of Cincinnati board of trustees. The Presidential Search Committee, which has been meeting since May, has screened more than 20 applications and nominations. Read more Sculpture 2 class brings the sea to life(7/12/10) Students from the Sculpture 2 class at Cincinnati State took on an unusual assignment for Spring Term – creating realistic sea creatures out of clay and other materials. Now that the term is over, the work of these students is on display in the glass case in the corridor near Room 180 Main, close to the Admissions office. Read more Cincinnati State Foundation board adds new members(6/30/10) The Cincinnati State Foundation, which supports programs, services and capital improvement projects at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, has added four members to its board of directors. Joining the board of directors of the Cincinnati State Foundation are Alison H. Muth, Safety & Risk Management Vice President, Messer Construction Co.; Bob Pohl, Sales Vice President, Dwyer Real Estate, LLC.; Ross E. Wales, Attorney, Taft, Stettinius & Hollister; and Owen J. Wrassman, Vice President of Investments, Robert W. Baird and Company. Read more Cincinnati State honors Levy, McKamey for teaching excellence(6/29/10) Cincinnati State Technical and Community College has presented faculty members Brad Levy and Dr. Jon P. McKamey with its House-Bruckmann Award for 2010 in recognition of excellence in teaching. The award was presented during a recent ceremony on campus, and Levy and Dr. McKamey were recognized during Cincinnati State’s commencement ceremony June 24. Read more Annual Student Leadership Appreciation Banquet recognizes hard work(6/30/10) On any college campus, student clubs and organizations are an essential part of the social fabric – and for those students who participate, they’re often an essential part of the learning experience.Those experiences don’t come together by themselves, of course. It takes hard work, by students and by faculty advisors and staff. Read more Green Tones resonate in campus performance(6/17/10) The Green Tones – a choral group comprising faculty, students and staff members – presented their first on-campus concert at the end of Spring Term to an appreciative audience at the ATLC. The Green Tones sing under the direction of Dr. Robert Coil, an instructor in the Business Information Systems Technology program. Dr. Coil holds bachelor’s degrees in music performance and music education from the UC College-Conservatory of Music (as well as an associate’s degree in electronics engineering technologies from what was then Cincinnati Technical College, an MBA from UC and a Ph.D. from The Union Institute in adult education). When he’s not in the classroom, Dr. Coil plays trombone in professional and amateur ensembles. Read more Chancellor Eric Fingerhut to address Cincinnati State graduates(6/17/10) Eric D. Fingerhut, the Chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents, will be the featured speaker at Cincinnati State’s commencement ceremony Thursday, June 24. The event will be held at U.S. Bank Arena starting at 7 p.m. This year more than 1,600 students will graduate from Cincinnati State. Read more Green Tones, College Idols Highlight 2010 Employee Appreciation Picnic(6/16/10) The 4th Annual Employee Appreciation Picnic in early June proved to be a display of the performing arts – vocal, culinary, comic and hospitable. The food was prepared by the crew from the Overlook Café and Bakery Hill, and the hospitality was provided by President John Henderson and the top administrators of the college who served it and by the facilities, grounds and maintenance crews who set the stage. Read more Cincinnati State to offer new major in stormwater management(6/15/10) Cincinnati State Technical and Community College has won approval from the Ohio Board of Regents to launch a new major in stormwater management. This initiative is largely a response to the growing effort to meet federal water quality standards by minimizing the interaction between stormwater and sanitary sewer systems. Increasingly, governmental officials and property owners are also trying to reduce erosion and the contamination of waterways from runoff during heavy rainfall events. “In Greater Cincinnati, and really throughout much of the nation, the Clean Water Act is making stormwater management a genuine priority,’’ said Dr. Ann Gunkel, chair of Cincinnati State’s Environmental Engineering Technology program. Read more Getting soaked for a good cause(6/7/10) On a warm day in late spring, there’s sometimes time for a little “Clowning Around’’ on the Cincinnati State campus. At least, that’s what the good folks in the Student Activities Office thought when they decided to suit up in clown suits, set up a variant of the old-fashioned dunking booth and other activities and, for good measure, host a free cookout for the entire student body. Read more Information technology: a full color career(6/2/10) Frank Hill was born in Crawford, Mississippi, pop. 691, in the middle of the last century. He remembers spending his early years there in a society that was practical, hard-nosed and self-sufficient. Family and friends raised their own crops, built their own homes, slaughtered their own hogs, made their own clothes. The only time they really needed money, he recalls, was the one time during the year when the tax bill came due. Read more Cincinnati State to raise tuition 3.5 percent in Early Fall Term(5/26/10) Trustees at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College voted Tuesday to raise tuition by 3.5 percent, effective in the Early Fall Term of 2010. Tuition, currently $83 per credit hour, will rise to $85.90. About 60 percent of Cincinnati State’s students are part-time and carry an average of nine credit hours per term. A full-time student is regarded as one who carries 12 or more credit hours a term. For a student carrying nine credit hours the tuition increase would amount to $26.10 a term. Read more The South Park Approach to Diversity: Call Me Matt(5/25/10) The title on Matt Glowacki’s business card – “Revolutionary’’ – is at odds with the smile that animates his public persona. Honors Experience students recognized(5/19/10) Four graduating honors students were feted, and six incoming Honors Experience scholars were recognized, during a recent ceremony at Cincinnati State. Honors Experience Chairperson Marcha Hunley presented plaques and golden chords (to be worn at graduation) designating successful completion of the Honors Experience program to Jennifer Amato, Christina Rielag, Ryan Welsh and Kimberly Ziccardi. A posthumous award was given to Melissa Urbisci, an Honors Experience student who died in an automobile accident in March. Read more Andrea Cheng featured at "Bookfest"(5/19/10) Andrea Cheng, an instructor at Cincinnati State who is also a well-known author and illustrator of books for children and young adults, was the featured speaker at a recent “Bookfest’’ event at Northern Kentucky University. Bookfest is an annual event for middle school students from Cincinnati, southwestern Ohio and Kentucky. This year’s event attracted more than 500 students. Read more Ceremony honors House-Bruckmann Award winners(5/18/10) One is known for teaching developmental math to students at Cincinnati State. The other is known for teaching Cincinnati State teachers to use the latest in instructional technologies. But Brad Levy and Dr. Jon P. McKamey have something in common, and it’s more than their place of employment. They are now recipients of the House-Bruckmann Award, Cincinnati State’s most prestigious honor for excellence in teaching.Read more Rob Portman visits campus(5/17/10) Rob Portman, the 2010 Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in Ohio, visited Cincinnati State recently and visited a renewable energy class. Read more Attention Hollywood(5/14/10) The indefatigable folks at the Student Activities Center came up with another gem the other day: a chance to put yourself into a Hollywood movie poster. All it took was the ability to relax your inhibitions a bit and stand before a computer camera operated by a skilled – and practiced – technician. Read more Ceremony at Cincinnati State Honors Women Veterans(5/13/10) As the number of women U.S. military veterans increases, the Veterans Administration is stepping up its efforts to meet their needs. And Congress has given the VA an important new tool to help in that effort with the recent passage of legislation known as SB 1963. That was the core of the message delivered recently by U.S. Army Capt. Karen Caligaris during a ceremony at Cincinnati State during its second annual Women Veterans Appreciation Day Ceremony. Read more Cincinnati State partners in “Retrofit Ramp-up’’ initiative(5/7/10) Wyoming is a Cincinnati suburb known for its gorgeous old homes, mature trees and superior public school system. It will also be known for its embrace of “weatherization’’ techniques, if the Greater Cincinnati Energy Alliance (GCEA) succeeds in a campaign it launched there the other day. Members of the alliance called a press conference at a private residence in Wyoming to publicize the inauguration of a door-to-door campaign to encourage homeowners to improve the energy efficiency of existing homes. Read more Welcome back Central High & Courter Tech(5/7/10) For the second year in a row, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College is extending a special welcome to those who knew the campus from its high school days. On Friday, June 4, and Saturday June 5, Cincinnati State will host 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.Read more 1 Night 12 Kitchens for 2010: Another winning recipe(5/3/10) 1 Night 12 Kitchens put together another winning recipe this year:
Earth Jam 2010 at Cincinnati State makes learning fun in the sun(4/29/10) Cincinnati State wrapped up a decidedly green April with an “Earth Jam’’ celebration on the 29th. It was part teach-in, part party, part just an excuse to get outside and enjoy a marvelous (if windy) spring day on a hilltop overlooking the Mill Creek Valley. For the 12th straight year, this year’s Earth Jam was sponsored by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing, North America, Inc., which is headquartered in Erlanger, Ky. Read more Environmental tech students take first at engineering competition(4/29/10) Every time they set out to compete at a regional conference, members of the Cincinnati State chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers know they’ll be testing themselves against students from four-year colleges and universities. At the recent 2010 ASCE Ohio Valley Regional Conference at the University of Kentucky, Cincinnati State was the only two-year institution to participate. The two-day event attracted more than 250 students and included teams from such engineering powerhouses as the University of Cincinnati, The Ohio State University and the University of Pittsburgh. Read more Cincinnati State board forms presidential search committee(4/28/10) The board of trustees at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College has formed a search committee to choose a successor to Dr. John Henderson, who has been serving as interim president of the College since November, 2007. The presidential search committee will be led by Mark D. Walton, vice chair of the Cincinnati State board of trustees and a vice president at 5/3 Bank. Read more Cincinnati State steps up for Hoxworth blood drive(4/27/10) To meet the needs of the patients it serves in Greater Cincinnati, the Hoxworth Blood Center has to attract about 350 volunteer blood donors and 40 volunteer platelet donors each day. Hoxworth – one of the oldest community blood centers in the United States – is the sole supplier of blood and blood services to 32 hospitals in 17 counties in southwestern Ohio, Northern Kentucky and southeastern Indiana. Read more Cincinnati State to host “Earth Jam’’ on April 29(4/26/10) Cincinnati State Technical and Community College is continuing its environmentally-themed activities this month with an “Earth Jam’’ on April 29. The Earth Jam – sponsored for the 12th straight year by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing, North America, Inc. – will run from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Cincinnati State’s main campus. Cincinnati State Environmental Engineering Technology faculty, working with industry representatives and members of the campus Environmental Club, will organize display booths and conduct hands-on activities that focus on local environmental issues and solutions.Read more Kenny Wilson has practiced what he preaches(4/23/10) Kenny Wilson has practiced what he preaches. Kenneth V. Wilson isn’t a preacher, but he knows how to preach. His recent talk at Cincinnati State at the invitation of the Black Male Initiative started from one fundamental, inspirational premise: It’s up to you to take control of your life. “There are no excuses,’’ Wilson told more than 100 people who gathered to hear his luncheon address. “Your family of origin is not an excuse for what you make of your life.’’Read more 1 Night 12 Kitchens Chef Edward Lee to teach class Friday(4/22/10) Edward Lee, the featured chef at this weekend’s 1 Night 12 Kitchens fundraiser at Cincinnati State, will conduct a class Friday (April 23) for students in the Midwest Culinary Institute. The class will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the culinary demonstration theater in the Advanced Technology & Learning Center. The proprietor of 610 Magnolia in Louisville, Lee was a semi-finalist in the 2010 James Beard Award competition for Best Chef in the Southeast. He’s known for his dedication to locally produced foods and a unique approach to preparing them – one that combines Southern culinary traditions with those of his Korean-American family in New York City. Read more Wilderness author John Tallmadge visits Cincinnati State in time for Earth Day (4/22/10) Environmental educator John Tallmadge, an author of books and essays on nature, the wilderness, and related themes, spent a day at Cincinnati State during Earth Week as a Visiting Scholar. Tallmadge led small group discussions, joined a panel of faculty authors, led a nature walk, and gave an evening lecture open to students, faculty and the general public. Read more Academic teams will square off April 24 at Cincinnati State(4/21/10) Academic teams from 17 high schools will compete April 24 at Cincinnati State in the Southwest Regional of the 2010 Ohio Academic Competition. The top two finishers will move on to the state finals in May. The 17 teams competing Saturday represent the top performers from academic leagues in southwestern Ohio. For the past four months they have been matching wits in a series of weekly contests and smaller tournaments. Read more Educational Opportunity Center hosts breakfast for champions(4/16/10) The Equal Opportunity Center at Cincinnati State recently hosted a breakfast in honor of teachers, social workers, counselors, policy makers, administrators and others involved in the effort to help economically challenged students achieve success in school. Nashid Lateef, assistant director of the EOC and one of the lead organizers of the event, noted that the breakfast came on the heels of the NCAA basketball tournament known as March Madness. “What you do every day,’’ he told his guests, “helps deal with some of the madness in people's lives.’’ Read more Landscape Horticulture Team Competes Successfully(4/12/10) Students, faculty and staff members in the Landscape Horticulture Program recently traveled to metro Atlanta to attend the Professional Landcare Network’s 34th Annual Student Career Days competition. Cincinnati State’s team placed 15th out of 67 from schools across the country competing in the event, which was hosted by Chattahoochee Technical College. Most teams were from universities with four-year landscape programs; of those that finished ahead of Cincinnati State, only two were from community colleges. Read more Gateway Community and Technical College in Northern Kentucky opens Veteran Support Center, in first partnership with Cincinnati State(4/9/10) Edgewood, Kentucky – Gateway Community and Technical College has opened a Veteran Support Center at its Edgewood Campus to provide academic, career and other services to veterans seeking to continue their education. In Gateway’s first-ever partnership with Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, the center will provide services under the Veterans Upward Bound program, which is made possible under a federal Trio grant to Cincinnati State. Read more Wilderness author John Tallmadge to visit Cincinnati State April 21(4/9/10) Environmental educator John Tallmadge, an author of books and essays on nature, the wilderness, and related themes, will spend April 21 at Cincinnati State as a Visiting Scholar. Tallmadge will lead small group discussions, join a panel of faculty authors, lead a nature walk, and give an evening lecture open to the general public. All sessions are open to the college community; each will have a focus related to specific programs. Read more Cincinnati State to share in health information training grant(4/9/10) Cincinnati State is one of 17 community colleges in the Midwest, and one of 70 in the United States, chosen to participate in a federal program designed to train workers for jobs supporting a fast-growing health information network. The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (or HITECH) Act, passed by Congress in 2009 as part of the economic stimulus package, contains a variety of measures designed to encourage the rapid adoption of electronic health information technologies by physicians, hospitals and other providers. Read more Academic All-Stars, Teams Named as Regional Competition Nears(4/6/10) Coaches in two of the leagues that will be represented in the April 24 Southwest Regional of the 2010 Ohio Academic Competition at Cincinnati State have selected students for the equivalent of All-Star honors.The All-Star analogy is fitting, because the Ohio Academic Competition has much in common with a season-ending sports tournament. Read more Reception honors House/Bruckmann nomineesThe House/Bruckmann Faculty Excellence Committee hosted a reception recently to honor 10 individuals nominated for the College’s annual awards to recognize excellence in teaching. Plaques noting the nominations were presented by Dr. Monica Posey, Vice President for Academic Affairs, second from left, and Cincinnati State Interim President Dr. John Henderson, far right. Read more Cincinnati State hosts ‘Going Green Makes Cents’ day(4/1/10) “Going Green Makes Cents.’’ That’s what 150 high school students and their teachers heard at every turn when they visited Cincinnati State for a field trip featuring a hands-on approach to the environment. The day-long event was organized by Ann M. Gunkel, PhD, Chair of the Environmental Engineering Technology Program and her faculty colleague, Ann Fallon, and funded, for the 11th year in a row, by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., headquartered in Erlanger, Ky. Read more Cincinnati State to host ‘Going Green Makes Cents’ High School Day on Wednesday, March 31(3/30/10) Approximately 150 high school students and teachers will visit Cincinnati State Wednesday, March 31, for a full set of hands-on, environmentally-oriented activities. The day’s theme is “Going Green Makes Cents.’’ The activities will deal with water conservation, air pollution control, energy conservation and the economics of recycling, among other topics. The interactive activities that have been developed for the high school students are designed to demonstrate the complexities of many environmental issues – and also to spark an interest in the field of Environmental Engineering Technology, which happens to be offered at Cincinnati State. Read more Cincinnati State students help chase down hunger(3/30/10) Student members of the American Society of Civil Engineers at Cincinnati State recently paired up with a team from the City of Cincinnati’s Department of Transportation and Engineering to enter the Canstruction art competition and food drive. The event – which involves creating temporary sculptures from canned goods – was not only great public spectacle, it generated a lot of food for the Freestore Foodbank. Organizers said the 65,000 cans collected through the event will be distributed across 20 counties in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana and provide about 45,000 meals.Read more Cincinnati State to host Naturalization Ceremony March 26(3/23/10) Cincinnati State Technical and Community College will host a Naturalization Ceremony for 100 new citizens from 45 nations at 11 a.m. on Friday, March 26. The event will be held at the Conference Center (Room 342) in the Main Building of the Clifton campus. Magistrate Judge Timothy S. Hogan of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio will preside over the ceremony and administer the oath. Read more St. Pat's Day(3/22/10) St. Patrick’s Day at Cincinnati State prompted the Student Activities team to serve up green punch, cake and popcorn to students and anyone else who happened by. And it prompted Don Rolfes to bring out his bagpipes and offer a brief concert in the lobby outside the ATLC cafeteria. Rolfes, a first-year Fire Service Training student from Western Hills, said he’s been playing the pipes since he was 11 years old. Chef Edward Lee will help launch this year’s 1 Night 12 Kitchens(3/19/10) Edward Lee, one of the hottest young chefs in the Midwest, will be featured at a charity dinner April 23 that kicks off this year’s 1 Night 12 Kitchens gala at the Midwest Culinary Institute. The proprietor of 610 Magnolia in Louisville, Lee is a Semi-Finalist in the 2010 James Beard Award competition for Best Chef in the Southeast. He’s known for his dedication to locally produced foods and a unique approach to preparing them – one that combines Southern culinary traditions with those of his Korean-American family in New York City and the education he picked up in kitchens across Asia, Europe and the United States. Read more Cincinnati State men’s basketball team upsets top seed in NJCAA tournament(3/16/10) The Cincinnati State men’s basketball Surge upset top-seeded Monroe Community College (Rochester, N.Y.) Monday in the opening round of the National Junior College Athletic Association Division II Tournament in Danville, Illinois.The 83-72 victory over Monroe means Cincinnati State will advance to the field of eight teams on Wednesday. Read more Cincinnati State wins Green Business Award(3/16/10) Cincinnati State was named one of 16 finalists in the Cincinnati Business Courier’s inaugural Green Business Awards during a recent ceremony at Xavier University. Cincinnati State – on the strength of its Energy and Environment Center and its overall effort to promote sustainable design, renewable energy and environmentally responsible programs – was one of 66 institutions, businesses and non-profit organizations nominated for the awards. Read more Alumni Association to sponsor ‘March Madness’ event March 26(3/10/10) As part of its ongoing effort to raise scholarship funds, the Cincinnati State Alumni Association is sponsoring a “March Madness’’ party on campus. The event will begin at 6:30 p.m. March 26. Participants will enjoy one of the Sweet 16 games on a big screen TV, complete with game snacks, liquid refreshments and a delicious hot halftime buffet. Read more Cincinnati State’s enrollment rises 30 percent over year-ago levels (3/9/10) Enrollment at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College has again shattered its all-time high, rising 30 percent over the same period a year ago. As of the close of the official reporting period for the Winter 2010 Term, enrollment stood at 11,319. Last year at this time, Cincinnati State had just 8,692 students. “For the longest time, the veterans here at Cincinnati State wondered when we were ever going to hit the 10,000-student milestone,’’ remarked interim president Dr. John Henderson. “Well, we raced past that milestone last year and didn’t even slow down. We are now at the point where our master plan predicted we would be in 2016.’’ Read more Cincinnati State, CBT, Rockwell celebrate job training partnership(3/3/10) Cincinnati State’s Workforce Development Center celebrated its new partnership with CBT and Rockwell Automation with a brief ceremony that capped a crowded product and training show at the College’s Evendale campus. “We understand that investing in employees brings big returns in the long run for all of us,’’ said Dr. John Henderson, the interim president of Cincinnati State and one of the three executives on hand for the event. Read more For Otis Williams, the secret to college success is no secret(3/2/10) According to Otis Williams, the secret to college success is no secret. It takes desire. Hard work. Commitment. Hard work. The ability to learn from mistakes. Hard work. The ability to set goals. Hard work. You get the idea. “It’s not about where you start. It’s where you finish,’’ Williams recently told a packed house at the Conference Center, during a talk organized by the Black Male Initiative at Cincinnati State. Read more Cincinnati State celebrates employee service(3/1/10) It’s probably fair to say that one of the most popular initiatives to come out of Cincinnati State’s Continuous Quality Improvement Network is the Employee Service Award Ice Cream Reception. This is a low-key event by the standards of a school with one of the finest culinary schools in the Midwest, but it gives the entire Cincinnati State family an opportunity to come together to celebrate the contributions of faculty, staff and administrators. After a welcome by President John Henderson and a performance by the College Choir, Master of Ceremonies Jesse Brown introduced employees who had reached the 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 and 35 year marks at Cincinnati State. And Dr. Henderson presented a special College Loyal Service Award to Janice Lewis, associate director of financial aid. Cincinnati State will honor first Health Careers Collaborative grads(3/2/10) Cincinnati State Technical and Community College will host a dinner Wednesday, March 3 to honor the first group of students to graduate through the Health Careers Collaborative. The collaborative represents an innovative effort by some of Cincinnati’s leading educational and health care institutions. Their initial aim was to help employees – those with a strong work ethic but limited educational skills – advance in their careers. Thanks to a $4.9 million federal grant announced last month (February, 2010), the program will be expanded and will eventually include those who are not currently employed. Read more Cincinnati State hosted returning Marines, families(2/26/10) A U.S. Marine reserve unit that left last summer for service in Iraq returned to Cincinnati on Saturday, February 20 to reunite with their families at the Evendale campus of Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. The Marines are from Communications Company, Headquarters Battalion, 4th Marine Division, which is based in Cincinnati and Indianapolis. They represent some of the last Marines to withdraw from Iraq. Read more Cincinnati State, CBT, Rockwell to celebrate partnership on March 2(2/26/10) Cincinnati State’s Workforce Development Center in Evendale will be the site of a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 1:30 p.m. March 2 to celebrate its partnership with CBT and Rockwell Automation. Rockwell Automation, a multi-national corporation, is a leading designer and manufacturer of equipment used to control industrial processes. CBT, based in Cincinnati, is a regional supplier of industrial automation products and is a distributor for Rockwell Automation products and services. Read more Cincinnati State students win 7 of 15 student ADDY Awards (2/24/10) Students from Cincinnati State’s Multimedia Information Design (MID) programs won seven of the 15 student awards presented in the 2010 ADDY® Award competition sponsored by the Cincinnati Ad Club. Cincinnati State students won Best of Show, two Gold ADDYs, and four Silver ADDYs during ceremonies Feb. 20. Cincinnati State students have won the Best of Show award in the local competition in three of the last four years. Read more Cincinnati State will host returning Marines, families(2/19/10) A U.S. Marine reserve unit that left last summer for service in Iraq will return to Cincinnati this weekend and reunite with their families at the Evendale campus of Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. The Marines are from Communications Company, Headquarters Battalion, 4th Marine Division, which is based in Cincinnati and Indianapolis. They represent some of the last Marines to withdraw from Iraq. The Marines are scheduled to arrive by plane in Cincinnati and Louisville and arrive by bus in two separate groups at Cincinnati State’s Workforce Development Center, 10100 Reading Road in Evendale. A brief welcoming reception is planned in the auditorium at the Workforce Development Center. Members of the news media are invited to attend, and will have an opportunity to conduct interviews if Marines and family members consent. Read more The Summit to host ‘1 Night, 2 Chefs’ event on February 26(2/18/10) Jean-Robert de Cavel will be in the kitchen this month as The Summit restaurant continues its “1 Night, 2 Chefs’’ feature. On Friday, Feb. 26, de Cavel – who is currently Chef in Residence at the Midwest Culinary Institute, which houses The Summit – will join The Summit’s chef de cuisine, Matt Winterrowd. In addition to the regular Summit menu, guests will be able to choose a first and/or second course prepared by de Cavel. Read more Cincinnati State to share in $5 million BioOhio training grant(2/17/10) Cincinnati State will share in a $5 million federal grant to help train displaced workers for new careers in the biomedical industry. The grant was awarded to BioOhio, a 23-year-old non-profit organization based in Columbus, by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration. Read more Health Careers Collaborative wins $4.9 million stimulus grant(2/12/10) The Health Careers Collaborative of Greater Cincinnati was awarded more than $4.9 million in federal stimulus funds Friday to support the expansion of an education and jobs readiness program that has already helped hundreds improve their lives. Cincinnati State Technical and Community College is the lead partner in the grant, which will be shared by a collaborative that includes community organizations and some of the region’s leading hospital groups and educational institutions. Read more Rabbi Ingber delivers powerful message(2/10/10) Rabbi Abie Ingber is a fixture in Greater Cincinnati’s Jewish community – and in the region’s network of religious communities. For more than three decades he has participated in efforts to build bridges between people of different faiths. Read more Cincinnati State names Vice President for Finance/Treasurer(2/10/10) Michael J. Geoghegan has been named Vice President for Finance/Treasurer at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. Read more Cincinnati State to offer 'Smart Grid' major(2/3/10) The Ohio Board of Regents has approved a new major at Cincinnati State centering on “Smart Grid’’ technology, which involves the way households, businesses and factories use electric power. Cincinnati State will offer the Smart Grid major starting in autumn of 2010 as part of its power systems engineering technology program. Read more Cincinnati State industrial training helps a continent stay clean(2/3/10) Officials from Cincinnati State and its Workforce Development Center were invited to join Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland recently when he came to Cincinnati to tour the historic – and thriving – soap-making plant in Ivorydale. The tour was part of a series of stops emphasizing the state’s job development initiatives. Read more Cincinnati State’s relief effort for Haiti is a group effort(2/1/10) Students, faculty and staff at Cincinnati State raised more than $5,000 – along with food, clothing and other supplies – to help victims of the Haitian earthquakes last month. Along the way, they did a great deal to increase public awareness about the importance of clean drinking water and to publicize a remarkable purification process that was perfected by researchers at the Cincinnati-based Procter & Gamble Co. Read more Cincinnati State to raise tuition 3.5 percent in Spring Term(1/27/10) Trustees at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College voted Tuesday to raise tuition by 3.5 percent, effective in Spring Term 2010. Tuition, currently $80.20 per credit hour for Ohio residents and those in nearby counties in Northern Kentucky and Indiana who are covered under tuition reciprocity agreements, will rise to $83. For a part-time student carrying six credit hours, the increase would amount to $16.80 a term. For full-time students (who account for about 40 percent of total enrollment at Cincinnati State) carrying 12 credit hours, tuition would rise by $35.60 a term. Read more Cincinnati State to host academic competition(1/20/10) Ten local high schools 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. Students will answer questions on a variety of subjects ranging from math, science and literature to mythology, spelling and history. Read more Surge basketball teams focus on conference titles(1/19/10) After spending much of the early season on the road, Cincinnati State’s basketball teams are launching conference play with a schedule that keeps them closer to their fans. Both the men’s and women’s teams are nurturing hopes of post-season play. Read more Cincinnati State’s relief effort for Haiti focuses on drinking water (1/15/10) Students and faculty at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College are joining the relief effort for victims of the earthquake in Haiti – with a particular focus on clean drinking water. For years, students and faculty members have been involved in a program that demonstrates how packets of Procter & Gamble’s PUR powder can be used to make contaminated water clean enough to drink. In addition to hosting demonstrations on campus for Cincinnati State students and visiting high school groups, representatives of student organizations have gone to high schools throughout Greater Cincinnati to talk about the importance of water quality and the cost-effectiveness of the PUR process. Read more The Summit to host ‘1 Night, 2 Chefs’ event on January 21(1/12/10) The Summit Restaurant at the Midwest Culinary Institute is launching a new feature this month: 1 Night, 2 Chefs. On Thursday, Jan. 21, Chef Anne Kearney of Rue Dumaine in the Dayton suburb of Centerville will join The Summit’s chef de cuisine, Matt Winterrowd. In addition to the regular Summit menu, guests will be able to choose a first and/or second course prepared by Kearney, one of the region’s hottest talents. Read more Cincinnati State: Part of the Portrait(1/6/10) Cincinnati State was one of the featured stops when the U.S. Census Bureau kicked off its national “2010 Portrait of America Road Tour’’ on Jan. 4. Federal officials are planning to send Census forms to about 130 million mailboxes across the country in mid-March. The “Portrait of America’’ tour is part of an effort by the Census Bureau and local officials to convince residents to fill out the forms and return them by April 1. Read more Hispanic Chamber awards scholarships to two students(12/21/09) The Hispanic Chamber Cincinnati USA has awarded academic scholarships to two students at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. The scholarships were presented at a recent gala dinner featuring an address by Peru’s ambassador to the United States, Luis M. Valdivieso. The scholarships were awarded to Carlos Osores and Jazzhil S. Echeverria Mendez. Read more Duke Energy Project Underway(12/18/08) A major project is underway by Duke Energy to replace the 55 year old electrical infrastructure and substations of the Main Building. Most of the construction will take place in the parking lot behind Main Building. The loudest and most disruptive part of construction will take place over the holiday break, with some working being done on 3rd shift. Completing this project will help keep Main Campus electric online during future outages. Contact Facilities Director Ray Mirizzi, 513-569-1561, with questions or concerns. Governor makes appointments to Cincinnati State board of trustees(12/17/09) Gov. Ted Strickland has filled two vacancies on the board of trustees of Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. Named recently to serve on the nine-member board were Cathy Crain, a retired investment counselor and a well-known arts and civic volunteer in Greater Cincinnati. She will serve the remainder of a term that expires October 30, 2010, and Robert Ringel, vice president, legal and assistant corporate secretary for Duke Energy. He will serve a term that expires October 31, 2014. Read more Holiday Get Together(12/14/09) A holiday get-together is a tradition for faculty and staff at Cincinnati State, and the highlight is always the performance by the Cincinnati State Choir. The 2009 version did not disappoint. The food was delicious – something, perhaps, one might come to expect at the home of the Midwest Culinary Institute, but by the same token something that is never taken for granted by those who understand the challenge of preparing good food for large numbers of people. Read more Robotics Competition brings 39 teams to Cincinnati State(12/14/09) Students from 39 school and neighborhoods FIRST LEGO League robotics teams came to Cincinnati State to test their talents in a friendly competition that required them to not only design and program robots, but identify and figure out solutions to the major transportation problems facing Greater Cincinnati. Read more Santa, Helpers Visit Cincinnati State(12/9/09) Santa and his helpers paid an early visit to Cincinnati State the other day. There was something for children of all ages. A juggler who wielded everything from bowling balls to knives. Elves who helped wit faces painting and balloons and Christmas crafts. It was too warm for the reindeer, but Henry the horse was on hand outside the ATLC, and children were welcome to climb into his sleigh. And, of course, St. Nick himself was on hand to hear what those who believe in him want for Christmas. And for a little while, he brought something we all could use – a bit of joy to the world. Read more Cincinnati State’s enrollment reaches another peak(12/4/09) Enrollment at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College continues to surge. As of the close of the official reporting period for the Late Fall Term, enrollment was 10,622 – a 24 percent increase over the same period in 2008. This marks the third consecutive term in which Cincinnati State has recorded growth of more than 20 percent over 2008 levels. Read more Robotics competition will bring 39 teams to Cincinnati State(12/2/09) Youngsters from 39 school and neighborhood teams in southwestern Ohio will soon be powering up their LEGO robots to see which has the best “Smart Moves.’’ The students will participate Saturday, Dec. 12 and Sunday, Dec. 13 in the 2009 iSPACE FIRST LEGO League Regional Tournament, which will be hosted by Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. Read more Cincinnati State official to serve on statewide green committee(12/02/09) Dr. Dennis N. Ulrich, Executive Director of the Workforce Development Center at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, has been named to the Ohio Green Pathways Advisory Panel. Read more A Thanksgiving tradition at Cincinnati State(11/30/09) Cincinnati State thanked its students, staff and faculty for all their hard work this year by treating them to a traditional Thanksgiving feast – prepared, of course, by the hard-working team at the Midwest Culinary Institute. The meal was free for students, and for faculty and staff the cost was just $5. Read more December ‘Wine Flights’ are now boarding at The Summit(11/24/09) 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. Each month our chefs select wines from different parts of the world and package them in flights. In December, The Summit is featuring the wines of France. Read more Multi-media capstone: A much-anticipated rite of passage(11/23/09) For students in Cincinnati State’s multi-media program, the capstone course is a rite of passage that is a source of both apprehension and anticipation. Apprehension because it requires an extraordinary commitment of time and energy – and, perhaps, because the capstone course is a team project for which there is no guarantee of success. Click here for additional photos. Read more Winter schedule of Kroger Creations Community Cooking Classes has something for nearly everyone – and nearly every gift list(11/20/09) The Kroger Creations Community Cooking Classes at the Midwest Culinary Institute offers something for almost every taste in its Winter 2010 lineup. In addition to traditional favorites involving wines, pastries and the preparation of classic meals, the Winter lineup includes several classes that focus on healthy dining options. It also includes seasonal classes, such as “Party Like a Wokstar for the New Year’’ with Mike Wong, chef/owner of the Oriental Wok; “Quick and Easy Mardi Gras’’ with Brian Whisman, Kroger Division Chef Coordinator; and “Valentine’s Treats for Kids’’ with Lisa Kindle from the BonBonerie. And back by popular demand is a six-course Master’s Series sequence for serious home cooks who wish to hone their culinary skills. It’s taught by Certified Master Chef John Kinsella of the Midwest Culinary Institute, with assistance from MCI alumnus Sarah Huskey. Read more Pastry students share the sugar in style(11/18/09) 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. Read more International Education Week(11/17/09) As part of International Education Week, school officials distributed information about the nations of the world and study abroad programs available to Cincinnati State students. Read more Young chefs will compete Sunday at Midwest Culinary Institute(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 Cincinnati State students launch online news publication, Surge Life(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 Cincinnati State hosts delegation from Krygyz Republic(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 Veterans' Appreciation Day at Cincinnati State(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 November ‘Wine Flights’ now boarding at The Summit(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 Cincinnati State helps develop training for HAZMAT SWAT teams(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 Giving it up for Locks for LoveStudents 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 Cincinnati State to host academic tournament Saturday, Oct. 31(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 Stamping a passport to the world(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 Bringing a little magic to campus(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 Chefs visit students at Midwest Culinary Institute to discuss careers(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 Cincinnati State coach records 100th victory(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 Cincinnati State wins U.S. Green Building Council grant(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 Cincinnati State enrollment jumps 23.5 percent(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 Cincinnati State to celebrate Founder’s Week Sept. 19-25(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 Cincinnati State to host Scholarship 5K Run and Fitness Walk(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 Introducing Chef Taylor Brown(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 Alumni group launches scholarship fund drive(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 Making a horse of a different color(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 Cincinnati State named a ‘Military Friendly’ school(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 Scholarship Golf Outing is doubly important this year(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 Cincinnati State celebrates STEM Summer Academy grads(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 Happy Birthday, Julia Child(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 Cincinnati State deploys technology for maintenance, security(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 President of Hispanic Chamber leads workshop at Cincinnati State(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 Reception salutes students at Cincinnati State West campus(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 Cincinnati State hosts Master Sommeliers examination(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 UC, Cincinnati State-based teams to square off in Deveroes final(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 College changes handling of credit card payments(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 Student Leadership Appreciation Banquet(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 American Chemical Society presents awards to two students(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 Multimedia students present capstones(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 Dater Foundation approves grant for Connect2Success(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 Students look to the skies(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 It takes 5ive(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 Ohio, Indiana tuition agreement takes effect today(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 Central State, Cincinnati State form academic partnerships(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 Regional Dropout Summit will be held Thursday, June 25(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 Cincinnati State commencement will be energetic(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 Cincinnati State delegation visits Hispanic Chamber(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 Approaching graduation with dreams intact(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 Cincinnati State students, faculty reach beyond borders(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 Honors Experience participants recognized(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 Cincinnati State to host reception, testing for top chefs(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 Cincinnati State, partners win $1.7 million grant(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 Learning to harness sunshine(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 Cincinnati State spends day "clowning around"(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 Chefs gather to celebrate anniversary of Summit Restaurant(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 Hatter honored by chamber(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 Ceremony recognizes House-Bruckmann honorees, emeritus faculty(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 Sports banquet honors Cincinnati State's student athletes(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 Jean Robert to be chef-in-residence at Midwest Culinary Institute(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 Cincinnati State to host summer sports camps(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 Harrier named national co-op educator of the year(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 Cincinnati State to award six honors scholarships(5/13/09) Cincinnati State Technical and Community College will formally award six Honors Experience scholarships during a ceremony May 28. Read more Cowboy Day at Cincinnati State(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 Cincinnati State Foundation Board elects new members(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 Welcome back, Central High and Courter Tech!(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 Employees recognized for service to College(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 Earth Jam at Cincinnati State(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 Craft/Garage Sale at Cincinnati State on May 16(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 Energy Secretary Steven Chu will give commencement address at Cincinnati State(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 Cincinnati State to host Earth Jam Thursday, April 30(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 Macbeth visits Cincinnati State(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 Instructor contributes to "flower carpet"(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 Cincinnati State students joining Thirty Hour Famine(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 High school teams participate in Ohio Academic Competition(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 Academic teams will tangle in regional contest(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 Cincinnati State to launch Energy and Environment Center(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 High school teams participate in Ohio Academic Competition(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 Cincinnati State students win regional ADDY awards(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 Cincinnati State students build solar electric car(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 Cincinnati State students go "Beyond Borders"(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 Cincinnati State hosts naturalization ceremony(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. Solar/electric car will be assembled at Cincinnati State(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 Second At-Promise Summit set for April 9(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 Ventriloquist visits campus - no fooling!(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 Get ready for 1 Night, 12 Kitchens!(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 Cincinnati State to host Naturalization Ceremony April 3(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 College honors House-Bruckmann nominees(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 Thinking green at Cincinnati State(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 Andrea Cheng addresses honors students(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 Cincinnati State team proves it can ascend(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 Joani Lacy discusses “Hollister House”(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 Society of Women Engineers holds jewelry sale fundraiser(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 Instructors approved for tenure(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 Cincinnati State to host green energy meetings(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 St. Patrick visits Cincinnati State(3/18/09) Student Activities celebrated St. Patrick's Day with a variety of green-hued foods. Click here for photos. Cincinnati State students win top honors(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 Culinary programs bring home more honors(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 Workforce Development Center to launch new health classes(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 Cincinnati State launches solar power classes(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 Cincinnati State to offer Practical Nursing at Great Oaks(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 Virus spreads through flash drives affects computers on campus(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 College Transfer Fair a success(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 Speaker from Islamic Center addresses students, faculty(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 Board approves administrative restructuring(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 Sunderhaus driving force behind academic competitions(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 Cincinnati State honors Coach Hurley(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 Cincinnati State to host academic competition(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 Cincinnati State dominates student ADDY contest(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 Dinner and gospel music at Cincinnati State(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 Cincinnati State to host academic competition(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 Waller named a trustee of Cincinnati State(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 Cincinnati State to honor John Hurley(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 Continue reading… |
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Friends of Cincinnati State will tee up Monday, September 20 at the Western Hills Country Club for one of the College’s most important fund-raising events of the year.
