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Cincinnati State to host Honors Experience Open House Nov. 18

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Robotics competition will bring 39 teams to Cincinnati State

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Hispanic Chamber Scholarship

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Cincinnati State’s relief effort for Haiti is a group effort

Pictured are Katrina Rugless, Danielle Hobday, Brandon Riley, Sherry Boulding, Kasey Hall and Denny Baker (talking on the radio).

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Cincinnati State industrial training helps a continent stay clean

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Cincinnati State, CBT, Rockwell celebrate job training partnership

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St. Patrick's Day 2010

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Cincinnati State wins Green Business Award

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House Bruckmann Award Nominees

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Gateway Community and Technical College in Northern Kentucky opens Veteran Support Center, in first partnership with Cincinnati State

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Landscape Horticulture Team Competes Successfully

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Wilderness author John Tallmadge visits Cincinnati State in time for Earth Day

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Kenny Wilson has practiced what he preaches

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Cincinnati State partners in “Retrofit Ramp-up’’ initiative

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House-Bruckmann Award Winners 2010

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Bookstore offers students the option to rent textbooks

Textbook manager Laura Smith inspects some of the titles that will be on the shelves when students come back for Early Fall Term classes.

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Cincinnati State expands free parking initiative

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Megan's flying monkey cake.

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Cutting the ribbon for the Cincinnati State-Great Oaks Practical Nursing program.

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Dr. John Henderson addresses the crowd.

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Chancellor Eric Fingerhut with Dr. Marianne Krismer and Dr. Monica Posey.

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Brewster Rhodes with practical nursing students Indasia, Montwinette, and Mercedes.

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Great Oaks CEO Robin White with Cincinnati State President John Henderson.

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John Hurley at the podium.

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John Hurley with Brian Kelly and John Wagner.

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John Hurley accepting his award.

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Doug Heesten and Theresa Check look on as John Hurley accepts his award.

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OAC Contest 4/18/09

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House Bruckman Nominees

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WDC Solar Class

Members of a class at Cincinnati State’s Workforce Development Center in Evendale work on a photovoltaic array. Such panels harvest the sun’s energy to generate electricity.

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The photo above shows members of the first photovoltaic class at Cincinnati State’s Workforce Development Center. They are standing next to a completed photovoltaic array. Pictured, left to right, are Tom Colina, a Cincinnati resident employed by Craftsman Electric; Carl Adams, the instructor; Gery Van Treeck of Cincinnati, employed by Ford Motor Company; Charles Fischer of Loveland and Richard Schulte of Milford, also employed by Craftsman Electric; and John Goodman of Cincinnati and Steve Hunt of Maineville, who work for Wire Works Electric.

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The photo above shows members of the second photovoltaic certification class at Cincinnati State’s Workforce Development Center. In the front row, kneeling, left to right are Colin Vogt of Loveland and Joe Schroeder of Mason; both are majoring in renewable energy at Cincinnati State. Standing in the second row, left to right, are Carl Adams, the instructor; Ray Schweitzer, a Cincinnati resident with Schweitzer Construction Co.; James Livingston, a Cincinnati resident employed by Jacobs Mechanical Co.; Nathan Young, a Cincinnati resident majoring in renewable energy at Cincinnati State; and Dave Cunningham, a Covington, Ky. resident who is also a renewable energy major at Cincinnati State.

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St. Patrick's Day 2009

Student Activities was in the Irish spirit this St. Patrick's Day. Marcia Caulton, Marybeth Barnes and Brenda Maples delight students with green cotton candy and popcorn Tuesday afternoon.

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Marcia Caulton passes on the luck of the Irish with some green cotton candy.

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Specially colored green salt gives popcorn an Irish hue.

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Jewelry Sale

The Society of Women Engineers at Cincinnati State held a fund-raiser March 26 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.

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One of the first customers was Rachel Brock, a first-year student from Colerain Township, who got help from faculty member Linda Pohlgeers in selecting a necklace …

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…and in trying it on and seeing how it looked in the mirror.

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While Brock grabbed a bite of lunch in the ATLC, co-op coordinator Kim Richards trimmed the necklace’s cord to fit.

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Another happy customer – with a dazzling necklace!

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Canstruction

Pictured left to right are students Bill Leeker, Jennifer Queener, Preston Andriot, Tyler Wayne, Jay Foster, and faculty advisor Carol Morman.

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Think Green

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Jana Kemp from Toyota displays a hybrid Camry.

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Don Brannen, director of VISION Trek Leadership Program, shows a finished rain barrel. The black pipes are for connecting to the downspout from a roof. Water comes in via the tube at the top; the other is an overflow that sends excess water back into the downspout (storm sewer).

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Left to right: Chris Cox and Corey Nelson by blackboard; LaQuian Dawson watches a demonstration.

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High school students assembling a rain barrel, demonstrating possible use.

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Larry Feist discusses renewable energy to the high school student visitors.

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Naturalization Ceremony

Cincinnati State hosted a ceremony April 3 that officially transformed 94 men and women from 44 countries into naturalized U.S. citizens.

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Before the ceremony the International Folk Dancers of Cincinnati entertained the assembled audience.

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During the ceremony, 110 fifth-grade students from Our Lady of Visitation sang a selection of patriotic songs...

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...bringing the newly-sworn citizens to their feet.

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“Today I acknowledge how hard it is to leave your country and your culture and start life in a new land,’’ Academic Vice President Dr. Monica Posey told the assembled guests. “Today, I also emphasize that the U.S. has a history of receiving newcomers, and Cincinnati State is continuing this tradition. We have students from more than 50 countries at the college. The reason we are hosting this ceremony is to show our commitment and joy in welcoming people from around the world.’’

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“Today I acknowledge how hard it is to leave your country and your culture and start life in a new land,’’ Academic Vice President Dr. Monica Posey told the assembled guests. “Today, I also emphasize that the U.S. has a history of receiving newcomers, and Cincinnati State is continuing this tradition. We have students from more than 50 countries at the college. The reason we are hosting this ceremony is to show our commitment and joy in welcoming people from around the world.’’

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U.S. District Court Judge Michael Barrett presided over the ceremony, which as ever attracted scores of family members and friends.

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And then came Cincinnati State’s own Marcia Caulton, whose rendition of “God Bless America’’ made everyone in the room a believer.

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Afterward, Cincinnati State faculty and staff handed out roses, American flags and other gifts – and herded the new citizens toward a nearby voter registration table.

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Just another day in the life of Cincinnati State – but a particularly marvelous one!

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Beyond Borders

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Solar Electric Car A

Curtis Wright, left, a student at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, helps Briana Thomas and Michael Kilcoyne from Clark Montessori School in Cincinnati staple the covering for what will be the seat of a solar/electric vehicle used by the Cincinnati Park Department. The solar/electric car kit was donated to the park department by Time Warner.

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Jon Rohrkasse from Cincinnati State helped Clark Montessori student Anthony Smith assemble the handle and side mirror mechanisms for the doors of the vehicle. In the background, Clark Montessori teacher Jo Guido, center, has a conversation with student Michael Ruth, left, and a volunteer teacher, Josh Rexhausen.

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Cincinnati State students Pete Warther, left, and Santeri Potticary, right, consult a wiring manual as they work on the vehicle’s electric components.

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The marine batteries that power the vehicle are stored beneath the seat.

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The solar panel mounted on the front of the vehicle helps recharge the batteries. The wooden front bumper carries the autographs of the students who helped assembly the vehicle.

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To reduce friction and save weight, the vehicle uses bicycle-type tires.

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Cincinnati State student Jason Heyl, right, helped demonstrate that the vehicle worked…

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…Heyl also tried his hand at the origami assignment that the Clark Montessori students were given.

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Flower Carpet

"The 2009 P&G Fountain Square Flower Carpet abstractly represents the change of seasons from winter to spring"

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"The circles can be viewed symbolically in several ways..."

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"as blooming flowers bringing color and vibrancy to spring..."

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"as ripples of water in reference to rain, or to the Square's landmark fountain..."

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"or as the seeds of new life that return with the spring."

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Employee Service Awards

Cincinnati State employees celebrating five years of service. Employees with five years of service are: Will Berninger, Dawanna Brown, Jesse Brown, Sandra Buschman, Gail Carroll, Michael Carver, Phillip Clay, Connie Crossley, Samuel Deacon, Sally Ewing, Elvin Friesen, Larry Gache, Susan Gomien, Uma Gowda, Noelle Grome, Elke Hartman, David Hensley, Destiny Howard, Ruben Irons, Carolyn Kelley, Nashid Lateef, Amy Lowther, Diane McConnell, Julie McLaughlin, Janet Mitchell, Rosa-Maria Moreno, Joseph Roberts, Toni Swanson, Jacqueline Turner, and Marylou Wetterer.

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Cincinnati State employees celebrating ten years of service. Employees with ten years include: Sherry Boulding, Dr. Wyatt Cotton, Anthony Cowden, Carla Gesell-Streeter, Kasey Hall, Claudia Miller, Tamara Nared, Siamak Salehi, Kathy Scardina, Melissa Scott, Connie Sketch, Brenda Smith, Phyllis Uffman, Michael Varin, and Sherry Wiscovich.

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Cincinnati State employees celebrating 15 years of service. Employees include: Nadine Christman, Albert Eilers, Dr. Ann Gunkel, Douglas Heesten, Dorothy Mann, and Kathy O'Gorman.

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Employees celebrating 20 years of service to Cincinnati State. These employees include: Laura Attenborough, Debra Barrett, Annette Clark, James Decker, Jill Haft, Charlie Johnson, Joyce Rimlinger, Sandra Speller, Carolyn Waits, and William Wunderlich.

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The Cincinnati State College Choir performed a delightful selection of songs during the celebration.

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The College Choir performs a song, with words written for Cincinnati State.

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The Service Award Celebration was organized by the CQIN 10 Team. CQIN 10's purpose is to promote total quality management principles, practices,and tools as a way of continuously improving. Team members include: Dr. John Henderson, Dr. Carolyn Anderson, Becky Burrell, Jesse Brown, Anne Foster, Angela Haensel, Doug Heesten, Karen Magness-Lewe, Julie McLaughlin, and Peter Wynne.

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Attendees enjoyed ice cream treats during the celebration and reception.

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The afternoon provided a wonderful opportunity to socialize with fellow employees.

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Employees enjoying the afternoon.

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Dan Cayse, Chef John Kinsella, and Chef Michael Carver

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Michele Geers and Donna DuVall

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College President Dr. John Henderson with Chef John Kinsella, a 25-year service award recipient.

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Employees were treated very well. Here, Tony Cowden walks the red carpet to receive his award.

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Lisa Lucas reads the nomination she wrote for her father Rod Rupp, chair of Cincinnati State's physics department .

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Dr. Henderson presents the College Loyal Service Award to Rod Rupp.

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Rod Rupp accepts his award.

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Riding a bull, even a mechanical one, requires contemplation…

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Concentration…

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Balance…

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and an appreciation for the laws of physics.

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Oh, and gravity.

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A sense of humor also helps.

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The mechanical bull was just one of the events available to students on Country/Western day at Cincinnati State.

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A 19th Century Bonnie and Clyde.

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The Rumpke Recycling table drew guests – and an environmentally conscious visitor.

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The Spanish Club was represented, and brought an appeal for environmental justice.

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The Metropolitan Sewer District plans a central role in the quality of the region’s rivers, streams and lakes. MSD brought a sample of the equipment used to measure water quality.

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The folks manning the MSD table appreciate that combined sewer overflows are nothing to laugh about, but that didn’t mean they couldn’t have a little fun.

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The Cincinnati State chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers built this convrete canoe for a recent competition, and yes, it floated just fine. But club members believe in recycling – and in helping their own cause via fundraising. So they used the Earth Jam as an opportunity to sell the right to take a few whacks at their canoe – getting it in better condition for the final stage of its life cycle.

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The former uranium processing plant at Fernald in northwestern Hamilton County was once known the pollution it left behind. Now it’s a nature preserve, complete with a LEED-certified Visitor’s Center.

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The U.S. Green Building Council sets the voluntary LEED (Leadership in Environmental Energy and Design) standards for energy-efficient, environmentally friendly construction – and set up a booth at Cincinnati State to spread the word.

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Musical entertainment for Earth Jam 2009 was provided by The Seedy Seeds – a band that produces blossoms of sound from just three musicians.

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A potential customers reviews her choices at the Horticulture Club’s table.

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It wasn’t green, but the Most Colorful Shirt of the Day Award goes hands-down to this visitor.

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On a day that celebrated all things green, even the cotton candy got with the program.

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The Environmental and Engineering Technologies program is one of the pillars of the fast-growing green initiatives at Cincinnati State.

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In addition to helping sponsor the Earth Jam event at Cincinnati State, Toyota sent a representative who brought her personal car – a sweet, and very clean, Camry hybrid.

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Heather Hassloch, a center on the Cincinnati State women’s basketball team, was presented the President’s Award during the college’s sports banquet. The award recognizes the student athlete “who best exemplifies the desire to succeed both academically and athletically and who demonstrates, in all aspects of life, a commitment to excellence, personal integrity and all-around community awareness and a dedication to Cincinnati State.’’

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Wayne “Box’’ Miller, a Cincinnati sports journalist and marketer and himself a former athlete, stressed the importance of teamwork and selflessness in his remarks to an audience that packed the Conference Center at Cincinnati State.

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Golf coach Scott Webb, left, and men’s soccer coach Mike Combs, wait their turn to present awards to athletes from their teams.

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Athletic Director Theresa Check is also the head coach of the women’s basketball team.

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Jen Elam was named MVP on the Cincinnati State Women’s Soccer Team, and received regional recognition as a First Team All-American. The award was made by “Coach’’ Jesse Brown, who works in Cincinnati State’s financial aid office and handled the ceremonial duties on behalf of the real coach, Wil Cagle. The women’s team finished with a 10-2 record, including five shutouts.

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Alexis Dunn is a guard on the women’s basketball team; she is also planning to play soccer this fall for the Surge.

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Head basketball coach Andre Tate, himself a former player, had to stoop to reach the microphone.

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Julie McLaughlin, center, and Joyce Rimlinger, to Julie’s right, were among the Cincinnati State faculty and staff who attended the event.

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Coach Tate, far right, worked the room before the awards ceremony began.

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Coach Scott Webb, far left, with some of the members of his team. From left to right, they are Chris Endres, Adam Endres, Anthony Day, Justin King and Zach Gruenwald.

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James Mullen, a double award winner on the men’s basketball team, is shown with, left to right, head coach Andre Tate and assistant coaches Vic Hunter and Jerry Blount.

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Mike Combs, head coach for the men’s soccer team, with team MVP Jason Kircher.

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Natasha Farr, center, won two awards, including this one for scholastic achievement. Shown with Coach Check is assistant coach Ron Harris.

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Joyce Rimlinger, left, and Julie McLaughlin were honored for their contributions to Cincinnati State’s sports programs.

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House-Bruckmann Awards

No ceremony at Cincinnati State is complete without a specialty cake in honor of the occasion. And no cake is so pretty that it can’t be cut and served!

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Larry Feist, one of the two 2009 winners of the House-Bruckmann Award.

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Academic Vice President Dr. Monica Posey with Larry Feist and Cincinnati State President Dr. John Henderson.

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Dan Lozier was master of ceremonies for the May 18 event.

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Meg Clark, one of the two 2009 winners of the House-Bruckmann Award.

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Meg Clark, center, with Dr. Henderson and Dr. Posey.

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Marc Baskind was one of five faculty members to be awarded emeritus status.

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Joan Jackson was one of five faculty members to be awarded emeritus status.

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Mike Jones was one of five faculty members to be awarded emeritus status.

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Pat Morganroth was one of five faculty members to be awarded emeritus status.

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Paul Olubas was one of five faculty members to be awarded emeritus status.

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Carla Gesell-Streeter represented the Faculty Senate during the awards ceremony.

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The 2009 emeritus faculty members: Paul Olubas, Marc Baskind, Joan Jackson, Pat Morganroth and Mike Jones.

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The 2009 House-Bruckmann Award winners: Larry Feist and Meg Clark.

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Clowning Around

Both of these guys know how to juggle. It was the height differences that kept it interesting.

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Look, Mom, a balloon!

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Once you learn to ride a tricycle you never forget.

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No day of fun is complete without the band. Wayne Herbers, a Cincinnati State employee, and his band ,100 mph, entertained the crowd.

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An impromptu soccer game on the front lawn…

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with folks who’ve clearly been around the game for awhile…

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and learned a move or two along the way!

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Michael Chikeleze, assistant dean in the Business Technologies Division, taunted potential customers at the Bucket Brigade…

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and captured the attention of Chris Higginbotham and Peggy Harrier.

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Chris was in mid-season form …

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...as Mike soon discovered.

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The solar thermal training session began with some seat time in the renewable energy lab at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. Leading this discussion is Athan Barkoukis, a program manager with Green Energy Ohio.

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Students put their classroom learning to the test during a daylong installation of a solar hot water system at Maple Ridge Lodge in Mount Airy Forest. The installation of the rooftop solar collector panels was fairly straight-forward. The 4x8 panels – which are now commercially available, off the shelf – were bolted to the roof of the lodge.

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The next step was connecting the pipe leading from the collectors to one running up from the attic.

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The sections of pipe that passed through the attic were heavily insulated.

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Carl Adams, owner of SunRock Solar and a certified installer of solar thermal and solar photovoltaic systems, demonstrates the piping that goes into and out of the heat exchanger on the 80-gallon tank. One pipe brings in fresh water from the tank. Two others transport water in a closed loop to and from the heat exchanger. The last pipe sends the heated water back into the tank, and from there out to the faucets in the lodge. The round devices on the outer sides of the heat exchanger are electric pumps that help circulate water throughout the system.

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The cover keeps everything tidy, and identifies the function of each pipe.

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Gary Van Treeck, an employee at SunRock Solar, points out the display in the lodge which shows the temperature of the water in the tank and of the water circulating through the panels on the roof.

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Honors Reception

Recipients of Cincinnati State’s 2009 Honors Experience scholarships chat with President Dr. John Henderson during a recent reception. Pictured, left to right, are incoming student Alyssa Roll, Dr. Henderson, students Martha Tiffany and Kelsey Forsee and the chair of the Honors Experience program, Marcha Hunley.

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Honors Experience scholarship winners pose with the director of the program, Marcha Hunley, and Dr. John Henderson, interim president of Cincinnati State. The students are, left to right, Alyssa Roll, Martha Tiffany, Kelsey Forsee and Anthony Webb.

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The roster of those about to graduate from the Honors Experience program includes, left to right, Jacqueline Duke, Mary Conner, Michael Herrle, Russell Hayden, Christopher Hahn and Megan Scott.

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Julie Pultinas, right, a 2004 graduate of the Honors Experience, was the guest speaker at the Honors Experience reception. She is a recent graduate of the University of Cincinnati’s College of Medicine. At left is Marcha Hunley, chair of the Honors Experience program.

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During a recent reception for members of the Black Male Initiative who are about to graduate from Cincinnati State, President John Henderson emphasized the need to nurture dreams for the future.

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Gary Boyle, a Cincinnati State counselor who directs the Black Male Initiative, applauded the achievements of three attendees who are about to graduate. They are, left to right, Sean McKenzie, Cassius Loyd Bell and Oter Aljak Amon.

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Oter Aljak Amon, left, chats with Cincinnati State President John Henderson.

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Faculty and staff from Cincinnati State joined to reception to show their support for the students who are about to graduate. Shown here are, left to right, Gary Boyle, Katrina Rugless, Cassius Loyd Bell, Oter Aljak Amon, Sean McKenzie, Dr. John Henderson, Tony Cruz, Dr. Athealia Bell and Jan Lewis.

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Dr. Henderson poses with a guest who is normally found on the opposite side of the camera, Sandra Dees, a member of the Student Support Services staff.

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Hispanic Chamber

Dr. John Henderson, interim president of Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, second from left, recently attended a networking meeting hosted by the Cincinnati USA Hispanic Chamber. Also pictured are, left to right, Paul Callahan, cooperative education coordinator for the International Trade Management program at Cincinnati State; Pablo Arellano, a Cincinnati State graduate who is now employed as an assistant brand manager at P&G; and Hispanic Chamber President Alfonso Cornejo.

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Brown Condor

A group of about two dozen students visited the Cincinnati State West airfield campus recently. They were participating in a week-long summer camp sponsored by the Cincinnati chapter of the Organization of Black Airline Pilots, also known as the Brown Condor.

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Jim Schmid, chairman of the aviation technologies program at Cincinnati State, describes what it takes to start the engine of an aircraft once used by the military for observation of enemy movements along the front lines. Hint: You have to pull down on the propeller!

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Schmid displays another feature of the observation plane – an airspeed indicator that has no moving parts.

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Willie Norton, a retired jet engine mechanic who served with the U.S. Air Force and later worked for General Electric, explains the principles of helicopter flight.

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Students had plenty of questions.

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Cincinnati State West employees came up with another of their famous grillout lunches for their guests, complete with dessert, which this student enjoyed from his perch on a ladder inside the hangar.

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The Cincinnati State collection includes this experimental aircraft.

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The curiosity of these students extended to the inner workings of the landing gear of one of the larger planes.

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The class poses with OBAP members and two of their hosts at Cincinnati State – Jim Schmid, middle row, far right, and Ed Weichold, back row, second from left.

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Dropout Summit

The Dropout Summit began with the presentation of colors from a group of young Marines in the making.

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Dr. Robert Balfanz, a research scientist at the Center for Social Organization of Schools at Johns Hopkins University and co-author of the 2004 report, “Locating the Dropout Crisis,’’ was the featured speaker at a pre-summit breakfast meeting for CEOs.

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John Weil, President of the Junior Achievement branch that serves Cincinnati, Dayton and Northern Kentucky, delivered the call to action at the CEO breakfast.

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Mary A. Ronan, superintendent of Cincinnati Public Schools, was a featured speaker at the Dropout Summit.

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News crews from the WCPO (shown here) and WXIX news stations were among those that covered the event.

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The Dropout Summit combined the sharing of data – including the chart shown in this photo – with the solicitation of ideas for ways to keep young people engaged in education.

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The summit also featured students, including those shown above, who shared their personal stories.

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One of the highlights of the event was a skit (and a Powerpoint presentation) by one of the student groups involved with the summit. High school students participating in summer programs at Cincinnati State were challenged to come up with ways to convey to summit participants why students drop out and what could be done to keep young people in school – or return if they’ve left. In the photo above, students played a teacher, a principal – and themselves!

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The audience was engaged, and diverse.

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The summit attracted more than 200 people from such fields as education, social services, government, courts and the faith communities.

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But above all, the event was about young people.

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Multi-media Capstone

Lyle Benjamin, founder of Queen City Theater, was among those in the audience at the ATLC Auditorium for the presentation by Cincinnati State multimedia students of a proposal to attract greater public awareness for his enterprise.

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Zak Lay, Justin Ellison, John Moran, Maria Hunter and Alex Newman were among the members of the design team for the Queen City Theater project. As part of their multimedia capstone class, team members acted as a consulting firm and approached the assignment as a real-world project.

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The other members of the design team for the Queen City Theater project were Aaron Snyder, Andy Snyder (no relation), David Rahn and Kyle Chaney. At right is David Killen, Audio/Video Production program chair at Cincinnati State.

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Another Cincinnati State student team, as their capstone project, took on the challenge of creatively telling the story of the Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Team members included, left to right, Daniel Hutchinson, Chris Joecken, Josh Summerville, Mat Grimes, Rob Blume, Matthew Maynard, Iman Hasan Jr., Russell Singleton and Brent Lakes.

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In addition to producing books, brochures, website updates, a banner and other materials, the capstone team produced a stunning video that told the story of the Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit through the eyes of the nurses, children and families who know it best.

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Representatives of the Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit were on hand for the unveiling of the capstone project.

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Student Leadership Appreciation Banquet

Anthony Cruz, Dean of Enrollment and Student Development, gave the welcoming address at the Student Leadership Appreciation Banquet.

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Deborah Wooten was recognized for her work with the Adult Learners on Campus organization. Advisors for the organization include Isabel Brown, Sandra Dees, Jennifer Jackson and Crystal Bossard.

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Sarah Huskey, left, was recognized for her work with the American Culinary Federation Junior Chapter at the Midwest Culinary Institute. Advisors for the organization include John Kinsella and Betsy LaSorella (pictured at right in photo).

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Jennifer Queener, left, was recognized for her work with the Cincinnati State student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers. She was joined at the banquet by Carol Morman, the organization’s advisor.

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Cristin Riley, left, was recognized for her work with the Association of Medical Assisting Students. The award was presented by Student Activities Director Brenda Maples-Sterry; the organization’s advisor is Daphne Robinson.

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Richa Mary Ghevarghese was recognized for her work with Beyond Borders, a student group that has promoted such causes as raising funds for water purification programs in Africa.

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Advisors Ja-Rhonda Staples, left, and Katrina Rugless, right, presented an award to Jana Jones for her work with the Black Student Union.

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Ben Bosse was recognized for his role with the Cincinnati State Gamers. The group’s advisor is David Hoctor.

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Rachel Tayler, left, was recognized for her work with the CinState Ad Club. The advisor is David Killen.

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Jeremy Begley, far right, was recognized for his work with the Environmental Club, along with team members Casey Warren, left, and Sima Bayamna.

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Alfred Bell was recognized for his work with the Integrative Massage Therapy Club. Brenda Maples-Sterry presented the award on behalf of advisor Daphne Robinson.

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Student Leadership Appreciation Banquet

Sarah Walton, left, was recognized for her work with the Interpreter Training Club by advisor Cheryl Beatty.

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Student Leadership Appreciation Banquet

Kelly Wanstrath, right, was recognized for her work with the Ornamental Horticulture Club by faculty advisor Heather Wiggins. Other advisors are Elke Hartman and Mark Deacon.

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Student Leadership Appreciation Banquet

Nuri Tawaab received the Phi Theta Kappa award. The organization’s advisors include Al Eilers, Tom Kober, Andrea Leslie and Brenda Maples-Sterry.

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Student Leadership Appreciation Banquet

Karen Baumgartner, left, was recognized for her work with the Society of Women Engineers by faculty advisor Linda Pohlgeers.

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Student Leadership Appreciation Banquet

Galen Bailey, second from right, was recognized for his work with the Spanish Club. Advisors are Paula Bennett-Powell, left, Luz Irene Strohfeldt, second from left, and Rosa-Maria Moreno, far right.

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Student Leadership Appreciation Banquet

Tsholofelo Molale, right, was recognized for her work with Students in Free Enterprise by advisor Alicia Revely. Other advisors include Carolyn Waits, Paul Callahan, and Michael Chikeleze.

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Student Leadership Appreciation Banquet

Richa Mary Ghevarghese, left, and Elizabeth Glass were recognized for their work with the Student Senate. Brenda Maples-Sterry is the faculty advisor.

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Student Leadership Appreciation Banquet

Crystal Bossard, left, was named advisor of the year. Other nominees were Cheryl Beatty, center, and Carol Morman, right.

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Student Leadership Appreciation Banquet

Jennifer Lynn Burkhart, left, was recognized by Peggy Harrier, acting dean of the Business Technologies Division, for exceptional achievement.

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Student Leadership Appreciation Banquet

Receiving a similar achievement award in the Business Technologies Division was Galia Hyun.

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Student Leadership Appreciation Banquet

Sarah Huskey was also recognized by the Business Technologies Division for exceptional achievement.

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Student Leadership Appreciation Banquet

The Center for Innovative Technologies recognized Casey Warren, left, Rochelle Sawyers, center, Larry Hale, right, and Caleb Halter (not pictured) for exceptional achievement.

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Student Leadership Appreciation Banquet

Jamilah Hackworth, right, representing the Health and Public Safety Division, presented achievement awards to Joseph Agyepong, left, and Frank Reese (not pictured).

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Student Leadership Appreciation Banquet

Rayma Smith, far right, dean of the Humanities and Science Division, presented achievement awards to Carly Propes, far left; Nurri Tawaab; Lori Mueller, center, and Vicki Saylor.

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Student Leadership Appreciation Banquet

Cincinnati State President John Henderson presented Meghan Coil with a special “President’s Up-Lift’’ award. Meghan and Mary Conner were also recognized as winners in the All USA Academic Awards competition.

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Scott Harper, left, and Brett Davis, celebrate their designation as Master Sommeliers. They were among the 38 individuals who participated in the Court of Master Sommelier’s recent diploma examination, which was held at the Midwest Culinary Institute at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. Harper and Davis work in Louisville.

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USGBC Event

Cincinnati State student Philip Harst’s entry urged viewers to Rethink, Redesign and Reuse the Drop Inn Center.

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USGBC Event

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USGBC Event

Cody West, right, was awarded a first honorable mention for his entry in the recent USGBA design competition, held at Cincinnati State.

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USGBC Event

Ralph Wells, left, a civil engineering technology instructor at Cincinnati State, helped organize the event, along with Larry Falkin, director of the city of Cincinnati’s Office of Environmental Quality.

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Airport Graduation

Students who are completing their coursework in the aviation technology program at Cincinnati State West gathered in late July for a reception hosted by faculty and staff in honor of their achievement. Pictured, left to right, are Sue Dolan (Co-op Coordinator), Paul Cassady, Jeff Wright (Instructor), Ahmed Al-Serhaid, Jon Ayers, Dave Stewart, Paul Garza, Daniel Figart, David Sauer, James Schmid (Instructor), and Ed Weichold (Instructor).

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Airport Graduation

David M. Sauer, left, and Daniel J. Figart, center, were awarded certificates of achievement for their superior performance in the Airframe and Powerplant Course. The award was presented by one of their instructors, Ed Weichold, far right.

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Airport Graduation

Manning the grill is a weighty responsibility at the West Campus, and David Sauer, right, has handled the job admirably over the past year. At the reception, he passed the torch, er, spatula, to Justin Getha, who will soon be starting his second year in the program.

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Airport Graduation

Steve Brickner, an adjunct instructor at Cincinnati State West (and a physics teacher at the nearby Harrison High School) capped the luncheon with a high-tech version of an old-fashioned classic: homemade ice cream. Steve’s process starts traditionally enough, with a bit of half and half, some sugar and a bit of vanilla…

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Airport Graduation

…but the recipe is decidedly unconventional after that. Steve pours liquid nitrogen into the mix…

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Airport Graduation

…while students Ben Harkrider and Paul Cassady hold the bowl and watch the fog build.

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Airport Graduation

After the liquid nitrogen – an inert body that is very, very cold – is stirred into the milk and sugar mixture, the ice cream forms quickly.

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Airport Graduation

As Ben Harkrider can attest, the flash frozen ice cream passes the taste test with flying colors.

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STEM Summer Program

Instructor Mike Carroll needed all the space on his blackboard, and then some, for the equations he posted during a segment on electrical engineering technologies.

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STEM Summer Program

The students’ lights were on during Carroll’s lecture – which elicited smiles from time to time. Also serving as an instructor for this class was Chuck Faulkner.

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STEM Summer Program

Students in the bioscience class worked in the lab…

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STEM Summer Program

… with occasional guidance from one of the instructors, Dr. Diane Vorbroker…

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STEM Summer Program

… on projects that included cultivating and comparing DNA samples, such as those in this culture that student Michelle Mondary is inspecting. Also serving as instructor for the class was Julee Johns.

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STEM Summer Program

Spanish instructor Luz Irene Strohfeldt, center, posed for a photo with students (left to right) Todd Christensen, Adrian Parks, Shantel Neely, Kevin Malone and Corey Burdine.

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STEM Summer Program

Another of the Spanish classes found instructor Rosa-Maria Morena (seated at read of classroom) listed to student presentations. Also pictured, left to right in the back row, are students McKeshia Edwards, Alexandra Waldman, Andrew Bermudez, Corey Burdine and Todd Christenson. Adrian Parks is shown in the front row. Also helping with the Spanish segment was instructor Linda Stadler.

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STEM Summer Program

Sandra Dees, a Student Support Services employee at Cincinnati State, checked out a student project on display prior to the graduation ceremony. With Dees is her daughter, Louise, a participant in the bioscience portion of the class.

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STEM Summer Program

Paul DeNu, dean of the Center for Innovative Technologies, talked with students at one of the engineering technologies exhibits.

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STEM Summer Program

Destiny Griffith, a student in the bioscience sequence, used a complex chart as part of her lab assignment.

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STEM Summer Program

Jamarco Thomas, left, and fellow Summer Academy student Adam Simmons, right, discuss an energy conservation exhibit on display prior to the graduation ceremony in early August.

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Introducing Chef Taylor Brown

No self-respecting chef would show up for work in a kitchen without a tocque, so the first order of business when 12-year-old Taylor Brown arrived at the Midwest Culinary Institute was to provide her with one of her very own – along with an apron, of course. Cincinnati State administrator Tom Hale, left, took care of the honors while Taylor’s sister, Brittany, left, her mother, Beverly and Chef Betsy LaSorella looked on.

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Introducing Chef Taylor Brown

Then it was time to get down to the business of preparing a crème brulee for Beverly. First Taylor poured out the cream…

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Introducing Chef Taylor Brown

…then weighed a laughable amount of sugar…

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Introducing Chef Taylor Brown

…and stirred all the ingredients together under the watchful eye of Chef LaSorella, herself the mother of a 12-year-old girl.

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Introducing Chef Taylor Brown

Because the Midwest Culinary Institute’s kitchens are working classrooms, Taylor discovered that her movements at the counter could be taped and displayed on giant monitors.

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Introducing Chef Taylor Brown

After the crème brulee was safely in the oven to cook, it was time for a tour of the rest of the expansive Midwest Culinary Institute. First stop was another of the pastry kitchens, where Taylor’s entourage (which included nurse Diana Stapleton, right) ran into Chef Megan Ketover. If that name sounds familiar, perhaps it’s because she was on national television the other night competing with three other chefs in a Food Network Challenge to build bridges from rice cereal. Yes, that’s a bandsaw in the background, but let’s save that story for another day.

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Introducing Chef Taylor Brown

Taylor also got to meet Maureen (Mo) Thie, another pastry chef who has made quite a name for herself. Mo runs Bakery Hill, the retail bakery at the Midwest Culinary Institute, but she’s still known for her former role in connection with the Virginia Bakery in Clifton.

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Introducing Chef Taylor Brown

Next it was off to a bustling classroom kitchen that was under the supervision of Master Chef John Kinsella, the immediate past president of the American Culinary Federation.

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Introducing Chef Taylor Brown

Chef Kinsella awarded Taylor an honor reserved for only the best chefs in the nation: an American Culinary Federation President’s Medal.

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Introducing Chef Taylor Brown

Eventually it was time to get back to the pastry kitchen for the final work on mom’s crème brulee. The first step was to sprinkle a little more sugar.

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Introducing Chef Taylor Brown

Then Chef LaSorella used a sort of blowtorch to give the crust a luscious, golden brown glaze.

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Intrudocing Chef Taylor Brown

Taylor can cook, but she can’t eat, so her sister did the honors -- and, it appears, telegraphed her reaction through her hands.

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Introducing Chef Taylor Brown

Presenting Chef Taylor Brown, on what she later told her family was one of the best days of her life.

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Chefs visit students at Midwest Culinary Institute to discuss careers

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Kathleen Ruppert, co-op coordinator in the hospitality management technologies division, talks with students about opportunities for learning outside the classroom.

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Chefs visit students at Midwest Culinary Institute to discuss careers

Chef Betsy LaSorella, advisor to the student chapter of the American Culinary Federation at the Midwest Culinary Institute, helped assemble a stellar cast of industry experts for the careers discussion. The panel included, left to right, pastry chef and chocolatier Jean Philippe Solnom; Richard Brown, maitre d’ at Boca; Laurie Schrand, a chef and dietician with Nutricon; Jean-Robert de Cavel, Chef in Residence at the Midwest Culinary Institute; and Harvey Golden, a personal chef based in Mason.

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The advice to students may have been earnest, but it was mixed with heaping tablespoons of laughter.

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Bringing a little magic to campus

Magician Norman Ng tends to combine misdirection with humor – to wonderful effect. Here a diagram of a face that looks like a bowling ball…

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…suddenly turns into the real thing…

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Bringing a little magic to campus

…and just in case anyone in the audience doubts the authenticity of the bowling ball, Ng tosses it out for inspection.

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Bringing a little magic to campus

In addition to card tricks, Ng’s act includes …

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Bringing a little magic to campus

…tearing up and reassembling money …

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Bringing a little magic to campus

and taking a cell phone from a volunteer in the audience…

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Bringing a little magic to campus

and hiding it inside a sack, which then becomes part of smashing shell game in which Ng uses a baseball bat to crush the two sacks picked by the volunteer -- who by now is very worried. We won’t give away the surprise, but suffice to say it’s a happy ending.

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Convocation 9/25/09

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Board Reception/Dinner 9/22/09

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Student Picnic 9/23/09

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Alumni Annual Meeting and Open House 9/23/09

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Alumni Lifetime Member Luncheon 9/24/09

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Special Donor Recognition Dinner 9/25/09

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Golf Outing 9/21/09

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Student Picnic 9/23/09

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Convocation 9/25/09

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Special Donor Recognition Dinner 9/25/09

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Board Reception/Dinner 9/22/09

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Alumni Annual Meeting and Open House 9/23/09

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Retiree Reception/Dinner, 9/24/09

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Golf Outing 9/21/09

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Retiree Reception/Dinner, 9/24/09

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Convocation 9/25/09

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Board Reception/Dinner 9/22/09

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Alumni Annual Meeting and Open House 9/23/09

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Special Donor Recognition Dinner 9/25/09

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Golf Outing 9/21/09

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Student Picnic 9/23/09

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Retiree Reception/Dinner, 9/24/09

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Special Donor Recognition Dinner 9/25/09

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Board Reception/Dinner 9/22/09

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Alumni Annual Meeting and Open House 9/23/09

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Convocation 9/25/09

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Golf Outing 9/21/09

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Student Picnic 9/23/09

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Retiree Reception/Dinner, 9/24/09

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Special Donor Recognition Dinner 9/25/09

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Board Reception/Dinner 9/22/09

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Golf Outing 9/21/09

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Student Picnic 9/23/09

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Retiree Reception/Dinner, 9/24/09

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Board Reception/Dinner 9/22/09

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Retiree Reception/Dinner, 9/24/09

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Golf Outing 9/21/09

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Retiree Reception/Dinner, 9/24/09

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