Proudly Cincinnati - March 2008

UC in the News

UC partnership helping retain K-12 teachers
National recognition and Carnegie funding is coming UC’s way to develop approaches for preparing new teachers and then keeping them in the classroom. Read more.

Students benefit from cool co-op opportunities
Members of the UC community selected UC’s “coolest co-ops” in an online competition. See what today’s enterprising co-op students are doing.  Read more.

Zimpher becomes 2008 Chamber chair
UC President Nancy Zimpher is fond of saying that great cities need great universities, and vice versa. So it’s no surprise that she has an ambitious agenda as the new chair of the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber. Read her remarks upon accepting the gavel.

Goering Center to recognize top area family companies
Nominations are being accepted for the Tristate Family Business of the Year Awards, presented by UC’s Goering Center for Family and Private Business. Read more.

New work address: UCit@Langsam
Whether they’re burning the midnight oil or grabbing some midday study time, a new state-of-the-art facility in UC’s main library is giving students an extra edge.  Read more and watch the video.

UC People

Recollections of taking New York by storm
UC alumnus and basketball great Oscar Robertson was honored during the BIG EAST Tournament this week on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of his breakout performance at Madison Square Garden. Read Oscar's account of that historic night.

Spring Break a chance to ‘Serve Beyond Cincinnati’
The college tradition of getting away over Spring Break is well established. But for many UC students, that week takes on a humanitarian twist.  Read more.

UC administrator joins national ACT board
Tom Canepa, UC’s associate VP for admissions, has been appointed to a three-year term as Ohio’s representative to the national ACT organization. The move strengthens the university’s presence in matters of educational excellence. Read more.

UC Events

Save the dates for UC’s biggest alumni events
Mark your calendar for the UC Alumni Association’s two biggest events on the annual calendar, Alumni Weekend this spring and Homecoming in the fall. Check out the full UCAA events calendar.

Young Alumni Casino Night to fund scholarship
It will be “Vegas on campus” when the UC Alumni Association and Student Alumni Council hold Casino Night on Friday, April 4, to benefit the Kacher-Bloom Memorial Scholarship Fund. Read more and register.

UC Get Involved

‘Lifelong Learning’ classes available this spring
Alumni and others aged 50 and over have a full slate of courses available through UC’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. An unlimited number of classes can be taken for one base fee. Read more.

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