Topic: Cleveland: Cleveland State University News & Info

[Clevelander17]

You know, if CSU draws really well they could much more easily make the jump to Division 1A football if they wanted to.  How impressive would it be if a little Division 1AA non-scholarship school was drawing 30,000+?  You never know... this is a football town.

This may be a football town, but it's an Ohio State town first and foremost right now.  Schools like Ohio U., Kent, Akron, and many of the DIII schools have trouble drawing when Ohio State is playing.  And those schools are all more residential in character than CSU, meaning they have more students that could easily walk to games.  I don't know that Cleveland State will do any better slotted against the Buckeyes.

If Cleveland State fields a football team, I think Division I-AA non-scholarship is probably their best bet, and playing at Lakewood High School Stadium or maybe CWRU would make sense.  Heck those locations would probably be closer for many CSU students than an actual on-campus stadium.  The only problem is that D-IAA non-scholarship (and I've had this debate about my UD Flyer before) is a weak sauce division with very few teams and no real national championship.

[MuRrAy HiLL]

CSU hires firms to promote itself, the Wolstein Center and the men's basketball team
Published: Monday, August 30, 2010, 5:30 AM     
 Karen Farkas, The Plain Dealer


CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Cleveland State University is seeking a higher profile for the Wolstein Center, its men's basketball team -- and itself.

It wants to draw more events to the 13,000-seat arena, increase attendance and interest in the men's basketball team and bring in revenue from advertising and agreements with local and national companies.

For the first time, CSU has hired a sports marketing company to handle advertising for the entire university, including the Wolstein Center and the athletic department, which previously had done its own marketing and promotions.

http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2010/08/csu_hires_firms_to_promote_its.html

[MuRrAy HiLL]

Some more indepth info on the International School:

http://www.csucauldron.com/cleveland-state-opens-k-12-school-1.1595381

Benefits for Cleveland State permeate the entire university. Almost every college or school has already sought collaboration with the International School. While many are in the formative stages, or more likely to become fruitful when the school expands in the future, some are already making an impact.

While the school did not hold to specific quotas this year because of a late start, the long-term goal is to have 25 to 35 percent of enrollment come from Cleveland State parents (faculty, staff or students) and have certain percentages established for Cleveland proper.

[MuRrAy HiLL]

Ribbon cutting and video for the new school at Cleveland State:

http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/education/ribbon-cutting-for-new-cleveland-school

[Confiteordeo]

The latest on the CSU football water-treading:

State of CSU football: Where is Cleveland State at with a possible football program?
BY DANIEL WOLF

Oct. 14, 2010

Cleveland State University made a big push to have students choose if they wanted to pay more tuition to support a football team back in the spring 2010 semester.
Fifty-seven percent of students voted for an increase of $4-$6 per credit hour to get a Viking football team on the field sometime in the future.
So where is the CSU football team proposal at right now? It is at a standstill for the time being.

http://www.csuohio.edu/class/com/clevelandstater/Copy/120424.html

[StrapHanger]

^This is a really interesting issue.  A number of schools are now dropping football programs for various reasons, without necessarily really missing them much.  Here's a nice Boston-oriented discussion of the issue: http://www.boston.com/yourtown/brookline/articles/2010/10/03/yes_theres_life_after_football/

[MuRrAy HiLL]

More good news from CSU:

Cleveland State University's new welcome center woos prospective students


http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2011/01/cleveland_state_universitys_ne_3.html

[MuRrAy HiLL]

With CWRU's new applications way up (up 45%)  (http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2011/01/28/firstyear_student_applications_up_for_class_of_2015), I wonder if we'll see similar numbers for CSU since it has had way more improvements than case.

Any idea?

Not to mention, this would be a great "feel good" story for Cleveland if both universities (and I believe Tri-C) to see such a rise in interest.

[MuRrAy HiLL]

Oh this is good--a bunch of nerds who can't hold their own Downtown

Cleveland State University scholarships aimed at attracting good students to live on campus
Published: Tuesday, March 01, 2011, 8:00 PM
 By Karen Farkas, The Plain Dealer

Cleveland State University is offering annual scholarships of $5,100 aimed at improving the academic quality of its students and convincing them to live on campus.

CSU's Freshmen Scholars program, introduced last fall, will now include an added incentive for students to live in residence halls.

The Freshman Scholars program provides a $3,000 scholarship to incoming freshmen who have a 3.0 GPA in high school and an ACT score of at least 23. The scholarship is renewable if the student maintains a 3.0 GPA and completes at least 12 credit hours each semester.

http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2011/03/cleveland_state_will_increase.html

[ClevelandOhio]

^ thats a good idea. promote your new dorms and to people who get good grades. And a 23 on the ACT is far from impossible so its not an unreachable mark.

And this article has the total of 1,011 possible spaces

[ClevelandOhio]

If they fill all of the dorms and have to turn people down I wonder if they will plan to build more dorms. Also if that happens, will they be giving the dorms to the smart kids over the kids with worse grades/ACT scores?

[ClevelandOhio]

George Voinovich to serve as consultant at Cleveland State University


CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Former U.S. Senator George Voinovich will serve as a consultant and adviser on major research projects at the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University.

Voinovich will have the same role at Ohio's University's Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs.

He will receive no salary at CSU, his hours are open-ended and the projects have not been determined, said school spokesman Joe Mosbrook.

http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2011/04/george_voinovich_to_serve_as_c.html

[ClevelandOhio]

Cleveland State establishes partnership with Northeast Ohio Medical University

CLEVELAND, Ohio - A partnership between Cleveland State University and the Northeast Ohio Medical University will produce doctors committed to practicing in urban neighborhoods, according to the doctor leading the effort.

"The bottom line is that we will connect to the community," said Dr. Mark Penn, senior vice president for academic affairs at NEOMED, formerly the Northeast Ohio Universities College of Medicine & Pharmacy.

Through the program, which begins in the fall, students start their studies at CSU and then advance to NEOMED to earn their medical degrees.


Cleveland State to lease historic Union Building

Cleveland State University will lease a historic building that has been largely vacant for six years to use as administrative offices and to provide space for Northeast Ohio Medical University classes as part of a partnership to train urban doctors.

Tom Kuluris, president of Liberty Development Co. of Westlake, is thrilled that CSU sees the potential in the Union Building at 1836 Euclid Ave., across the street from the university's student center. Liberty bought the building last summer and received $3.3 million in historic-preservation tax credits.

"(CSU) understood the vision to renovate and save the building," he said.

http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2011/05/cleveland_state_establishes_pa.html

[MuRrAy HiLL]

Monte Ahuja gives $10 million to Cleveland State University; largest gift in school's history (watch video)
Published: Tuesday, June 28, 2011, 11:43 AM   
Karen Farkas, The Plain Dealer


CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Entrepreneur Monte Ahuja, who often credits Cleveland State University with motivating him to launch the company that made him a multimillionaire, has donated $10 million to the university -- the largest gift in its 47-year history.

The money will fund scholarships and the new Monte Ahuja Endowed Chair of Global Business. CSU trustees this morning voted to rename the James J. Nance College of Business as the Monte Ahuja College of Business.

http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2011/06/monte_ahuja_gives_10_million_t.html

[MuRrAy HiLL]

Even easier to live car-free by Downtown.  CWRU/University Circle has City Wheels.  Know, CSU and Downtown are getting Zipcar

Cleveland State University, Zipcar Inc. offer car-sharing program on campus
By SCOTT SUTTELL
3:08 pm, August 29, 2011

Cleveland State University said it has established a partnership with Zipcar Inc. to offer a car-sharing program on campus.

CSU members pay a $35 annual fee for the service, and rates on all Zipcars start at $8 per hour and $66 per day. The university said gas, insurance, roadside assistance and up to 180 miles of driving per day are included in the hourly and daily rates. Cars can be reserved for as little as an hour or for multiple days.

The car-sharing program is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to all students, faculty and staff members ages 18 and older. (Information is available here.)

http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20110829/FREE/110829857

[KJP]

Even easier to live car-free by Downtown.  CWRU/University Circle has City Wheels.  Know, CSU and Downtown are getting Zipcar

It's too bad that CityWheels closed its Oberlin and Shaker Square locations, but at least it's keeping the UC/CWRU location http://www.mycitywheels.com/map_UCircle.php.

And Oberlin now has Hertz On-Demand: http://www.hertzondemand.com/Oberlin/

[urbanlife]

Even easier to live car-free by Downtown.  CWRU/University Circle has City Wheels.  Know, CSU and Downtown are getting Zipcar

It's too bad that CityWheels closed its Oberlin and Shaker Square locations, but at least it's keeping the UC/CWRU location http://www.mycitywheels.com/map_UCircle.php.

And Oberlin now has Hertz On-Demand: http://www.hertzondemand.com/Oberlin/

My understanding is the CityWheels is no longer in existence and was sold to Zipcar.  There should be more zip car locations showing up in the Cleveland area soon.

[KJP]

I wasn't sure. I got an e-mail from City Wheels' Ryan McKenzie about him selling the cars for dirt cheap, but I couldn't remember if he was closing some of the sites or the whole thing. And the website still suggested it had the UC/CWRU site.

EDIT: I modified an existing discussion in the transportation thread for further discussion of car-sharing services in Greater Cleveland. Go to........

http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,26195.msg573664.html#msg573664

Carry on!

[MuRrAy HiLL]

Cleveland State's pipeline to medical school starts this Fall.  Cleveland medical influences continues:


Northeast Ohio Medical University, Cleveland State University collaborate to train medical students
Published: Tuesday, August 30, 2011, 6:00 PM     Updated: Tuesday, August 30, 2011, 11:39 PM
By Angela Townsend, The Plain Dealer


In August 2010, on the day he was installed as president of the Northeast Ohio Medical University, Dr. Jay A. Gershen pledged his commitment and his own money toward the creation of a new "education for service" program.

"Our goal is to develop the pipeline and train students who are more likely to go back to those communities," said NEOMED Dean Jeffrey Sussman. Ultimately, he said, the hope is that the medical school can provide a supply of primary-care physicians and pharmacists who want to return to their home communities, underserved places where the shortage of those professionals is acutely felt.

Three students from CSU started classes at NEOMED on Monday. They join other first-year students who have been chosen from out of more than 2,000 people who apply each year -- most from Youngstown State University, Kent State University and the University of Akron. The total first-year medical school class will be 126 students.

On June 30, Gov. John Kasich signed legislation approving funding for NEOMED to add 35 students to its medical school class. The legislation also established the NEOMED Academic Campus at CSU.

http://www.cleveland.com/healthfit/index.ssf/2011/08/northeast_ohio_medical_univers.html

[Hts121]

Cleveland State University has largest and smartest freshman class in history

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Cleveland State University has attracted the largest and smartest freshman class in its history -- which it attributes to a vibrant campus, scholarships and the economy.

Its 1,392 freshmen, up 11 percent from last year, include 380 who received a renewable $3,000 annual scholarship and 96 out-of-state students who received academic scholarships.

The average GPA is 3.2, compared with 2.94 five years ago, said Heike Heinrich, director of undergraduate admissions.

http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2011/09/cleveland_state_university_has.html

[Etheostoma Caeruleum]

Hope they don't miss out on the bedside manners training!

[ClevelandOhio]

Cleveland State University finding new ways to attract first-year students

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cleveland State University has found, through trial and error, how to attract first-year students fresh from high school.

And what officials have learned is paying off.

Since the university ended open enrollment in 2008 and established minimum admission requirements -- 2.3 high school GPA and an ACT score of 17 -- it has seen the number of new first-year students increase more than 32 percent, to 1,300 last fall.

http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2012/04/cleveland_state_university_fin.html

[MuRrAy HiLL]

Cleveland State University, Northeast Ohio Medical University partner for better health care
Published: Monday, April 30, 2012, 8:00 PM
  By Karen Farkas, The Plain Dealer

CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Cleveland State University and Northeast Ohio Medical University partnership to encourage minorities to become primary care doctors working in underserved Cleveland neighborhoods could become a national model, said Dr. Louis Sullivan, former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services.

"I am very excited about what's happening," he told several hundred people Monday at the official launch of the Health Care Education and Urban Primary Care Initiative. "You are breaking ground that we will be following around the country."

CSU and NEOMED have devised a program meant to encourage Cleveland students, as early as middle school age, to consider medicine and other health care professions. They will be mentored and guided through high school and CSU.

Up to 35 students will enroll at NEOMED each year. Qualified students will receive full tuition scholarships in exchange for a promise to work here for five years after receiving their medical degrees.

In 2015, the program will move to CSU's planned $45 million Health Innovations Center, which will also house the university's College of Sciences and Health Professions. NEOMED plans to contribute $10 million toward the building, which will be at 2121 Euclid Avenue, the current site of the vacant Viking Hall dormitory.

http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2012/04/cleveland_state_university_and.html

[MuRrAy HiLL]

Cleveland School District plans to move STEM high school students to Cleveland State University campus
Published: Wednesday, June 20, 2012, 6:00 AM     Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2012, 9:32 AM
Karen Farkas, The Plain Dealer By Karen Farkas, The Plain Dealer


CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Cleveland School District's MC˛STEM high school for science, technology, engineering and math plans to move its juniors and seniors to Cleveland State University.

Students would attend classes in a campus building, be tutored and mentored by CSU education students and can take classes at CSU that count for high school and college credit. Cleveland teachers would work with CSU faculty and students.

The high school would be located on the second and third floors in a building west of Rhodes Tower at Chester Avenue and East 21st Street. Plans call for a FabLab stocked with computers linked to cutting-edge production machinery, including laser-powered cutters and etchers and a machine that makes three-dimensional plastic parts.

The Campus International School opened in the Fall of 2010 with kindergarten, first and second grade students in rented quarters in the First United Methodist Church at East 30th Street and Euclid Avenue.

The school planned to add two classes of kindergarten students each year and expected it would need bigger quarters in 2013.

But in the fall of 2011, the waiting list was so long that it added four kindergarten classes. It will have four kindergarten classes this fall.

http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2012/06/cleveland_school_district_plan.html

[Bookman]

Ahhh... Smoke free campus

http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2012/09/cleveland_state_university_pla.html

[MuRrAy HiLL]

Cleveland State University building campus life options
Published: Wednesday, September 19, 2012, 6:00 AM     Updated: Wednesday, September 19, 2012, 7:25 AM
 By Karen Farkas, The Plain Dealer The Plain Dealer

CLEVELAND, Ohio --Until recently, there was little incentive to plan activities and events at Cleveland State University because most students commuted to campus and only stayed long enough to attend class.


Now, with a vibrant residential population and a large number of younger, full-time commuter students lingering on campus, university and student leaders are adding programming, courting national fraternities and sororities, and encouraging students to get involved.

Student government members convinced CSU President Ronald Berkman and other administrators to allocate an additional $400,000 this year for student activities. About one-fourth of that will be used to stage a full slate of activities during Homecoming from Oct. 11-14. New events include a parade, an alumni breakfast, tailgate party, races and a concert featuring Boys Like Girls, the All-American Rejects and the Ready Set.

http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2012/09/cleveland_state_university_bui.html

[Keith]

Ok, I have to ask. Is it just me, or has CSU beefed up it's police presence significantly this year? It seems like every evening between classes I run into campus police walking around campus. Prior semesters I rarely saw them outside of their cars circling campus. It might just be where I'm walking though. I view it as a welcome addition, not that I ever felt scared on campus, but if it encourages some students to view the campus as a safer place, it's a good thing.

[lafont]

Is there a prospective dwawing on the webs showing the new CSU building to be built at Euclid and E. 22nd?  I'm very, very sorry to see the Wolfe Music Building go but at least I'd like to think a respectible building is to go up in its place.  Sure feel this would have been a perfect argument for "Facadism" - where the terra cotta facade, restored of course, is incorporated into the new facade.  Just the facade of the former music company building would be enough to retain this bit of history on the Avenue and one of Greater Cleveland's wonderful terra cotta facades. Wonder if it was ever considered....

[MuRrAy HiLL]

Cleveland State University partners with Chinese university, which will send students to CSU
By Karen Farkas, The Plain Dealer The Plain Dealer
on October 15, 2012 at 4:20 PM, updated October 16, 2012 at 12:41 AM
 
Cleveland State University CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cleveland State University and the South China University of Technology have established a partnership through which Chinese students will come to CSU to complete their education and receive joint degrees.

The agreement is to be signed Friday by officials from both universities. It culminates a two-year effort to link the Chinese university with CSU's Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs, said its dean Edward (Ned) Hill.

http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2012/10/cleveland_state_university_par.html

[MuRrAy HiLL]

I like the focus on the Freshman class...CSU on the up and up:

Cleveland State University's efforts to help freshmen succeed are working
Karen Farkas, The Plain Dealer
on January 20, 2013 at 12:00 PM,

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Cleveland State University's focus on freshmen, especially those who need remedial courses, is paying off.

This year's freshmen completed their first semester with a higher GPA, more credits earned and a better academic standing than freshmen of 2011.

University officials credited a coordinated effort by faculty, staff and administrators for the improvements and cited the success of new initiatives including intensive advising, additional support for those in remedial courses and a focus on monitoring attendance.

"It is a very positive initial sign that if you put together the right system you can make progress," said President Ronald Berkman. "I will not run up the flag of victory after just one semester but you can't underestimate what occurred."

www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2013/01/cleveland_state_universitys_ef.html