Levin College of Urban Affairs - CSU - News of the week 12.08.08

Here's what’s happening at the Levin College...

Finals Week – this week
Center for Health Equity Works in Progress Lecture Series
Fall 2008 Real Estate Market Analysis Competition
Levin College representation at ARNOVA Conference
LCUA Out and About
Levin College Holiday Luncheon
ArcGIS Workshop
CSU/APA Parking Pass Raffle
Salvation Army Angel Tree Program sponsored by CSU/APA
Upcoming Events
CSU Uniting to Share

Finals Week-this week
Best of luck on your finals this week!

The Center for Health Equity presents their next Works in Progress Lecture Series on Friday, December 12 from 3:00-4:00 p.m. in the Sweet Seminar Room (UR 241). “Strategies for Engaging Partnerships: Based on Lessons Learned using CBPR in an African-American Community” will be presented by Lena Grafton, Director of Community Outreach, St. Vincent Charity Hospital, Peter Whitt, Associate Director, Center for Health Equity, Levin College, and Mildred Lowe, member, Central Community Healthy Group. RSVP to Kendra Daniel at k.daniel@csuohio.edu or by phone 216/687-4704.

Fall 2008 Real Estate Market Analysis Competition, Monday, December 15, 2008, 3:30-5:30 pm, Levin College of Urban Affairs, Bonda Community Board Room, 254, Glickman-Miller Hall. Join Dr. Robert Simons and Instructor Mitchell Schneider at a competition of the top five market analysis case studies selected from 45 graduate students in the PDD 610/710 Real Estate Development Process/ Market Analysis class. Cash prizes will be awarded (Thanks in part to NAIOP). As in past years, the winners are announced immediately following the presentations.
Thank you to the panel of judges: David O’Neill, Colliers OM; Arne Goldman, Marous Brothers Construction; Gary Gross, Gross Builders, Inc.; and Mitchell Schneider, First Interstate. Register by December 8 to r.simons@csuohio.edu.

ARNOVA Conference in Philadelphia
Dr. Gina Weisblat and Dr. Camilla Stivers made presentations at the ARNOVA conference the last week in November. Dr. Stivers received the prestigious Bownlow Award from the National Academy of Public Administration for her book Governance in Dark Times. The award is given each year for the book that the academy considers the best one published. Dr. Stivers received the award on November 20.

Meat or Vegetarian Lasagna? Levin College Holiday Luncheon, Friday, December 19, 2008, noon, atrium. This is one of the best parties of the year! $6.00 for meat or vegetarian lasagna, salad, and garlic bread. Please bring a dessert to share. RSVP by Wednesday, December 17 to Barb Benevento at b.benevento@csuohio.edu or 216/687-2397. Don’t forget to bring your donations to Barb B. for the famous white elephant raffle. Special thanks to Dennis Keating for designing this year’s trivia contest.

LCUA OUT AND ABOUT
Interim Dean Ned Hill was quoted in the Crain’s Cleveland Business article “Manufacturing climate freefall worsens in November.” The article is only available on the web to subscribers.

CNNMoney.com interviewed and quoted Dr. Mikelbank in the article “Home sellers suffer amid wave of foreclosures“ about the difficulty ordinary home sellers are having due to all of the foreclosures. Mikelbank made the case that the traditional market is on hold—anyone who can afford to do so is delaying the sale of their house until the market picks up. The story is here: http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/02/real_estate/REOs_tough_on_sellers/index.htm

Professor Dennis Keating is interviewed in Inside Business in “A man with a plan? Urban planning has been on the federal back burner.” Click here to read the article.

Kirby Date and Professor Alan Weinstein were speakers for a public discussion on conservation development for the Copley Township Land Use Plan Steering Committee on December 4 at Copley Town Hall. Date is the coordinator for the Countryside Program and Weinstein is a professor in both the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law and the Levin College of Urban Affairs. The Land Use Committee is studying the impacts of conservation development for Copley and how it might be included in the township’s comprehensive plan. The draft copy of the proposed Comprehensive Land Use Plan is at www.copley.oh.us.

Sari Feldman, Levin College Visiting Committee and Forum Advisory Committee member was interviewed by the Plain Dealer in the December 7 article, “Library director not so quiet about loving Cleveland.” View the article here.

The next ArcGIS Workshop will be held January 14, 15, and 16, 2009. The registration page and other details can be found at http://urban.csuohio.edu/nodis/workshops/gis_workshop_01_2009.html

CSU/APA Parking Pass Raffle
CSU/APA is sponsoring a raffle of one (1) semester parking pass for Cleveland State University students, faculty, and staff. Members will be selling tickets from now until December 3. Tickets are $1 or six (6) for $5. Tickets will be on sale from 11:30 am - 1:00 pm on Monday through Wednesday in Main Classroom North Lounge. Also in the Business, Law, and Urban buildings from 5-6 pm Monday through Wednesday.

All proceeds will support the purchase of additional plants and maintenance for our urban garden project at Jane Addams High School. More information on the urban garden at http://csu-apa.weebly.com/urban-garden.html and here http://urban.csuohio.edu/alumni/newsletter/alumni_newsletter_november.html

Salvation Army Angel Tree Program sponsored by CSU/APA
'Tis the season for giving and CSU/APA is helping facilitate giving. The group has placed a Christmas tree in the Urban atrium that is dressed with needy children’s gift dreams. Please help make their dream a reality and give them a memorable holiday season. Select a child's dream and bring one of their gift requests wrapped and placed under the tree. Gifts should be placed under the tree no later than Tuesday, December 16, so gifts maybe taken to the shelter in time for their holiday celebration. Thank you in advance for your contribution.

Upcoming Events

SAVE THE DATE! Levin College of Urban Affairs Alumni Organization
Monday, February 9, 2009, Johnny Mango World Cafe & Bar. Present the coupon from 11:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m. and 20% of sales will benefit student scholarship at the Levin College of Urban Affairs. The menu is available at www.jmango.com. Take out and dine in service both apply (you must have the coupon-here: http://urban.csuohio.edu/alumni/jmangos_2909.pdf). More details will follow.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.
CSU’s Uniting to Share Campaign is Underway
The University’s Uniting to Share Campaign is underway and both Marilyn Polivka and Jane McCrone have background materials on participating agencies. The campaign runs through January 31, 2009. The CSU website is http://mycsu.csuohio.edu/uts/



	Levin College of Urban Affairs - CSU - News of the week 12.08.08 Here's what’s happening at the Levin College... Finals Week – this week Center for Health Equity Works in Progress Lecture Series Fall 2008 Real Estate Market Analysis Competition Levin College representation at ARNOVA Conference LCUA Out and About Levin College Holiday Luncheon ArcGIS Workshop CSU/APA Parking Pass Raffle Salvation Army Angel Tree Program sponsored by CSU/APA Upcoming Events CSU Uniting to Share Finals Week-this week Best of luck on your finals this week! The Center for Health Equity presents their next Works in Progress Lecture Series on Friday, December 12 from 3:00-4:00 p.m. in the Sweet Seminar Room (UR 241). “Strategies for Engaging Partnerships: Based on Lessons Learned using CBPR in an African-American Community” will be presented by Lena Grafton, Director of Community Outreach, St. Vincent Charity Hospital, Peter Whitt, Associate Director, Center for Health Equity, Levin College, and Mildred Lowe, member, Central Community Healthy Group. RSVP to Kendra Daniel at k.daniel@csuohio.edu or by phone 216/687-4704. Fall 2008 Real Estate Market Analysis Competition, Monday, December 15, 2008, 3:30-5:30 pm, Levin College of Urban Affairs, Bonda Community Board Room, 254, Glickman-Miller Hall. Join Dr. Robert Simons and Instructor Mitchell Schneider at a competition of the top five market analysis case studies selected from 45 graduate students in the PDD 610/710 Real Estate Development Process/ Market Analysis class. Cash prizes will be awarded (Thanks in part to NAIOP). As in past years, the winners are announced immediately following the presentations. Thank you to the panel of judges: David O’Neill, Colliers OM; Arne Goldman, Marous Brothers Construction; Gary Gross, Gross Builders, Inc.; and Mitchell Schneider, First Interstate. Register by December 8 to r.simons@csuohio.edu. ARNOVA Conference in Philadelphia Dr. Gina Weisblat and Dr. Camilla Stivers made presentations at the ARNOVA conference the last week in November. Dr. Stivers received the prestigious Bownlow Award from the National Academy of Public Administration for her book Governance in Dark Times. The award is given each year for the book that the academy considers the best one published. Dr. Stivers received the award on November 20. Meat or Vegetarian Lasagna? Levin College Holiday Luncheon, Friday, December 19, 2008, noon, atrium. This is one of the best parties of the year! $6.00 for meat or vegetarian lasagna, salad, and garlic bread. Please bring a dessert to share. RSVP by Wednesday, December 17 to Barb Benevento at b.benevento@csuohio.edu or 216/687-2397. Don’t forget to bring your donations to Barb B. for the famous white elephant raffle. Special thanks to Dennis Keating for designing this year’s trivia contest. LCUA OUT AND ABOUT Interim Dean Ned Hill was quoted in the Crain’s Cleveland Business article “Manufacturing climate freefall worsens in November.” The article is only available on the web to subscribers. CNNMoney.com interviewed and quoted Dr. Mikelbank in the article “Home sellers suffer amid wave of foreclosures“ about the difficulty ordinary home sellers are having due to all of the foreclosures. Mikelbank made the case that the traditional market is on hold—anyone who can afford to do so is delaying the sale of their house until the market picks up. The story is here: http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/02/real_estate/REOs_tough_on_sellers/index.htm Professor Dennis Keating is interviewed in Inside Business in “A man with a plan? Urban planning has been on the federal back burner.” Click here to read the article. Kirby Date and Professor Alan Weinstein were speakers for a public discussion on conservation development for the Copley Township Land Use Plan Steering Committee on December 4 at Copley Town Hall. Date is the coordinator for the Countryside Program and Weinstein is a professor in both the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law and the Levin College of Urban Affairs. The Land Use Committee is studying the impacts of conservation development for Copley and how it might be included in the township’s comprehensive plan. The draft copy of the proposed Comprehensive Land Use Plan is at www.copley.oh.us. Sari Feldman, Levin College Visiting Committee and Forum Advisory Committee member was interviewed by the Plain Dealer in the December 7 article, “Library director not so quiet about loving Cleveland.” View the article here. The next ArcGIS Workshop will be held January 14, 15, and 16, 2009. The registration page and other details can be found at http://urban.csuohio.edu/nodis/workshops/gis_workshop_01_2009.html CSU/APA Parking Pass Raffle CSU/APA is sponsoring a raffle of one (1) semester parking pass for Cleveland State University students, faculty, and staff. Members will be selling tickets from now until December 3. Tickets are $1 or six (6) for $5. Tickets will be on sale from 11:30 am - 1:00 pm on Monday through Wednesday in Main Classroom North Lounge. Also in the Business, Law, and Urban buildings from 5-6 pm Monday through Wednesday. All proceeds will support the purchase of additional plants and maintenance for our urban garden project at Jane Addams High School. More information on the urban garden at http://csu-apa.weebly.com/urban-garden.html and here http://urban.csuohio.edu/alumni/newsletter/alumni_newsletter_november.html Salvation Army Angel Tree Program sponsored by CSU/APA 'Tis the season for giving and CSU/APA is helping facilitate giving. The group has placed a Christmas tree in the Urban atrium that is dressed with needy children’s gift dreams. Please help make their dream a reality and give them a memorable holiday season. Select a child's dream and bring one of their gift requests wrapped and placed under the tree. Gifts should be placed under the tree no later than Tuesday, December 16, so gifts maybe taken to the shelter in time for their holiday celebration. Thank you in advance for your contribution. Upcoming Events SAVE THE DATE! Levin College of Urban Affairs Alumni Organization Monday, February 9, 2009, Johnny Mango World Cafe & Bar. Present the coupon from 11:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m. and 20% of sales will benefit student scholarship at the Levin College of Urban Affairs. The menu is available at www.jmango.com. Take out and dine in service both apply (you must have the coupon-here: http://urban.csuohio.edu/alumni/jmangos_2909.pdf). More details will follow. Thank you, thank you, thank you. CSU’s Uniting to Share Campaign is Underway The University’s Uniting to Share Campaign is underway and both Marilyn Polivka and Jane McCrone have background materials on participating agencies. The campaign runs through January 31, 2009. The CSU website is http://mycsu.csuohio.edu/uts/ If you are having trouble viewing this email, please click here. To unsubscribe, please send an email to j.mccrone@csuohio.edu with the subject line UNSUBSCRIBE.
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