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

04.09.10

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

Out and About
Fellowship
Quotes
FYI
Stuff to do
Forum
Mini-Grant Program
Congratulations!

Out and About

At the request of the Council for World Affairs on April 1st Mittie Davis Jones met with a group of 13 visitors from the Department of State's International Visitor Leadership Program who were from various South American countries. Two interpreters accompanied them to facilitate communication. They are being hosted by the Council of World Affairs in Cleveland and will be here for about a week. Their program is entitled: Engaging At-Risk Youth in the United States: A Regional Project for the Western Hemisphere. They wanted to hear about educational programs, university and community initiatives in Cleveland.

Campbell-Steinbacher Fellowship Needs Applicants!!

The Levin College is currently seeking applications of eligible full-time senior level students for the Campbell/Steinbacher Fellowship. It is the wish of the donor that prospective fellows be engaged in applied research and/or outreach on the urban environment and that they have the opportunity to work with a professor in an experiential research activity. The fellowship provides full-time tuition, fees and a stipend for the duration of two semesters. Please take a look at the details in the application Campbellsteinbacherapplication to see if you qualify, if you do, please return the application form to Suzanne Pokorny s.m.pokorny@csuohio.edu by the April 23rd deadline.

"Quotes"

John Begala was recently quoted in the Plain Dealer article "Look east Ohio; you're headed for the same cliff New Jersey is going over". To read the article click on this link: http://www.cleveland.com.

The Trib Today, an online newspaper, contains a quote from Kirby Date in the community news section. To read the entire article go to: http://www.tribtoday.com/page/content.

In the article "Lack of jobs elsewhere slows migration from Greater Cleveland area, Census figures show" from Cleveland.com Mark Salling talks about why people aren't leaving Northeast Ohio. Go to: http://blog.cleveland.com to find out more.

Ziona Austria talks about a Team NEO study in the Cleveland.com article "Team NEO study projects economic boosts from Ingenuityfest, Gordon Square Arts District" go to http://www.cleveland.com to read more. Ziona is also quoted in another article titled "Despite Economy, Ohio's Bioscience Industry Shows Economic, Employment Growth". To read more go to: http://www.your-story.org.

The Cleveland.com article gives details on how five communities are going to continue with the regional dispatch system study. Daila Shimek is quoted in the article. Go to http://blog.cleveland to find out more.

Dean Ned Hill discusses the possibility of an international welcome center for the Jewish Community Federation in Cleveland that would be modeled after the very successful center in Philadelphia. To read more go to: http://www.clevelandjewishnews.com

FYI

Lisa Thomas, who once worked for Grace Drake, was recently introduced as Galion Ohio's newest city manager and she begins her new position sometime in the last two weeks of April.

Lisa currently serves as the service-safety director for the Cleveland suburb of North Olmsted and previous to that, served as commissioner of building and housing for the city of Cleveland, overseeing a budget of $35-million.

She has a PhD in public administration and public policy from Cleveland State University and says she hopes to bring a strong sense of management to her new position, using her background steeped in democracy.

Kathy Hexter worked with Ben Sabol from CSU marketing on an ad which will appear in the American Society for Public Administration's March/April edition of PA Times.To see the add click on this link: https://mail.google.

Stuff to do...

"Cleveland Heights: How Do We Compare To America's Other Older, Inner-Ring Suburbs?" will be the topic of Dr. Dennis Keating’s presentation at the first annual meeting of Severance Neighborhood Organization, Sunday, April 11, 2010 at 3p.m. at the Cleveland Heights Community Center, 1 Monticello Boulevard (at Mayfield Road). Go to: http://www.heightssno.org/announcements for more information.

Brown Bag Spring Lecture Series - If you are interested in presenting your research to the college, please email Valerie Hicks v.hicks@csuohio.edu the title of your presentation and the date you would like to present. April dates are as follows: April 7th, April 14th, and April 21 at 12:30 p.m. The presentation will be 1 hour in length and this includes the Q&A..

No Building Left Behind: Adaptive Reuse of Sacred Buildings

Presented by the Levin College Forum in Partnership with The AIA Cleveland Historic Resources Committee, The Cleveland Restoration Society, The American Planning Association- Cleveland Chapter and The Institute of Classical Architecture

Tuesday April 20, 2010, 4:00 - 6:30 p.m.

Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs- Glickman-Miller Hall, Roberta Steinbacher Atrium

About this Forum - Join us for a discussion focused the adaptive reuse of religious and other sacred buildings. Cleveland and other countless cities around the country and around the world are dealing with treasured buildings of all denominations that are left behind as communities move or outgrow the current setting.

Panelists will present strategies and options that can take us from good intentions to good decisions. This forum will be of interest to developers, real estate professionals, community organizations, elected officials, preservation advocates, planners, architects and others who are concerned about reusing religious buildings.

This program will also feature an exhibition of drawings and photographs of churches from last summer’s ICA&CA church tours. The exhibit will be on display in the Thomas F. Campbell, Ph.D. gallery on the ground floor of the Levin College of Urban Affairs throughout April.

Kathleen H. Crowther, Executive Director, Cleveland Restoration Society
Robert A. Simons, Ph.D., Professor, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs, CSU
Brian J. Cummins, Ward 14, Cleveland City Council
John Maimone, Chief Financial Officer, Catholic Diocese of Cleveland

Moderator: Alenka Banco, Owner/Director, Josaphat Arts Hall & Convivium33 Gallery

All forum events are free and open to the public, but please register.

Junior Faculty Mini-Grant Program

The Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs is proud to announce its second round of funding of its mini-grant program for junior faculty across Cleveland State University to develop preliminary data focused on addressing health disparities with the expectation to be used for future publications or larger research projects. Mini-grants of up to $5,000 will be awarded annually from 2009-2012. The deadline is May 17, 2010 . Award notification will be May 31st and the project period will be from June 1, 2010 ¨April 30, 2011.

Applicants are encouraged to incorporate cross-disciplinary research though it is not required. Each application should focus on research around health disparities with topics ranging from exploring a specific disease (i.e. diabetes, hypertension), conducting qualitative research on the impact of health disparities at the individual level, exploring community health, or health policy.

Go to http://urban.csuohio.edu for application guidelines. Submit through campus mail to Kendra Daniel, Urban Affairs Room 127 or via email k.daniel@csuohio.edu .

Congratulations!

Congratulations go out to Turo Dexter, MPA Candidate May 2010 as he accepts a position at HUD in the Office of Strategic Planning and Management in Washington DC!

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	Levin College of Urban Affairs - CSU - News of the week 04.09.10 Here's what’s happening at the Levin College... Out and About Fellowship Quotes FYI Stuff to do Forum Mini-Grant Program Congratulations! Out and About At the request of the Council for World Affairs on April 1st Mittie Davis Jones met with a group of 13 visitors from the Department of State's International Visitor Leadership Program who were from various South American countries. Two interpreters accompanied them to facilitate communication. They are being hosted by the Council of World Affairs in Cleveland and will be here for about a week. Their program is entitled: Engaging At-Risk Youth in the United States: A Regional Project for the Western Hemisphere. They wanted to hear about educational programs, university and community initiatives in Cleveland. Campbell-Steinbacher Fellowship Needs Applicants!! The Levin College is currently seeking applications of eligible full-time senior level students for the Campbell/Steinbacher Fellowship. It is the wish of the donor that prospective fellows be engaged in applied research and/or outreach on the urban environment and that they have the opportunity to work with a professor in an experiential research activity. The fellowship provides full-time tuition, fees and a stipend for the duration of two semesters. Please take a look at the details in the application Campbellsteinbacherapplication to see if you qualify, if you do, please return the application form to Suzanne Pokorny s.m.pokorny@csuohio.edu by the April 23rd deadline. "Quotes" John Begala was recently quoted in the Plain Dealer article "Look east Ohio; you're headed for the same cliff New Jersey is going over". To read the article click on this link: http://www.cleveland.com. The Trib Today, an online newspaper, contains a quote from Kirby Date in the community news section. To read the entire article go to: http://www.tribtoday.com/page/content. In the article "Lack of jobs elsewhere slows migration from Greater Cleveland area, Census figures show" from Cleveland.com Mark Salling talks about why people aren't leaving Northeast Ohio. Go to: http://blog.cleveland.com to find out more. Ziona Austria talks about a Team NEO study in the Cleveland.com article "Team NEO study projects economic boosts from Ingenuityfest, Gordon Square Arts District" go to http://www.cleveland.com to read more. Ziona is also quoted in another article titled "Despite Economy, Ohio's Bioscience Industry Shows Economic, Employment Growth". To read more go to: http://www.your-story.org. The Cleveland.com article gives details on how five communities are going to continue with the regional dispatch system study. Daila Shimek is quoted in the article. Go to http://blog.cleveland to find out more. Dean Ned Hill discusses the possibility of an international welcome center for the Jewish Community Federation in Cleveland that would be modeled after the very successful center in Philadelphia. To read more go to: http://www.clevelandjewishnews.com FYI Lisa Thomas, who once worked for Grace Drake, was recently introduced as Galion Ohio's newest city manager and she begins her new position sometime in the last two weeks of April. Lisa currently serves as the service-safety director for the Cleveland suburb of North Olmsted and previous to that, served as commissioner of building and housing for the city of Cleveland, overseeing a budget of $35-million. She has a PhD in public administration and public policy from Cleveland State University and says she hopes to bring a strong sense of management to her new position, using her background steeped in democracy. Kathy Hexter worked with Ben Sabol from CSU marketing on an ad which will appear in the American Society for Public Administration's March/April edition of PA Times.To see the add click on this link: https://mail.google. Stuff to do... "Cleveland Heights: How Do We Compare To America's Other Older, Inner-Ring Suburbs?" will be the topic of Dr. Dennis Keating’s presentation at the first annual meeting of Severance Neighborhood Organization, Sunday, April 11, 2010 at 3p.m. at the Cleveland Heights Community Center, 1 Monticello Boulevard (at Mayfield Road). Go to: http://www.heightssno.org/announcements for more information. Brown Bag Spring Lecture Series - If you are interested in presenting your research to the college, please email Valerie Hicks v.hicks@csuohio.edu the title of your presentation and the date you would like to present. April dates are as follows: April 7th, April 14th, and April 21 at 12:30 p.m. The presentation will be 1 hour in length and this includes the Q&A.. No Building Left Behind: Adaptive Reuse of Sacred Buildings Presented by the Levin College Forum in Partnership with The AIA Cleveland Historic Resources Committee, The Cleveland Restoration Society, The American Planning Association- Cleveland Chapter and The Institute of Classical Architecture Tuesday April 20, 2010, 4:00 - 6:30 p.m. Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs- Glickman-Miller Hall, Roberta Steinbacher Atrium About this Forum - Join us for a discussion focused the adaptive reuse of religious and other sacred buildings. Cleveland and other countless cities around the country and around the world are dealing with treasured buildings of all denominations that are left behind as communities move or outgrow the current setting. Panelists will present strategies and options that can take us from good intentions to good decisions. This forum will be of interest to developers, real estate professionals, community organizations, elected officials, preservation advocates, planners, architects and others who are concerned about reusing religious buildings. This program will also feature an exhibition of drawings and photographs of churches from last summer’s ICA&CA church tours. The exhibit will be on display in the Thomas F. Campbell, Ph.D. gallery on the ground floor of the Levin College of Urban Affairs throughout April. Kathleen H. Crowther, Executive Director, Cleveland Restoration Society Robert A. Simons, Ph.D., Professor, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs, CSU Brian J. Cummins, Ward 14, Cleveland City Council John Maimone, Chief Financial Officer, Catholic Diocese of Cleveland Moderator: Alenka Banco, Owner/Director, Josaphat Arts Hall & Convivium33 Gallery All forum events are free and open to the public, but please register. Junior Faculty Mini-Grant Program The Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs is proud to announce its second round of funding of its mini-grant program for junior faculty across Cleveland State University to develop preliminary data focused on addressing health disparities with the expectation to be used for future publications or larger research projects. Mini-grants of up to $5,000 will be awarded annually from 2009-2012. The deadline is May 17, 2010 . Award notification will be May 31st and the project period will be from June 1, 2010 ¨April 30, 2011. Applicants are encouraged to incorporate cross-disciplinary research though it is not required. Each application should focus on research around health disparities with topics ranging from exploring a specific disease (i.e. diabetes, hypertension), conducting qualitative research on the impact of health disparities at the individual level, exploring community health, or health policy. Go to http://urban.csuohio.edu for application guidelines. Submit through campus mail to Kendra Daniel, Urban Affairs Room 127 or via email k.daniel@csuohio.edu . Congratulations! Congratulations go out to Turo Dexter, MPA Candidate May 2010 as he accepts a position at HUD in the Office of Strategic Planning and Management in Washington DC! If you are having trouble viewing this email, please click here. To unsubscribe, please send an email to l.d.pastor@csuohio.edu with the subject line UNSUBSCRIBE
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