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Levin College of Urban Affairs - CSU - News of the week 9.07.09

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

Out and About
Presidential Management Fellows Program
Feeding Cleveland Photo Contest Extension
Leadership Academy
Crain's Emerald Awards


LCUA Out and About

Dennis Keating spent last week in Glasgow, Scotland at the HOUSING PEOPLE, HOUSING ASSETS conference hosted by the Urban Studies Department of the University of Glasgow and organized by the Research Council 43 (RC43) of the International Sociological Association. Dennis is President of RC43. He presented papers on the foreclosure crisis in the United States and on the future of Cleveland's reuse of vacant land resulting from the foreclosure crisis.

Dean Ned Hill was quoted in an article titled "A Look at Mayor Jackson's First Term". To read the article go to: wcpn.org


INFO Session for The Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Program

Seeking Graduate Students (Graduating between September 1, 2009 - August 31, 2010)

This highly selective, rigorous leadership program recruits outstanding masters', law or doctoral-level students for a two-year developmental fellowship at various Federal agencies.  The PMF Program is a leadership development program that provides opportunities to work with and impact public policy, to serve one's country, and to receive competitive pay, benefits, and career advancement

•     Two year paid fellowships    
•     Competitive pay and benefits
•     80 hours of training each year    
•     Accelerated promotion paths

For more information on the program: www.pmf.opm.gov

INFO SESSION!  
Monday, September 14th
UR241 (Sweet Room), 5:00pm
You must be officially nominated by the College!   Learn the process!


QUALIFICATIONS

Good academic standing

Must complete a graduate degree between September 1, 2009 and AUGUST 31, 2010

Must be officially nominated****

Application period is open from October 1-15

****Applicants must go through the College assessment process to be nominated

For more information on the nomination process:
Linda Pfaff
Career Coordinator/Urban Affairs
216-687-3845
l.pfaff@csuohio.edu


Feeding Cleveland Photo Contest, Deadline Extended

Deadline for submissions : Monday, September 21, 2009

This contest is open to all photographers living in Northeast Ohio. The theme is "Feeding Cleveland" and we are looking for images of the greater Cleveland area that convey the role that urban agriculture has played in feeding Cleveland in difficult and challenging economic times and provide visually ideas for what Cleveland may look like using local agriculture for the reuse of vacant and abandoned land in Cleveland.

If you have any questions concerning the contest or the submission process, please send an email to m.s.schnoke@csuohio.edu

For more information please visit www.urban.csuohio.edu


The Leadership Academy Society's 13th Annual Banquet

All Faculty and Staff are Cordially Invited to Attend
The Leadership Academy Society’s
13th Annual Banquet
&
Presentation of the
David C. Sweet Distinguished Alumni Awards

“The Port of Cleveland:
an Economic Development Engine for the Future”


Wednesday, September 16, 2009
5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Massimo da Milano Restaurant, 1400 West 25th Street, Cleveland 44113
(Corner of Detroit Ave. and West 25th Street)

Guest Speaker: Mr. Steven Williams
Vice Chair of the Port Authority Board of Directors,
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of International Container Systems, LLC

RSVP by returning this email with the information below completed (please mail your check).
Online registration available here: urban.csuohio.edu/leadership/events/awards09
Thank you, and see you on the 16th of September!

** Please respond by September 9, 2009

NAME
ADDRESS
CITY, STATE, ZIP PHONE:
EMAIL:

Tickets:
$40
per person pre-sale (until September 9th)       I wish to purchase ____ tickets
$50
per person after September 9th
Table of 8 -- $300 per table.
We wish to purchase a table _____


Sponsorship Level:
(Sponsor’s name listed in program)
_____ Platinum $1,000 (includes table for 8 to dinner)
_____ Gold $500
_____ Silver $250
_____ Friend of the Academy $100


Total: $______________ (check made payable to CSU Foundation)

Please mail your check to:

Cleveland State University
College of Urban Affairs
Center for Leadership Development, UR 248
2121 Euclid Ave.
Cleveland, OH  44115


Crain's Emerald Awards

 

The Crain’s Cleveland Business Emerald Awards recognize Northeast Ohio companies that have implemented sustainable strategic priorities which significantly trim costs or increase cash flow with innovations and products that reduce its environmental footprint.

 

This program defines sustainability as the commercialization or adaptation of processes and products which are both feasible, economical and make a positive impact on the triple bottom line: Profits, People, Planet.

 

CSU is among this year's finalists who were selected by an independent panel of leading industry experts. The September 21 issue of Crain's Cleveland Business will have more details.

 

Large Non-Profit Companies ($10 million and above in annual revenues)

Huron Hospital

Cleveland State University

Baldwin Wallace College

 

To see the entire list of 2009 receipients go to: www.crainscleveland.com

To register for the event go to: www.crainscleveland.com/marketing/eatickets

 


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