STUDENT ENRICHMENT | PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Spring 2020, Vol. 4

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CPNM's Quarterly News:
#LevinLeads

During this period of uncertainty, we appreciate your support, partnership, and commitment to our programs now more than ever. We're taking a moment to highlight some of the amazing moments that happened over the last few months, while celebrating our students, instructors, community stakeholders, and teammates.

Stay healthy, positive, and strong!

ABOUT THE CENTER

Established in February 2018, Cleveland State University’s Center for Public & Nonprofit Management integrates several functions within the Maxine Goodman Levin School of Urban Affairs – connecting professional development, student enrichment, and faculty engagement in the areas of leadership development, management training, technical assistance, and research for the public and nonprofit sectors in Northeast Ohio.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

LEVIN SERVES

Book Sorting at the Cleveland Kids' Book Bank

On Friday, Feb. 21st, Levin College staff and students volunteered at the Cleveland Kids' Book Bank as part of Levin Serves. Levin Serves is an outreach initiative designed to unite the Levin College community through a service project.

The group sorted books that will be distributed to children in need within the Greater Cleveland Area. Thank you to everyone who volunteered!

About the Book Bank: The Cleveland Kids' Book Bank has provided "more than 2 million free books to children within the Greater Cleveland Area since opening in 2016, and continues to distribute 60,000 books per month."

LEARN MORE ABOUT LEVIN SERVES HERE

LEADERSHIP ACADEMY'S DONATION DRIVE

Lending a Helping Hand to Those Experiencing Homelessness

The 29th Leadership Academy class is collecting donations for people experiencing homelessness in the Greater Cleveland area. The public donation sites will reopen when the University resumes in-person classes.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

As of 2019, Cleveland State University’s Maxine Goodman Levin School of Urban Affairs now serves as the official Certified Public Manager® (CPM) program in the state of Ohio. The Certified Public Manager® (CPM) program is a comprehensive and nationally certified development program for state and local government leaders. OCPM incorporates innovative management and leadership tools and techniques equipping and empowering public service leaders to enact positive organizational change.

To receive the CPM credential, participants must enroll in and successfully complete the Public Management Academy and Leadership Academy.

The formula to receive the nationally recognized credential is as follows:

Public Management Academy + Leadership Academy =
Ohio Certified Public Manager® Program

Upon successful completion of each academy, participants will receive a certificate. Once a participant receives both certificates, he/she is eligible for the CPM credential. As an additional service, participants in the OCPM Program may now earn academic credit that can be applied toward any undergraduate or graduate degree at the Maxine Goodman Levin School of Urban Affairs.

For more information about the Ohio CPM program, contact Rob Ziol at r.ziol@csuohio.edu.

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CPM PROGRAM HERE

PUBLIC MANAGEMENT ACADEMY

Congrats to the 2019-2020 PMA Class!

Congrats to our 2019-2020 Public Management Academy cohort on successfully completing the academy! The class presented their projects on March 4th at the Levin College.

CHECK OUT THE PROJECTS HERE

Welcome, 2020-2021 PMA Class!

The 2020-2021 Public Management Academy cohort kicked off on Thursday, March 5th, at the City of Westlake's Recreation Center.

The cohort includes over 20 public servants from various agencies, including, but not limited to: Cuyahoga County, Cleveland Metropolitan School District, Cleveland State University, Greater Cleveland RTA, the City of Rocky River, the City of Avon Lake, Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, Rocky River Public Library, the City of Brooklyn, Euclid Police Department, the Village of Woodmere, and more.

Rep. David Greenspan (pictured above) and the City of Westlake's Mayor Dennis Clough (pictured below) welcomed the participants to the cohort. Dr. Jennifer Madden served as the instructor for the first session: Understanding Self & Others.

Our downtown Public Management Academy (PMA) cycle will begin in August, taking place at Cleveland State University

Scholarship opportunities are available.

For additional information, contact Rob Ziol at r.ziol@csuohio.edu or (216) 687-3509.

LEARN MORE ABOUT PUBLIC MANAGEMENT ACADEMY HERE

LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

Thank you to Cleveland Metropolitan Housing Authority, Cuyahoga County Public Library, and Third Federal Savings & Loan for serving as host sites for our 2020 Leadership Academy sessions. We are grateful for your partnership!

Mr. Kurt Karakul, Executive Director of Third Federal Foundation, shares the Foundation's mission to invest in the Broadway-Slavic Village Neighborhood through the P-16 initiative.

Thank you to Pamela Jankowski (pictured left) and Jeffrey K. Patterson (pictured right) for speaking to the cohort. Ms. Jankowski serves as the Literacy and Learning Division Director for Cuyahoga County Public Library. She is a graduate of Leadership Academy 28. Mr. Patterson is the CEO of Cleveland Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA).

LEARN MORE ABOUT LEADERSHIP ACADEMY HERE

NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT ACADEMY

Due to COVID-19 concerns, the start of the Nonprofit Management is postponed. However, we are still recruiting for our first class - set to launch in early 2021.

The Nonprofit Management Academy serves as the equivalent of the Public Management Academy, but is specifically geared towards nonprofit professionals.

Interested in learning more? Email a.higl@csuohio.edu.

2019-2020 MENTORING PROGRAM

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EVENT

Some of our Mentoring Program students gathered at Across the Lines (ATL) Art Studio on Thursday, January 30th for the program's new community engagement project. The evening integrated the arts, community development, and nonprofit work. Students engaged in conversation and creativity, hearing from Jane Finley (artist & founder of ATL), Sheila Locatelli (founder & executive director of Women of Hope), and Rachel Oscar (Director of Programming & Community Engagement at Campus District, Inc. and Levin MUPD alumna).

For the second part of the evening, students created individual pieces of artwork on mini-canvases. The canvases will form a collage that'll be displayed at "Ariya's House", which is operated through Women of Hope.

Thank you to Jane Finley (Across the Lines), Rachel Oscar (Campus District), and Sheila Locatelli (Women of Hope) for making this project possible!

About Across the Lines: "Across the Lines is an open and welcoming studio space in the Campus District to create and connect across the lines that divide community members."

About Women of Hope: Women of Hope is a nonprofit organization that provides "safe housing and supportive services to women experiencing homelessness in order to equip and empower them towards a healthy life style and self sufficiency."

About Campus District, Inc.: "Campus District gives people from all walks of life a place to live, learn, build businesses, produce artistry and access quality care. Founded in 1983 by three of downtown Cleveland’s anchor institutions, [CDI] works to create conditions that fuel the vibrant and resilient community."

SPEED NETWORKING

On Thursday, February 27th, 20 Levin College undergraduate & graduate students participated in the Mentoring Program's Speed Networking event. The students had 5-minute time periods to deliver their elevator pitches to public and nonprofit professionals, and receive feedback and advice.

We're extremely grateful for our mentors who volunteered their time. The represented organizations included:

Burten, Bell, Carr Development, Inc.
City of Cleveland
Cleveland Department of Public Health
Cleveland Foundation
Cleveland Metroparks
Cleveland State University
Neighborhood Leadership Institute
Ohio EPA
Ohio House of Representatives - 16th District
OHM Advisors
St. Ignatius High School
University Circle, Inc.

THANK YOU!!!

Thank you to everyone who donated to the Levin College’s Mentoring Program on CSU’s Giving Day! We truly appreciate your support.

THE WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SERIES

Due to the current situation, the "Share Your Story" event originally scheduled for March 25th is now on September 23rd. Additionally, the "Mastering the Art of Public Speaking Workshop", originally scheduled for May, is now postponed until Fall 2020.

ABOUT THE SERIES

The Women's Leadership Series (Women Empowering Women) officially launched in October 2018 under CPNM and the Ohio Center for the Advancement of Women in Public Service.

After serving in the Ohio Senate for over 16 years, Senator Grace L. Drake founded the Ohio Center for the Advancement of Women in Public Service in 2001 at the Maxine Goodman Levin School of Urban Affairs. Senator Drake established the Center in hopes of inspiring more women to pursue public sector careers.

The Women's Leadership Series was created to engage and empower public and nonprofit sector leaders throughout Northeast Ohio, while promoting the concept of gender representation at all levels of leadership. The theme - "Women Empowering Women"- hones in on the notion that women should support, empower, and mentor one another. The series' programming is strategically designed to capitalize on this theme of empowerment within sectors where political pressures are at play, resources remain tight, and the competition to rise to executive leadership endures.

Thank you to the Wenk Family Charitable Foundation

for awarding additional funds to sponsor

this series for 2020!

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE SERIES HERE

INTERNSHIP SUCCESS STORIES

DIVELY FELLOW PROFILE SERIES

In an effort to promote community development and neighborhood revitalization, the George S. Dively Award for Corporate Leadership in Urban Development has been given to three local organizations, enabling each to host a paid intern – or Dively Fellow – for the 2019-2020 academic year.

These fellows are academically high-achieving Levin College students with a strong commitment to urban issues. Fellows will continue to work at their placement sites until the end of the Spring 2020 semester, completing a community development and neighborhood revitalization project designated by their host site. Additionally, the fellows actively participate in the Center for Public & Nonprofit Management's professional development and student enrichment programs.