FACULTY, STAFF, STUDENT & ALUMNI NEWS
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>>Levin College Professor, Community Leaders Address Racially-Charged Calls to Police
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Levin College Professor Ronnie Dunn and other local leaders recently spoke to WEWS-News Channel 5 in Cleveland about racially-charged calls to police that are sparking new concerns across America and here at home. Professor Dunn, who also serves at the Chief Diversity and Inclusion Office for Cleveland State University, is an expert on race and police relations. |
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>>U.S. Department of State Diplomat and Ohio Native Brings World Affairs Discussion to Levin College
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The Levin College was recently contacted by the State Department with an offer to host one of their diplomats, Mr. Andrew Paul, who is currently the Public Diplomacy Desk Officer for Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan in the State Department Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs (NEA). Mr. Paul, an Ohio native, shared a treasure trove of information with the assembled audience on the topic " Developing Policy and Economic Diplomacy." He also provided information for students who may have an interest in working for the State Department. We will cover more from Mr. Paul's talk in the next issue of the Levin Quarterly.
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>>Akron Housing Authority Hires Levin Graduate
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Congratulations to Levin College alum Brian Gage, who the Akron-Beacon Journal reports has been named executive director of the Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority. Brian, who begins his new position in August, is currently senior policy adviser for the Houston Housing Authority. He was appointed to that position in 2012.
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>>Levin Grad Highlighted in Land Bank Newsletter
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KC Petraitis, real estate officer for the Cuyahoga County Land Bank, was recently profiled in the Land Bank's online publication. KC holds an MPA from the Levin College.
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>>Levin Forum Commemorates Glenville Riots
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The rain came pouring down, but that didn't stop folks from attending the Levin College for the Truth and Reconciliation Forum held yesterday at the College. This forum was intended as a commemoration of the Glenville Riots, which occurred 50 years ago this summer. The event featured local individuals involved in the incident as well as police officers and elected officials who spoke about the riots and their aftermath.
The panel, which was moderated by Lee Fisher, dean of CSU's Cleveland Marshall College of Law, featured Edward P. Kovacic, retired chief of the Cleveland Police Department, former Plain Dealer reporter Dick Peery and former Cleveland City Councilman Jeff Johnson. It also included Glenville residents Chenoa Miller and Norma Freeman, and Sergeant Vincent Montague, president of Black Shield, the African-American Cleveland police union. The event closed with a presentation by Andrew Collins and Jameel McGee, authors of "Convicted: A Crooked Cop, an Innocent Man, and an Unlikely Journey of Forgiveness and Friendship," who spoke of truth and forgiveness as the way communities can move past the mistakes of the past and heal.
"This ongoing discussion is necessary to help us as a community better understand the divisions, discrimination, and similar existing social conditions to those surrounding the Glenville uprising, come to terms with the legacy of our past, and create a safe environment that promotes collective healing," says Levin College professor Ronnie Dunn, CSU's interim chief diversity officer and organizer of the event. In an interview on WKSU, Dr. Dunn "says he hopes the forum will 'jumpstart' a much-needed dialogue about police-community relations." To listen to the WKSU interview, click here.
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>>Reflections on the Civil Rights Movement from Three Cleveland State University Graduates
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As the Cleveland community reflects on the 50th anniversary of the Glenville uprising, three Cleveland State University graduates remember what it was like being students during the height of the civil rights movement.
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>>Levin Student Interning with Cleveland City Council
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Anne Tillie, who is pursuing a Masters in Public Administration degree at Levin, is interning this summer with Cleveland City Councilman Kerry McCormack. Anne had this to say about her experience: "My internship with City Council and Ward 3 puts me right at the heart of policy making: researching the issues, connecting with community leaders, and working collaboratively to create policy that will positively impact the City and those who live in it. It's exciting to work on affordable housing and public transportation policy with some of the best and smartest individuals in the area."
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>>Levin Research Fellow Speaks on Youth Migration
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In a recent article in the Christian Science Monitor titled "How young liberals' moves to Red America may temper political divides," Jim Russell, a senior research fellow at the Center for Population Dynamics at Levin College, addresses the trend of youth exodus from top-tier cities and warns against conflating population change with inward migration i.e., a growth in a city's population of 20-somethings could simply be local teenagers moving into a new age category.
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>>Levin College Staff Receive Project Grant Funding
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Congrats to Andrew Thomas, Executive In Residence in the Energy Policy Center at Levin College, on his $30,000 grant from Team NEO to work on a variety of collaborations with them, specifically the Ohio Energy Storage Roadmap.
Congratulations are also in order for Robert Ziol, Director of the Levin College Center for Public and Nonprofit Management on his $2,351 grant from the Urban Land Institute to offer the Urban Plan for Public Officials (UP4PO) Program, a one-day, hands-on workshop to better understand the real estate development process.
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Congratulations to Levin College Professor Joseph Mead for his successful efforts to bring Levin College/Cleveland State University into the ENACT Network. Launched in 2015, ENACT: The Educational Network for Active Civic Transformation is a national program engaging undergraduates at colleges and universities in state-level legislative change by learning to work with legislators, staffers, and community organizations to advance policy. It is becoming a major voice in addressing challenges to American democracy by engaging young people around the country in civic activism built on knowledge, cooperation, justice, and integrity. In the program, students learn through direct engagement in this work, traveling to the state capital, meeting with and lobbying legislators, strategizing with advocacy organizations, and creating outreach materials to advance their chosen issues. ENACT brings the commitment to citizen participation embodied by Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis to students and organizations engaged in state-level legislation across the United States.
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MORE EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
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>>Introduction to ArcGIS Workshop in August
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Levin College is offering an Introduction to ArcGIS workshop, taught by Dr. Mark Salling, GISP. The workshop will be held Monday, August 27 - Wednesday, August 29, 2018 from 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. each day at Levin College. See the Levin Professional Development page for information about this and other workshops, or contact Sharon Bliss via email at s.bliss@csuohio.edu. Student and alumni discounts are available. Staff development funds are welcome.
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