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News of the Week
May 19, 2017
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News of the Week is a weekly publication designed to share news about opportunities, events, programs and activities, grants, publications, and other interesting news of interest about Maxine Goodman Levin School of Urban Affairs faculty, staff, students and alumni.
To submit information for inclusion in News of the Week, please forward by Thursday at noon to News of the Week Editor Kim St. John-Stevenson at inkplusllc.levin@gmail.com.
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STUDENT, FACULTY, ALUM AND STAFF MAKING NEWS
Levin College Valedictorian Marissa Pappas was on the Government Affairs panel at the Young Professional Senate Conference, alongside Senator Sandra Williams and Marie Kittredge, to discuss her work getting laws changed to protect victims of domestic violence. Photo source: @ClevelandYPS
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According to a recent article on www.citylab.com, there's a right way and a wrong way to grow a city. To read more from Levin College's Richey Piiparinen on how Cleveland serves as a lesson on how to avoid deepening inequality, click here. Additionally, Piiparinen's The Fifth Migration: A Study of Cleveland Millennials is referenced in a Real Clear Politics article America's Heartland is Critical to Our Future. The report was also referenced as a part of a presentation and panel discussion held this week at Cleveland's Global Center for Health Innovation. The event was covered by cleveland.com - click here for article.
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Levin College Professor Joseph Mead is the featured CSU Scholar in the May issue of the Cleveland State University Office of Research's monthly newsletter. Joe is an assistant professor with joint appointments at the Levin College of Urban Affairs and the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, and currently serves as interim program director for the Master of Nonprofit Administration and Leadership degree at Levin. To read more, click here.
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Recently Levin students in UST 587 (GIS Applications) presented their final project to the City of Shaker Heights Planning Department. Most of the class is pictured above. Their project was titled "Vacant Parcels, Tax Revenues, and the Potential for Value Maximization and Redevelopment in Shaker Heights." Thanks to Professor Joanna Ganning for sharing this information, and congrats to the students on their presentation!
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Levin College Professor Alan Weinstein gave several presentations during the American Planning Association's 2017 National Planning Conference in New York. On Saturday, May 6th, he discussed legal changes in sign regulation following the Supreme Court's 2015 ruling in Reed v. Town of Gilbert, AZ at two sessions: "What Do We Do Post-Reed" and "Legal and Code Issues in Regulating Sign Illumination Post-Reed." On Tuesday, May 9th, he discussed planners' role in defining and regulating expressive activities on publicly-owned property in "Planners and the Public Realm: Legal Rights and Planning Issues." Professor Weinstein holds a joint faculty appointment in Levin College and also serves as Director of the Colleges' JD/MPA and JD/MUPDD Dual Degree Programs and Law & Public Policy Program.
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Dr. Lisa Thomas, Director of the Levin College Center for Leadership Development, shared that the commencement ceremonies for Neighborhood Leadership Institute (NLI) - Class 33 was held on Thursday, May 18th and Leadership Academy - Class 26 was held on May 19th. Blaine Griffin, the newly-appointed Ward 6 Councilman, was the keynote speaker for NLI. Congrats to these NLI graduates!
| Erica Adams | Allison Black |
| Patrice Brown | Robert Campbell Jr. |
| Julia Christman | Chaud'Drea Clark |
| Renee Close | Mandy Colvin |
| Sara Continenza | Alexis Crosby |
| Faith Dickens | Alana Garrett-Ferguson |
| Myra Green | Dorothy Greer |
| Chinetha Hall | Bridget Hausman |
| Kimberly Hill | Nicole Huffman |
| Kevin McDaniel | Lorenzo Melton |
| Courtney Mickens | Narkeita Motaabbed |
| Jennifer Pullom | Veranda Rodgers |
| Erica Rodriguez | Jeffrey Schebek |
| Shaunna Slayton | Lori Stringer |
| James Thomas Jr. | Terrance Upchurch |
| Shannon Vrabec | Justin Williams |
| Rayhaan Williams |
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Levin College's Northern Ohio Data and Information Services (NODIS) recently took graduating student employees Kush Patel and Helly Patel out to lunch to celebrate their graduations. Kush and Helly worked under Sharon Bliss's supervision in support of the Levin College web site. Kush and Helly both graduated as Masters of Computer and Information Science. Yash Thakkar, also a former Levin College student employee working for Sharon, also graduated with that degree.
Pictured from left to right are: Colt Ossoff, Kush, Mark Salling, Sharon Bliss, Asiri Samarasekera, Charlie Post, Helly, and Ellen Cyran
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Levin College Professor Robert Simons, Kirby Date of Levin's Center for Community Planning and Development, and Ph.D candidate Georgina Figueroa are working on a redevelopment strategy for Fleet Avenue in Slavic Village, running from East 50th Street to East 65th. The project includes a parcel-by-parcel assessment of property suitability and market feasibility for local neighborhood retail uses, housing, and food production-related businesses. Conducted for Slavic Village Development, the study will help to inform the "Cleveland Chain Reaction" program produced in conjunction with Fox 8, GlazenUrban, COSE and Cleveland Neighborhood Progress, which has selected Slavic Village as the site of up to $1 million investment for five businesses. For more information on Chain Reaction, see https://fox8.com/tag/cleveland-chain-reaction/. The CSU/Levin Fleet Avenue strategy will be completed by June 30.
COMING EVENTS AROUND CAMPUS AND AROUND TOWN
Coming soon: MSNBC contributor and presidential historian John Meacham is coming to Cleveland to present at Cleveland State's Arts and Humanities Alive! (AHA!) Festival on Friday, June 9. He will be discussing his biographies on Andrew Jackson, Thomas Jefferson and George H.W. Bush, as well as his thoughts on leadership and what we can learn from how our Presidents have succeeded, and failed, in leading the nation. In addition, Pulitzer Prize winner Isabel Wilkerson, author of The Warmth of Other Sons, will speak Thursday, June 8 about the Great Migration and its impact on African American life and culture. For more information, click here. _______________________________________
OHIO COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY POLICE ADVISORY BOARD
QUARTERLY MEETING AND PUBLIC FORUM
Monday, May 22, 2017 | 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Student Center Ballroom
Cleveland State University
2121 Euclid Ave . , 3rd floor
Cleveland, Ohio 44115
The Ohio Collaborative will share progress to date, discuss the "Change Starts Here" public awareness campaign, and provide an opportunity to hear from members of the community. Levin Professor Ronnie Dunn is a member of the Ohio Collaborative task force.
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Professor Emerita
Roberta Steinbacher.
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Did you know Levin College is 40?! Levin Professor Emerita Roberta Steinbacher recently shared a comprehensive history of Levin College that includes a treasure trove of little known facts like the following: In 2009, the Center for Community Planning and Development was formed, combining the college's previous applied research work in the areas of housing, neighborhood / community planning and development, as well as the Levin College Forum (which was initially created in 2001).
Have ideas about how we can celebrate 40 years of Levin College? Send thoughts, reflections and comments on this milestone to Dr. Stuart Mendel, Assistant Dean for Administration, via email at s.mendel@csuohio.edu.
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