Creation & Innovation at Cuyahoga Community College
Beyond Category
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If you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.
State of the Arts Going beyond expectations in creative communications
The Backbone of Northeast Ohio Filling the continuing need for qualified health care workers
Sweet Aroma Teaching the spirit of hospitality
Distinct Corporate Development Career enhancement for company success
Star Power Supporting student scholarships
Broadening Our Reach Pioneering extraordinary educational opportunities
Inventive Magic of Faculty A passion for teaching excellence
Train and Gain Vital partnerships for economic growth
World Wise Commitment to the earth’s future
Life-changing Expectations Lighting the way for youth
Yes, we teach that. Degree and career programs spanning all areas of learning
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Beyond Category truly epitomizes the definition of Cuyahoga
Community College. While we are proud of our teaching, learning and
training mission, the College has evolved into an even greater entity
of creation and innovation.
It is that futuristic look that has enabled the College to extend its
services to students and the community while exploring new horizons.
We are proud of the unique and distinct initiatives that have spun
from our organization. Our faculty, staff and students have forged new
pathways to take us “above and beyond.”
Beyond Category is an encapsulation of some of the many exclusive
programs and partnerships that have become part of the fabric of
Cuyahoga Community College.
Jerry Sue thornton, Ph.d.
President, Cuyahoga Community College
American composer and jazz great
Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington
called his music “American Music”
rather than jazz and his genius
stretched into other genres--blues,
gospel, film scores and popular
and classical music.
At Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C®)
we are constantly evolving so that we
may defy description as well.
At Tri-C®, we collaborate, we innovate
and we inspire. The College is
important to everyone in the community,
no matter their age—from summer
camps and enrichment activities
for elementary students, to college
classes for high school students and,
of course, to adults returning to (or
starting) college. We’re also proud
to offer workforce development and
corporate leadership programs and
classes for our senior adults.
In these pages, we hope you enjoy
learning about our faculty, staff,
students and community partners who
help create and re-create innovative
curricula, develop and impart forward-
thinking skill sets for students, design
and build state-of-the-art facilities
and educational tools that help
develop and drive the economy of
Northeast Ohio.
Above all, Cuyahoga Community
College, a leader in academics and
workforce training, is a community
college beyond category.
Beyond Category
Ellington described those who impressed him as “beyond category,” a fitting description of his own intellectual abilities.
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Mixing board in the Center for Creative Arts
Class is in session. The band has set
up, the microphones placed, the sound
check completed and the cameras
ready to roll. You may not notice two
tiny cables that connect dozens of
microphone and video lines to five
separate recording studios in different
parts of the building—six if you include
the digital console on the soundstage.
Small student recording teams in each
of the studios capture, shape and
mix the sounds generated by some of
the best talent in Northeast Ohio.
No other school in the country has
facilities this advanced.
“At Cuyahoga Community College’s
Center for Creative Arts, ‘Tri-C’
means creativity, collaboration and
community,” offers Tommy Wiggins,
designer and manager of Recording
Arts & Technology program. “Every
day, students and faculty come to
this special place to create, work
collaboratively on projects and
establish community within and
outside its walls.”
With its multitude of meters and
faders, knobs and dials, the expansive
machine resembles the circuitry
required to launch a spaceship.
In truth, the machine is a showpiece
soundboard at the College’s majestic
Center for Creative Arts. It was
purchased from a recording studio
in Seattle after it was field tested by
rocker Ozzy Osbourne. The only other
one to be found in all of Northeast
Ohio similar in size and quality is an
even larger state of the art console
also at the Center. This equipment
– the industry gold standard – is
an example of the “best practices”
recording arts and technology that is
housed here.
“at Cuyahoga Community College S
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ClaSS iS in SeSSion.”
Center for
The incredible $30 million Center for
Creative Arts extends across nearly
two acres along the southern edge
of downtown Cleveland, providing
students with access to cutting-
edge technology. Whether it’s the
versatile Black Box studio, designed
to accommodate both television
and theater classes, or the half-
dozen film editing labs, or the 450
Mac computers used by fledgling
animators and video-game designers,
the school’s sophisticated equipment
match its forward-thinking curriculum.
Since opening in 2009, the College’s
Center for Creative Arts has housed
all of the school’s arts offerings.
Shimmering hallways connects
dance studios and music rooms,
high-definition editing suites and
digital mixing labs. And in a unique
partnership with the Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame and Museum, the Center
also houses the museum’s library and
archival storage spaces.
Having so many facilities in one place
allows for extensive cross-curricular
activity. Arts faculty commonly pair
classes so students can gain even
more benefit from their studies. For
instance, an hour long rehearsal by
one of the jazz ensembles may be
recorded by students in the audio
department. Or students taking a
class called Acting for the Camera may
be filmed by schoolmates learning to
operate television cameras.
This collaboration is an enormous
success – enrollment in the Arts
division has increased by 36 percent
over the past two years. Students are
discovering that their high-tech training
connects them to their classmates
and, even more importantly, to the
industries – and jobs -- beyond their
classrooms.
The splendid $30 million Center for Creative Arts extends across nearly two acres along the southern edge of downtown Cleveland, providing students with access to cutting-edge technology.
Shimmering hallways connect dance studios and music rooms, high-definition editing suites and digital mixing labs.
Arts faculty commonly pair classes so students can gain even more benefit from their studies.
Sound Studio in the Center for Creative Arts
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CreatiVity, CollaBoration & Community
Tri-C is ranked third nationally
in providing degrees in health
professions and related sciences.
The nursing program is the largest
in the state and in the top 10 in the
nation for entry-level care workers.
“Because of the aging population,”
says Patricia Gray, vice president
of health care education initiatives,
“the indication is we are going to
need more people associated with
rehabilitation.”
The College’s many and varied health
care programs are helping the region
move toward economic recovery.
Many of the state’s finest hospitals—
Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals,
MetroHealth and St. Vincent Charity
—have a sizable number of Cuyahoga
Community College graduates on
their staffs.
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In Northeast Ohio, health care is a $5.7 billion industry. Years ago, Cuyahoga Community College recognized the fast-growing need for qualified health care workers in this region and began building the facilities and recruiting the staff to address that need.
“We’re really in tune with the health
care community,” says Gray. “We try
to meet all of their needs—not just
for professionals but also to train
existing personnel.”
By 2014, all hospitals will be required
to use electronic health care records.
Cuyahoga Community College, as
the leader of a Health Information
Technology consortium of seventeen
colleges, is using grant money to
create a curriculum for electronic
medical recordkeeping.
The College also has two preventive
care centers open to the public that
allow students in diverse programs
to work together. Our campuses offer
high-tech simulation labs to
provide real-life environments for
training. Often actors are hired to
create different scenarios that help
students hone their communication
and diagnostic skills.
“We wanted to develop lab areas in
which students could participate,
says Gray. “We also wanted to provide
free occupational and physical
therapy to the community.”
The College has a gleaming collection
of industry-standard medical equipment.
These devices are paired with the
school’s cutting-edge curriculum to
prepare its health care students for a
waiting job market.
“Most people don’t know the extent
of health care training that is available
right here in Northeast Ohio,” says
Sandy Robinson, vice president for
academic affairs. “They would be
amazed at what we have to offer at
Cuyahoga Community College.”
With Northeast Ohio’s dynamic health
care climate, health career graduates
of Tri-C will find that a myriad of
employment opportunities awaits.
“We’re really in tune with the health care community,” says Gray. “We try to meet all of their needs—not just for professionals but also to train existing personnel.”
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The faculty’s strong relationships with
the local restaurant community help
students gain entrée to and network
with prospective employers and allow
the Center to respond quickly to local
restaurant needs. Not long ago,
students began working with the City
of Cleveland on its innovative food
cart project. A collaboration with
Ohio City farms will supply cooking
classes with homegrown produce.
Furthermore, the College has
agreements in place with Johnson &
Wales University and Kent State
University that promote easy transfer
for our students.
Well-positioned next to the Hospitality
Center is Pura Vida, the newest
venture by Chef Brandt Evans,
Owner/Chef of Blue Canyon fame.
Not only is the restaurant a “good
neighbor” to the College Center, but
Chef Brandt shares his counsel and
expertise with students and has
gladly hired graduates or extended
internships to students when the
need is there.
Forte believes Cuyahoga Community
College is one of the finest culinary
schools in the United Sates, as
evidenced by the program’s enrollment
being up thirty-five percent in 2011.
“We brag about the success of our
students,” says Forte. “We can help
open doors for them, but they
succeed because of their knowledge
and experience.” Hospitality
Management is a growth industry in
Cleveland in light of the downtown
building boom and the anticipated
new hotels and restaurants that will
cater to the increasing number of
visitors to Cleveland.
“Our students are in great demand,”
says Greg Forte, Dean of Cuyahoga
Community College’s Hospitality
Management program. “They are
well-prepared for the emerging
directions in the Hospitality industry.”
Given the area’s economic challenges,
this is not a boast but rather an
inspirational statement. It serves as
a constant reminder to the program’s
students that the hard work and
commitment they put forth combined
with the expert training they receive
will be greatly rewarded. Students are
exposed to all the elements of
hospitality, both current and
anticipated.
The Hospitality Center sits in the
heart of the energy and revitalization
of Euclid Avenue. Its sprawling ground
floor resembles the sophisticated
interior of a contemporary bistro.
An expansive window on one wall
provides views into a teaching
kitchen, one of three at the Center.
A wide corridor separates a row of
high-end commercial appliances and
several cooking stations. Every detail
was planned with the school’s
aspiring chefs in mind.
The Hospitality Management program
offers degrees in three disciplines—
lodging and tourism, culinary arts,
and restaurant management.
“We teach our students about the
spirit of hospitality,” says Forte. “They
learn how to take care of people.”
According to Forte, there are few
better places to learn than Cleveland,
Ohio, which he terms a remarkable
food town. “Truly, between New York
and Chicago, nothing touches
Cleveland’s food scene.”
“Students in the Hospitality Management Program at Tri-C are in great demand. We open their minds, change their paradigms, and expand their palates.”
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The Hospitality Management program offers degrees in three disciplines—lodging and tourism, culinary arts, and restaurant management.
Creation & Innovation at Cuyahoga Community College Beyond Category
If leadership and learning are
indispensable to each other, as John
F. Kennedy once said, then it’s only
natural that the two would unite as
the driving forces behind the
Corporate College® at Cuyahoga
Community College. Since its
inception in 2003, Corporate College
has provided high-quality training to
employees of Northeast Ohio’s finest
companies.
“We help organizations become more
productive, more innovative and more
profitable through an investment in
their most important asset—their
employees,” says Greg Surtman,
director of business development at
Corporate College.
Corporate College’s rolling admission
schedule allows individual workers to
sign up for specific classes when—or
even before—the need arises.
Additionally, organizations can rent
the College’s cutting-edge facilities to
host anything from board meetings to
trade shows. And companies can
register for Corporate College’s contract
services—customized programs
designed for their specific needs.
“We’re the one place that captures
many different kinds of training for
the area’s best businesses,” says
Susan Muha, Executive Vice
President of Workforce and Economic
Development. “We produce a superior
product in half the time and at half
the cost.”
More than 50 area corporations,
including Cleveland Clinic, University
Hospitals and STERIS regularly use
Corporate College. Another hundred
businesses tap into the College’s
the firSt of itS kind:A Corporate College in a Community College.
expertise at least a couple of times a
year. The Cleveland Indians credit the
school’s programs for helping the
team create a more enjoyable overall
fan experience. And in 2006, when
new voting machines were introduced,
the Cuyahoga County Board of
Elections charged Tri-C with the task
of creating a curriculum to train the
seven thousand poll workers in the
new equipment’s technology.
Surtman calls the College’s training
programs its best-kept secret. He
believes a Corporate College strength
is providing leadership resources for
employees as they are promoted by
their companies. “We can help
managers who often haven’t had any
formal training in leading people,” he
says. “We provide the right tool sets
and methodology.”
The school has service contracts with
about 75 expert instructors—referred
to as a “talent bench”—who can be
matched with any employer training
needs.
Corporate College measures success
in various ways: Are the employees it
trains more efficient? More productive?
Are customers more satisfied?
When a company returns for another
round of training, Surtman knows
Corporate College has made a
difference, helping Ohio’s top
employers empower their workforce
now and into the future.
More than 50 area corporations, including Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals and STERIS regularly use Corporate College. Another hundred businesses tap into the College’s expertise at least a couple of times a year.
The school has service contracts with about 75 expert instructors—referred to as a “talent bench”—who are called upon as needed.
Since its inception in 2003, Corporate College has provided high-quality training to employees from Northeast Ohio’s finest companies.
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As you can see on the facing page,
the keynote speakers at the Cuyahoga
Community College Foundation
Presidential Scholarship luncheon
have been among the most famous
people in the world. Interestingly, the
money they help raise is earmarked for
scholarships in their areas of influence
and expertise. For instance, Oprah’s
appearance benefited students in
our communications cirriculum and
Colin Powell’s went towards veteran’s
programming.
The benefit luncheon, traditionally a
sold-out event, is the place to see
and be seen -- attended by more
than 1,200 community and business
leaders who have helped to raise more
than $8.6 million for the Foundation’s
scholarship funds.
“The Cuyahoga Community College
Foundation is unique for a community
college. Everyone involved—from
Foundation Directors to guest
speakers—is committed to
showcasing and supporting the
best this College has to offer,” says
Gloria Moosmann, Vice President
of Resource Development for the
Cuyahoga Community College
Foundation.
More than half of Tri-C students are
the first generation in their families
to attend college. “Our scholarship
recipients tell us how financial support
means so much to their futures,”
Moosmann adds. In addition, the
College’s career development and
services transition initiative, which
helps retrain thousands of unemployed
workers, is also funded with external
donations. More than 85 percent of
the College’s graduates find jobs in
Northeast Ohio.
The Cuyahoga Community College
Foundation raises millions of dollars
each year for youth programs serving
7,500 children in greater Cleveland.
The Foundation also secures
financial support for the annual Tri-C
Jazzfest Cleveland event, itself a fine
example of how the College serves
its community. For more than 30
years, the top names and legendary
personalities in jazz have brought their
talent and insights to our area. What
started as a two-day event has grown
into a year-round jazz educational
symposium that culminates in a multi-
day festival every April, showcasing the
likes of Sarah Vaughan, Miles Davis,
Tony Bennett, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy
Gillespie, Wynton Marsalis, Herbie
Hancock, Gregory Hines, Tito Puente
and hundreds more. Tri-C Jazzfest
Cleveland is just one more example
of how the College and its Foundation
support educational programs well
beyond the traditonal and certainly
way beyond category.
The benefit luncheon, traditionally a sold-out event, is the place to see and be seen -- attended by more than 1,200 community and business leaders who have helped to raise more than $8.6 million for the Cuyahoga Community College Foundation’s scholarship funds.
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The Westshore Campus, the first in NE Ohio to be built in four decades, is a real tipping point for the local economy, positioned for growth in the fastest growing area of the County.
The College’s patient simulators
come in a variety of shapes, sizes
and genders, mirroring the diversity of
Cleveland’s population. Fifteen of
them — even an “infant” peering up
from its Plexiglas bassinet — lie
silently on hospital beds, awaiting
attention. Nursing and E.M.T.
students use these models to
practice medical procedures, such as
inserting a syringe and drawing blood.
The simulators rest comfortably
inside a glass-walled room that
resembles a hospital ward on the
second floor of Cuyahoga Community
College’s Westshore Campus.
Nestled in a wooded area in the
dynamic suburb of Westlake, just a
few blocks away from the bustle of
Crocker Park, it is the first of three
buildings planned to focus on
careers in nursing and the health
care industry. Future buildings will
concentrate on engineering,
mathematics and information
technology curricula. Each is a growth
industry, enabling graduates in these
fields to identify and attain careers,
even amid challenging economic
conditions.
Educators at Cuyahoga Community
College understand the struggle to
earn a family-sustaining wage—the
minimum salary needed to support a
family of four. The goal of many
programs at the College is to help
students achieve that income level
immediately upon graduation.
“This campus is a real tipping point
for the local economy,” says Dr. J.
Michael Thomson, Westshore’s
president. “Since 1973, the job
market has been in two places—
white and blue collar. But now there
are middle skill jobs. They require
more than a high school education
but less than a baccalaureate degree.”
The many students attending the
Westshore campus could have
attended many other institutions of
higher learning, but chose Cuyahoga
Community College.
The College’s faculty members are
keenly aware of recent realignments
in Northeast Ohio’s labor force.
The school’s broad range of programs
are designed to fill the changing
needs within the community.
“This campus provides a transition
for students,” Thomson says. “It’s a
place where they can live, learn and
earn locally.” The Westshore Campus
has an incredible variety of offerings
for the local residents, each close by,
but also way beyond reasonable
expectations.
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The idea was simple, but brilliant.
Associate Professor Dan Levin told
his students to go to the Cleveland
Public Library’s historical collection
and find a Cleveland urban landscape
photograph dating between the 1920’s
and the 1970’s. Then, paying careful
attention to the position of the camera,
the probable focal length of the lens
employed, the lighting, and the time
of day, each student was told to take
a ;photograph from the exact same
point of view as the original. The
result was “Re-Photographic Survey:
Picturing Cleveland Then and Now,” a
fascinating study of progress--or the
lack of it.
“The project was about so much more
than student art,” says Dr. Belinda
Miles, who serves as the College’s
executive vice president of academic
and student affairs. “The students
had to do a great deal of research.
They became immersed in the
historical community and were able to
really see the juxtaposition of the
ages, and generation, the differences
and also the continuum across time.”
It was the type of challenging
assignment that the College’s faculty
members often develop. A unique
and lively curriculum is more likely
to engage students in academics.
For example, recent Ohio Professor of
the Year honoree Ormond Brathwaite,
who teaches chemistry at the East
Campus, will take a team of students
to St. Lucia to tutor locals in science.
According to Dr, Miles, it is a real
testament to Professor Brathwaite
and an honor for the College as well.
And Andrew Bajda, a faculty member
at the Metropolitan Campus, has led
a successful class project that is
meeting the need for fresh and
attainable food in the heart of the
city: a successful food co-op in the
central neighborhood. Students are
learning best business practices to
manage the project.
Professors spend long hours devising
imaginative and absorbing curricula—
the kinds of lesson plans that spark
a student’s drive to learn. “This is a
very different type of school,” says
Miles. “As I like to say, it’s not your
grandmother’s community college.”
Instead, the College’s faculty offers
22nd century sensibilities far beyond
the traditional college concept.
Our faculty are creative thinkers and educators. While focused on the College mission, they strive to stimulate the imagination of students.
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In today’s job market, the Workforce
and Economic Development Division
(WEDD) at the College is crucial to
Northeast Ohio’s community.
Nearly two years after Ford Motor
closed its Brook Park plant, leaving
hundreds of Ohio workers unemployed,
the company announced that it would
use the site again to assemble its
new EcoBoost engines. The new
product was automated and had a
higher technology bar in order to
produce it effectively.
“The bottom line is that a closed
plant was now open. This was great
news for the City of Brook Park and
for Ford,“ said John Gajewski,
Cuyahoga Community College’s
Executive Director of Manufacturing
and Construction Trades.
“However, with Ford poised to bring
hundreds of workers back, it was
clear that many had not been trained
in the new technologies the assembly
of the engine required. We provided
training in technologies such as fluid
power, basic machining and robotics
to more than 800 workers—a real
example of fulfilling the mission of
Cuyahoga Community College.”
WEDD has had a number of
successful collaborations with local
businesses. Several years ago,
pharmaceutical manufacturer
Ben Venue was expanding and
needed specialized training for
dozens of its workers. Ben Venue
asked the College to help, and it
responded with new courses in the
production of drugs and medical
devices. This was a harbinger of
things to come.
The bigger story is the booming
Bioscience industry in Northeast
Ohio, which is projected to grow at a
rate of 7 to 10 percent a year,
compounded, said Gajewski “With
Ben Venue, we trained employees
who needed certification, not
bachelor’s degrees.
“The bottom line is that the auto plant was now open as a result of Cuyahoga Community College training provided to more than 800 workers – a real example of fulfilling our mission.”
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“The bigger story is the booming
Bioscience industry in Northeast
Ohio, which is projected at a growth
rate of seven to 10 percent per year,
said Gajewski. “With Ben Venue, we
trained employees who needed
certification but not a full college
degree. Most of this growing industry
was in the production of drugs or
other medical devices.”
Similarly, the College’s instructors
teach targeted evening courses at
Swagelok—and have done so for
ten years.
“We are ahead of the curve,” says
Susan Muha, the College’s executive
vice president of workforce and
economic development. “We know
what skills our workers will need
in the future. Then we give them
the right amount of training at the
right time.”
In the school’s Unified Technologies
Center, near downtown Cleveland, a
band of horizontal windows bisects a
rear wall. Visitors can gaze down into
an enormous workspace, called the
Advanced Manufacturing and
Engineering Center, where a group of
students is learning to operate one of
the many pieces of high-tech machinery.
Nearby are additional training centers
for biotechnology and pharmaceuticals.
In contrast to many private educational
programs, Cuyahoga Community
College offers accelerated
certification at a fraction of the cost.
The College has a simple philosophy
when training workers: mastering a
higher skill set shouldn’t require a
vast investment of time and money.
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The College Workforce Division mission is to understand the future direction and trends of business beyond today’s established models.
Since 2002, the College has successfully executed the first five
phases of its Energy Control Measure (ECM) program, with the next
one expected to complete in the late Spring of 2012. Energy saving
from these efforts totaled over $3 million in each of Fiscal Years 2010
and 2011, and have totaled over $17 million since the completion
of the first phase in 2002. The savings provided by these ECM’s will
continue to save the College money far into the foreseeable future.
After 20 years, for example, savings will have exceeded $60 million. numBer of BuildingS that are
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Cuyahoga Community College has
become a national leader in
sustainability and energy efficiency, in
part because its leaders are always
on the lookout for best practices in
energy conservation.
“When I joined the organization,
sustainability was just starting to
make an impact, and colleges were at
the forefront because they could be
great examples to the community and
because there are real cost savings
to be had,” explains Peter MacEwan,
Vice-President of Facilities
Development and Operations.
The organization’s overall
commitment to sustainability is more
important than any single act—once
the College made the decision to go
green, the policy was institutionally
embraced. In November 2010,
Cuyahoga Community College
president Dr. Jerry Sue Thornton
joined a consortium of other
progressive-thinking leaders and
committed the school to a path that
would lead to carbon neutrality
within 25 years.
Since 2001, the College has already
reduced its carbon footprint by 30
percent despite adding new buildings.
That’s because each new structure is
created to achieve the U.S. Green
Building Council’s Leadership in
Energy and Environmental Design
(LEED) silver or gold status. For
example, the new Westshore campus
building has curved walls because
they maximize the exposure to light
and solar energy. Also, rainwater is
captured and re-used and special
close-in parking space are reserved
for fuel-efficient vehicles.
The College also has a master plan
to reduce its overall energy use and
to reinvigorate a district-wide recycling
program. Projects are on track to pay
for themselves within ten years.
“The plan for the College was not just
in identifying sustainability for the
infrastructure on the campuses, but
also making it part of the curriculum
and as an outreach mechanism to
the community,” says MacEwan.
Indeed, by making nearly 90 percent
of its new buildings recyclable, the
College hopes to persuade
surrounding communities to embrace
its eco-minded philosophy.
At the College’s various campuses,
there are many energy-saving
projects. There are rooms designed
with a demand ventilation system
that senses when there’s a prolonged
absence of movement and lowers the
heating or cooling accordingly. The
College has a new generation of lighting
that has decreased energy output by
nearly half.
“I always tell people the College
building plan remains tremendously
busy though budgets are tight and
funding is flat,” MacEwan states.
“Yet our utilities have stayed flat or
decreased, even with the addition of
the new buildings. It’s amazing really.
Our investments are paying off in
enrollments.” It’s safe to say the
College is being energized far beyond
its sustainability efforts.
“As thought-leaders and innovators, Colleges should be great examples of ecological responsibility to the communities they serve. Plus, there are real cost savings to be had.”
The College also has a master plan to reduce its overall energy use and to reinvigorate a district-wide recycling program. Projects are on track to pay for themselves within ten years.
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The Cuyahoga Community College
Youth & Early College programs,
which begin in kindergarten and
continue past high school, serve about
7,000 students, more than any other
institution of higher learning in Ohio.
The College’s High Tech Academy has
a rigorous set of courses that help
students develop academic, technical
and leadership skills. The Youth
Technical Academy, which serves
more than 400 students from 18 high
schools, fosters students’ interest in
mathematics and science by using a
robotics-heavy curriculum created by
Carnegie Mellon University.
There’s also a Science, Engineering,
Mathematics and Aerospace (SEMA)
Academy designed to increase the
participation of traditionally
underserved students in fields such
as engineering and technology. The
College has seen its SEMA project
duplicated at 22 schools across the
country.
“Most of our more innovative
programs were developed here,” says
Butler. “We introduce students to an
array of careers they might not have
thought about otherwise.”
The College’s six-week Freedom
Leadership Academy, for students
ages seven to 14, works to get kids
excited about reading and to teach
them to value others. On the other
end of the age spectrum, the
Advanced Technology Academy
focuses on technical training for
students out of high school but not
yet employed.
“A major problem we face in K-12 is
disengagement – many students see
no connection between their lives and
the classroom,” says Butler. And yet
changes can occur. Butler recalls one
summer when a faculty member took
four young men in their late teens
and early twenties on a trip to Harlem
during a course on Langston Hughes
and his poetry. The men got to walk
the streets that Hughes walked. “Of
the four participants, most had never
before left Cleveland, never been on
an airplane, never stayed in a hotel.
It was a very productive, life-changing
experience.”
Across the College’s dozens of
programs, all externally funded, nearly
75 percent of students continue their
education past high school. Students
who participated in the programs this
past year received more than $2
million in scholarship grants. As an
added benefit, a student can earn his
or her associate degree before
graduating from high school, which
allows them to enter most four-year
colleges as juniors. This has practical
applications: it lowers a student’s
debt, because he or she spends only
half the time at a four-year institution.
“I was amazed to see a whole room
of dropouts who were there for
academic re-engagement,” says
Butler. “One student recently said to
me, ‘Don’t ask me what I want to be
until you tell me what I can be.’ These
students want us to show them the
way.” The College’s summer youth
programs are bringing young people
beyond the City of Cleveland to a
higher consciousness.
“One student recently said to me, ‘Don’t ask me what I want to be until you tell me what I can be.’”
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humanitiesHistoryHumanitiesPhilosophyReligious Studies
CommunicationsDeaf Interpretive ServicesEnglishEnglish as a Second LanguageSpeech Communication
foreign languagesAmerican Sign LanguageChineseFrenchGermanItalianJapaneseLatinRussianSpanish
general Studies
mathematics
natural SciencesBiologyChemistryEarth SciencePhysical SciencePhysics
Social and Behavioral SciencesAnthropologyEconomicsGeographyPolitical SciencePsychologySocial ScienceSociologyWomen’s StudiesUrban Studies
accounting
apprenticeship ProgramsThese programs are in partnership with various trade unions. Admission requires students to be currently working in a registered apprenticeship program through a trade union.
CarpentryCement MasonryConstruction Tending and Hazardous Material AbatementDrywall FinishingElectrical ConstructionFloorlayingGlazingHealth Care and Institutional Facilities MaintenanceIron WorkingManufacturing TechnologyMillwrightingOperating EngineersPaintingPile DrivingPrecision Machining Technology 1, 4
Sign and DisplayTeledata
automotive technology
Business managementAdministrative Office SystemsHuman Resources ManagementIndustrial DistributionInternational BusinessPublic AdministrationSmall Business Management
Captioning and Court reporting
engineeringComputer-Aided Drafting (CAD) 1
Computer-Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) 1
Construction Engineering TechnologyElectrical/Electronic Engineering Tech.Quality Control 1
Bio-Medical
Integrated Systems Engineering Tech.Machine Tools 1
Manufacturing Industrial Engineering Tech.Mechanical Engineering Technology
hospitalityManagement ProgramsProfessional Baking 2
Professional Culinarian/Cook 2
Culinary ArtFood and Beverage Operations 2
Restaurant/Food Service ManagementLodging/Rooms Division 2
Lodging-Tourism Management
information technology ProgramsBasic Office Skills 2
Computer Maintenance Technology 1
Computer Networking Hardware Networking SoftwareProgramming and Development
interior design
marketing
Plant Science and landscape ProgramsLandscape Technician 1
Landscape Contracting 3
Plant Science and Landscaping Technology
Paralegal ProgramsParalegal StudiesLegal Nurse Consultant 3
Purchasing and
Supply management
real estate ProgramsReal EstateReal Estate: Mortgage Finance
liberal arts & Sciences Business and industry
applied degree ProgramsMedia Arts and StudiesRecording Arts and Technology
Visual Communications and design3D Animation 2
Graphic Design 1
Digital Filmmaking and Digital VideoIllustrationWeb and Interactive MediaPhotography
Performing artsArtDanceJournalism and Mass CommunicationTheatre Arts- Acting/Performance- Technical Theatre
Community and Public Service ProgramsDeaf Interpretive ServicesEarly Childhood EducationInfant/Toddler 1
Education (Transfer Program)Environmental Health and Safety TechnologyFire TechnologyLaw Enforcement
Workforce Solutions
non-Credit ProgramsFire Training AcademyPolice Academy
diagnostic health
Services ProgramsDiagnostic Medical SonographyElectroneurodiagnostic TechnologyMagnetic Resonance Imaging Medical Laboratory TechnologyLaboratory Phlebotomy 3
Polysomnography 3
Nuclear MedicineRadiography
direct Patient Care ProgramsDental Assisting 2
Dental HygieneDental Office Management 3
Dietary Management 2
Dietetic TechnologyEmergency Medical TechnologyEMT – Basic 3
EMT – Paramedic 3
General Nutrition 2
Human ServicesOccupational Therapy AssistantOptical Technology 1
Physical Therapy Assistant TechnologyPhysicians Assistant 4
Respiratory CareMassage Therapy 1, 4
Massage Therapy (Advanced)Sport and Exercise Studies
Veterinary technology
nursingRegistered NurseRegistered Nurse (Accelerated Program)Practical Nurse 2
Supportive health Services ProgramsHealth Information TechnologyHealth Unit Coordinator 3
Medical Assisting 1
Medical Billing Specialist 3
Ophthalmic Medical Assisting 3
Pharmacy Technician 2
Pharmacy TechnologySterile Processing and Distribution 2
Surgical Technology
related health and Science Subject areasBiologyChemistryHealthHealth TechnologiesPhysical EducationPhysical SciencePhysics
1 Degree and Certificate programs available2 Certificate program3 Short-Term Certificate program4 Post-Degree Certificate program
Creative arts health Care & Community Service
All levels of public, higher education
institutions rely on taxpayer funding,
so the public should be able to
have easy access to and be able to
read—and understand—the schools’
budgets. It should be no more difficult
than skimming a simple IRA or mutual
fund statement, but it almost always is.
The College set out to raise that
standard. It reviewed industry best
practices but also studied what the
nation’s finest companies were doing
and applied those principles to its
own financial practices. “We brought
the academic and workforce sides
into the process,” says Craig Foltin,
executive vice president of
administration and finance.
Foltin believes that to be successful,
he and his team must aim for
across-the-board, consistent and
complete transparency.
The results have been historic. Not
only has the College been able to
demonstrate to taxpayers that nearly
90 percent of the its business is
going to vendors and merchants in
Cuyahoga County, but that it has
funneled more than $1.5 billion back
into the region.
Recently, the College became one of
only two institutions in the state to
receive a Double-A bond rating—the
second-highest, signifying an
institution’s financial strength.
“People would be shocked at the
level of efficiency at which we
operate,” adds Foltin. “It’s better than
most Fortune 500 companies.”
Cuyahoga Community College was
one of 11 colleges or universities
(out of more than 1,000 designated)
to receive the Distinguished
Budget Presentation Award from the
Government Finance Officers
Association. Additionally, the College
was one of only 69 colleges or
universities in the United States and
Canada to be awarded the Certificate
of Achievement for Excellence in
Financial Reporting, among more
than 3,700 government entities
so honored.
To surpass its current level of
success, Foltin knows the College
must continue to look beyond
easy-to-use print and Internet reports
to current and future innovations like
smartphones and QR codes. “We
want to do more than show and tell
the public that we’ve been good
stewards of their money,” Foltin says.
“We want them to experience where
so many of their family’s, friends’ and
neighbors’ futures begin.” The
College’s financial picture is
transparent and healthy, reaching
beyond the limits of economic
challenges to success.
“We want to do more than show and tell the public that we’ve been good stewards of their money. We want them to experience where so many of their family’s, friends’ and neighbors’ futures begin.”
The College was one of only 69 colleges or universities in the United States and Canada to be awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting, among more than 3,700 government entities so honored.
“People would be shocked at the level of efficiency at which we operate,” adds Foltin. “It’s better than most Fortune 500 companies.”
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Tri-C takes great pride in producing one
of the nation’s premier jazz festivals.
For more than 30 years, Tri-C JazzFest
Cleveland®, has presented legendary
artists from Sarah Vaughan to Miles
Davis, Tony Bennett, Ella Fitzgerald,
Dizzy Gillespie, Wynton Marsalis,
Herbie Hancock, Gregory Hines,
Tito Puente, Smokey Robinson and
hundreds more. The festival provides
opportunities for students of all
ages to further their understanding
and appreciation of jazz. It also
increases public awareness of jazz
as a significant American art form,
preserves the history and fosters
the development of this unique and
individualistic music.
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“We take pride that JazzFest is one of the nation’s premier festivals.”
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Dave Brubeck • Randy Crawford • Sammy DeLeón • Bill Dobbins • Kurt Elling • Steve Enos
Dominick Farinacci • Grupo Fuego • Buddy Guy • Marion Hayden • Roy Haynes • Carlton Holmes
Glenn Holmes • Joe Hunter • Sean Jones • John Klayman • Dave Koz • Ernie Krivda & The Detroit Connection
Erin Kufel • Nicole Mitchell’s Black Earth Ensemble • Eddie Palmieri & La Perfecta Salsa Band II • Bill Pierce
Bill Ransom • Joe Sample • Paul Samuels • Ron Savage • John Scofield & The Piety Street Band • Cecilia Smith
Howie Smith • Chip Stephens • Dave Sterner • Sachal Vasandani • Randy Weston • Evelyn Wright
Sponsors: American Greetings, Arts Midwest, Cuyahoga Arts & Culture, Dominion East Ohio, The George Gund Foundation, Joyce Foundation, KeyBank, Kulas Foundation, National City, National Endowment for the Arts, Ohio Arts Council Media Sponsors: cleveland.com, DownBeat, Scene, WAVE, WENZ, WKYC-TV, WVIZ/WCPN, WZAK
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Since its establishment in 1980,
JazzFest has attracted more than one
million individuals, including 300,000
students. As the largest music festival
in Ohio and one of the country’s
premier educational jazz festivals, the
Tri-C JazzFest features workshops,
clinics, and a wide array of educational
programs, not only in April, but
throughout the year.
Before JazzFest, Cleveland had a rich
tradition in classical music and other
Western European art forms, but jazz
was all but ignored: few jazz concerts
were presented, there was no viable
jazz series and students had few
opportunities to engage with the music.
In the late ‘70s, then-president Dr.
Nolen Ellison invited ethnomusicologist
Dr. Reginald Buckner to incorporate
jazz music into the curriculum and
student life at the College. Dr.
Buckner’s suggestion that Tri-C start
a jazz festival took hold when he and
Tri-C music professor Dr. Thomas
Horning founded the Tri-C JazzFest,
which soon became a cornerstone of
the College. Now, every year, JazzFest
presents an incredible cast of jazz
musicians and clinicians, bringing
world-class jazz to Northeast Ohio
audiences.
Generous support from individuals,
corporations and foundations enables
Tri-C to offer high-quality educational
and cultural events that impact
thousands of participants. The
JazzFest actively connects artists
and students in schools, community
centers, churches and libraries
throughout Northeast Ohio.
One of the recording industry’s
most successful jazz and pop music
producers of all times, Mr. Tommy
LiPuma, Chairman Emeritus of the
Verve Music Group, is a friend and
supporter of JazzFest. A native
Clevelander, Mr. LiPuma has 33 gold
and platinum records to his credit,
30 Grammy nominations and three
Grammy awards. His keen ear for
the magic of what makes a hit has
made him one of the industry’s most
respected executives at A&M, Blue
Thumb, Warner Bros. and Elektra,
before becoming President of The
Verve Music Group.
In recognition of Mr. LiPuma’s
tremendous accomplishments, and
his generosity of spirit, talent and
resources, Tri-C named its innovative
Center for Creative Arts building the
“Tommy LiPuma Center for Center
Arts.” Mr. LiPuma is committed to
sharing his musical genius to enhance
Tri-C’s music programs, assist with
the development of young talent, and
serve as an advisor to JazzFest to
preserve the legacy of jazz.
The College appreciates and
celebrates the legacy of Mr. Tommy
LiPuma in Cleveland and at Cuyahoga
Community College.
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Jerry Sue thornton, Ph.d.
President, Cuyahoga Community College
We are the community’s College.
Where futures beginSM
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