Issue No.16 - Summer 2021 |
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Letter from Our Executive Director |
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It is with great excitement that I write my first letter for Emeriti Connection since appointed Executive Director of this Association in May 2021. I sought this opportunity because it connects to my own professional trajectory at the University.
I started my higher education career at UC in the year 2000, as junior faculty in the art education program at the School of Art, in the College of DAAP. As a faculty member I navigated the milestones of tenure and promotion, of becoming a strong educator and researcher, of learning about academic leadership and the balancing act of attending to life and career. As I enter the third decade of my UC career, I begin to envision ways to bridge the excitement of an active academic practice to rewarding modes of engagement during retirement. Therefore, my commitment to the Emeriti Association and Center is personal because I envision a professional third act that can be enhanced through participation in a vibrant Emeriti Association.
I believe in emeriti faculty’s critical role in supporting and continuing to enrich our academic community through meaningful activities in research, teaching, mentorship, development, strategic planning, governance, and beyond. In addition to building on the momentum and growing visibility of the Emeriti Association and Center on campus, I aspire in my role of Executive Director to help transform the mindset around academic retirement in accordance with new understandings of aging and human potential through the lifespan. Most emeriti centers around the country focus on promoting the welfare of retired faculty by offering a variety of activities and programming. However, academic retirement could be reimagined as transformative transition into purposeful strategic activities that leverage the accumulated wisdom, knowledge and assets of senior faculty who seek different, yet active, modes of engagement with academic life and with each other.
I hope that you can all join me in the commitment to grow our emeriti faculty by bringing new members into the association and developing meaningful ways to connect with each other. I imagine that emeriti will revel in fostering a sense of camaraderie, or connection with other emeriti. I have some ideas about how to bring folks together, from bike groups to book clubs, and a lot in between. However, I would like to start by listening to your ideas, big and small. To that end, I plan to host office hours at the Faculty Enrichment Center during the academic year. During the fall semester, these will be on Wednesdays from 11 AM to 3 PM. You are welcome to stop by for an impromptu conversation, or to make an appointment in advance by reaching out to me via e-mail at flavia.bastos@uc.edu. I am eager to hear from you and to learn your ideas for how to grow the Association’s reach and impact.
On your end, you have an opportunity to learn more about my career, background, and ideas for the Emeriti Association during my talk at the upcoming Luncheon Speaker Series on August 26. Please, stay tuned for details.
I look forward working together towards advancing the mission of the Emeriti Association and am honored by this opportunity. Together we can make a difference.
Flávia Bastos, Ph.D.
Provost Fellow and Executive Director
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Letter from Our Board President |
Dear Colleagues,
Summer is in full swing, and things are looking up! By this time most if not all of us have been vaccinated against Covid-19, and restaurants, sporting events, concerts, and business establishments are no longer requiring clientele and participants to wear masks. Further, this country is sending our surplus vaccine supplies to other countries around the world for their use. Of course, much more progress needs to be made for the pandemic to subside, but globally things are slowly but surely improving.
Here in Cincinnati, the Emeriti Association and the Board of Directors were sent reeling by the quarantine. We found it necessary to either abandon or drastically modify our plans for the year. We could no longer enjoy having lunch together at the Luncheon Speaker Series; the Arts and Culture events, which had included in person attendance at various concerts, museums and so forth, were cancelled; international travel was impossible for the emeriti who were scheduled to teach abroad; our face-to-face work with first generation UC students came to a halt; in person counseling of faculty members planning to retire stopped. In other words, our entire set of plans came to an abrupt halt.
However, with the creativity and imagination represented on our Board of Directors we began to find ways around the roadblocks. Many of our events became virtual, and as a result we were able to reach a much wider audience via Zoom that included emeriti who do not reside in the Greater Cincinnati Area. And now for the 2021-22 year, we are improving our operations by incorporating lessons learned during the past year. Perhaps most important, we have a new Executive Director, Flávia Bastos. Dr. Bastos is a Distinguished Fellow of the National Art Education Association, a Distinguished Research Professor of Art Education in the School of art, in the UC College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning, and a founder of the Latino Faculty Association. Since her appointment in May we are already beginning to benefit from her dynamic and innovative ideas. Stay tuned and you will see new and improved ways to participate and enjoy what we have to offer.
Things are definitely looking up, and we anticipate a banner year for the UC Emeriti Association and Center!
Terence Milligan, DMA
Professor Emeritus of Music
President, Board of Directors
UC Emeriti Association and Center
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Calendar of Upcoming Events |
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In This Issue
Board Election Results
Welcome New Emeriti
Speaker Series
Arts and Culture Happenings
Service Committee
Non Profit Board Opportunities
Call for Mentors
Second Act
AROHE
In Memoriam
Did You Know?
Scroll down for individual sections.
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Elected Officers
President – Terry Milligan (College Conservatory of Music) Terence Milligan is currently completing his fifth year of service on the Emeriti Board of Directors, serving two years as vice-president, one year as President and two as chairs of the Nomination and Arts and Culture Committees. He retired from the College-Conservatory of Music as a full-time professor in May of 2014 after thirty-five years. While at CCM, Milligan served as Associate Director of Wind Studies and conducted multiple ensembles within the college. From 1979 until 1992 he was also the Director of the Bearcat Bands program. Though retired from full-time teaching, Milligan continues to teach and conduct, assist in raising funds for undergraduate instrumental scholarships, perform as a clarinetist with the Fillmore Wind Band, supervise the Fillmore Chamber Winds, serve on the steering committee for the Cincinnati Clarinet Consortium, and serve as an officer on the UC Emeriti Association Board of Directors
Vice President – Ralph Katerberg (Lindner College of Business) Dr. Katerberg is completing his first term as a board member and first year as Vice-President. He has co-chaired Emeriti International Committee, the Nominations committee and served on the search committee for our next Executive Director. He has been active as a teacher for over forty years. Dr. Ralph Katerberg is Professor Emeritus of Organizational Behavior in the Lindner College of Business at the University of Cincinnati. He previously served as Management Department Head and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs for the College of Business. He has also served as Interim Dean of the College. Dr. Katerberg has served on the Board of Directors of Lighthouse Youth Services and Lighthouse Community School in Cincinnati. He has also served on the Board of Directors of the Livewell Collaborative, an organization that connects students from design, business and engineering with firms seeking to provide innovative products and services to the growing baby-boomer population.
Treasurer – Pat Kumpf (College of Education, Criminal Justice and Human Services) Pat Kumpf is an Associate Professor Emeritus from the College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services. He taught at UC, full-time, for 48 years in the School of Information Technology as an associate professor, department head, program chair and 10 years’ associate dean. Kumpf is a UC alumni himself. He has received service awards such as the School of Information Technology Service Award and the Ohio College Tech Prep Service Award. Kumpf served on the University Faculty Senate for four years. He is currently completing a term as an officer on the Emeriti Board.
Secretary - Joanna Mitro (College of Arts and Sciences) Joanna Mitro joined the UC Department of Mathematical Sciences in the fall of 1980, and retired as Professor Emerita at the end of May in 2019. In her 39 years on the faculty, she served as graduate program director, newsletter editor, assistant head, and interim head. She has also been on numerous committees and councils for the College of Arts and Sciences and University. She was an officer of the Association for Women Faculty and on two bargaining councils for the AAUP. In 2003, she won the McMicken’s Dean’s Award for Distinguished Service. She has been involved with PR1ZE mentoring program and was involved with the Emeriti Association through its Mentoring Committee. Mitro set up last year’s short-lived “Cooking with the Future Stars (Gen-1)” program in February 2019, where emeriti cook and eat dinner with first-generation students in the 1MPACT House on campus, which was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Elected for a three year term
Bob Conyne (College of Arts and Sciences)
Dr. Conyne is Professor Emeritus in Counseling from the University of Cincinnati, a Licensed Psychologist, and a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor. He retired in 2006 after compiling 42 years of professional experience as a professor, department head, program director, counseling center psychologist, and student affairs administrator at Illinois State University and the University of Cincinnati. Conyne has been active since retirement, professionally and personally, writing books and traveling for work. He has been involved with the Pre-Retirement Committee of the Emeriti Association. Among his many awards are: Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the American Counseling Association, and the Association for Specialists in Group Work. He served as 2nd editor of the Journal for Specialists in Group Work and as President of Association for Specialists in Group. He has produced well over 200 scholarly publications and presentations including 28 books in his areas of expertise, group work, prevention, and ecological counseling.
Teresa Sabourin (College of Arts and Sciences) Teresa Sabourin retired from the University of Cincinnati in 2014 after a 30-year career of research, teaching and service in the Department of Communication. Her research and teaching concentrated on Family Communication, and she published a book in 2003 on The Contemporary American Family. She served as Department Head for eight years, after serving as the Graduate Director for eleven years. Since retiring, Sabourin has been a McMicken fellow and an Emeriti Faculty member. As an Emeriti Faculty member, she has been involved in two different mentoring programs, serving as a mentor for graduate students and currently serving as a mentor for pre-retirement faculty. She has been active with the OLLI program, volunteers with the Brookdale Retirement Communities as a companion for hospice patients and working with the YMCA, since retiring.
Sally Moomaw (College of Education, Criminal Justice and Human Services) Sally Moomaw retired in 2019 from CECH as Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education and Immediate Past Chair of the UC Faculty. Her primary areas of teaching and research were in areas of early mathematics development, STEM education and authentic assessment. She published 18 books that spanned all areas of the early childhood curriculum. She also co-authored Lessons from Turtle Island, which won the Meyers Outstanding Book Award for the Study of Bigotry and Human Rights in North America. Moomaw was inducted into the Academy of Fellows for Teaching and Learning, during her time as a Chair of the Faculty Senate. She received two university awards, the Cohen Award for Outstanding Teaching and the Award for the Exemplary Service to the University of Cincinnati.
Cheryll Dunn (College of Engineering and Applied Science) Cheryll Dunn retired for the first time in 2007, after working at the University of Cincinnati as an Association Professor of Chemical Technology in the College of Engineering and Applied Science. As an Associate Professor and Associate Dean, she has received grants from the National Science Foundation, the city and the state, to train and encourage individuals to obtain skills or degrees. She has worked with the UC/NTA Summer enrichment program for 42 years. For her work, Dunn has received numerous awards including the Award for Excellence from UC, inducted into the College of Applied Science Hall of Fame, Top Minority Woman in Science and Engineering from the National Technical Association, etc.
George Babcock (College of Medicine) George Babcock is a Professor Emeritus for the College of Medicine. His research interests within the college include immunology of burns, trauma and infectious diseases. He received multiple grants for his research and authored or co-authored many peer reviewed publications on subjects such as stem cells or inflammatory responses of burns. He was elected last year and is completing a two year term on the Emeriti Association Board.
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From June 2020 to June 2021 |
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Randall Allemang, PhD
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Karen Bankston, PhD
College of Nursing
Janet Graden, PhD
College of Education, Criminal Justice and Human Services
Carolyn Kercsmar, MD
College of Medicine
Beverly Knauper, PhD
UC Blue Ash
Caryl Mayo, MS, RN
UC Blue Ash
Jan Ojdana, MBA
UC Blue Ash
Ralph Panos, MD
Lindner College of Business
Amitabh Raturi, PhD
Lindner College of Business
Janice Ricks, MSW, LISW-S, ACSW
College of Allied Health Sciences
Earl Rivers, DMA
College Conservatory of Music
Randall Roberts, MS, MLS
UC Libraries
Alan Siebert, MM
College Conservatory of Music
David Varady, PhD
College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning
Laura Wexler, MD
College of Medicine
Carol Wheeler-Strother, PhD
College of Allied Health Sciences
B.J. Zirger, PhD
Lindner College of Business
Timothy Allen, PhD
College of Arts and Sciences
Iain Cartwright, PhD
College of Medicine
Paul Cauthen
UC Libraries
Charles Collins, MD
College of Medicine
Marshella Harkness, PhD
College of Education, Criminal Justice and Human Services
Dale Murray
College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning
Jeffrey Robbins, MD
College of Medicine
Gayle Elliott
Experience Based Learning and Career Education
Jennifer Pearce, LP
UC Blue Ash
Barbara Tobias, MD
College of Medicine
James Westheider, PhD
UC Clermont
Robert Wood, PhD
College of Medicine
Maria Alonso, MD
College of Medicine
Robert Arner, PhD
College of Arts and Sciences
Patrick Tso, MD
College of Medicine
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George Bible
College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning
Kenneth Davis, Jr., MD
College of Medicine
William Hurford, MD
College of Medicine
Alan Jobe, MD, PhD
College of Medicine
Jonathan Kamholtz, PhD
College of Arts and Sciences
Michele Vialet, PhD
College of Arts and Sciences
Jean Hamilton
College Conservatory of Music
David Herron, PhD
College of Arts and Sciences
Michael Kazmierczak, PhD
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Patricia Linhart, MS
College Conservatory of Music
William McGraw, MM
College Conservatory of Music
Mark Ostoich, DMA
College Conservatory of Music
James Tocco
College Conservatory of Music
Judith Van Ginkel, PhD
College of Medicine
Kathleen Carissimi, DNP, MSN, RP
College of Nursing
Arthur Evans, MD
College of Medicine
Altan Ferendeci, PhD
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Greer Glazer, PhD, RN
College of Nursing
Mary Gorman
Lindner College of Business
Edwin Griff, PhD
College of Arts and Sciences
Eric Gruenstein, PhD
College of Medicine
Chia Han, PhD
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Gordon Huntress, DDS
College of Medicine
Uma Kotagal, MD
College of Medicine
Kim Miller, MD
College of Medicine
Deborah Page, PhD
UC Blue Ash
Myles Pensak, MD
College of Medicine
Alvaro Puga, PhD
College of Medicine
Kathryn Rentz, PhD
College of Arts and Sciences
Noris Rodriguez, PhD
College of Arts and Sciences
Susan Sinclair, MA
College of Arts and Sciences
Satwant Singh, MD
College of Medicine
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A celebration dinner will be held on December 2nd, 2021 for new emeriti. Keep an eye out for your invitation! |
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Flavia Bastos
The Creative Age: Snapshots from a Journey in Art, Education, and Community Engagement
August 26, 12 noon - 1:00 pm
Venue TBD
Flávia Bastos, Ph.D., is a Distinguished Research Professor in Visual Arts Education, in the School of Art, University of Cincinnati. Her research and scholarship are indebted to her Brazilian roots, experiences with social and cultural diversity and inspired by the educational philosophy of educator Paulo Freire. Therefore, art education practices are fueled by progressive education ideas that honor the artistic potential and celebrate possibilities and talents of all people. Flávia’s recent accomplishments include being Chairperson of the Council of Policy Studies in Art Education, Distinguished Fellow of the National Art Education Association, and past- Director of the Higher Education Division of the National Art Education Association. She received the University of Cinicnnati 2020 Distinguished Research Professor Award, the 2009 the Ziegefeld Award of the International Society for Education through Art (InSEA) for her distinguished service in international art education and the 2007 Mary J. Rouse Award of the National Art Education Association Women’s Caucus. She is past senior editor of the Journal of Art Education and has published and lectured extensively in the United States and other countries such as South Africa, Brazil, Chile, Indonesia, Spain, and Portugal. Her books include Transforming City Schools through Art: Approaches to Meaningful K-12 Learning (2012), and the anthology Connecting Creativity Research and Practice in Art Education: Foundations, Pedagogies, and Contemporary Issues (2015).
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Candace Kendle
The Third Chapter:
How UC Made A Difference
October 21, 12 noon - 1:00 p.m.
Venue TBD
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Candace Kendle, Pharm.D.
Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Kendle International Inc.
Director, Emerson
President and Co-founder of the Read Aloud 15 MINUTES National Campaign,
Dr. Candace Kendle was the Co-founder and former Chairman and CEO of Kendle International Inc. (NASDAQ:KNDL), a global clinical research organization that delivered a wide range of clinical development and clinical trial services to biopharmaceutical companies around the world. Kendle International Inc. was responsible for clinical trials of hundreds of compounds in hundreds of thousands of patients worldwide. The most notable was the development of Celebrex. INC Research, LLC, acquired the company in 2011.
She is recognized worldwide as a leader in the CRO industry and is a founding member and past chairperson of the Association of Clinical Research Organizations (ACRO).
Dr. Kendle earned a Bachelor of Science and Doctorate in Pharmacy from the University of Cincinnati, College of Pharmacy. She was awarded an honorary Ph.D. in Science, University of Cincinnati in 2010.
Prior to founding Kendle International Inc., Dr. Kendle held senior faculty positions at several leading academic institutions including University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Schools of Pharmacy and Medicine; University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine; Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science; and the University of Cincinnati, College of Pharmacy. She won several faculty awards during her academic career and published more than two-dozen research papers in peer-reviewed journals.
Dr. Kendle joined the Emerson Board of Directors in February 2014 where she sits on the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, and Audit Committee. She served on the Finance Committee in 2014. From August 2011 to May 2019, Dr. Kendle served on the UPS Board of Directors, where she sat on the Audit Committee, and the Technology and Innovation Committee. For fifteen years, through 2013, she served on the H.J. Heinz Company Board of Directors, where she sat on the Audit, Corporate Governance, and Management Development and Compensation Committees.
Dr. Kendle is the President and Co-founder of the Read Aloud 15 MINUTES National Campaign, a national non-profit organization that fosters parent engagement in early childhood development. As a result of this work, she was a recipient of the Business Champion for Children Award, ReadyNation, Washington D.C. in October 2015.
Dr. Kendle is also a member of the Committee of 200, an organization of preeminent women entrepreneurs and corporate leaders. In early 2015, she was invited to a global convening of business leaders to set a path for career equity in the next century in Pisa, Italy.
In 2017, Dr. Kendle became the first female recipient of the Association of Corporate Growth – Cincinnati, Deal Maker Lifetime Achievement Award. The Deal Maker Awards are one of the oldest and most prestigious honors within the regional business community. The program recognizes the top deals and leading deal makers within the Tri-State.
She is a former member of the Board of Trustees at the University of Cincinnati, the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, a Smithsonian Institution and numerous other not-for-profit institutions.
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Arts and Culture Happenings |
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Written by Mary Stucky
The cicadas’ progeny will soon bury themselves for another 17 years, and it will be time to again enjoy outdoor arts events in Cincinnati!
The Cincinnati Opera’s July Festival presents “Summer at the Summit” at Summit Park in Blue Ash. Three beloved operas will be presented in 90-minute versions under the stars - Carmen (July 17, 22, 26), Tosca (July 23, 27, 31), and The Barber of Seville (July 24 and 29). There will be pre-set chairs in pods for up to 6 persons, as well as open seating for blankets and portable chairs. For tickets, please go to www.cincinnatiopera.com.
Cincinnati loves its festivals, and there is something for everyone this summer:
For all things goetta, you won’t want to miss the Goettafest, which offers a delightful eight days of two weekends (July 29 – August 8) in Newport. Visit goettafest.com. The Asian Food Fest 2021 is August 7 and 8. Visit www.asianfoodfest.org for information. The Ohio River Paddlefest (July 30), Cincy Blues Festival (July 17), the Water Lantern Festival (July 10) are all fun events. For information about these events and so many many more, please visit cincinnatifestivalsandevents.com.
Have you seen Cincinnati’s Murals - Great Art on a Grand Scale? ArtWorks offers tours on the weekends from May to October. (Bus tours are suspended due to Covid -19.) Walking tours are great, but viewing the murals in historic Downtown from the comfy seat of a Pedal Wagon can’t be beat! Visit artworkscincinnati.org. for information and registration for tours.
For indoor artistry, you will want to see The Cincinnati Ballet’s “Bold Moves Plus” June 16-20 at the Aronoff Center. Visit cballet.org
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The primary goal for the Emeriti Service Committee for 2020-2021 was to identify and compile a list of volunteer opportunities that would be of interest to emeriti faculty. Our emeriti have many talents and could make unique contributions as volunteers to numerous organizations in our Cincinnati community. Due to the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic and the shutdowns, most volunteer activities were suspended and organizations were not accepting any new volunteers.
This past year our Service Committee continued to compile a list of the organizations and possible volunteer opportunities. However many organizations on the list have stated that they are currently not accepting volunteers because of Covid-19. Our existing list of volunteer opportunities is not exhaustive, but it contains a wide variety of different types of volunteer opportunities from diverse organizations.
Now that many people have been vaccinated, volunteer opportunities should become available again in the next few months. We will have the list distributed to all emeriti faculty and placed on the Emeriti Association website. We also plan to survey the emeriti faculty for their recommendations on volunteer opportunities. We will continue to enhance and add more service opportunities to the list on the Emeriti website. Another idea that the Service Committee is considering is the creation of a list of emeriti faculty speakers who would be willing to make presentations to area organizations or schools on various topics within their expertise.
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Non Profit Board Opportunities |
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Share your time and expertise on a nonprofit’s board of directors
Written by Michael Jones
During the COVID-19 crisis, nonprofit organizations played a critical role in relief efforts for those adversely affected by the pandemic. However, nonprofits themselves were not immune to COVID-19’s impact. In Ohio, UC’s Kautz-Uible Economics Institute estimated that there were 4,000 fewer jobs in arts nonprofits, and 10,000 fewer individuals working for human services nonprofits in the first six months of the crisis.
Fortunately, individuals who serve on a nonprofit’s board of directors can play a critical role in restoring the capacity of the nonprofit sector. According to the National Council of Nonprofits, “board members are the fiduciaries who steer the organization towards a sustainable future by adopting sound, ethical, and legal governance and financial management policies, as well as by making sure the nonprofit has adequate resources to advance its mission.” There are nearly 10,000 public charities and private foundations in the Cincinnati metro region, and nearly 15,000 board members serve on the 1,500 nonprofits that provided board member information to the IRS. Collectively, these organizations possess more than $20 billion in assets and receive $8.5 billion in income every year to advance their mission.
While the overall number of board members in our region is consistent with similarly sized areas of the country, our region has 270 fewer board members serving on nonprofit organizations in critical areas like health care and education. There is also a deficit in nonprofit board service in every county outside of the urban core of Hamilton county. Because each Cincinnati nonprofit board position represents an average of $1.4 million in assets, our region needs capable and dedicated individuals, like UC emeriti faculty, in these roles.
To address the gap in board service across critical nonprofit sectors, the University of Cincinnati’s Office of Research recently introduced the Nonprofit Leadership Initiative in a partnership with the Leadership Council for Nonprofits. Emeriti faculty will receive board service training through the Board Orientation and Leadership Development (BOLD) program offered by the Leadership Council. The BOLD program introduces important topics for prospective nonprofit board members including legal responsibilities, governance, strategic planning, and fundraising. At the end of the BOLD program, emeriti faculty will have the opportunity to join a nonprofit board of directors. In addition, UC’s Kautz-Uible Economics Institute will support emeriti faculty and their organizations with services that include: needs assessments, program evaluations, performance benchmarking, and advanced training workshops.
UC will provide the Leadership Council’s nonprofit board training program at no-cost to emeriti faculty. Emeriti faculty who participate in the Nonprofit Leadership Initiative are only asked to be active and engaged with their nonprofit board as well as provide updates about their organization’s activities.
Any emeriti faculty that have questions or wish to participate in the program should email Michael Jones, m.jones@uc.edu. The next nonprofit board training program will be held virtually. The classes are offered for eight weeks on Thursdays from 11 am to 1 pm, starting on August 12th. All emeriti faculty are welcome to participate - even if they are currently serving on a nonprofit board. More information about the BOLD program can be found at the link below.
https://www.leadershipcouncil.us/programs/bold-%7C-board-orientation-%2B-leadership-development-2/
Michael Jones, PhD
Academic Director, Kautz-Uible Economics Institute
m.jones@uc.edu
515-556-2491
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Giving Back to UC
Mentoring New Faculty
Written by Rita Kumar, Director of FEC
The Faculty Enrichment Center (FEC) invites you to apply to serve as a mentor for the New Faculty Mentorship Program for the 2021-2022 academic year.
This program will be an exciting opportunity for you to give back to our new faculty and assist them in becoming better professors and acclimate them to the university. This past year, the FEC welcomed Emeriti Dr. Alan Sullivan as a mentor to new faculty. Dr. Sullivan, an archaeological anthropologist, who retired as professor emeritus in August 2019 has been investigating the impacts of human activity, principally the effects of anthropogenic fire, in the Grand Canyon area of northern Arizona for nearly four decades.
As a New Faculty Mentor, you will lead roughly seven 90-minute sessions with a group of 8-10 new faculty during the academic year. The time commitment is from August 2021 through May 2022. In August there will be one-day mentor training and a late month opening social event at the FEC. Mentoring sessions will then run September-April. A brief “check-in” meeting for all mentors will be held in November, an all-cohort meeting held in December, and graduation for mentees to take place in May.
A $250.00 professional development award will be provided to support your mentoring, teaching, research, service, or leadership development activities in addition to a membership for Academic Impressions. To apply, please use this link to submit a brief letter of interest (500 words) and a copy of your CV by July 15, 2021. For any questions, please contact Enrichfaculty@ucmail.uc.edu
**Please note this will be a HYBRID program delivered both face-to face and virtually.
The FEC thanks you for considering this opportunity to foster the growth and development of future faculty at UC.
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Dan Durbin, PhD
Traveling the World
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During his time at UC, Dan Durbin was a professor of architectural engineering in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. But in his time before and after retirement, he has had the opportunity to step foot on all 7 continents.
“My other great passion is for travel,” said Durbin. His first trip with the university was in 2001, when he started the study abroad program in the construction science department and took students to Australia. In his time at UC, he took students to Australia three different time, visiting cities like Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane and getting to see the great barrier reef, “I had done a sabbatical in Australia in 1995 and that really was my first exposure to study abroad type of education, and so I reached out to the head of UC's program at the time.”
But planning a trip on your own and traveling with students in a study abroad program is two different ballparks, “That very first trip that I took to Australia before we even got to the hotel one of my students lost his passport, so that led to a little anxiety, but we were able to recover from it.” Through the University of Cincinnati’s study abroad program and the University Studies Abroad Consortium (USAC), Durbin has done 11 different assignments since 2004.
Traveling with USAC is easier, according to Durbin, as the institution handles most of the living arrangements and travel. But the internet has made it easier, for him, since everything now can be done online.
Opportunities for emeriti to travel on study abroad program with students may be a possibility, “They would be interested in having emeriti participate in their programs. There are some other partner institutions around the world that I think will present opportunities for emeriti. The good thing about being retired is that you’re not tied to a specific schedule during the semester,” said Durbin, “so involving the emeriti Is something that we really explored here.”
Some travel opportunities Durbin would like to revisit include northern Germany or a trip he took with USAC to Valencia, Spain, as well as a trip to Costa Rica, which was planned for the spring of 2021, but canceled due to the COVID pandemic and the University of Cincinnati’s international travel ban, which is currently due to expire in August.
For his fellow and prospective emeriti, Durbin shared, “My advice would be to find something that you’re really passionate about, find something that you really enjoy doing and pursue that. I've seen too many of my colleagues that retired and then within a year or two passed away... My biggest advice would be do whatever you love whenever you can.”
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Do you happen to be in the middle of your own Second (or third) Act? Email us to let us know and you may find your story in a future newsletter.
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WANTED: UC ATTENDEES FOR THE AROHE CONFERENCE
Written by Terence Milligan
Registration is now open for the AROHE (Association of Retirement Organizations in Higher Education) virtual conference, scheduled for October 12-14, 2021. Registration entitles participants to take advantage of plenary sessions, keynote speakers, networking opportunities, concurrent sessions, a resource exchange fair and other special events. The cost, which varies depending on the number of individuals from a particular institution/organization, can be covered by our Emeriti Association, and will be notably reduced if we have a number who attend. If you would like to attend, please notify Flávia Bastos or Terry Milligan. I can assure you that this is a worthy event, will be time well spent and will yield a wealth of new ideas for us to consider.
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Carol Robinson
UC Blue Ash
Carol Robinson started working at UC Blue Ash in the English Department in 1973. Her colleagues at UC Blue Ash, formally the College Reading and Study Skills Center, described her as well-respected and kind. She ran the Study Skills Lab with dedication in her time at UC. She died on February 28, 2020.
Edward Merkes
College of Arts and Sciences
Edward Merkes was born and raised in Chicago. He worked at UC from 1963 to 2012, in the College of Arts and Sciences. He was in the Department of Mathematical Sciences. He was very active, involved, and creative during his long career: among his accomplishments, he served as department head, director of the Bachelor of General Studies program, created the Topics in Math courses, and established the department’s Master of Arts in Teaching program After retirement he continued to teach and serve in various capacities at the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Merkes died on April 25, 2021 at the age of 92.
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Nearly 3,400 species of cicadas exist and a single swarm of cicadas can be as loud as a lawn mower. And while they can't eat themselves, they are sometimes eaten by humans. |
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