Greetings from Tri-C,
It has been a busy quarter welcoming elected officials & community partners to campus. From being a host site for a state Redistricting Session to the 30th anniversary celebration of the Ron Mottl Baseball Field on our West Campus, we have welcomed elected officials from the White House to the State House and local officials. U.S Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves, Governor Mike DeWine and local Mayors joined us in celebrating accomplishments, milestones and workforce partnerships.
Recently President Dr. Alex Johnson announced his retirement effective June 30, 2022. We are honored to have had the opportunity to work with Dr. Johnson, the fourth president at Cuyahoga Community College. Dr. Johnson has done a wonderful job leading us through some very turbulent times. He will be missed and we wish him the very best in retirement.
Sincerely,
Claire
Claire Rosacco
Vice President for Government Relations & Community Outreach
Cuyahoga Community College
216-406-8821
Claire.Rosacco@tri-c.edu
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Tri-C President Dr. Alex Johnson Announces Upcoming Retirement
College will conduct a nationwide search
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After nearly a decade of leadership, Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C®) President Dr. Alex Johnson is announcing his retirement, effective June 30, 2022. Johnson took office in July 2013 as the College’s fourth president.
Under his leadership, Tri-C renewed its commitment to providing educational access throughout Northeast Ohio. He oversaw an era of increasing graduation rates at the College, the result of new investments in workforce training, capital improvements and programs serving those in low-income and distressed areas.
A search will be conducted by a national search firm, with the aim of hiring a new College president next spring. More
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U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce, Don Graves visited the Transportation Innovation Center and
Manufacturing Technology Center
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Deputy Secretary Graves toured our Transportation Innovation Center in Euclid where he had the opportunity to experience the truck driving simulator. Later, at the Metro Campus Manufacturing and Technology Center (MTC) he held an engaging round-table discussion with local business and community leaders on the importance of workforce training, the growth in manufacturing jobs, and exports that are vital to the economic recovery of local communities.
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Graves has a rich family history connected to the Commerce Department. His great grandparents built a successful horse and buggy taxi business in Washington that once stood at the site of the Department’s headquarters. Their son went on to become one of our nation’s first Black patent-holders through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
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Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and wife, Fran Tour Tri-C Manufacturing Technology Center (MTC) |
Governor DeWne praised the Tri-C work in training students to enter high-demand fields. He said community college is an "absolute key to the future of Ohio." The governor continued, "Something Tri-C does very, very well is working with the private business sector to allow people at different points in their career to get different industry credentials to move up and get higher skills.” More
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Tri-C is one of five schools nationally selected for the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses (10KSB) Pilot Fellows Program |
This supports hands-on internship opportunities designed to create career pathways for students while supporting small businesses need to fill skill gaps. More
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Five-year, $1.44 million Mandel Foundation Grant Establishes Youth Humanities Academy at Tri-C |
The Academy will offer educational opportunities in the Humanities for high school juniors and seniors over a nine-week summer session based at Tri-C’s Eastern Campus.More
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Good News Conversation Starters |
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Tri-C hosted a State Redistricting session – which welcomed 200+ community members and heard over six hours of testimony on the Eastern Campus.
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Tri-C Joins Ohio To Work Initiative,
now expanded statewide, provides skill development opportunities
for Ohio’s workforce
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Tri-C led Workforce Connect Partnership highlighted as an example of collaboration between higher ed. and health care
occurring around the nation.
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Tri-C provides training for one of the
“Hottest Careers”
CDL Licensed Truck Drivers
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Tri-C Programs for the Community |
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Do you have constituents in need of basic computer skills? Tri-C has a new free IT course open to all community members.
The course starts with beginner level skills and new modules will be added over the fall to grow along with the skills being learned. Help bridge the digital divide. Start today! https://www.tri-c.edu/bcsc
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Encore – a popular program of arts & humanities courses aimed at the 55+ learning set, continues through the end of the year. Classes meet virtually - once a week for four weeks, same day and time. Classes are $18 per course.
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Is your group looking for speakers? Each year, 300+ community groups invite Tri-C faculty and staff to speak on topics ranging from the Financial World of Oz to Gardening in NEO, Creating Your Own Brand, and Yoga, Relaxation and Meditation. By year’s end, thousands of Northeast Ohioans will have shared in these talks and gained insight into the wealth of knowledge awaiting them at Tri-C. See what topic might work for your crew. Learn more about the Tri-C Speakers Bureau at https://www.tri-c.edu/about/speakers-bureau/index.html
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2021 Outstanding Advisory Committees |
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Since 1993, Tri-C has honored and celebrated the contributions of Program Advisory Committees. Community and staff members with professional expertise are invited to sit on these committees, providing input to the development of Tri-C Programs, and ensuring that students are well-positioned for success in their chosen fields.
Congratulations to the committees sharing top 2021 honors:
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The Business Advisory Committee led by Robin Williams, Business Administration program manager and Pam Grant, associate dean of Business and Applied Technology.
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The IT Center of Excellence Advisory Committee led by Debra Dorow, program manager of Tri-C’s IT Center of Excellence, and Charles Dull, associate dean of IT.
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Each year, Tri-C honors Community Champions making a difference in the lives and career paths of Tri-C students. Nominated by Tri-C Faculty and Staff, awards are given in three categories – Individual, Small Business (under 50 employees),
and Large Business (over 50 employees).
Congratulations to these great Community Champions in the Large Business category:
Westfield Foundation and its community investment leader, Gretchen Long. The Westfield Foundation assisted Tri-C in numerous access initiatives throughout the pandemic, including providing funding for Chromebooks, Wi-Fi and headphones for students in the Women in Transition program and an on-site translator at Esperanza Inc., a partner in the College’s Access Centers initiative.
Care Alliance and its president and CEO, Dr. Claude L. Jones. Care Alliance provided on-site COVID-19 testing at all four Tri-C campuses, testing more than 4,000 College and community members in the past year. Once vaccines became available, Care Alliance provided more than 200 COVID vaccines to Tri-C staff and students.
In the category of Small Business Community Champion, the honoree was:
Northern Ohio Recovery Association (NORA) and its president and CEO, Anita Bradley. NORA provides culturally relevant chemical dependency services across a large portion of northern Ohio, including Cleveland, Sandusky and Akron. The organization is involved in a number of community programs working to prevent substance abuse and assist in recovery. These include Next Step Recovery House, which provides services to homeless women and their children including GED classes, job leads and trade certifications through a partnership with Tri-C.
And, our Individual Community Champions are:
Johnie Reed, of Reminderville, is an assistant professor of Business Administration at Tri-C. Reed is the 2020 recipient of Tri-C’s Diversity and Inclusion Award, a board member of the Neighborhood Leadership Institute and Twinsburg Public Library Foundation, and active in a wide range of community initiatives that include promoting financial literacy in poverty-stricken communities across Ohio.
Adam Smith, of Chardon, is a 2021 Tri-C graduate. Smith was active in the Cleveland Humanities Collaborative, Phi Theta Kappa and the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Scholars Academy. His community activities include co-founding veteran think tank Complex Questions as well as the Cleveland Orchard Project. He has accepted a full scholarship to attend Stanford University.
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Tri-C 2021 Alumni Award Winners |
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Annually, Tri-C recognizes alumni for their professional accomplishments and service to Northeast Ohio and the College. Honorees are selected from community nominations, recognizing graduates with established careers as well as our more recent grads.
Congratulations to the 2021 Award Winners
Distinguished Alumni Awards
Dr.Terri S. Pope and Ariane Kirkpatrick
Rising Star Alumni:
Harry Quinones
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In the National Spotlight –
Tri-C Student Voter Registration efforts
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Tri-C received its second Voter Friendly Campus designation.
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Tri-C Democracy Fellows, working with Tri-C Government Relations and a college-wide team, created a virtual event called
The Voting Experience.
The students worked with the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections to create videos on the Voting Experience. These instructional videos are available in English with one in Spanish.
on YouTube.
Topics include;
How to register to vote
How to vote by mail
How to research your ballot from home
How to track your ballot
What’s your voting plan
& more
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Tri-C Students & Alumni
Making their Marks in the World
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Distinguished Faculty & Staff |
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After completing a nationwide search, Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C®) has announced the hiring of Todd Kitchen, Ed.D, as the new president of its Eastern Campus.
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Serving Our Veterans – a Tri-C Priority |
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Tri-C will hold the annual Veteran's Day celebration virtually again this year. The event will be held on November 10th and can be found here.
On November 11th Tri-C's Student Veteran of the Year 2021 will be announced and honored at the City of Cleveland 2021 Veteran's Day ceremony.
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December 7th is the 80th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. All across America there will be commemorative events. Details on Tri-C veterans services commemorative acitvities can be found at https://www.tri-c.edu/veterans/
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Save The Date for the 45th annual
Tri-C virtual celebration of the life and work of
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Enjoy an Award-Winning Issue of the Tri-C Times |
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The Summer 2021 Issue of the Tri-C Times highlights 2021 Grads, takes a look at student success and community support
Highlights include:
- Stories of students who persevered through the past year and achieved success
- Turning students into tomorrow's horticultural professionals
- Tri-C's game design certification program
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Opened in 1963, Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) is Ohio's first community college and remains one of the state's largest community colleges, serving more than 51,000 students each year. To date, more than 900,000 county residents have come through Tri-C's doors.
The college offers two-year associate degrees, certificate programs, and the first two years of a baccalaureate degree. The curriculum includes over 1,000 credit courses in more than 300 career, certificate and university transfer programs. Courses are offered at four campus locations, two Corporate College facilities, many off-campus sites, and via television and internet.
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Claire Rosacco | Cuyahoga Community College| 216-406-8821 | claire.rosacco@tri-c.edu |
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