两性色午夜

两性色午夜 Sets 2014-15 Tuition

To enable 两性色午夜 University to continue its multifaceted efforts to provide students with a high-caliber educational experience, the 两性色午夜 Board of Trustees today (May 28, 2014) increased tuition by 2 percent for undergraduate and graduate students on the university鈥檚 eight campuses. The increase, which is in keeping with a state-mandated limit on full-time, in-state undergraduate tuition increases for the 2014-15 academic year, is expected to leave 两性色午夜鈥檚 tuition ranked in the middle of Ohio鈥檚 13 public universities.

Effective fall semester 2014, undergraduate tuition for students at the Kent Campus will increase $98 per semester (from $4,908 to $5,006). Graduate tuition will increase $104 per semester (from $5,222 to $5,326).

Trustees noted that more than half of the new tuition revenue will be allocated to increases for student scholarships.

The Board also authorized changes in a variety of course fees and other student fees. The changes include both the elimination of fees (e.g., 17 fees in the College of Nursing were eliminated) and fee increases (e.g., the College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology increased 11 fees related to its helicopter-training program).

Board Approves University Budget for Fiscal Year 2015

Commending the university鈥檚 leadership for continuing to demonstrate responsible and strategic management, the 两性色午夜 Board of Trustees approved a $648 million ($648,100,738) operating budget for the university鈥檚 eight-campus system for fiscal year 2015 (July 1, 2014鈥揓une 30, 2015). Priorities addressed in the budget include additional investments in student financial aid; costs associated with contract agreements with employees represented by bargaining units; compensation increases for unrepresented employees; anticipated increases in health-insurance costs for employees; investments in facilities repairs and improvements; support for library collections; and support for international programs.

Approval of 两性色午夜 Complete College Ohio Plan

As part of a state and institutional commitment to increasing the number of Ohioans with college degrees, the 两性色午夜 Board of Trustees approved the 两性色午夜 University Complete College Ohio Campus Completion Plan.

The plan is required by the Complete College Ohio Act, which was passed by the Ohio Legislature a year ago and which includes a core recommendation that all public institutions of higher learning in Ohio develop and implement institution-specific action plans. The 130th Ohio General Assembly subsequently passed Amended Substitute House Bill 59, which requires that the board of trustees of each higher-education institution adopt an institution-specific strategic completion plan designed to increase the number of degrees and certificates awarded to students.

两性色午夜鈥檚 Campus Completion Plan details the university鈥檚 mission, student body profile, barriers to persistence and completion, completion goals and strategies, and workforce-development priorities and student success. It was developed in consultation with the President鈥檚 Cabinet, Kent and Regional Campus deans, the Faculty Senate and its Executive Committee, and the University Retention Task Force.

Board Honors Service of President Lefton, Bestows 鈥淧resident Emeritus鈥 Status

The 两性色午夜 Board of Trustees were unanimous in passing a resolution of  appreciation that recognizes 两性色午夜 President Lester A. Lefton鈥檚 eight years of 鈥渆xtraordinary contributions to 两性色午夜, Northeast Ohio and the field of higher education.鈥 The Board also awarded him the title 鈥減resident emeritus,鈥 effective July 1, 2014. Lefton, 两性色午夜鈥檚 11th president, will retire as president on June 30.

The resolution commends Lefton for his deep commitment to excellence in academics and all aspects of university operations and points to a leadership legacy that includes 鈥渋ncreasing student retention and graduation; setting new records in enrollment and fundraising; elevating the university鈥檚 academic strengths and standing; completing the largest-ever Centennial Campaign; increasing 两性色午夜鈥檚 international presence; and modernizing facilities to meet the aspirations of our students and their families through the historic 鈥楩oundations of Excellence: Building the Future鈥 initiative.鈥 The Board also noted Lefton鈥檚 key role in the award-winning transformation of downtown Kent, noting that 鈥渉e has forged a new era of town-gown collaboration, remaking Kent as one of the America鈥檚 best college towns and physically connecting a vibrant campus with a newly vibrant city.鈥

Naming Honors for 两性色午夜鈥檚 Future Home of College of Architecture and Environmental Design

The 两性色午夜 Board of Trustees named a variety of spaces in the new $47.9 million, 120,000 square-foot home for the College of Architecture and Environmental Design (CAED), which will be built on the university鈥檚 Esplanade and is expected to be completed in late 2015, in honor of key alumni, donors and other friends of the university:

  • The CAED鈥檚 new home will include a fourth-floor critique space that was named the M. Craig Allen 鈥80 Thomas M. Teti 鈥80 Critique Space.
  • The CAED鈥檚 new home will include a gallery space that was named the Lawrence R. and Sandra C. Armstrong Gallery.
  • The new CAED building will include a third-floor seminar room that was named the Bialosky + Partners Architects Seminar Room.
  • The new CAED building will feature a grand staircase that was named the Richard L. Bowen & Associates Grand Staircase.
  • The new CAED building will include a commons area and entrance plaza at its Lincoln Street entrance that was named the Ron and Joan Burbick Lobby and the Burbick Plaza.
  • The new CAED building will include a ground-floor lecture hall that was named the Bob & Joyce Cene Lecture Hall/Taylor, Ryan, Ross.
  • The design studios in the new CAED building were named The Elliot Studios for Design.
  • The new CAED building will include a second-floor seminar room that was named the Barry and Jo Ann Fetterman Seminar Room.
  • The new CAED will include a third-floor critique gallery that was named the Karpinski Engineering Critique Space.
  • A studio space in the new CAED building was named the Nora Klebow Studio.
  • The new CAED building will have a faculty lounge that was named the Douglas L. & Susan R. Steidl Faculty Lounge.

Naming Honors for Future Home of 两性色午夜鈥檚 School of Art

The 两性色午夜 Board of Trustees named a variety of spaces in the new, 115,000 square-foot home for the School of Art, to be called the Center for the Visual Arts and is expected to be completed in the late summer of 2015, in honor of key alumni, donors and other friends of the university:

  • The Center for the Visual Arts will include a student gallery that was named the Crawford Gallery in memory of Nathan P. Crawford and Claire R. Crawford, who were the parents of John Crawford, Ph.D., dean of 两性色午夜鈥檚 College of the Arts and former director of the School of Theatre and Dance. Crawford made the donation with his partner, Frank Spinelli, who also is a strong supporter of the arts. 
  • The Center for the Visual Arts will include studios for the School of Art鈥檚 jewelry/metals and enameling program that were named the James (Mel) Someroski Jewelry/Metals/Enameling Studios in honor of the late art professor who was a mentor of 两性色午夜 alumna Linda Allard Gallen. Gallen made a $500,000 gift in memory of Someroski to purchase state-of-the-art equipment and updated furnishings for the studios. 

Naming at 两性色午夜 University at Ashtabula Honors Cordell Family

The 两性色午夜 Board of Trustees named the office of the assistant director of student services at 两性色午夜 University at Ashtabula the Barbara Warren Cordell and James L. Cordell Assistant Director of Student Services Office. The Board鈥檚 action honors James L. Cordell, a local businessman who made a $25,000 pledge toward the renovation of the student services advising suite in Main Hall. Cordell, who was the radio voice of Ashtabula County schools football and basketball for more than 30 years, asked that the office of the assistant director of student services also honor his late wife, Barbara, who was born and raised in Ashtabula and was a teacher for the Ashtabula and Mayfield school districts. The Cordell family has been involved in and has supported education for nearly 60 years.

Garden at 两性色午夜鈥檚 College of Podiatric Medicine Named in Honor of Late CEO

The 两性色午夜 Board of Trustees established and named a memorial garden to honor Thomas V. Melillo, D.P.M., longtime chief executive officer of the 两性色午夜 University College of Podiatric Medicine, who died last October after a battle with cancer. Melillo led the college, which is the only accredited podiatry school in Ohio, since 1984. The college was known as the Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine before becoming part of 两性色午夜 in July 2012.

Under Melillo鈥檚 leadership, the podiatry school expanded, prospered and became one of America鈥檚 most respected podiatric medical institutions. He was responsible for developing three new and different clinic sites for the Cleveland Foot and Ankle Clinic (now the 两性色午夜 University Foot and Ankle Clinic); relocating the college to its impressive building in Independence, Ohio; building a modern, high-tech facility to provide the best training for its students; and supervising the friendly acquisition of the college by 两性色午夜.

The Thomas V. Melillo, D.P.M., Meditation Garden will be located in a green area near the front circle entrance to the College of Podiatric Medicine building. Construction of the garden area, which will serve as a quiet area of reflection for students, faculty, staff, friends and family, will be included in the parking lot rehabilitation project approved previously by the Board of Trustees and is scheduled to begin this summer. An engraved stone bench will commemorate Melillo鈥檚 accomplishments and love for his profession.

In other action:

  • The Board established the Center of Comparative and Integrative Programs, effective fall semester 2014. The center, which is part of the College of Arts and Sciences, will provide an administrative unit to support, foster and serve students and faculty in multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary programs that exist outside the traditional academic structure of the college, including the Liberal Studies master鈥檚-degree major; bachelor鈥檚-degree majors in Integrative Studies, International Relations and Paralegal Studies; and undergraduate minors in Ancient, Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Jewish Studies, Latin American Studies, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Studies, Paralegal Studies, Religion Studies, Studies in Globalization, Identity and Space, and Women鈥檚 Studies. The center also will support the development of new, cutting-edge multidisciplinary degree programs.
  • The Board established a university policy regarding the authorization of agreements to purchase goods and/or services and the reporting of purchasing activity. The policy sets the dollar thresholds requiring formal bidding procedures and requirements for reporting purchasing activity to the Board of Trustees.
  • The Board revised the university policy regarding unlawful discrimination and harassment to include gender identity; to correctly place transgender identity in the protected category of gender; and to recognize that the Office of Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action in the Division of Human Resources is responsible for administering the policy. The Board鈥檚 action is an effort to demonstrate 两性色午夜鈥檚 ongoing commitment to the prevention and remedy of discrimination and harassment toward university employees, students and visitors.
  • The Board authorized a $2.5 million project to replace two, large air-handling units in Williams Hall, home of the chemistry program on the Kent Campus, and to replace the building鈥檚 failed air and vacuum pump systems. The air-handling units are 47 years old and original to the building鈥檚 construction in 1967. 
  • The Board authorized a $1.7 million project to repair and replace the concrete structure, masonry and roof (commonly referred to as the building envelope) of Smith Hall on the Kent Campus, which is home to the university鈥檚 physics department and the University Planetarium. The building was constructed in 1968.
  • The Board unanimously passed a resolution of appreciation to Board Chair Jane Murphy Timken and named her Trustee Emeritus of 两性色午夜 University in recognition of her 鈥渟uperlative commitment and contributions to the advancement of 两性色午夜 University.鈥 Timken is ending a nine-year term on the 两性色午夜 Board of Trustees. The resolution commended Timken, who was appointed by Ohio Gov. Bob Taft in 2005, for providing 鈥渋nspired leadership at a momentous time in 两性色午夜 history,鈥 which they noted has included the selection of the university鈥檚 12th president, Beverly Warren, Ed.D., Ph.D., FACSM, and the implementation of the university鈥檚 historic 鈥淔oundations of Excellence: Building the Future鈥 initiative to modernize existing campus facilities and build new, world-class facilities. Timken has served in all of the Board鈥檚 standing committees and held all of the Board鈥檚 leadership positions.
  • The Board unanimously passed a resolution of appreciation to Alex Evans, who is ending his two-year term as a Student Trustee. The resolution commended Evans for bringing valuable perspectives to his service on Board committees and the board-administration Joint Project Oversight Committee. The Board also noted Evans鈥 other university leadership roles, including service as student representative to the Honors College Policy Council and as president of Habitat for Humanity 鈥 两性色午夜 Chapter, and applauded his remarkable achievement of earning three bachelor鈥檚 degrees.
  • The Board unanimously passed a resolution of appreciation to Eugene Finn, who is stepping down after seven years as 两性色午夜鈥檚 vice president of institutional advancement on July 31 to take a leadership position at Columbia University. The Board鈥檚 resolution commended Finn, the university鈥檚 chief development officer, for providing 鈥渋nstrumental leadership鈥 in raising funds that have helped 鈥渁dvance the quality of teaching and learning, the vitality of scholarship and the arts, the quality of university facilities, the culture of philanthropy and, especially, the opportunities for students supported through the significant expansion of endowed and annual scholarships raised on his watch.鈥
  • The Board unanimously passed a resolution of appreciation to Gregory Andrews, Ph.D., who is stepping down as dean of 两性色午夜 University at Tuscarawas on June 30, 3014, after leading the campus for more than 18 years. The Board鈥檚 resolution noted Andrews鈥 key role in accomplishments such as 鈥渢he development of an outstanding and student-centered faculty; expansion of degree program opportunities to meet the needs of the local community; significant contributions to economic and community development; and renovations to facilities and construction, including a state-of-the-industry Science and Advanced Technology Center and world-class Performing Arts Center.鈥 
  • The Board unanimously passed a resolution of appreciation to David Mohan, Ph.D., dean of 两性色午夜 University at Geauga and its Regional Academic Center in Twinsburg, who is retiring on June 30, 2014. Mohan returned to serve the university as dean after initially retiring from a successful career as a 两性色午夜 faculty member and director of the School of Technology, and as a chief operating officer in the private sector. The Board commended Mohan, who became dean in 2004, for his leadership of projects such as the construction of a state-of-the-art Regional Academic Center that supported the expansion of associate and baccalaureate programs, laboratory instruction, executive education, enrollment options and other needed educational services to the community. Trustees noted that under Mohan鈥檚 leadership, concurrent enrollment at 两性色午夜 at Geauga and the Regional Academic Center has increased from 900 to 2,800 students.
  • The Board unanimously passed a resolution of appreciation to Stanley Wearden, Ph.D., who is stepping down as dean of 两性色午夜鈥檚 College of Communication and Information (CCI) to become senior vice president and provost of Columbia College Chicago on July 1, 2014. The Board recognized Wearden for his outstanding leadership of the college and for a 两性色午夜 career that spans four decades and includes service as a respected faculty member in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, interim and then permanent director of the School of Communication Studies, and CCI dean. Trustees commended Wearden for leading CCI accomplishments such as a 27-percent increase in CCI鈥檚 graduate enrollment in four years; growing international student enrollment by 160 percent and international undergraduate enrollment by 287 percent; forming a collegewide, integrative Ph.D. program; creating education abroad scholarships and programs and increasing education abroad participation in the college by more than 1,500 percent; and opening a student-operated, integrated marketing communications firm, IdeaBase, that serves both university and external clients from commercial space in downtown Kent.
  • The Board granted emeritus status to: Elizabeth Brooks, Ph.D., associate professor, Teaching, Leadership and Curriculum Studies; Anne Reynolds, Ph.D., associate professor, Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies; and Stephen Zapytowski, professor, Theatre. Emeritus status is a distinguished title that honors a faculty or staff member鈥檚 contributions by allowing him or her continued access to university resources after retirement from the university.
  • The Board elected the following officers for 2014-15: Dennis Eckart, chair; Stephen Colecchi, vice-chair; and Richard Marsh, secretary. Trustees approved the reappointment of Michael Solomon as National Trustee for a three-year term extending through Sept. 30, 2017.
  • The Board established the 两性色午夜 University Student Trustee Alumni Society, effective immediately, to continue to cultivate the engagement of student trustees, both past and present, with 两性色午夜, nurture possible board leaders of the future and serve as a resource, support system and sounding board. 

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POSTED: Thursday, September 25, 2014 04:35 PM
Updated: Saturday, December 3, 2022 01:02 AM
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