UC Clermont Holds Veterans Day Celebration on Nov. 7 at 1 p.m.

From UC News:

UC Clermont Holds Veterans Day Celebration on Nov. 7 at 1 p.m.

The community is welcome to attend.

Date: 10/15/2012 3:00:00 PM
By: Mae Hanna
Phone: (513) 732-5332

   UC Clermont College will hold a Veterans Day celebration event on Wednesday, November 7 at 1 p.m, on campus.

 
The event will begin with a flag ceremony – a parading of the colors  –  in the Student Lounge located in the Peters-Jones Building at 4200 Clermont College Dr., in Batavia. The event is being sponsored by the UC Clermont Student Veterans Organization (SVO) and is open to the community. A reception will follow the event in the Student Lounge. 
 
Clermont County Commissioner Bob Proud and Ohio State Representative Danny Bubp, a retired USMC Colonel, will join UC Clermont Dean Greg Sojka in the celebration. Student Veterans will also speak, relating their military experience and what Veterans Day means to them.
 
“On Veterans Day we honor the hard work and sacrifice of the entire Veteran community - those who are living and those who have made the ultimate sacrifice. We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude. Though Veterans should be thanked every day, there's never a better time to say thank you than on Veterans Day,” said Jeff Bosworth, Director of Veteran Affairs at UC Clermont, a retired US Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer and Vietnam War Veteran.
 
For more information about the event, please contact Jeff Bosworth at 513-558-5358 or jeffrey.bosworth@uc.edu

UC Clermont Awarded $250,000 Manufacturing Grant by Appalachian Regional Commission

From UC News:

UC Clermont Awarded $250,000 Manufacturing Grant by Appalachian Regional Commission

Join UC Clermont College for a check presentation by the Appalachian Regional Commission at 10:30 a.m., Friday, Sept. 28, at UC East.

Date: 9/25/2012 10:00:00 AM
By: Mae Hanna
Phone: (513) 732-5332

The Appalachian Regional Commission awarded UC Clermont College a $250,000 grant for the college’s Manufacturing Technology Center.

A check will be presented to the college by the Appalachian Regional Commission on Friday, Sept. 28 at 10:30 a.m. at UC East, located at 1981 James Sauls Sr. Dr. (formerly Front Wheel Dr.) in Batavia. All are invited to attend.
UC Clermont College will receive new federal resources to train 100 workers for jobs in advanced manufacturing.

“Our goal is for The Manufacturing Center to become the training and education hub for southwest Ohio with its ideal location and state-of-the-art equipment. We invite inquiries from other manufacturers interested in forming education/workforce training partnerships in this institutional center of excellence. We are proud to play a role in the manufacturing rebound in a state once known for its manufacturing prowess,” said UC Clermont College Dean Greg Sojka.

Statistics in the Greater Cincinnati region show that 9,000 of 16,000 jobs created in 2011 were in the manufacturing sector.

“Despite high unemployment — 8.3 percent, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, January, 2012 – local businesses struggle to find qualified workers for in-demand jobs. This grant will help our region’s workforce grow with a one-stop, hands-on facility for training,” said Assistant Dean John Nelson and co-author of the grant.

UC Clermont College has leased and transformed the 10,000 square-foot space in the former Ford Plant into Manufacturing Technology Center’s labs and classrooms. UC Clermont already leases space and offers classes in the facility called UC East. This grant will allow for additional equipment in the Manufacturing Technology Center to train more unemployed or underemployed workers for jobs in high-tech manufacturing.

This announcement follows recent news of a machinist training pilot program partnership with Milacron Plastics Technologies Group LLC (Milacron) that began Sept. 4. The grant will enhance and compliment this training program. According to officials, Milacron sees this pilot program as having the ability to develop a training platform that can not only create a pipeline of skilled workers for Milacron, but can be accessed by other local manufacturers in years to come. For more on the Milacron partnership http://www.uc.edu/news/NR.aspx?id=16429

Celebrating 40 Years of Service in the Community with Anniversary Event on Sept. 27

From UC News:

Celebrating 40 Years of Service in the Community with Anniversary Event on Sept. 27

UC Clermont College alumni, retired faculty and the community encouraged to attend.

Date: 9/13/2012 4:00:00 PM
By: Mae Hanna
Phone: (513) 732-5332

  

On September 25, 1972, Clermont General and Technical College opened with 97 full time and 184 part-time students. Forty years later UC Clermont College (the name was officially changed in 1987) is celebrating its proud history and service to the community by hosting the 40th Anniversary Celebration. The event will take place on Thursday, September 27 at the Krippendorf Lodge at the Cincinnati Nature Center beginning at 5:30 p.m.

The Lantern – a symbol of UC Clermont College.*

  
 
The college is especially encouraging UC Clermont College alumni, retired faculty and the community to attend.  
 
In celebration of the 40th anniversary, the $40 registration fee will be gifted to the UC Clermont College Student Scholarship Fund to help our students achieve their academic dreams. Please RSVP by September 21 at www.regonline.com/Clermont40
 
Details:
Thursday, September 27, 2012
5:30 p.m. – Social Hour
6:30 p.m. – Dinner & Program
 
Krippendorf Lodge 
Cincinnati Nature Center
4949 Tealtown Road, Milford, OH 45150
 
For additional information, please contact Meredith Delaney at 558-9964 or Mae Hanna at 732-5332.

* In May 1973 Velma Woodward Newhouse donated a buggy lantern to Clermont College owned by her paternal grandfather Dr. Josiah Woodward. Dr. Woodward owned some of the property on which the college is built and she believed he used to make house calls with that lantern. While there are many conflicting stories associated with the lantern, some of it folklore – it is now inextricably associated with Clermont College and remains a vital symbol of light and Clermont College’s connection to the history of Clermont County.

UC Clermont College Annual Open House - Apr 26th!

From UC News:

UC Clermont College Hosts Annual Open House on April 26

Check out campus, programs and waive your $50 application fee.

Date: 3/6/2012 4:00:00 PM
By: Mae Hanna
Phone: (513) 732-5332

  

UC Clermont College will hold its annual Open House on April 26, from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. for new students and their families.

Prospective students can preview programs, meet faculty, tour campus and discuss financial aid with staff that will be available to answer questions. The $50 application fee will be waived for anyone who applies that evening. One lucky applicant will win a free three-credit hour class - $630 value.

From previous Open House at UC Clermont College.

  
 
The event will be held in the Snyder and Edith Peters-Jones buildings at the UC Clermont Campus located at 4200 Clermont College Dr. in Batavia. No RSVP is required to attend the Open House. 
 
“This is a great way for new students to get a lot of information in one visit and explore many opportunities by talking to various faculty and taking a look around our beautiful campus,” said Director of Enrollment Martha Geiger.  
 
For more information about UC Clermont College or directions to campus, visit our website at www.ucclermont.edu or call 513.732.5319 or 866.446.2822. 
 
About us: UC Clermont College is located in the center of Clermont County on 91 beautiful wooded acres in Batavia Township. Opened in 1972, Clermont College is an accredited, open-access college offering more than 50 associate degrees and certificate programs. The college began offering a technical bachelor’s degree in the fall of 2011 – the Bachelor's Degree in Applied Administration. The Applied Administration program is designed for people who already hold a technical associate degree, such as an Associate of Applied Science or an Associate of Applied Business (from a regionally accredited institution).

UC East, a Clermont County expansion in the former Ford plant in Batavia Township, opened in the fall of 2010. It is home to UC Clermont College's Allied Health programs including: Surgical Assisting, Respiratory Therapy, Physical Therapist Assistant, EMS-Paramedic Certificate, Medical Assisting, and Multi-Skilled Health Technician. On the second floor of UC East, UC’s College of Nursing offers a Bachelor of Science in Nursing program. The College of Education, Criminal Justice and Human Services offers Bachelor Degree completion programs in early childhood education, criminal justice and paralegal studies.

The college is part of the nationally recognized University of Cincinnati. Students who attend UC Clermont College have full access to UC's Uptown campus libraries, student support services, student clubs, fraternities, sororities, intramural sports and athletic events.

At UC Clermont College we bring the power of UC... close to home! 

Clermont College in the News for Community Garden

From Community College Times:

College’s garden helps local food pantries

By CC Times, Published November 11, 2010

Planted in April in honor of Earth Day, the inaugural community garden at University of Cincinnati Clermont College (UC Clermont) this fall produced 381 pounds of vegetables and fruit—and all of it is going to local not-for-profit organizations that serve the community. 

The harvest—which includes squash, zucchini, tomatoes, eggplant, corn, peppers, basil, cucumbers, pumpkins and watermelons—was donated to local organizations such as the YWCA Food Pantry, the YWCA House of Peace, the James Sauls Homeless Shelter and Kings Way Fellowship’s food pantry.

“Our clients really appreciated having a selection of fresh vegetables,” said Lynn Stranz, coordinator of Emergency Service for the YWCA’s branch office. “More than half of them live in apartments or are in senior housing, so they don’t have the space or ability to grow their own gardens. People really got excited about fresh produce—particularly the tomatoes and zucchini.”

Measuring 25 square feet, the garden was established on a college-owned plot of land. Seeds and seedlings grown and donated by biology lab manager Daryl Klein were planted and tended throughout the spring and summer by students, faculty and staff volunteers.

Nearly 120 extra tomato plants left over after planting were donated to six community organizations.
“In addition to providing these organizations with fresh, locally-grown, organic produce, we were thrilled to be able to share the tomato plants so these groups could grow their own tomatoes on site,” said Barbara Wallace, UC Clermont’s director of the College Success program and coordinator of the garden.

Additionally, the garden became a featured part of the college’s service learning in several biology classes. Students planted and tended the garden, using organic gardening techniques.

Despite some setbacks—including a late frost, insects, deer and a summer drought that prompted campus facilities staffers to truck water to the site weekly—Wallace is happy with the outcome.

“We learned a lot this year, and have plans to expand the garden’s size next year when it’s planted in conjunction with Earth Day next spring,” she said.