The News Record 11.04.13

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THE NEWS RECORD THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI’S INDEPENDENT, STUDENT-RUN NEWS ORGANIZATION / MONDAY, NOV. 4, 2013

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UC, GE partnership to give students real world experience Collaborative agreement will lead to new $100 million laboratory BRYAN SHUPE CHIEF REPORTER

A new and unprecedented partnership between the University of Cincinnati and General Electric will allow students and faculty to work alongside practicing engineers. Officials from the UC Research Institute and GE aviation department announced the partnership Thursday. “We want UC’s best minds to be a part of our journey as we influence the future course of aviation,” said Gary Mercer, vice president of engineering at GE Aviation, in a statement.

The GE Aviation Research Institute will operate out of a $100 million laboratory at GE’s Aviation headquarters in Evendale, Ohio. “We’ve worked with UC for many years, but now it’s to a point where they’re on site, working on technologies that are very much needed today,” said Rick Kennedy, GE Aviation media relations manager. Four years ago, GE announced intentions to partner with UC on an engineering level and agreements were signed in the summer of 2013. The new laboratory is expected to be up and running by 2015 and the UC faculty hiring processes are underway, Kennedy said. “[UC is] working on technologies that SEE AVIATION PG 2

PROVIDED UC’s new partnership with GE will lead to the creation of the GE Aviation Research Institute, a $100 million laboratory.

KNOCKING ON DOORS

UC Health names former UK health care official as new president THE NEWS RECORD

MADISON SCHMIDT CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER Assistant dean in the office of student life Daniel Cummins, left goes over the strategy for Saturday’s event with Bobbye Wood and Joseph Glisson of the Cincinnati Fire Department.

Students, Cincinnati Fire Department team up to spread fire safety education RYAN HOFFMAN NEWS EDITOR

University of Cincinnati students and Cincinnati Fire Department firefighters spent Saturday morning walking the streets and knocking on doors in a continued effort to spread fire safety awareness. “Fire can happen anytime,” said Daniel Cummins, assistant dean in the office of student life. “We want the community to be as informed and safe as possible.” Roughly 20 students along with 16 firefighters from three different engine companies went door to door handing

out fire safety literature and free smoke detectors in neighborhoods on the south and west side of UC’s main campus. “I just wanted to help out the community,” said Jose Olivares, a first-year musical theater student. Olivares, like many of the students who attended, received service hours for his work through the center for community engagement, an office within the department of student affairs that helps students engage with the community through service. While many of the students are required to complete a certain amount of service hours for various scholarships and awards, turnout at such events can vary, said Jessie Matia, first-year pre-medicine student and one of the executive members of the

MADISON SCHMIDT CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER Cincinnati Fire Department teamed up with UC students to distribute fire safety literature to uptown residents.

Bearcat Community Action Team, a newly created student group within the center for community engagement. “It’s the biggest turnout we’ve ever had,” Matia said. Cummins handed out smoke detectors during Spring semester and again in August, but zero students turned out for the August event. He said the timing was bad because students were either moving in or moving out and many of the residences were empty. Saturday’s turnout was much better, Cummins said. “This time, as you can see, the community really came together and showed we care about our students,” Cummins said. “That’s what we Bearcats are about.” Those that answered the door were offered fire safety literature as well as a free smoke detector, if needed. Students left bags filled with literature on doorknobs at homes where nobody answered the door. In total, 250 bags and dozens of smoke detectors were distributed. Most people who answered the door were generally receptive, said Robert Wright III, firefighter. “It was always positive,”Wright said. “I think they’ll accept anything that’s free and going to save lives.” Wright, who walked with a group of students on Emming Street, Stratford Avenue and Victor Street, said usually it is hard to get younger people — particularly college-aged people — to be receptive to fire safety, but that was not the case Saturday. SEE FIRE PG 2

The University of Cincinnati announced Friday that Richard Lofgren will take over as president and CEO of UC Health. “We are very excited to welcome Rick to the UC Health family,” said Margaret Buchanan, UC Health board chair, in a statement. “His unique background — a blend of both the practice and teaching of medicine in an academic medical center and senior, executive-level administrative experience — will further help to distinguish and differentiate UC Health in this market, reinforce that our health system has the best to offer in clinical care, and prepare us to take on the challenges of health RICHARD LOFGREN care in the future.” Fifty-nine-year-old Lofgren will start in his new role Dec. 2. Lofgren replaces former president James Kingsbury who announced his retirement in May. “I am truly honored to be appointed to this position and deeply appreciate the trust the board has placed in me,” Lofgren said in a statement. “I look forward to working with the UC Health board, the UC Health executive team, the UC College of Medicine dean and chairs and the university as a whole to propel UC Health forward and position it as one of the nation’s most preeminent providers.” Recently, Lofgren served as senior vice president and chief clinical officer for the University Healthsystem Consortium in Chicago. Before that he served in several different roles with University of Kentucky HealthCare — the university’s health care provider — in 2004. While at UK, Lofgren served on a leadership team that grew UK health system’s share of the market from 28.5 percent to 43.3 percent. Revenues grew from $345 million to $705. He was promoted in 2008 to vice president for health care operations, which involved the overseeing of three hospitals, ambulatory services and faculty. Before joining UKHC, Lofgren held various hospital, faculty and administrative posts throughout the Midwest, including positions at the Medical College of Wisconsin, the University of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh VA Medical Center, the University of Minnesota and the Minneapolis VA Medical Center and Michigan State University. UC Health is one of the largest health care providers in the greater Cincinnati region with more than 750 physicians. For more information about UC Health, visit newsrecord.org

Improved marketing, route knowledge leads to increase in UC Metro ridership Spike in October ridership through university-funded fare program ALEXIS O’BRIEN NEWS EDITOR

Using the university-funded Metro fare program, University of Cincinnati students took more Metro rides in October than they did in the same month in the past three years. “We think [our] direct marketing efforts really make it easy for students to use Metro,” said Jill Dunne, Metro public affairs manager. “They kind of help with that learning process for students who haven’t ridden before, and we think that’s definitely working.” There were a total of 33,512 UC rides in October — an increase from the 31,700 rides taken during the same month in 2012, the 24,000 rides in 2011 and the 24,500 rides in 2010.

Metro partnered with UC student government to create and display new marketing posters that offer studentcentered route suggestions for destinations around the city, such as the Oakley Station Cinemark and Findlay Market. “Understanding that the bus isn’t for everyone, we want to make sure people at least have the knowledge to make that choice, if this is something that fits with their lifestyle and the way they want to commute,” said Kim Lahman, Metro ridership development manager, in a September interview. Metro tracks student ridership through the use of two types of discounted fare cards UC has offered students and employees since 2008. The first is the UC Metro Card. It costs $53 for students and $160 for employees upon registration and covers every ride SEE METRO PG 2

UC students’ Metro ridership in October increased by nearly 2,000 rides compared to October 2012.

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