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PRESIDENT ’S REPORT O N T H E UNIVERSIT Y O F
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Faculty, students, alumni and staff make our institutions, quite literally, and
they do so with ideas. — President Santa J. Ono, EDUCAUSE Review
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RATED IN THE TOP TIER of national universities, the University of Cincinnati has climbed more than 27 spots in the U.S. News & World Report rankings in the past five years. No other institution in the top 130 has risen as much. Improved graduation rates, higher retention rates and growing levels of donations from alumni have all fueled UC’s astounding momentum. In the 2015 Best Colleges Guide, U.S. News also recognized UC among 13 institutions for “A Focus on Student Success” (quality internships), reinforcing UC’s reputation as a leader in experiential learning and as the inventor of cooperative education. UC boasts 24 academic and health care rankings in the top 10 and 50 in the top 50. U N I V E R S I T Y O F C I N C I N N AT I
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Top 10 Rankings: Accounting / Cooperative Education / Criminology / MBA for Highest Financial Value Upon Graduation / Music / Music Composition / Musical Conducting / Opera Voice / Orchestra/Symphony / Online Graduate Nursing Programs for Veterans / Online Grad Programs in Education – selectivity / Paleontology / Pediatric Cardiology, Heart Surgery / Pediatric Diabetes, Endocrinology / Pediatric Gastroenterology, GI Surgery / Pediatric Neonatology / Pediatric Nephrology / Pediatric Neurology, Neurosurgery / Pediatric Oncology / Pediatric Orthopedics / Pediatric Pulmonary / Pediatric Urology / Pediatrics / School of Criminal Justice
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I G N I T I N G
D R E A M S
“ This program made me realize I can actually be somebody.” — Mariah Maxwell, former foster child and UC graduate
National studies show within two years of aging out of foster care: 20% end up homeless / 25% will be incarcerated / 3% earn a college degree ELEVEN DIFFERENT FOSTER FAMILIES since the age of 10. That’s how Mariah Maxwell made it through adolescence. At age 18, she would be emancipated, just as all foster children are when they reach the age of adulthood. Fortunately
when Maxwell was a senior in high school, the Higher Education Mentoring Initiative (HEMI) reached out to her and encouraged her to seek a college education. UC cofounded the program in 2009 with partners in its home county. HEMI was the first program in the nation to focus on emancipated foster children, encouraging them to seek higher education. In 2012, HEMI received the College Board/ CollegeKeys Compact Innovation Award.
In 2013, Mariah Maxwell made history as HEMI’s first college graduate — earning not one, but two degrees in three years. In 2014, Maxwell also completed her master’s degree in criminal justice. U N I V E R S I T Y O F C I N C I N N AT I
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MBA Awesome / THE SKYROCKETING TRAJECTORY of UC’s MBA program in the Carl H. Lindner College of Business catapulted the program
43,691
record-breaking enrollment for 2014-15
Highest Ever / UC WELCOMED THE largest
Report rankings. The new ranking places the full-time
enrollment in UC’s 195-year history this fall. A
MBA program at No. 33 among all public universities
record number of freshmen reported to classes with
in the nation. UC’s part-time MBA program rose even
the highest average ACT score in university history
more with a 69-spot rise over the previous year. The
as well. The first-year class includes more National
gains can be attributed to improvement in key metrics
Merit/National Achievement Finalists than ever
such as GMAT scores, starting salaries, job placement
with 48, while the university total stands at 170.
and peer assessment among other universities and
UC’s enrollment growth comes at a time when the
recruiters.
number of college-age students in the state of Ohio is shrinking. Twenty-eight percent of UC’s
first-generation college students and nearly 18 percent are students of color.
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2009-10 39,667
freshmen say they are
2014-15 43,691
39 places to No. 60 in the 2015 U.S. News & World
G L O B A L C H A N G I N G
G A I N S L I V E S
“Benchmarking has demonstrated again the University of Cincinnati’s commitment to quality.” — Forum for Education Abroad
MORE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS THAN EVER travel to International students rank UC in the top 10 in these categories: welcome, bank account services, housing conditions, opportunities to teach, virtual learning, sport facilities, campus buildings and graduate school
UC for their education. In 2014-15, 3,193 undergraduate and graduate students journeyed from overseas to study in the university’s highly ranked programs. The recordbreaking numbers of international students come from 118 different countries. Their experience here
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also leads to UC’s high marks on the International Student Barometer (ISB), a measure that benchmarks international students’ views on a university’s performance against peers around the world. In the 2014 ISB, UC ranks 37th worldwide and No. 7 among U.S. schools.
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of the world’s 195 nations represented by UC students
International student enrollment: undergrad 1,171 / graduate 2,022 / Top 10 countries of origin: China / India / Korea (South) / Saudi Arabia / Canada / Vietnam / Taiwan / Sri Lanka / Iran / Mexico 7 #HOTTESTCOLLEGEINAMERICA
E N G I N E E R I N G
I N N O V A T I O N
“Over the years, UC’s IMS has
helped industry leaders save millions.”
— National Science Foundation
“Predict and prevent” rather than “fail and fix” is how one fellow researcher describes the work of University of Cincinnati Distinguished Research Professor Jay Lee in the College of Engineering and Applied Science. Lee founded and directs the Center for Intelligent Maintenance Systems (IMS), which has worked on over 100 projects with more than 100 international organizations — many of them global companies — to develop “smart” technologies
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for predictive maintenance and reliability systems. The National Science Foundation (NSF) honored the center as the No. 1-ranked industry and university cooperative research project for return on investment in 2012. This year, the NSF awarded Lee’s work with the Alexander Schwarzkopf Prize for Technical Innovation. Procter & Gamble has estimated that Lee’s advances have already saved the corporation more than $100 million in productivity costs.
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U R B A N
O P P O R T U N I T Y
“One of the growing centers for innovation is a city that might not be on your radar: Cincinnati.” — Entrepreneur magazine
Cincinnati’s Fortune 500 Companies: The Kroger Co. / Procter & Gamble / Macy’s, Inc. / Ashland Inc. / Fifth Third Bancorp / General Cable Corp. / Omnicare / AK Steel Holding Corp. / American Financial Group Cultural Assets: Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati Ballet, Cincinnati History Museum, Cincinnati Opera, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Cincinnati Pops, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens, Contemporary Arts Center, Duke Energy Children’s Museum, Findlay Market, Krohn Conservatory, Mercantile Library, Museum of Natural History and Science,
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, Newport Aquarium, Taft Museum Sports Attractions: Cincinnati Bengals, Cincinnati Cyclones (hockey), Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon, Cincinnati Reds, Kentucky Speedway, Western & Southern Tennis Open Population: 2.13 million (metropolitan region)
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14 Cincinnati Colleges & Universities Offering Baccalaureates or Above • Athenaeum of Ohio • Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences • Cincinnati Christian University • God’s Bible School • Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science • Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion • Miami University • Mount St. Joseph University • Northern Kentucky University • Thomas More College • Union Institute & University • University of Cincinnati • Wilmington College • Xavier University
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“It became a spiritual quest to
right a wrong.”
“WE SHALL OVERCOME” was termed the “Battle Hymn of the Republic” for the civil rights movement by Rev. Martin Luther King. Marking the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, the University of Cincinnati received an important archival collection that documents the lives of Louise Shropshire and her family. Research by author Isaias Gamboa shows Mrs. Shropshire to be the composer of “If My Jesus Wills,” the song she gave permission to Rev. King to adapt as “We Shall
years since Civil Rights Act signed into law
— Isaias Gamboa
Overcome.” In the decades since then, it has been sung around the globe by those fighting for human rights. Born into a family of sharecroppers and the granddaughter of slaves, Louise (Jarrett) Shropshire became a nationally-noted gospel music composer. In the 1930s, she wrote “If My Jesus Wills,” and she became involved in the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s. Her Cincinnati home became a haven for Rev. King and others in the cause. During one of his visits, Dr. King asked if he could adapt her tune with the strong poignant words by which most now know it. Her contribution to this iconic music may have been lost forever without the efforts of Gamboa, who researched the song and produced a documentary and a book, “We Shall Overcome: Sacred Song on the Devil’s Tongue.” 13 #HOTTESTCOLLEGEINAMERICA
S E R V I N G
T H O S E
W H O
“This was my first choice… a great campus for veterans. — Buck Clay, UC student
HELPING RETURNING TROOPS MAKE THE TRANSITION to college after serving in the military has earned the University of Cincinnati designation as a “Military Friendly School.” UC is among only 20 percent of the nation’s educational institutions to receive that title. Victory Media, a veteran-owned business with publications serving the military and their spouses, selects the institutions making its list each year. UC has been chosen for this ranking for
five years in a row. UC’s Veterans One Stop Center provides increased support and services for the growing veteran population on campus, now reaching 1,311 veterans. The university also is one of only 94 campuses in the nation to offer the VetSuccess On Campus program, designed to help veterans as they move from the battlefield to academic life.
Saluting the Best — UC’s growing fraternity for veterans won the top four of eight prizes at the 2014 Omega Delta Sigma convention, including the prestigious True Chapter Award. U N I V E R S I T Y O F C I N C I N N AT I
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Head men’s basketball coach Mick Cronin was the 2014 American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year and nominee for national coach of the year consideration. With a 15-3 league mark, the Bearcats climbed as high as No. 7 in the Associated Press poll, maintaining a top 15 ranking during the final eight weeks of the regular season.
seasons of UC football
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of college football.”
— Scott Van Pelt, ESPN PERFECT SCORES OF 1,000 were earned by 14 of UC’s 19 athletic programs in the latest round of multi-year Academic Progress Rates (APR) released by the NCAA. The scores covered the period from 2009-10 through 2012-13. Starting with the 2014-15 championships, teams are required to earn a fouryear rate of 930 or a 940 average of the most recent two years to compete in NCAA postseason play. In the final year of the fouryear period for 2012-13, these UC teams all achieved a perfect 1,000: baseball, men’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s golf, lacrosse,
men’s soccer, men’s and women’s swimming and diving, women’s tennis, men’s indoor and outdoor track and volleyball. For the 2014-15 football season, the Bearcats play at Paul Brown Stadium in downtown Cincinnati as UC’s historic Nippert Stadium renovations continue. The $86-million project will increase the stadium’s capacity to 40,000. Improvements include a new press box, the addition of suites, scholarship club seats and loge boxes/patio suites, as well as new concession stands and new restrooms.
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“Speaking of student outreach, UC President Santa J. Ono arguably
sets the standard for the digital age.” — 6 University Presidents to Watch in 2014, Education Dive
Twitter: 36,043 followers
Facebook: 10,484
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number of posts using #UCGrad14 for April and August commencements
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UC FIRSTS
PROGRAMS OF STUDY (2014)
ACCOLADES
First program of cooperative education – Herman Schneider (1906)
Associate: 81
First oral polio vaccine – Albert Sabin
• Highest enrollment in 195 years at 43,691, August 2014.
Master’s: 105
Baccalaureate: 114
Professional (MD, JD, PharmD): 3
• Record-breaking number of National Merit/National Achievement Finalists in freshman class, August 2014.
First electronic organ – Winston Koch
LIBRARIES
• Top tier of the country’s “Best National Universities,” U.S. News & World Report.
First use of YAG laser to remove brain tumor
13 locations
First bachelor’s degree program in nursing
Holdings: 4.4 million volumes; 150,000 periodical titles; 1.3 million e-books
First observations leading to the National Weather Service – Cleveland Abbe First antihistamine, Benadryl – George Rieveschl
First emergency medicine residency program First safe anti-knock gasoline First degree program offered via satellite UC’S COLLEGES McMicken College of Arts and Sciences College of Allied Health Sciences
Doctoral: 66
Use: 1.6 million visitors; 59,000 reference transactions; 180,000 items circulated
• Two Goldwater recipients in 2014 – Jarrod Gregory in chemical engineering and Daniel Griffin in computer engineering.
ENROLLMENT (2014-2015) 43,691
• Seven Fulbright scholars, 2014-15.
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UC NOTABLES
College-Conservatory of Music
President and later Chief Justice William Howard Taft; Albert Sabin, developer of the oral polio vaccine; Nobel Peace Prize winner and U. S. Vice President Charles G. Dawes; Benadryl inventor and UC Foundation founder George Rieveschl; Pulitzer Prizewinning cartoonist Walt Handelsman; Doris Twitchell Allen, founder of Children’s International Summer Village; Astronaut Neil Armstrong; soprano Kathleen Battle; Cleveland Abbe, whose work at UC led to the National Weather Service; Eula Bingham, environmental scientist and head of OSHA; Marilyn Gaston, assistant surgeon general; author Thomas Berger; Prima Ballerina Suzanne Farrell; sports greats Sandy Koufax, Oscar Robertson, Jack Twyman and Tony Trabert; architect Michael Graves; artists Tom Wesselmann and Gilbert Young; Tony Award winner Faith Prince; Elwood Jensen, pioneer in breast cancer research
College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services College of Engineering and Applied Science College of Law College of Medicine College of Nursing James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy UC Blue Ash College Graduate School CAMPUS Total acreage: 473 Number of buildings: 117 Campus locations: 7
• Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award, INSIGHT Into Diversity Magazine.
STUDENT/FACULTY RATIO 15/1
Carl H. Lindner College of Business
College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning
• Among the nation’s best colleges, eight years in a row, The Princeton Review.
• Among top 25 “most impressive” university medical school libraries in the world, The Best Master’s Degrees Reviews and Rankings. • First-ever recipient, overall award for Innovation and Economic Prosperity University, Association of Public and Land-grant Universities. • Lauded by Forbes magazine for over $9 million in annual energy-related savings. • STARS silver rating for commitment to sustainability from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. • Biggest rise of any full- and parttime MBA programs in the 2015 Best Business School rankings, U.S. News & World Report.
ABOUT THIS PUBLICATION Trending highlights the array of activities and outcomes at the University of Cincinnati, one of the nation’s top public research universities. Here you will see UC collaborating with business and community, expanding the boundaries of art and ideas, applying technology to society’s needs, and more. UC has made great strides in recent years, and Trending demonstrates how we have accelerated our advancement with focused, ambitious and achievable goals. ON THE COVER McMicken Hall, one of the University of Cincinnati’s historic anchors, is reflected in its more modern next-door neighbor, University Pavilion. With its historic cupola towering above, McMicken was reconstructed in 1950, while University Pavilion opened in 2002.
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