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Urban Affairs releases user guide

The Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs Atrium has announced the completion and distribution of the Cuyahoga County User’s Guide. The College of Urban Affairs supervised the publications production as part of its leadership role with the Court User’s Guide sponsoring group, and the Cuyahoga County Restorative Justice Committee.
The guide for the first time offers citizens the opportunity to learn the basics of the court process. It provides information about the Justice Center, and includes a directory of judges, organizations and services related to criminal courts.  The guide will be distributed at no cost to any of the courts in Cuyahoga County, victim witness offices, Legal Aid Society, the Public Defender’s office and various agencies involved in all aspects of the criminal justice system.

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Golfers to raise money for scholarships

On Friday, July 26 at 7p.m. golfers will gather for the 2nd Annual Moon-Lite Golf Outing at Little Met Golf Course. Money raised at the outing will go to the Curtis Wilson Scholarship Fund.
Two African-American high school seniors planning to attend Cleveland State University  are awarded a Curtis Wilson scholarship each year. Tickets for dinner and golf cost $50, dinner only costs $20. Golfers are asked to bring their own clubs, caddy and flashlight. The  course is located on Old Lorain Road in Fairview Park.

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Off-campus MBA program offered in Hudson

Allstate Insurance Company in Hudson, located at 75 Executive Parkway is the new location for Cleveland State University’s off-campus MBA program.
The classes will be offered on Tuesday and Thursday evening from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. The term begins on Aug. 27 through Dec. 12, taking a break from Oct. 31 to Dec. 5. The term will be equivalent to three courses.
This program takes 2.5 years to complete for students with a bachelor’s degree, but only 1.5 years if the student’s degree is in business. The 10-year-old program has a 95 percent success rate.
Other locations include Moen Inc. in North Olmsted and Lincoln Electric Co. in Euclid. Students do not need to be employed at location of courses, only enrolled in the MBA program.
For more information, call (216) 687-6925 or e-mail p.hite@csuohio.edu.

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Events slated for Convocation Center
The Convocation Center at Cleveland State University is now selling tickets for five of its upcoming events.
The Anger Management Tour, featuring rappers Eminem and Papa Roach with D12, Ludacris, Xzibit, X-Ecutioners, and Bionic Jive, will perform on Tuesday, July 30 at 6:30 p.m. General admission and reserve seats are $42.50 and $39.50.
The Cleveland Summer Antiques Sale and Show will be in town Friday, Aug. 2 until Sunday, Aug. 4. Doors will be open Friday and Saturday from noon to 7 p.m., and on Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. Tickets are $8 and are only available at the door on the day of the show.
Michael Feinstein and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra will perform on Wednesday, Aug. 21 at 8 p.m. Reserved tickets are $65, $45, and $25 with only a limited number of Gold Circle seats available.
On Saturday, Sept. 14, Scream Tour II, starring Lil’ Bow Wow, will go on stage at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $37.50 and $32.50.
The Who will perform on Friday, Sept. 27 at 7 p.m. Seats are $125, $85, and $60.
For ticket sales and more information about the events, contact the CSU Convocation Center Box Office at 216-687-5498 or via the web at www.TheConvo.com. Tickets can also be purchased at Ticketmaster Centers or charged by phone at (216) 241-5555 in Cleveland or (330) 945-9400 in Akron or online at www.ticketmaster.com.

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Hip-Hop lecture coming to campus

Indelibly Black: Hip-Hop Choreography, a lecture enlivened with music and comparative slides, will be held Sunday, July 21, 2002 at 4 p.m. in Cleveland State University’s Cole Center Auditorium.
Speaker Robert Farris Thompson will draw parallels between contemporary hip-hop and traditional African dance.
Thompson is a Yale University art history professor and author concentrating on African art.
This the opening event for Cleveland and the Great Migrations, a collaboration between CSU, Cleveland Municipal School District, Oberlin College, and Kenyon College.
Presented by Cleveland State University and the Great Migrations Project, the event is open to the public and free of charge. The Cole Center is located at 3100 Chester Avenue.
Contact CSU’s Department of History with for further details, (216) 523-7190

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Test preparation courses offered

Cleveland State University’s office of Continuing Education is offering preparatory classes for students planning on taking the LSAT, GMAT or GRE.  The courses are designed to improve test scores.
Each course consists of four Saturday classes with sessions held on various dates throughout the year. The first session will begin in August.
Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis and class sizes are limited. A $349.00 fee is charged per course.
For more information call (216) 687-4850.

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