President's Office
Accomplishments
The Michael Schwartz Era at Cleveland State University
“The state of the university? It is good. The giant is about to wake up.”
Michael Schwartz
October 18, 2001
Michael Schwartz’s accomplishments are key to the continued growth and success of both the University and the Greater Cleveland area. They include but are not limited to:
| Date | Accomplishment |
|---|---|
| May 2001 | Named interim President |
| November 2001 | Named permanent President |
| September 26, 2002 | Presidential Inauguration |
| Fall 2003 | The President's Initiative Program, with $1.9 million from a collaboration with the Gund and Cleveland Foundations, has awarded seven grants from $30,000 to $50,000 to outstanding proposals from faculty and their community partners. |
| Fall 2003 | Wireless campus established, and mobile campus computer loaner program began |
| Fall 2004 | Honors Program initiated |
| Fall 2004 | Student advising revamped |
| Fall 2004 | Campus411, reengineered student services |
| Fall 2004 | Extended campus in Westlake opens |
| February 2005 | Convocation Center Renamed in honor of Bert L. and Iris S. Wolstein |
| February 2005 | Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Building named in honor of Bert L. Wolstein |
| Fall 2005 | Extended campus in Solon opens |
| 2005-06 | Seven Fulbright Scholars, placing CSU first in Ohio, second in nation |
| Fall 2006-08 | Admission Standards, phased-in over three years |
| Spring 2005 | Building Blocks for the Future, an ambitious $250 million remake of the campus and of the City of Cleveland |
| Spring 2005 | Plaza Renovations |
| March 2007 | Parker Hannifin Administration Center |
| Fall 2007 | Parker Hannifin Hall |
| August 2006 | Grand openings of Fenn Tower, Recreation Center and East Garage |
| September 2006 | President’s contract extended through June 30, 2010 |
| Spring 2007 | Learning Communities Established |
| Spring 2007 | CSU recognizes 100,000 alumni |
| December 2006 | Wright Center of Innovation for Ohio Awarded to CSU |
| September 2007 | Presented Northern Ohio Live Magazine’s Top award for Civic Leadership |
| Spring 2008 | Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Bar Passage rates 90% and 95% |
| March 2008 | Opening of Main Classroom building renovations |
| June 2008 | University Center razed; Student Center to open in 2010 |
| August 2008 | Ground broken for College of Education and Human Services Building |
Mailing Address
Cleveland State University
President's Office
2121 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44115-2214
Cleveland State University
President's Office
2121 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44115-2214
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