Nance College of Business Administration

• Out of approximately 2,000 business programs in the country, the college is among a select group of about 435 business schools that are accredited by AACSB International, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
• With more than 3,200 students, the Nance College of Business Administration is one of the largest business schools in Ohio.
• The college is housed in Monte Ahuja Hall, a beautiful six-story building, completed in 1998. Ahuja Hall includes faculty and department offices, classrooms, seminar rooms, and computer classrooms and laboratories with more than 125 computers that are continuously upgraded. State-of-the-art software includes CASE tools for systems analysis and design, SAP for enterprise resource planning, and SAS/SPSS for data-analysis.
• Our business students are award-winners: the CSU chapters of the Financial Management Association and the American Marketing Association have won numerous awards in recent national and regional competitions. Beta Alpha Psi, the honorary society for accountants, sponsors “Meet the Accountants Night” and other events on campus.
• Bachelor's degree programs in business (B.B.A.) and computer and information sciences (B.S.C.I.S.) are offered for day, evening, and weekend students. B.B.A. students can specialize with majors in:
  • Accounting
  • Business Administration
  • Business Economics
  • Finance
  • Information Systems
  • International Business
  • Management and Labor Relations
  • Marketing
  • Operations Management and Statistics.
• B.S.C.I.S. students may major in CIS (with its focus on applied areas of computer and information science) or CSC (which emphasizes theoretical, quantitative and technical knowledge).
• Nance has one of the largest MBA programs in Ohio, with courses offered weekdays, evenings, and weekends at Cleveland State’s Downtown Campus, at the West Center and East Center extended campuses, and at various corporate sites in Greater Cleveland.
• Comprehensive graduate degree programs include the Doctor of Business Administration, Master of Accountancy, Master of Labor Relations and Human Resources, Master of Computer and Information Science, and the MBA in Health Care Administration.
• Alumni of the MBA programs include more than 100 CEOs/presidents and countless vice presidents, senior-level executives, directors, controllers, CFOs, business owners, and partners. Nance alumni currently hold leading positions at such companies as Medical Mutual of Ohio, Lubrizol Additives, Synergy International, Hawk Corporation, Parker Hannifin, and National City Bank.
• The Nance faculty features distinguished scholars and nationally recognized experts in various business and technical fields. Nearly nine out of 10 full-time faculty members have earned doctorates or other terminal degrees in their fields of specialization—many from the world's leading business schools. In addition, faculty are actively involved in the community -- as business consultants, members of professional organizations, and community leaders -- bringing a richness of practical application to the courses they teach.

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College of Education and Human Services

• The College of Education and Human Services offers 22 different undergraduate major or minor programs which lead to provisional teacher licensure in Ohio. The college also offers undergraduate human services majors in a number of areas, including nursing, sport manager, and exercise/fitness specialist. Graduate degree offerings include master’s degrees in Curriculum and Instruction, School and Community Agency Counseling, Educational Administration, Adult Learning and Development, Community Health Education, Sport Management, and Exercise Science; Educational Specialist degrees in Administration and Counseling; and a doctoral degree in urban education.
• The State of Ohio’s Department of Education has approved and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) has fully accredited the college’s teacher preparation programs.
• The School and Community Agency Counseling Programs are accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP).
• The undergraduate Nursing program is approved by the Ohio Board of Nursing, and by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
• The college’s vision for teacher preparation mirrors that of the Ohio Department of Education: To recruit the best and brightest into the teaching profession, to target recruitment to address high-need areas, to develop a diverse teaching force, and to graduate fully competent teachers who are responsive, reflective professionals who value collaboration and partnership.
• In collaboration with John Carroll University and the University of Akron, the college received $28 million from the Ohio Department of Education to establish the Ohio Reading First Center which provides professional development and technical assistance to elementary schools implementing a research-based initial reading program.
• As the result of a $1 million grant from the Ohio Board of Regents, the college has also instituted the Northeast Ohio Center of Excellence for Mathematics and Science Teacher Education. This center aims to improve the teaching and learning of mathematics and science in schools and universities through collaboration among four higher education institutions, a variety of K-12 school districts, professional development centers, and the Ohio Resource Center.
• Three faculty members of the College of Education and Human Services were awarded a $3.5 million grant to enhance the literacy enrichment and achievement of preschool children.
• After three years in operation, over 40% of First Ring Leadership Academy graduates have made career moves into progressively responsible positions and now over 60% of them hold leadership positions, such as assistant principals, central office supervisors and personnel directors in First Ring schools. The academy will begin its fourth cohort in the fall of 2007. As a result of strategic planning done in 2006, the academy will spend the spring semester evaluating its best practice procedures in order to strengthen the delivery of programs and services as well as academy communications. We will also be offering several leadership forums and seminars to our graduates and other leaders from this region.
• Under its auspices, the college operates the Greater Cleveland Education Development Center to provide for the continuing education of teachers throughout the area.
• The college leads Ohio in the number of master's degrees awarded to African Americans and the number of students who have completed adolescent/young adult licensure programs in mathematics and science.
• The college received the Ohio Association of Teacher Educators’ Outstanding Field Experience Program Award for the internship component of its alternative master’s degree and licensure program in urban secondary teaching.
• The innovative field-based Master of Urban Secondary Teaching Program (MUST) is a 13-month selective graduate teacher education program that prepares secondary teachers who are committed to teaching mathematics, science, social studies, and English in urban schools.
• The School of Nursing has partnerships with the Cleveland Clinic Foundation and Lakeland Community College for the RN to BSN Completion Program. These unique partnerships afford RN professionals the opportunity to complete their bachelor's degree by taking nursing courses one day per week.
• The School of Nursing has community outreach activities with the Cleveland Foodbank, Trinity Cathedral and other area facilities meeting the health needs of those individuals living in poverty and provides opportunity for student to engage in service learning activities.
• The School of Nursing is the first state-funded institution in Ohio to offer a direct freshman entry program where students are admitted into the nursing program during their first year, ensuring their degree completion within a four-year time frame.
• The graduates of the BSN program have a State Licensure (NCLEX) passing rate higher than the national average.
• Ph.D. faculty in Urban Education collaborate with colleagues at Kent State, Youngstown State and Akron universities to provide doctoral-level preparation for school administrators.
• With active grants in excess of $12 million, the college has maintained its lead at CSU for attracting external funding to support centers of excellence in mathematics/science/technology, literacy, school leadership, urban education, and professional development.  These centers along with approximately 50 partnerships provide opportunities for students to work with faculty on field-based research and collaborative initiatives with local schools, community agencies, arts organizations, and health care facilities.  In other areas of scholarly productivity, faculty published eight books, 38 book chapters, and 95 journal articles in 2005-06.
• Since 2003, three education faculty members have received a Fulbright Scholar Award in recognition of their globally acknowledged accomplishments in teaching, research, and service. They are Dr. Ralph Mawdsley, Dr. Roland Pourdavood, and Dr. Lih-Ching Chen Wang.
• Plans are underway to construct a new, state-of-the-art building to house the College of Education & Human Services.  This building is projected to open in 2009.
• The college has developed and implemented an electronic portfolio system to provide for continuous assessment and collection of performance data; the e-Portfolio Systems is also used by students to generate employment portfolios that showcase their work.
• The college has developed an upper-division program for honors students in education.

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College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

• The college has over 160 faculty members in the arts, humanities, and social sciences; almost all hold a Ph.D., M.F.A., or other terminal degree in their field. Several faculty have been Fulbright, Guggenheim or Woodrow Wilson Fellows. As active researchers, CLASS faculty publish an average of 15 books and dozens of articles and book chapters each year.
• Faculty have received awards from the Council on Graduate Schools, the National Endowment for the Humanities, IREX, the U.S. Department of Education, the Ohio Arts Council, the Ohio Humanities Council, the Cleveland Arts Prize, the Rome Prize, and other external entities.
• The college is home or host to a number of research and cultural centers, including:
  • Art Gallery: presents exhibitions of student and faculty art, and special exhibits of artists who are recognized internationally and nationally.
  • Black Studies Program, which includes the Howard A. Mims African American Cultural Center and the Jazz Heritage Orchestra.
  • Bioethics Center and certificate program, which maintains a collaboration with the Bio-Ethics Network of Ohio (BENO).
  • Butler Jones Lecture each spring semester by an eminent sociologist. The lecture series also awards a scholarship each year to a continuing student in Sociology.
  • Center for Arts and Innovation with foci on dance and movement, creative words and music, and creative thought.
  • Cleveland Contemporary Players, a center dedicated to performance of new works by living composers.
  • The Cleveland Stater: campus newspaper produced by journalism students in the School of Communication.
  • Communication Research Center in the School of Communication, to serve area businesses and organizations, featuring focus groups and a computer-aided telephone interview (CATI) system.
  • Crooked River: an electronic journal on social and urban history featuring articles by faculty, students, and professionals in Northeast Ohio.
  • Cultural Crossings interdisciplinary lecture series: four lectures a year by nationally known scholars or artists.
  • Independent Film Program: an adjunct to Film Studies in the School of Communication.
  • Indian Scholar Program: sponsors a visiting scholar from India in alternate years.
  • Poetry Center: nationally recognized press that publishes new books by poets.
  • Social History and the City project in the History Department: includes a Web-based Ohio Local History Archive, Crooked River electronic journal, and the Thomas F. Campbell annual seminar on the city.
  • Sundown Jazz Series: the longest-running jazz series in Cleveland.
  • Women's Comprehensive Program, including the Re-Entry Women's Project and a major and minor in Women's Studies.

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College of Science

• Over 40 undergraduate programs of study are available.
• More than 100 full-time faculty teach in the College; almost all of them hold a Ph.D. degree.
• Faculty are authors of internationally acclaimed textbooks and research papers, including the most successful physics textbook ever written.
• Faculty have received nationally competitive awards from the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, and the American Heart Association, among many others, for their innovative research. Faculty have also been awarded patents.
• Faculty members have been recognized as Fulbright and Carnegie Scholars.
• Students participate in research, study, and practice activities at Cleveland State, as well as at such institutions as the Cleveland Clinic's Lerner Research Institute; the Cuyahoga Valley National Park; and an array of local service, education, and health agencies.
• Individual academic advising assistance is provided by professional advisers in the College of Science Advising Center as well as by faculty members within the departments.
• As Cleveland State is a member of the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Pharmacy (NEOUCOP), Cleveland State students enjoy preferential admissions to the Doctor of Pharmacy program, with NEOUCOP reserving a set number of seats in each entering class for qualified Cleveland State students.
• A 3 + 4 articulation agreement exists with the Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine. This program consists of three years of pre-professional study at Cleveland State, and for qualifying students, four years of study at Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine (OCPM) to receive a doctorate in Podiatric Medicine from OCPM. Students may apply for a B.S. in Biology or Health Sciences upon completion of required B.S. course work during their first year(s) of study at OCPM.
• Health Science, Speech and Hearing, and Psychology undergraduate programs prepare students excellently for entering highly reputable Cleveland State graduate programs. These graduate programs have an overall success rate of close to 100% of their students passing licensure examinations in Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Speech and Hearing, and School Psychology.
• Physics ranks 5th in the nation in number of bachelor degrees awarded (2006).
• Evening majors are offered in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Psychology. Selected evening classes are also offered by other departments.
• Co-op and internship opportunities are available.
• Undergraduate research opportunities with Cleveland State faculty are available.
• Most departments have an honors program.

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Fenn College of Engineering

• Fenn Academy— This consortium between Fenn College of Engineering and a group of high schools and corporations will boost regional economic development and encourage ninth through 12th grade students to pursue careers in engineering and technology. The academy will provide educational activities, technical support and, when possible, financial means to students throughout their entire educational experience, starting in high school and progressing through their college years. The academy also will provide high school teachers with state-of-the-art technologies, training and access to laboratory facilities.
   
  Lakewood High School, the West Shore Career Technical District and Middough Consulting Inc. have signed on as academy partners, with other schools and business expected to soon follow. Mr. Ron Ledin, Middough's president and CEO, is chairman of Fenn Academy's Oversight Board. He is a 1968 alumnus with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. Dr. Bahman Ghorashi is the director of Fenn Academy.
   
  Fenn Scholars, the students selected for the academy, will study a pre-engineering curriculum that will provide them with the academic and technical competencies required to be automatically admitted to the Fenn College of Engineering when they graduate from high school.
   
  Fenn Academy's rigorous academic study, scholarships, co-op opportunities, internships and job-shadowing opportunities will produce a highly educated work force in such emerging fields as fuel cell and biomedical technologies. Fenn Academy will provide Northeast Ohio with engineering professionals who will be motivated to stay in the region when they graduate, providing the skills and knowledge to help area employers compete in the global market. The first class of students began studies in the Fenn Academy in Fall 2006.
• Cleveland State Named University Transportation Center (UTC) – Cleveland State's UTC will focus exclusively on the critical issue of work zone safety and has strong support from the Ohio Department of Transportation, industry organizations, general contractors, highway construction firms and unions.
   
  Housed in our Fenn College of Engineering, the UTC will be a key player in helping the heavy highway construction industry increase safety without sacrificing efficiency within construction work zones across the nation and will be a vital regional source of transportation engineering talent for the heavy highway industry.
• Dr. Charles Alexander, professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, saw the second edition of his textbook Fundamentals of Electric Circuits, with co-author Matthew N.O. Sadiku, published by McGraw Hill in 2004. The text has been published in English, Korean, Chinese, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese and has sold over 10,000 copies worldwide. It is intended for use in the introductory circuit analysis or circuit theory course taught in electrical engineering or electrical engineering technology programs.
• The Donald Bently and Agnes Muszynska Endowed Chair in Rotating Machinery was created with a $1 million gift from Dr. Donald E. Bently, P.E., a globally recognized authority on rotor dynamics and vibration monitoring and diagnostics, and Agnes Muszynska, Ph.D., an internationally renowned scientist in the area of machinery dynamics. The Bently and Muszynska Chair has been awarded to Dr. Jerzy T. Sawicki, professor of Mechanical Engineering.
• The Tesla Chair in Engineering has been created to support a faculty member with research expertise in the area of electromechanical energy conversion devices and rotating machines.
• The Center for Research in Electronics and Aerospace Technology (CREATE) has been established in the Fenn College of Engineering with a $2.4 million grant from the NASA Glenn Research Center . The center’s mission is to create, sustain, and manage research programs in aerospace electric activities. Its technological focus will be in the areas of rotating machines, intelligent and autonomous systems, diagnostic and prognostic health monitoring, and modular power components.
• The course Introduction to Engineering Design has been added to the freshman-year engineering curriculum. In this course students learn and apply through hands-on activities some of the skills that are integral to being successful engineers, such as the use of creativity to solve open-ended problems, the engineering design process, the use of tools and instrumentation, and principles of operation of basic electrical and mechanical devices.
• A new center has been established at Cleveland State under the sponsorship of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The Center for Modeling Integrated Metabolic Systems (MIMS) combines resources from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland State University, and University Hospitals of Cleveland. This center is led by an interdisciplinary team of engineers, medical doctors, and biologists; it combines mathematical modeling, computer simulation, and in-vivo experimentation to quantify relationships between cellular metabolism and physiological responses of tissue-organ systems and the whole body. Primary emphasis is given to modeling cellular metabolism in four major tissue-organ systems: skeletal muscle, brain, heart, and liver. Such models allow quantitative evaluation of metabolic pathways and regulatory mechanisms under normal and abnormal conditions as well as disease states. Details and more information can be found at http://www.csuohio.edu/mims/
• Dr. Bahman Ghorashi, interim dean of Engineering, has recently published a book to help students succeed in life. As a scientist and faculty member, Professor Ghorashi spends much of his time researching and teaching such topics as laser anemometry, agile manufacturing and fluid mechanics. But as an individual who is passionate about helping young people succeed in life, he's written a self-help book that he hopes will become a must-read for teens and young adults. How to Become an Exceptionally Successful Young Person: A Guide to Early Planning and a Roadmap to Success PLUS How to Face Worry, Defeat, and Uncertainty and Rise Above Them All was published by Universe Inc. in Fall 2004. Visit http://www.csuohio.edu/chemical_engineering/news/articles/gh_book.htm for more details.
• PPG Industries awards $5.8 million in patents to Cleveland State University. PPG and CSU's collaboration in engineering technology afford unique research and learning opportunities for Cleveland State faculty and students. PPG's donation includes more that 19 U.S. and worldwide patents and know-how related to the highly regarded "P10"process. This technology, developed over the past two decades, has demonstrated superior, energy-efficient glass processing that can be applied to all glass products including glass fiber, containers, and tableware and has potential impact on a wide range of products and processes beyond the glass industry. The innovative science behind the donated technology has the potential to transform the glass industry dramatically by reducing the energy consumed in forming glass into products and revitalizing the U.S. , and particularly Ohio 's, glass industry, which provides jobs for over 10,000 highly trained employees and contributes over $7 billion in sales annually. Visit http://www.csuohio.edu/chemical_engineering/news/articles/glassresearch.htm for more details.
• Wright Center: A 33-member partnership – led by Cleveland State University – has been awarded $23 million from the state of Ohio's Third Frontier program to establish a Wright Center of Innovation for Ohio on Cleveland State's downtown campus. Gov. Bob Taft announced the award at a standing-room-only news conference on the Cleveland State campus. The Wright Center for Sensor Systems Engineering (WCSSE) – a statewide network of industry, higher education, and government agencies – will provide over $51 million in matching funds to augment the $23.8 million seed grant to operate a "one-stop shop" for industry working on integrating sensor systems into their products. In a highly competitive bidding process, Cleveland State partnered with 32 academic, corporate, nonprofit and government collaborators to make its case for the coveted center.

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Cleveland-Marshall College of Law

• Founded 1897
• The first law school in Ohio to admit women
• One of the first law schools in Ohio to admit minorities
• Accredited by the American Bar Association since 1957
• Member of the Association of American Law Schools since 1970
• Forty-seven full-time faculty, including legal writing and clinical professors
• Four named professorships, including the Leon M. and Gloria Plevin Endowed Professorship, the Charles R. Emrick Jr. – Calfee, Halter & Griswold Endowed Professorship, the James A. Thomas Distinguished Professorship, and the Joseph C. Hostetler – Baker & Hostetler Chair in Law
• Second highest pass rate among Ohio law schools for first time takers of the July 2007 Ohio Bar Exam
• Two student-edited journals: The Cleveland State Law Review and The Journal of Law and Health
• ABA prize-winning student newspaper: The Gavel
• Four clinics: Employment Law Clinic, Environmental Law and Policy Clinic, Fair Housing Clinic, and Urban Development Law Clinic
• Full- and part-time degree programs leading to J.D. and LL.M. degrees; joint degree programs leading to J.D./M.B.A., J.D./M.P.A., J.D./M.A.E.S., J.D./M.S.E.S., and J.D./M.U.P.D.D.
• Concentrations in Business Law, Civil Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Criminal Law, and Employment and Labor Law
• Externships including state and federal Judicial Externships, U.S. Attorney Externship, Public Interest Externships with the Federal Public Defender, Cuyahoga County Public Defender and Cuyahoga County Prosecutor, among other placements, and student-designed Independent Externships.
• Summer Institute for Law Students in St. Petersburg, Russia
• Lecture series including the Cleveland-Marshall Fund Visiting Scholars Program, the Criminal Justice Forum, the Employment and Labor Law Speakers Series, the Forrest B. Weinberg Memorial Lecture Series, and the Baker-Hostetler Visiting Scholar Lectures
• Pro Bono and Community Service Programs
• Newly renovated and expanded building, including state-of-the-art Law Library, housing the state’s second largest law collection
• Fourteen “high-tech” classrooms, including the Joseph W. Bartunek III Moot Court Room
• Over 20 student organizations, serving the interests of a diverse and engaged student body

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Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs

• The College ranks among the top 10 urban affairs schools in the United States.
• U.S. News and World Report’s 2008 edition of “America’s Best Graduate Schools” ranks the MPA program specialty, city management and urban policy, second in the nation.
• Many of the outstanding faculty have national reputations for scholarship and community involvement.
• Ninety-five percent of the full-time faculty have doctorate or juris doctor degrees. Several are nationally and internationally-recognized experts in public administration, urban planning, and other fields.
• Alumni of the College in public management include two mayors of Cleveland, several Cleveland City Council members, numerous suburban mayors, city managers, planning directors, police officers, fire chiefs, and emergency management personnel.
• Alumni currently hold executive or leadership positions in nonprofit and private sector organizations such as the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority, Cleveland Hopkins Airport, Cleveland Metroparks, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Key Bank, National City Bank, Ernst & Young, Progressive Insurance, the Cleveland Clinic, Metrohealth Medical Center, and many community development agencies.
• The College’s degree and certificate programs attract students of many backgrounds and age groups who are passionate about revitalizing their communities. Urban Affairs graduates are making a difference in their community, the region, the state of Ohio, and the nation.
• Hands-on learning in small classes that engage students in the community is an outstanding feature of the curriculum at the Levin College.
• In required internships, students work to find solutions to real problems faced by local agencies and governments. Internships provide students with work experience in their field of concentration and often lead to placement upon graduation.
• Many online courses are offered, as well as interactive video distance learning courses. Traditional classes are offered at convenient times during the day, evening, and weekend, at CSU’s downtown campus and at the East Center and West Center extended campuses.
• The Levin College of Urban Affairs confers the Bachelor of Arts degree with major programs in:
  • Urban Studies
  • Nonprofit Management
  • Public Safety Management
  • Environmental Studies
  • Organizational Leadership (pending final approval)
    
• A Bachelor of Science degree in Economic Development is currently being planned.
• The College offers three five-year Bachelor’s to Master’s programs:
  • BA/MPA in Public Administration
  • BA/MA in Environmental Studies
  • BA/MNAL in Nonprofit Administration and Leadership
• Students in any discipline may elect to pursue a minor in Environmental Studies, Urban Studies, or Nonprofit Administration
• The College offers an undergraduate Certificate program in Geographical Information Systems.
• The College offers Cleveland State’s only credit-for-life-experience opportunity through its Accreditation and Assessment of Prior Learning Experience (AAPLE) program. Students receive undergraduate academic credit for substantial previous learning outside the classroom that is related to urban affairs.
• Degree Completion Programs are available for graduates of community colleges with degrees in public administration, law enforcement, fire science, paralegal studies, nursing, physician's assistant, and human services to complete their Bachelor of Arts degree through articulation agreements between their college and the Levin College.
• Learning Communities courses are available in the Levin College in a cluster of courses focusing on the theme “Energy and the City.” In Urban Studies and Physics courses, students learn how human civilization interacts with and changes its environment. The courses enroll a common cohort of just 25 students, providing highly motivated students the opportunity to complete several introductory courses in a rich and intellectually compelling way. They promote faculty engagement with beginning students, and advance students’ understanding of issues that cross subject boundaries.
• The YMCA Professional Studies Program, a partnership between the Levin College and the Cleveland area YMCA, offers YMCA professionals the opportunity to advance in their careers by following a course of study including 18 credits of CSU courses to earn YMCA Senior Director Certification. It also provides job opportunities in the YMCA for CSU students.
• The College’s Office of Student Services provides academic advising, coordination of internships, graduate assistantships, and scholarship awards.
• Career development services are offered to current students and alumni through mentoring programs, resume review, and job referrals.
• The Levin College confers the following graduate degrees:
  • Ph.D. in Urban Studies and Public Affairs
  • M.A. in Environmental Studies
  • Master of Public Administration (MPA)
  • Master of Nonprofit Administration and Leadership (MNAL)
  • Master of Urban Planning, Design, and Development (MUPDD)
  • M.S. in Urban Studies
  • Dual degrees JD/MPA, JD/MUPDD and JD/MA in Environmental Studies, in conjunction with the College of Law
• Master of Public Administration program is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA)
• Master of Urban Planning, Design, and Development (MUPDD) program is accredited by the Planning Accreditation Board
• Research, Public Service, and Community Outreach Centers include:
  • Center for Economic Development
  • Center for Health Equity
  • Center for Housing Research and Policy
  • Center for Leadership Development
  • Center for Neighborhood Development
  • Center for Nonprofit Policy and Practice
  • Center for Planning Research and Practice
  • Center for Public Management
  • Center for Sacred Landmarks
  • Great Lakes Environmental Finance Center (GLEFC)
  • Northern Ohio Data and Information Service (NODIS)
  • Ohio Center for the Advancement of Women in Public Service
  • Unger International Center for Local Government Leadership
• The Levin College Forum is a community gathering place to discuss challenges, create opportunities, and celebrate accomplishments. It provides programs of thoughtful public debate, innovative thinking, new ideas, and timely action addressing critical issues that impact Northeast Ohio. Issues ranging from economic growth and development, the lakefront plan, affordable housing, poverty, race, and sustainable development are presented at the Forum.
• Glickman-Miller Hall, completed in 2000, is home to the college. Forum programs meet in the beautiful, spacious atrium, which is equipped to broadcast television, satellite, and two-way interactive programs. There are also technology-equipped classrooms and seminar rooms, a distance-learning room, computer labs, and an interactive media lab.
• The Thomas F. Campbell, Ph.D. Exhibition Gallery houses special exhibits prepared by the college to complement special forum programs.

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