Signature Initiative Leverages UC’s ‘Innovation DNA’
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NEXT Innovation Scholars Program Helps Carry on Institutional Legacy
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Innovation has always been a hallmark of UC — we created cooperative education, after all. Employing an innovative approach in everything we do remains central to the university’s ethos, and it’s never been more evident than right now. You can see it manifested through such pillars as the 1819 Innovation Hub and Co-op 2.0, in the breakthrough accomplishments of our alumni, and in the ways our students are challenged to realize their full potential and make a substantial impact. This is exemplified by our NEXT Innovation Scholars Program.
Society faces constant change and complicated global challenges, which create opportunities for innovation and transformation. This landscape demands a steady influx of talent with the knowledge, tools and responsiveness to boldly create the future rather than react to it. The NEXT Innovation Scholars Program answers the call by recruiting and developing forward-thinking problem solvers who embrace ambiguity with the curiosity and confidence required of innovative leaders. Fully aligned with UC’s Next Lives Here strategic direction and using an inherently human-centric approach, it builds upon and supplements traditional degree programs, leveraging UC’s signature strengths and strategic relationships to immerse our NEXT Innovation Scholars in the fields, disciplines and cultures where creative minds can thrive.
Our alma mater’s reputation has been made largely through the innovative achievements of our alumni, who exhibit excellence in countless walks of life. We honored this success just last month at the UC Alumni Celebration, specifically recognizing 18 accomplished Bearcats. Without a doubt, future alumni honorees will arise from the outstanding students who comprise the impressive cohorts of NEXT Innovation Scholars — which means we can come full circle and safely say that innovation will always be a hallmark of UC.
Go Bearcats!
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Jennifer L. Heisey '97
Chief Alumni Officer
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UC Alumni Success
Captured in New
Cincinnati Mural
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Thanks to their breakthrough achievements and impact, the likenesses of 18 honorees from last month’s UC Alumni Celebration will adorn a four-story building in Cincinnati’s Over-the-Rhine neighborhood through next March.
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University Community
Unites for Successful
UC Day of Giving
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The annual UC Day of Giving, held April 8-9, from nearly 3,000 donors to support scholarships, foster innovation, and sustain the UC community.
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Alumnus Keeps Finding Ways to Give Back
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As a proud Bearcat for Life, pediatrician Chris Peltier, A&S ’91, Med ’95, has supplemented his career with enormous devotion to his alma mater. With his wife Marla, A&S ’91, CECH ’93, he has endowed a scholarship for students in his specific field.
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Cincinnati Football to Visit Fans in the Community
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With the 2025 UC Football season less than four months away, the 2025 Ball and Brew Tour, featuring Coach Scott Satterfield and three of his top players, will meet fans on May 7 and 21 at a pair of Cincinnati venues.
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Sewer Tech Startup
is Flushing Out
Pipeline Problems
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Future Sales
Leaders Benefiting
Greatly from Grau Center
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1819 Learning Lab Lifts Local Business Ecosystem
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As a collaborative space for the region’s business leaders, area entrepreneurs, and UC’s powerful collection of resources, the 1819 Learning Lab is establishing itself as Cincinnati’s launchpad for innovation.
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Gift Planning Assistance
for Alumni
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The UC Foundation's Gift Planning team has helped thousands of UC alumni develop strategies to meet their estate planning goals. Learn more about this service that is complimentary for all alumni.
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UC Launches Adaptive Program for Rural Students
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UC Futures: Rural & Small-Town Scholars Summer Program, set to debut next month, is designed to ease the transition for high school sophomores and juniors planning for college life in a major city.
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Major Gift Will Broaden Opportunities at UC’s Regional Colleges
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Various forms of student support, including co-ops, internships and scholarships, are available to UC Blue Ash and UC Clermont students, thanks to a $5 million gift from an anonymous donor.
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Alumni Have a World of Great Travel Options Ahead
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The map of UC Alumni Travel Program destinations over the next year-plus runs from the highlands of Scotland to the site of Africa’s Great Migration, and several memorable points in between.
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Alumnus Grateful for Opportunity to Help Next Generation
An appreciation for co-op’s impact on his student experience and readiness for the urban design field compelled Blake Young, DAAP ’16, to hire and mentor a Bearcat interested in following in Young’s footsteps.
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