Alumni Success on Display During Alumni Week
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UC ALUMNI CELEBRATION TO HONOR IMPRESSIVE GROUP OF OUTSTANDING BEARCATS
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In the University of Cincinnati’s rich 205-year history, our alumni have made a BIG impact on the world. Each spring during Alumni Week, we recognize these tremendous collective contributions, and next Thursday’s UC Alumni Celebration provides this year’s splendid centerpiece. Our 2024 class of 18 alumni honorees will be the stars of the show. In fact, right now they’re literally bigger than life as the subjects of a striking new mural being completed in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood on Vine Street between downtown Cincinnati and our Clifton campus (adding to Cincinnati’s reputation for outstanding public street art).
Leading the way is Dean Kereiakes, MD, PhD, A&S ’75, Med ’78, Hon ’14, who will receive our highest alumni honor, the William Howard Taft Medal for Notable Achievement. As one of the nation’s leading cardiologists, Dr. Kereiakes and his fellow honorees exemplify how our lifelong Bearcats are “Boldly Defining Next” through their varied accomplishments and enormous influence.
A seasonal bookend to fall’s Homecoming festivities (mark your calendar for Oct. 19 when the Bearcats host new Big 12 member Arizona State), Alumni Week is a central element of the UC Alumni Association’s ongoing work in facilitating and championing alumni success. After all, a true measure of UC’s value is the success of our alumni, because preparing our students and supporting our graduates to make their own unique mark is our collective purpose.
I hope you’ll have the opportunity to join us next week and further strengthen your relationship with your alma mater.
Go Bearcats!
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Jennifer L. Heisey '97
Chief Alumni Officer
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Day of Giving Unites Bearcats in Support of UC
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UC Day of Giving, the 7th annual, 24-hour philanthropic event that supports causes throughout the UC community, will run noon to noon April 9-10. This year’s edition features an array of special challenges and matches.
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UC Names Next
Foundation Leader
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O. Richard Bundy III has been named president of the UC Foundation and UC’s vice president of advancement. He was previously vice president for development and alumni relations at Penn State.
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‘New Heights Live’
Coming to Nippert
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Super Bowl champions and UC alumni Jason Kelce, Bus ’10, and Travis Kelce, A&S ’22, are bringing their award-winning New Heights podcast to Cincinnati for a special live event at Nippert Stadium on April 11.
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Chicago-Area Bearcats to Celebrate Alumni Success
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The Chicagoans for Cincy! Celebration on May 9 will unite alumni to honor a trio of standout Bearcats while raising funds for the Chicagoans for Cincy! Alumni Scholarship.
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UC Medical Center Named One of World’s Best
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WATCH: Mini-Documentary Shows How CCM Produces a Show
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A new short film offers a behind-the-scenes look at how CCM students put their education into action and bring a musical — in this case the classic “Sweet Charity” — to the stage.
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DAAP, A&S Launch Cutting-Edge Games and Animation Program
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UC’s College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning has collaborated with the College of Arts and Sciences to create a new degree program around the growing games and animation space while blending traditional art and digital media.
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California City’s Harbor Cleanup Leverages UC-Based Innovation
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When heavy rains created a sea of debris in the harbor at Huntington Beach, Calif., the city turned to a UC-backed startup called Clean Earth Rovers to robotically collect the surface flotsam.
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Slate of Standouts
Honored at Annual
Business Celebration
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Take Me Out to
‘Bearcats at the Ballpark’
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The UC family’s annual visit to Great American Ball Park will be May 4 when the Cincinnati Reds host the Baltimore Orioles. Giveaways include an exclusive Reds and UC co-branded hat for the first 500 tickets purchased.
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College Degree Caps Inspiring Journey
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‘CCM Speaks’ to
Feature Vibrant Dialogue Among Alumni
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A new alumni-focused experience called “CCM Speaks” will bring four alumni presenters together April 19 for stimulating discussion about how their careers can inspire their fellow alumni.
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Accurso Named
Dean of CAHS
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Charity Accurso, PhD, who has been interim dean of UC’s College of Allied Health Sciences since the summer of 2022, has been officially appointed the college’s dean.
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New ‘Golden Bearcat’ Credits UC for Career Inspiration
As she marked 50 years since her graduation from UC, Linda Bennett, A&S ’74, ’78, ’81, reflected on how UC prepared her to be an effective leader in higher education, including nine years as a university president.
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Alumnus Making His Mark in Athlete Management
André Eanes, CECH ’12, grew his early love of sports into a firm he co-owns with his brother, cultivating opportunities for NBA and NFL athletes, including fellow Clevelander and Bearcat Travis Kelce.
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