Wright State professors named “Heroes of Emergency Medicine”

By Dave Larsen | Tuesday, December 2, 2008, 09:59 AM

The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) has selected three physicians and educators affiliated with the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine to be honored as “Heroes of Emergency Medicine.”

Dr. Glenn Hamilton, Dr. Joan Kolodzik and Dr. Jonathan Singer, all faculty members within the school’s department of emergency medicine, were nominated by colleagues to be recognized for their significant contributions to emergency medicine, their communities and their patients.

The “Heroes of Emergency Medicine” program is part of a yearlong celebration of ACEP’s 40th anniversary. With 12 honorees selected from medical schools, hospitals and other health care organizations throughout Ohio, the three Wright State faculty members represent 25 percent of the state’s “heroes” and the highest number affiliated with any single institution.

Dr. Hamilton is professor and chair of emergency medicine and serves as Board Chair of the school’s National Center for Medical Readiness (NCMR), an innovative training center he co-founded to pioneer new approaches to civil medical readiness.

Dr. Kolodzik is assistant clinical professor of emergency medicine; director of education/EMS for Premiere Health Care Services and attending emergency physician at Upper Valley Medical Center in Troy.

Dr. Singer is associate program director and director of scholarly works for the medical school’s emergency medicine residency program, and is one of the first professors in the nation to specialize in pediatric emergency medicine.

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African-American males focus of upcoming public hearing.

By Kelly Mori | Tuesday, December 2, 2008, 08:27 AM

Springfield is one of 15 Ohio cities chosen to take part in public hearings designed to address the needs of the state’s African-American male population.

The public hearing will be held 6 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 4, at Wittenberg University’s Shouvlin Center. It is sponsored by the Ohio Commission on African-American Males.

The commission, at the request of Ohio Governor Ted Strickland, is holding hearings throughout the state. The 15 participating cities represent 80 percent of the state’s African-American population. About 18 percent of Springfield’s population is African-American, according to the 2000 U.S. Census.

The Commission, which is working with the Ohio State University Kirwan Institute, identifies and promotes strategies and public policies to foster improvements in social, economic and educational opportunities for African-American males.

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Opera Scenes at Cedarville

By Kelly Mori | Monday, December 1, 2008, 06:00 AM

The Cedarville Opera Ensemble will perform its fourth annual Opera Scenes Program,7 p.m., Thursday and Friday, Dec. 4 and 5.

The singers will perform, in English, four opera scenes taken from Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” and “Don Giovanni” and Kurt Weill’s “Street Scene.”

Cedarville’s assistant director of music, Taylor Ferranti, will give a brief plot summary before each scene.

Student performers include Stephanie Haines, Lisbeth Cummings, Catherine Stampfli, Katie Lutz, Stacey Keller, Alise Merrin, Emily Sammons, Joshua Griffith, Greg Gallagher and Ian Casper.

Opera Scenes will be performed in the Dixon Center.

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Universities host Handel community sings

By Kelly Mori | Saturday, November 29, 2008, 06:00 AM

Cedarville and Wittenberg universities will give the public two opportunities to sing all or portions of Handel’s Messiah next Sunday and Monday, Dec. 7 and 8.

Cedarville will hold its holiday sing 6 p.m. Dec. 7 in the Dixon Ministry Center.

The Cedarville University bands, choirs and ensembles will lead the sing that will include carols sung by the audience, the reading of the Christmas Story and a public singing of the Hallelujah Chorus.

Wittenberg will host the 27th annual Community Sing of Handel’s Messiah at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 8 in Weaver Chapel.

Established choirs of Wittenberg and the surrounding Springfield area are invited to participate. Singers are asked to bring their own complete score. Admission is free.

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Charles Saxbe appointed to Central State University Board of Trustees

By Dave Larsen | Wednesday, November 26, 2008, 04:01 PM

Gov. Ted Strickland on Wednesday, Nov. 26, appointed Charles Saxbe to the Central State University Board of Trustees.

Saxbe, of Columbus, has served since 1982 as an attorney for Chester, Wilcox, and Saxbe LLP. He was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives in 1974 where he served four terms. Saxbe also served in the U.S. Marines and was discharged with the rank of captain. He received a bachelor’s degree from Southern Methodist University in 1969 and a law degree from The Ohio State University in 1975.

Central State’s Board of Trustees sets the tuition and fees of the university, hires and fixes the compensation of the school’s employees and ensures the successful operation of the university.

Central State in Wilberforce is a public, historically black university. It has an enrollment of 2,200 students.

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Merit trumps need in institutional aid awards

By Kelly Mori | Wednesday, November 26, 2008, 09:47 AM

Colleges and Universities awarded more merit-based aid than need-based aid to students last year, according to a report released this week by the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC).

In 1994 colleges and universities, overall, awarded 27 percent of their financial aid according to merit and 66 percent according to need, the NACAC reported.

In 2007, merit-based aid accounted for 43 percent of institutional awards while need-based aid accounted for 27 percent.

“While the concept of need-blind admission was developed to ensure that students were not rejected due to financial need, admission practices that utilize differential financial aid targeting have emerged recently as colleges grapple with difficult aid allocation decisions,” NACAC president William McClintick, stated in a news release. “While such practices are, in many cases, well-intentioned, they provoke questions from stakeholders concerned about access for low-income students, fairness in college pricing, rising college costs and the use of institutional aid.”

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Ohio among top 10 states in study abroad and international students

By Dave Larsen | Tuesday, November 25, 2008, 12:01 PM

Ohio is among the top 10 states in the nation for the number of undergraduate students studying abroad and the number of international students studying at its colleges and universities, according to the Open Doors 2008 report. The report, released Nov. 25, is published annually by the Institute of International Education with support from the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

Open Doors reports that Ohio had 19,373 foreign students in 2007-2008 (up 4 percent from 2006-2007), and estimated their expenditures in the state at $429.5 million. It reported the number of Ohio students studying abroad rose 4.8 percent to 10,223 over the same time period.

Miami University in Oxford ranks 25th nationally among comparable universities in undergraduate participation in study abroad programs, according to the report.

The 1,421 Miami undergraduates who earned academic credit for study abroad in 2006-2007 translates to a rate of 37 percent of Miami undergraduates going overseas by the time they graduate. That represents an increase of 11 percent from the previous year. Miami is the only Ohio doctoral institution in the top 40 for undergraduate participation in study abroad.

“Ohio has an aggressive international strategy to more effectively recruit international students and promote Ohio’s higher education system across the globe,” said Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor Eric D. Fingerhut in a media release. “While it’s good, of course, for the state to be ranked in the top 10 where we see more international students than ever coming to Ohio colleges and universities, we expect to see even larger increases in years to come as our international education strategy takes hold.”

International students coming to Ohio represent both a direct and indirect economic benefit for the state. As indicated in the Open Doors report, foreign students directly spend millions of dollars when they study in the United States, and in Ohio. In addition, one of the approaches being pursued by the University System of Ohio is to encourage international students to stay in Ohio once they have their degrees.

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