April 19, 2005

On Saturday, April 23, more than 150 Cincinnati-area parents, teachers, middle- and high-school students will participate in the 11th annual Engineer for a Day program. Engineer for A Day is hosted by the Cincinnati Alumni Extension and University of Cincinnati chapters of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) and sponsored by Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America and UC s College of Engineering. From 8:30 a.m. 3:30 p.m., students from across the tri-state area will spend their Saturday learning the many functions of engineers.

March 31, 2005

The Success Challenge Student-Parent Grant is in support of UC|21 goals to promote UC as the student-central, top-choice urban research university. The grant helps provide for the research on issues affecting retention and graduation among the student-parent population at UC.

April 6, 2005

UC s Center for Entrepreneurship Education & Research has made Entrepreneur magazine s 3rd Annual Top 100 Entrepreneurial Colleges and Universities in the U.S. MBA students from the center also placed third in the National Small Business Institute® (SBI) Case of the Year Competition.

April 25, 2005

The UC Women s Center launches a new program to provide peer support to survivors of sexual assault, intimate-partner violence and stalking. The program will recruit and train 15 students to advocate for and assist student survivors, serving as yet another dimension of UC s support system. Application deadline is May 2.

April 4, 2005

UC s Student Chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers hosted the 2005 Ohio Valley Regional Conference from March 31 through April 2.

April 24, 2005

Thirty of next year s high school juniors and seniors can learn about metal and materials this summer at UC.

April 11, 2005

The Walter H. Bucher Fund, the largest endowed fund in the Geology Department, provides travel money to graduate geology students to attend meetings. It also provides money for faculty to conduct international research during the summer.

April 13, 2005

The Stephen Marc lecture "Passage on the Underground Railroad: An Artist Exploring the Past with the Technology of the Future," sponsored by the Taft Memorial Fund and the departments of English, History, African and African American Studies and Fine Arts, is scheduled for today, April 14, at 4 p.m. in 5401 DAAP. The lecture will be followed by a reception for his exhibition at the Reed Gallery, DAAP, from 5 to 7 p.m.

May 8, 2005

The UC Center for Entrepreneurship Education & Research ("E-Center") recognizes entrepreneurial leadership and excellence at its annual Entrepreneurship Recognition Banquet each spring. The banquet, which was first held in 1999, recognizes both successful entrepreneurs who have a connection to the University of Cincinnati community, as well as students who represent the next generation of entrepreneurs.

May 1, 2005

After failing to qualify last year, the University of Cincinnati Aerocats rebounded in 2005 to take third place nationally and sixth place overall.