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Out to change the world

September 15, 2020

Kalyaani Patel enjoys being pushed out of her comfort zone. It’s something she’s sought out since an early age. At age 11, her parents allowed her to leave her Zambian home where they had relocated when she was young and attend boarding school in her native India. This did have its challenges for the young adventure-seeker. “It was a bit of a culture shock, going from Zambia to India,” she shares. “It took me at least a year to settle in.” After high school graduation, Kalyaani returned to Zambia. Instead of going straight to college, she took a “gap year” and volunteered in Zambia for Population Council, a New York-based organization researching AIDS and HIV. This experience sparked her interest in psychology and she decided she was ready for college. The University of Cincinnati appealed to her, in part, because she had two cousins enrolled here. This time the transition was easy. “I thought when I had come from Zambia to here, it would have another culture shock, Kalyaani says. “But I actually made friends quickly.”

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Recycling: Everybody’s doing it? Not exactly.

April 13, 2020

Ease of recycling in Cincinnati depends on where or how you live, what your views are on recycling and confusion over what can be recycled, according to a research project conducted by UC students.

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What is Organizational Leadership?

November 12, 2021

By Erinn Sweet What happens when companies and organizations value people over profit? Can leadership in the workplace be taught, or is it a practiced skill? These and other questions are just few of the timely topics addressed in UC’s Organizational Leadership major, offered through the College of Arts and Sciences, designed to teach students to cultivate and apply leadership skills in corporate, nonprofit, or community settings. The program combines a liberal arts education with a curriculum that focuses on theoretical and practical study of leadership. In the classroom, students gain tactical career experience through class projects, guest lectures, and certifications that provide them with marketable knowledge. “This degree is a pathway,” says assistant professor Tom Mobley. He notes that at least one-third of students graduate with a professional certification (for example, certification through the Society for Human Resource Management). Mobley adds that about 60 percent of students complete an internship during their undergraduate career.