May 13, 2005
For a decade I have sought to realize the promise of international distance education while avoiding perils that compromise academic standards -- malfunctioning computers, technologically challenged students, high attrition, network downtime, time zone differences, and the difficulty of replicating face to face classroom interaction live videoconferences.
May 16, 2005
The UC College of Law's 172nd annual Hooding Ceremony takes place May 21, marking the finish line for Sean Arthurs and about 125 other third-year law students. Arthurs will then prepare to help the burgeoning Latino community in Greater Cincinnati with their legal needs, after he was awarded one of the nation's most prestigous law fellowships on the basis of his proposals to serve that community.
May 19, 2005
A new Academic Success plan includes minimum admissions standards.
June 2, 2005
UC will award Tim Clarke with an honorary doctorate at 2005 Commencement.
June 5, 2005
UC s Commencement is packing the house, after it was redesigned this year to become a more personal experience for graduates.
June 13, 2005
Louis D. Bilionis has been selected to become the new dean of the University of Cincinnati College of Law.
June 14, 2005
University of Cincinnati sports researcher Kevin Grace delves into the first half of the 20th century as he writes about his favorite era of baseball. He writes that while the Reds were an average team on the field in those decades, they developed a management vision that defined how the game is played today.
June 27, 2005
Making good on a promise to be accountable, President Zimpher issued the first-ever President's Report Card to the Board of Trustees. It assesses the university's progress on the goals of its strategic vision, UC|21: Defining the New Urban Research University.
June 28, 2005
Every winter, a unique $12 million scholarship competition on UC s campus draws the nation s best and brightest high school seniors from near and far. UC is now announcing the top 10 awardees.
July 13, 2005
Kristin Brandser of the UC College of Law faculty will help lead a July 19 mock trial program at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center that examines the legal aspects of the historical case of Margaret Garner.