UC wins marketing and communication CASE awards
June 15, 2020
UC Magazine website was awarded a CASE Circle of Excellence gold medal from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.
UC College of Law to name courtroom for Honorable Sandra S. Beckwith
August 25, 2020
The University of Cincinnati Board of Trustees approved the naming of the Honorable Sandra S. Beckwith Courtroom as the primary mock trial courtroom for the University of Cincinnati College of Law.
Two Bearcats fell in love and made history
August 31, 2020
Jim Obergefell (CECH, ’90) and his late husband, John Arthur, (Bus, ‘88) met at UC. Their love story would go all the way to the Supreme Court and make same-sex marriage legal throughout the United States.
UC Foundation Board of Trustees elects five new members
August 13, 2020
The University of Cincinnati Foundation Board of Trustees has elected five new trustees to its 55-member board: James P. Boyce; Thomas B. Carleton, A&S ’91; Barbara S. Fant, PharmD ’85; Anil D. Hinduja, MBA ’86; and Amanda L. Wait, Bus ’00.
Alumnus Patrick Portway creates lasting impact
August 11, 2020
A now retired executive of the telecommunications industry, Patrick Portway, BA, ‘63 can trace the lasting impact of his University of Cincinnati experience throughout his life, especially at a time when he needed it most.
A newspaper article evolved into a scholarship
October 7, 2020
A newspaper article inspired Elizabeth Burress to reach out to the University of Cincinnati’s College of Education, Criminal Justice and Human Services (CECH). After reading about students in CECH’s Transition and Access Program (TAP) in her local newspaper and its impact on students, Burress wanted to help. As part of Advancement & Transition Services in CECH, TAP is a four-year college program for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. TAP students live on campus, take classes, join student organizations and work on life skills. Reading about TAP’s impact on people’s lives made an impression on Burress because of her personal volunteer history. As a teenager, she volunteered at Camp Stepping Stones, a nonprofit providing pathways to independence for people with disabilities. As an adult, she has been an education aide in the Sycamore Community School District. This experience and a mutual love of UC sparked a conversation between Elizabeth and husband Brian, BS ‘91. “We know the expenses some of these students have—wheelchairs, medicines, speech boards, therapies—and a lot of families can’t afford to send them to school,” Elizabeth said. “We want these students to have access to college.” The kind and generous nature of Elizabeth and Brian caused them to set up a scholarship fund doing exactly this—supporting TAP students and providing life-changing opportunities. By creating the TAP Into The Future Scholarship Fund, the couple are helping students to experience the TAP mission to live, work, learn and lead.
UC alumnus named chairman of S&P Global
October 7, 2020
Lindner alumnus and donor Richard (Dick) E. Thornburgh, BBA ’74, HON ’09, named S&P Global non-executive chairman of the board
Nominate a UC cause or program for #GivingTuesday
October 13, 2020
For the 2020 edition of #GivingTuesday set for Tuesday, Dec. 1, the University of Cincinnati is celebrating the Bearcats family’s Strength in Unity and the many ways UC makes a positive impact on the world.
My #UCFirstGen Story: Sydney King, CECH ‘22
November 9, 2020
Sydney King is a student in the University of Cincinnati’s College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services, studying special education. Sydney is a pioneer as a first-generation college student.