| Continued Ed Marches On |
Area colleges adjust to meet recession-modified corporate needs
By Natalie R. Schrimpf | Photo by Linda Ford
You might call them the new “Three R’s” of continuing education these days: Review, Readjust, and Revamp. The verbs adequately depict an increasingly dynamic approach taken by area colleges and universities that offer continuing education and professional development training to regional businesses.
Like many other organizations, these institutions of higher learning are feelin
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| Keeping It In-House |
Companies maintain internal “universities” despite budgetary cutbacks
By Lauren E. Sable | Photo by Keith Berr
As the economy continues to struggle, as line items are slashed from budgets, and as business models are reevaluated, local corporations are still eager to attract and retain driven, committed employees. Through corporate universities and leadership development programs, they’ve also made the commitment to support employees’ personal and professional growth and provide the
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| Brain Gain |
Cleveland entrepreneurs answer the question, “How do you get college grads to stay?”
By Lynne Meyer | Photo by Jamie Janos
Ohio has one of the largest concentrations of colleges and universities in the country, including top-notch schools in Northeast Ohio. In Cleveland, college graduates are considered vital to the city’s future.
Unfortunately, too many graduates from these schools aren’t sticking around because they don’t see career opportunities here. They view the region as a
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| Advantage Education |
AMPLIFY panel to champion value of continual learning
By Thomas Skernivitz
Reggie Stover made the most of his undergraduate education at the University of Cincinnati. The Cleveland native earned a degree in communications and also played for the Bearcats basketball team as a walk-on.
Twenty years later, as the chief talent officer of the Cleveland Clinic, Stover is still focused on education, although not necessarily his own. His primary responsibility is somewhat analogous to what he once did on
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| Extracurricular Contact |
Forging business connections is often a surprise benefit to supporting education
By Nina Polien Light | Photos by Linda Ford
As parents, the Calvetta brothers understand the importance of supporting local schools. As business owners, they appreciate the visibility it creates.
“People have come into our store because we’ve helped their school,” Austin Calvetta, president of Calvetta Bros. Floor Show in Bedford Heights, says. “It happens about a couple times a month.”
Calvetta, along
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| Educated to Serve |
It’s a win-win situation for students and communities when area schools provide service learning
By Stephanie Davis
Service learning, a trend in education that is gaining momentum in greater Cleveland, essentially blends learning that takes place in a K-12 classroom setting with hands-on learning acquired through service projects.
In a nutshell, students are educated on the social issues of the community at large, such as hunger or urban sprawl, as well as the benefits of getting involved in
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