Press Releases

2008 Press Releases

Date Released	Title
December 17, 2008	Tri-C, Cleveland State and Kent State Create New Dual Admissions Program
December 15, 2008	Lumina Foundation Selects Ohio as One of 11 States to Receive Grants to Help Graduate More Students by Making College More Efficient, Cost-Effective
December 11, 2008	Ohio Low-income Adult College Students Taking Part in National Performance-based Scholarship Pilot Study
December 3, 2008	Fingerhut: Measuring Up 2008 Doesn't Accurately Capture Clear Progress
November 25, 2008	Nominations Sought for Choose Ohio First Scholarship Program External Review Panel
November 24, 2008	Ohio among Top 10 States in Study Abroad and International Students
November 14, 2008	Chancellor Seeks Proposals to Develop Innovative Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, and Medicine (STEM) Programs That Attract and Retain Ohio’s Talented Students
October 31, 20008	University System of Ohio Leads Nation in Curbing Tuition Increases
October 22, 2008	Enrollment Up at Ohio's Public Colleges and Universities
October 15, 2008	State of Ohio Announces Grant Program for Nurses Who Want to Teach
October 13, 2008	Center Established to Offer Online Medical Education and Videoconferencing to World’s Physicians
October 7, 2008	STEM Subcommittee of the Partnership for Continued Learning Requests Proposals for STEM Schools and K-8 STEM Programs of Excellence
October 2, 2008	Chancellor Fingerhut Requests Proposals for Summer 2009 Regents STEM and Foreign Language Academies Grant Program
September 23, 2008	University System of Ohio Partners with i-graduate to become the First System in the U.S. to Adopt the International Student Barometer
August 27, 2008	University System of Ohio Offers Textbook Discounts
August 14, 2008	College and University Reps Meet to Discuss Preventative Security Methods at 2008 Ohio Campus Safety Summit
August 8, 2008	Transition of Adult Workforce Centers and Literacy Programs to the University System of Ohio Moves Forward
July 15, 2008	Chancellor Fingerhut Names Antioch University McGregor President Dr. Barbara Gellman-Danley Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and System Integration
July 8, 2008	Ohio Becomes First State to Offer In-State Tuition to All GI Bill Participants
July 7, 2008	Top Case Western Reserve University Exec Named Senior Economic Development Advisor To The Chancellor
June 26, 2008	Chancellor Announces $50 Million in Scholarships to Attract and Retain Ohio's Talented Students
June 11, 2008	University System of Ohio Colleges Sign Accountability Agreement
June 3, 2008	University of Toledo to Host Chancellor and Civic Leaders for Public Forum on Higher Education: Centers of Excellence and the Role of Research
May 20, 2008	Lt. Governor Fisher, Chancellor Fingerhut Announce More Than $143 Million in Ohio Research Scholar Awards
May 13, 2008	STEM School Winners Announced
May 8, 2008	University of Cincinnati to Host Chancellor and Local Officials for Public Forum Linking Higher Education and Economic Development
April 29, 2008	Chancellor Holds Textbook Affordability Symposium at Columbus State Community College
April 25, 2008	Forty-two Public School Districts Win Funding to Design and Offer “Seniors to Sophomores” Pilot Programs
April 18, 2008	Chancellor and Local Officials to Hold Public Forum Linking Higher Education and the Economy at Shawnee State University
April 9, 2008	Chancellor Fingerhut to Launch Community Conversations Tour April 16 at Columbus State
April 2, 2008	Register Now for April 29 Textbook Affordability Symposium in Columbus
March 31, 2008	Chancellor Delivers 10-Year Plan for Higher Education to Governor Strickland, General Assembly
March 27, 2008	OhioLINK Releases 2007 Annual Snapshot Report
March 26, 2008	Chancellor Nominates Coordinating Officer for Rio Grande Community College and the University of Rio Grande
March 17, 2008	Agreement Struck Between Rio Grande Community College and University of Rio Grande
February 26, 2008	Chancellor Fingerhut Releases $3.2 Million to Fund Improving Teacher Quality Projects
February 19, 2008	Chancellor Fingerhut Announces Regents STEM and Foreign Language Academies Awards
January 22, 2008	Governor Strickland declares February 2008 “Financial Aid Awareness Month” in support of College Goal Sunday
January 4, 2008	Chancellor Fingerhut Statement on Northeast Ohio Universities Study Commission Report

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