Alumni Excellence in the Spotlight
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April 2023

Alumni Excellence in the Spotlight

HIGHLY ACCOMPLISHED BEARCATS ARE 'BOLDLY DEFINING NEXT'

University of Cincinnati Alumni Celebration

With an innovative and constantly evolving approach to fulfilling its educational mission, the University of Cincinnati is focused on “Next” — preparing its students and leveraging its resources toward bending the future. It’s a compelling promise, and the great success of our alumni is the proof behind it.

 

That’s why we’re about to host this year’s edition of UC Alumni Week, running April 15-22 with a variety of activities that recognize the central role played by our alumni. UC’s more than two centuries of history are brimming with Bearcats who have shaped the world, and each new contribution they make further proves the promise. Through their achievements, they are Boldly Defining Next.

 

Eighteen such alumni will receive special recognition next week during our annual UC Alumni Celebration, including their depiction within Cincinnati’s newest community art project — a huge mural nearing completion in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood honoring these great Bearcats. Alumni Week also features UC Day of Giving on April 18-19, when everyone in the UC family is encouraged to support the specific UC cause(s) they’re most passionate about. Such investment in our people and collective future helps ensure UC’s ongoing excellence.

 

On behalf of the UC Alumni Association, thank you for your devotion and commitment to strengthening our alma mater, and for being such a vital part of the evolving UC story.

 

Go Bearcats!

Jennifer L. Heisey
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Jennifer L. Heisey '97

Chief Alumni Officer

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PROFILE UPDATE

WATCH: UC Community Unites for Day of Giving

UC Day of Giving - Launching April 18

UC Day of Giving is the annual, 24-hour celebration of the power of philanthropy. On April 18-19 from noon to noon, join thousands of alumni and friends in making a gift to the UC cause you’re most passionate about.

Range of Activities Help Bearcats Connect During Alumni Week

Alumni taking a selfie with a Bearcat statue

UC’s annual Alumni Week offers a variety of opportunities for members of the UC family to engage with their university and each other. Events take place April 15-22.

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EVENTS CALENDAR | UPDATE YOUR RECORDS | MAKE A GIFT

Proud Alumna Comes Home to Coach Women's Hoops

Welcome Home Katrina Merriweather

Katrina Merriweather, A&S ’01, CECH ’02, who was one of the winningest players in UC women’s basketball history, has returned to UC to coach her program as it enters the Big 12.

 

Chicago Bearcats Set to Gather in Celebration

Chicagoans for Cincy branding

A trio of alumni will be honored, scholarship funds will be raised, and Bearcat spirit will be high at the May 11 Chicagoans for Cincy! Celebration. Registration is open.

 

UC Chief Investment Officer Hailed for Outstanding Performance

Karl Scheer, Chief Investment Officer

CIO Karl Scheer and his investment team, which stewards the university’s $1.8 billion endowment and helps keep the institution on sound financial footing, recently earned national recognition from their peers.

 

Bearcat Brothers Support First-Generation College Students

Mike Rodarte, JeRod Lindsey, A&S '14, Jim Rodarte.

Mike and Jim Rodarte’s nonprofit, Level Up Cincinnati, seeks to bridge gaps between high school, college and career through targeted mentoring and coaching. They have also created a new UC scholarship fund.

 

New Musical Features CCM Alumni On and Off Stage

Brianna Barnes, Richard Hess and Jessica Hendy holding the ''Walking with Bubbles'' script

An off-Broadway musical called “Walking with Bubbles” recently opened, and virtually all the key players in the production — from the writer/star and composer/lyricist to the director and crew — are CCM alumni.

UC Alumni’s Baseball Outing is On Deck

UC Alumni Association Bearcats at the Ballpark - Saturday, April 22

This year’s edition of Bearcats at the Ballpark, the UC Alumni Association’s annual baseball outing, will be on campus Saturday, April 22 when the UC Baseball team hosts Tulane.

 

UC-P&G Partnership Accelerates Innovation

two people testing VR equipment at the 1819 Innovation Hub

To honor a groundbreaking partnership that became a model for Procter & Gamble global research, the UC Simulation Center within the 1819 Innovation Hub has become the P&G Digital Accelerator @ The University of Cincinnati.

 

Upcoming Events

 

April 15-22

Alumni Week

 

April 18-19

UC Day of Giving

 

April 21-22

Golden Bearcats Society

Reunion Weekend

 

April 21-22

CEAS Black Alumni Reunion

 

April 22

Nursing: Tour of College and Simulation Lab

 

April 22

UCYP & Student Alumni Council:

Brunch with Bearcats

 

April 22

Bearcats at the Ballpark

 

April 27

College of Law Distinguished Alumni

Awards Luncheon

 

April 29

Columbus: Cap City Half Marathon

Water Station

 

May 2

San Diego: Bearcats at the Ballpark

 

May 4

Women of UC Spring Social:

Art + Passion + Friends

 

May 7

CCM: "Walking With Bubbles"

Talk Back Session

 

May 10

CECH: Lunch and Learn

 

May 10

New York: BEARCATS/Lead

 

May 11

CCM: New York City Alumni Reception

 

May 11

Chicagoans for Cincy! Celebration

 

May 17

Cleveland: Day One Ready Tour

 

May 18

Columbus: Day One Ready Tour

 

May 18

Lindner Business After Hours:

Behind the Scenes at FC Cincinnati

 
 

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

 
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Alumnus Feels UC Co-op Makes the Difference in Hiring

Steve Kuhn, CEAS ’86, believes his UC co-op experience set him up for a successful career in construction management. He is gladly paying it forward by hiring Bearcats as co-op employees at his Chicago-area firm.

 

ALSO OF NOTE...

UC Football Spring Game Kicks Off Alumni Week

The Coach Scott Satterfield era has begun for UC Football. The inaugural season in the Big 12 unofficially gets underway with the annual Spring Game in Nippert Stadium on Saturday, April 15.

UC Clermont Women Win National Title

The UC family claimed a national basketball championship this spring when the UC Clermont women’s team won the U.S. Collegiate Athletic Association’s Small College Division II title.

 

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