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President Sidney Ribeau (left) confers with Gov. Ted Strickland during the governor's campus visit March 28.
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New, unified state university system ordered by governor
Ohio higher education institutions woke up to a new reality Aug. 3 with the announcement of an order by Gov. Ted Strickland
creating a “University System of Ohio” that will unite the state’s 13 four-year universities, 23 two-year colleges, Northeastern
Ohio Universities College of Medicine and regional adult Career Centers.
The new system, planned to go into effect in January, will not replace the institutions’ governance structures but will increase
cooperation and collaboration among the schools while keeping tuition down and raising quality, the governor said.
Calling for a “new Ohio birthright” of access to higher education, Strickland charged Eric Fingerhut, state chancellor of
higher education, with the creation of a 10-year plan setting benchmarks for improving quality and affordability and a timeline
to achieve the unification.
President Sidney Ribeau, who had met with the governor along with the other state university and college presidents and the
superintendents of the state’s Career Centers at the Inter-University Council Aug. 2, said representatives from the various
institutions will join with the chancellor and Bruce Johnson, IUC chair, to develop the plan, which is due March 31, 2008.
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Family Campaign reaches new heights
Faculty, staff and retirees joined together to make BGSU’s Family Campaign the most successful to date. More than $1 million
in gifts and pledges was raised for scholarships and a host of campus programs and services.
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Stargazing students at BGSU seek answer to decades-old question
BGSU stargazers have trained their telescope on a particular class of the celestial bodies in an effort to resolve a 50-year
dispute.
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Life, legacy of C.S. Lewis focus of new reference set
Dr. Bruce Edwards, an English faculty member and associate director for distance and international programs, has recently
edited C.S. Lewis: Life, Works and Legacy, a four-volumes series that is the first comprehensive look at all aspects of the
Narnia author.
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Co-op students graduate into full-time jobs
Last Saturday, 22-year-old Tony Doble of Fremont graduated from BGSU and into a full-time photography job—with the firm he
was employed by as a co-op student.
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