Aaron Stangarone
Michael BrownCleveland State forms new advisory board
In an effort to build stronger relationships with the people and communities served by Cleveland State Community College, a new advisory board has been formed.
Through the advisory board, the school seeks to gain greater knowledge about educational and workforce needs and create partnerships throughout its service area. The board also will serve as a way to improve communication to community members about the college’s mission, people, programs, needs, events and future plans.
“We are starting something that is a new vision for Cleveland State,” said Bill Seymour, Cleveland State president. “In our strategic plan, we identified an initiative that we thought would be very helpful and that is to start an advisory board. CSCC has been serving our community for almost 50 years, and it is really important to us to be as engaged as possible and connect with the communities within the five counties that we serve; that’s why we started this advisory board.”
Seymour welcomed the group to its first meeting recently and discussed the purpose and expectations of the board. David Knopp, director of institutional research, provided the group with the 2016 Cleveland State Fact Book and a presentation that included information on student demographics, finances, employee credentials, enrollment numbers, graduate information, job placement and transfers. Seymour and other officials discussed the Cleveland State 2020 Community First Plan before a tour of the school’s newly created welding lab.