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2018: The Year in Review

Enjoy our year-end roundup of headlines and highlights from the home of Engaged Learning!

By Cleveland State University

We named the seventh president in Cleveland State University's history, welcomed our largest freshman class ever, opened a new School of Film & Media Arts, unveiled a state-of-the-art Makerspace, and celebrated championships. 2018 was an exciting year at CSU. Here are the highlights.

January 2018

Harlan M. Sands was announced as the seventh president of Cleveland State University on January 29. With nearly two decades of experience as an administrator and faculty member at urban research universities, President Sands arrived at CSU with a proven track record of advancing academic excellence, elevating faculty endeavors, championing research, and aligning strategies to meet the emerging needs of higher education in the 21st century.

We are pleased to announce that Harlan M. Sands has been elected as the seventh President of Cleveland State University.

📰 https://t.co/Kh7EDPeUrx pic.twitter.com/xHsBK0gmUP
— Cleveland State University (@CLE_State) January 29, 2018

The Cleveland Foundation awarded a $1.75 million grant to help attract top academic talent and create research labs for the Internet of Things Collaborative between Case Western Reserve University and CSU. The grant caught the attention of Cleveland.com and Crain's Cleveland Business.

U.S. News & World Report ranked the CSU School of Nursing's Online Master of Science in Nursing program at No. 45 in the nation and No. 3 in Ohio.

Our Online Master of Science in Nursing has been ranked 45th nationally & number 3 in Ohio, by @usnews.

📰 https://t.co/EhV7Soo5MJ pic.twitter.com/Uw7k0a0T9K
— Cleveland State University (@CLE_State) January 10, 2018

February 2018

In the Washkewicz College of Engineering's new Donald E. Washkewicz Hall, letters from students, faculty and staff were sealed into a time capsule that is scheduled to be opened in 50 years.

We placed a time capsule in the new @CSUWashkewicz building yesterday.

Among the items included were letters from @PresBerkman & Don Washkewicz.

We’ll read them at the opening in 2068. See ya then! pic.twitter.com/bMKu4m1Pf6
— Cleveland State University (@CLE_State) February 21, 2018

CSU's fifth annual Startup Vikes brought nearly 100 entrepreneurs to campus to pitch ideas and get businesses up and running in the span of a single weekend. Top prize in the competition went to ReCap, a startup specializing in clothing that sends data to health-care workers and patients.

Getting the room set-up for the final pitches at #startupvikes - these 14 teams have worked extraordinarily hard this weekend. Will also hear from 2 teams from #GlobalLegalHackCLE #GLH2018 pic.twitter.com/jpzMfAhpET
— Cleveland State Monte Ahuja College of Business (@CSU_Biz) February 25, 2018

First Place #StartupVikes winner is Re-cap! They win $2000, executive coaching and space @Flashstarts, services @CSUOHIOSBDC and services @CLE_State! pic.twitter.com/7f71wfhxCA
— Cleveland State Monte Ahuja College of Business (@CSU_Biz) February 26, 2018

A team lead by Dr. Valentin Börner of CSU's Center for Gene Regulation in Health and Disease received a $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to increase our understanding of how a protein complex called proteasome affects chromosome segregation in meiosis. See the Crain's Cleveland feature.

March 2018

The latest edition of the U.S. News Best Graduate Schools guide featured more than a dozen CSU programs in a wide variety of disciplines, including public affairs, law and health care.

Our graduate programs are among the best in the nation, according to @usnews.

📰 https://t.co/yom0pxyrtR pic.twitter.com/LpdJpw0A0Y
— Cleveland State University (@CLE_State) March 20, 2018

Cleveland State University, Case Western Reserve and Mercyhurst University combined their expertise and resources to drive cyber innovation in the region. Check out coverage from Government Technology, Cleveland.com and Crain's Cleveland Business.

We have joined forces with @cwru and @MercyhurstU to form the North Coast Cyber Research & Training Alliance.

📰 https://t.co/GoD3cENnCW pic.twitter.com/FqEQ2z4PzJ
— Cleveland State University (@CLE_State) March 1, 2018

The Cleveland State men's basketball team went on a Cinderella run in the Horizon League tournament, advancing to the championship game and capturing the imagination of fans across the country.

"That's what March is all about."@TheKostos is ALL IN on 12-22 Cleveland State looking for an upset to get to the big dance. https://t.co/YmDDxYlqOK pic.twitter.com/ZMVeuKoI4K
— CBS Sports CBB (@CBSSportsCBB) March 6, 2018

April 2018

After nine years at the helm of CSU, President Ronald M. Berkman retired on May 31. We hosted a special tribute event for our sixth president on April 11. Catch the highlights here.

Professors Eric Schearer and Christopher Wirth won the prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Award.

It may have become a familiar sight, but it never gets old. The CSU men's golf team won its fifth straight Horizon League Championship.

FIVE GOLDEN RINGS: The @CSUVikingsGolf men accomplish @HorizonLeague five-peat.

🏆 https://t.co/Qoe97JS1eQ #GoVikes pic.twitter.com/Ur4aduEJai
— Cleveland State University (@CLE_State) April 25, 2018

What's better than one 🏆? Two trophies! The CSU men's tennis team won its sixth Horizon League Championship.

Another 🏆 for #TheLand!

The @CLEstateTennis men captured their sixth @HorizonLeague Championship yesterday.

🎾 https://t.co/OmtEtpSfot pic.twitter.com/5H1bldz11O
— Cleveland State University (@CLE_State) April 30, 2018

May 2018

Radiance set a new record this year with more than $1.7 million raised for student success initiatives.

A record $1.7 million raised for our students!

Thank you to co-chairs @berniemoreno & Nancy McCann for their tireless efforts in making #Radiance2018 a huge success.

⭐ https://t.co/0PpdrVwBVl pic.twitter.com/lo4wBWOcQi
— Cleveland State University (@CLE_State) May 10, 2018

We celebrated our Class of 2018. Among the graduates was Clinton Ransey, who completed his Bachelor of Arts in History more than 30 years after leaving CSU to pursue a professional basketball career.

From 1986 Sweet 16 standout to Class of 2018 graduate: This is the inspiring story of @CSU_Basketball legend @CSURansey44.#CLEstate2018 #GoVikes pic.twitter.com/waUcOEECQA
— Cleveland State University (@CLE_State) May 9, 2018

Everyone was talking about the royal wedding this May. But Cleveland State professor Kimberly Ruggeri was one of just 1,200 people to be invited!

#CLEstate alumna & @CSU_Biz prof Kimberly Ruggeri had a front-row seat to the #RoyalWedding!

📰 https://t.co/oVys4u1sv4 pic.twitter.com/gXQuqJHAaJ
— Cleveland State University (@CLE_State) May 21, 2018

June 2018

The beginning of a new era: Harlan M. Sands took office as the seventh president of Cleveland State University on June 1.

Vikings! It’s a tremendous honor to begin my tenure as your president today. Very excited to chat with you on campus and right here on Twitter. Let’s connect! pic.twitter.com/FQ2aH7hKmp
— Harlan M. Sands (@CSU_President) June 1, 2018

Together, we will meet the opportunities and challenges ahead. Here is my @clevelanddotcom op-ed on why the future is bright for both @CLE_State and Northeast Ohio.

📰 https://t.co/FD8d7QZZAL pic.twitter.com/5ol4yglJbc
— Harlan M. Sands (@CSU_President) June 22, 2018

The arts and humanities came alive on campus and at Playhouse Square for our second AHA! Festival. This year's lineup included astrophysicist Janna Levin, actor Hill Harper, choreographer Derek Hough, NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, cartoonist Bob Mankoff, Senator Sherrod Brown, and journalists Connie Schultz, Maureen Dowd and Carl Hulse.

AHA! Moments: Check out the highlights from the 2018 #AHAfestival.

➡️ https://t.co/jtndQPvDcR pic.twitter.com/WTbcoJJo4d
— Cleveland State University (@CLE_State) June 19, 2018

David H. Gunning, II succeeded Bernie Moreno as chair of our board of trustees.

The #CLEstate Board of Trustees has elected new officers.

Chair: David H. Gunning
Vice Chair: June E. Taylor
Treasurer: Terrence P. Fergus
Trustee Development Officer: Thomas W. Adler

📰 https://t.co/DFUDg34Vfv pic.twitter.com/22FALY8RZj
— Cleveland State University (@CLE_State) June 1, 2018

July 2018

We teamed up with economic development partners in the city to take an in-depth look at where Cleveland's economic future lies.

We're teaming up with @ClevelandFed, @WhyOhio, @TeamNEO, @MAGNETOhio, @thefundneo & others to analyze Northeast Ohio's innovation economy.

🌆 https://t.co/zfrPgkiXcg pic.twitter.com/aonG0keQQu
— Cleveland State University (@CLE_State) July 26, 2018

In collaboration with DANCE Cleveland, we presented the second annual American Dance Festival.

We're partnering with @DANCECleveland to present the second annual #ADFinCLE dance festival.

💃 https://t.co/IsCtOvefpP pic.twitter.com/8v2xQvpLqr
— Cleveland State University (@CLE_State) July 11, 2018

The Cleveland-Marshall College of Law joined the Global Legal Blockchain Consortium.

We are excited to announce C|M|LAW has become one of the 60 organizations to join the @ConsortiumLegal through which we will help develop the legal standards that will be needed to address emerging blockchain technology. https://t.co/dTcSr7kGZS pic.twitter.com/7RdaLkBgNV
— Cleveland Marshall (@CMLAWSchool) July 30, 2018

August 2018

Kim A. Wilcox, the chancellor of UC Riverside, had high praise for Cleveland State University in an op-ed for the San Francisco Chronicle.

“The next generation of great engineers, journalists and entrepreneurs is just as likely to come from places like Cleveland State, University of Texas at El Paso and UC Riverside as they are from Harvard and Yale.” - via @sfchronicle

📰 | https://t.co/Q7fqnsoq4S pic.twitter.com/T6I3QKz4AO
— Cleveland State University (@CLE_State) August 8, 2018

Our largest freshman class arrived for the start of the 2018-19 academic year, and they immediately caught Viking fever.

Move-in ✅

Welcome (back), students!#ImAViking #CLEstate2022 pic.twitter.com/aXTbeeDypa
— Cleveland State University (@CLE_State) August 25, 2018

🙌 We had a blast at #MagnusFest!

Check out more photos at https://t.co/yzSIKnuOJE. #CLEstate2022 #ImAViking pic.twitter.com/eJct5eL6eZ
— Cleveland State University (@CLE_State) August 27, 2018

Move-In Day: One of the best days of the year!

Check out photos from your first day (back) on campus at https://t.co/q1X7fHuvkt.#CLEstate2022 #ImAViking pic.twitter.com/o80KLKYRhn
— Cleveland State University (@CLE_State) August 27, 2018

President Harlan M. Sands sat down for an interview about his journey to CSU.

.@CSU_President Harlan Sands' journey to #CLEstate is a fascinating one. Learn about his background, including how he grew up, his studies, and his career in the military, the court room and in higher education. pic.twitter.com/8p2tRDokqw
— Cleveland State University (@CLE_State) August 28, 2018

September 2018

CSU students built a device that detects cosmic rays, synthesized novel nanoporous materials, and created an animated short. We celebrated these and other undergraduate summer projects at our annual research poster session.

Happening NOW in the Student Center Atrium! Tons of interest in the @CLE_State Undergraduate Research Poster Session. Come see all of the fascinating work your peers or students have been doing. 🔬🎬💻🍪☕ pic.twitter.com/Zp8l45wFzQ
— CSU Research (@CSUResearch) September 6, 2018

We celebrated the opening of the Bernie Moreno Center for Sales Excellence with an inaugural seminar by Robert Cialdini, one of the world's leading researchers on influence and persuasion.

We’re thrilled to be hosting @RobertCialdini for the inaugural seminar of our @berniemoreno Center for Sales Excellence. pic.twitter.com/Q2fPr4jXvj
— Cleveland State University (@CLE_State) September 6, 2018

“The Center for Sales Excellence is going to be one of the most transformative things we are doing at Cleveland State,” @berniemoreno says. pic.twitter.com/2avf8vgXil
— Cleveland State University (@CLE_State) September 6, 2018

.@RobertCialdini introduces us to The 6 Principles of Social Influence. pic.twitter.com/UofIjkRpDY
— Cleveland State University (@CLE_State) September 6, 2018

Our City. Our Campus. Our Home. That was the theme for this year's homecoming festivities, where we celebrated 12 Distinguished Alumni, honored outstanding faculty members and showed off our Viking pride.

October 2018

USA Today took a look at the top 100 colleges and universities in the country with the largest increase in student applications. We came in at No. 43!

Students, alumni, faculty, staff and friends of Cleveland State celebrated the Investiture of our seventh president, Harlan M. Sands, on Oct. 5.

Candidates for Ohio governor, Mike DeWine and Richard Cordray, faced off in their final debate inside our Glasscock Family Foundation Ballroom on Oct. 8. CSU students had the chance to experience democracy at work first-hand and shared their reactions to what they saw with local media.

The stage is set for tonight’s #OHGovDebate between @MikeDeWine & @RichCordray presented by @OHDebates. pic.twitter.com/2611uXxqI6
— Cleveland State University (@CLE_State) October 8, 2018

These students and @CSU_President Harlan Sands will be in the audience at tonight’s #OHGovDebate presented by @OHDebates. pic.twitter.com/HXOlfpBbkR
— Cleveland State University (@CLE_State) October 8, 2018

Some of our students shared their thoughts on the #OHGovDebate with @10TV. pic.twitter.com/Kf5tpjh4Nq
— Cleveland State University (@CLE_State) October 9, 2018

The ribbon-cutting for our new School of Film & Media Arts drew a standing-room-only crowd to the sixth floor of Playhouse Square's Idea Center.

WATCH: See behind the scenes at @CLE_State’s new School of Film and Media Arts, the only standalone film school in the state of Ohio https://t.co/mvrZv33qA6 pic.twitter.com/7X36GwVYxj
— clevelanddotcom (@clevelanddotcom) October 11, 2018

A few days after the film school unveiling, we opened our state-of-the-art Dan T. Moore MakerSpace inside Washkewicz Hall.

“In a room like this you start thinking about what you can make. And when you make something, that is enterprise,” says Dan T. Moore.

Thank you for making the @CSUMakerspace happen, Mr. Moore! pic.twitter.com/bRdQcrY6as
— Cleveland State University (@CLE_State) October 23, 2018

November 2018

We joined a national effort to increase college access, close the achievement gap, and award hundreds of thousands more degrees by 2025.

#CLEstate is joining forces with 129 other public universities as part of a groundbreaking national effort to increase college access, equity & post-secondary attainment.

📰 | https://t.co/t3LDntsT5x #PoweredbyPublics pic.twitter.com/c4okWEu66I
— Cleveland State University (@CLE_State) November 15, 2018

The NBA announced that Cleveland will host the 2022 All-Star Game. We're excited to partner with the Cleveland Cavaliers to host the best players in the world in the Land! They will practice at our Wolstein Center, which will also host the Celebrity Game.

The @NBA ⭐⭐⭐ are coming to #CLEstate!

We're partnering with the @cavs to host the 2022 @NBAAllStar events in Cleveland.

Both the #NBAAllStar Practice & Celebrity Game presented by @RUFFLES will take place at the @wolsteincenter.

🏀 | https://t.co/7gpQaQs8YB pic.twitter.com/y904vTYUxB
— Cleveland State University (@CLE_State) November 2, 2018

Our women's soccer team finished its best season in program history, reaching the Horizon League Championship game for the first time. While the Vikings lost a heart breaker in Milwaukee, they had a lot to be proud of. Just look at all of these awards!

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— CSU Women’s Soccer (@CSUWomensSoccer) November 8, 2018

December 2018

Mike Alden, a highly respected athletics administrator who most recently served as athletic director for the University of Missouri, was appointed senior advisor to the president for athletics.

NEWS: Mike Alden will lead @CSU_Athletics on interim basis.

The nationally recognized administrator has been named senior advisor to @CSU_President for athletics.

📰 | https://t.co/ijhb3rvmEH pic.twitter.com/O4rLUryHhq
— Cleveland State University (@CLE_State) December 19, 2018

We were proud to celebrate our most recent graduates during fall commencement. Among them was our first cohort of Sullivan-Deckard Scholars.

Sullivan-Deckard scholarship at CSU helps students graduate https://t.co/zwzp032MBU
— News 5 Cleveland (@WEWS) December 16, 2018

Hugs & smiles. That's what commencement is all about.

Check out our full gallery at https://t.co/F2IHMOnuhT. #CLEstate2018 pic.twitter.com/4xHOCRkQSM
— Cleveland State University (@CLE_State) December 18, 2018

Top in the @HorizonLeague! Our student athletes have a multi-year graduation success rate of 9️⃣4️⃣%.

🎓 | https://t.co/0Ar4cXiAEy #GoVikes pic.twitter.com/zrs2LU5xnj
— Cleveland State University (@CLE_State) December 18, 2018

Smiles, fist bumps & standing ovations.

Here are a few sights & sounds from fall commencement. Congrats, grads!#CLEstate2018 pic.twitter.com/wjISqbm8a2
— Cleveland State University (@CLE_State) December 20, 2018

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