Greetings from Tri-C to you,

We hope this update finds you safe and well. At Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C), we value the strong relationships we have with you, our civic and community leaders, and have developed this update to share Tri-C actions and community resources being deployed to help our students, employees and community – especially in light of the challenges presented by COVID-19. We also have some good news to share, as we continue to celebrate milestones and honors earned by our students.

We hope this information proves useful to you and your constituents. Of course, please feel free to contact me if Cuyahoga Community College can be helpful to you or if you, in turn, have an idea to further support our students.

Hoping you stay safe and healthy,

Claire

Claire Rosacco
Vice President for Government Relations & Community Outreach
Cuyahoga Community College
Work & Cell: 216-406-8821
Claire.Rosacco@tri-c.edu
The State of Tri-C ...
How We Moved 30,000 Students Online
Responding to Student Needs in light of COVID-19
Tri-C classes moved fully online March 23rd and all campuses and associated facilities are currently closed to the public.

  • More than 30,000 students (and their instructors) transitioned from on-ground classes to online learning within a two-week timeframe. Learn more about the IT effort behind it.
  • Faculty and staff are working with one another and one-to-one with students to keep this process moving.
  • Tri-C's Police Academy Moves Forward with Online Training Tri-C is the first in the state to get approval for remote instruction during the COVID-19 outbreak. More
The Tri-C Foundation helps equip students with laptops and computers – working with People For PCs and RET3. Story below.
Spring Commencement Changes In response to COVID-19 gathering restrictions, Tri-C will honor May 2020 Graduates twice – virtually in a May 14th online ceremony and then at a special event on December 16th, giving students the chance to celebrate in person with family, friends and College members. More
Meeting New Needs
Tri-C Helps Connect Students to Online Classes with Computers
The College is helping remove technology obstacles to online learning by distributing computers to students. By the end of last week, more than 450 computers will have been handed out via a drive-up format. Donations to the Cuyahoga Community College Foundation have made it possible to provide these computers at no cost to eligible students. Tri-C is working with two nonprofit organizations: PCs for People and RET3 Job Corp on this effort. More
Additional Support Needed & Welcome

"We’re working to remove technological obstacles students may face,” said Megan O’Bryan, ( pictured above) president of the TRi-C Foundation. “COVID-19 has forced changes in our day-to-day lives right now, but we don’t want to see it disrupt progress toward graduation.”

How You Can Help
If you're able to help the Foundation provide students
with tech and other needed assistance, please head here.
Summer Registration is Open
Summer 2020 Classes will go on, allowing current students and visiting students to keep their momentum going.

Do you know a student starting on their degree
or one home from College for the summer?
We invite you to check out the First Degree at Tri-C,
Second Degree Anywhere program

Tri-C has Transfer Partnerships in place with over 30 four-year Colleges & Universities in Ohio and across the country. These can lead to 2+2 agreements ( two years at Tri-C, two years at the partner institution) or can be a great way to keep studies going for students who are back at home. Learn more here
Tri-C – The Community's College
Putting Resources to Work for the Community
Fighting COVID-19: Tri-C Donates Medical Supplies to Health Professionals
Tri-C gathered medical supplies – N-95 Masks and other Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) – and donated these to the health professionals serving on the front lines of the COVID-19 battle. Tri-C staff emptied shelves at every campus, drawing supplies from nursing and health career programs, culinary class kitchens, plant science labs, manufacturing workspaces, and other sites.

Campus police loaded up the donations and took them to a collection point created by Cuyahoga County, in response to the countywide plea for PPE. See the Channel 19 story.

  • 43% of Tri-C students live in low income households
  • 40% of all Community College students are food insecure
Tri-C Harvest For Hunger Campaign
Each year, Tri-C faculty and staff participate in a college-wide Harvest for Hunger Campaign for the Greater Cleveland Food Bank.

Now, more than ever, this support is needed. And the Food Bank is able to turn every $1 donated into four meals. If you're looking for a place to give, you're welcome to join our giving campaign here.
  • Community Resources List – Tri-C has compiled an evolving list of organizations offering support for students and other community members struggling to meet multiple needs – from lost wages, food, child care and health care as well as internet service provider offers, and free hotspots in Cleveland Public Library/Cuyahoga County Public Library parking lots and other locations. Find the full list here.

  • COVID-19 Resources & fact sheets in 30+ languages – If you're struggling to reach multiple audiences, this site might help. Kudos to this collaboration between students, which started at Harvard and has been joined by over 34 institutions, including Case Western Reserve University.

  • Tommy Talks at Tri-C – Need a musical moment away from the news? This online series from Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland's YouTube page features Tri-C students and alumni talking about jazz, their experiences at Tri-C, and the amazing legacy of Tri-C’s dear friend and legendary producer Tommy LiPuma. Find them here.
Celebrating Our Distinguished Scholars
Nine Tri-C Students Named to the 2020 All-Ohio Academic Team

The All-Ohio Academic Team recognizes student excellence in academics, leadership and community service. We're proud to note that Tri-C leads the state with the number of students honored, including two national winners. All four campuses – Eastern, Metro, Western and Westshore – had scholars named to this year's team, and each team member earns a cash award as part of the honor.

Please join us in saluting our students for their efforts:

All-Ohio & National Award Scholars
Shahzeb Malik, Western – All-Ohio First Team & Coca Cola National Silver winner
Joseph Dzingeleski, Westshore – All Ohio First Team & Cocal Cola National Bronze winner

All-Ohio Academic Team Scholars
Yudai Yamamoto, Eastern
Oktay Adatepe, Eastern
Jamillah Murdock, Metro
Andrea Searcy, Metro
Samantha Stauffer, Metro
Macon Hoover, Western
Matthew Phillips, Westshore
Bringing Tri-C To You ~ Encore On-The-Go
New, Online Version of Our
Popular Encore Class Offerings
Missing your Friday dose of Encore classes? No worries! Tri-C's eclectic offering of classes is going online as Encore On-The-Go!

How It's Different - Our talented instructors will be teaching stand-alone 90-minute classes from their homes via Webex. Browse classes now!
Not familiar with Webex? No worries!
The Encore team will lead free test sessions to show everyone how to use the platform.

Encore On-The-Go Classes will be offered April 21- May 29 – Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays
Sessions: 10-11:30 a.m. and 1:30-3 p.m. Fee: $8 per 90-min. class (+$0.18 credit card fee) – paid online
Tri-C Faculty Offers At-Home Activities
Tri-C Culinary Program
Chef Ky-Wai Wong is
Serving Up Cooking Videos

When egg salad becomes art ... or at least really tasty. The entertaining video by Chef Ky-Wai Wong is the first of many that will be posted to the Tri-C Hospitality Management Program's fb page. Chef notes the salad is “so delicious, eat it out of the bowl.” Watch
Tri-C Quarantine Tips:
How to Keep Fit
with Household Items

Tri-C Physical Therapy Manager Chris Faciana shows you how to put a milk carton and a towel to use in a 10” workout video for your health. He even gets his son in on the act. Watch here!
$180 Million Reasons to be Counted
$1,800 per person counted. That's the estimate of what your Census registration means in community benefits to our region. What could that mean if we don't fill it out?

If 10,000 folks don't register - that's $18 million lost each year ($1,800 x 10,000) for the next 10 years &
$180 million lost in total.

Surge the benefits ... complete the Census today.
Tip - if you don't have the 12-digit number from the mailer - no worries. There is a link on the online form that says "If you don't have a census ID, click here."

What a great way to help our community today.
Be well. 2020Census.gov
The Tri-C Times Spring 2020 Issue


  • An in-depth look at the new Simulation Village at the KeyBank Public Safety training site – located on the Western Campus - P. 6

  • A Seed Planted – Linda Lanier, Tri-C Assistant Professor, Counseling, helps students cultivate success - P. 24

  • Spotlight – Discover the Island Vibe of Tri-C Grad Chef Omar McKay’s Irie Jamaican Kitchen restaurant – currently open for takeout too! P. 16

Opened in 1963, Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) is Ohio's first community college and remains one of the state's largest community colleges, serving more than 51,000 students each year. To date, more than 900,000 county residents have come through Tri-C's doors.

The college offers two-year associate degrees, certificate programs, and the first two years of a baccalaureate degree. The curriculum includes over 1,000 credit courses in more than 300 career, certificate and university transfer programs. Courses are offered at four campus locations, two Corporate College facilities, many off-campus sites, and via television and internet.
Katie Montgomery | Cuyahoga Community College| 216-952-6146 | katharine.montgomery@tri-c.edu
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