MEDINA, Ohio -- Medina County students are excelling at colleges and universities:
Cuyahoga Community College: Two Cuyahoga Community College workforce programs designed to take job-seekers from the classroom to employment debut this January at the Brunswick University Center.
The new short-term training programs focus on the high-demand fields of medical coding and dispatching.
“These programs offer opportunities to enter professions with growth potential and competitive wages,” said Radiah Blanton, director of the Brunswick University Center. “We’re excited to bring these opportunities to the community.”
The programs are professional medical coding and dispatch training.
The six-month coding evening program follows the American Academy of Professional Coders curriculum to prepare students to pass the Certified Professional Coder (CPC) exam. CPCs are needed in the health care sector, where there is a projected 20% job growth. Jobs also are available with insurance agencies, law firms and government agencies. Start date is Jan. 21
Dispatch Training is a 12-week weekend program combining classroom work with hands-on training in 911 dispatch software. Students will practice handling simulated calls with police, fire and rescue scenarios. There is growing regional demand for dispatchers by public safety agencies, colleges and universities, hospitals and ambulance services, call centers and transportation companies. Start date is Jan. 18
Registration has opened for both programs. Visit www.tri-c.edu/brunswick for more information or to enroll. Brunswick University Center is located at 3605 Center Road in Brunswick.
The center opened in 2011 as an extension of Tri-C’s Western Campus in Parma. The Medina County site offers a range of courses that allow students to complete an associate degree, earn workforce credentials or work toward a bachelor’s degree.
Baldwin Wallace University: Students from our area were among the over 100 transfer students welcomed to the Baldwin Wallace University campus this fall who earned nearly $1 million in scholarships based on their previous college accomplishments. BW offers a wide range of financial support to its students -- more than $57 million for the 2019-2020 academic year. The following Brunswick High School graduates earned scholarships:
Allison O'Connell, majoring in middle childhood education, earned a Transfer Dean's Scholarship; Kristina Poliuk, majoring in business information systems, earned a Transfer Dean's Scholarship and a Transfer Impact Award; Amanda, a graduate of Brunswick High School majoring in art education, earned a Transfer President's Scholarship and a Transfer Impact Recognition Award.
MacKenzie Shea, majoring in management and business administration, earned a Transfer Dean's Scholarship; Kayla Stoffers, majoring in accounting, earned a Transfer Trustee's Scholarship and Sarah Svoboda of Brunswick, majoring in criminal justice, earned a Transfer Yellow Jacket Success Grant.
Kayla Webb of Brunswick, a graduate of Brunswick High School, is one of 11 Baldwin Wallace University women's soccer student-athletes to be named to the Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference team.
Webb is also one of 57 BW fall student-athletes to be recognized on the team. Webb, who attains her second consecutive Academic All-OAC honor, is an early childhood education major who carries 3.953 GPA. She is a Dean's List student off the field and an All-OAC selection and Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association (OCSA) on the field. For her career, Webb has appeared in 59 games and has scored eight goals, including two game winners, for 16 points.
Nick Pankow of Medina, a graduate of Medina High School, is one of 14 Baldwin Wallace University football student-athletes to be named to the Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference team.
Pankow, who garners his first accolade, is a management major that carries a perfect 4.00 grade point average. He is a Dean's List student. Pankow has appeared in 10 games and has recorded 78 tackles with three pass breakups, two quarterback sacks and one fumble recovery.
Mount Union: The University of Mount Union was approved for a local chapter of the Gamma Iota Sigma fraternity and inducted its inaugural members on Nov. 15.
Adam Nagy of Hinckley, was among the members inducted into Gamma Iota Sigma.
The newly formed Gamma Pi chapter will greatly benefit Mount Union's Department of Business, as it will allow students to network, attend conferences and develop career skills.
Gamma Iota Sigma is the only international business fraternity for students of insurance, risk management and actuarial science.
Miami University: Andy Newman from Medina, has been named to Cincinnati Inno's Under 25 list for 2019. Newman is among 14 people named to this year’s list. Newman, is earning a B.S in Business, majoring in Finance. "The innovators on our list are from all over the Queen City, tackling a host of unique problems in different industries and companies," the magazine explained. "All are doing the kind of work that both bolsters the Cincinnati tech and startup ecosystem and has the potential to impact the whole world."
"The Farmer School of Business and John W. Altman Institute for Entrepreneurship takes pride in preparing tomorrow's entrepreneurial leaders to be 'beyond ready' when they graduate, which is one reason we are excited to see our seniors and recent entrepreneurship graduates named to Cincy Inno's list of top entrepreneurs in StartupCincy for 2019," Dr. Tim Holcomb noted.
Phi Kappa Phi: Lauren Patneau of Medina was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Patneau was initiated at The Ohio State University.
Patneau is among approximately 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation only and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors are eligible for membership. Graduate students in the top 10 percent of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction.