Regina Sewell, Union Institute & University’s Admissions Counselor, Cohort Ph.D.
Regina Sewell, the new Admissions Counselor for the Cohort PhD in Interdisciplinary Studies, comes to UI&U as a recent graduate of UCLA’s master’s program in Ethnomusicology. A native of Cincinnati, Sewell brings to UI&U her previous graduate admissions experience from the University of Cincinnati, teaching experience from UCLA, and her lifelong passion for education and the musical arts.
Sewell hopes to use these attributes and her own interdisciplinary background to recruit prospective learners to the Cohort Ph.D. program as well as further the goals of diversity, social justice, and academic excellence established by the UI&U.
Mark Stevens, UI&U Online Content Manager/Writer
Mark Stevens, UI&U’s new Web Content Manager, grew up in northeastern Ohio and graduated from Kent State with a bachelor’s degree in English in 2004. He comes to UI&U from Frontgate where he worked as a Production Coordinator for the Frontgate and Grandin Road Web sites.
Sheila Morris, UI&U Human Resources Assistant and Secretary
Originally from Detroit, Morris moved to Cincinnati in July of 2004. Before accepting the position as human resources assistant and secretary at UI&U, she worked as a transmission specialist for Key Bank.
Morris attended Davenport University in Michigan where she studied computer applications. She also attended Herzing College Online and received her degree in health care.
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Dr. Nick Young Will Visit Japan with the Fulbright Program for Educators
Montpelier, Vermont--Dr. Nick Young, director of Union Institute & University’s Department of Graduate Psychology and Counseling, headquartered in Brattleboro, was recently accepted into the Japan Fulbright Program for Educators.
This prestigious program was designed to bring American educators to Japan for three weeks to interact with, and study, the customs and educational systems in that country (and to foster an exchange of ideas to assist Japanese educators with strengthening their own educational systems). Accepted participants to this program are designated as Fulbright Memorial Program Scholars.
Nick will visit October in October 2008 to study the Japanese educational system, and he says learning about other cultures is an invaluable experience for psychologists and counselors.
“It is very important for us to expand outward and be more mindful of cultural differences and sensibilities,” says Nick, who earned a second doctorate, a Ph.D., from UI&U with a specialization in educational administration.
As the director of UI&U’s Department of Graduate Psychology and Counseling, one of his efforts includes continuing to develop ways learners can gain cross-cultural awareness. He also co-edited and contributed to, Counseling in a Complex Society, which explores this subject.
Nick’s visit to Japan won’t be the first time he has set out to learn from other cultures. He has also participated in humanitarian missions in South America.
Read Dr. Nick Young’s Bio
Dr. Young holds a B.S. from Austin Peay State University and a M.A. in Clinical Psychology, a M.A. in Human Resources with a focus in Industrial and Organizational psychology, a Masters of Public Administration, a CAGS in School Psychology, and a Doctor of Education in Educational Psychology from American International College. He finished a post-doctoral fellowship in clinical psychology and earned a M.Ed. in Educational Administration and a M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction at AIC. Dr. Young completed individualized graduate studies in school counseling as well as a CAGS in Educational Administration at Westfield State College before obtaining a MBA from Western New England College.
He has significant experience working in school, clinical and education settings. He is a nationally certified counselor, a nationally certified school psychologist, a licensed educational psychologist, a board certified health services provider, and a licensed psychologist with clinical and educational specialties. He is an Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS).
Dr. Young is also an experienced educator and educational administrator, having served in building and district level school leadership positions. In the field of education, he holds certifications as a superintendent of schools, school principal, special education director, pupil services administrator, special education teacher, guidance counselor and school psychologist.
Dr. Young is a regular presenter at state and national conferences, and he has published in various practitioner journals. Prior to joining the graduate and post-graduate faculties at Vermont College in the early 90’s, he taught graduate level education, guidance and psychology courses at American International College. Dr. Young pioneered the Department of Graduate Psychology and Counseling and has been its Director since its inception in December 2001.
This prestigious program was designed to bring American educators to Japan for three weeks to interact with, and study, the customs and educational systems in that country (and to foster an exchange of ideas to assist Japanese educators with strengthening their own educational systems). Accepted participants to this program are designated as Fulbright Memorial Program Scholars.
Nick will visit October in October 2008 to study the Japanese educational system, and he says learning about other cultures is an invaluable experience for psychologists and counselors.
“It is very important for us to expand outward and be more mindful of cultural differences and sensibilities,” says Nick, who earned a second doctorate, a Ph.D., from UI&U with a specialization in educational administration.
As the director of UI&U’s Department of Graduate Psychology and Counseling, one of his efforts includes continuing to develop ways learners can gain cross-cultural awareness. He also co-edited and contributed to, Counseling in a Complex Society, which explores this subject.
Nick’s visit to Japan won’t be the first time he has set out to learn from other cultures. He has also participated in humanitarian missions in South America.
Read Dr. Nick Young’s Bio
Dr. Young holds a B.S. from Austin Peay State University and a M.A. in Clinical Psychology, a M.A. in Human Resources with a focus in Industrial and Organizational psychology, a Masters of Public Administration, a CAGS in School Psychology, and a Doctor of Education in Educational Psychology from American International College. He finished a post-doctoral fellowship in clinical psychology and earned a M.Ed. in Educational Administration and a M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction at AIC. Dr. Young completed individualized graduate studies in school counseling as well as a CAGS in Educational Administration at Westfield State College before obtaining a MBA from Western New England College.
He has significant experience working in school, clinical and education settings. He is a nationally certified counselor, a nationally certified school psychologist, a licensed educational psychologist, a board certified health services provider, and a licensed psychologist with clinical and educational specialties. He is an Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS).
Dr. Young is also an experienced educator and educational administrator, having served in building and district level school leadership positions. In the field of education, he holds certifications as a superintendent of schools, school principal, special education director, pupil services administrator, special education teacher, guidance counselor and school psychologist.
Dr. Young is a regular presenter at state and national conferences, and he has published in various practitioner journals. Prior to joining the graduate and post-graduate faculties at Vermont College in the early 90’s, he taught graduate level education, guidance and psychology courses at American International College. Dr. Young pioneered the Department of Graduate Psychology and Counseling and has been its Director since its inception in December 2001.
Lisa Lorimer Named Chair of Union Institute & University’s Board of Trustees
Lorimer is the founder of Vermont Bread Company and lifelong Vermont resident
CINCINNATI – Union Institute & University (UI&U), a university offering interdisciplinary plans of study for adult learners through its distance learning programs, and academic centers located in Cincinnati (OH), Los Angeles and Sacramento (CA), Miami (FL), and on its Vermont College Campus in Montpelier and the Brattleboro Center (VT) today announced the election of Lisa Lorimer as chairperson of UI&U’s Board of Trustees.
Lorimer is a Vermont native and the founder and former president and CEO of the Vermont Bread Company. She was first appointed to the university’s Board of Trustees in September 2003.
Union Institute & University President Roger H. Sublett, Ph.D. is excited about Lorimer’s appointment. “Lisa brings a strong entrepreneurial spirit to our university, in addition to a keen sense of business,” he said. “Her considerable acumen and intelligence will serve Union well, particularly as we look at how we can better serve adults throughout the nation and overseas.” Past Board Chair Cheryl Foley calls Lorimer a “leader for the future.”
Often credited with helping fuel the boom in organic food sales over the past two decades, Lorimer sold her controlling interest in 2004 but continues as a significant investor and board member of the company she helped found in 1978 in a country barn in Brattleboro. With nearly $20 million in sales per year, the Vermont Bread Company was the largest producer of all-natural, premium, and certified organic breads and muffins in the Northeast United States. Under her leadership, it was the largest woman-owned manufacturing firm in Vermont and has been featured in magazines such as Inc., Baking Management, and Family Circle.
Lorimer is 1993 alumna of UI&U’s undergraduate program in Vermont, formerly known as the Adult Degree Program (ADP and the first Vermont College graduate to be appointed a UI&U trustee. Already a successful entrepreneur when she began her degree, she is passionate about the education she received at UI&U.
“My experience (as a U&IU learner) was transformational,” said Lorimer, who is currently co-authoring a book on how to run a business. “My advisors helped me find my voice as a writer.”
Lorimer serves on the Board of Directors of the Vermont Community Foundation and the Snelling Center for Government at the University of Vermont. A fundraising volunteer for the Women’s Crisis Center, she is also a member of the Education Committee for Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility. Lorimer was a delegate to the 1995 White House Conference on Small Business, where she served on the Research Advisory Committee for the Peace & Justice Center’s Vermont Job Gap Study Basic Needs and Livable Wage report in 1998.
In addition to her B.A. from the UI&U’s Vermont College ADP program, Lorimer completed the three-year Owner President Management Program at Harvard Business School. An alumna of the Vermont Leadership Institute’s inaugural class of 1996, she now serves as a faculty member. She is also a licensed respite foster care provider who extends her services voluntarily.
CINCINNATI – Union Institute & University (UI&U), a university offering interdisciplinary plans of study for adult learners through its distance learning programs, and academic centers located in Cincinnati (OH), Los Angeles and Sacramento (CA), Miami (FL), and on its Vermont College Campus in Montpelier and the Brattleboro Center (VT) today announced the election of Lisa Lorimer as chairperson of UI&U’s Board of Trustees.
Lorimer is a Vermont native and the founder and former president and CEO of the Vermont Bread Company. She was first appointed to the university’s Board of Trustees in September 2003.
Union Institute & University President Roger H. Sublett, Ph.D. is excited about Lorimer’s appointment. “Lisa brings a strong entrepreneurial spirit to our university, in addition to a keen sense of business,” he said. “Her considerable acumen and intelligence will serve Union well, particularly as we look at how we can better serve adults throughout the nation and overseas.” Past Board Chair Cheryl Foley calls Lorimer a “leader for the future.”
Often credited with helping fuel the boom in organic food sales over the past two decades, Lorimer sold her controlling interest in 2004 but continues as a significant investor and board member of the company she helped found in 1978 in a country barn in Brattleboro. With nearly $20 million in sales per year, the Vermont Bread Company was the largest producer of all-natural, premium, and certified organic breads and muffins in the Northeast United States. Under her leadership, it was the largest woman-owned manufacturing firm in Vermont and has been featured in magazines such as Inc., Baking Management, and Family Circle.
Lorimer is 1993 alumna of UI&U’s undergraduate program in Vermont, formerly known as the Adult Degree Program (ADP and the first Vermont College graduate to be appointed a UI&U trustee. Already a successful entrepreneur when she began her degree, she is passionate about the education she received at UI&U.
“My experience (as a U&IU learner) was transformational,” said Lorimer, who is currently co-authoring a book on how to run a business. “My advisors helped me find my voice as a writer.”
Lorimer serves on the Board of Directors of the Vermont Community Foundation and the Snelling Center for Government at the University of Vermont. A fundraising volunteer for the Women’s Crisis Center, she is also a member of the Education Committee for Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility. Lorimer was a delegate to the 1995 White House Conference on Small Business, where she served on the Research Advisory Committee for the Peace & Justice Center’s Vermont Job Gap Study Basic Needs and Livable Wage report in 1998.
In addition to her B.A. from the UI&U’s Vermont College ADP program, Lorimer completed the three-year Owner President Management Program at Harvard Business School. An alumna of the Vermont Leadership Institute’s inaugural class of 1996, she now serves as a faculty member. She is also a licensed respite foster care provider who extends her services voluntarily.
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Union Institute & University Partners with the Academy of Medicine for Forum on Global Volunteerism
CINCINNATI – Leaders in the field of medical volunteerism will convene at Duke Energy Center in downtown Cincinnati April 17 to take part in “Medical Volunteerism and Ethics in a Global Society,” a daylong forum presented by Union Institute & University and the Academy of Medicine.
The event will feature keynote speakers Edward O’Neil, M.D., and Virginia Ruehlmann Wiltse, Ph.D. as well as talks by other nationally recognized experts in the field of medical volunteerism who will speak on a variety of related subjects including a first-hand accounts of a Third-World medical volunteer; health preparation for international travel and medical relief work; and the essential planning elements necessary to lead successful missions abroad.
Dr. O’Neil is the author of Awakening Hippocrates: A Primer on Health, Poverty, and Global Service, and A Practical Guide to Global Health Service, and founder of the founder the non-profit organization Omni-Med, (www.omnimed.org) which focuses on health volunteerism and ethical leadership. His keynote talk will address global volunteerism for everyone, and will explain how to recognize the right opportunities and how to get started.
Dr. Virginia Ruehlmann Wiltse, is a graduate of UI&U’s doctoral program in interdisciplinary studies and is the director and vice president of Care Response Madagascar Foundation – a locally-based organization that provides extensive relief efforts to Madagascar. Her presentation, “Ordinary People and Everyday Miracles: Global Volunteerism from the Non-Medical Perspective,” will include video footage from her travels to Madagascar that illustrate what can be accomplished when ordinary people contribute their resources or volunteer their time and talent to benefit the poor in the developing world.
“Medical Volunteerism and Ethics in a Global Society” is the first of three lectures presented by UI&U as part of their series; Presidential Forum: Leadership Opportunities and Social Responsibility in An Age of Accountability. The series is made possible by a grant awarded to UI&U from The Helen Steiner Rice Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation (GSF).
The event is open to the public and will also include a panel discussion, as well as a five minute Q&A between speakers. Dinner is included in the registration fee.
To register for the event contact the Academy of Medicine at (513) 421-7010 or visit www.academyofmedicine.org.
The event will feature keynote speakers Edward O’Neil, M.D., and Virginia Ruehlmann Wiltse, Ph.D. as well as talks by other nationally recognized experts in the field of medical volunteerism who will speak on a variety of related subjects including a first-hand accounts of a Third-World medical volunteer; health preparation for international travel and medical relief work; and the essential planning elements necessary to lead successful missions abroad.
Dr. O’Neil is the author of Awakening Hippocrates: A Primer on Health, Poverty, and Global Service, and A Practical Guide to Global Health Service, and founder of the founder the non-profit organization Omni-Med, (www.omnimed.org) which focuses on health volunteerism and ethical leadership. His keynote talk will address global volunteerism for everyone, and will explain how to recognize the right opportunities and how to get started.
Dr. Virginia Ruehlmann Wiltse, is a graduate of UI&U’s doctoral program in interdisciplinary studies and is the director and vice president of Care Response Madagascar Foundation – a locally-based organization that provides extensive relief efforts to Madagascar. Her presentation, “Ordinary People and Everyday Miracles: Global Volunteerism from the Non-Medical Perspective,” will include video footage from her travels to Madagascar that illustrate what can be accomplished when ordinary people contribute their resources or volunteer their time and talent to benefit the poor in the developing world.
“Medical Volunteerism and Ethics in a Global Society” is the first of three lectures presented by UI&U as part of their series; Presidential Forum: Leadership Opportunities and Social Responsibility in An Age of Accountability. The series is made possible by a grant awarded to UI&U from The Helen Steiner Rice Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation (GSF).
The event is open to the public and will also include a panel discussion, as well as a five minute Q&A between speakers. Dinner is included in the registration fee.
To register for the event contact the Academy of Medicine at (513) 421-7010 or visit www.academyofmedicine.org.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Union Institute & University Waives Application Fee for All Programs
Any prospective learner can apply for free until July 1, 2008
CINCINNATI - Union Institute & University (UI&U) announced today that it is waiving its application fee for all learners in every degree program until July 1, 2008. The university-wide initiative is effective immediately and was initiated with the intention of furthering UI&U’s role as a leader in affordable and quality higher education for the adult learner. Applicants may visit www.tui.edu to learn more about UI&U’s degree programs and to apply. They will need to enter the word “Union” in the Promotional Code field at the end of the application to have the fee waived.
CINCINNATI - Union Institute & University (UI&U) announced today that it is waiving its application fee for all learners in every degree program until July 1, 2008. The university-wide initiative is effective immediately and was initiated with the intention of furthering UI&U’s role as a leader in affordable and quality higher education for the adult learner. Applicants may visit www.tui.edu to learn more about UI&U’s degree programs and to apply. They will need to enter the word “Union” in the Promotional Code field at the end of the application to have the fee waived.
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