tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83530507994374362732024-02-07T19:43:20.096-05:00Union Institute & University NewsThe Union Institute & University News blog is a primary source of university happenings. To learn more about our mission and vision of engaging, empowering, and enlightening adult learners, along with comprehensive information about our degree programs, please visit www.myunion.eduUnion Institute & Universityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00580477709923486009noreply@blogger.comBlogger244125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353050799437436273.post-67450834358633888902014-06-02T16:27:00.001-04:002014-06-02T16:27:16.511-04:00A celebration with Portia Simpson Miller, Jamaica’s Prime Minister
Saturday June 21, 2014
Hilton Miami Airport
5101 Blue Lagoon DriveMiami, Florida 33126
5:30 PM Reception
6:30 PM Keynote Address
The Most Honorable Portia Simpson Miller, Jamaica’s Prime Minister and esteemed Union alumna (B.A. 1997) will mark Union Institute & University’s 50th anniversary at a special celebration in Miami, Florida. Click here to purchase tickets. For more Union Institute & Universityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00580477709923486009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353050799437436273.post-22617264987159825432014-05-30T16:42:00.002-04:002014-05-30T16:42:43.680-04:00Faculty Highlight: Dr. Gerald Fishman
Union Institute & University prides itself on the number of
scholar-practitioners we have leading our academic programs. Dr. Gerald A.
Fishman successfully combines over three decades of psychological research and
practice with a passion for community outreach and the skill and insight for
effective institutional administration. He is a resource and model for both
students and faculty, Union Institute & Universityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00580477709923486009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353050799437436273.post-78011564144615086522014-05-30T11:53:00.003-04:002014-05-30T11:53:57.598-04:00The Retirement Revolution with Dr. Ken Dychtwald
Hall of Mirrors
Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza
35 West 5th Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Thursday, June 26, 2014
8:00am Breakfast Buffet
9:00am Keynote
10:30am Book Signing
Tickets are now available for our special presentation The Retirement Revolution: How the Age Wave will transform our lives with Union alumnus Dr. Ken Dychtwald (Ph.D. 1976). Click here&Union Institute & Universityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00580477709923486009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353050799437436273.post-4028659282952325512014-05-30T10:35:00.000-04:002014-05-30T10:35:09.278-04:00Free Webinar: What Supervisors Look For in Great Employees
Presented by Dr. Charles F. Piazza
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 8:30 pm EST
Join us for a free leadership webinar to learn the key qualities and skills that supervisors are looking for in their employees. This webinar will be both a presentation and discussion in which participants will have the opportunity to ask questions.
We will be discussing• Learning to grow with your job• Union Institute & Universityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00580477709923486009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353050799437436273.post-73992391378069358872014-05-22T17:21:00.000-04:002014-06-02T16:28:00.252-04:00Faculty Highlight: Dr. Rick Chaffee
Dr. Rick Chaffee’s understanding of leadership and mentoring practices is informed by a diverse background in professional ski racing, a Master's degree in Economics from the University of Denver and a Ph.D. in Applied Social Sciences from Union Institute & University. Dr. Chaffee’s has experience teaching both at the high school and collegiate level. He also has worked extensively in Union Institute & Universityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00580477709923486009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353050799437436273.post-62090715681756999952014-05-13T13:06:00.000-04:002014-05-13T13:06:53.417-04:00Faculty Highlight: Dr. Stella Marrie
For over a decade, Dr. Stella Marrie has been active as a psychotherapist, educator, and community leader. In addition to her responsibilities as professor in Union Institute & University’s Bachelor of Arts program in the Psychology & Human Development concentration, Dr. Marrie is invested in the political and social justice issues surrounding mental health treatment and Union Institute & Universityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00580477709923486009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353050799437436273.post-73294589132383104462014-05-12T11:22:00.002-04:002014-05-30T11:55:29.543-04:00New Board of Trustees Chairperson, Member, and Officers
CINCINNATI – Union Institute & University (UI&U), a private, non-profit university headquartered in Cincinnati announced that Mr. Donald Feldmann, Esq., has been elected Chairperson of the Board of Trustees, Ms. Juana Bordas has been elected to serve on the board, Mr. Roger Allbee has been elected Vice Chairperson, and Ms. Sandra L. Lobert has been elected treasurer.
Union InstituteUnion Institute & Universityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00580477709923486009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353050799437436273.post-39739769871149603862014-05-05T12:41:00.000-04:002014-05-12T14:50:43.363-04:00Nominate Faculty for the Service Award
Deadline: June 30, 2014
Do you have a favorite Union Institute & University instructor who deserves recognition for exceptional hard work and dedication? Students, faculty (including self-nominations), administration, and alumni are welcome to nominate Union faculty members for the Faculty Award for Excellence in Service.
Nominations will be accepted through June 30, Union Institute & Universityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00580477709923486009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353050799437436273.post-36591333261131426942014-05-02T16:38:00.002-04:002014-05-30T10:35:29.738-04:00Call for Faculty Research Papers and Presentations
To Engage, Enlighten and Empower: Celebrating 50 Years of Faculty Research at Union Institute & University
Deadline: June 16, 2014
The Faculty Council is pleased to announce a call for faculty research papers and/or research presentations. This mini-conference is a university-wide event designed to encourage collaboration, communication, and community-building across all Union Institute & Universityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00580477709923486009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353050799437436273.post-44954567781686368672014-04-09T09:48:00.000-04:002014-05-29T11:54:35.700-04:00Faculty Highlight: Dr. Michael Raffanti
Dr. Michael Raffanti takes the value of social responsibility seriously—and he
lives out the definition of that value in his work, his teaching, his life in
the surrounding community and in his outreach.
Dr. Michael A. Raffanti is the Associate Dean in Union Institute & University's Ph.D. program in
Interdisciplinary Studies, and he is also a faculty member within the Ed.D.
program. Dr. Union Institute & Universityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00580477709923486009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353050799437436273.post-18799622705485113772014-03-25T16:40:00.000-04:002014-03-28T15:26:48.478-04:00Psychology Workshop: Dissociative Disorders
An overview of Assessment, Diagnosis and Treatment
Friday, June 20, 2014
9:00am – 12:15pm
3 CE Credits
Cincinnati Academic Center
440 East McMillan Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45206
Please join us for a presentation on Dissociative Disorders: An overview of Assessment, Diagnosis and Treatment by Jaime B. Willis, Psy.D. This class is part of Union Institute & University’s Union Institute & Universityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00580477709923486009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353050799437436273.post-55520008780965641062014-03-24T17:37:00.002-04:002014-05-06T12:03:10.595-04:00Psychology Workshop: Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy
Friday, May 9, 2014
8:30am – 4:00pm
6 CE credits
Union Union Institute & University
Cincinnati Academic Center
440 East McMillan Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45206
NOTICE: This workshop has been cancelled. Please visit www.myunion.edu/ce to learn more about our other psychology workshops in May and June.
Please join us for a presentation on Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy by Union Institute & Universityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00580477709923486009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353050799437436273.post-50152974108891748172014-03-21T16:27:00.000-04:002014-05-06T11:41:17.850-04:00Fifty years on, Union Institute & University keeps quietly growing in Uptown
Mar 19, 2014
Bob Driehaus
bob.driehaus@wcpo.com
CINCINNATI -- Cincinnati can boast of a university perched just north of downtown where undergraduate, masters and doctoral degrees are offered. It's been around a long time, and its graduates include college presidents and even a prime minister.
It may sound like University of Cincinnati or Xavier, but the school is Union Institute & Union Institute & Universityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00580477709923486009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353050799437436273.post-42281159411881465542014-03-20T10:39:00.001-04:002014-03-20T10:39:31.291-04:00Kay C. Goss Elected as Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration
Union Institute & University Board of Trustees member and 2013 Sacramento commencement keynote speaker, Kay C. Goss, has been elected as a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration. Goss is an internationally recognized lecturer, author, public servant, and highly respected authority in the fields of emergency management, risk communication and general resiliency.
TheUnion Institute & Universityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00580477709923486009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353050799437436273.post-43467388904930797002014-03-10T16:10:00.000-04:002014-04-09T09:47:50.357-04:00Andrea Scarpino to Host Reading for Poetry Book "Once, Then"
Saturday, April 5, 20142:00 p.m.
Joseph-Beth Booksellers2692 Madison RoadCincinnati, OH 45208
Andrea Scarpino, MFA, faculty member in Union Institute & University's Ph.D. program will host a reading of her new book Once, Then.
In her debut full-length poetry collection, Andrea Scarpino's elegies move between personal and political loss, between science, myth, and Union Institute & Universityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00580477709923486009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353050799437436273.post-74216581832525955972014-02-28T11:41:00.000-05:002014-02-28T11:41:14.410-05:00Spotlight on alumna Joanna Hulton (Ph.D. 1998)
In the Union Institute & University tradition of transforming lives and communities, alumna Joanna Hulton (Ph.D. 1998) has dedicated herself for the past 30 years, as a teacher, workshop leader, and practicing psychoanalyst. She is committed to improving children's self-esteem, feelings of personal efficacy, and ability to learn by transforming the role of family, school, and Union Institute & Universityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00580477709923486009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353050799437436273.post-81480787053402602152014-02-28T11:18:00.000-05:002014-03-24T17:39:34.842-04:00Windham Higher Education Cooperative established in VermontMarlboro, Vermont - On March 3, 2014 Union Institute & University and five other area colleges: Community College of Vermont, Landmark College, Marlboro College, School for International Training, and Vermont Technical College have established the Windham Higher Education Cooperative. Now students from the six colleges will be able to take one course at one of the other participating Union Institute & Universityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00580477709923486009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353050799437436273.post-5383079381859882712014-02-27T14:36:00.000-05:002014-03-24T17:38:28.789-04:00Union brings Criminal Justice Management degree program to Colerain, Ohio
In 1964, Union Institute & University, a national university headquartered in the Walnut Hills neighborhood of Cincinnati, opened its doors with a mission to transform lives and communities by serving adults where they live and work. Now 50 years later, that hallmark quality guided the opening of a satellite classroom in the Northgate Mall to better serve local law enforcement officers Union Institute & Universityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00580477709923486009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353050799437436273.post-63691804224815301982014-02-20T17:26:00.003-05:002014-03-20T13:04:23.745-04:00Union Institute & University President Roger H. Sublett, Ph.D. elected to Presidents’ Forum Board of Directors
Dr. Roger H. Sublett
Dr. Roger H. Sublett, president of Union Institute & University, has been named to the Presidents’ Forum Board of Directors. The Presidents’ Forum, established in 2004, is a collaboration of accredited, national, adult-serving institutions and programs which have embraced the power and potential of online education. The mission of the Presidents’ Forum is to advance Union Institute & Universityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00580477709923486009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353050799437436273.post-78250927998718209952014-02-17T10:37:00.001-05:002014-04-16T15:07:12.303-04:00Vote for Union's Cincinnati Center as a Top Historic Building
Union
Institute & University’s Cincinnati Academic Center
The Cincinnati Preservation Association has created a contest to select the top 50 historic buildings that define Cincinnati. Union Institute & University’s Cincinnati Academic Center, an early Tudor Revival landmark at 440 E McMillan in Walnut Hills, has been nominated.
If you would like to vote for Union’s building Union Institute & Universityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00580477709923486009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353050799437436273.post-71859715566954357262014-02-12T11:18:00.000-05:002014-03-13T17:10:25.517-04:00Spotlight on MLK Studies SpecializationDid you know that Union Institute & University offers one of the few Ph.D. specializations in Dr. Martin Luther King Studies in the country? In recognition of this distinct honor, and in remembrance of Dr. King, we asked a few MLK Studies students to share how they apply Dr. King’s philosophies in everyday life. Learn more about Union’s MLK Studies Specialization.
Cheri Scott
As a Union Institute & Universityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00580477709923486009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353050799437436273.post-28071368556016750032014-02-05T15:40:00.000-05:002014-02-28T11:26:44.992-05:00Union Alumni in the News Congratulations to Union Institute & University’s alumni in the news. Do you have a story to share? Tell us about your recent accomplishments here.
Prime Minister of Jamaica, Portia Simpson Miller (B.A. 1997) was recently inducted into the prestigious International Women’s Forum Hall of Fame, joining the ranks of hall-of-famers including Rosa Parks, Nancy Pelosi, and Margaret Thatcher. Union Institute & Universityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00580477709923486009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353050799437436273.post-88523029434980554572014-02-02T14:09:00.000-05:002014-03-21T16:36:50.883-04:00Faculty Highlight: Dr. Dorothy Firman
Dr. Dorothy Firman takes the value of social responsibility seriously—and she
lives out the definition of that value in her work, her teaching, her life in
the surrounding communities and in their outreach.
Dr. Dorothy Firman has been a member of Union’s faculty since 2006. She is a
prolific author, speaker, life coach and counselor. She was a guest on the Oprah Winfrey show, and Union Institute & Universityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00580477709923486009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353050799437436273.post-85641333351859449032014-02-01T12:45:00.000-05:002014-05-06T10:39:44.970-04:00Write it Right! An Online Resume Workshop
April 30, 2014 6-7:00pm EST
Online
This is a free special event for all Union Institute & University students and alumni.
Join us for the Career Center’s first webinar on resume writing. This is a great opportunity to get the extra help you need to start your resume or learn some new tips to polish an existing resume.
We’ll discuss:
--The difference between a CV and a Union Institute & Universityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00580477709923486009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353050799437436273.post-60248203589673819252014-01-31T15:45:00.000-05:002014-02-17T09:40:55.842-05:00Visiting Day: M.A. with a concentration in Counseling Psychology
Saturday, February 15, 2014
Brattleboro, VT and Cincinnati, OH
Union’s New England and Cincinnati academic centers
will both host visiting day for the M.A. with a
concentration in Counseling Psychology program on Saturday, February 15, 2014. In Cincinnati the event will take place 9:30am-11:30am at Union
Institute & University’s Cincinnati Academic Center, 440 E.Union Institute & Universityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00580477709923486009noreply@blogger.com0