Hiram College is a private liberal arts college in Hiram,Ohio. It was founded in 1850 as the Western Reserve Eclectic Institute by Amos Sutton Hayden and other members of the Disciples of Christ Church. The college is nonsectarian and coeducational. It is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Among its alumni is James A. Garfield,who also served as a college instructor and principal before he was President of the United States.
Cleveland State University (CSU) is a public research university in Cleveland,Ohio. It was established in 1964 and opened for classes in 1965 after acquiring the entirety of Fenn College,a private school that had been in operation since 1923. CSU absorbed the Cleveland-Marshall School of Law in 1969. Today it is part of the University System of Ohio,has more than 120,000 alumni,and offers over 200 academic programs amongst eight colleges. It is classified among "R2:Doctoral Universities –High research activity".
Ohio University,often called Ohio or sometimes OU,is a public research university in Athens,Ohio. The first university chartered by an Act of Congress and the first to be chartered in Ohio,the university was chartered in 1787 by the Congress of the Confederation and subsequently approved for the territory in 1802 and state in 1804,opening for students in 1809. Ohio University is the oldest university in Ohio and among the oldest public universities in the United States.
The region Northeast Ohio,in the US state of Ohio,in its most expansive usage contains six metropolitan statistical areas:Cleveland–Elyria,Akron,Canton–Massillon,Youngstown–Warren,Mansfield,and Weirton–Steubenville along with eight micropolitan statistical areas. Most of the region is considered either part of the Cleveland–Akron–Canton,OH Combined Statistical Area and media market or the Youngstown–Warren,OH–PA Combined Statistical Area and media market. In all,the region is home to:4,502,460 residents. It is also a part of the Great Lakes megalopolis,containing over 54 million people. Northeast Ohio also includes most of the area known historically as the Connecticut Western Reserve.
Robert Johns Bulkley was an American attorney and politician from Ohio. A Democrat,he served in the United States House of Representatives,and in the United States Senate from 1930 until 1939.
The Gateway Sports and Entertainment Complex is an entertainment complex located in downtown Cleveland,Ohio. It opened in 1994 and is owned by the city of Cleveland and Cuyahoga County and is managed by the Gateway Economic Development Corporation,a non-profit group with board members who are appointed by county and city leaders.
Roxanne Qualls is an American politician who served as the 66th mayor of Cincinnati,Ohio. She also served a two-year term on the Cincinnati City Council prior to her service as mayor,having been elected in 1991. On August 8,2007,the Charter Committee announced her appointment to fill the unexpired term of council member Jim Tarbell. Qualls was elected to a two-year term on Cincinnati City Council in November 2007,and again in 2009 and 2011. She served as Vice Mayor,the chair of the Budget and Finance Committee,chair of the Livable Communities Committee and chair of the Subcommittee on Major Transportation and Infrastructure Projects.
Jane Louise Campbell is an American politician who served as the 56th and first and to date only female mayor of Cleveland,Ohio from January 1,2002,to January 1,2006.
Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) is a public medical school in Rootstown,Ohio. It specializes in graduate education in medicine and pharmacy but also has a College of Graduate Studies.
Carmen Policy is an attorney and American football executive best known for his work for the San Francisco 49ers during the 1980s and 1990s. He also led the Cleveland Browns until he sold his minority ownership stake in 2004.
Harry Augustus "Hal" Garfield was an American lawyer,academic,and public official. He was president of Williams College and supervised the United States Fuel Administration during World War I. He was a son of President James A. Garfield.
Nathaniel Raphael Jones was an American attorney,judge,and law professor. As general counsel of the NAACP,Jones fought to end school segregation,including in the northern United States. From 1979 until 1995,he served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit before assuming senior status,and in 2002 retired to resume a private legal practice.
Lester A. Lefton is an American academic and higher education administrator. He was the President of Kent State University (2006–2014). He has 35 years of experience in higher education,having served for 25 years at a public institution and nine at private institutions. During his career,he has been a psychology professor,dean and provost,as well as a psychology textbook author.
Lorain County Community College (LCCC) is a public community college in the city of Elyria in Lorain County,Ohio,with learning centers in Wellington,North Ridgeville,and Lorain. In addition to associate degrees and certificates,students can earn bachelor's and master's degrees on campus through the college's partnerships with universities.
James Vincent Stanton was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1971 to 1977.
The Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority,commonly referred to as PARTA,is a transit agency serving Portage County,Ohio. It is headquartered in Franklin Township just outside the Kent city limits. PARTA was formed in 1975 from an agreement between the city of Kent and Franklin Township and has since expanded to include routes over much of Portage County. It operates several local routes including circulator and suburban routes in Kent,and an interurban route connecting Ravenna,Kent,and Stow. PARTA also offers express routes including services into downtown Cleveland,Akron as well as weekday service to the rural Portage County communities of Windham,Garrettsville and Hiram. In addition,PARTA includes Kent State University's Campus Bus Service,which it acquired in 2004,and a dial-a-ride service. A proposed plan to acquire Lorain County Transit to serve better bus service in Lorain County. In 2022,the system had a ridership of 633,800.
Susan "Dee" Haslam is an American businesswoman. She is the founder and executive producer of RIVR Media and CEO of the Haslam Sports Group. Dee is a co-owner of the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL),along with her husband,Jimmy Haslam. The Haslams are also majority investors in the ownership group of the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer (MLS) –with two MLS Cup champions during their tenure,and have a partial ownership stake in the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Dave Whinham is a sports and entertainment executive,filmmaker,and former American football coach and team executive. Whinham formed in 2002 and has since served as president of a consulting and production company now known as The TEAM Productions. Based in Columbus,OH,The TEAM focuses its efforts in four areas:(1) brokering of sports and entertainment opportunities and entities,(2) providing comprehensive consulting services to the sports and entertainment industry,(3) producing live sports and entertainment events,and (4) creating,producing,and placing media elements. Whinham resides in Columbus and is a native of Detroit.
Sashi Brown is an attorney and American football executive who is the president of the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). Brown began his NFL career with the Jacksonville Jaguars and Cleveland Browns.
Charles Henry Parrish was a minister and educator in Lexington and Louisville,Kentucky. He was the pastor at Calvary Baptist Church in Louisville from 1886 until his death in 1931. He was a professor and officer at Simmons College,and then served as the president of the Eckstein Institute from 1890 to 1912 and then of Simmons College from 1918 to 1931. His wife,Mary Virginia Cook Parrish and son,Charles H. Parrish Jr.,were also noted educators.
