Strategic Ohio Council for Higher Education

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Southwestern Ohio Council for Higher Education
Formation1967
Headquarters Dayton, Ohio
Coordinates 39°43′08″N84°06′35″W / 39.7188889°N 84.1097222°W / 39.7188889; -84.1097222
Website www.soche.org

Strategic Ohio Council for Higher Education (SOCHE), renamed in 2021 from the Southwestern Ohio Council for Higher Education, was formed in 1967. [1] SOCHE is a regional consortium of colleges, universities, and businesses advancing higher education through academic collaboration, corporate and community partnerships, and student success. [1]

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History

In January 1967, ten presidents of institutions in the Dayton/Miami Valley area met to discuss collaborative efforts in education and research. Those institutions involved became the founding members of the Dayton-Miami Valley Consortium. [2]

In March 1967, the presidents received a federal grant of $50,000 to develop the Consortium.

In November 1967, the Dayton-Miami Valley Consortium was officially incorporated by the State of Ohio. [1]

In 1984, the Board of Trustees officially changed the name from Dayton-Miami Valley Consortium to the Southwestern Ohio Council for Higher Education. [3] The motivation for this change was the intention to invite members to join the Consortium from a wider region.

In 2021, the organization again changed its name, to Strategic Ohio Council for Higher Education, to better reflect the mission and expanding services that extend beyond Southwestern Ohio. [1]

Member colleges and universities

SOCHE is a consortium of twenty-two member institutions, [4] being:

Programs

Student Research Program provides research internships for approximately 90 undergraduate and graduate science and engineering students at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate and the Air Force Institute of Technology. With an $8.5 million award from the U.S. Air Force to the Southwestern Ohio Council for Higher Education's (SOCHE) Student Research Program, area colleges and universities will continue to produce undergraduate and graduate student research internships. [5]

Degree Finder is a comprehensive listing of over 700 majors available at SOCHE member colleges and universities. [6]

Partnership

Midwestern Higher Education Compact

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "The History of SOCHE". Strategic Ohio Council for Higher Education (SOCHE). Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Sinclair Article". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
  3. ↑ "AFIT History".
  4. ↑ "Meet Our Members". Strategic Ohio Council for Higher Education (SOCHE). Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Dayton Daily News Article" . Retrieved 2009-01-28.
  6. ↑ "Degree Finder". SOCHE. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
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