President Baston, Cuyahoga Community College

The College held a wonderful picnic for staff at our District offices yesterday. Food, fun and most of all, a nice way to relax ahead of the Fall Semester!

It was a glorious weekend for Tri-C JazzFest! The only thing I enjoyed more than the music was seeing the community's phenomenal support for the festival, the College and our students. Thank you, Cleveland!

Having a blast at Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland this weekend! The party continues Saturday, so don't miss out

How Tri-C’s new president is aligning academic programs and economic opportunities - SBN Here are the three themes new Tri-C President Michael A. Baston culled from his 2,000-person listening process, and how these informed his new vision for the college.

Eric is widely respected and recognized as an innovative educator with an unfailing commitment to students and an open, collaborative style that has reshaped CMSD. No one understands the challenges facing Cleveland students better than Eric or is more committed to helping them stay in school and ultimately achieve postsecondary education or training. Welcome to the Tri-C community, Eric!

Tri-C Hires Eric Gordon as SVP of Student Development and Education Pipeline Whether you want to earn a degree, improve your skills, get certified, train for a new career, or explore a new hobby, you can choose from many programs and courses.

The Skills to Succeed campaign continues to ensure no student is excluded or overlooked. Thank you to The Sound of Ideas for allowing us to discuss this campaign's historic impact, and how we can continue its mission.

Tri-C President Michael A. Baston and Tri-C Foundation President Megan O’Bryan joined Ideastream's The Sound of Ideas to discuss the College's historic Skills to Succeed campaign and its impact so far: https://bit.ly/3ODeaXP

Yesterday, I hosted a President's Summit with College leadership, but our keynote speaker was the real highlight. Scott Van Pelt, co-author of “The Great Upheaval: Higher Education’s Past, Present and Uncertain Future," provided invaluable insight and food for thought on higher education's shift to on-demand culture. Thank you, Scott, for your time and motivating message.

Thank you to Swagelok for an important conversation and summit on achieving DEI within higher ed, and how equity for our students benefits Northeast Ohio. Let's keep it going!

Congrats to our spring grads! Commencement is the highlight of every semester, and it's why we do what we do! It was a joy to celebrate you!

I’m speaking this month at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland’s FedTalk about talent attraction and retention of lower-wage and noncollege workers in this post-pandemic time. We’ll be answering questions such as:
•What strategies such as greater flexibility or higher pay have employers tried and which have proven most effective?
•How do firms’ experiences in Ohio differ from the Northeast or other regions of the US? Are there observable differences by employer size or industry?
•What strategies seem to have the greatest staying power as the economic environment shifts?
Join us virtually on May 25 for an engaging conversation and Q&A session. Register now: https://clefed.org/3Boe4M1

I'm still so touched by all of the support from the Tri-C, higher ed and Greater Cleveland communities during my inauguration week. Check out all of the highlights from a wonderful week of memories:

Tri-C Inauguration Highlights: Cleveland, OH Whether you want to earn a degree, improve your skills, get certified, train for a new career, or explore a new hobby, you can choose from many programs and courses.