| Name | Title | Contact Details |
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Nela Petkovic |
Chief Information Officer | Profile |
Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) opened in 1963 as Ohio`s first community college and remains Ohio`s oldest and largest public community college. For over 50 years Tri-C has provided high quality, affordable education and programs to more than 900,000 members of the community. At Tri-C, we are part of a national movement to redesign, reinvent and reset the completion agenda. The College strives to empower students to complete their education in a timely manner and to guide them toward meaningful careers or to four-year universities. Tri-C ranks first in Ohio and 45th in the nation in conferring associate degrees in all disciplines. Each semester the College offers more than 1,000 credit courses in more than 140 career and technical programs and liberal arts curricula. More than 600 non-credit workforce and professional development courses are offered annually. Tri-C serves more than 60,000 credit and non-credit students each year, and offers day, evening and weekend classes in traditional classroom settings as well as via television, the Internet and independent learning. The College offers more than 800 Distance Learning courses and more than 130 courses at various locations throughout the community, close to home and work. Tuition at Tri-C is the lowest in Northeast Ohio and among the lowest of all colleges in the state.
Nevada State College, a four-year public institution, is a member of the Nevada System of Higher Education` NSC places a special emphasis on the advancement of a diverse and largely under-served student population` Located on a developing 500-acre campus in the foothills of Henderson, Nevada, the college was established in 2002 as a new tier in the state system between the research universities and the two-year colleges` In this role, the college emphasizes high-quality instruction, exemplary service, engaging learning experiences, and innovation as a means to more efficient, effective outcomes in all corners of the campus` Since 2002, Nevada State College has grown to offer more than 24 majors and minors, has received independent accreditation and has expanded its physical campus` Committed to fostering a personal learning environment, students are taught by faculty who serve as mentors and guides in classrooms with an average size of only 23 students` Nevada State College serves approximately 3,400 students and has over 1,900 alumni, each representing a broad array of cultural and economic backgrounds.
Pasadena City College provides the San Gabriel Valley with a high quality, innovative and dynamic learning environment that inspires student success. Each semester we offer academic programs that encompass degrees, transfer programs, and certificates, to 29,500 plus students. We are new students and returning students. We are local, international, and online. We span many cultures — LGBT, multicultural, veterans, and everyone else in between. We are science and math, liberal arts, music and art, athletics, nursing and vocational arts. We are recognized educators, experienced staff, and caring counselors. We offer an opportunity for students to transfer to top schools or to find new careers. We are achievers, impactors, and innovators. We break barriers. We are proud, bold and strong. We are all here with one goal - to be great.
George Mason University is an innovative, entrepreneurial institution with global distinction in a range of academic fields. Located in Northern Virginia near Washington, D.C., Mason provides students access to diverse cultural experiences and the most sought-after internships and employers in the country. Mason offers strong undergraduate and graduate degree programs in engineering and information technology, organizational psychology, health care and visual and performing arts. With Mason professors conducting groundbreaking research in areas such as climate change, public policy and the biosciences, George Mason University is a leading example of the modern, public university. For the third year in a row, the Chronicle of Higher Education, the premier publication for academic news and issues, named Mason one of the "Great Colleges to Work For." Mason was recognized in seven different categories, making it the only four-year institution from Virginia on the list`s “Honor Roll.” The categories in which Mason excelled are: Collaborative Governance, Professional/Career-Development Programs, Job Satisfaction, Work/Life Balance, Confidence in Senior Leadership, Supervisor or Department-Chair Relationship, Respect and Appreciation. George Mason University—Where Innovation Is Tradition.
HistoSonics Inc. is a new medical device company that is developing Histotripsy, a non-invasive image guided and robotic tissue excision technology that was licensed from the University of Michigan. Histotripsy is a versatile platform that will replace traditional surgical and minimally invasive methods to reduce patient trauma and health care costs. The first clinical application will be treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH), a prevalent condition in senior men. The condition affects over two million men in the US and approximately 400,000 are treated surgically each year.