Middletown Forum : O’dell Owens leaving Cincinnati State http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/ This is an XML content feed of; Middletown Forum : Community Revitalization : O’dell Owens leaving Cincinnati State Tue, 06 Oct 2026 16:41:28 +0000 Tue, 29 Sep 2015 22:34:46 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 10.12 360 www.middletownusa.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=6181 Middletown Forum http://middletownusa.com/images/blog-logo.jpg http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/ O’dell Owens leaving Cincinnati State : Cincinnati State names interim... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6181&PID=46109&title=odell-owens-leaving-cincinnati-state#46109 Author: 409
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Posted: Sep 29 2015 at 10:34pm

Cincinnati State names interim president
Dr. Monica Posey has been provost at Cincy State, which has Middletown campus.

CINCINNATI —
Cincinnati State has named Provost Dr. Monica Posey as interim president, replacing Dr. O’dell Owens.

Posey, in remarks after the board of trustees voted unanimously for her, said, “I am committed to serving our college community and most importantly, our students. I am confident that we will work together as a team, such that the Board and the community will hear about more great accomplishments from Cincinnati State in the future.”

Posey has served the college for 23 years. Her career at Cincinnati State began in 1992, and includes positions as assistant dean, director of institutional research & planning, academic vice president and most recently provost.

Prior to joining Cincinnati State, she worked at the University of Cincinnati as assistant director of career development and for AT&T in Cincinnati and New Jersey in market research, project management and engineering. During much of this time she also taught statistics as an adjunct instructor at UC.

Posey’s professional activities include serving on the boards of the Greater Cincinnati STEM Collaborative and Minorities in Mathematics, Science & Engineering. She holds the rank of 3rd degree black belt in Tang Soo Do Karate.

She graduated from UC with an EdD in Educational Foundations in 1999. In addition, Posey completed all the coursework toward a doctorate in quantitative analysis. She holds an MBA from The Wharton Business School of the University of Pennsylvania and a bachelor of science from Cornell. In 2003, she completed the Harvard University Institute for Educational Management.

She and her husband, the Rev. Dr. Michael J. Posey, live in Green Twp.

Owens resigned a week ago to become medical director for the Cincinnati Health Department.

]]> Tue, 29 Sep 2015 22:34:46 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6181&PID=46109&title=odell-owens-leaving-cincinnati-state#46109 O’dell Owens leaving Cincinnati State : http://www.wcpo.com/news/insid... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6181&PID=46108&title=odell-owens-leaving-cincinnati-state#46108 Author: bumper
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Posted: Sep 29 2015 at 8:06pm

http://www.wcpo.com/news/insider/cincinnati-state-on-verge- . .]]> Tue, 29 Sep 2015 20:06:38 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6181&PID=46108&title=odell-owens-leaving-cincinnati-state#46108 O’dell Owens leaving Cincinnati State : Thanks, Spider. It makes one... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6181&PID=46082&title=odell-owens-leaving-cincinnati-state#46082 Author: Perplexed
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Posted: Sep 25 2015 at 12:07pm

Thanks, Spider. It makes one think that this is yet another example of One Donham Abbey embellishment of reality. So much time, energy and money was put into this scheme. The results speak for themselves. And, this is only one of several hyped "downtown" gambits that have yet to come to fruition. So much bluster from the bureaucrats and so little positive results. A sad state of affairs for the citizens of Middletown.]]> Fri, 25 Sep 2015 12:07:37 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6181&PID=46082&title=odell-owens-leaving-cincinnati-state#46082 O’dell Owens leaving Cincinnati State : I hear a few over 700 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6181&PID=46080&title=odell-owens-leaving-cincinnati-state#46080 Author: spiderjohn
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Posted: Sep 25 2015 at 9:35am

I hear a few over 700]]> Fri, 25 Sep 2015 09:35:28 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6181&PID=46080&title=odell-owens-leaving-cincinnati-state#46080 O’dell Owens leaving Cincinnati State : Miss Vivian, according to your... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6181&PID=46079&title=odell-owens-leaving-cincinnati-state#46079 Author: Perplexed
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Posted: Sep 25 2015 at 12:00am

Miss Vivian, according to your ongoing research, what are the enrollment figures for CSU-Middletown this fall? How many are on-site students and the balance being online? Are they close to reaching their enrollment projections of 3,000 or was it 5,000 Middletown students?]]> Fri, 25 Sep 2015 00:00:47 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6181&PID=46079&title=odell-owens-leaving-cincinnati-state#46079 O’dell Owens leaving Cincinnati State : Updated: 7:17 p.m. Wednesday,... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6181&PID=46070&title=odell-owens-leaving-cincinnati-state#46070 Author: Vivian Moon
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Posted: Sep 24 2015 at 8:51am

Updated: 7:17 p.m.Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015 | Posted: 4:18 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015

O’dell Owens leaving Cincinnati State

By Ed Richter

Staff Writer

MIDDLETOWN — 

Dr.O’dell Owens is leaving his job as president of CincinnatiState, which operates a branch campusin Middletown.

Owenswas hired Tuesday as the medical director for the Cincinnati Health Department,according to Jean Gould, Cincinnati State’s vice president ofmarketing and communication.

Wednesdaymarked Owens’ last day as president at the university, she said.

“I’vedecided, after devoting five great years to Cincinnati State,it was time for me to move on,” Owens said in a press release. “The Board ofTrustees is moving in a new direction that would not require all the talentsand expertise that I have used for the past five years. It is time to bring insomeone who can take Cincinnati State to the next level.”

ProvostMonica Posey will serve as interim president, according to Cathy Crain, thecollege’s board chairwoman.

Crainsaid a national search will be launched to find a permanent successor to Owens.

“TheBoard would like to thank Dr. Owens for the contributions he has made, raisingthe stature of the institution and bringing all of our political and corporatefriends to campus making them aware of the college’s initiatives andachievements,” Crain said.

Dr.Owens was named the fifth president of Cincinnati Statein August 2010. At that time he was serving a second term as Hamilton CountyCoroner.

T.Duane Gordon, executive director of the Middletown Community Foundation and amember of the Cincinnati State Middletown Advisory Committee, said at theirmeeting last week, Owens asked everyone to keep the news private until it wasannounced.

“Dr.Owens had worked quite diligently developing a relationship with local leadersin the Middletown area as he led the creationand growth of the Middletown campus of Cincinnati State,” Gordon said. “He was a true championof the idea of the Middletowncampus after it was handed over to him by his predecessor and his board. He wasan innovator, as evidenced by the unique business partnership that made thecampus possible with no financial risk to Cincinnati State.”

Gordonsaid Owens’ personal story, which he shared so eloquently at various meetingsand banquets throughout Middletownthe past several years, of being told as a child that he was too stupid forcollege really informed his passion for helping those who did not seethemselves as “college material” to take a chance and further their education.

“Ithink over the past several years of his tenure there, he really helped shapethe college – and especially the Middletowncampus – into a place where the people who were not comfortable in atraditional college environment could find that they did belong,” Gordon said.

SamIson, Middletown City Schools superintendent, said the district enjoyed workingwith Owens over the past few years.

“Heunderstood what we were trying to do with our students after they graduate andwhile they were in school,” Ison said. “The Midd State Academy program was developed and hasbeen very positive experience… He was able to connect his story of his lifewith our students here and served as a role model for us.”

Isonsaid he anticipates the partnership between Cincinnati Stateand the school district to continue to grow and continue to be a positiverelationship as it has been.

“Dr.Owens made a huge impact for us – he drove the new campus in Middletownforward,” said Denise Hamet, Middletown’seconomic development director. “He gave confidence to all of us that we coulddo this. We value the Cincinnati State team, and wecontinue to enjoy a great relationship with them. The campus is creating uniquepartnerships and programs that continue to benefit Middletown.”

Hametsaid the city is focusing its economic development efforts on workforcedevelopment as a top priority and that the city’s our access to two highereducational institutions as well as two joint vocational schools really givesthe community an advantage.

 

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Posted: Sep 23 2015 at 5:08pm

Posted: 4:18 p.m.Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015

O’dell Owens leaving Cincinnati State

By Ed Richter

Staff Writer

MIDDLETOWN — 

Dr. O’dell Owens is leaving as president of Cincinnati State, which operates a branch campus in Middletown.

Owens was hired Tuesday as the medical director for the Cincinnati Health Department, according to Jean Gould, Cincinnati State’s vice president of marketing and communication.

Today was Owens’ last day as president at the university, she said.

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