In this episode of the Levin Podcast, discussants engage in an informative conversation on the complexities of Cleveland’s recently passed emergency community benefits ordinance and its implications for future contracts and developments in Cleveland. The podcast also explores national trends and the challenges and opportunities similar ordinances have seen in encouraging the more equitable allocation of resources for community and economic development initiatives. Host: Armond Budish, Mandel Public Service Executive in Residence, Levin College of Public Affairs and Education Guests: Dr. Joanna Ganning, Associate Dean for Faculty Research, Development, and Administration and Associate Professor of Economic Development, Levin College of Public Affairs and Education Blaine Griffin, Cleveland City Council President Baiju Shah, President and CEO, Greater Cleveland Partnership

Join Dr. Valerie Wright, Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Criminology and Sociology, Levin College of Public Affairs and Education, Dr. Rachel Lovell, Assistant Professor of Criminology at the Levin College and Director of the Criminology Research Center, and Assistant Cuyahoga County Prosecutor, Mary Weston as they discuss Dr. Lovell’s new book Sexual Assault Kits and Reforming the Response to Rape as well as the Cuyahoga County Prosecutors Office lawfully “Owed” DNA initiative.

Join Jeffrey M. Bowen, MNO, CFRE, College Lecturer in Organizational Leadership, Levin College of Public Affairs and Education as he speaks to Dr. David Howard, Senior Vice President, Research, Evaluation & Learning for Covenant House as they discuss performance management and best practices in using data to inform programs and strategies. Since 1972, Covenant House has opened its doors to over 1.5 million young people experiencing homelessness and trafficking, one youth at a time. The webinar will look at best practices in designing and implementing a cutting-edge, data-informed strategy to achieve meaningful, long-term outcomes.

Join Dr. Roland V. Anglin, Dean and Professor at the Levin College of  Public Affairs and Education, as he speaks with David Zechman. A  distinguished graduate of Cleveland State University, David started his  thirty-nine-year career in healthcare and subsequently held leadership  positions from supervisor to CEO in urban and rural Midwest hospitals.  In this session, Dean Anglin speaks with David about his recently  published book on leadership, “Driven by Compassion: 8 Values for  Successful Servant Leaders.” Together, they explore the real-life,  everyday challenges and successes of being a loving and compassionate  leader.

On Monday, October 10, nearly 1,000 high school students from 15 local  school districts gathered at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse to be trained  as Mental Health Ambassador to support peers within their schools.  In  this two part podcast, College of Education and Public faculty members  Frederick Hampton, PhD, Interim Chair, Department of Counseling,  Administration, Supervision and Adult Learning Dakota King-White, PhD  Associate Professor and School Counseling Program Coordinator, and  Marian Armstrong, School Counselor at Parma City School District will  discuss this important event and its goals in addressing the mental  health crisis in our community. Also appearing in this podcast is  special guest Brooke, a senior at Parma City High School who serves her  school as a mental health ambassador. Brook will discuss what it means  to be a mental health ambassador and how this experience has informed  her future.

Much attention has been given to a crisis in mental health for  adolescents and teens, particularly in the wake of the COVID -19  pandemic. Join College of Education and Public Affairs faculty members  Frederick Hampton, PhD, Interim Chair, Department of Counseling,  Administration, Supervision and Adult Learning, Dakota King-White, PhD  Associate Professor and School Counseling Program Coordinator, Dr.  Kathryn MacCluskie, PhD, Professor of Counselor Education, and Marian  Armstrong, School Counselor at Parma City School District as they  discuss the complexities of teen mental health and what is being done to  address the crisis.

Society is rapidly approaching a fifth stage of development that  includes emerging disruptive technologies, such as artificial  intelligence, multi-sensory transfer, augmented and virtual realities,  advanced robotics, and synthetic forms of life.    In this episode we are joined by Dr. Nicholas Zingale of the School of  Urban Affairs and Dr. Sasa Drezgic from the Faculty of Economics and  Business at the University of Rijeka, Croatia to discuss implications  for how the role of technology will continue to shape our everyday  experiences as well as aspirational hopes for a better and more  prosperous, fair, and equitable future.

In this episode we meet Amanda Yurick, Associate Professor, Special Education at Cleveland State University. The Covid-19  Pandemic has impacted nearly every facet of our everyday lives. We have  seen and felt these effects within our healthcare systems, economy and  workforce, transportation sectors, mental  health needs and services, and certainly the field of education is  implicated as well. How we educate our children and youth saw some  dramatic shifts from in-person to remote structures, which left the  inequities that have always existed glaringly apparent  in the light that Covid shed on our uneven access to resources. At  Cleveland State we have help adapt the classroom for local students  through our CLC (Community Learning Center).

The Center for Economic Development at Cleveland State University conducted an analysis to determine opportunities for the Youngstown economy in the supply chains of Northeast Ohio and Pittsburgh economies. Panelists: Iryna Demko, Research Associate, Center for Economic Development, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University Dr. Birsen Karpak,PTF Management,Youngstown State University Sara Daugherty, Director of Partnerships, BRITE Energy Innovators https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/urban_facpub/1745

Discussion of the state of  F1 racing in Ohio.

A new economic impact study, conducted by the Center for Economic Development of the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University found that Transportation Research Center Inc. (TRC) in East Liberty, Ohio, widely acknowledged as North America’s most comprehensive automotive proving ground and test center created more than $127 million total in economic output in 2019 and supported over 670 total jobs with almost $36 million in wages and benefits throughout Ohio.  Join the CED research teams and representatives from TRC and Jobs Ohio to discuss the results of the study and what it means for the future of Ohio’s economy. https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/urban_facpub/1758/

In this episode, Dr. Iryna Demko, Research Associate at the Center for  Economic Development, and Dr. Ana Claudia Sant’Anna, Assistant Professor  at West Virginia University, discuss their research about the impact of  race and gender on the SBA Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan  amounts.    They found that nationally minority-, Hispanic-, and female-owned small  businesses received smaller PPP loans than their business counterparts  of the same size. In addition, interviews with a variety of small  businesses in Northeast Ohio showed that businesses receiving smaller  loan amounts had more difficulties and less knowledge about the loan  application process compared to larger loans recipients.

In this episode, Roland Anglin, Dean of the Levin College of Urban  Affairs discusses “Investing in the Middle: A New Approach to Deliver on  the Promise of Equitable Neighborhood Development,” a research project  supported with a two-year, $250,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson  Foundation (RWJF) as a part of RWJF's "Policies for Action: Research on  Housing Policies That Promote Equity" program. The research aims to  address equity and health in middle neighborhoods. Dr. Anglin and his  team will perform actionable research in the areas of strategic  investments and policy innovations that have the potential to increase  housing affordability and neighborhood stability.

In  this episode, Roland Anglin, Dean of the Levin College of Urban  Affairs discusses “Investing in the Middle: A New Approach to Deliver on  the Promise of Equitable Neighborhood Development,” a research project  supported with a two-year, $250,000 grant from  the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) as a part of RWJF's "Policies  for Action: Research on Housing Policies That Promote Equity" program.  The research aims to address equity and health in middle neighborhoods.  Dr. Anglin and his team will perform actionable  research in the areas of strategic investments and policy innovations  that have the potential to increase housing affordability and  neighborhood stability.

In this episode, Christin Farmer, Senior Fellow at the Levin College and Founder and CEO of Birthing Beautiful Communities (BBC), discusses “Survive and Thrive,” a research project aimed to reduce infant and maternal mortality in African-American communities throughout Greater Cleveland and the state of Ohio. The project was awarded $1 million from the Ohio Department of Higher Education and is conducted in partnership with the Levin College, the Cleveland Clinic, and BBC, a nonprofit organization that has achieved an infant survival rate of 99.2% among participating African-American clients.    Learn More: www.birthingbeautiful.org

In this episode, Dr. Merissa C. Piazza, Program Manager for Levin’s Center for Economic Development, discusses a new research project that has been funded through the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation’s  “Knowledge Challenge” program. Dr. Piazza shares that as part of this  effort, the research team will investigate institutionalized racism and  discrimination, while developing processes and recommendations for  supporting minority entrepreneurship to advance  economic growth in the Greater Cleveland region. The Center for  Economic Development has served as a designated US Economic Development  Administration (EDA) University Center since 1985. Center for Economic Development

In this episode, Dr. Robert (Roby) A. Simons, Professor and Department Chair at the Levin College, discusses his preliminary research findings on “EZfare,” an automated no-touch transit payment system that has recently been implemented by public transit authorities throughout Ohio. Funded through the Federal Transit Administration’s Integrated Mobility Innovation (IMI) Program, the three-year research study looks at the effect of EZfare on the quality of life of transit riders and the potential role of contactless EZfare smart cards in preventing the spread of COVID-19.     Learn More: https://urban.csuohio.edu/news/update...

In this episode we talk about Smart Cities and the future of urban  living. We are joined by Dr. Nicholas Zingale, Associate Professor in  Public Administration at Cleveland State University’s  Maxine Goodman  Levin College of Urban Affairs, and Dr. Sasa Drezgic, Associate  Professor, Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Rijeka  (Croatia) in Croatia.

In this episode we talk about Smart Cities and the future of urban  living. We are joined by Dr. Nicholas Zingale, Associate Professor in  Public Administration at Cleveland State University’s  Maxine Goodman  Levin College of Urban Affairs,  and Dr. Sasa Drezgic, Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics and  Business at the University of Rijeka (Croatia) in Croatia.

Today we talk to Dr. Merissa Piazza, Program Manager at the Center of  Economic Development at the Levin College. She is discussing her new  research on "co-working" and how Cleveland entrepreneurs can benefit  from "co-working" spaces.