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UC College of Engineering and Applied Science receives $10 million scholarship estate gift

December 4, 2025

A $10 million estate gift from Ray Brooks, CEAS ’83, and Connie Brooks will benefit generations of students at the University of Cincinnati College of Engineering and Applied Science. The impact of the Connie and Ray Brooks Scholarship Fund, originally established in 2018 with a five-figure donation, will be far-reaching for UC students and the engineering industry.

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Lindner Business Honors Homecoming salutes Marvin P. Kolodzik

November 18, 2025

The Carl H. Lindner College of Business welcomed students, alumni, friends and supporters of the Lindner Business Honors program for its homecoming celebration on Oct. 22. Programming for Lindner Business Honors’ (LBH) annual gathering focused on the contributions, accomplishments and generosity of Marvin P. Kolodzik, BBA ’59, the founder of the legacy Honors program Kolodzik Business Scholars (KBS).

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UC pride on display at Bearcats/Innovate Philadelphia

November 14, 2025

One doesn’t need to search hard for a common thread uniting accomplished, Philadelphia-based professionals in the business, academic, music, athletics, and medical fields: a shared affinity for the University of Cincinnati.

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Two University of Cincinnati colleges benefit from $4 million gift

November 7, 2025

University of Cincinnati alumni Mohammad H. Qayoumi, MS ’79, MS ’80, MBA ’84, PhD ’83 and Najia Karim, BS ’82, MEd ’83, RD, have made a $4 million gift supporting two of the university’s colleges. A donation from the couple establishes a fund and an endowed chair at the College of Engineering and Applied Science, as well as an endowed chair at the College of Allied Health Sciences.

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Shining like a disco ball: Rachel Hoermann’s story of finding passion and purpose at UC

November 6, 2025

Rachel Hoermann has dreamed of becoming a writer since childhood. But like many who grew up in Ohio’s rust belt, the idea of going to college felt out of reach. For years, she cycled through work that never quite satisfied her creative drive. That changed when she came across a box that once belonged to her father—a discovery that would alter the course of her life.

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Bearcats for Life: Emma Off's path as a lifelong learner

November 5, 2025

Emma Scharfenberger Off, Law ’11, never saw the fork in the road until it was right in front of her. She was flourishing as a mergers and acquisitions attorney at Thompson Hine, one of the region’s largest law firms. She loved her work, loved her colleagues and — not yet 40 years old — had been named one of the top M&A lawyers in Ohio.

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