Dr. Laura J. Bloomberg Inaugurated as Eighth President of 香蕉福利直播

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Dr. Laura J. Bloomberg Inaugurated as 8th President of 香蕉福利直播
University will advance essential work with 鈥渁n ignited passion鈥 under her leadership; calls 香蕉福利直播 鈥渁n economic, urban development, and civic engagement engine鈥 for city, region, state.

A cross-section of students, faculty, staff and Cleveland community leaders celebrated the Inauguration of Laura J. Bloomberg, Ph.D. as eighth president of 香蕉福利直播 on Friday morning at 香蕉福利直播鈥檚 Waetjen Auditorium in the Music & Communication Building.

The day鈥檚 events began with an Investiture Ceremony, a longstanding academic tradition which formalized Dr. Bloomberg鈥檚 April 26 appointment as president of the university. She previously served as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at 香蕉福利直播 beginning in September 2021.

Dr. Bloomberg was moved by the enthusiasm and positivity shared by all the Inauguration speakers, which included Chancellor Randy Gardner, Ohio Department of Higher Education; Robert J. Bruininks, Ph.D., President and Professor Emeritus, University of Minnesota; Eric W. Kaler, Ph.D., President, Case Western Reserve University; Ohio Governor Mike DeWine (via pre-recorded video) and Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb.

Mayor Bibb, who addressed the crowd first, praised Dr. Bloomberg鈥檚 鈥済enuine passion for her work鈥 and called her 鈥渁 tireless advocate鈥 who operates with social justice and inclusion always at top of mind.

Anup Kumar, Ph.D., president of the 香蕉福利直播 Faculty Senate, offered the audience a thoughtful glimpse into the new president鈥檚 strengths as 鈥渁n empathetic leader and listener,鈥 a leader who he described as 鈥渨ell-positioned鈥 to help 香蕉福利直播 鈥渃arve a new path of comprehensive growth.鈥

He eluded to what 香蕉福利直播 senior and student trustee Brittany Sommers later underscored in her remarks: that Dr. Bloomberg is an 鈥渁spirational leader,鈥 and 鈥渢he right leader at the right time鈥 for the university.  

For her part, Dr. Bloomberg was steadfast in offering her 鈥渃ity is our campus鈥 mindset and offered a glimpse of how that impacts her vision for 香蕉福利直播 during her address: 鈥溝憬陡@辈 is excellent in large part because we are inclusive of students who aspire, aim high, and work doggedly to achieve their academic, professional, and personal dreams,鈥 Dr. Bloomberg said.

Dr. Laura J. Bloomberg Inaugurated as 8th President of 香蕉福利直播

鈥淥ften, our students are the first person in their family to attain a baccalaureate or graduate degree,鈥 she added, and do so in the face of many challenges and obstacles. 鈥淭hey look beyond their current circumstances toward their aspirations.鈥

Dr. Bloomberg then pointed to 香蕉福利直播鈥檚 role as an anchor institution for the city, region and state鈥攑articularly Ohio鈥檚 post-secondary employment data, which shows that 91 percent of 香蕉福利直播 graduates stay and work in the state one year after graduation and that a decade after graduation later, that number stands at 78 percent.

鈥溝憬陡@辈 is producing a greater percentage of graduates who stay and contribute to the Ohio workforce than any other Ohio public university,鈥 Dr. Bloomberg said, adding that 鈥溝憬陡@辈 is an economic, urban development, and civic engagement engine鈥 for our region.

Dr. Laura J. Bloomberg Inaugurated as 8th President of 香蕉福利直播

Dr. Bloomberg incorporated themes of empathy, ingenuity and interdisciplinary partnership into her address, observing that these traits also present the means of achieving 鈥渆motional, developmental, economic, physical, environmental, social, and spiritual wellbeing鈥 for 香蕉福利直播 and the region as a whole.

鈥淲e will advance our essential work with an ignited passion for the wellbeing of the people and the communities we serve,鈥 Dr. Bloomberg said, reinforcing 香蕉福利直播鈥檚 position as a shining beacon and anchor institution.

香蕉福利直播鈥檚 pursuit of learning and creation of new knowledge 鈥渂enefits our collective wellbeing on our campus, in our beautiful city full of strong partners and allies,鈥 she added, noting the 鈥渞emarkable economic, civic and natural resources鈥 within and surrounding 香蕉福利直播鈥檚 campus. 鈥淚 am so proud to say: We are 香蕉福利直播,鈥 Dr. Bloomberg concluded.

About Dr. Laura J. Bloomberg

Prior to 香蕉福利直播, Dr. Bloomberg served eight years as dean and was previously associate dean of the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota. In that capacity, Dr. Bloomberg led the global expansion of the school, established a national pathway program for college students underrepresented in public policymaking, launched an internationally focused Human Rights degree, and developed the Mandela Washington Fellowship program to support young leaders from countries across Africa.

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