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{{Infobox university
|name=Cleveland State University
|image=[[Image:CSUseal.PNG|150px|Cleveland State University Logo]]
|motto=
|established=1881 (Fenn College)<br>December 18, 1964 (Cleveland State)<ref name="CSUHistory">{{cite web | url=http://www.clevelandmemory.org/csu/ |title=A Brief History of Cleveland State University.
|author=Cleveland State University | publisher=Cleveland State University| date=2007-11-19 | accessdate=2009-03-19 }}</ref>|
|alumni=90,000 +
|type=[[Public university|Public (state university)]]
|calendar=[[Semester]]
|president=Ronald M. Berkman
|provost=Geoffrey S. Mearns<br/>(interim provost)
|city=[[Cleveland]]
|state=[[Ohio]]
|country=[[United States|USA]]
|undergrad=9,847
|postgrad=5,859
|faculty=572
|staff=1,000<ref name="CLEVELAND STATE AT A GLANCE">{{cite web|url = http://www.csuohio.edu/aboutcsu/glance/
|title=Cleveland State at a Glance|publisher = Cleveland State University|accessdate = 2009-03-19}}</ref>|
endowment=[[United States dollar|$]]37.3 million<ref>As of June 30, 2009. {{Cite web | title = U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2009 Endowment Market Value and Percentage Change in Endowment Market Value from FY 2008 to FY 2009| work = 2009 NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments | publisher = National Association of College and University Business Officers | url = http://www.nacubo.org/Documents/research/2009_NCSE_Public_Tables_Endowment_Market_Values.pdf| format = PDF | accessdate = February 18, 2010}}</ref>
|campus=[[Urban area|Urban]], 85&nbsp;acres (0.344&nbsp;km²)
|free_label=Athletics
|free=17 varsity teams
||former_names=<small>Cleveland Y.M.C.A. School of Technology<br>Fenn College<br>The Cleveland State University</small>
|affiliations =[[Horizon League]] <br> [[Eastern Wrestling League]]
|nickname=[[Cleveland State Vikings|Vikings]]
|colors= Forest Green and White {{color box|#004123}}{{color box|#FFFFFF}}
|website=[http://www.csuohio.edu www.csuohio.edu ]
}}

'''Cleveland State University''' ([[Abbreviation|abbr.]] '''CSU''') is a [[public university]] in [[Cleveland]], [[Ohio]]. It is part of [[University System of Ohio]] which was formed in 2007. The University System of Ohio has classified Cleveland State University as one of seven "Urban Research Universities" while the [[Carnegie Corporation of New York|Carnegie Foundation]] has designated it as "Doctoral/Research University".<ref>[http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/classifications/sub.asp?key=748&subkey=15670&start=782 Carnegie Foundation: Cleveland State University]</ref>

==History==
[[Image:FennSeal.PNG|105px|thumb|left|Fenn College Seal]]
Cleveland State University traces its historical roots to 1870, when the Cleveland [[YMCA]] began to offer free classes. The YMCA program was formalized in 1881, reorganized in 1906 as the Association Institute, and later became the '''Cleveland Y.M.C.A. School of Technology'''. The Cleveland School of Technology was renamed '''Fenn College''' in 1929. Fenn College is named after [[Sereno Peck Fenn]]<ref name="CSUHistory" />. Fenn College expanded over the years, taking over several buildings in the area including [[Fenn Tower]], Stilwell Hall, and Foster Hall. On December 18, 1964<ref name="CSUHistory" /> the state of Ohio founded '''The Cleveland State University'''. After months of negotiations The Cleveland State University took over the [[Faculty (university)|faculty]], staff, and programs of Fenn College on September 1, 1965<ref name="CSUHistory" />. Industrialist [[James J. Nance]] served as the first Board of Trustees Chairperson. The name would later be changed to simply '''Cleveland State University'''.

Beginning largely with the appointment of Dr. Michael Schwartz as President, Cleveland State transformed its role as an [[economic development]] engine in the region. Schwartz began implementing their vision to move the university from an overall fourth tier university in the ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' [[College and university rankings|rankings]], to a second tier university with world class research. CSU ended its policy of [[open admissions]], instituted an [[Honors course|honors program]], began seeking funding to boost its faculty size and prestige, and created a campus [[master plan]], rebuilding the university as a residential metropolitan campus in downtown Cleveland.

==Administration==
The President of Cleveland State University is Ronald M. Berkman, who was previously provost, executive vice president and chief operating officer at [[Florida International University]] in [[Miami]]. The Interim [[Provost (education)|Provost]] is Geoffrey Mearns, former dean of the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. He replaces Mary Jane Saunders who resigned in winter of 2010. A national search is underway to find a permanent provost.

===Presidents===
{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto" background: #f9f9f9; width=70%
|-
! colspan="6" style="color:white; background:#336633;" | Presidents
|-
! style="background:#CCCC99;"| Person
! style="background:#CCCC99;"| Years
! style="background:#CCCC99;"| Person
! style="background:#CCCC99;"| Years
|-
|-
| <center>Dr. Harry Newburn</center><center>'''Interim President'''</center>
| <center>[[1965]]-1966</center>
| <center>Dr. John Flower</center><center>'''President'''</center>
| <center>[[1988]]-[[1992]]</center>
|-
| <center>Dr. Harold Enarson</center><center>'''President'''</center>
| <center>1966-[[1972]]</center>
| <center>Dr. Claire Van Ummersen</center><center>'''President'''</center>
| <center>[[1993]]-[[2001]]</center>
|-
| <center>Dr. Harry Newburn</center><center>'''Interim President'''</center>
| <center>1972-1973</center>
| <center>Dr. Michael Schwartz</center><center>'''President'''</center>
| <center>[[2002]]-[[2009]]<ref>[http://www.csuohio.edu/news/releases/2008/06/14514.html On 23 June 2008, Dr. Schwartz announced his resignation as president effective after the 2008-09 academic year]</ref></center>
|-
| <center>Dr. Walter Waetjen</center><center>'''President'''</center>
| <center>[[1973]]-1988</center>
|<center>Dr. Ronald M. Berkman</center><center>'''President'''</center>
|<center>[[2009]]-</center>
|}
On April 26, 2009, Ronald M. Berkman Named Sixth President of Cleveland State University.
<blockquote>
"The Board of Trustees of Cleveland State University voted unanimously on Sunday to appoint Ronald M. Berkman as the sixth president of the University, succeeding Michael Schwartz who will retire from CSU’s top post on June 30.

In making the announcement, Ronald Weinberg, Chairman of the CSU Board of Trustees and Chairman of the Presidential Search Committee, said, “I am delighted that after a diligent and thoughtful national search, we have come up with the best choice for our institution’s next president. The fact that we have been able to attract a very special individual of Ron Berkman’s caliber is testimony to the achievements of Michael Schwartz as President for the last eight years. It speaks well for Cleveland State University, the Greater Cleveland Region and the opportunities we can pursue. I am confident we have been able to attract the finest person to be our next president, and I look forward to working with him, as I am sure we all do.”

Dr. Berkman, 62, is currently Provost and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Florida International University in Miami, where he has been since 1997. He has also served as Executive Dean of the College of Health and Urban Affairs at FIU. He received his Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1977.<ref>[http://www.csuohio.edu/news See Cleveland State University website]</ref>
</blockquote>

==Colleges and academics==
[[Image:Nance College Of Business Administration1.JPG|thumb|right|200px|[[Nance College of Business Administration]]]]
CSU offers many disciplines and research facilities, with 70 [[academic major]]s, 27 [[master's degree]] programs, two post-master's degrees, six [[Doctorate|doctoral]] degrees, and two [[law degree]]s. It also has research cooperation agreements with the nearby [[NASA]] [[Glenn Research Center]].

The University is organized around eight academic [[college]]s:
*[http://www.csuohio.edu/engineering/ Fenn College of Engineering]
*[[Cleveland-Marshall College of Law]]
*[http://www.csuohio.edu/class/ College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences]
*[http://sciences.csuohio.edu College of Science]
*[[Nance College of Business Administration]]
*[http://www.csuohio.edu/coehs College of Education & Human Services]
*[http://urban.csuohio.edu/ Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs]
*Graduate Studies

[[Image:CSU Music Communication Building.JPG|thumb|right|200px|School of Music and Communication]]
Additionally, the Division of University Studies focuses on academic support services, and the Division of Continuing Education extends existing academic services beyond the campus.

Notable programs include the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs, whose city management and urban policy program is ranked 2nd in the country by U.S. News and World Report, as well as the recently-formed School of Communication, ranked 8th in research productivity and as the top terminal MA-granting program in the United States overall<ref>[http://www.csuohio.edu/com/about.html] About the School of Communication. Accessed June 13, 2006.</ref>. The Nance college of Business Administration is also highly regarded and is ranked in the top ten nationwide in performance of its Certified Public Accountant graduate students. Additionally, CSU is the only university in Ohio to offer a master's degree in software engineering.

===Cleveland-Marshall College of Law===
{{Main|Cleveland-Marshall College of Law}}
[[Image:Cleveland Marshall College of Law.JPG|thumb|right|200px|[[Cleveland-Marshall College of Law]]]]
The Cleveland-Marshall College of Law traces its origins to the founding of Cleveland Law School in 1897 as the first evening law school in the state and one of the first in Ohio (and one of the earliest in the U.S.) to admit women and minorities. In 1946, Cleveland Law School merged with the John Marshall School of Law, founded in 1916, to become Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. Cleveland-Marshall became part of Cleveland State University in 1969.

One of the most famous alumni of the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law was [[Tim Russert]], host of [[television program]] ''[[Meet the Press]]''. The college has also educated numerous highly esteemed judges and founders of prestigious private law firms. Due to its long tradition of providing evening education, the college has a large number of business and community leaders who are non-practicing attorneys as well.

===Research===
Cleveland State maintains a variety of research links with the Cleveland community. The following are the University's featured research collaborations:<ref>[http://csuohio.edu/research/partcommunity.html Partnerships and Community]</ref>
[[Image:CSU Science and Research Center.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Science and Research Center]]
* Bio Ohio
* Case Western Reserve University
* Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute
* Cleveland MetroHealth Medical Center
* Council for International Exchange of Scholars (Fulbright Scholar Program)
* NASA Glenn Research Center
* Great Lakes Science Center
* Museum of Natural History
* International Space University
* Internet2
* Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine
* Ohio Department of Education
* Ohio Instrumentation, Controls & Electronics (ICE)
* Ohio Supercomputer Center

==Notable faculty and alumni==
===Faculty===

* [[Angelin Chang]], [[Grammy]]-award winning classical pianist and professor of music, is also a graduate of the university's [[Cleveland-Marshall College of Law]]
* [[Imad Rahman]], Pakistani-American writer and author of ''I Dream of Microwaves''
* [[Chas Smith]] (1957–2007), author, musician, radio personality, music professor.
* [[Camilla Stivers]], Distinguished Professor of Public Administration
* [[Jearl Walker]], author of [[The Flying Circus of Physics]] and physics professor

===Staff===
* [[Wally Morton]], Head Swimming Coach
* [[Gary Waters]], Basketball Coach

===Alumni===
* [[Cedric Jackson]], Guard, Cleveland Cavaliers
* [[Jerry Dybzinski]], former professional baseball player
* [[Franklin Edwards]], former professional basketball player
* Dick Lillie <ref>http://www.martindale.com/Richard-G-Lillie/1435417-lawyer.htm</ref> (J.D., 1979), [[U.S. District Attorney]], Common Pleas [[Judge]], and partner Lillie and Holderman Law Firm
* [[Ed Feighan]] (J.D., 1978), U.S. Congressman
* [[Chris Ronayne]], President of University Circle Inc.
* [[Tim Russert]], (J.D., 1976), Author, [[NBC]] Washington bureau chief, moderator of NBC's ''[[Meet the Press]]''
* [[Clinton Smith]], former NBA basketball player
* [[Manute Bol]], former NBA basketball player
* [[J'Nathan Bullock]], NFL football player
* [[Frank G. Jackson]], Mayor of the City of Cleveland
* [[Frank D. Celebrezze Jr.]], Ohio Court of Appeals Judge
* [[Donald C. Nugent]], (J.D., 1974) Federal District Court Judge
* [[Lesley B. Wells]] (J.D., 1974), Federal District Court Judge
*[[Cheryl L. Waite]], (J.D., 1985), Ohio Court of Appeals judge.
* [[Francis E. Sweeney|Francis E. Sweeney Sr.]], (J.D., 1963), Former Ohio Supreme Court Justice.
* [[Maureen O'Connor]], (J.D., 1980), Current Ohio Supreme Court Justice.
* [[Terrence O'Donnell]], (J.D., 1971), Current Ohio Supreme Court Justice.
* [[Carl B. Stokes]], (J.D., 1956), first African American mayor of a major U.S. city ([[Cleveland]])
* [[Louis Stokes]], (J.D., 1953), 15-term Democratic [[United States House of Representatives|Congressman]].
* [[Bert Wolstein]], (J.D., 1953), real estate developer, owner of [[Cleveland Crunch|indoor soccer franchise]] and philanthropist.

==Location==
[[Image:CSU Rhodes Tower.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Rhodes Tower]]]]

CSU's main campus in [[downtown Cleveland]] is bounded on the east and west by [[Interstate 90]] and 17th Street, respectively; and by Payne Avenue to the north and Carnegie Avenue on the south. It also has satellite campuses in [[Westlake, Ohio]] and [[Solon, Ohio]], both in the [[Greater Cleveland]] [[metropolitan area]] in [[Cuyahoga County]].

==Campus and community==
===Faculty and student===
In 2002, the [[student body]] consisted of 10,356 [[undergraduate]]s and 5,618 [[graduate student]]s.
===Expansion plans===
CSU recently unveiled a long-term plan to make the campus more amenable to residence and increase the number of students living on campus by building thousands of housing units, anchored by a new dormitory, [[Fenn Tower]], a reuse of the school's most historic building. The university is working with private developers and the City of Cleveland to develop housing, retail, and "collegetown" amenities around Fenn Tower, particularly the main thoroughfare of [[Euclid Avenue (Cleveland, Ohio)|Euclid Avenue]], scheduled to be destroyed and upgraded as part of the Euclid Corridor Project, bringing [[bus rapid transit]] to the university and city.

The University has also recently completed a new state of the art student recreation center, as well as two new buildings for the Colleges of Graduate Studies and Education; there are longer-term plans to create a "Varsity Village" incorporating athletic fields and student housing into a green, residential area.

Fenn Tower formerly housed what was at one time the longest [[Foucault pendulum]] in the world; however, the pendulum has been inoperational since 1980 and was removed during the residence hall renovation in 2006. The pendulum currently resides in the Cleveland State University archives.

The Dramatic Arts Program is in the process of transitioning into the [[Allen Theatre]] at [[Playhouse Square Center]] in collaboration with the [[Cleveland Play House]].<ref>http://www.cleveland.com/arts/index.ssf/2010/03/cleveland_state_universitys_dr.html</ref>

In 2009, Cleveland State University announced their plan to begin work on $65 million construction project, this project will transform the campus from a commuter school into a residential campus.<ref>http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/1251102766197460.xml&coll=2</ref>

===Student media===
The campus' student-run radio station, 89.3 [[WCSB]]-FM, has a 630-[[Watt]] [[Radio transmitter|transmitter]] on top of [[Rhodes Tower]] (formerly called University Tower). Additionally, Cleveland State is served in print by [http://www.csucauldron.com/home/ The Cauldron], an independent student newspaper, [http://www.clevelandstater.com/ The Cleveland Stater], a laboratory newspaper in the School of Communication, The Vindicator, and The Gavel which won the 2005 American Bar Association's -Student Division's first prize for the best law school newspaper in the country. There is no student television station at this time, though the university offers a film production and video production major with courses through its Digital Video Communication Center.

===Information technology===
CSU is a member of the OneCommunity (formerly OneCleveland) [[computer network]], an initiative of [[Case Western Reserve University]] that connects nonprofit institutions throughout Northeast Ohio, allowing large scale collaborations over a high-speed fiber optic network.

==Intercollegiate athletics==
{{Main|Cleveland State Vikings}}
<!-- Image with inadequate rationale removed: [[Image:Vike.PNG|right|80px|thumb|Old CSU logo "Vike"]] -->
The [[sports team]]s' [[nickname]] is the Vikings. The [[school colors]] are forest green and white. For many years the school mascot was the [[comic strip]] character [[Hägar the Horrible]] along with his wife Helga, and the couple appeared at sporting events as well as on University literature. A new mascot, "Vike" was introduced in 1997 and Hagar was gradually phased out by 1998. Another new mascot was introduced in August 2007. He was to be named either Magnus, Victor E., Vic Torious, or Vike. The winning name, which was announced on November 24, 2007 was Magnus.
<!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:Cleveland state pool.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Cleveland State University olympic swimming pool {{deletable image-caption}}]] -->

Cleveland State fields [[Varsity team|varsity]] teams in seventeen sports. Most of the teams compete in the [[Horizon League]]. The [[Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball|men's basketball team]] was noteworthy in 1986 when seeded 14th in the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] tournament, it upset heavily favored 3-seed [[Indiana University Bloomington|Indiana]] and [[Saint Joseph's University|St. Joseph's]] before being beaten by [[United States Naval Academy|Navy]] by one point, an unprecedented achievement for such a low seed.The Vikes made yet another NCAA tournament appearance in 2009, upsetting the highly favored 4th seeded Wake Forest Demon Deacons before falling to the University of Arizona Wildcats in the second round.

===Football===
On October 14, 2008 CSU President Michael Schwartz stated "he wants a blue ribbon panel to give him a recommendation on the [[American football|football]] team before July 1, 2009, when he is scheduled to retire. He also said the program will have to be structured to pay for itself."<ref>[http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2008/10/cleveland_state_university_con.html] Cleveland State considers a new name and a new football team. Accessed October 25, 2008.</ref>

In April 2010, students will be asked by the Cleveland State University Student Government Association if they would be willing to support a football program, by paying about $4.00 more per credit hour. This vote will just be an assessment of the student body’s interest in a football program. The decision will be ultimately in the hands of the CSU Board of Trustees. <ref>[http://www.cleveland.com/sports/csu/index.ssf/2010/01/a_pop_football_quiz_cleveland.html] A pop football quiz: Cleveland State students will be asked whether they'd help pay for new program. Accessed March 23, 2010. </ref>

==School songs==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
<font size=3>'''Fight song'''

''O hail the Green and White;'' <br>
''For our great colors we shall fight!'' <br>
''To battle, Vikings all;'' <br>
''We'll sound the Viking Trumpet Call!''

''We always will defend'' <br>
''The Pride of Cleveland faithfully;'' <br>
''For Cleveland State we'll fight on to a victory!''

{{col-2}}
<font size=3>'''Alma mater'''

''Near the shores of great Lake Erie, grand for all to view'' <br>
''Proudly stands our Alma Mater noble CSU''<br>
''Lift your voices, join the chorus 'til our work is through.'' <br>
''Hail to thee our Alma Mater hail, hail all, CSU!''

''To educate, for future's sake, truth through knowledge is our goal,''<br>
''Steadfast remains our Alma Mater, whatever the future holds.''<br>
''Lift your voices, join the chorus 'til our work is through.''<br>
''Hail to thee our Alma Mater hail, hail all, CSU!''<br>
{{col-end}}

==See also==
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[[File:Sanborn-CSU.jpg|thumb|200px|right|''Adam Smith's Spinning Top #2'', sculpture by [[Jim Sanborn]] at CSU]]
* [[Fenn Tower]]
* [[Rhodes Tower]]
* [[Krenzler Field]]
* [[Wolstein Center]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://www.csuohio.edu/ Official Cleveland State University Website]
* [http://www.csucauldron.com/ Official Cauldron student newspaper site]
* [http://www.csuvikings.com/ Official Cleveland State University athletics site]

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