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Richey Piiparinen is dedicated to improving this city—both its people and its landscape. A resident of Cleveland’s Near West Side and a writer for Rust Wire, he’s studied urban planning and psychology with hopes of developing the city’s social and psychological capital through the reuse of vacant la...

As faculty adviser of WRUW-FM, it’s no surprise Peter McCall has an extensive iPod playlist. But there’s more to this geology professor than rocks and rock music. For example: McCall, who joined the faculty in 1974 and is now a professor of geology and biology and the director of the Environmental S...

Molly Watkins may be new to the university, starting as the director of international affairs in July, but she’s certainly no stranger to the world of global education. Watkins got her start in international education while living in China for two years, and she previously served as an international...

Amy Sheon marches to the beat of her own drum. Or, rather, her own harmonica. A dancer, singer and harmonicist (she was featured on a CD just released by a band she occasionally performs with), she has plenty of interests outside the office, but her work on campus is something to be applauded as wel...

A biophysics graduate student, classically trained pianist and a…homemade ice cream maker? Quentin Jamieson, president of Graduate Student Senate, has a variety of interests outside the classroom, from photography and web design to cooking and ice cream making. He’s also an avid outdoorsman, enjoyin...

As the executive director of Environmental Health & Safety, Chuck Hart and his department help keep campus safe—preventing potential problems, training individuals to use equipment safely and maintaining regulatory compliance. Hart moved back to his native Cleveland in December after spending more ...

As a doctoral student in the Department of Anthropology, Stephanie McClure studies how local culture shapes physical activity in African-American teen girls. This work has led to two highly competitive fellowships for her studies at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø. An alumna of Washington University in St. Lou...

It’s been 20 years, but on Monday, Mary Kerr returned to her alma mater as the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing’s new dean and the inaugural holder of the May L. Wykle Endowed Professorship in Nursing. She comes to ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø after serving as the deputy director of the Nat...

When you teach classes on comic books and understanding dinosaurs, it’s easy to say you’re a bit quirky. But Brad Ricca, who’s been teaching at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø for more than 10 years as a graduate student, an English lecturer and a SAGES Fellow, wouldn’t call himself quirky. The Dail...

Want to get to know individuals around campus better? So do we! That’s why The Daily is kicking off a new Q&A series with faculty, staff and students from all levels of the university, starting with the university’s new sustainability director, Stephanie Strong Corbett. A Northeast Ohio native, Cor...