utnews.utoledo.edu FEB. 9, 2015 VOLUME 15, ISSUE 21 UT partners with Cleveland Cavaliers for Details finalized for UT presidential candidate Bow Tie Bracket Challenge open forums By Aimee Portala By Jon Strunk t The University of Toledo, the bow • Campy Russell, TV analyst Atie is synonymous with the fight for FoxSports Ohio and he University of Toledo will host two open against prostate cancer. Cavaliers legend; Tforums for each presidential candidate during As part of a new partnership with • Austin Carr, TV analyst for their campus visits the last two weeks of February. the Cleveland Cavaliers, The University FoxSports Ohio and Cavaliers Forums for Dr. Michele Wheatly, professor of Toledo Bow Tie Bracket Challenge legend; and senior adviser to the president at West Virginia will run through Sunday, Feb. 22. The • Allie Clifton, Cavaliers sideline University, will be held: co-branded promotion will encourage reporter with FoxSports Ohio and • Thursday, Feb. 19, from 1:30 to 3:15 p.m. in fans to vote for which Cavaliers UT alumna who played basketball University Hall’s Doermann Theater on Main personality best wears a bow tie. for the Rockets from 2006 to • Olivier “The Voice” Sedra, Campus; and “This is an opportunity for The 2010; announcer for the Cleveland • Friday, Feb. 20, from 8:30 to 10:15 a.m. in University of Toledo to partner with one • Fred McLeod, TV analyst with Cavaliers. Collier Building Room 1000B on Health Science Campus. of the most important brands in sports to FoxSports Ohio; Winners will advance to the help UT’s efforts to raise prostate cancer • Ahmaad Crump, hype man/in- next round and the Bracket Bow Tie Forums for Dr. Christopher Howard, president awareness,” said Lawrence J. Burns, UT arena host with the Cleveland Challenge champion will be recognized of Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia, will be vice president for external affairs and Cavaliers; when the Cavaliers take on the Boston held: prostate cancer survivor. • Moondog, a Cavaliers mascot; Celtics Tuesday, March 3. • Monday, Feb. 23, from 1:30 to 3:15 p.m. in Those participating in the challenge • SirCC, a Cavaliers mascot; and All fans who vote via the cavs.com/ University Hall’s Doermann Theater on Main are: uttieoneon website in the “Tie One On” Campus; and continued on p. 4 continued on p. 4 UT’s Cosmetic Science and Formulation UT teams with community colleges to Design Program is picking up speed attract international students By Lindsay Mahaney By Samantha Watson hile many students he University of Toledo is changing A new program called the UT- Wmay think Tthe way international students study Community College Internationalization cosmetic science programs in the United States, with the help of a few Consortium kicks off this semester. It brings only involve lipstick and community colleges. together four community colleges in Ohio and eyeshadow, they couldn’t continued on p. 2 be more wrong. The University of Toledo’s Cosmetic Science and Formulation Design Program is the only bachelor’s program of its kind in the United States. LIP SERVICE: Students in the Cosmetic Science and Formulation The major teaches students Design Program, the only bachelor’s program of its kind in the how to formulate, produce country, create more than 100 products, including lipstick, during the academic year. and test cosmetics and personal care products. In addition to learning how to make these in cosmetic science. “But this is a science; products, students are taught how to design, we teach students how to make products market and develop them. from scratch, how to test them, package CAMPUS VISIT: Posing for a photo in December were, from left, Dr. Sammy Spann, UT assistant “Many students and parents got the them, and make sure they’re safe for the provost for student engagement; Dr. Huaiting Wang, vice dean of the electronic information school at Shanghai Dianji University; Dr. Zhiwei Pu, director of international coordination at Shanghai Dianji program confused with cosmetology — consumer.” University; Dr. Lijiang Sun, dean of the business school at Shanghai Dianji University; Dr. Ron Opp, UT painting nails, doing makeup and cutting Baki was hired in 2012 and asked to associate professor of educational leadership and executive director of the UT-Community College hair,” said Dr. Gabriella Baki, UT assistant create the curriculum for the major in the Internationalization Consortium; Dr. Bin Jiao, vice president of Shanghai Dianji University; Dr. Aige professor of pharmaceutics, who specializes College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Guo, UT international affairs program manager; and Dr. Xiaogang Fu, dean of the higher vocational continued on p. 3 technology school at Shanghai Dianji University. FEB. 9, 2015 NEWS Auto executive to open dialogue with UT Health physicians to offer UT students, community monthly men’s health clinic By Cynthia Nowak By Samantha Watson t’s not every day that the door to the corporate Institute (now Kettering University). After Three physicians at The University Many of these conditions affect Iboardroom unlatches to reveal secrets, but it’s graduation, he held a number of engineering, of Toledo Medical Center are starting a man’s quality of life and are often an event swinging open for UT students, staff, production and operational supervisory positions a monthly clinic with comprehensive associated with other diseases such as faculty and friends. throughout the United States, Portugal and men’s health care. hypertension, diabetes or cardiovascular Rodney O’Neal, Canada. The clinic will begin Tuesday, Feb. diseases. They also can occur due to the chief executive At Delphi Automotive PLC — a global 17, then be held from 1:30 to treatment of diseases such as cancer. officer and president automotive supplier with more than 150,000 4:30 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of “If we treat the patient as a whole of Delphi Automotive employees, 126 major manufacturing sites and every month in the Urology Clinic of and deal with all the issues, it will PLC, will share 15 technical centers — he led the company the Medical Pavilion at UTMC. provide better health care,” Singla his experiences through a major reorganization. Today, Delphi It is run by three UT Health said. “That’s the whole idea — to bring Wednesday, Feb. has more than $17 billion in revenue and is specialists: Dr. Ajay Singla, urologist; everyone together so a patient can see 18, at 7 p.m. in considered an innovation and technology leader Dr. Rajesh Gupta, cardiologist; and Dr. all the specialists at the same time rather the Student Union of the industry. Juan Jaume, endocrionologist. They are than having different appointments.” Ingman Room. A longtime Michigan resident, O’Neal assisted by Marc Crisenbery, a nurse Some of the services they will His free, public remains active in the local community, serving practitioner in urology. provide include fertility preservation/ presentation is the on the honorary board of directors for Real Life The collaboration among the sperm retrieval, male fertility testing, O’Neal fourth in the Brothers 101, a scholarship and mentoring program for at- different specialists offers an experience vasectomies, penile prostheses, penile on the Rise, Alpha Phi Boule and Association of risk African-American males. He also is a former that is unique in the northwest Ohio ultrasounds and dopplers, Peyronie’s Black Faculty and Staff Lecture Series. member of the board of directors for INROADS area. Though similar clinics are treatment, sling procedures and artificial O’Neal’s talk is billed as a sit-down meeting Inc., an organization that helps to prepare becoming more popular across the sphincter implants for incontinence, with the CEO, explained Dr. Willie McKether, underserved youth for corporate careers. country, this will be the first one in this varicocelectomies, vasectomy reversals, associate dean of the UT College of Languages, O’Neal holds a bachelor’s degree from region. testosterone replacement therapy, Literature and Social Sciences, and president of General Motors Institute and a master’s degree “We want our community to have a urodynamic testing, BPH treatment, Brothers on the Rise. from Stanford University. He serves on the board comprehensive care model dealing with non-surgical treatment for erectile “He’ll talk about his own story, but he’s of directors for Delphi and is a former member men’s health,” Singla said. dysfunction, and Botox therapy and most interested in hearing what students have of the board of directors for Sprint Nextel Corp. The clinic’s emphasis is on neuromodulation for overactive bladder. to say and in having a two-way give-and-take and Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. common conditions like benign Education on lifestyle changes about their plans for the future,” McKether said. “Maybe because of his background, Mr. enlargement of the prostate, andropause, — smoking cessation, weight loss “It’s a reflection of his commitment to supporting O’Neal doesn’t lecture — he solicits questions infertility, erectile dysfunction, management and dietary modifications tomorrow’s potential leaders.” and concerns from the audience, then opens a premature ejaculation, permanent — also will be available. A veteran of the automotive industry, discussion,” McKether said. “Everyone who sterilization, varicocele, sexual To make an appointment for the O’Neal began his career with General Motors attends his presentation should come ready for a dysfunction, Peyronie’s disease and clinic, call 419.383.4360. while attending college at General Motors lively time.” incontinence. International students continued from p. 1 Michigan — Henry Ford College, Jackson going to need the ability to communicate “America is one of the most Another aspect of the consortium is that College, Schoolcraft College and Columbus interculturally; that’s going to be the nature technologically advanced countries, and some faculty from the community colleges State Community College — with eight of work in a global economy.” China is among the fastest developing involved will teach at the vocational colleges higher vocational colleges in Shanghai, In China, higher vocational colleges are countries,” said Dr.