October 4, 2013
An agreement between the two entities was signed Friday, October 4
CINCINNATI, Ohio - CBTS, a leading technology solutions provider, signed a multi-faceted collaboration agreement with the University of Cincinnati's College of Education, Criminal Justice and Human Services (CECH), enabling the two entities to provide a world-class educational experience for students pursuing a degree in Information Technology.
In a ceremonial signing at CBTS's offices in Norwood on Friday, Oct. 4, Vice President of Technical Operations at CBTS Dave Burns, and UC CECH Dean Lawrence J. Johnson established a relationship to contribute to the ever-changing world of Information Technology, effective immediately.
"This agreement exemplifies UC's goals of building key partnerships to support the broader community and to provide our students and our faculty with twenty-first century learning experiences," said Johnson.
The partnership will give students expanded access to CBTS laboratories, innovative technologies and executive IT professionals. CBTS employees and faculty at the University of Cincinnati will collaborate to develop improved curriculums based on trending topics in the IT industry.
Equally, the relationship will give CBTS employees valuable exposure to the university's classrooms, providing expanded opportunities to interact with students and contribute to building a strong future talent base.
"At CBTS, we understand that having hands-on experience directly correlates to a successful education in the information technology field," said John Burns, president and general manager of CBTS. "We hope this partnership will continue to expand over time to connect the different disciplines in the college with other community projects CBTS is involved in."
CBTS is a wholly owned subsidiary of Cincinnati Bell. The company combines the data networking capabilities of Cincinnati Bell with next-generation managed services that provide companies with flexible solutions for end-to-end IT deployment. The CBTS business model can help organizations increase productivity and operational efficiency while reducing costs and risks through solutions that focus on business continuance, compliance, security, and technology infrastructure. For more information, visit www.cbts.net.
About Cincinnati Bell
With headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio, Cincinnati Bell (NYSE: CBB) provides integrated communications solutions-including local and long distance voice, data, high-speed Internet, entertainment, and wireless services-that keep residential and business customers in Greater Cincinnati and Dayton connected with each other and with the world. In addition, enterprise customers across the United States rely on CBTS, a wholly-owned subsidiary, for efficient, scalable office communications systems and end-to-end IT solutions. Cincinnati Bell is the majority owner of CyrusOne (NASDAQ: CONE), which provides best-in-class data center colocation services to enterprise customers through its facilities with fully redundant power and cooling solutions that are currently located in the Midwest, Texas, Arizona, London, and Singapore. For more information, please visit www.cincinnatibell.com.
About University of Cincinnati
The University of Cincinnati is one of America's top 25 public research institutions and the Cincinnati region's largest employer, with a student population of 42,000. U.S. News has described UC as one of America's "up and coming" universities. The Chronicle of Higher Education calls UC a "research heavyweight." Forbes and Travel+Leisure magazines have named UC one of the world's most beautiful campuses. UC was named a "green university" by Princeton Review. The university's academic programs are highlighted by the world-renowned cooperative education program - founded at UC - which provides professional experience along with classroom learning.
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Dawn Fuller
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University of Cincinnati
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