CSU seeking partners to support research and demonstration complex

Posted Nov 28 2023

Above: Institutional leaders recently presented the "HBCU Showcase Webinar: Investing in Central State University's Research Mission." Preparations included a video shoot featuring researchers and their undergraduate mentees, including sophomore biology major Alexis Draper on camera (above) to showcase CSU's diverse research projects.

Lights, camera, action!

Central State University Interim President Alex Johnson, CSU Board of Trustees chairperson Jacqueline Gamblin, administrators, and research professors presented the "HBCU Showcase Webinar: Investing in Central State University's Research Mission" on Nov. 16.

Top row (l-r): Central State University Interim President Alex Johnson; Board of Trustees Chairperson Jacqueline Gamblin; Morakinyo Kuti, Ph.D., vice president for Research and Economic Development and director of 1890 Land-Grant Programs; and Tiffiney Gray, vice president of Institutional Advancement. Second row (l-r): Sakthi S. Kumaran, Ph.D., soil and water expert; Mary Catherine Farrell, Ph.D., entomologist; and Kazi Islam, Ph.D., health and nutrition expert. Third row (l-r): Rajveer Dhillon, Ph.D., precision agriculture expert; Robert Korir, Ph.D., food safety expert; Alcinda Folck, Ph.D., Extension administrator; and Luke Farno, Ph.D., plant breeding genetics expert.

The virtual event was organized by the University Industry Development Partnership (UIDP). The CSU team had one hour to highlight the Institution’s food and agricultural research project efforts, the projected impact on the local community, and the greater agricultural research objectives.

Representatives from more than 50 corporations listened as the CSU team made the case for support of ongoing research and a new research and demonstration complex that includes a $40 million research center on the Central State campus in Wilberforce, Ohio.

Watch the Webinar