Cincinnati State Technical & Community College will provide information about job opportunities in health care at a freecareer fair and expo 10 a.m.-2 p.m. June 11 in the college gymnasium.

        Recent graduates and students are welcome and are encouraged to bring their resumes. Job interviews will be conducted in such fields as nursing, laboratory medical assisting, surgical technology and medical transcription. Free food will be served. The event is sponsored by Cincinnati State's medical assisting program in the college's health technologies division. Call 569-1676 for information.
       

Seminar to focus on adults in college
               The Union Institute will hold a free seminar, “Getting Ahead By Going Back,” 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. June 5. The event aims at helping adults who are considering starting or returning to college.

        The seminar is open to the public and will be held at the institute, 440 E. McMillan St., Walnut Hills. To register or for information, contact Jean McKiernan, 487-1211, (800) 486-3116, Ext. 1211; e-mail, jmckiernan@tui.edu; or visit the institute's Web site, www.tui.edu.
       

XU hosts discussion on religion, ecology

               Xavier University's Brueggeman Center for Interreligious Dialogue will hold a symposium on religion and ecology Sept. 5-6. The event will focus on the results when religion and ecology unite to create a cleaner environment.

        Registration fee is $75. For information, contact Rev. Joseph Bracken, director of the center, 745-3442 or Sheila Speth, program director, 745-3922; e-mail speth@isoc.net; or visit the Web site at www.xu.edu/brueggeman_center.
       

Cincinnati State offers ESL class

               Cincinnati State Technical & Community College will offer a free 10-week, beginning level class in English as a second language starting June 27. The classes will be held 6:30-9:30 p.m. Wednesday evenings in room 367 of the college's main building. For information or registration, call the college at 569-4848.
       

Miami offers summer program for kids

               Miami University's office of continuing education at Miami University Hamilton will offer a summer program, “Kids in College and Teens in Technology,” the week of June 25-29. Students in grades 1 through 8 will have the opportunity to learn about various subjects includingWeb pages, art, science and technology. Classes will be held at Miami Hamilton from 10 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday beginning June 25. For a free brochure or to enroll a child, contact the office, 785-3131. The registration fee is $59.
       

Bacterial illnesses kill 2 from school

               BELOIT, Ohio — Two students from West Branch High School who had attended the same school picnic died from meningococcal disease, an illness that can kill within hours in some cases.

        Jonathan Stauffer, 15, a freshman at the school in northeast Ohio midway between Akron and Youngstown, died Saturday at Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron of meningitis, an infection of the brain and spinal cord.

        The second student, Kelly Coblentz, 16, a sophomore, died Sunday at Tod Children's Hospital in Youngstown of meningococcemia, an infection that spreads throughout the body, including the brain, and is more dangerous than meningitis, said Dr. Robert Felter, medical director at Tod.

        Both illnesses are caused by the same type of bacteria, neisseria meninigitidis, Dr. Felter said. The bacteria often are found in nasal passages.

        Dr. Felter and other health officials urged anyone who had contact with the students to be examined. Symptoms include feeling poorly and, in severe cases, a rash that looks like bruises, Dr. Felter said.

        He said it was not clear how the students contracted the disease. The two were together at a school picnic Friday.

        The disease can be spread by drinking out of the same container or sharing a utensil, he said.
       

Fortin takes over as XU vice president

               Dr. Roger Fortin, professor and history department chairman, will be Xavier University's acting academic vice president in the coming school year.

        The Rev. Michael J. Graham, president of XU and fellow historian, said the new job begins July 1.

        Dr. Fortin, former dean, succeeds Jim Bundschuh, who leaves to become president of Marymount University in Arlington, Va.

        The Rev. John LaRocca, professor of history, will be acting department chairman for the duration.

        Dr. Fortin, 60, said it was too early to say whether he'd seek full-time vice presidency. Meanwhile, he is keeping his office in the history department.
       

Annual Black Client Workshop to be held

               The Health Alliance and the University of Cincinnati are sponsoring the 16th annual Black Client Workshop on June 7 at the Albert B. Sabin Cincinnati Convention Center from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. An awards banquet will be held on June 8 at 6 p.m. at the Regal Cincinnati Hotel.

        The theme of the workshop is “Restore and Maintain Your Health Through Information, Education and Inspiration.” The keynote speakers for the program are Dr. Joycelyn Elders, former U.S. surgeon general; Patricia Russell McCloud, management consultant and attorney; and O'dell Owens, medical director, United Healthcare.

        The banquet speaker will be journalist and author Juan Williams. Mr. Williams will speak on “Where Do We Go From Here: A look at race relations in a fast-changing nation.” Special presentations will be made to Dr. Kenneth Davis, Jr., assistant dean of medical education at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine; Sharon Johnson, principal of Parham Elementary School; the Rev. Damon Lynch III, pastor of New Prospect Baptist Church; and Dr. Jeannette Taylor, UC College of Evening and Continuing Education.

        The cost of the workshop is $135 for the general public and $65 for full-time students with valid college identification. Fees include lunch and workshop materials. The banquet cost is $40.

        For information, 584-5917.

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