{"id":11486,"date":"2012-03-16T13:26:03","date_gmt":"2012-03-16T17:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=11486"},"modified":"2012-03-19T10:26:35","modified_gmt":"2012-03-19T14:26:35","slug":"lake-campus-summit-speaker-urges-western-ohio-pride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2012\/03\/16\/lake-campus-summit-speaker-urges-western-ohio-pride\/","title":{"rendered":"Lake Campus summit speaker urges western Ohio pride"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_11487\" style=\"width: 270px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-11487\" href=\"http:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2012\/03\/16\/lake-campus-summit-speaker-urges-western-ohio-pride\/lake-summit\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11487\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11487\" src=\"http:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/files\/2012\/03\/Lake-Summit-260x204.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of the room filled with round tables and people at Lake Campus Regional Summit.\" width=\"260\" height=\"204\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11487\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wright State University held its 2nd annual Lake Campus Regional Summit March 16 in James F. Dicke Hall on the shores of Grand Lake St. Marys.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Reinvest. Innovate. Give back. And be proud out loud.<\/p>\n<p>These were the messages delivered March 16 at the Lake Campus Regional Summit by Jeffrey Monfort, a successful business leader who serves as president of 75 McDonald\u2019s restaurants in Western Ohio.<\/p>\n<p>About 200 education, business and government leaders attended the second annual summit, which was held in James F. Dicke Hall on the shores of Grand Lake St. Marys.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI started at 16 behind the counter, and now I own the counter,\u201d said Monfort, who himself operates four McDonald\u2019s restaurants in the area.<\/p>\n<p>Monfort said residents need to better broadcast the fact that they are proud to live and do business in the area.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are the region\u2019s best billboards and image ambassadors,\u201d he said. \u201cThe next generation needs to know they can have high aspirations without having to move away.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The summit\u2014titled \u201cPast, Present, and Future: Improving the Quality of Life in West Central Ohio\u201d\u2014was hosted by Lake Campus Dean Bonnie Mathies.<\/p>\n<p>The summit also included several presentations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nancy Bowen, a      faculty member at Ohio State University-Lima, and Julie Miller,      development officer for the Western Ohio Educational Foundation, detailed      regional partnerships between educational institutions and businesses that      create jobs.<\/li>\n<li>Teachers and      students from Celina City Schools demonstrated how technology is being      used in the classroom, including the use of iPads, iPods and smartphones.<\/li>\n<li>A review of the      College Community Arts Council and how art projects sponsored by the      council attract employers to the area.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The summit participants also took part in roundtable discussions to brainstorm ideas on improving the economy and quality of life in western Ohio.<\/p>\n<p>Ideas included better matching high school students with careers to fill local jobs, promoting manufacturing as a viable career, investigating the business needs of local companies, producing a work force adaptable to change, holding career fairs in elementary and middle schools, and putting more emphasis on writing and developing a strong work ethic.<\/p>\n<p>Action spurred in part by last year\u2019s summit included introduction at the Lake Campus of a four-year degree in mechanical engineering and the incorporation of more agricultural courses in associate-degree courses, electives and high school programs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will continue to communicate with you, listen to your ideas,\u201d Wright State Provost Steven Angle told the gathering. \u201cWe are here for this region.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reinvest. Innovate. Give back. And be proud out loud. 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