Jason E. Lemon, PhD, possesses a unique blend of leadership, pedagogical, and interpersonal skills that have helped him develop a strong, innovative and strategic vision for UC Online -- creating learning pathways for students and helping students achieve academic success. The organizations, frameworks, systems, and processes that Jason has developed and implemented during his career in the online education sector have created educational opportunities for tens of thousands of students and their families. He’s an educational entrepreneur who has been able to identify opportunities and organize the resources and talents available to make the most of those situations – all with the goal of increasing access to education and creating a brighter future. Under Jason’s leadership UC Online has seen increases in online program offerings from 14 to 115 degrees and certificates. Student enrollments have increased from 5,800 to 7,765 which is a compounding annual growth rate of 7.5%. Underrepresented minority students participating in online programs are nearly twice as likely to be in his online programs than in on-campus programs. Jason stands on the belief that every person who enrolls in one of his online programs, or who works within his organizations, has an opportunity to increase their own value by learning and doing things that they haven’t learned or done before. This focus on appreciating value – in terms of being grateful for those skills and talents as well as enhancing, growing, and increasing their value – has been the core principle guiding his efforts to lead students, staff, and faculty.

Neville G. Pinto
President
University of Cincinnati



Valerio Ferme
Provost
University of Cincinnati



Dr. Jason Lemon
Vice Provost/Dean
UC Online,  University of Cincinnati



Dawn Clineman
Assistant Vice Provost/Online Instruction
UC Online,  University of Cincinnati



Hal Jankowski
Senior Business Officier
UC Online,  University of Cincinnati

Thanks to Governer Mike DeWine for continued financial support of higher education in the state of Ohio during times of difficult budget realities and competing priorities.

Thanks to the Ohio Department of Higher Education – especially for their support with the Finish for Your Future grant which provided direct funding for dozens of high-need students to begin a higher education journey and laid the groundwork for an even larger impact as hundreds of University of Cincinnati faculty members learned how to develop, build, and teach online courses that embraced the different learning needs and profiles of online, non-traditional, working, professional, adult students.

The University of Cincinnati for having the foresight to understand the changing landscape of online education and move away from vendors and contractors to create the internal capacity for online marketing, recruiting, student retention, and instructional design with the establishment of UC Online.