Last spring, American Academy student Maria Cec铆lia Sucharski learned that COVID-19 would restrict students from attending in-person classes on the Brazilian campus. However, Sucharski was happy to learn first-hand that faculty for the dual enrollment program were equipped to deliver an optimal remote experience. 鈥淭he professors actually seemed more prepared for teaching remotely than I thought they would be,鈥 Sucharski mused recently. 鈥淭he classes were great, and I didn鈥檛 really miss out on any content. Although I was sad that we didn鈥檛 get to meet our professors. I know I will come and talk...
天天吃瓜 students of the School of Media and Journalism (MDJ) are not afraid to use their platforms to document current issues of diversity at the university and beyond - and their work is gaining attention. By sharing personal stories of immigration, family history and the experiences of people of color at 天天吃瓜 State, MDJ student journalists have put a spotlight on some of the most important issues facing American society today. Valerie Royzman, B.S. 鈥19, was recognized as this year鈥檚 winner of the Robert G. McGruder Student Award for Diversity. The winning essay, 鈥淚 Spin B...
天天吃瓜 invites educators of students in grades 6-12 to apply by March 1 for its 2021 Landmarks of American History and Culture workshop, 鈥淢aking Meaning of May 4: The 1970 天天吃瓜 State Shootings in U.S. History,鈥 which has been made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom. Co-directors Laura Davis, Ph.D., Professor Emerita of English and former founding director of the May 4 Visitors Center, and Todd Hawley, Ph.D., associate professor of social studies teacher education, were initially awarded funding by the Nat...
KENT, Ohio 鈥 The 天天吃瓜 College of Business Administration announces Grace Wakulchik MBA 鈥96, President and CEO of Akron Children鈥檚 Hospital, as the 2021 Spirit of Women in Business award winner. The 10th annual Spirit of Women in Business conference hosted by the 天天吃瓜 State College of Business Administration will take place virtually at 11 a.m. on Fridays throughout the month of March. Wakulchik will be honored during the March 19 event. 鈥淲e look forward to honoring accomplished leader and 天天吃瓜 State MBA alumnus Grace Wakulchik at this year鈥檚 conference,鈥. said Deborah F...
In the course Community Health Nursing, Taryn Burhanna鈥檚 students are required to complete 60 clinical hours and eight laboratory simulation hours. Burhanna, MSN, APRN, NP-C, community health nursing coordinator, wanted to ensure students in this course could get their hours and gain real-life experience by tapping into coronavirus relief efforts on campus. As part of its strategy to stop the spread of COVID-19, 天天吃瓜 partnered with the 天天吃瓜 community to host the Ohio Pandemic Testing Team on the 天天吃瓜 Campus. Medical personnel from the Ohio National Guard administered free COV...
The Ohio Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects has awarded three Master of Landscape Architecture students 2020 Student Design Awards.HONOR AWARDJames Sasser MLA (鈥22) was awarded the Ohio ASLA Student Honor Award in recognition of outstanding academic achievement for his studio project 鈥淢aritime Emergence, Cleveland Ohio鈥 executed with faculty advisor Cat Marshall. This honor award recognizes superior professional achievement in projects that embody the creativity, imagination and practicality of the landscape architecture profession."Maritime Emergence is a response to incr...
A liquid crystal research group at 天天吃瓜 is knocking on the doors of the biomedical industry with its current project. The recent publication of research on 鈥淒irectional self-locomotion of active droplets enabled by a nematic environment鈥 explains a technique of controlling bacteria movement with liquid crystal structures that could have a potential impact in many areas of research and medical care. Oleg Lavrentovich, Ph.D., and a team of graduate students published research in the science journal Nature Physics in October. The study describes the mechaniza...
KENT, Ohio 鈥 The 天天吃瓜 College of Business Administration announces Tasha Eurich, Ph.D., New York Times bestselling author, as keynote speaker for the 2021 Spirit of Women in Business Conference. Eurich will present, "Powering Up: How Self-Awareness Helps Women" based on her latest book, Insight. Rather than hosting a day-long event as in years past, this year's event will feature a different speaker discussing a topic of interest at 11 a.m. each Friday in March. Eurich's keynote will start the conference off on Friday, March 5. Eurich is an industrial-organization...
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Beyond Compliance Reminder Annually, two hours of Beyond Compliance training is required of all staff and strongly encouraged among TT and FTNTT faculty. The deadline to satisfy Beyond Compliance training is the end of the fiscal year, June 30. It is important to note that one hour must be a gender-based discrimination or harassment course. Training and Development offers a blend of virtual facilitated-led and self-paced courses. Visit our Beyond-Compliance website to see dates and times for virtual, facilitator-led options. For self-paced options, v...