eInside - Week of Nov. 12, 2018
The SPARK Ohio kindergarten readiness program, evaluated by Dr. Deric R. Kenne and his team in the Center for Public Policy and Health, was featured in a story on ideastream. The story also features one of our community partners, the Early Childhood Resource Center, in neighboring Canton, Ohio....
Donate to #KSUGives Ashtabula Giving Tuesday The #KSUGives Giving Tuesday initiative across the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï system is underway throughout the month of November. This is your opportunity to contribute to the future success of students and the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Ashtabula campus by giving to the Ashtabula Campus Transformation Fund. As part of a wide-ranging master plan, ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Ashtabula is transforming the entire campus, including additional updates to its most aged and highly-utilized building: Main Hall. A series of renovations and revitali...
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï at Ashtabula, alongside Ashtabula County Medical Center, sponsored a free educational session for registered nurses and licensed practical nurses on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018 at Robert S. Morrison Hall. "Providing Nursing Care in the Face of the Opioid Crisis" reviewed the impact of the epidemic on nursing practice; exploring methods that assist nurses in making critical assessments as well as providing appropriate management for safe care and recovery. The featured presenter, Camille Zalar, MHA, BSN, RN, CARN, the Director of Education and Initiatives at The No...
On Wednesday, October 24th, an intimate gathering of 30 enjoyed an evening of wine and appetizers at the Welshfield Inn, while they listened to Molly Sergi, Ph.D. walk through the history of the Welshfield area. Dr. Sergi is a history professor and the resident historian at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Geauga since 2001. She wrote her doctoral thesis on the diaries of Emily Nash, one of the first residents of the area and a professional mourner. “Emily, traveled by wagon with several others from Berkshire, Massachusetts. They were promised land in the Western Reserve if they exchanged land in present...
Ecosystems in today's world are responding to a wide variety of environmental changes. What happens when these changes interact? That was the topic of a recent paper published by David Ward, Ph.D., the Art and Margaret Herrick Endowed Professor of Plant Biology in ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï's Department of Biological Sciences, and international colleagues and graduate students in the journal Scientific Reports. Although climate change is often viewed as the overriding global challenge, grasslands around the world are actually often directly threatened by a simple neighboring plant. Lik...
Experienced leader brings innovative approach to enrollment and student success strategies Following a national search, ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï has selected Mary G. Parker, Ed.D., as its inaugural vice president for enrollment management. Dr. Parker comes to ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, where she has served as associate vice president for enrollment management. She has significant experience in both admissions and enrollment, including more than 26 years of increasingly complex leadership roles in higher education. She joins ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State on Jan. 16, 2019. Dr. Parke...