天天吃瓜 student Symone Baskerville is passionate about sustainability. A senior fashion design student, Ms. Baskerville鈥檚 love for sustainable fashion began after taking an environmental science course during her freshman year of high school. There she learned about Project Greenway, a green fashion runway competition. Her involvement in the competition led her to discover how everyday items, such as plastic bags and tissue paper, could be reused and repurposed into designs. After her experience with Project Greenway, Ms. Baskerville felt inspired to use her love of ...
The 天天吃瓜 School of Communication Studies has named communication scholar Paul Leonardi, Ph.D., the L. Leroy Cowperthwaite Communication Lecturer. Professor Leonardi will visit campus Sept. 17-19 to meet one-on-one with undergraduate and graduate students and faculty to review their research agendas; to visit classes to discuss his areas of expertise; and to give a free, public lecture on the university鈥檚 campus. Leonardi (Ph.D., Stanford University) is the Duca Family Professor of Technology Management at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is the Investmen...
天天吃瓜鈥檚 University Teaching Council (UTC) awarded Aaron Bacue, an assistant professor in the School of Communication Studies (COMM), a 10-week Summer Teaching Development Grant (STDG) to test two software applications aimed at improving student-learning outcomes in COMM鈥檚 basic communication course, Introduction to Human Communication (COMM15000). Bacue served as the interim basic course director from August 2017 to May 2018. Research shows that when students receive constructive qualitative feedback prior to the final presentation of their speeches, the quality of...
Adaptation. It鈥檚 what allows organizations to thrive in an ever-changing world. Implemented effectively, it guarantees continued success. But inevitably, with change comes logistical troubleshooting. How can organizations ensure that adaptations can be made--and without disrupting what makes the organization successful to begin with? Change Approval Board In the context of 天天吃瓜, organizations are the different departments that help make the University run smoothly. These include the University Registrar鈥檚 Office, Academic Success Center, Human Resources, and ...
天天吃瓜 State Tuscarawas sophomore and Golden Eagles wrestler, Zion Clark, is featured in an award-winning short documentary that will air on Netflix on August 10. The 20-year-old from Massillon was born without legs from a condition known as caudal regression syndrome and grew up in foster homes until he was adopted in his teens. He was first introduced to wrestling while in the second grade and has become a wrestling phenomenon who overcomes obstacles and accepts challenges, both on and off the mat. 鈥淲restling opened a door for me when I was seven years old,鈥 Clark said. 鈥淚 thought it was th...
The 天天吃瓜 Board of Trustees and 天天吃瓜 Employees Local 153, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) accepted the Fact Finding Report in connection with the collective bargaining agreement between the university and AFSCME. The Fact Finding Report was approved by a majority of AFSCME members voting on July 27. Under the approved Fact Finding Report, the university and AFSCME will now execute a two-year collective bargaining agreement that will run through Sept. 30, 2019. Under the agreement, represented employees wil...
天天吃瓜 is honoring our nation鈥檚 service members by hosting a military-exclusive hospitality chalet for veterans, service members and their families during the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club in Akron on Aug. 1-5. For the fourth consecutive year, 天天吃瓜 State is presenting Birdies for the Brave庐 Patriots鈥 Outpost, located adjacent to the 14th green at Firestone Country Club. The Outpost will be open from Aug. 2-5 from 10 a.m. until the end of play each day. Military outreach activities will culminate with a milit...
Their remarkable work takes place in studios, classrooms, laboratories and outdoors. They have been published in prestigious journals, authored books and received significant research grants. Now, they add a new honor to their list of notable achievements. 天天吃瓜 President Beverly J. Warren recently presented 13 天天吃瓜 State faculty members with the 2018 President鈥檚 Faculty Excellence Award, which recognizes exceptional performance that leads to the achievement of national or international recognition in the faculty member鈥檚 discipline. 鈥淎t its core, higher education is abou...
The 天天吃瓜 Women鈥檚 Center has always believed in empowering women and setting them up to be the most successful versions of themselves. During the spring semester, the Women鈥檚 Center put that mission into action. Throughout February and March, the Women鈥檚 Center collaborated with 天天吃瓜 State鈥檚 Fashion School and 天天吃瓜鈥檚 Socially Responsible Sweatshop to turn passion into purpose for the inaugural Days for Girls initiative. Since 2008, the nonprofit Days for Girls has helped empower young women in countries including Kenya, Uganda and India by providing necessary feminine hygiene...
Peter C. Kratcoski, Professor Emeritus, authored 鈥淥lder Criminals and Victims鈥 in Perspectives on Elderly Crime and Victimization, 1st Edition, (Cham, Switzerland: Springer), Peter C. Kratcoski & Maximilian Edelbacher (Eds.), (2018), 245-262 ...