Community & Society
Sociology Professor Creates Expressive Program for Inmates
Christopher Dum, Ph.D., created the ID13 Prison Literacy Project to give men in Lake Erie Correctional Institution in Conneaut, Ohio, a positive outlet while serving their sentence, hoping it help inmates to see themselves as writers rather than convicts.
CCI Professor Says Ads Expected the Super Bowl To Be a Man’s Game
Danielle Coombs, Ph.D., associate professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communications, says Super Bowl ads still target men despite the fact that nearly half of the modern NFL audience identifies as women.
GIRLS4STEAM 2nd Annual Design Innovation Challenge Inspires Young Women to Use Technology Creatively
Staff and departments from across the university helped to put the event together, including Annette Kratcoski, director of the College of Education, Health and Human Services’ Research Center for Educational Technology; LaunchNET and the University Library Multimedia Services.
Counterterrorism Class Collaborates With Local Law Enforcement Organizations
Students are getting real-world experiences in classes across campus as they work with local organizations. For Communication Studies’ Counterterrorism and Communication class, the lessons are getting real very quickly. Students last semester worked with the Cleveland Police Department and the Northeast Ohio Regional Fusion Center, a task force that curates and disseminates threat-related information across federal, state, local and private-sector entities.
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Geauga and International Culinary Arts and Sciences Institute partner to form pathway to associate degrees for culinary students
Students taking classes at the International Culinary Arts and Sciences Institute (ICASI) in Chesterland have a open pathway to a ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï associate degree thanks to a new partnership between the cooking school and ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Geauga.
Students Gain Real Experience Helping to Create Latest ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Commercial
Three ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï students gained valuable video production experience by working on a new television commercial produced by the university as part of the new spring campaign.
Campus Kitchen Keeps on Cooking
The Campus Kitchen at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï is celebrating eight years of making an impact across campus and in the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï community, annually turning 60,000 pounds of leftover food into 18,000 meals.
A Passion for Teaching Connects Professor to Students and Helps Earn the Distinguished Teaching Award
Radd Ehrman, Ph.D., who teaches languages including Latin, is one of three educators honored with the Distinguished Teaching Award, the highest teaching award a tenured or tenure-track professor can receive. All tenured and tenure-track professors are eligible to receive the award which is sponsored by the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Alumni Association.
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Biological Sciences Department Addresses Road Salt Concerns
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Biological Sciences Assistant Professor Lauren Kinsman-Costello, Ph.D., confirmed the possibility that increasing amounts of road salt could potentially end up in Ohio’s water supply, but it is very unlikely.
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State College of Public Health Receives Grant for Mental Health Training in Medina County Schools
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï’s College of Public Health has received a $375,000 grant that will be used to provide mental health awareness training to personnel in Medina County public schools.