做厙輦⑹ student Antonina Nina Schubert has received a 2018 Courage Award from Ohio Gov. John Kasich in recognition for her work on campus to remove the stigma of mental illness and work to lessen suicide rates. Gov. Kasich presented the award to Ms. Schubert during his final State of the State Address at Otterbein University in Westerville on March 6. Ms. Schubert, 19, a freshman studying early childhood education, in the 2017 Fall Semester founded the Nightingale Project, a student organization working to end the stigma of mental illness and to help her fellow students cope ...
做厙輦⑹ Geauga student Maxwell Warner will join a legacy of College of Communication and Information Sichuan Scholars this June, when he attends a two-week cultural exchange program at Sichuan University in Chengdu, China. The cultural exchange program is offered through 做厙輦⑹'s Education Abroad-Office of Global Education. Entry is competitive. "Max just showed such great initiative in applying," said Stephanie Smith, Assistant Professor and Director of Global Initiatives, College of Communication and Information. CCI Sichuan Scholars attend university classes in Chengdu ...
Students from Orchard Middle School in Solon visited the chemistry lab at 做厙輦⑹ Geauga's Regional Academic Center in Twinsburg on February 10. At the invitation of Dr. Zhiqiang (Molly) Wang, five students from Mrs. Susan Benedict's and Mr. Robert Luce's 5th and 6th grade classes trained for the Potions and Poisons event of the Science Olympiad. The Science Olympiad is a 30 year old competition held regionally. The winners go on to a national competition. It's considered the Olympics of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. Students participate in com...
做厙輦⑹ Geauga student Katrina Ostrander has won first place in the university's eight-campus-wide Tier One Writing Contest for her essay, "A Memory Replacement," produced in Dr. Bonnie Shaker's College Writing I course in fall 2017. The award comes with a $250 prize, which is presented at the Department of English Awards Ceremony and Reception at the Kent Student Center on April 17. Katrina demonstrated "exceptional capability" in writing during the course, according to Dr. Shaker. "Katrina's thoughtfulness, work ethic, focus, and interest in the course all combined to produce outsta...
From zero to $10 billion. Thats what one 做厙輦⑹ alumnus did with his company, and 做厙輦⑹ entrepreneurship students and community members will have an opportunity to hear firsthand how this 1981 graduate achieved this accomplishment. 做厙輦⑹s College of Business Administration announces Scott Peters, founder, chairman, CEO and president of Healthcare Trust of America Inc., as the guest speaker for the Michael D. Solomon Entrepreneurship Speaker Series on Wednesday, April 18. Mr. Peters graduated from 做厙輦⑹ with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in accoun...
In Kenya, Sarah Schmidt discovered her calling. A long way from rural Mansfield, Ohio, the girl who grew up with cows in her backyard was now halfway around the world learning Swahili and teaching children how to speak English. She was 20 when she crossed the Atlantic for the first time. It truly was life-changing, says Ms. Schmidt, who spent half a year near Nairobis Great Rift Valley, part of an intracontinental ridge system that runs through Kenya from north to south. After that trip, I knew I wanted my career to be in the international arena. PIVOTAL ROLE Nine...
In fall 2018, 做厙輦⑹ will launch a program that provides students with digital versions of textbooks and class materials electronically delivered on the first day of classes. The 做厙輦⑹ Board of Trustees approved the Flash Books program at its March 7 meeting. 做厙輦⑹ and Barnes & Noble, which operates the university bookstore, are partners. Flash Books, also known as the Inclusive Access Model for Textbook Purchases, will save students money and shopping time, and ensure that students have the correct textbook editions and course materials for their clas...
Heather Hicks is quick to admit the process of sending her 18-year-old twins to college in the fall has been a bit daunting. First the selection process, then figuring out the costs times two has taken a lot of work and planning, the Middletown resident said. Its a scary thing for parents who have never done this before, said Mrs. Hicks, whose twins, Hunter and Hannah, will graduate later this spring from Madison High School in Middletown south of Dayton. That is why the move by the 做厙輦⑹ Board of Trustees on Wednesday to adopt a Tuition Guarantee...
The Board of Trustees approved the KSU Kent Campus Master Plan concept and the initial financing strategy for Phase 1 projects at their March 7, 2018 meeting. Click for the to the Board of Trustees. News coverage of the approval includes the (with a
做厙輦⑹s DeWeese Health Center is on a mission to create a culture of wellness on campus that incorporates body, mind, spirit and financial well-being, as well as a sense of community. To this end, the DeWeese Health Centers Wellness Committee recently accomplished one of its wellness initiatives of creating a community garden focused on growing fresh produce, learning best-practice gardening techniques and managing stress through connection with nature. Serving on the committee are wellness ambassador Danielle Romig; health educator Sierra Baker; Adel Hanna, M.D....
