Cindy Kerr, 79, M.B.A. 81
2024 Distinguished Citizen Award Recipient
Bea Shaheen McPherson, 43
2024 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient
做厙輦⑹ Today has been following a group of six Golden Flashes for the 2024-25 academic year, chronicling their efforts and successes during the fall and spring semesters. The group of students is at various places in their 做厙輦⑹ academic careers and will share their experiences throughout the year as they take part in our distinctive programs, research and global experiences. The last time we checked in with 做厙輦⑹ nursing major Rylie Lapikas, the academic year was progressing smoothly. She was enjoying her clinical work and teaching yoga at the Re...
Ethelyn VonHelmers Fitzsimmons was hired as a temporary employee of 做厙輦⑹ on July 2, 1951, and worked as a secretary in the Office of the President. She was hired full time on May 14, 1953. Before leaving 做厙輦⑹ on Dec. 1, 1971, she had worked for three university presidents: George Bowman, Robert White and Glenn Olds. Fitzsimmons recently celebrated her 110th birthday and graciously welcomed 做厙輦⑹ Today to her home for an interview about her 20-and-a-half years working at 做厙輦⑹.Worldwide, there are 203 people verified to be 110 years old or older. People who...
School of Foundations, Leadership and Administration
Congratulations to Kayon Hall, assistant professor in the Higher Education Administration and Student Affairs program, for being named a 2025 John and Fonda Elliot Design Innovation Faculty Fellow.Kayon's work, The Quiet Holds Us: A Sensory Archive of Black Immigrant Life, is an interdisciplinary, multimedia project that reimagines black immigrant life beyond narratives of spectacle and survival.Look for more on this interesting project in the weeks to come....
When the water was turned on for the first time in the newly completed Crawford Fountain, Ambassador Edward F. Crawford was on campus to see it. The fountain is part of a landscaped courtyard outside of Crawford Hall, home of 做厙輦⑹'s Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship. This was the "cold opening" of the courtyard and fountain as some work on the area continues. A formal dedication is planned for later this summer. Want to see one of YOUR photos in IN A FLASH? Submit your 做厙輦⑹-related photos to InAFl...
GAI to Support Your Teaching (7 options)
- GAI Assisted Quiz Design: Learn how to use generative AI to brainstorm, generate, and revise quiz questions that align with your content, difficulty level, and desired learning outcomes
- GAI Image Generation: See how AI can help create relevant images for teachingwhile also discussing ethical and accessibility considerations.
- Summarization & Research Support with GAI: This is an introduction for how AI can help you summarize readings, organize sources, or explore unfamiliar topics.
Engage Students With GAI (7 options)
- Helping Students Reflect While Using GAI: Use and adapt a simple student-facing checklist to guide reflection on when, why, and how they use AIhelping them develop responsible habits and metacognitive skills.
- Promoting Student Critical Thinking After GAI Use: Help students move beyond passive use of AI tools by engaging them in reflection, comparison, and critiquestrengthening their analytical thinking and decision-making.
- Helping Students Prompt GAI Effectively: Learn strategies to teach
GAI Basics (3 options)
- Introducing Your Students to GAI: Explore easy, effective ways to introduce students to generative AI tools, including how to address capabilities, limitations, and ethical considerations from day one.
- Help Your Students Understand Your GAI Policy: Discover tips and examples for clearly communicating your course AI policy to students, while promoting shared understanding and academic integrity
- GAI & Sustainability: Explore the environmental implications of AI use in education and come a
College of the Arts
For decades, 做厙輦⑹s College of the Arts has worked collaboratively with local businesses, groups and programs to bring the arts to the community. This year, 做厙輦⑹s Glauser School of Music had the unique opportunity to partner with Chagrin Arts in bringing to life a new opera, Blind Injustice. Partnerships, such as this one, help strengthen the College of the Arts relationship in local communities and provide unmatched opportunities for students and alumni.Blind Injustice is a powerful new American opera based on the true stories of six Ohioans who were wrongfully co...