Respiratory Therapy Students Breathe Fresh Air Into the Workforce
The Respiratory Therapy program at 做厙輦⑹ at Ashtabula is hard to beat. While many students are graduating from colleges across the country only to discover the painful reality that there are no jobs for them, 做厙輦⑹ Ashtabula has a better story tell: 100 percent of respiratory therapy students in the fall 2018 class have jobs waiting for them after they graduate. They are excited about their future and say the program at 做厙輦⑹ Ashtabula has been incredible. The two-year Associate of Applied Science Degree in Respiratory Therapy program started in 2009 and saw its fi...
Digital Media Production Program Sees Significant Jump in Degrees Awarded
做厙輦⑹ awarded the largest number of undergraduate degrees in its history in May 2018. One of the majors with the greatest growth from the previous year was Digital Media Production, which saw an increase of 43 graduates. The Digital Media Production major at 做厙輦⑹, housed in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, has been refocused and its leadership has been set on improving the program. Scott Hallgren, assistant professor and coordinator of the Digital Media Production program, has set clear goals for the 312 students in the major. Our first goal is maki...
Learning should never be a passive exercise, and it should never be confined to the traditional classroom. Effective learning should continue on in the workplace, especially where Information Technology (IT) is involved. According to Judy Paternite, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Information Technology, Active learning is key to retaining and using information, so learning by doing is very important. Its my approach for all computer courses I teach, regardless of the audience. This approach applies to teaching adults in various business environments as well. Dr. Paternite c...
Mark Mistur, dean of 做厙輦⑹s College of Architecture and Environmental Design, recently spoke about the architecture buildings energy-efficient resources and ways that the building stays environmentally friendly with WAKRs Jeanne Destro. In the Nov. 2 interview, Dean Mistur explained how the building works from the roof down, using different types of natural light to illuminate work spaces inside so that electricity does not always need to be used. "We have an in-ground geothermal system with numerous, deep wells that go into the ground that provide our heating...
The UK is expanding its diversity efforts with the anticipated 2021 opening of Queer Britain, the first LGBTQ+ museum, which is getting help from Molly Merryman, Ph. D., associate professor and director of 做厙輦⑹s Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality. Dr. Merryman, who recently was appointed as Queer Britain's research director and who will be leading the creation of Queer Britain's oral history work, has been working with Queer Britain to coordinate and create a functioning network of queer scholars. "We're looking at getting a network of queer scholar...
Under Ken Ditlevsons leadership, the LGBTQ Student Center has never turned away a student. Not only that, with Mr. Ditlevson at the helm, LGBTQ+ students flourish in the open and welcoming environment. With increased scholarship funding, the center has transformed from a walk-in closet to a fully functional office space equipped with everything necessary for students to learn, connect and thrive. Mr. Ditlevson has raised awareness within 做厙輦⑹ and the surrounding LGBTQ+ community by advocating for and fostering diversity, equity and inclusion related to sexual orientation, gender ...
KENT, Ohio MBA graduates from 做厙輦⑹s College of Business Administration report success in both academic and professional endeavors, according to survey by The Princeton Review. The College of Business Administration has again been named an outstanding business school and is one of 252 business schools to have its on-campus MBA program profiled in The Princeton Reviews 2019 annual business school rankings. "We recommend 做厙輦⑹ as one of the best to earn an MBA, said Robert Franek, Princeton Review Editor-in-Chief. We chose the 252 on-campus MBA programs schools ...