Community Impact
IN A FLASH: Learning the Ins and Outs of Patient Care
°µÍø½ûÇø nursing students learn fundamental skills using sophisticated patient simulators and each other.
‘If You Give It to Us, It Goes to Students’
From Nov. 27-Dec. 15, the Giving Tree in the °µÍø½ûÇø CARES Center provides and easy way to anyone to help °µÍø½ûÇø students in need.
IN A FLASH: Vital Donations, Vital Scholarships
Your blood donations this week help two ways, by saving lives and funding °µÍø½ûÇø scholarships.
I PROMISE Fourth Graders to Take Over °µÍø½ûÇø’s Brain Health Research Institute
°µÍø½ûÇø’s Brain Health Research Institute on Wednesday, Nov. 29, will welcome 94 fourth-grade students from Akron, Ohio’s I PROMISE School for a day of activities aimed at sparking their interest in science and technology.
Helping Those Who Help New Moms
Community healthcare providers in Northeast Ohio are encountering an increase in patients seeking maternal mental health services. °µÍø½ûÇø College of Nursing Assistant Professor James Tudhope and his research team aim to make maternal mental healthcare more integrated into regular practice and standard education.
IN A FLASH: A Celebration of Native American Heritage
The E. Timothy Moore Student Multicultural Center at °µÍø½ûÇø sponsored a series of events to celebrate Native American Heritage Month.
Changing Lives Through Education and Hope
°µÍø½ûÇø has been awarded a new Department of Justice reentry grant to make college enrollment and other support available for people starting over after incarceration.
Having a Ball at the °µÍø½ûÇø Surplus Store
The °µÍø½ûÇø Surplus Store helps the university liquidate assets in a sustainable and responsible way while offering unique items at low prices.
Hunting Down Hunger in Northeast Ohio
Summit Professor of Learning Technologies Rick Ferdig serves as coordinator for the Northeast Ohio chapter of the nonprofit Farmers & Hunters Feeding the Hungry, born out of one man’s mission to “transform a God-given resource of deer and livestock into food for those in need.â€
Planned Gift Endows Executive Director Position at °µÍø½ûÇø’s Wick Poetry Center
The Wick family has a long history of philanthropy at °µÍø½ûÇø that began in 1984 when brothers Bob and Walt Wick first established scholarships to support undergraduate poets at the university. This most recent gift of $1 million brings the family’s total lifetime commitment to the university to more than $3.5 million.