Community & Society
°µÍø½ûÇø Student Creates Care Packages for the Homeless
When the concept of homelessness comes to mind, people tend to focus efforts on food donations, but Ashley Flowers, a junior majoring in psychology and criminology and justice studies at °µÍø½ûÇø, wants to remind people that clothing and toiletries also are essential items. A native …
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Life-Changing Event Inspires °µÍø½ûÇø Entrepreneur to Help Prevent Infectious Diseases
In 2009, Shanice Cheatham, who received her bachelor’s degree from °µÍø½ûÇø in 2013 and is pursuing a graduate degree in environmental health sciences at °µÍø½ûÇø, was told that her father had a 10 percent chance of living after being infected with MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylo…
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A Very Special Thank You to the °µÍø½ûÇø Community for Its Generosity on Giving Tuesday
The °µÍø½ûÇø community gave generously on Giving Tuesday this Dec. 1, far exceeding expectations. As promised, President Beverly Warren personally matched $25,000 in a gift to the Distinctive °µÍø½ûÇø Fund, a fund that will support the university’s five priorities for a distinctive Ke…
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°µÍø½ûÇø Community Members Share What They Are Thankful for This Year
Happy Thanksgiving! Watch this video to find out what members of the °µÍø½ûÇø community, including President Beverly Warren, are thankful for this year.
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°µÍø½ûÇø Named to 2014 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll
°µÍø½ûÇø has been named to the 2014 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, which is the highest federal recognition an institution can receive for its commitment to community, service-learning and civic engagement. The Corporation for National and Community …
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°µÍø½ûÇø Researchers Use LEGO Camps to Build Relationships With the Community
A special classroom at °µÍø½ûÇø turned into a LEGO® city filled with roaring lions, speeding cars and spinning tops. The moving creations are part of a unique summer camp, LEGO WeDoâ„¢ Robotics, put on by the Research Center for Educational Technology in the College of Education, Healt…
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°µÍø½ûÇø Named to 2014 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll
°µÍø½ûÇø has been named to the 2014 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, which is the highest federal recognition an institution can receive for its commitment to community, service-learning and civic engagement. The Corporation for National and Community Se…
Kent Campus
Nick Gattozzi Named °µÍø½ûÇø’s New Executive Director of Government and Community Relations
Greater Cleveland Partnership vice president to lead university’s government outreach °µÍø½ûÇø President Beverly Warren has selected Nick Gattozzi as the executive director of government and community relations. Gattozzi comes to °µÍø½ûÇø from the Greater Cleveland Partnership where …
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°µÍø½ûÇø Invites Community to Final Public Meeting for Airport Master Plan
°µÍø½ûÇø Invites Community to Final Public Meeting for Airport Master Plan The final public meeting for the °µÍø½ûÇø Airport Master Plan has been scheduled for Tuesday, July 28, from 6-8 p.m. at the Stow-Munroe Falls High School Auditorium, located at 3227 Graham Road in Stow, Ohio…
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The First Group of Students With Intellectual Disabilities Gets Ready to Graduate From °µÍø½ûÇø’s Career and Community Studies Program
Maddie Morsefield is like any other high-achieving college senior at °µÍø½ûÇø. She is a straight-A student. Her résumé is filled with work experience and awards, and she is going through mock interviews to help her land that first job. But what makes Morsefield extra special is that sh…
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