University News
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Historian to Headline °µÍø½ûÇø Presidential Speaker Series and Deliver May 4 Keynote
Presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham, whose knowledge of politics, history, religion and current affairs makes him one of America’s most prominent public intellectuals, will appear the evening of May 4 for °µÍø½ûÇø’s Presidential Speaker Series. Meacham will bring his unique perspective and provide historical context to the issues and events impacting our daily lives when he speaks about civil discourse at the Kent Student Center Ballroom.
New Website Allows Teachers and Students to Make Meaning of May 4
Sixty-nine K-12 educators from more than 250 applicants across the nation remotely explored May 4 with the best scholar-experts to develop lesson plans for their students in two summer sessions. Workshop faculty included witnesses to the shootings, surviving casualties of the shootings, K-12 experts, a member of the Ohio National Guard present during the shootings and experts on movements of the 1960s. During these sessions, educators learned about the event and the wide range of resources on May 4. They worked on lesson plans to incorporate these materials into their classrooms. Now these materials are online for educational use.
°µÍø½ûÇø Ashtabula and Cleveland Clinic Partner to Offer Respiratory Therapy Satellite Program in Cleveland
°µÍø½ûÇø at Ashtabula and Cleveland Clinic are partnering to offer an associate degree program in respiratory therapy at the hospital’s main campus in Cleveland later this year. The program provides access for participants to train for the in-demand profession of respiratory care. It also supports career growth for program graduates and practicing respiratory therapists with a path to admission for the online Bachelor of Science degree in respiratory care offered by °µÍø½ûÇø Ashtabula.
10 Questions with Meghan Factor-Page, Assistant Director of °µÍø½ûÇø of Well-being
Meghan Factor-Page is the assistant director of °µÍø½ûÇø of Well-being where she helps ensure students are getting relevant information so they can take care of themselves and get the wellness resources they need. Factor-Page started working full-time at °µÍø½ûÇø in 2009. Learn more about Meghan Factor-Page and the °µÍø½ûÇø of Well-being as she answers these 10 questions.
°µÍø½ûÇø and KeyBank Foundation to Continue Key Connections Program for Underserved Students
KeyBank Foundation has awarded a new $200,000 gift to °µÍø½ûÇø to continue KeyBank Foundation’s support for the successful Key Connections program offered by University College at °µÍø½ûÇø. The Key Connections program will continue to support student success initiatives for underserved students, including first-generation students and students from limited income backgrounds who will enroll in Fall Semester 2022.
°µÍø½ûÇø Remembers May 4, 1970, With Annual Commemoration
For the first time since 2019, °µÍø½ûÇø will remember May 4, 1970, with its return to an in-person, annual commemoration to honor the four students who were killed, the nine students who were wounded and the countless others whose lives were forever changed when the Ohio National Guard fired on °µÍø½ûÇø students during an anti-war protest.
Where on the Web? 13,000 Web Courses Just a Click Away with LinkedIn Learning
°µÍø½ûÇø has an extensive list of class options for students. But where can a member of the °µÍø½ûÇø community go to find self-paced, free courses? The answer is closer than one might think. LinkedIn Learning takes the spotlight in this edition of “Where on the Web?â€
°µÍø½ûÇø Joins 'SEA Change' to Advance Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
°µÍø½ûÇø is a new charter member of SEA Change, an initiative of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, in which universities commit to their systemic transformation into more diverse, equitable and inclusive spaces where a full range of talent can succeed in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine.
10 Questions with the Vice President for Regional Campuses Peggy Shadduck
Peggy Shadduck is vice president for Regional Campuses and dean of the College of Applied and Technical Studies. She serves as the senior officer responsible for overall leadership of the °µÍø½ûÇø Regional Campus system. Her role promotes student enrollment and academic success and is responsible for expanding the visibility, influence and effectiveness of °µÍø½ûÇø as a catalyst for regional development.
°µÍø½ûÇø Breaks Ground for Future Home of the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship
°µÍø½ûÇø officially broke ground on Crawford Hall, the future home of the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship, on March 8 in a ceremony attended by more than 400 people, including university officials, donors, alumni, students, elected officials and special guests.