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The student experience at the žž�� State Geauga and Twinsburg Academic Center campuses is about more than just attending classes.  From academic workshops to game nights and regional campus contests, there are plenty of ways to get involved!  I recently received the opportunity to speak with Academic Services Coordinator Brandie Blankenship and Student Activities Coordinator Jeremi Weidner to learn more about these events.  At KSUGTAC, students have access to a wide variety of academic workshops that cover topics such as adulting, study strategies, and time management — one ...

Four new middle school teachers started the school year with high hopes and big dreams, ready to establish their classrooms, teach dynamically and build community with their young students through daily, face-to-face interaction. Instead, they have encountered empty classrooms and computer icons rather than students’ faces. All recent graduates from žž�� at Geauga’s Middle Childhood Education (MCED) program, Jessica Gaia, Emma Urban, Matthew Utz, and Stephenie Keller, share their stories of first-year teaching from the COVID classroom. Jessica Gaia Geauga County native Jess ...

“Although we’ve been in crisis mode for over a year now, ‘we are thriving; not just surviving!’” declared Dean and Chief Administrative Officer Angela Spalsbury as she announced new renovation plans for žž�� at Geauga. In a Zoom presentation on February 24, 2021, Spalsbury unveiled architectural renderings of a new Student Learning Commons area and Nursing Skills Lab & Classroom. The virtual tour demonstrated how the renovation will maximize the existing 5,000-square-foot floorspace, effectively adding 2,000 square feet to the current configuration. Exterior enhancements ...

žž�� has been designated as a First-gen Forward Institution by the Center for First-generation Student Success for its commitment to improving the experiences and advancing outcomes of those who are first in their families to attend college. The center is an initiative of NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education and The Suder Foundation. “The center is so pleased to welcome žž�� into the 2021-22 First-gen Forward cohort,” said Sarah E. Whitley, Ph.D., assistant vice president of the Center for First-generation Student Success. “T...

KENT, OH- ​The Wick Poetry Center is proud to announce its collaboration with the Poetry Coalition, in the month of March 2021, to promote the theme of environmental justice in poetry. The Poetry Coalition’s annual March programming aims to explore social issues through poetry, including over 25 poetry organizations nationwide in the project.     The theme of this year’s program, ​“It is burning./ It is dreaming./ It is waking up.: Poetry & Environmental Justice​, is inspired by the poem “​Map​” written by poet Linda Hogan. The Wick Poetry Center, as one of the founding...

Being happy and healthy go hand-in-hand, because happiness not only FEELS good, it IS good for overall health and well-being! It is one thing to know what it feels like to be happy, but understanding its valuable impact on health and how to achieve happiness is key.   This challenge provides an opportunity for participants to learn about the many health benefits of happiness and different ways to channel it, including engaging in regular physical activity. Through weekly health tips and practicing seven unique Happy Habits, participants will learn to flex their...

The International Literacy Association (ILA) today announced the recipients of its 2020 awards and grants, including the William S. Gray Citation of Merit—ILA’s highest honor—which was awarded to žž��’s Timothy V. Rasinski. The William S. Gray Citation of Merit honors a nationally or internationally known individual for their outstanding contributions to the field of reading/literacy. Rasinski, a longtime member of the organization, is a professor of literacy education and the director of žž�� State’s award-winning Reading and Writing Center. He is the author and editor ...

Jessica Miller has had a number of successes in her time at žž�� State. From her semester studying in Italy, to her position as a designer for the honors literary and arts magazine, Brainchild, to her internship at the nonprofit organization, Understood, Jessica has taken advantage of many opportunities at žž�� State. One of Jessica’s most impressive undertakings, however, has just begun in the spring of 2021. A third-year Honors College student majoring in visual communication design with minors in photography and creative writing, Jessica has decided to complete a Senior Honors Thesis as a c...

A group of žž�� State public relations students who are participating in a national competition launched the Common Ground campaign to dig deeper into how media professionals and journalists can help improve civility in discourse. The 2021 Bateman Blue Team is participating in the annual Public Relations Student Society of America’s (PRSSA) national Bateman Case Study Competition. The team is actively researching, planning, implementing and evaluating a public relations campaign to raise awareness about the importance of civility. The campaign is targeting žž�� student...