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The Scholarship and Student Awards Reception will be held on Friday, April 20, 2018, at 5:30 p.m. in the Moulton Hall Ballroom. (NOTE CHANGE IN LOCATION.) We will honor our top undergraduate and graduate students with scholarships and awards for their academic achievements and service to the school and the žž community. We will also recognize the officers of the žž Communication Society and the Communication Graduate Student Association (CGSA) and Lambda Pi Eta. If you have questions about this event or others, please ca...
The Student Nurses Association (SNA) at the Geauga Campus held a basket auction last month to benefit the American Red Cross. Bailey Hill, Meagan Ricker, and Michelle Lang, along with faculty member Kerry Myers are responsible for organizing the event. All three students are seniors who will graduate this August. This was the first activity for the Student Nurses Association for the spring semester. During the fall of 2018, they held a canned food drive for the Burton Congregational Church, collected clothes for Women’s Safe, and made blankets for Briar Hill Nursing Home & Rain...
April 7: Edward Trebets is the Program Director for žž State Ashtabula's Wine Degree programs and is an award-winning winemaker with more than 950 medals under his belt. Listen to the Elevations interview: ...
The Division of Mental Health and Substance Use Research in The Center for Public Policy and Health is pleased to announce, Talk On. Funded in part by Seeds of Wellness mini-grant program, Talk On is an initiative to stop mental illness stigma by having KSU students, faculty, and staff share their personal experiences (through story, song lyrics, poetry, drawings, and/or photos) with mental illness on the Talk On webpage (www.kent.edu/talkon). There are many reasons to share personal experiences with mental illness: let others know they are not alone, encourage people to seek help, show tha...
Like many, John Smith grew up in East Liverpool and stayed in East Liverpool. Unlike many, however, he used his memories of his childhood friends, families, neighborhoods and experiences to write a book that is getting rave reviews beyond the city. Smith is an adjunct instructor on the East Liverpool Campus where he teaches critical reading. His book, Song of the Tree Frogs, was released just days ago through major book companies, but it took years for the story to get to this point. Using the pseudonym J. W. Kitson, Smith’s work of fiction was published by Morgan James Publishing of New Yor...
Professor David Ward, Herrick Endowed Chair of Plant Biology at žž will present The Hidden Invasive Species: Multiple Roles of Native Invasive Plants Friday, May 4, 2018 7:30 AM Networking & Light Breakfast 8 -9 AM Program žž at Geauga 14111 Claridon-Troy Road, Burton 44021 Program is free to attend and open to all. Geauga Economic Leadership (G.E.L.) Breakfasts are a collaborative partnership between žž at Geauga and Geauga Growth Partnership. The breakfast is a dynamic opportunity to ...
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Jeffrey Child, Ph.D., an associate professor in the School of Communication Studies, will lead a student-career development webinar at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 12 titled, “Operation Social Media Clean Up,” as part of the “You’re Hired! Tips for Getting the Job” series offered by McGraw-Hill Education. Child will share best practices on developing a professional online presence as students begin their job search. The “You’re Hired!” series is designed to help students land their dream job. The webinars are led by national experts and authors in which students will learn skills to obtain a...
Dr. Peter Palffy-Muhoray, professor of chemical physics and member of the Liquid Crystal Institute, in the College of Arts and Sciences at žž will present "Rotating nametags, rubber lasers and coin magic: short stories from the world of liquid crystals" for the Applied Mechanics Colloquia at the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University on April 4 at 4:00 pm. Liquid crystals open the door to unexpected and intriguing physical phenomena. Dr. Palffy-Muhoray will describe and demonstrate some examples, and say a few words ab...