žž at Trumbull continues to ensure a safe and healthy environment for its students, faculty, staff, and community. Only one physical altercation was reported in 2017. According to Gary Bateman, Security & Safety Manager, žž State Trumbull, a total of 26 reports were made last year. A majority of those were either a medical emergency or fender bender in the parking lot. “We take great pride in providing a safe environment for our students and staff,” Bateman said. “Because of job changes, we were down a few (security) officers for the bett...
The žž Florence Summer Institute 2018 in Florence, Italy is proud to announce a new courses designed specifically for biology majors and minors. Brain Health and Disease: Mediterranean vs. Western Lifestyle The objectives for the course are to provide a broad understanding of how cross-cultural differences between Mediterranean-style living and US-Western style living impact brain function and general health. Focus will be placed on how differences in diet, exercise, and social aspects including stress between these two lifestyles impact physi...
žž advertising student Michael Weber balances a 4.0 GPA with a thriving passion for music – a passion that recently propelled him to win first place on MTV’s talent show, “Amazingness.” The episode featuring Weber, ’19, aired nationally on Jan. 5, 2018. It featured six acts competing for a $10,000 prize, which Weber ultimately won for his talent of playing guitar. Music has been Weber’s passion since childhood. When he’s not studying advertising in žž State’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC), he’s working on music and promotion for his band, The Michael...
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žž advertising student Michael Weber balances a 4.0 GPA with a thriving passion for music – a passion that recently propelled him to win first place on MTV’s talent show, “Amazingness.” The episode featuring Weber, ’19, aired nationally on Jan. 5, 2018. It featured six acts competing for a $10,000 prize, which Weber ultimately won for his talent of playing guitar. Music has been Weber’s passion since childhood. When he’s not studying advertising in žž State’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC), he’s working on music and promotion for his band, The Michael...
Jan. 13: Dr. Leslie Heaphy is the coordinator of the Honors Program and an associate professor in the Department of History at žž at Stark. Her book, The Negro Leagues, 1869-1960, was a finalist for the Seymour Medal for the Best Book on Baseball. Heaphy's contributions to the history of baseball earned her the Bob Davids Award from the Society for American Baseball Research and invitations to be a panelist at the Major League Baseball All-Star Fan Fest for multiple years in a row. Read more about Leslie Heaphy ...
Learning on your time and terms. Known for it's quality academics relevant to our changing community, the Regional Academic Center in Twinsburg offers associate and bachelor degrees in one of the fastest growing regions in the state. Our majors range from business and middle childhood education to nursing. Class hours are flexibly scheduled to accommodate work and family life obligations -so you can pursue your degree on your time and terms. That way, it's easy to go above, beyond, and higher than you ever imagined. ...
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COMM Assistant Professor Cristin A. Compton, Ph.D., co-authored “Organizing Sexuality: Silencing and the Push-Pull Process of Co-Sexuality in the Workplace” in the Journal of Communication Vol. 67, Issue 6, 2017, 874-896. The article was co-authored by Debbie S. Dougherty from the University of Missouri. “This project emerged from my dissertation. I described to Debbie how frustrated people are with LGBTQ+. Everybody that I’ve talked to is frustrated with these important yet quickly shifting categories; we’ve got a giant spectrum of terms and it’s causing confusion ...
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School of Communication Studies Assistant Professor Jennifer M. McCullough, Ph.D., co-authored “Screen Exposure During Daily Routines and a Young Child’s Risk for Having Social-Emotional Delay” in Clinical Pediatrics, Vol. 56, No. 5, 2017, 1244-1253. “Dr. Raman was a Pediatric Fellow at Akron’s Children Hospital, and she was concerned about how screen time may be interrupting important routines which are an important part of social-emotional development," McCullough said. "The study was supported by an Akron Children’s Hospital Foundation Research Fund grant to further ...