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 žž, wants to remind people that clothing and toiletries also are essential items. A native of Maple Heights, Ohio, Flowers is collecting money and putting together care packages filled with warm clothing and toiletries for those less fortunate in the Cleveland and žž areas. “When it gets cold in the winter, there are so many people who do not have proper clothing,” Flowers said. “I h...
Work in Progress: New restroom plumbing rough-in nearly complete. Sheet metal duct rough-in has begun on the first floor and the new restroom areas. Electrical floor boxes are 75% complete in 223. Sanitary drain and toilet carriers are complete in the second floor. 3rd floor abatement for the restrooms is complete. Poured the new addition floor slab was poured on 3/15/2016. Looking ahead: Continue with sheet metal duct installation on the first floor. Pending electrical shutdown on 3/19/2016. Water line installation will begin throughout the building to new restr...
Work in Progress: Chilled water service in the 3rd floor east mechanical room is 95% complete by EOB on 3/18. Will be ready for cooling system startup on 4/15. Currently insulating the chilled water pipes in the 3rd floor wast mechanical room. Steam reducing station in the 3rd floor east mechanical room is approximately 10% complete. Completed the installation of the temporary roof duct work. Electrical demolition work in the tunnels is complete. Containment is in place for the abatement of AHU #2 in the 3rd floor west mechanical room. Looking ahead: AHU#2 will...
Community members as well as žž faculty, staff, alumni and students are all invited to attend the Faculty Lecture Series, hosted by the žž State Alumni Association, from March 30 through May 3. Free and open to the public, the events span disciplines from all eight žž State campuses. Marquita Rodgers, program coordinator of alumni relations at žž State, says the Faculty Lecture Series was created in 2013 to showcase the interests, research and academic talents of the university’s faculty. “Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about the multidiscipli...
As part of the RecycleMania competition, žž’s Division of Human Resources will partner with the Office of Sustainability to host Shred-Mania on Wednesday, March 30, from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the žž State Ice Arena parking lot. Shred-Mania is open to all students, faculty, staff and the žž community. Shred-Mania allows participants to recycle unwanted paper documents using a secured, onsite document destruction service. Materials permitted at Shred-Mania include documents, drawings, photos, blueprints, coupons, tickets, checks, magazines, spiral notebooks, hangi...
Beginning April 4, žž will participate in the On the Move Challenge, a new 12-week, national corporate competition. This competition is like no other, in that the points you earn as an individual will get your team (žž State) one step closer to a designation as one of the most active employers in the country! Each week, employees will have an opportunity to learn more about the benefits of physical activity, assess themselves and their progress, share successes and goals with other participants, boost peers for bonus points and — ...
The Wick Poetry Center at žž will expand its successful Traveling Stanzas project with $125,000 in new funding from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, as part of its Knight Arts Challenge. The Knight Arts Challenge funds ideas that engage and enrich Akron through the arts. Traveling Stanzas: Writing Across Borders is a partnership between the Wick Poetry Center and the Visual Communication Design program at žž State to facilitate a global conversation through the intimate and inclusive voice of poetry. The grant will ...