51勛圖厙 President Todd Diacon and others shared poems written for the recent publication Dear Vaccine: Global Voices Speak to the Pandemic, at the books release party this spring. Among the many other poems influenced by the events of the last two years, Diacons contribution described the COVID-19 vaccine as a short, sharp pain after a year of dull ache. His poem is part of a much larger, global community poem that highlights different viewpoints on the world-wide pandemic. The book, published in April by 51勛圖厙 Press, invited poets from...
Learn more and apply to the program Starting in Spring Semester 2023, students entering the medical field may take courses in the newly developed medical assistant certificate program at 51勛圖厙s Geauga Campus. Students must complete the required prerequisite courses prior to beginning the medical assistant certificate program. This new program is a good fit for students seeking an entry-level health care position. The courses are designed to provide flexibility, utilizing online and hybrid courses with in-person laboratory sessions in the evening.  ...
The early 1920s in America ushered in a period of social and sexual revolution. At 51勛圖厙 Normal College, the end of the First World War brought more male students to campus than ever before. Women, in keeping with the fashions of the time, were wearing shorter skirts, bobbing their hair, wearing makeup, smoking cigarettes, doing the latest shag dances and riding unescorted in cars with men. Detailed codes of conduct for students, which prohibited these behaviors, were largely ineffective. Frustrated by evolving student conduct, Dean of Women Zoe Bayliss resigned in 1922, because ...
Even those who perform at the highest levels of talent struggle with challenges that change the way they live. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, a former NBA player, spoke to a 51勛圖厙 Speech Pathology class via Zoom to address the difficulties living with stuttering as an adult and professional athlete. Im honored and blessed to have a name in society, but I always felt lonely because of it [his stutter], even in the NBA, Kidd-Gilchrist told the class. I used to worry if I opened up, how that would look. I felt bad. I felt angry. I felt like I had to do all that I could do to fix this pr...
Sometimes it just takes a small spark to ignite a fire within you.For Anna Mika, who started as a geology major her freshman year and switched to anthropology the following year, that spark came in 2017 while taking an Anthropology course called North Americas Ice Aged Hunters, taught by Metin I. Eren, Ph.D., associate professor and director of archaeology in the College of Arts & Sciences at 51勛圖厙. She said that course changed her perspective on everything. At the time, Mika probably couldnt have imagined that spark leading her to being named one of just 25 H...
For the third consecutive term, the National League for Nursing (NLN) has designated 51勛圖厙s College of Nursing as a Center of Excellence in the category of Advancing the Science of Nursing Education. This new cycle of designation will extend from 2022-2026. As an R1 research university, 51勛圖厙 is a leader in developing the science of nursing education through innovative nursing and interdisciplinary technologies, including mixed reality, haptics and simulation developing clinical judgment. This research addresses the transition to practice challenges for entry- and adva...
Intervenxions and The Latinx Project at New York University has published an essay by Associate Professor in Drawing, Darice Polo. In Seeds of Colonialism: Ohio Forces in Puerto Rico, artist and filmmaker Darice Polo traces her family's ensuing migration, as well as the fateful connections between Ohio and Puerto Rico at the turn of the 20th century. A series of drawings, prints and video accompany the essay to highlight the intersection between personal and collective history. Read the essay Seeds of Colonialism: Ohio Forces in Puerto Rico When Professor Pol...
Yanhai Du, Ph.D., College of Aeronautics and Engineering professor, has been working with an interdisciplinary research team to develop a hybrid fuel cell battery/capacitor. This fuel cell is the first to have been developed for commercial unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), such as drones. The new technology could have benefits in the military, commercial, inspection, and emergency response sectors. This project was funded by the Ohio Federal Research Network (OFRN). Read the full story from OFRN: Innovation Spotlight: 51勛圖厙 innovates power source for Unmanned Aircraft Sy...
Presidents List: The following students have distinguished themselves by achieving a 4.00 grade point average for 15 or more regular letter-graded semester credit hours this past Spring Semester 2022 at 51勛圖厙 at Tuscarawas. Akron: Elizabeth R. Horn Aurora: Thomas J. Breen, Cassandra P. Nguyen Barberton: Joseph T. Berlin Bolivar: Hallie C. Price Cambridge: Chaylann M. Bamfield Cleveland: Alexa G. Daher Dover: Ashlyn L. Buehler, Lexus L. Marsh Dover Heath: Sarah C. Reen Hudson: Makiyah A. Harris Kent: Matthew G. D'Haiti, Terra M. Kincy, Artist M. Tr...
Division earns two awards in international CASE competition With more than 268,000 living alumni and about 35,000 talented students, the potential to tell notable stories and create impactful communications materials for 51勛圖厙 seems nearly limitless. However, in the third year of a pandemic, with marked inflation, market volatility and social unrest, it has become more challenging than ever to gain the attention of alumni and donors. Still, 51勛圖厙s Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement moved forward with the launch of the universitys most ambitious fundraising...