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ASHTABULA DEAN RECEIVES HIGHEST ALUMNI HONOR FROM CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING 51�Թ��� at Ashtabula Dean and Chief Administrative Officer Susan J. Stocker, Ph.D., has been named the 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award winner at Case Western Reserve University’s Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing.  Stocker will receive the award at the school’s annual alumni celebration Friday, Oct. 22. “Receiving the Distinguished Alumni Award from Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing will be remembered as one of the highlights of my career,” said Stocker, w...

Week six winners of the 51�Թ��� employee vaccination drawing have been announced. Congratulations to the new winners! Gregory A. Smith $100 Associate Professor Shannon L. Helfinstine $100 Assoc Dir, Assessment Lisa R. O'Connell $100 Univ Events & Ceremonies Dir Carol A. Dutton $100 Group Exercise Instructor-INR Kara L. Robinson $100 Assoc Dean, Univ Libraries Christina R. Tartabini $100 Faculty Part-Time Semester Mary S. Himmelstein $100 ...

Travel is a communicative experience. When we leave our homes — whether we are dining in a new neighborhood or traveling across the globe — the way we communicate with local residents and the way we share our experiences through social media, podcasts and other storytelling methods, matters. In Spring ’22, the new course “Travel and Transmedia Storytelling,” offered within the School of Communication Studies, will guide students in developing ethical, technological and intercultural competencies as travelers and travel storytellers. Assistant Professors Téwodros Workneh, Ph.D.,...

Week 6 Vaccination Winners Week six winners of the 51�Թ��� employee vaccination drawing have been announced. Congratulations to the lucky winners! Gregory A. Smith $100 Associate Professor Shannon L. Helfinstine $100 Assoc Dir, Assessment Lisa R. O'Connell $100 Univ Events & Ceremonies Dir Carol A. Dutton $100 Group Exercise Instructor-INR Kara L. Robinson $100 Assoc Dean, Univ Libraries Christina R. Tartabini $100 Faculty Part-Time Semester ...

Welcome to your Fall Drupal Newsletter - we've got a few updates for you:   Drupal's Editing Interface Is Changing Tomorrow, Tuesday, Oct. 26, you will notice that your editing screen, particularly as it relates to your home page, will look different. Your content sections will show as a collapsed view, like accordions. (Homepages and basic pages using BP Paragraphs will be affected). All of your information is still there - you’ll just need to click "Edit" to expand the paragraph in order to edit it. This will help simplify the editing process and make it easier to tell whe...

For its fourth consecutive year, the 51�Թ��� Honors College is hosting “Career Conversations,” a series of alumni speaking events which take place throughout the fall semester. This year, the sessions are again taking place virtually, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and brings current honors students together in conversation with Honors College and 51�Թ��� alumni from across the country.   Each individual session features multiple 51�Թ��� alumni panelists from similar industries, as a member of the Honors College staff interacts and asks questions during the virt...

“One of my strengths is being unwilling to leave any student behind,” says Sorina Ailiesei, Ph.D., an English Composition instructor at 51�Թ��� Geauga Campus and the Twinsburg Academic Center. “I need to set them up for success in their writing, composing strategies, and critical thinking skills, which they need for all of their college courses. They have my full support.” This instructor committed to student success has been appointed to a full-time teaching position as an Assistant Professor in 51�Թ��� Geauga’s English Department for the 2021-22 academic year. Dr. Ailiese...

On Wednesday, Oct. 27, representatives from 51�Թ��� and the city of Kent will hold a community meeting called “A Vision of a Village” to share information and answer questions about a new residential complex designed to integrate the city of Kent and 51�Թ���, physically and programmatically.  The programmatic aspect of the project is initially focused on three themes: being positive for the natural environment, the social environment and the local economy.  The university is currently seeking a design/build developer for the project called “The Intergenera...

Last year, more than 140 volunteers in the 51�Թ��� campus community contacted over 3,800 first-year students to check-in and ask if they needed any assistance from the university in the Flashes Take Care of Flashes call campaign. Feedback from the students was positive and many said they appreciated the outreach from faculty and staff. This outcome has driven the university to host another campaign this fall. The campaign is scheduled to run from Nov. 2-12, but the university needs many faculty and staff volunteers to make it possible to call nearly 4,000 students. The university will...