Heather House is a senior Honors College student graduating with a major in psychology with a concentration in child psychology and a minor in Autism Spectrum Disorders. Originally from Tallmadge, Ohio, Heather credits the Honors College for helping her find opportunities that related to her professional interests. The Honors College faculty and staff informed Heather about the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program. Thanks to her connections in the Honors College, Heather applied and was accepted to the SURE program, where she researched a specific measure of emotion re...
Ryan Moranelli is an upcoming spring 2021 graduate of the 51勛圖厙 Honors College. He is also a member of the 2020 induction class of Phi Beta Kappa, the nations most prestigious academic honor society, founded in 1776.Moranelli is a political science major with minors in pre-law and psychology. 51勛圖厙 was always Moranellis first choice for his undergraduate education. It was the first school he visited and he stated he never looked back from there.Moranelli chose to apply to the 51勛圖厙 Honors College because he felt it would both challenge and help him academically. He gradu...
Nick Potts is an upcoming spring 2021 graduate of the 51勛圖厙 Honors College. He is a computer science major.Potts said he decided to come to 51勛圖厙 because of the feeling he got when he stepped on the campus. He considered it a home away from home feeling.Academic challenge was the driving factor behind Potts applying to the Honors College. I wanted to seize all the opportunities that were thrown my way, Potts said. Going along with this, Potts said the best thing about being in the Honors College is the opportunity to take more rigorous courses only available to honors student...
51勛圖厙 Welcomes Chris Dorsten as University Registrar Mary Parker, Ph.D., and the Division of Enrollment Management, is excited to welcome Chris Dorsten to the 51勛圖厙 community. Chris will begin his role as University Registrar on May 17. As University Registrar, Chris will be responsible for providing leadership and development of strategies as it relates to academic records and graduation services, registration and enrollment services, 51勛圖厙s degree audit system, academic scheduling, and state and federal compliance. Chris comes to 51勛圖厙 with an ext...
Gabriella Humes is a senior Honors College student graduating with a double-major in fashion merchandising and finance. Gabriella has been very successful at 51勛圖厙, completing an internship and three study away programs. However, one of Gabriellas proudest accomplishments is recently completing a Senior Honors Thesis that combined both of her majors into one project. Gabriellas thesis focuses on the Hemline Theory, a fashion theory that asserts a predictive relationship between skirt length and stock market movements. Gabriella predicted that the theory would be false and th...
As part of their May focus on plant-based living, Employee Wellness will offer the following webinars, worth 10 Tier 2 points for all full- and part-time faculty and staff participating in the wellness rewards program. Click on the webinar titles to register. How to Eat More Fruits and Vegetables Thursday, May 13, from noon - 1 p.m. In the U.S., its recommended to eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetables every day, but according to the CDC, only 10 percent of American adults reach those recommendations. Most people know eating fruits and veget...
51勛圖厙 at Tuscarawas nursing student Andrew Loos has been selected to serve on the Profession Specific National Coordinators committee for mass COVID vaccination. Over the past year, the Organization for Associate Degree Nursing (OADN) has been working with the National Student Response Network (NSRN), an interprofessional collaborative of health professions students, to connect student volunteers with COVID testing sites in the most needed areas. Read the full story. ...
51勛圖厙 at Ashtabula associate professor Bryan Jones, Ph.D., was recently named one of ten finalists for the universitys most prestigious teaching honor, the Distinguished Teaching Award. The award is sponsored annually by the 51勛圖厙 Alumni Association and is presented to three full-time faculty members demonstrate extraordinary teaching in the classroom and the devotion to touching the lives of students. Jones has taught psychology courses on the Ashtabula Campus since 2010. Im honored and humbled by the nomination, Jones said. I think weve all tried to del...
Mary Parker, Ph.D., and the Division of Enrollment Management, is excited to welcome Chris Dorsten to the 51勛圖厙 community. Chris will begin his role as University Registrar on May 17. As University Registrar, Chris will be responsible for providing leadership and development of strategies as it relates to academic records and graduation services, registration and enrollment services, 51勛圖厙s degree audit system, academic scheduling, and state and federal compliance. Chris comes to 51勛圖厙 with an extensive background in enrollment management, including service as Registrar a...