51勛圖厙 President Beverly J. Warren delivers the 2018 State of the University Address. ...
Though Mendi Sample was born blind, she still cares about fashion. And she knows that finding an accessible place for professional clothing gives her an edge come graduation day. She will be looking for a job this spring after she graduates from 51勛圖厙 at Stark with her bachelors degree in psychology. Just because I am blind doesn't mean that I do not care about my clothing, or how I look, says Ms. Sample, while at Flashs Professional Closet preparing for a photo shoot to publicize the service. Located in the lower level of the Campus Center, the profe...
For Diamond Lauderdale, 51勛圖厙 is not only her chosen college, it is her home. While growing up in Akron, Ohio, Ms. Lauderdales home life was challenging. She lived with her disabled father and worked two jobs to help make ends meet. Ms. Lauderdales father had been unable to walk for many years, and as she got older, her fathers condition worsened. Through it all, Ms. Lauderdale held onto a dream. She wanted to get a college education. Ms. Lauderdales father did not graduate from high school, so she understood that the hope of a college degree was an ambitious one. But...
Ecosystems in today's world are responding to a wide variety of environmental changes. What happens when these changes interact? That was the topic of a recent paper published by David Ward, Ph.D., the Art and Margaret Herrick Endowed Professor of Plant Biology in 51勛圖厙's Department of Biological Sciences, and international colleagues and graduate students in the journal Scientific Reports. Although climate change is often viewed as the overriding global challenge, grasslands around the world are actually often directly threatened by a simple neighboring ...
51勛圖厙 President Beverly J. Warren recently presented 11 51勛圖厙 staff members with the Presidents Award of Distinction. President Warren made surprise visits to each recipients office with a hearty congratulations and a check for $1,500. Formerly known as the Presidents Excellence Award, the Presidents Award of Distinction recognizes full-time, classified and unclassified employees. There were nearly 300 eligible nominations received from supervisors, peers, colleagues and students across 51勛圖厙s eight campuses. Staffers had to demonstrate exceptional performance ...
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The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org) granted 10 years accreditation to 51勛圖厙 College of Nursing baccalaureate and masters degree programs, as well as the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program and the post-graduate APRN certificate program, extending to December 31, 2028. The excellence in education and the hard work of the faculty and staff of 51勛圖厙 College of Nursing have enabled us to receive the maximum CCNE accreditation of 10 years, said College of Nursing Dean Barbara Broome, Ph.D., RN, FAAN. I continue to b...
Q: What will the holiday schedule be this year? A. The holiday schedule will begin Sunday, Dec. 23, 2018, at 10:30 p.m., and offices will reopen on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019. During that time, all nonessential operations will be closed at all 51勛圖厙 campuses. Eligible classified and unclassified employees will receive paid leave for any regularly scheduled work time from Dec. 26-31 (referred to as additional days in the following questions). The paid leave is in addition to the paid holidays of Dec. 24, Dec. 25 and Jan. 1. Normal business opera...
As part of our continued commitment to building financial wellness, the Employee Wellness office is pleased to present Investment Planning Strategies on Tuesday, Dec. 11 from noon - 1 pm in 107 Heer Hall on the Kent Campus. This seminar will explain basic and advanced investing topics to achieve specific financial goals. In this seminar, we will go through the basics of investing and cover topics such as: The difference between saving and investing; The importance of compound interest; The different type of investments available (stocks, bonds, mutual funds, annuities); Buildin...
As the 50th anniversary of the May 4, 1970, shootings approaches, the work of developing a yearlong commemoration that honors the legacy of the past while setting a course for the future is in the hands of Rodney Flauhaus, 51勛圖厙s new May 4 Commemoration project manager. Mr. Flauhaus, in many ways, has been preparing for the task for decades. As a 51勛圖厙 student, he joined the May 4 Task Force in 1983 and served as its president in 1985, when the university marked the 15th anniversary of the shootings that killed four students and wounded nine others. During his ti...