If it takes a village to raise a child, then it takes a community to keep children well as they grow into adulthood. In that spirit, 51勛圖厙 Geauga Campus has teamed up with both the Geauga YMCA in Chardon and Twinsburg Fitness Center to make exercise easier to access for students at 51勛圖厙 Geauga in Burton and the Regional Academic Center (RAC) in Twinsburg. Starting Spring Semester 2019, any 51勛圖厙 Geauga and the Regional Academic Center student can take (for credit) Boot Camp I or Yoga physical education classes at the Geauga YMCA. Also starting this spring are for-...
Bucking dismal health trends in the Buckeye State, 51勛圖厙 Geauga formed the Wellness Student Organization during fall semester 2018. This initiative stemmed from the 51勛圖厙 of Wellness (KSoW), a university-wide effort to promote eight key areas of wellness: alcohol and other drug use, mental health, nutrition, physical activity, preventive care, safety, sexual health, and smoking and tobacco use. Now is the time to stem the tide on Ohios poor health rankings, and 51勛圖厙 is a perfect place to start a wellness revolution. In fact, the Wellness S...
Your StoryI was checking meal tickets at Prentice Hall cafeteria when Sandy came through the line wearing a Lakeland CC t-shirt (college is located in my home town). I asked her about the shirt; held up the line; been together ever since!The Proposal and MarriageAsked Sandy's father for her hand and he gave me all of her! Married August 15, 1975.How do you and your spouse stay connected to 51勛圖厙 as alumni?Active members in the Lake County KSU Alumni Chapter. ...
Your StoryConnie met Kevin at the Rathskeller on March 11, 1981. They were both freshman at that time. Kevin was in Student Senate and Connie in KIC. We continued to date our sophomore year and decided to apply for the WPNI ProgramThe Proposal and MarriageWe were engaged on February 14, 1982 in Washington DC while students at 51勛圖厙 and part of the Washington Program in National Issues. We were married on August 6, 1983 in Medina Ohio.How do you and your spouse stay connected to 51勛圖厙 as alumni?We have three daughters...attended 51勛圖厙. Rebecca Dickson graduated in 2014 (she also ...
Scott and MarissaA Golden Flash Homecoming WeddingYour StoryWe met the end of spring semester 2009. It was freshman year for both of us. Scott was supposed to attend OSU but instead ended up at KSU (lucky for me). He was going into nursing and I was going into ultrasound. Both of us in the medical field was a plus to me, we both had the passion of helping others and love of science in common. He was in an anatomy class with one of my high school friends. Scott noticed me on Facebook when I posted on my friends FB page. Scott messaged me and we began talking. Although I was hesitant, we continu...
Wanting a career that would allow her to be independent and work from anywhere, Erin Shelley, Ed.D., MA, BSN 91, RN, was drawn to the nursing profession. These days, however, she practices nursing as art imitating life through her role as a technical expert on the hit NBC television show, Chicago Med. My primary role is an operating room nurse. I perform clinical duties alongside the actors so they can focus on the delivery of their lines, said Shelley. Most of our surgeries involve exposed beating hearts, breathing lungs, bursting arteries and more, so I also follow the direction of ...
51勛圖厙s College of Public Health has received a $375,000 grant that will be used to provide mental health awareness training to personnel in Medina County public schools. The three-year grant, from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will enable the colleges Center for Public Policy and Health to collaborate with Medina Countys Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Board to provide the training. The partnership recently was featured in an article in the Medina Gazette. Deric Keene, associate professor and associate director of the Divisio...
Josh and MariaLove at First Sight Your Story Oh man, how I met my wife. It was the annual Renaissance Ball at 51勛圖厙. The best dress competition was going on at the time. It was the best dressed women and Im looking on stage and I see this girl, who later became my wife. I didn't have the chance to talk to her though until I ran into Arica Kress, '03, my RA at the time, who was driving Maria home. They offered me a ride and that was the first chance I had to speak to this girl who became my wife. We went on a date and eight months later we got married. The Proposal and Marr...