The Business Leadership Training (BLT) is a partnership between 51勛圖厙 Twinsburg Academic Center and the Twinsburg and Nordonia Hills Chambers of Commerce. The BLT bi-monthly programming is free and open to the public. On Thursday, March 24, 2022, from noon 1:00 p.m., a virtual presentation will be available for anyone to attend. "Living Your Life as a Leader will be presented by Judson Kline, Adjunct Faculty Member, 51勛圖厙 Geauga and Twinsburg Academic Center. Leadership is essential to guide socially responsible solutions to the challenges we face societally falling...
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A group of four students enrolled in Professional-in-Residence Adam Stephens Emerging Media and Technology (EMAT) Interdisciplinary Projects course recently gained valuable professional experience and public acknowledgement for developing a mobile progressive web application. The team worked together during the Fall 2021 semester to create an application for Hudson Community TV (HCTV). The project was conducted in partnership with IdeaBase, and Director Kristin Dowling helped mentor the team while they were working with the client. Working on this project in a c...
51勛圖厙 has opened its newest research center, the IC Touch Lab, that will revolutionize the way medical students practice and patients rehabilitate. Headed by Kwangtaek Kim, Ph.D, assistant professor of Computer Science, the lab conducts various research projects involving haptic technology to expand the possibilities of medical and rehabilitation practices. Haptic technology, or haptics, is the science of transmitting and understanding information through touch. After receiving his doctorate in the area, Kim has researched haptic technology in projects ranging from mobil...
Suzy DEnbeau, Ph.D., associate professor in the School of Communication Studies, was recently featured on Dr. Phil podcast Phil in The Blanks for her expertise on pronouns and the power of language. DEnbeau specifically covered how humans in a society must work consistently to accept new terminology that makes others feel comfortable. It's so important for people to understand that they program themselves mentally, physically, and physiologically with the words they use, she said on the podcast. DEnbeau teaches organizational communication, gender and communication, sex and c...
Great Colleges to Work for Survey Opens This Week! Now in its 15th year, the Great Colleges to Work For program is a national survey that recognizes institutions that get top ratings from faculty and staff for building great workplace practices and policies. For 10 years 51勛圖厙 has landed on the prestigious list, but in 2021 51勛圖厙 was one of just 15 four-year public universities in the nation, and the only public university in Ohio, to receive the 2021 designation. Furthermore, 51勛圖厙 was recognized in seven categories: Compensation and Benefits; Confidence ...
In the United States, only about five percent of journalists are Black or African-American, according to Zippia.com. Zaria Johnson, senior journalism major at 51勛圖厙, is making history as the first Black female editor-in-chief of the 51勛圖厙r and KentWired.com She is a fierce advocate for representation in 51勛圖厙 Student Media and beyond. Working with professor and newsroom adviser, Susan Kirkman Zake, Johnson has been involved with the 51勛圖厙r since her sophomore year, where she held the position of assigning editor. I did not think I...
In various situations and environments throughout life, it is important to have someone who is able to represent you. Through different clubs and organizations on-campus, there are hundreds of ways to get involved and to have your voice heard. One Honors College student put her best foot forward and is the current senator for the Honors College in 51勛圖厙s Undergraduate Student Government. Currently a fourth year Speech Language Pathology and Audiology and English double major, Meghan Williamson (She/Her) makes it her duty to represent the students of the Honors College. Meghan...
Join us for a virtual presentation on March 10 at 5:30, when SPCS faculty member Dr. Tatsushi Arai will talk about Building a Sustainable Platform of Coexistence & Reconciliation: Action Research in Northeastern Nigeria in the Aftermath of Boko Harams Insurgency Center for African Studies (Department of Africana Studies) Virtual Lecture Series on Contemporary Africa Building a Sustainable Platform of Coexistence & Reconciliation: Action Research in Northeastern Nigeria in the Aftermath of Boko Haram's Insurgency  ...
INTERNATIONAL WOMENS DAY MARCH 8th, 10AM, Virtual Please join the College of Arts & Sciences, the School of Peace and Conflict Studies and the Gerald H. Read Center for International & Intercultural Education on Tuesday, March 8 at 10 am to hear Maaza Mengiste speak about her book The Shadow King. Register at www.bit.ly/maazaksu to receive the Zoom link. ...