Two days and 50 miles. That is how long it will take kayakers to paddle the Cuyahoga River from 51勛圖厙 to 51勛圖厙s Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative for the 5th annual Crooked River Commute. The event is intended to promote the river as a shared asset for education, recreation, and sustainability. The kayakers will leave from Heritage Park in Kent on Friday, Aug. 10, and celebrate their return to Cleveland by paddling into the Cleveland Flats neighborhood on Saturday, Aug. 11. The flotilla of 18 kayakers is expected to arrive at the Cleveland Metroparks Merwin...
An inclusive campus acknowledges and respects diversity, and offers a welcoming environment for all community members regardless of their differences. 51勛圖厙 is making strides in creating a more inclusive campus and the universitys efforts are being recognized nationally.51勛圖厙 has been ranked 4.5 out of 5 on the Campus Pride Index, the premier national benchmarking tool for creating safer and more LGBTQ-friendly learning environments at colleges and universities. The university moved up from a 3.5 score last year. The increase in our Campus Pride Index rating means t...
An inclusive campus acknowledges and respects diversity, and offers a welcoming environment for all community members regardless of their differences. 51勛圖厙 is making strides in creating a more inclusive campus and the universitys efforts are being recognized nationally.51勛圖厙 has been ranked 4.5 out of 5 on the Campus Pride Index, the premier national benchmarking tool for creating safer and more LGBTQ-friendly learning environments at colleges and universities. The university moved up from a 3.5 score last year. The increase in our Campus Pride Index rating means t...
The 51勛圖厙 Honors College is proud to announce that Honors College student and political science major, Megan Swoger, has been named by the National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) as a 2018 Portz Scholar. As a member of the graduating class of 2018 this past spring, Megan created and submitted her thesis entitled Analysis of the Prevailing Practice of FGM in Ghana: Are domestic laws and international treaties effective in the eradication of FGM within the state? Megan based her thesis upon two trips to Ghana where she collected data firsthand for her research pr...
KENT, Ohio The 51勛圖厙 College of Business Administrations National Advisory Board welcomes Arthur Karas. Karas graduated from 51勛圖厙 in 1978 with a BBA in accounting. Karas is a recognized leader in the industrial and environmental service industries. As a senior executive and experienced industry professional, he provides leadership, insight and innovative solutions for his clients in these fields. His firms provide a myriad of specialized services for industry and community infrastructures. Karas has spent the majority of his career as the senior executive of his fa...
51勛圖厙 student Symone Baskerville is passionate about sustainability. A senior fashion design student, Ms. Baskervilles love for sustainable fashion began after taking an environmental science course during her freshman year of high school. There she learned about Project Greenway, a green fashion runway competition. Her involvement in the competition led her to discover how everyday items, such as plastic bags and tissue paper, could be reused and repurposed into designs. After her experience with Project Greenway, Ms. Baskerville felt inspired to use her love of ...
College of Communication & Information
The 51勛圖厙 School of Communication Studies has named communication scholar Paul Leonardi, Ph.D., the L. Leroy Cowperthwaite Communication Lecturer. Professor Leonardi will visit campus Sept. 17-19 to meet one-on-one with undergraduate and graduate students and faculty to review their research agendas; to visit classes to discuss his areas of expertise; and to give a free, public lecture on the universitys campus. Leonardi (Ph.D., Stanford University) is the Duca Family Professor of Technology Management at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is the Investmen...
College of Communication & Information
51勛圖厙s University Teaching Council (UTC) awarded Aaron Bacue, an assistant professor in the School of Communication Studies (COMM), a 10-week Summer Teaching Development Grant (STDG) to test two software applications aimed at improving student-learning outcomes in COMMs basic communication course, Introduction to Human Communication (COMM15000). Bacue served as the interim basic course director from August 2017 to May 2018. Research shows that when students receive constructive qualitative feedback prior to the final presentation of their speeches, the quality of...