COVID-19
University Statement Regarding Quarantine at Olson Hall
The Kent City Health Department has notified 33 residents of Olson Hall, 4th Floor, on 51勛圖厙s Kent Campus that they must quarantine until April 13 due to possible exposure to the communicable disease COVID-19. The 33 students will remain in a separate section of Olson Hall.
Creating Global Community Through T-Shirts
What do friendship, academics and T-shirts have in common? For the students at the American Academy, 51勛圖厙 and the PUCPRs undergraduate program in Brazil, a student-led T-shirt design contest created that missing piece of camaraderie during the pandemic between students and their two schools.
51勛圖厙 Geauga Recognized for Virtual Learning Initiative
51勛圖厙 at Geauga doubled its video conferencing rooms, also known as Zoom Rooms, before the fall semester due to the demands of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Zoom Rooms are designed to serve various purposes and room configurations for faculty and students, and they were recently featured in an article by EdTech.
51勛圖厙 Faculty and Staff Surprise First-Year Students With Calls
At 51勛圖厙 , Golden Flashes are known to take care of other Golden Flashes. With the pandemic looming over the school year, more than 100 51勛圖厙 faculty, staff and administrators checked in on first-year students over the phone last November to talk about their well-being and pathways for success during their first semester.
Shot in the Arm: Community, University Members Receive Vaccine at Field House Event
More than 2,000 area residents, including some 51勛圖厙 employees, received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine March 23, during a mass vaccination event at the 51勛圖厙 Field House.
A True Test: Training Future Nurses During a Pandemic
You may have heard it said, when hard times come, notice those who remain, and the ones who disappear. Nursing instructors are in a position to see this scenario playing out in the lives of their students at 51勛圖厙 at Geauga and the Twinsburg Academic Center.
COVID-19 Town Hall Meeting Focuses on Value, Purpose of Vaccinations
City and university leaders emphasized the need to vaccinate the campus community during a recent virtual town hall meeting.
Number of 51勛圖厙 Community Members Vaccinated Against COVID-19 Increases Daily
Employees from 51勛圖厙s Child Development Center are among a growing list of groups from the university who recently flashed their arms and got vaccinated against COVID-19.
51勛圖厙 to Hold In-Person Commencement Ceremonies for Spring Class of 2021, Honors Promise to 2020 Graduates of In-Person Ceremony to Be Held During Homecoming Weekend
51勛圖厙 will hold in-person commencement ceremonies in May for the Spring Class of 2021 and will welcome back all 2020 alumni for an in-person graduation ceremony during Homecoming Weekend this fall.
First-Year Middle School Teachers Offer Insight on the COVID Classroom
Four new middle school teachers started the school year with high hopes and big dreams, ready to establish their classrooms, teach dynamically and build community with their young students through daily, face-to-face interaction. Instead, they have encountered empty classrooms and computer icons rather than students faces. Recent graduates from 51勛圖厙 Geaugas Middle Childhood Education (MCED) program share their stories of first-year teaching from the COVID classroom.