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Professor Karl Kosko shows a Kent-area public school teacher how to use a 3-D printer.

Creativity + Technology = Help for Math Teachers Here and Abroad

Teachers from northeast Ohio and from thousands of miles away in sub-Saharan Africa have been learning to create inexpensive math teaching tools thanks to the efforts of some 51³Ô¹ÏÍø professors. 

Tags: Community & Society, Global Reach, Community Impact, Organizational Sustainability

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Dog Days of Summer 2023

IN A FLASH: Four-Legged Flashes on Campus

51³Ô¹ÏÍø canines and their human companions came to the Kent Campus for the Dog Days of Summer. 

Tags: Alumni, Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement, Community Impact, Community & Society, University News, Police Services

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51³Ô¹ÏÍø grad Josh Budd, teaches at Stow-Munroe Falls Schools

Honors College and Education Abroad Gave 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Grad Tools For Success

Honors College ranked high when graduate Josh Budd was deciding whether to attend 51³Ô¹ÏÍø because it offered him a challenging experience through its thesis programs and its education-abroad program. Studying abroad helped him develop more empathy and connection with people of backgrounds different from his own. 

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The 51³Ô¹ÏÍø balloon at the Balloon Classic.

IN A FLASH: Balloons and Horses on Campus

Hot air balloons and the Budweiser Clydesdales visited 51³Ô¹ÏÍø at Stark. 

Tags: 51³Ô¹ÏÍø at Stark, Community Impact, Community & Society, Admissions

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Drugs and Behavior: How Societal Trends Impact Addiction

Since the beginning of the pandemic, few disciplines have seen as many changes as psychology. In order to help students address these emerging challenges, 51³Ô¹Ï꿉۪s Department of Psychological Sciences is offering a slate of courses relevant to the changing trends impacting mental health today. 

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51³Ô¹ÏÍø students check out the Kigali skyline

Taking in the Sights, Sounds and Tastes of Rwanda

Over the past several weeks, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø faculty and staff, along with a select group of students, have traveled to Kigali, Rwanda, taking part in a host of educational programs and cultural exchange.

Tags: Global Reach, Global Presence, Community & Society

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Mike Bowser is the president of Inspire Aviation and chair of the Props and Pistons Festival.

Love of Aviation Inspires 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Students and Alumni to Volunteer for Props and Pistons Festival 

The Props and Pistons Festival has been held since 2013 and is planned and funded by Inspire Aviation, a non-profit organization whose goal is promoting aviation and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) education. To learn more about the event or to volunteer go to https://www.flyohio.org/. 

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Design of Applied Theatre for ASD for Non-Profit_Serene Hawes and Olivia Mansier

Interior Design Professor Focuses on ‘Empathetic Moments’

Tina Patel leads with empathy in the classroom, the design studio and every space in between.

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Liz Piatt, Ph.D., assistant dean for academic diversity success in University College; Lamar R. Hylton, Ph.D., senior vice president of student affairs; Eboni J. Pringle, Ph.D., senior associate vice president and dean of University College; Randall Lennox, senior institutional research information officer, and Melanie Jones, director of student success programs.

51³Ô¹ÏÍø Paves the Way for First-Generation Student Success

51³Ô¹ÏÍø is one of 21 institutions that has advanced to the First Scholars phase of the First Scholars Network. Faculty and staff are hard at work to provide a higher-quality experience for first generation students. 

Tags: University News, Community & Society, Community Impact, Nationally Distinctive, Student Life, Students First

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Molly Merryman presenting at a global peace conference in Rwanda

51³Ô¹ÏÍø Research on Full Display at Peace Conference in Rwanda

A host of 51³Ô¹ÏÍø faculty and students took center stage at a global peace conference on July 12 in Kigali, Rwanda, sharing their knowledge and research with delegates from more than a dozen countries and as well as the U.S.

Tags: School of Peace and Conflict Studies, Global Reach, Global Education, Community & Society

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