Community & Society
51勛圖厙 Associate Lecturer and Student Becomes College Finalist in NPR Podcast Challenge
National Public Radio (NPR) has whittled down and decided on the college finalists in its College Podcast Challenge. 51勛圖厙 at Ashtabula Human Services Technology associate lecturer and journalism student Joan Steidl is one of ten students from across the country who became finalists.
51勛圖厙 Presents Loving Lampposts: Living Autistic Film Screening and Panel Discussion With Director Todd Drezner
During National Autism Acceptance Month, 51勛圖厙 will hold a film screening of Loving Lampposts: Living Autistic at 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 7, in the Kent Student Center Kiva. Loving Lampposts is a documentary by Todd Drezner, a father of a now 13-year-old boy with autism, that explores the changing world of autism and learns the truth of the saying if youve met one autistic person, youve met one autistic person.
New Website Allows Teachers and Students to Make Meaning of May 4
Sixty-nine K-12 educators from more than 250 applicants across the nation remotely explored May 4 with the best scholar-experts to develop lesson plans for their students in two summer sessions. Workshop faculty included witnesses to the shootings, surviving casualties of the shootings, K-12 experts, a member of the Ohio National Guard present during the shootings and experts on movements of the 1960s. During these sessions, educators learned about the event and the wide range of resources on May 4. They worked on lesson plans to incorporate these materials into their classrooms. Now these materials are online for educational use.
Improving Police Training Through Stress Studies
51勛圖厙 Professor Will Kalkhoff is studying the brain waves and heart rates of police officers during training exercises to help to improve police performance and increase safety. See the research in action.
Professor Shares Insight About Phone Addiction and Fears
Nomophobia is the fear of being without your mobile phone. It has recently been acknowledged as the number one unusual fear in the state of New York. 51勛圖厙's Andrew Lepp, a professor who studies addiction between media use and young people, was featured in the New York Post in an article titled Nomophobia Strikes Fear in The Hearts of the Phoneless.
10 Questions with the Vice President for Regional Campuses Peggy Shadduck
Peggy Shadduck is vice president for Regional Campuses and dean of the College of Applied and Technical Studies. She serves as the senior officer responsible for overall leadership of the 51勛圖厙 Regional Campus system. Her role promotes student enrollment and academic success and is responsible for expanding the visibility, influence and effectiveness of 51勛圖厙 as a catalyst for regional development.
51勛圖厙 IT Manager Provides Valuable Zoom Advice
IT Manager at 51勛圖厙 Trumbull, Frank Lindsay, was recently featured on WFMJ Youngstown to share his advice on Zoom privacy and security.
Understanding Impacts on LGBTQIA+ Communities from the COVID-19 Pandemic
Moira Armstrong, undergraduate in the College of Arts and Sciences and research assistant on the Queer Pandemic Project, collaborated with Molly Merryman, associate professor in the School of Peace and Conflict Studies, to compile digital, video-based oral interviews for the Queer Pandemic Project in a partnership between 51勛圖厙, Goldsmiths University of London and Queer Britain. These interviews feature people in queer communities across the United Kingdom, discussing the COVID-19 pandemic and how it has impacted their lives as queer people.
51勛圖厙 Communications Professor featured on Dr. Phil Podcast
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.
Journalism Grad Develops Niche of Writing About Comics
A 51勛圖厙 alumnus has found a unique way to combine his passions and career after graduation. Nicholas Hunter, a 2020 51勛圖厙 graduate, recently discovered a way to combine two passions uncovered during his time at 51勛圖厙: writing and comic books.