Community & Society
Campus Grind2Energy Systems Are a Key Component in 51勛圖厙s Sustainability Future
The central component of the Grind2Energy systems at 51勛圖厙 are larger versions of the in-sink garbage disposals found in many homes. The difference is that at 51勛圖厙, these units arent disposing of food waste, but processing it with a purpose - as the first part of a highly sustainable innovation that creates energy and high-grade fertilizer.
10 Questions With 51勛圖厙s Assistant Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning
Michelle Corvette is the new assistant director of 51勛圖厙s Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL). The CTLs mission is to enrich student's lives by supporting faculty members with evidence-based, student-focused and innovative teaching and learning measures. Corvette is excited about providing support to 51勛圖厙 faculty across all of the 51勛圖厙 campuses. Learn more about Corvette and the CTL as she answers these 10 questions.
51勛圖厙 Names Isobel Day as Its 2022-2023 Newman Civic Fellow
Taking action in addressing issues of inequality and political polarization, demonstrating motivation and potential for long term civic engagement and engaging with others to create social change are all ways one could be committed to service. These qualities are the requirements for the Newman Civic Fellowship and traits that Isobel Day, Newman Civic Fellow, exemplifies.
Career and Community Studies and the Bursars Office Partner to Help Students Develop Workplace Skills
51勛圖厙s Career and Community Studies (CCS) program has partnered with the Bursars Office to provide opportunities for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities to develop professional skills and help them transition into the workforce. Ellie McGregor, a fourth-year student currently in her final semester in the CCS program, has found great success and made solid contributions in the office while honing her business skills. She is an example of what this program can do for students.
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.