Community & Society
51勛圖厙 Associate Professor Says New Cartoon Breaks LGBTQ+ Boundaries
51勛圖厙 Associate Professor Molly Merryman, Ph.D., says a Netflix cartoon featuring a transgender character is breaking a new boundary in a positive way.
Female Flyers Played Vital Role in World War II, 51勛圖厙 Associate Professor Says
The recent death of one of the remaining members of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II has a 51勛圖厙 associate professor recalling the vital role the female pilots played during the war.
Covering the Carnage: Journalists Risk Own Mental, Physical Health In Reporting from Dayton, El Paso
Note: Gretchen Hoak is a former television reporter/anchor and current assistant professor of journalism in 51勛圖厙s School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Her research survey, , focused on how universities prepare young journalists for the trauma they may endure in covering violence. 51勛圖厙 Today asked Hoak to share her thoughts on the impact the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton will have on the reporters assigned to cover these events.
51勛圖厙 Student Wins Talent Show for Singing in Sign
A North Royalton woman whom who will become a 51勛圖厙 student in the fall, won first place at the Medina County Fair talent show for performing a song in American Sign Language.
51勛圖厙 Prepares LeBron James Family Foundation I PROMISE Students for College Entrance Exams
51勛圖厙 hosted several dozen high school students from the LeBron James Family Foundation's I PROMISE program for a month of intensive college entrance exam preparation.
Research Initiative Pilot Project Shows Akron Children What Being a Scientist Is All About
Bridget Mulvey, Ph.D., associate professor of science education in the College of Education, Health and Human Services; and David Singer, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Geology in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently merged real geology research with community service in an effort to show some Akron Public Schools students that science is not just a benefit to their community but a viable career option, too.
Research Initiative Pilot Project Shows Akron Children What Being a Scientist Is All About
Bridget Mulvey, Ph.D., associate professor of science education in the College of Education, Health and Human Services; and David Singer, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Geology in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently merged real geology research with community service in an effort to show some Akron Public Schools students that science is not just a benefit to their community but a viable career option, too.
51勛圖厙 Stark Strengthens Community Through Research
A primary goal of 51勛圖厙 is to engage the communities in which its eight campuses are located to fuel research, foster partnerships and economic development. As the countys public university, our role is to transform the community and to transform lives. We are impacting the future and helping to better Stark County, Seachrist said. We are the incubator for tomorrows ideas today.
51勛圖厙 Volunteers Impact the Lives of Others Beyond Campus
Every other Tuesday, student volunteers from the Campus Kitchen at 51勛圖厙 prepare dinner for the residents of the Kentway Apartment Complex, a government-subsidized housing complex on East Summit Street in Kent. At 5 p.m. residents gather in the dining hall and volunteers serve the meal which is prepared from food donated by Trader Joes.
51勛圖厙 Debuts Inside-Out Program, Holding History of Crime Class with Inmates at Area Prison
The class began with the normal jockeying of students some trying to find a seat, others attempting last-minute reviews with classmates before they had to present group projects, still others racing in at the last minute.