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Record-Breaking Attendance at the 2019 Ohio Latino Education Summit

Record-Breaking Latino Education Summit Hosted at 51勛圖厙

The 2019 Ohio Latino Education Summit broke the record for registration numbers when 51勛圖厙 hosted it for the first time in November. The Ohio Latino Education Summit is an annual event that brings students, educators and congressional leaders together to discuss issues that impact the education of Latinos in Ohio.

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Stuart Chen-Hayes, 94, and Lance Chen-Hayes at the LGBTQ+ Center with Luncheon Guests

51勛圖厙 Was Critical in the Formation of This Family

A clear intention to pursue social justice led Stuart Chen-Hayes, Ph.D. 94, NCC, LCPC, to 51勛圖厙 in 1990 to pursue a doctoral degree in counselor education. What he learned at the university and what inspired him significantly changed the course of his life, professionally and personally.

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The cast and crew of "Manual for a Desperate Crossing" smile for a group photo.

51勛圖厙 Faculty and Students Reflect on Hispanic Heritage Month

From Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, different countries, cities and communities around the world including the 51勛圖厙 community   have been celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month. As 51勛圖厙s population of Hispanic and Latino students continues to grow each year, students, faculty, organizations and departments are taking the time to acknowledge the month through a series of discussion, events, dancing and even theatrical plays.

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A computer rendering of the Liberty of Poetry statue (shown here) was used by 51勛圖厙 to create the 3D-printed reproduction of the statue.

51勛圖厙 Partners With Opera di Santa Croce to Present Sisters in Liberty Exhibition at Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration

51勛圖厙 and the Opera di Santa Croce in Florence, Italy, will celebrate a collaborative partnership around the creation of Sisters in Liberty: From Florence, Italy, to New York, New York, an exhibition opening on Oct. 17, 2019, and running through April 26, 2020, at the Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration on Ellis Island in New York. 

Tags: College of Arts and Sciences , Design Innovation , Wick Poetry Center , Partnerships , Global Reach

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High school students from Portage County and surrounding areas hold Chinese hand fans during a past STARTALK Summer Foreign Language Camp at 51勛圖厙.

Model 51勛圖厙 Language Academy Continues With 12th Year of Federal Funding

While the daily news is full of tumultuous conversations about Russia and China, 51勛圖厙 has been helping some area high school students learn to converse in Russian and Chinese to facilitate greater global understanding and a less contentious tomorrow.

Tags: Department of Modern and Classical Language Studies , College of Arts and Sciences , Global Reach , Research & Science

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A bonobo stares back at the camera while another walks away

NSF Award Helps 51勛圖厙 Anthropologists Expand International Partnership

The (NSF) recently awarded 51勛圖厙 a three-year, $298,000 International Research Experience for Students (IRES) grant that will allow graduate students to travel to in Japan to study primates and human evolution at the world-renowned .

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Neil Cooper, Ph.D, director of 51勛圖厙's School of Peace and Conflict Studies.

51勛圖厙 Magazine: New Approaches to Peace

In April 2019, 51勛圖厙 welcomed Neil Cooper, Ph.D, as the new inaugural director of 51勛圖厙's School of Peace and Conflict Studies. The School of Peace and Conflict Studies was originally called the Center for Peaceful Change when it was founded in 1971 as the university's first living memorial for the events that occurred on May 4th, 1970.

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Shannon Gardiner is one of 400 volunteers from 40 nations who staff the Africa Mercy in Guinea, West Africa.

Alumna Reconnects to Passion of Nursing While Volunteering in Africa

51勛圖厙 alumna Shannon Gardiner, BSN 09, RN, CCRN, always knew she wanted to help people, but also longed for a career that would provide flexibility along the way. After a few years working in Akron Childrens Hospitals pediatric Intensive Care Unit, followed by some time as a traveling nurse, a Google search for volunteer opportunities led her to Mercy Ships, who own and operate the largest non-governmental hospital ship in the world.

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Students in Lebanon

Between Metropolis and Interior: Lobbies and Thresholds

Working in cooperation with the  (LAU), 20 interior design students 10 from 51勛圖厙's College of Architecture and Environmental Design and 10 from LAU in Beirut spent nine days in New York City, the design capital of North America, for a workshop.

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51勛圖厙 Stark students discuss their trip to Rwanda with the community at Global Gateway Day.

'All the Way to Africa': Students Discuss Trip to Rwanda

51勛圖厙 Stark students discuss their trip to Rwanda with the community at Global Gateway Day.

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