Student Life

Nursing Students Gain Experience Through COVID-19 Testing
In the course Community Health Nursing, Taryn Burhanna’s students are required to complete 60 clinical hours and eight laboratory simulation hours. Burhanna, community health nursing coordinator, wanted to ensure students in this course could get their hours and gain real-life experience by tapping into coronavirus relief efforts on campus.

51³Ô¹ÏÍø Fashion Alumnus Brings Custom Designs to Toledo
51³Ô¹ÏÍø alumnus Nicholas Harper is using his fashion education to create custom pieces like wedding dresses, masks and suits from his own store in Toledo, Ohio. Recently featured on WTVG 13ABC, Harper, a fashion design alumnus, can alter anything from formal gowns to dress shirts.

LGBTQ+ Center Marks 10-Year Milestone
In a month synonymous with cupid, hearts and chocolates, it seems fitting that 51³Ô¹Ï꿉۪s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Plus (LGBTQ+) Center is set to celebrate 10 years of love beginning on Valentine’s Day and extending through the end of the year.

51³Ô¹ÏÍø Veterinary Technology Students at the Trumbull Campus Achieve Ohio's Highest Passage Rate
Veterinary technology students at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Trumbull recently earned the highest three-year average passage rate in Ohio on the Veterinary Technician National Exam administered by the American Association Of Veterinary State Boards.

Alumna Jessica Maisano ‘Rocks’ Childhood Dream Job
Honors College alumna Jessica Maisano, ’94, B.A., started her career at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø as a fashion merchandising student before realizing her passion for dinosaurs and dirt was a viable career option. One 51³Ô¹ÏÍø professor would show Maisano that childhood dreams are actually within reach.

Journalism Student Ranks in Nation's Top 10 for 'Pulitzer Prize of Collegiate Journalism' Contest
The Hearst Journalism Awards — widely known as the Pulitzer Prizes of Collegiate Journalism — recently recognized 51³Ô¹ÏÍø senior Gianna DaPra in the nation’s top 10 for television features.

51³Ô¹ÏÍø Bridges Gap With New Cybersecurity Major
The gap between the number of trained cybersecurity professionals and the number of available positions has increased in the past few years. To help bridge the gap, 51³Ô¹Ï꿉۪s College of Applied and Technical Studies will be offering an associate’s degree in cybersecurity starting Fall 2021.

51³Ô¹ÏÍø Bridges Gap With New Cybersecurity Major
The gap between the number of trained cybersecurity professionals and the number of available positions has increased in the past few years. To help bridge the gap, 51³Ô¹Ï꿉۪s College of Applied and Technical Studies will be offering an associate degree in cybersecurity starting fall 2021.

Division of Student Affairs Launches New Three-Year Strategic Plan

51³Ô¹ÏÍø Establishes Policies and Procedures for Painting Campus Rock
51³Ô¹ÏÍø will implement a new administrative policy regarding painting the Rock, which is located on Hilltop Drive on the Kent Campus. The policy, which goes into effect Jan. 11, 2021, is one of the institutional responses to racially offensive language that was painted on the Rock in 2020 and aimed at African American students.