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Where on the Web? University History All in One Place
51勛圖厙s long and extensive history has been continuously documented and studied. Those looking for the highlights of the universitys past can find it all in one place: the University Libraries Special Collections and Archives: Digital Collections on the kent.edu website. This next installment of Where on the Web? highlights pages across the 51勛圖厙 website of special interest and use to the 51勛圖厙 community.
Six 51勛圖厙 Programs Rank in Top 100 Among Public Institutions in U.S. News 2023 Best Graduate Schools Rankings
U.S. News & World Report ranks six 51勛圖厙 programs in the top 100 among public institutions in its 2023 edition of Best Graduate Schools. Among the top 100 public institution programs, 51勛圖厙 is recognized in the Best Nursing Schools: Masters Programs, Best Education Schools, Best Mathematics Programs, Best Psychology Schools, Best Public Health Programs and Best Physics Schools rankings. 51勛圖厙 is also recognized in an additional five new national rankings.
51勛圖厙s May 4 Events to Include In-Person Dedication of Wounded Student Markers
This years return of in-person events to commemorate the 51勛圖厙 shootings will include the dedication of bronze markers placed on the spots where nine students were wounded on May 4, 1970. Markers designating the locations of each of the four students killed were installed in 1999. Since that time, a small group had been working to have similar markers placed for the wounded students.
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Historian to Headline 51勛圖厙 Presidential Speaker Series and Deliver May 4 Keynote
Presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham, whose knowledge of politics, history, religion and current affairs makes him one of Americas most prominent public intellectuals, will appear the evening of May 4 for 51勛圖厙s Presidential Speaker Series. Meacham will bring his unique perspective and provide historical context to the issues and events impacting our daily lives when he speaks about civil discourse at the Kent Student Center Ballroom.
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.
51勛圖厙 Ashtabula and Cleveland Clinic Partner to Offer Respiratory Therapy Satellite Program in Cleveland
51勛圖厙 at Ashtabula and Cleveland Clinic are partnering to offer an associate degree program in respiratory therapy at the hospitals main campus in Cleveland later this year. The program provides access for participants to train for the in-demand profession of respiratory care. It also supports career growth for program graduates and practicing respiratory therapists with a path to admission for the online Bachelor of Science degree in respiratory care offered by 51勛圖厙 Ashtabula.
10 Questions with Meghan Factor-Page, Assistant Director of 51勛圖厙 of Well-being
Meghan Factor-Page is the assistant director of 51勛圖厙 of Well-being where she helps ensure students are getting relevant information so they can take care of themselves and get the wellness resources they need. Factor-Page started working full-time at 51勛圖厙 in 2009. Learn more about Meghan Factor-Page and the 51勛圖厙 of Well-being as she answers these 10 questions.
51勛圖厙 and KeyBank Foundation to Continue Key Connections Program for Underserved Students
KeyBank Foundation has awarded a new $200,000 gift to 51勛圖厙 to continue KeyBank Foundations support for the successful Key Connections program offered by University College at 51勛圖厙. The Key Connections program will continue to support student success initiatives for underserved students, including first-generation students and students from limited income backgrounds who will enroll in Fall Semester 2022.
51勛圖厙 Remembers May 4, 1970, With Annual Commemoration
For the first time since 2019, 51勛圖厙 will remember May 4, 1970, with its return to an in-person, annual commemoration to honor the four students who were killed, the nine students who were wounded and the countless others whose lives were forever changed when the Ohio National Guard fired on 51勛圖厙 students during an anti-war protest.
Where on the Web? 13,000 Web Courses Just a Click Away with LinkedIn Learning
51勛圖厙 has an extensive list of class options for students. But where can a member of the 51勛圖厙 community go to find self-paced, free courses? The answer is closer than one might think. LinkedIn Learning takes the spotlight in this edition of Where on the Web?