The Business Leadership Training (BLT) is a partnership between 911勛圖 Twinsburg Academic Center and the Twinsburg and Nordonia Hills Chambers of Commerce. The BLT bi-monthly programming is free and open to the public. On Thursday, March 24, 2022, from noon 1:00 p.m., a virtual presentation will be available for anyone to attend. "Living Your Life as a Leader will be presented by Judson Kline, Adjunct Faculty Member, 911勛圖 Geauga and Twinsburg Academic Center. Leadership is essential to guide socially responsible solutions to the challenges we face societally falling...
A group of four students enrolled in Professional-in-Residence Adam Stephens Emerging Media and Technology (EMAT) Interdisciplinary Projects course recently gained valuable professional experience and public acknowledgement for developing a mobile progressive web application. The team worked together during the Fall 2021 semester to create an application for Hudson Community TV (HCTV). The project was conducted in partnership with IdeaBase, and Director Kristin Dowling helped mentor the team while they were working with the client. Working on this project in a c...
911勛圖 has opened its newest research center, the IC Touch Lab, that will revolutionize the way medical students practice and patients rehabilitate. Headed by Kwangtaek Kim, Ph.D, assistant professor of Computer Science, the lab conducts various research projects involving haptic technology to expand the possibilities of medical and rehabilitation practices. Haptic technology, or haptics, is the science of transmitting and understanding information through touch. After receiving his doctorate in the area, Kim has researched haptic technology in projects ranging from mobil...
Suzy DEnbeau, Ph.D., associate professor in the School of Communication Studies, was recently featured on Dr. Phil podcast Phil in The Blanks for her expertise on pronouns and the power of language. DEnbeau specifically covered how humans in a society must work consistently to accept new terminology that makes others feel comfortable. It's so important for people to understand that they program themselves mentally, physically, and physiologically with the words they use, she said on the podcast. DEnbeau teaches organizational communication, gender and communication, sex and c...
Great Colleges to Work for Survey Opens This Week! Now in its 15th year, the Great Colleges to Work For program is a national survey that recognizes institutions that get top ratings from faculty and staff for building great workplace practices and policies. For 10 years 911勛圖 has landed on the prestigious list, but in 2021 911勛圖 was one of just 15 four-year public universities in the nation, and the only public university in Ohio, to receive the 2021 designation. Furthermore, 911勛圖 was recognized in seven categories: Compensation and Benefits; Confidence ...
In the United States, only about five percent of journalists are Black or African-American, according to Zippia.com. Zaria Johnson, senior journalism major at 911勛圖, is making history as the first Black female editor-in-chief of the 911勛圖r and KentWired.com She is a fierce advocate for representation in 911勛圖 Student Media and beyond. Working with professor and newsroom adviser, Susan Kirkman Zake, Johnson has been involved with the 911勛圖r since her sophomore year, where she held the position of assigning editor. I did not think I...
Join us for a virtual presentation on March 10 at 5:30, when SPCS faculty member Dr. Tatsushi Arai will talk about Building a Sustainable Platform of Coexistence & Reconciliation: Action Research in Northeastern Nigeria in the Aftermath of Boko Harams Insurgency Center for African Studies (Department of Africana Studies) Virtual Lecture Series on Contemporary Africa Building a Sustainable Platform of Coexistence & Reconciliation: Action Research in Northeastern Nigeria in the Aftermath of Boko Haram's Insurgency  ...
INTERNATIONAL WOMENS DAY MARCH 8th, 10AM, Virtual Please join the College of Arts & Sciences, the School of Peace and Conflict Studies and the Gerald H. Read Center for International & Intercultural Education on Tuesday, March 8 at 10 am to hear Maaza Mengiste speak about her book The Shadow King. Register at www.bit.ly/maazaksu to receive the Zoom link. ...
Join us on Wednesday for our latest talk in the Society, Technology, Peace and Security series. Wednesday March 9th, 11 am - 12.15 pm: Professor Owen Greene, Department of Peace Studies and International Development, University of Bradford, UK: Title: Developing and Implementing the Arms Trade Treaty: Significance, effectiveness and lessons learned Owen Greene is Professor of International Security and Development, and Director of Research and Knowledge Engagement, at the Department of Peace Studies and International Development, ...
Associate professor Fabio Polanco plays an aide to Creon in "Antigone," an epic tragedy reimagined. Freely adapted by Emily Mann from the play by Sophocles and directed by Lauren Keating, this high-stakes, timeless tale burns with contemporary relevance, as age and youth clash over the future of their country. Polanco shares insight in the article "Fabio Polanco sees role in 'Antigone' through lens of last two years" in the Akron Beacon Journal: "We were really thrilled that the Play House made the the decision to revisit this production. We had done a lot of work," Polanco, 50, sai...