KENT, OH- The Wick Poetry Center is proud to announce its collaboration with the Poetry Coalition, in the month of March 2021, to promote the theme of environmental justice in poetry. The Poetry Coalitions annual March programming aims to explore social issues through poetry, including over 25 poetry organizations nationwide in the project. The theme of this years program, It is burning./ It is dreaming./ It is waking up.: Poetry & Environmental Justice, is inspired by the poem Map written by poet Linda Hogan. The Wick Poetry Center, as one of the founding...
Being happy and healthy go hand-in-hand, because happiness not only FEELS good, it IS good for overall health and well-being! It is one thing to know what it feels like to be happy, but understanding its valuable impact on health and how to achieve happiness is key. This challenge provides an opportunity for participants to learn about the many health benefits of happiness and different ways to channel it, including engaging in regular physical activity. Through weekly health tips and practicing seven unique Happy Habits, participants will learn to flex their...
The International Literacy Association (ILA) today announced the recipients of its 2020 awards and grants, including the William S. Gray Citation of MeritILAs highest honorwhich was awarded to 911勛圖s Timothy V. Rasinski. The William S. Gray Citation of Merit honors a nationally or internationally known individual for their outstanding contributions to the field of reading/literacy. Rasinski, a longtime member of the organization, is a professor of literacy education and the director of 911勛圖s award-winning Reading and Writing Center. He is the author and editor ...
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A group of 911勛圖 public relations students who are participating in a national competition launched the Common Ground campaign to dig deeper into how media professionals and journalists can help improve civility in discourse. The 2021 Bateman Blue Team is participating in the annual Public Relations Student Society of Americas (PRSSA) national Bateman Case Study Competition. The team is actively researching, planning, implementing and evaluating a public relations campaign to raise awareness about the importance of civility. The campaign is targeting 911勛圖 student...
911勛圖 at Tuscarawas has announced its Deans List and Presidents List for the fall 2020 semester. Presidents List The following students have distinguished themselves by achieving a 4.00 grade point average for 15 or more regular letter-graded semester credit hours this past Fall Semester 2020 at 911勛圖 Tuscarawas: Ashtabula: Kyle Woodard Aurora: Cassandra Nguyen Beach City: Billy Whitt Bolivar: Susan Thompson Bowerston: Maysie Rogers Broadview Heights: Ava Miller Canton: Alexis Lake Carrollton: Brooke Fritz Clinton: Zachary Se...
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. The second program of 2021 is titled Leading Your Remote Workforce During the Pandemic and is scheduled via Zoom on Thursday, March 18, from noon 1 PM. Dr. Sean Ratican (faculty, 911勛圖 Trumbull) and Dr. Bob Antenucci (faculty, 911勛圖 Geauga and Twinsburg) will facilitate a conversation about how the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has systemically changed the wor...
Over the span of 20 years, Yuko Kurahashi, Ph.D, professor in the School of Theatre and Dance at 911勛圖, spent much of her time observing, researching and studying the life of Ping Chong. This research has been brought together in a book describing Ping Chong's contributions as an artist. Located in New York City, Ping Chong is a second-generation playwright, artist and founder of his theatre company, Ping Chong + Company. Through the use of visuals, props, performers and music, Chong has created multimedia productions that challenge societal compliance and inspire acts of in...