After great results and positive employee feedback in 2020, the Weigh of Life challenge is back! Don't let the name fool you. This 12-week educational lifestyle change program is not about weight loss alone. It is designed to support sustainable weight management through self-monitoring, balanced eating and regular physical activity. Whether you are motivated by weight loss, disease prevention, or just looking to be and feel healthier in 2021, the Weigh of Life challenge is for you. Weigh of Life runs January 11 through April 4, 2021. The challenge consists of ...
In preparation for honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, 911勛圖s Martin Luther King Jr. Planning Committee is requesting that university divisions, departments and student organizations submit programming, activities and events (scheduled Jan. 25-31, 2021) to the MLK Events Calendar. We recommend that programming follows the universitys Events and Activities Guidelines. Please click here to a submit a program for inclusion to the MLK Events Calendar by Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. Direct inquiries regarding program submission to ...
Ensuring our faculty and students are safe during the COVID-19 pandemic is a primary concern in the Associate of Applied Science in Nursing (ADN) Degree Program at the Twinsburg Academic Center (TAC). Recently, Lowes in Macedonia immediately responded to Prof. Wendy Hildebrandt regarding the need for a washer and dryer in the Skills Lab. Lowes donated delivery, installation, and items required to install the appliances. When approached about the donation, the manager, Ralph, did not hesitate: He promptly committed to providing both a washer and dryer to the TAC. Nursing Lab Co...
The Glauser School of Music will continue offering pre-recorded virtual performances in December that include live student recitals. View the performance schedule. December Ensemble Performance Schedule: Jazz Studies Fall Concert Featuring large jazz ensembles and combos. Fri., Dec. 4, 8 p.m. New Music Ensemble Concert II Sat., Dec. 5, 7:30 p.m. 911勛圖 Bands: Fall Concert Part II Featuring woodwind and brass chamber music. Sun., Dec. 6, 3 p.m. 911勛圖 Choral Collage Featuring the Kent Chorale, Cantique, Coro Cantare and Kent Chorus. Fri., Dec. 11, ...
The College of the Arts is proud to continue the acclaimed Thomas Schroth Visiting Artist Series with virtual presentations this winter and spring dedicated to the College's commitment to celebrating diversity within the Arts. The first guest speaker of this year's series is Tiffany Rea-Fisher, artistic director of Elisa Monte Dance. Rea-Fisher will give a presentation and take questions on Thursday, Dec. 3 from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. via Zoom. Admission to the event is FREE, however reservations are required. To RSVP to attend, please visit the link below: RSVP to Tiffany Rea-Fisher Eve...
Both the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in nursing, established in the 1960s, and the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), initiated in the early 2000s, provide doctoral degree programs allowing graduates to address the needs of patients and improve the constantly changing healthcare system. However, the divergent focus of the two programsresearch methods and knowledge generation (Ph.D.) and evidence-based nursing approaches and application of research (DNP)often result in doctorally prepared nurses working in silos with limited understanding of the others roles and few opportunities for meaning...
A year before Timothy Griffin graduated from 911勛圖 at Tuscarawas in 2017 with an Associate of Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering Technology degree and a certificate in computer-aided design for manufacturing, a single phone call would launch his career and have him designing life-saving firetrucks before he graduated. The story starts with Larry Reber, president of Firovac Power Systems, a fire apparatus manufacturer that specializes in high performance tankers and fire trucks. Reber discovered when he launched his business that there were two main issues for local ci...
Julianne Lambeth, RN was inspired to become a nurse by those who cared for her mother through cancer treatment. But she didnt learn to think like a nurse until she attended the Associate of Applied Science in Nursing program at the 911勛圖 Twinsburg Academic Center (TAC). Lambeth recalls, My mother was diagnosed with breast cancer, and the nurses that we saw each week impacted our lives so much during her treatment, they truly inspired me to do the same for others. So I changed my major to nursing. At the time, Lambeth was set on becoming a dental hygienist. She had co...
911勛圖 has announced the recipients of the 2020 Outstanding Research and Scholarship Awards (ORSA). Sponsored by the University Research Council and the Division of Research and Sponsored Programs, this award honors 911勛圖s exceptional researchers and scholars. Awardees are selected based on the quality of their research and scholarship and its impact on society. This years ORSAs are awarded to experts in the areas of geographical sciences (Scott Sheridan), theatre studies (Yuko Kurahashi) and psychological sciences (Angela Neal-Barnett). Faculty chosen by the Unive...
911勛圖 has announced the recipients of the New Faculty Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award (New ORSA). These awards recognize the hard work and dedication of faculty who have been at 911勛圖 for 10 years or less and are sponsored by the University Research Council. This years New ORSA winners ideally represent the strength and breadth of research and scholarship at 911勛圖, said Paul DiCorleto, vice president for research at 911勛圖. We are looking forward to the next great accomplishments of the awardees. This years New ORSA winners, Sara Bayr...