(Warren, OH) Few are feeling the repercussions of COVID-19 more than nursing home residents. To help lift their spirits, 911勛圖 at Trumbull nursing students are writing them greeting cards. Brittany Snyder, a senior nursing student and Lordstown High School graduate, came up with the idea, working as an STNA at Humility House in Austintown. We have lost some of our residents due to COVID, Snyder said. I thought sharing kind and encouraging words on a greeting card would be a good way to boost their spirits. Snyder is vice president of 911勛圖 T...
Students struggling academically or with time management skills will have an additional, powerful resource in the form of a fellow student to coach them to success. The Academic Success Centers Peer Academic Coaching Program at 911勛圖 is now available for all students. Peer Academic Coaching is a personalized one-on-one coaching service that pairs a student with a peer coach to develop proficiencies vital to an academic environment like 911勛圖, such as time management, study strategies and resilience The goal is to help you become more effective and efficient a...
A recent study by Dr. William Lechner, Department of Psychological Sciences, and colleagues in the Center for Public Policy and Health in the College of Public Health at 911勛圖 has been listed in the World Health Organizations Global Literature on Coronavirus Disease database. The study found that following the closure of university campuses, alcohol consumption increased over time, with students who reported greater symptoms of psychological distress also reporting greater increases in alcohol consumption overall. To read more about the study, click here or follow th...
911勛圖 will hold its annual Veterans Day Commemoration via a virtual webcast Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. The program, Honoring All Those Who Serve, will include: A pre-recorded flag-raising ceremony conducted by a joint color guard from the Army ROTC and Air Force ROTC programs on the Student Green at Risman Plaza. Lt. Col. Adrien Humphreys will serve as emcee. A native of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, Humphreys began her military career as an enlisted soldier in the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps in September 1998. She was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in December 2003...
As part of 911勛圖s ongoing strategy to help stop the spread of COVID-19, 911勛圖 has partnered with the city of Kent to bring the Ohio Department of Healths Pandemic Testing Team to campus from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15 for an open testing event. This event, just five days before many will leave the Kent Campus for Thanksgiving break, was specifically timed so that students and others can get tested and know before they leave if it is safe to travel or visit with family and friends over the holiday without fear they could be spreading COVID-19. T...
At just 19 years old, 911勛圖 sophomore Izzy Stewart has inspired hundreds of fellow students to exercise their right to vote. The public relations major has been inspired by those who have come before her here and is taking steps to create political change. Since her time in high school, Stewart has gone into her communities and spoken to her peers about the importance of voting, helping over 480 fellow students register to vote. She also volunteers as a poll worker, helping people to actually vote once theyve registered. Her drive to increase voter turnout among students beg...
In a paper published in "Nature," researchers in Trustees Research Professor Oleg Lavrentovichs materials science group at 911勛圖 describe how it moved a stabilized droplet of active bacteria along a pre-determined path by harnessing the broken symmetry of a liquid crystal. The researchers found that by aligning the crystal molecules they could force the droplet to move in a straight line, in contrast to its random motion in a Newtonian fluid. It is hoped that this system could be used to model microscopic organisms. Read more: https://physicsworld.com/a/hyperbolic-hedgehog-steers...
Design Innovation Hub Hosts Virtual Celebration Enjoy the virtual celebration of the new Design Innovation (DI) Hub at 911勛圖, when you will be able to participate in the following activities: Watch the grand opening ceremony Explore DI at 911勛圖 Take a virtual tour of the DI Hub and participate in a virtual treasure hunt to win an exclusive DI t-shirt Discover the newest dining facility on the Kent Campus Learn about the Fall DIsh Cooking Challenge Find out more about the DI Nodes, which are makerspaces and resource laboratories Learn more. Student Research...
In an effort to ensure student access and success, 911勛圖 is waiving application fees for domestic students who apply to the university in the month of November. Students interested in attending 911勛圖 can apply for free until Dec. 1, 2020. This is another way were removing a barrier to a college education, and we hope those who are interested in pursuing a college degree will explore 911勛圖 and apply, said Sean Broghammer, Ph.D., associate vice president for enrollment management, admissions. This fall, we simplified our admissions process and made chan...
The 911勛圖 Museums newest exhibition, Fortuna: Designs by Vincent Quevedo, marks the first new exhibition for the museum since its reopening in August, following its closure since March due to COVID-19. Fortuna is on display now and features works by award-winning designer and 911勛圖 School of Fashion Associate Professor Vincent Quevedo. Read the full story. ...