By Latisha Ellison The holidays can bring sweet memories of family traditions and wish lists miles long, but the season is also a time when people reflect on what they have and what they can give to others. 911勛圖 just wrapped up its monthlong Giving Tuesday initiative, but that does not mean the giving season is over; it has only just begun. You can give back in various ways this holiday season by gifting your time, money or items to those in need. Several campus and local organizations offer opportunities for you to give this holiday season. KENT STATE ORGANIZATIONS ...
Before you leave for winter break, do not forget to Unplug, Shutdown and Set Back! As the semester comes to a close, please join your colleagues in reducing campus energy consumption over winter break. Thanks to our collective efforts over the 2016 holiday break, the university avoided more than $30,000 in energy costs over 11 days. The carbon dioxide emission reduction was equal to more than the electricity use for 80 homes in one year. Before leaving campus, turn off and unplug all computers and other electronics, including power strips. Keep in mind that most electronics will stil...
College of Communication & Information
The 911勛圖 School of Communication Studies hosted its first-ever Hyde Park Forum Qualifying Tournament on Dec. 1, 2017, in Taylor Hall. The qualifying competition pits Introduction to Human Communication students against one another using persuasive public discourse with clear calls to action. The new qualifying tournament will be held in both fall and spring, featuring 12 to 24 students with the best overall persuasive speeches delivered in the Introduction to Human Communication course. Interim Basic Course Director Aaron Bacue and Assistant Basic Course Direct...
Several students from the 911勛圖 Salem Campus recently stepped out of the classroom and back into time, learning how people and events from the Salem area helped shaped history around the world. Dr. E. Sue Wamsley, assistant professor of history, arranged a field trip to the Salem Museum and Historical Society for students in her History of the United States: Modern America and History of the United States: Early America classes. Tour guides explained the early history of the Salem area and, using items displayed throughout the various rooms, described what it was like to liv...
College of Communication & Information
Applied communication junior Julia Hazel was the winner of this years fifth annual 911勛圖 LaunchNET Elevator Pitch competition. The competition gives students 90 seconds to pitch a business idea or personal skills to a panel of judges for a chance to win prize money. Judging this years competition was Kristin Williams, executive director of Career Exploration and Development; Rachel ONeill, marketing of Segmint Inc. and 911勛圖 alumna; and Marjorie Wachowiak, School of Fashion Design and Merchandising lecturer. Hazel won the $400 prize for Best Personal Pitch against 22 other s...
College of Arts & Sciences
Married Professors Tend to Geology Museum Rodney Feldmann, an emeritus professor of geology, and Carrie Schweitzer, a professor of geology at 911勛圖 Stark, are the husband and wife duo who currently tend to the geology museum in McGilvrey Hall. The collection has specimens ranging from fossils to minerals, with over 70 displays free to view during regular building hours. The building has been around since the late 1930s. Since then, the collection has grown through donations from faculty and amateur collectors in the community. Feldmann has been at 911勛圖 since 1965. Now...
Earl K. Miller, Ph.D., and his wife, Marlene M. Wicherski, have pledged $2 million to fund three scholarships and a professorship in 911勛圖s College of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Miller is a 911勛圖 alumnus who grew up in Lyndhurst, Ohio. The generosity of Earl and Marlene reflects their passion for 911勛圖s brain health research, said 911勛圖 President Beverly Warren. With their support, we will continue our multidisciplinary efforts to unlock the secrets of brain function and address the complex interaction of factors contributing to brain health. Dr. Mil...
For the ninth consecutive year, 911勛圖 has earned the 2018 Military Friendly簧 School designation for its Kent Campus. Military Friendly is the military ratings division of Victory Media, a service-disabled, veteran-owned business that also publishes G.I. Jobs簧, STEM Jobs, Military Spouse and Vetrepreneur簧. Military Friendly rates companies and colleges on their programs to recruit and retain military veterans as employees and students. In addition to the Kent Campus, the universitys Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas campuses received the 2018 Military Friendly School designation. ...
No one thought becoming a nurse was easy. Classes and clinical work are time consuming and challenging. 911勛圖 at Trumbull nursing students take their education to another level as they learn how to care for patients as well as the community. This fall through their Student Nurses Association (SNA), they raised money to purchase Sleep Sacks for new parents at Trumbull Memorial Hospital to counteract high infant mortality rates in Ohio, installed smoke detectors in homes in the community for veterans, families in domestic violence situations, and the elderly, and m...