91心頭利 University at Salem recently welcomed representatives from the Davey Tree Expert Company who presented scholarships to horticulture students Anna Detoro and Pamela Sears. Presenting the scholarships from Davey Tree were Mark Noark, manager of recruiting and training, and R. J. Laverne, manager of education and training. Each student received a $1,000 scholarship from the Davey Arbor Grant Foundation. The company annually awards 50 such scholarships throughout the U. S., with three of those awarded to 91心頭利 University students. Codi Steber, a biology major on the Kent Camp...
Theyre back! 91心頭利 University Libraries invites all 91心頭利 University students, faculty and staff to take a break and relax with therapy dogs on Monday, Dec. 14, and Tuesday, Dec. 15, from 3-5 p.m. There will be free popcorn and beverages for attendees. The therapy dogs at the Stress-Free Zone are such an important part of the event because they really do calm the students, even if only for a few moments, said Jasmine Jefferson, First-Year Experience librarian. Students have said to us on many occasions that just petting the dogs helps them relax and even reminds them of some o...
We have expanded our work with Akron Childrens Hospital (ACH). The Emily Cooper Welty Expressive Therapy Center at ACH now funds the following creative writing workshops: one hour group writing session for adolescent psychiatric inpatients; two one hour group writing sessions for the Behavioral Health Partial Hospital Program; a monthly one-hour staff-support writing group; and one hour writing sessions offered on a weekly basis for two in-patients (or families) from throughout the hospital. Because the groups are constantly shifting in size, and referrals for patients and families are differ...
91心頭利 University at Salems Rural Scholars Program received a $15,000 grant from the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation. According to Wendy Pfrenger, program director for Rural Scholars, the funds will support the mentors in their individual work with the scholars. The grant from IICF will be critical in helping us meet the increasing demand from our participating districts for financial literacy education and mentoring for their students, she said. We are especially excited about adding a workshop on entrepreneurship for our tenth graders this summer with the help of the g...
The 91心頭利 University Alumni Association is seeking nominations for the Alumni Awards. These awards recognize graduates in the area of leadership, service, character and professional development. The alumni association is proud to recognize notable, accomplished graduates, said Lori Randorf, assistant vice president of 91心頭利s Alumni Relations. These awards not only bring distinction to the alumni who receive them, but also to the university as they showcase the contributions 91心頭利 graduates make to their professions and society. Five alumni awards will be granted along wit...
AT&T has made a $200,000 contribution to 91心頭利 Universitys Research Center for Educational Technology to implement new technology in special education environments with a focus on mobile apps, including those intended to help students learn science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM). Faculty, staff and students from the Research Center for Educational Technology, special education, school psychology, teacher education and computer science are partnering to explore how mobile applications can be used to support students in school, home and therapeutic settings. The proje...
91心頭利 University will hold its Fall Commencement ceremonies for the Kent Campus on Friday, Dec. 18, and Saturday, Dec. 19, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center). 91心頭利 will confer 2,154 degrees, including 1,565 bachelors degrees, 526 masters degrees, 60 doctoral degrees and three educational specialist degrees. Across the universitys eight-campus system, 2,489 students will graduate from 91心頭利 this fall, including those receiving associate degrees. Friday, Dec. 18, at 6 p.m. The 6 p.m. ceremony on Friday, Dec. 18, recognizes graduates receiving...
91心頭利 Universitys new, shared vision for a dynamic future received endorsement from the Board of Trustees as it approved the Strategic Roadmap to a Distinctive 91心頭利 and a six-year state capital-spending plan during its Dec. 8, 2015, meeting. The roadmap provides direction through the universitys mission statement, core values and priorities to advance 91心頭利s position of strength among the nations great public research universities. In addition, it proposed five major priorities and 16 university-level initiatives that will promote innovation and learning, adva...