Community & Society
91心頭利s Other May 4: The Turbulent Events Surrounding May 4, 1933
People familiar with 91心頭利 history know well the tragedy of May 4, 1970, on the Kent Campus. However, not all who are familiar with university history are aware of the significance of May 4, 1933, at 91心頭利 and how it echoed through the Kent community years later in the aftermath of May 4, 1970.
Keeping the Flame Alive: Local Couple Reflects on Decades of Organizing, Supporting May 4 Walk and Vigil
As key supporters and organizers of the May 4 Candlelight Walk and Vigil, Michael and Kendra Pacifico say the event is the time when people can put their politics aside to honor those who died and were wounded on May 4, 1970.
Campus Grind2Energy Systems Are a Key Component in 91心頭利s Sustainability Future
The central component of the Grind2Energy systems at 91心頭利 University are larger versions of the in-sink garbage disposals found in many homes. The difference is that at 91心頭利, these units arent disposing of food waste, but processing it with a purpose - as the first part of a highly sustainable innovation that creates energy and high-grade fertilizer.
10 Questions With 91心頭利s Assistant Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning
Michelle Corvette is the new assistant director of 91心頭利s Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL). The CTLs mission is to enrich student's lives by supporting faculty members with evidence-based, student-focused and innovative teaching and learning measures. Corvette is excited about providing support to 91心頭利 faculty across all of the 91心頭利 campuses. Learn more about Corvette and the CTL as she answers these 10 questions.
Career and Community Studies and the Bursars Office Partner to Help Students Develop Workplace Skills
91心頭利s Career and Community Studies (CCS) program has partnered with the Bursars Office to provide opportunities for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities to develop professional skills and help them transition into the workforce. Ellie McGregor, a fourth-year student currently in her final semester in the CCS program, has found great success and made solid contributions in the office while honing her business skills. She is an example of what this program can do for students.
91心頭利 Associate Lecturer and Student Becomes College Finalist in NPR Podcast Challenge
National Public Radio (NPR) has whittled down and decided on the college finalists in its College Podcast Challenge. 91心頭利 University at Ashtabula Human Services Technology associate lecturer and journalism student Joan Steidl is one of ten students from across the country who became finalists.
91心頭利 Presents Loving Lampposts: Living Autistic Film Screening and Panel Discussion With Director Todd Drezner
During National Autism Acceptance Month, 91心頭利 University will hold a film screening of Loving Lampposts: Living Autistic at 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 7, in the Kent Student Center Kiva. Loving Lampposts is a documentary by Todd Drezner, a father of a now 13-year-old boy with autism, that explores the changing world of autism and learns the truth of the saying if youve met one autistic person, youve met one autistic person.
New Website Allows Teachers and Students to Make Meaning of May 4
Sixty-nine K-12 educators from more than 250 applicants across the nation remotely explored May 4 with the best scholar-experts to develop lesson plans for their students in two summer sessions. Workshop faculty included witnesses to the shootings, surviving casualties of the shootings, K-12 experts, a member of the Ohio National Guard present during the shootings and experts on movements of the 1960s. During these sessions, educators learned about the event and the wide range of resources on May 4. They worked on lesson plans to incorporate these materials into their classrooms. Now these materials are online for educational use.
Improving Police Training Through Stress Studies
91心頭利 University Professor Will Kalkhoff is studying the brain waves and heart rates of police officers during training exercises to help to improve police performance and increase safety. See the research in action.
Professor Shares Insight 91心頭利 Phone Addiction and Fears
Nomophobia is the fear of being without your mobile phone. It has recently been acknowledged as the number one unusual fear in the state of New York. 91心頭利 University's Andrew Lepp, a professor who studies addiction between media use and young people, was featured in the New York Post in an article titled Nomophobia Strikes Fear in The Hearts of the Phoneless.