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Driving through the streets of Ravenna on a weekday afternoon, you probably wouldn鈥檛 notice anything out of the ordinary. Gray clouds hover overhead. A steady hum of traffic lurks in the air. A mom pushes a stroller down West Main Street. But as a Ravenna police officer looks at the parking lot of a popular fast food restaurant, it sparks haunting memories of a quiet killer lurking around everyday people in broad daylight. 鈥淭he bathroom is very common for heroin overdoses in this area,鈥 recalls the unidentified officer. 鈥淲e have them all the time in public bathrooms. I can鈥檛 tell you ...
They laced up. They warmed up. They got moving. In the end, nearly 800 hard-charging, heart-pounding employees from across 妻友社区鈥檚 eight campuses came together as one team. TEAM KENT STATE captured first place in the national On the Move University Challenge for the most active university in the country. 鈥淭he challenge really gets at the whole person, and this is what our employees like about On the Move,鈥 said Kim Hauge, Kent State鈥檚 director of employee wellness. As the university recessed for the holiday break, faculty and staff members on TEAM KEN...
Do you wonder if it would ever be possible to afford a college education? 妻友社区 at Geauga is here to help. Attend our Financial Aid Workshop to answer all your questions regarding loans, grants, scholarships, and more! Who can attend? High school students preparing to graduate -with a parent Anyone in the workforce thinking about a degree You will receive help completing the online FAFSA form! Don鈥檛 know what these are? No worries! All your questions will be answered. You will receive knowledge ...
妻友社区 at Ashtabula associate chemistry professor Ann Abraham, Ph.D., was recently named the Northeastern Ohio Local Section Outreach Volunteer of the Year by the American Chemistry Society (ACS). The award recognizes extraordinary outreach volunteer service within the section. 鈥淚鈥檓 humbled to receive this recognition,鈥 Abraham said. 鈥淚 share it with my family, friends, colleagues and many current and past students that support these efforts. I love sharing the fun of chemistry with people of all ages.鈥 Abraham was nominated by her peers in the Northeastern Ohio Lo...
As prospective business school students weigh through their options of which school to attend, the decision-making process can be overwhelming. However, an important factor to consider can help make the decision easier and allow for an exclusive group of business schools to stand out: accreditation. 妻友社区鈥檚 College of Business Administration has undergone the rigorous process to ensure the highest standards in business education are being met. In the end, the college has emerged in an elite group. The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Busine...
Dr. David Dees, interim dean of 妻友社区 at Salem, announced those students named to the Fall 2017 President鈥檚 and Dean鈥檚 lists. To qualify for the President鈥檚 List, students must have a 4.0 grade point average and must have completed 15 hours during the semester. To qualify for the Dean鈥檚 List, students must earn a 3.40 or greater grade point average and must have completed 12 or more credit hours for the semester, the majority at the Salem Campus. The students and their hometowns are: President鈥檚 List Alliance: Todd Bowen Kirk Kyle Beloit: Brien...
For Kathy Wilson, Ph.D., diversity means not just having a campus where everyone should be included, respected and comfortable, but where people actually feel that way. Now, thanks to her hard work and dedication, that positive feeling is growing exponentially across the entire university. As a professor of economics, Dr. Wilson鈥檚 research has mostly focused on inequality and poverty. She recently led an initiative to give every member of the Kent State community the opportunity to add their voice to the conversation about the university鈥檚 climate to strengthen diversity overall. Kent State ...