Kent State Geauga and Twinsburg Academic Center News
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If you don’t know Abby Clarke yet, it’s just a matter of time!
Abby is a poster child for Kent State University Geauga, in living color. You’ll find Abby at the front desk, leading campus tours or supporting admissions by posting on social media and speaking in…
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Learning by doing is the most effective way to help nursing students master their vital roles as troubleshooters, patient advocates and agents of healing. According to Melissa Owen, MSN, RN, that’s why her hands-on instructional approach makes the Kent State Geauga nursing…
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An excellent education is a major building block for a better future and a great career. But a college degree is only part of the puzzle. A great resume, online access to job opportunities, and effective interviewing skills all help students to leverage their academic strengths…
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The 25th Annual AURCO Conference (Association for University Regional Campuses of Ohio) to be held at the Kent State Regional Academic Center in Twinsburg on April 5 through 6. The conference theme is, “The Apple Falls Close to the Tree: Regional Campuses in our Own Backyard.”…
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The nursing program at Kent State University’s Geauga campus needs community support to continue producing top-trained nurses for understaffed medical facilities throughout northeast Ohio.
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At this point every winter, cabin fever has set in and most of us are daydreaming about springtime. As land steward for Geauga Park District (GPD) in Chardon, Joel Firem is especially eager to get his hands back into the springtime soil to plant tree and wildflower seedlings.…
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Dr. Angela Spalsbury, Dean of Kent State University at Geauga and Regional Academic Center in Twinsburg, announced those students named to the Fall 2018 President’s and Dean’s lists.
To qualify for the President’s List, students must have a 4.0 grade point average and…
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Zhiqiang Molly Wang, PhD, was recently promoted to full professor of chemistry and biochemistry at Kent State Geauga and the Regional Academic Center. Also, last spring semester, she was honored at Kent State's 9th Annual Mothers, Mentors and Muses Celebration for her nurturing…
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John Metz is a man on a mission. He wants to shift paradigms, elevate expectations and metaphorically lift all boats by creating a campus-wide culture of good writing. He envisions an academic atmosphere where every instructor in every department expects and supports excellent…