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The student experience at the Kent State Geauga and Twinsburg Academic Center campuses is about more than just attending classes. From academic workshops to game nights and regional campus contests, there are plenty of ways to get involved! I recently received the opportunity to speak with Academic Services Coordinator Brandie Blankenship and Student Activities Coordinator Jeremi Weidner to learn more about these events. At KSUGTAC, students have access to a wide variety of academic workshops that cover topics such as adulting, study strategies, and time management — one ...
Four new middle school teachers started the school year with high hopes and big dreams, ready to establish their classrooms, teach dynamically and build community with their young students through daily, face-to-face interaction. Instead, they have encountered empty classrooms and computer icons rather than students’ faces. All recent graduates from Kent State University at Geauga’s Middle Childhood Education (MCED) program, Jessica Gaia, Emma Urban, Matthew Utz, and Stephenie Keller, share their stories of first-year teaching from the COVID classroom. Jessica Gaia Geauga County native Jess ...
“Although we’ve been in crisis mode for over a year now, ‘we are thriving; not just surviving!’” declared Dean and Chief Administrative Officer Angela Spalsbury as she announced new renovation plans for Kent State University at Geauga. In a Zoom presentation on February 24, 2021, Spalsbury unveiled architectural renderings of a new Student Learning Commons area and Nursing Skills Lab & Classroom. The virtual tour demonstrated how the renovation will maximize the existing 5,000-square-foot floorspace, effectively adding 2,000 square feet to the current configuration. Exterior enhancements ...
Kent State University has been designated as a First-gen Forward Institution by the Center for First-generation Student Success for its commitment to improving the experiences and advancing outcomes of those who are first in their families to attend college. The center is an initiative of NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education and The Suder Foundation. “The center is so pleased to welcome Kent State University into the 2021-22 First-gen Forward cohort,” said Sarah E. Whitley, Ph.D., assistant vice president of the Center for First-generation Student Success. “T...
KENT, OH- The Wick Poetry Center is proud to announce its collaboration with the Poetry Coalition, in the month of March 2021, to promote the theme of environmental justice in poetry. The Poetry Coalition’s annual March programming aims to explore social issues through poetry, including over 25 poetry organizations nationwide in the project. The theme of this year’s program, “It is burning./ It is dreaming./ It is waking up.: Poetry & Environmental Justice, is inspired by the poem “Map” written by poet Linda Hogan. The Wick Poetry Center, as one of the founding...
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A group of Kent State public relations students who are participating in a national competition launched the Common Ground campaign to dig deeper into how media professionals and journalists can help improve civility in discourse. The 2021 Bateman Blue Team is participating in the annual Public Relations Student Society of America’s (PRSSA) national Bateman Case Study Competition. The team is actively researching, planning, implementing and evaluating a public relations campaign to raise awareness about the importance of civility. The campaign is targeting Kent State University student...
Kent State University at Tuscarawas has announced its Dean’s List and President’s List for the fall 2020 semester. President’s List The following students have distinguished themselves by achieving a 4.00 grade point average for 15 or more regular letter-graded semester credit hours this past Fall Semester 2020 at Kent State University Tuscarawas: Ashtabula: Kyle Woodard Aurora: Cassandra Nguyen Beach City: Billy Whitt Bolivar: Susan Thompson Bowerston: Maysie Rogers Broadview Heights: Ava Miller Canton: Alexis Lake Carrollton: Brooke Fritz Clinton: Zachary Se...