Kent State University at East Liverpool welcomes the public to hear the story of Terry Dear, a local man whose life was changed dramatically following an accident that left him partially paralyzed. He will speak Tues., Feb. 19, beginning at 4:30 p.m. in the Library in Purinton Hall. Students in the physical therapist assistant program are hosting the event and invited Dear to campus to share his experiences as a soldier, athlete and student, and how he has adapted to life following his injury. Admission is free, but there will be a basket raffle and light refreshments. Dear graduat...
It takes a special type of person to pursue a career in Middle Childhood Education (MCED). While most people distance themselves from that awkward middle school stage and leave it in the hazy past, there are others who have a passion for kids in grades four through nine. It’s a calling. And those who have been called deserve to be best equipped. This is where the MCED program at Kent State University Geauga comes in. The most unique aspect of this program is that it is an International Baccalaureate (IB)-authorized program in the Middle Years Programme (MYP), says Associate Professor and Pr...
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. Thanks to an ongoing collaboration with Kent State Geauga and the Regional Academic Center, Firem doesn’t have to wait until May to start the planting season. Every March, he nurtures seeds at the Kent State Geauga greenhouse in Burton so the seedlings are ready to plant outdoors two to three months later. Through this...
With a passion for entrepreneurial endeavors and a knack for inspiring, Mary Heidler brings a fresh and enthusiastic approach into the classroom. Ms. Heidler, a College of Business Administration lecturer, received the 2018 Outstanding Teaching Award. The Outstanding Teaching Award credits full-time, non-tenure track and part-time members who are nominated by their students for being among the most dedicated, highly effective and motivated professors at the university. The OTA is presented by the University Teaching Council. "It means so much since it is student nominated," Ms. Heidle...
Cultural and historical geographer seeks to connect importance for today’s students, society Growing up, Chris Post watched as his mom juggled her collegiate studies and motherhood, balancing everyday life with dreams of earning her Ph.D. And while field excursions with his biologist mom are a memory of his childhood, the impact of place is something this cultural and historical geographer seeks to define today. Earning a Ph.D. of his own, Dr. Post knows that what we leave behind says a lot about where we are headed. “I’ve always been interested in space and the idea of place and also...
World-renowned applied mathematicians and materials researchers will gather this Saturday and Sunday at Kent State University to initiate and foster collaborations to address challenges to areas of applied mathematics ranging from modeling and analysis to scientific computing and machine learning. The Applied Mathematics Symposium on Advanced Materials will be held on Feb. 9-10, 2019. To learn more about the Symposium, visit: https://events.mcs.cmu.edu/advanced-materials-symposium-2019/ The symposium is organized by Professor Peter Palffy-Muhoray and As...
Division of People, Culture and Belonging
Cassandra Pegg-Kirby, Women's Center and Susan V. Iverson, co-authored a section of a book, "Seeking Relevance in an Age of Inequity: A Case Study of the Identity Struggle of One Women's Center," University and College Women's and Gender Equity Centers: The Changing Landscape, 1st Edition, (New York, NY: Routledge) Brenda Bethman, Anitra Cottledge, and Donna M. Bickford, (Eds.), (2019), 87-96. In this chapter, we explore the questions surrounding whether and how Women’s Centers can unite across differences. The messy terrain of identity politics that these centers must navigate is not new, ...
Kent State University student Adam Roman got his first taste of Cleveland’s University Hospitals when he was a young child. The junior nursing major from Garrettsville, Ohio, was eight years old when his youngest brother, Austin, then 13 months old, was diagnosed with Wilms tumor, a type of childhood kidney cancer. “We spent a lot of time at UH Rainbow Babies and Children’s,” Mr. Roman explained. Austin had surgery to remove a grapefruit-size tumor from his left kidney, and returned to the hospital often for treatments and checkups. Even though Mr. Roman was...