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...
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...
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 must have completed 15 hours during the semester. To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must earn a 3.40 or greater grade point average and must have completed 12 or more credit hours for the semester. Congratulations to all the students! Keep up the good work. President’s List Names and City Ashley-...