A bachelor’s degree in Middle Childhood Education is now within reach for Twinsburg-area students, both geographically and financially. Starting Fall Term 2020, future middle school teachers can choose to begin their Middle Childhood Education degree at either the Geauga Campus in Burton or Twinsburg Academic Center. Introductory coursework will be provided remotely through Zoom videoconferencing to students at the TAC. As students progress through the program, more interactive learning experiences will be fully available at the Geauga Campus in Burton. Th...
Despite all of the disruptions caused by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Kent State University seniors have stayed on task to graduate on schedule. A team of six seniors (four from Twinsburg Academic Center, two from Trumbull) made their final Twinsburg student group presentation via Zoom videoconferencing on April 16, each contributing remotely, from their own homes. This was the final requirement for Instructor Tim McFadden’s Business Consulting and Practicum course. Through the use of Zoom Technology, McFadden, Business Program Director at Kent State Columbiana, makes his course availa...
Community Engaged Learning Launches Kent State Together Community Engaged Learning has organized "Kent State Together," a collection of virtual volunteering opportunities that enable all of us to make a difference while staying safe and healthy. Some opportunities are tailored to Kent State University and the surrounding area, while others are more regional and national in scope. We not only want to contribute to the COVID-19 response through this initiative, but we also want to bring together Flashes from near and far (including Alumni and all regional campuses)! As you c...
Congratulations to Tim Ogolla, Soumya Chandrasekhar and Xinfang Zhang for winning 1st, 2nd & 3rd place in the CPIP Spring 2020 Final Research Presentations. Each of them will receive a $25 dollar gift card to Amazon. Along with everyone else who presented will receive free memberships to OSA, SPIE and SID student chapters. Thank you again to everyone who presented and attended the research presentations! Also special thanks to the student chapters for their support and donations! ...
Kent State University’s virtual 50th Commemoration to honor and remember the events of May 4, 1970, will take place online beginning Friday, May 1. Visitors to the May 4 50th Commemoration website will be able to view a variety of special videos, online exhibits and interactive tours, all designed to honor and remember Allison Krause, Jeffrey Miller, Sandra Scheuer and William Schroeder, the Kent State students who lost their lives 50 years ago on the Kent State campus. On May 4, 1970, the Ohio National Guard fired on Kent State students during an anti-war protest, killing four stude...
When students decide what college or university to attend, one of the biggest decisions that follows is whether to live on campus or commute to campus from home or an apartment. While living on campus is an integral part of the college experience for some students, each of these options has its perks and drawbacks, and students who commute should know that they have plenty of company, particularly at Kent State: according to data from Institutional Research, 49.2% of Kent State Honors College students commuted to campus during the fall 2019 semester. Gra...
Have you ever seen the “nasty green slime” – properly known as a harmful algal bloom, or HAB in Lake Erie? Remember the July 31, 2014 “Do Not Drink/Do Not Boil” public health warning messages in Toledo? Tests revealed that the algae was producing microcystin, a sometimes deadly liver toxin and suspected carcinogen. Experts say that without properly addressing the issues of high nutrient pollution (nitrogen and phosphorus which stimulate the growth of algae) from sewage, agriculture and suburban runoff, and high water temperatures (linked to climate change) these warnings could become more f...
April’s observance as Autism Awareness Month is coming to a close, but research into the whys and hows of autism is always ongoing at Kent State University. Michael N. Lehman, Ph.D., director of the Brain Health Research Institute at Kent State, said the university supports autism research that focuses on basic discoveries within the brain, as well as applied human research involving students with autism, which makes Kent State’s body of research unique and diverse. On the basic research front is Woo-Yang Kim, Ph.D., who joined Kent State’s faculty in the summer of 2018 as an a...