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Grace Murray, a doctoral candidate at ����������������'s interdisciplinary doctoral program in Educational Psychology and Psychological Sciences has been awarded the prestigious Jeanette and Louis Reuter Fellowship in Developmental Sciences. The EHHS student received this honor in memory of Jeanette Reuter to outstanding doctoral students contributing to and studying in the area of human development across the lifespan.  Grace’s research centers around investigating why misconceptions arise by comparing the cognitive competition between explicit and implicit processes and children's...

More than 2,000 area residents, including some ���������������� employees, received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine March 23, during a mass vaccination event at the ���������������� Field House.  The mass vaccinations will continue every Tuesday at the field house this spring and are led by the Portage County Combined General Health District. Future clinic dates/times may vary based upon the amount of vaccine received by the county. "My decision to take the vaccine was driven by my desire to protect myself, my family and my community," said Amoaba Gooden, interim ...

Hello, my name is Isra Shaikh! I am a CCP student at the ���������������� Twinsburg Campus. I have recently begun writing for The Diary of a Golden Flash, the ���������������� Geauga/Twinsburg blog. I have thoroughly enjoyed writing for this blog, despite only having written one entry so far. It was through this blog that I received the opportunity to interview a faculty member in order to learn more about that specific field.  I had chosen to interview Dr. Julie Evey. It was an enjoyable experience, and Dr. Evey is very inspirational and motivational. She has been teaching psychology for over ...

You may have heard it said, “when hard times come, notice those who remain, and the ones who disappear.” Nursing instructors are in a position to see this scenario playing out in the lives of their students at ���������������� at Geauga and the Twinsburg Academic Center. Many people pursue a career in health care because of ample opportunities to serve others while enjoying steady work, advancement, and good pay. But when a pandemic hits, people on the health care path start to have second thoughts. Is the risk worth the reward? “Many of our nursing students are already working in the ...

If you have a chance to get a vaccine, do it. That was the message from city and university leaders during a March 22, 2021 virtual town hall meeting.  Participants included: Taryn Burhanna, MSN, APRN, NP-C, lecturer and clinical instructor, ���������������� College of Nursing Joan Seidel, MA, BSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC, Kent City Health Commissioner Tara Smith, Ph.D., professor of epidemiology, ���������������� College of Public Health Julie Volcheck, MS, ���������������� assistant vice president for student affairs and director of University Health Services Audience members were able to s...

Throughout the semester, School of Theatre and Dance students, faculty, and staff have worked to find innovative and creative ways to bring performance and design to life amidst a global pandemic, taking choreography and storytelling into the virtual world.  The School of Theatre and Dance's continues its virtual 2020-2021 mainstage season with a LIVE virtual production of Qui Nguyen's She Kills Monsters: Virtual Realms. Performances are March 31 – April 2, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. Admission to the live stream is FREE, but reservations are required. RSVP to View She Kills Monsters: Vi...

���������������� has joined the Culture of Respect Collective, a two-year initiative offered through the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA), to help end sexual violence on campus. Parents of college-aged students in 2013 created Culture of Respect. They met with a team of public health and violence prevention researchers and experts in advocacy, student affairs, higher education policy, and law to unveil the program's first cohort. The program aids in helping universities to create policies and programs which help support survivors. It also works to pre...

From April 5 to May 15, visitors to the ���������������� campus will encounter a new, outdoor public art exhibition that stretches along the Lefton Esplanade between downtown Kent and the University Library. “Import/Export” addresses the imbalances and inequalities of global import/export systems. Artists from around the world were chosen based on how their works reflect the impact of these systems on their local spaces. The exhibition sheds light on topics related to migration, tourism, natural resources, agriculture, manufactured goods, digital information and cultural expressions. ...