University News
Joel Nielsen to Seek New Opportunities Following Decade of Successful Leadership at ¶¡ÏãÎåÔÂæÃæÃÖÐÎÄ Athletics
After more than a decade of service, Joel Nielsen, ¶¡ÏãÎåÔÂæÃæÃÖÐÎÄ’s director of athletics, plans to seek new challenges when his contract with the university ends later this year.
¶¡ÏãÎåÔÂæÃæÃÖÐÎÄ Professors Research Proper Use of Face Masks to Better Protect from COVID-19
Two professors have conducted much-needed research on face coverings that use alternative textiles to protect the public from COVID-19 and how to keep those masks virus-free.
Biology Professor Says Vaccine Development "Not a Surprise" Thanks to Scientific Developments
Jean Engohang-Ndong, Ph.D., associate professor of biology at ¶¡ÏãÎåÔÂæÃæÃÖÐÎÄ at Tuscarawas, credits technology with speeding up vaccine breakthroughs.
Alan Canfora's Life, Legacy to Be Honored in Scholarship Fund
Donations will benefit students in ¶¡ÏãÎåÔÂæÃæÃÖÐÎÄ's Library Science program.
Alan Canfora, Wounded on May 4, 1970, Dies at Age 71
Canfora was one of nine students wounded by Ohio National Guard soldiers during a peaceful protest.
Campus Kitchen Teams Up With Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank to Help Fight Food Insecurity in Portage County
¶¡ÏãÎåÔÂæÃæÃÖÐÎÄ’s inaugural drive-thru food distribution event on Dec. 16 in partnership with the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank served more than 200 households. The foodbank said more than 26,000 people in Portage County face food insecurity – 30% of those seeking assistance for the first time due to the COVID-19 global pandemic.
¶¡ÏãÎåÔÂæÃæÃÖÐÎÄ Police Department Maintains National Law Enforcement Accreditation
The ¶¡ÏãÎåÔÂæÃæÃÖÐÎÄ Police Department was recently awarded national accreditation for the ninth time by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc. in the Law Enforcement program. The ¶¡ÏãÎåÔÂæÃæÃÖÐÎÄ Police Department was first accredited in 1991.
¶¡ÏãÎåÔÂæÃæÃÖÐÎÄ Establishes Policies and Procedures for Painting Campus Rock
¶¡ÏãÎåÔÂæÃæÃÖÐÎÄ will implement a new administrative policy regarding painting the Rock, which is located on Hilltop Drive on the Kent Campus. The policy, which goes into effect Jan. 11, 2021, is one of the institutional responses to racially offensive language that was painted on the Rock in 2020 and aimed at African American students.