The inaugural year for the College of Business Administration’s Responsible Leadership Initiative (RLI) was marked by innovation and progress. The initiative was officially launched in Fall 2017 under the leadership of Associate Dean for Graduate and Online programs Cathy L. Z. DuBois, Ph.D. and Assessment and Accreditation Analyst Brandon Shields. The initiative was introduced after the College became an advanced signatory to Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) and an associate member of the Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative (GRLI). Both organiza...
Just as the flavor of an artisanal cheese is enhanced by pairing it with the perfect wine, Geauga County offers a bounty of local resources that are amplified when brought together. Such is the case with a new partnership recently established between the International Culinary Arts and Sciences Institute (ICASI) in Chesterland and ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ at Geauga. Thanks to this new articulation agreement, credits earned by ICASI culinary students can transfer over to any KSU campus towards an Associate’s Degree in Technical Study. Courses in the Associate of Technical Study degree program c...
Most experiences in an art museum are detected from a distance. Rules are strictly enforced to keep admirers from touching the precious artifacts. But Associate Professor Jeanne Marie Stumpf-Carome, MA, MS, Ph.D., breaks through those barriers. She brings lessons in cultural anthropology, archaeology, sociology and human evolution alive with hands-on learning explorations for her ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Geauga students. As such, she demonstrates the timeless relevance of cultural artifacts found in the Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) collections. By regularly incorporating t...
A team of College of Public Health international graduate students received a first-place award for their Togetherness application at the 7th-annual Mission: Life competition, hosted at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas. The Mission: Life competition is an entrepreneur competition that originated at the Pontificia Universidade Catolica Do Parana (PUCPR) in Curitiba, Brazil. The main goal of the competition is to foster innovative ideas and entrepreneurship that addresses real-world problems. This year's topic was Immigration in the 21st Century. With the support ...
Board of Trustees
As chair of the Presidential Search Committee, it is my pleasure to provide you with this initial update on the committee’s progress in launching a comprehensive national search for ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ’s 13th president, as authorized last week by the ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Board of Trustees. Both the Board and the committee are committed to pursuing a search that yields the very best outcome – an accomplished, visionary and inspirational president to lead ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ to its brightest future and who will be the right leader at the right time. I am pleased to announce the membership of a broad-based sea...
Universities Can Lead the Way Supporting Engaged Geoscientists Geoscientists want to engage communities and policy makers. Colleges and universities can help by embracing five core capacities. Geoscientists play a critical role in addressing societal challenges related to natural hazards, climate change, the environment, energy, and resource issues. Many geoscientists who recognize this critical role put their knowledge into action by engaging with local communities and beyond, and we are called upon by public leaders to do more of this work [e.g., Lubchenco et al.,...
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ’s Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is presenting the inaugural issue of a new peer-reviewed, academic online journal called Trends in Diversity. Trends in Diversity is an open-access, online journal that provides a platform for intellectual dialogue and exploration of emerging and transformative issues of equity, inclusiveness and diversity in higher education. Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Alfreda Brown, Ed.D., envisions the journal as a voice to what is taking place in higher education toward hist...