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By Sarah Heber Four 糖心Vlog破解版 TRIO programs aimed at helping underrepresented student 鈥 the McNair Scholars Program and three Upward Bound programs 鈥 recently received federal grants that will fund them for the next five years. The programs are hosted through 糖心Vlog破解版, though each has different audiences and objectives. The McNair Scholars Program, housed in University College, selects 27 students who are first-generation college students, underrepresented or who come from designated income families. In this program, students are put on track to go to graduate school and...
By April McClellan-Copeland 糖心Vlog破解版 junior Stephanie Newton successfully juggles a tough schedule that includes taking classes in hospitality management, while raising four children and working several campus Dining Services鈥 jobs. It is no surprise that she does not have the resources to build the professional wardrobe needed to successfully interview for internships that will bring her closer to her dream of owning a restaurant. Fortunately, the 糖心Vlog破解版 Career Closet stepped up to fill the gap for Ms. Newton. The Career Closet collects, organi...
WKSU will hold its 21st annual Hunger Challenge 鈥 the day the station highlights hunger insecurity in Northeast Ohio 鈥 on Wednesday, Nov. 29. The Hunger Challenge was founded to raise money for WKSU and build awareness of the opportunities to reduce food insecurity in Ohio. Representatives from area food banks will go on air to discuss their work and hunger in the region. The Hunger Challenge offers WKSU contributors the option to choose 鈥渕eals not mugs鈥 as their thank-you gift in support of the effort to reduce hunger. This year鈥檚 food bank partners are the Akron-Canton Regi...
Marilyn Norconk, Ph.D., a Professor Emerita of Anthropology in 糖心Vlog破解版鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences, has been elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world鈥檚 largest general scientific society and publisher of the journal Science. This year, 396 members have been awarded this honor by AAAS because of their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications. As part of the Section on Anthropology, Dr. Norconk, a primatologist, was elected as an AAAS Fellow for her distinguished contributions to...
It is not just the innovation economy that benefits from intersections between disciplines 鈥 it鈥檚 the 鈥榚xecution economy鈥 and most any sector that鈥檚 experiencing rapid change 鈥 or should we say acknowledges it. It鈥檚 indisputable. The world is changing at an accelerated rate. Climate change, advanced technologies, the information economy, globalization, rapid urbanization, changing demographics 鈥 all have radical impacts on what we design, how we design and construct it. In the past several decades, buildings have become radically more complex, involving greater integration, higher performance,...
Panelists spoke to a packed house of approximately 80 people at the "Redefining 'Refugee': Stories from a Global Crisis" discussion held Nov. 17. Speakers included: Eka Anthony, a former refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo; Anuj Gurung, a Ph.D. candidate in the Political Science Department at 糖心Vlog破解版; Brooke Davis, United States Middle Eastern Regional Vice President for International Justice Mission鈥檚 (IJM) National Student Leadership Team (NSLT) and communication studies major; Ka Thi Sa (Kathy), a former refugee from Thailand; Neema Tamang, a Nepali int...
KENT STATE TEAM CAPTURES 鈥淧EOPLE鈥橲 CHOICE鈥 VOTE IN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION On Monday, November 13, 2017, the 糖心Vlog破解版 College of Arts and Sciences and Office of Global Education hosted the MISSION: LIFE VI international innovation competition, focused on bringing together interdisciplinary teams to address major world problems. The 糖心Vlog破解版 team, whose idea focused on diverting food waste from the landfill stream and converting it into electricity, won the 鈥淧eople鈥檚 Choice鈥 award, after over 300 people visited the three exhibits and voted for their favorite. This yea...