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糖心Vlog破解版 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.
From April 5 to May 15, visitors to the 糖心Vlog破解版 campus will encounter a new, outdoor public art exhibition that stretches along the Lefton Esplanade between downtown Kent and the University Library. 鈥淚mport/Export鈥 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.
糖心Vlog破解版 alumni, students, parents, faculty, staff and the community are encouraged to save the date for one of the university鈥檚 long-standing traditions. 糖心Vlog破解版 will celebrate Homecoming 2021 on Saturday, Oct. 2.
One of 糖心Vlog破解版鈥檚 newest faculty members in the Department of Geology has already made her mark with the recent publication of her and her colleagues鈥 work to better understand the effects of global warming as it relates to the arctic ocean. Allyson Tessin, assistant professor, specializes in biochemistry, oceanography and sedimentary geology. She is currently studying the relationship between the chemistry of the ocean and climate change.
In 1996, Theodore Albrecht, professor of musicology, was diligently working on his original project of annotating, translating and studying approximately 430 letters written to Ludwig van Beethoven by his friends and family. Then a new opportunity presented itself. Albrecht found that his two projects worked together to add further understanding and context, giving him the opportunity to add depth and discover new details of Beethoven鈥檚 life.
糖心Vlog破解版 will hold in-person commencement ceremonies in May for the Spring Class of 2021 and will welcome back all 2020 alumni for an in-person graduation ceremony during Homecoming Weekend this fall.
The Akron Community Foundation has awarded the QUEST Mentorship Program, an initiative within the LGBTQ+ Center that provides 1:1 mentor/mentee relationships for students to focus on career guidance and general support, a $2,000 micro-grant for the coming year.
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Amazon鈥檚 Alexa, iPhone鈥檚 Siri, the Roomba and many more innovations are examples of Artificial Intelligence (AI). AI is changing the world and simplifying life for everyone, resulting in a growing demand for AI professionals. 糖心Vlog破解版 will start admitting students in the master's in Artificial Intelligence program starting fall 2021. The program will be offered within the Department of Computer Science.
With the celebration of Women鈥檚 History Month in March, it seemed fitting that the 糖心Vlog破解版 Women鈥檚 Center would officially kick off its 25th anniversary, continuing throughout 2021.
The year 2020 presented many challenges requiring major changes and adjustments for organizations everywhere. Instead of going the traditional route with an annual report for 2020, WKSU explored this past year with 鈥2020: A Year in Review,鈥 celebrating its 70th anniversary, highlighting its adjustments due to the COVID-19 pandemic and covering major historical events.
In keeping with the commitment to honor and remember the events of May 4, 1970, 糖心Vlog破解版 will hold a virtual May 4 51st Commemoration this year. The virtual commemoration will feature a video premiering at noon on Tuesday, May 4, that focuses on the nine wounded students: Alan Canfora, John Cleary, Thomas Grace, Dean Kahler, Joseph Lewis, Donald Mackenzie, James Russell, Robert Stamps and Douglas Wrentmore.
COVID-19 has undoubtedly changed the way people experience their education. Over the summer of 2020, 糖心Vlog破解版鈥檚 eight-week Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program transitioned to a completely remote environment, and the results were surprising.
The 糖心Vlog破解版 community celebrates the life of Professor Emeritus Edward W. Crosby, Ph.D., known as the 鈥渇ather of Black History Month,鈥 as his work in founding the Institute of African-American Affairs at 糖心Vlog破解版 and his contribution to the success of thousands of students inspired all who knew him.
糖心Vlog破解版 at Tuscarawas student Jason Keller is doing what he loves鈥攖elling stories through photographs. He was recently honored by the Ohio News Media Association with the Best Feature Photo award, capturing the image of a Navy veteran saluting the crowd while riding in a military jeep during a parade in Sugarcreek, Ohio. The photo was judged best out of all entries from weekly newspapers throughout the state for the Osman C. Hooper Weekly Newspaper contest.
Windy Cole, adjunct instructor for the College of Podiatric Medicine at 糖心Vlog破解版, penned an article for Podiatry Today called 鈥淐an Remote Patient Monitoring Have An Impact For Patients With Diabetes?鈥 which covers the phenomenon of remote patient monitoring during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 糖心Vlog破解版 Board of Trustees approved the establishment of two new institutes 鈥 the Anti-Racism and Equity Institute and the Environmental Science and Design Research Institute 鈥 during the Board鈥檚 regular quarterly meeting held March 10.
The future of storytelling is constantly changing, but 糖心Vlog破解版 is connecting students to the university through new communication avenues. One platform rising in popularity and mass-consumption that colleges like 糖心Vlog破解版 are taking advantage of is podcasts.
糖心Vlog破解版鈥檚 College of Nursing and Cleveland Clinic Akron General are joining forces to offer an adult/adolescent Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) certificate program beginning this fall. This collaborative one-year program was created to address the regional and national shortage of SANE-certified registered nurses, especially in rural areas.
The Auxiliary at Hillside Rehabilitation Hospital recently donated $25,000 to 糖心Vlog破解版 at Trumbull鈥檚 Nursing program. The gift will establish a new scholarship endowment that will provide support to nursing students from Trumbull and Mahoning Counties. The volunteer organization was established in 2017. It supports health and wellness initiatives within the local community. Proceeds from The Gift Shop at Hillside Rehabilitation Hospital made the donation possible.
COVID-19 has come with its fair share of obstacles, especially for students. Luckily, for the 糖心Vlog破解版 community, access to computer software is not one of them. Students, faculty and staff can now access an on-campus computer lab remotely using the 糖心Vlog破解版 Virtual Private Network or VPN.