Kent Campus
Sarah Burns, a second-year masters student in the Nutrition and Dietetics Program at 蹤獲扦, shows off a tomato that she and others in the program helped to grow over the last few months. Under the direction of nutrition and dietetics faculty member Natalie Caine-Bish, Ph.D., Burns and other volunteers oversee the Mighty Pack Program that provides Portage County children meals during times when they are not receiving food provided through the National School Lunch Program. The Mighty Pack Program was a graduate student project that grew into a countywide food insecurity prev...
Kent Campus
The Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority (PARTA) will introduce SPOT PARTA, its real-time GPS transit information capability, to the 蹤獲扦 community on Oct. 18 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Kiva. SPOT PARTA allows users to locate any of PARTAs fixed-route buses anywhere within Portage County. Members of the public can easily track the location and arrival time of any PARTA bus by using a cellphone, tablet or computer. Simply text 224-300-SPOT (7768) and the location of the next bus will be sent directly to your phone. You also can log...
Sam Olson is beginning her final year in the Veterinary Technology program at 蹤獲扦 at Trumbull. In doing so, she has decided to make her final fall semester a memorable one. After seeing four one-week-old kittens that were dropped off at the Animal Welfare League of Trumbull County, she decided to put her acquired skills into action. Olson completed paperwork to become a foster parent to the four kittens. She is essentially trying to nurse the kittens to adoption age, which means around-the-clock care. Kittens require bottle-feeding every two to three hours. I have a...
蹤獲扦s Dining Services recently hosted its annual Taste of Home competition and announced the winning dish: a turkey chili recipe submitted by Debbie McKinney, a 蹤獲扦 parent. The Taste of Home competition encourages students family members to submit recipes of their students favorite home-cooked meals for the chance to have it served on campus. According to the Taste of Home webpage, 蹤獲扦 believes parents and grandparents are the best resource available to make our local menu more like home. McKinney surprised her daughter, Dana McKinney, a first-year photo ...
蹤獲扦s College of Education, Health and Human Services will honor seven distinguished alumni at the seventh Annual Education, Health and Human Services Hall of Fame Awards Ceremony on Friday, Oct. 21, at 6:30 p.m. in the 蹤獲扦 Hotel and Conference Center. Tickets are $40 per person and include hors doeuvres followed by a formal dinner. The seventh class in the College of Education, Health and Human Services Hall of Fame includes: Centennial Alumni Award: Charles Fensch Charles Fensch graduated from 蹤獲扦 in 1958 with a degree in education. He also was ...
Kent Campus
蹤獲扦 will celebrate the grand opening of its newest and much-anticipated building, the Center for Architecture and Environmental Design, on Friday, Oct. 7. Because the grand opening is being held outdoors and more than 1,000 people are expected to attend, Lincoln Street will be closed between Rt. 59/Main Street and College Avenue from 2-5 p.m. on Oct. 7. The Rockwell Hall parking lot will close at 11 a.m. and remain closed for the rest of the day. Visitors, alumni and friends from around the world will tour the 110,191 square-foot contemporary glass-...
Second year students in the occupational therapy assistant (OTA) program at 蹤獲扦 East Liverpool participated in the annual American Occupational Therapy Assistant Hill Day in Washington, D.C., taking messages straight to the doorsteps of their state representatives. For weeks preceding the conference, students in the Kent East Liverpool OTA program called to schedule appointments with individual senators and representatives from Ohio and Pennsylvania. Once in Washington, D.C., the students met in the offices of Ohio Senators Sherrod Brown and Rob Portman; and with Ohio Representatives...
The 蹤獲扦 Academic Success Center has received the Frank L. Christ Outstanding Learning Center Award for its success as an interactive academic space for students to reinforce what they learn in the classroom. Each year, a two-year institution and a four-year institution are chosen as the recipients for the award. The award focuses heavily on the use of technology and if it can be used as a model for other institutions. The Christ Award is presented on behalf of the National College Learning Center Association (NCLCA), an organization working to recognize institutions with lea...
The 蹤獲扦 Academic Success Center has received the Frank L. Christ Outstanding Learning Center Award for its success as an interactive academic space for students to reinforce what they learn in the classroom. Each year, a two-year institution and a four-year institution are chosen as the recipients for the award. The award focuses heavily on the use of technology and if it can be used as a model for other institutions. The Christ Award is presented on behalf of the National College Learning Center Association (NCLCA), an organization working to recognize institutions with lea...