It is so easy to put on, but so difficult to take off. That is why Kathy Spicer, outreach program manager at 蹤獲扦 in the Office of the Provost, turned to Facebook to lose weight. Spicer took on a weight-loss challenge created by a food editor at EatingWell magazine. In the article, Spicer shares how a high-pressure workload caused her to put on a few pounds. Spicer also describes how others taking the challenge helped inspire her to exercise. Read more in EatingWell how Kathy plans to keep the weight off. ...
蹤獲扦 graduate Chelsea Griffin, 23, wants multiracial students to feel like theyre a part of the whole culture at school. Griffin, who was an early childhood education major in 蹤獲扦's College of Education, Health and Human Services, shares her thoughts in the Akron Beacon Journal about growing up in a predominately white community and the difficulties she faced as a minority student without any teachers who represented her race. According to the article, ethnic diversity is happening faster among students than teachers. Even though the number of multiracial teacher...
John R. Crawford, Ed.D., 蹤獲扦s dean of the College of the Arts, was recently inducted as the 19th president of the International Council of Fine Arts Deans (ICFAD) during the organizations annual conference in Kansas City, Missouri. Crawford will serve a two-year term as its president. Crawford has served as the chair of the nominating committee and the co-chair of the annual conference team. He also has served as president-elect for one year prior to taking office. Crawford is dean and professor of dance in the College of the Arts at 蹤獲扦. He has served as d...
Dr. Geneva M. Damron and Dr. O. Rex Damrons generosity helps give students dreams a fair chance to come true. Some family traditions have to do with holidays or seasons. Some have to do with annual vacations or birthdays. But for the Damron family, one significant family tradition began at 蹤獲扦 in 1968 becoming a Golden Flash. The Damron family has eight degrees from 蹤獲扦: three Bachelors degrees, two Masters degrees and three Doctorate degrees. The tradition began with Dr. Geneva M. Damron, who earned her Bachelors degree in 1968, her Masters degr...
President Barack Obamas recent decision to chart a new course in our countrys relationship with Cuba focuses on creating a new ally while empowering the Cuban people. Obama ordered the restoration of full diplomatic relations with Cuba and the opening of an embassy in Havana for the first time in more than 50 years. The United States also is opening diplomatic exchanges and easing financial restrictions. Anne Morrison, a professor at 蹤獲扦s School of Lifespan Development and Educational Sciences, has been studying Cubas education system with visits to the country sev...
James L. Blank, Ph.D., interim dean of 蹤獲扦s College of Arts and Sciences, has been named the new dean of the college. The announcement was made by Todd Diacon, 蹤獲扦s senior vice president for academic affairs and provost. Blank, who has been serving as interim dean since Nov. 1, 2012, becomes the permanent dean of the college effective Jan. 1, 2015. We are fortunate to have Jim Blank at 蹤獲扦, Diacon said. He was chosen after a national search, during which he demonstrated his vast knowledge of academia in general, and arts and sciences in particular. He is...
Students in Karen Cunningham's Introduction to Conflict Management classes and Nonviolence: Theory and Practice class wrote essays this Fall semester for consideration in the YES! Magazine Fall 2014 Essay contest. A portion of Ray Stovalls essay (written for Nonviolence: Theory & Practice) was selected as a Literary Gem and here it is I know that being different is a gift. If you focus on cultivating that gift, you can be the best at anything you choose. Ray Stovall, 蹤獲扦, Kent, OH View the Literary Gems Excerpts Read the Winning Essays ...
