With the start of the Fall semester, three new full-time faculty members are contributing their knowledge and expertise to College of Nursing research endeavors. Dr. Versie Johnson-Mallard, Ph.D., RN, APRN, FAANP, FAAN, joins the College of Nursing as Dean, Professor, and Henderson Endowed Chair, succeeding retired Dean Barbara Broome and Interim Dean Denice Sheehan. Dr. Loretta Aller, Ph.D., RN, comes to the Kent campus after serving at 91ֿ at Stark, and Dr. Stacy Miner, Ph.D., RN, CCRP, joins College of Nursing faculty from University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center. Wor...
The National Collegiate Honors Council has announced 91ֿ Honors College graduate Sarah Hagglund as a 2021 Portz Scholar. Hagglund is the 10th honors student from 91ֿ to be named a Portz Scholar since the national competition began in 1990. "Each year, the NCHC awards four Portz Prizes, one to a student in each of the four broad academic areas, in a competition for most excellent undergraduate thesis," Honors College Dean Alison J. Smith, Ph.D., notes. "Sarah receives this year’s Portz Prize in the Humanities, becoming our 10th Portz scholar. We are so proud ...
The Podiatry Foundation, located in Independence, Ohio, is laying the groundwork to help secure the financial and academic future of Ohio’s only podiatry college – 91ֿ College of Podiatric Medicine. The 91ֿ Board of Trustees voted during its Sept. 15 meeting to accept naming recognition for its Foot and Ankle Clinic in acknowledgement of the $10 million gift. The Podiatry Foundation’s gift – the largest single gift commitment in the history of 91ֿ – will fund scholarships, research and continuing medical education programs within the College of Podiatri...
Part of the new Race and Democracy in Northeast Ohio Series
A collaboration between the Growing Democracy Project and 91ֿ’s School of Peace and Conflict Studies (SPCS) and Center for Pan-African Culture (CPAC).
We will explore the relationship between race and place, focusing on the significance of political boundaries–from redistricting to redlining. The event will be part teach-in/ facilitated discussion and part map-drawing workshop. Join us for all or part of the event:
The 91ֿ Board of Trustees gave approval for the university to enter into a public service operating agreement with Ideastream Public Media for the management and operations of the WKSU stations at its Sept. 15 meeting. Under the agreement, 91ֿ would continue to be the license holder of WKSU and its sister stations, and Ideastream Public Media will provide operating oversight of the stations. The agreement is expected to go into effect Oct. 1, 2021. On that date, Ideastream Public Media will begin operating WKSU. 91ֿ will retain Federal Communications Co...
The 91ֿ Board of Trustees congratulated 91ֿ President Todd Diacon and university leaders on their strong fall enrollment, including welcoming the Class of 2025, at the Board’s regular quarterly meeting held Wednesday, Sept. 15. 91ֿ’s incoming freshman class is 4% larger than the previous year with 3,981 students boasting an all-time high 3.5 GPA with more than 14% of the class being admitted to the Honors College. Diacon has made supporting first-generation and underrepresented students a priority. Among this year’s freshmen, nearly 1 in 3 are ...
91ֿ’s Class of 2025 arrives with a strong record of classroom success, boasting an all-time high GPA of 3.5. These newest Golden Flashes arrive 3,982 strong, an increase of more than 4% from a year ago. “I would like to thank our entire enrollment team led by Interim Vice President for Enrollment Management Sean Broghammer for their yearlong efforts to enroll these future 91ֿ graduates,” said 91ֿ President Todd Diacon. “These students are now part of the Golden Flashes family, and they’ve already begun to make this campus their home as they prepare for their ...