91ֿ Geauga student Breanna Pennypacker earned third place in the Perryman Freshman Writing Awards among student submissions from all seven regional campuses. Breanna received her award from English Chair Robert Trogdon at the department's Twenth-Fourth Annual Student Award Ceremony on the Kent Campus. She wrote her winning essay, "Change," in Professor Bonnie Shaker’s College Writing I course. Composition courses at 91ֿ at Geauga use textbooks co-authored by English Professor John Metz and adopted as standard curriculum by English Professors Mahli Mechenbier,...
91ֿ officially registered 402 student organizations on campus this spring semester, a record-breaking number for the university, according to the Center for Student Involvement. “Reaching this high number of student organizations on campus reflects the kind of students that are enrolling at 91ֿ: an engaged student who is ready for new opportunities,” said Katie Goldring, assistant director of the Center for Student Involvement at 91ֿ. Research conducted by the Center for Student Involvement indicates that many students participate in more than one student ...
91ֿ student Nahuel Gorostiza, a freshman digital sciences major, is now the United Nations (U.N.) Youth Delegate of Argentina. Voting in Argentina Gorostiza was born in Argentina and lived there until starting college last fall at 91ֿ. He had always been interested in politics and played an influential role in the recent presidential election in Argentina, which helped him qualify as a youth delegate. Gorostiza said voting is optional for citizens between the ages of 16 and 18 in Argentina. If one is over 18, voting becomes mandatory. Gorostiza seized thi...
Three students from the 91ֿ Salem Campus were recognized by 91ֿ’s English department during the annual student awards ceremony earlier this month. Derek Shasteen received the prestigious Anna Ulen Engleman Creative Writing Award for his work of poetry. He is a junior English major, taught by Dr. Craig Paulenich, English professor at 91ֿ Salem. Receiving the Bedford St. Martin’s College Writing Essay Awards were Michelle Santini, for placing first in the Tier I level of competition, and Jonathon McCann, placing first in the Tier II level. Santini is a freshman,...
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91ֿ alumnus Chad Meyers, who graduated in 1992 with a degree in Peace & Conflict Studies (now offered as Applied Conflict Management through the School of Peace and Conflict Studies), was mentioned in a recent article for being an inspiration to his own students. Chad, a social studies teacher at James Ford Rhodes High School in Cleveland, truly cares about his students, and demonstrates that in his work. One of his former students has been hired as New York City's first LGBT student liaison, and in a recent interview, talks about the majo...
Mothers’ Mentors and Muses Two 91ֿ Geauga Campus women were honored at the seventh annual Mothers Mentors and Muses Scholarship Fundraising event hosted by the Women’s Center at the University Ballroom. LuAnn Coldwell, Career Counselor and Karen Hansen, part-time faculty member who teaches Lifespan Development & Education Sciences. Mothers, Mentors and Muses is the Women's Center signature event that recognizes 91ֿ faculty or staff members who have made a significant difference in the life of a student or colleague as either a mother – some...
Two 91ֿ researchers from the College of Arts and Sciences have been awarded more than $1 million in federal grants for their research projects. The National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Aging awarded Gemma Casadesus-Smith, Ph.D., from 91ֿ’s Department of Biological Sciences, a three-year $444,000 grant to research the mechanisms associated with the benefits of Pramlintide — a synthetic hormone — in models of Alzheimer’s disease. Scott Sheridan, Ph.D., from 91ֿ’s Department of Geography, received a three-year $565,000 NASA grant to study cli...
Ohio Gov. John Kasich has appointed a new trustee to the 91ֿ Board of Trustees. Kasich named Robin Kilbride of Wadsworth, Ohio, to a nine-year term as a trustee. Kilbride’s appointment began April 18, 2016, and ends May 16, 2024. “We welcome Robin to our board,” said Dennis E. Eckart, chair of the 91ֿ Board of Trustees. “Her financial and business experience will be a real plus, and we look forward to her longtime engagement with 91ֿ.” Kilbride serves as president, CEO and chairman of the board of Smithers-Oasis Company, a privately held company headquar...
91ֿ at Salem was well-represented earlier this month at the Ohio Society of Radiologic Technologists annual education seminar by students who competed, as well as by faculty and staff members who helped organize the event. Twenty students participated in the competitions, all graduating in May from the associate of applied science degree program in radiologic technology. Amber Biser placed first in the Philip Ballinger Student Assessment exam, recording the best score of nearly 300 students who completed the exam. The academic challenge quiz bowl team from the Salem Campus ...