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BHRI Soft Skills Workshop for Graduate Students

Drs. John Johnson, Aleisha Moore and Jessica Williams will talk to graduate students on a variety of soft skills topics: time management, research project management and literature searches. For more information, please visit /²ú°ù²¹¾±²Ô³ó±ð²¹±ô³Ù³ó/²ú³ó°ù¾±-²õ´Ç´Ú³Ù-²õ°ì¾±±ô±ô²õ-·É´Ç°ù°ì²õ³ó´Ç±è-²µ°ù²¹»å³Ü²¹³Ù±ð-²õ³Ù³Ü….

Which skills are needed for success?

  • Comfort with numbers and data
  • Technical aptitude (no need to be a programming or statistics pro, but some proficiency is extremely useful)
  • Openness to learning and collaboration
  • Interest in making data actionable 

Michelle offers some advice for this aspect as well, stating, “Don’t let the lack of an analytics background hold you back. If you are curious, motivated, and willing to learn, you already have what it takes to succeed.â€

Amanda Good '25

When I completed my associate degree in human services, I really wanted to pursue my bachelor’s degree and looked into doing it elsewhere, but the challenges of doing it outside of Ashtabula made that dream seem far-fetched. But then this program came along just at the right time, accessible to anyone in my community, including me, and was the perfect fit for someone who wanted to make a difference in their community and in people’s lives.

Photo of student presenting to a group of people.

As part of Hawken School’s annual FAB Play Maker Educators Institute, Integrated Mathematics major and future math teacher, Anna Leitson, led a hands-on workshop titled Integrating Sewing Arts into the Classroom. Hosted at Hawken School—a private college preparatory school in Northeast Ohio known for its expansive 8,000-square-foot makerspaces—FAB Play brings together educators to explore how making can transform teaching and learning. In line with Hawken’s commitment to innovation through design and fabrication, Leitson’s session demonstrated how sewing and embroidery can be us...

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