College of Education, Health and Human Services
Video Conferencing Connects 91ֿ to Students in Rural School Districts
In an office nestled inside 91ֿ’s Nixson Hall, you can hear the voice of a third grade student coming from a computer screen. “Beach ball,” says the voice from Greenfield Exempted Village Schools in Greenfield, Ohio. Soon after, in the screen directly below, 91ֿ gradua…
Kent Campus
Mark Kretovics to Serve as Interim Dean of 91ֿ’s College of Education, Health and Human Services
Mark Kretovics, Ph.D., associate professor of higher education administration and student personnel at 91ֿ and a resident of Kent, Ohio, has been named interim dean of the College of Education, Health and Human Services, effective July 1, 2015. Todd Diacon, 91ֿ’s se…
College of Education, Health and Human Services
Mark Kretovics to Serve as Interim Dean of 91ֿ’s College of Education, Health and Human Services
Mark Kretovics, Ph.D., associate professor of higher education administration and student personnel at 91ֿ and a resident of Kent, Ohio, has been named interim dean of the College of Education, Health and Human Services, effective July 1, 2015. Todd Diacon, 91ֿ’s se…
Mark Kretovics to Serve as Interim Dean of 91ֿ’s College of Education, Health and Human Services
The First Group of Students With Intellectual Disabilities Gets Ready to Graduate From 91ֿ’s Career and Community Studies Program
Maddie Morsefield is like any other high-achieving college senior at 91ֿ. She is a straight-A student. Her résumé is filled with work experience and awards, and she is going through mock interviews to help her land that first job. But what makes Morsefield extra special is that sh…
Kent Campus
91ֿ to Help Akron Students Earn College Credit Without Leaving High School
Reading, writing and arithmetic are getting a college-styled makeover in two Akron, Ohio, high schools. Through a $480,000 grant from the Great Lakes Higher Education Guaranty Corporation, the partnership called College Today will send 91ֿ instructors into Ellet High Schoo…
Kent Campus
91ֿ High-Tech Classroom Fosters Research
At first glance, it looks like a typical classroom. But if you look closer, you will see a state-of-the-art, one-of-a-kind teaching facility not found on any other college campus. It is called the AT&T Classroom, located on the bottom floor of 91ֿ’s Moulton Hall. The classro…
Research Center for Educational Technology (RCET)
91ֿ Presents “Living With Autism” Events for Autism Awareness Month
As part of Autism Awareness Month in April, 91ֿ presents “Living With Autism,” which kicks off with a presentation that will be followed by a fundraiser for student scholarships to benefit 91ֿ students studying autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The events begin on April 9 at 7…
Kent Campus
91ֿ’s Speech-language Therapy Services Provided to 100 Rural Students Via Video Conferencing
Rural and underserved Ohio students are able to receive speech-language therapy services through 91ֿ via an innovative online videoconferencing system. More than 100 children enrolled in preschool through high school with identified communication impairments from Montpelier Exempte…
Kent Campus
91ֿ Professors Turn to Technology to Reduce Teen Stress
Have too much stress? There is an app for coping. Researchers from 91ֿ’s College of Arts and Sciences worked together to develop an app that not only measures stress levels in teenagers, but also teaches them how to manage anxiety. The app gathers data in real time using two …
Kent Campus
Scholar of the Month
Scholar of the Month Gregory Smith Professor of Human Development and Family Studies College of Education, Health and Human Services 2001-present Gregory Smith is a professor of human development and family studies and director of the Human Development Center in the School of Lifespan Develop…
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