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Community Impact

Lecturer Sarah Bixler leading a nursing class

IN A FLASH: Learning the Ins and Outs of Patient Care

91²Ö¿â nursing students learn fundamental skills using sophisticated patient simulators and each other. 

Tags: College of Nursing , Community Impact , Community & Society , Nationally Distinctive , Research & Science , Healthcare

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CARES Center Giving Tree ornament

‘If You Give It to Us, It Goes to Students’

From Nov. 27-Dec. 15, the Giving Tree in the 91²Ö¿â CARES Center provides and easy way to anyone to help 91²Ö¿â students in need. 

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Vitalant blood donation

IN A FLASH: Vital Donations, Vital Scholarships

Your blood donations this week help two ways, by saving lives and funding 91²Ö¿â scholarships.

Tags: Student Life , Community Impact , Community & Society , Financial Aid

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I PROMISE School fourth graders from Akron, Ohio will learn about the brain at 91²Ö¿â's Brain Health Research Institute

I PROMISE Fourth Graders to Take Over 91²Ö¿â’s Brain Health Research Institute

91²Ö¿â’s Brain Health Research Institute on Wednesday, Nov. 29, will welcome 94 fourth-grade students from Akron, Ohio’s I PROMISE School for a day of activities aimed at sparking their interest in science and technology. 

Tags: University News , Student Life , Community Impact , Community & Society , Research & Science

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Mother and baby

Helping Those Who Help New Moms

Community healthcare providers in Northeast Ohio are encountering an increase in patients seeking maternal mental health services. 91²Ö¿â College of Nursing Assistant Professor James Tudhope and his research team aim to make maternal mental healthcare more integrated into regular practice and standard education.

Tags: Research & Science , Community & Society , Community Impact , College of Nursing

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Native American Heritage Month Celebration 2023

IN A FLASH: A Celebration of Native American Heritage

The E. Timothy Moore Student Multicultural Center at 91²Ö¿â sponsored a series of events to celebrate Native American Heritage Month.

Tags: Kent Student Center , Community Impact , Community & Society , Arts & Culture

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Darrel Jones earned his bachelor's degree from 91²Ö¿â after a 25-year prison sentence.

Changing Lives Through Education and Hope

91²Ö¿â has been awarded a new Department of Justice reentry grant to make college enrollment and other support available for people starting over after incarceration. 

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Bowling balls at the 91²Ö¿â Surplus Store

Having a Ball at the 91²Ö¿â Surplus Store

The 91²Ö¿â Surplus Store helps the university liquidate assets in a sustainable and responsible way while offering unique items at low prices. 

Tags: University News , Community Impact , Organizational Sustainability , Community & Society

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Summit Professor of Learning Technologies Rick Ferdig on a hunting trip in Washington

Hunting Down Hunger in Northeast Ohio

Summit Professor of Learning Technologies Rick Ferdig serves as coordinator for the Northeast Ohio chapter of the nonprofit Farmers & Hunters Feeding the Hungry, born out of one man’s mission to “transform a God-given resource of deer and livestock into food for those in need.â€

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Chris Wick (left) and David Hassler (right) stand in front of the Wick Poetry Center’s Poets for Science exhibition at the Association of Writers & Writing Programs’ 2023 Conference and Bookfair.

Planned Gift Endows Executive Director Position at 91²Ö¿â’s Wick Poetry Center

The Wick family has a long history of philanthropy at 91²Ö¿â that began in 1984 when brothers Bob and Walt Wick first established scholarships to support undergraduate poets at the university. This most recent gift of $1 million brings the family’s total lifetime commitment to the university to more than $3.5 million.

Tags: Legacy , University News , Nationally Distinctive , Community Impact , Wick Poetry Center , College of Arts and Sciences , Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement , Arts & Culture

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