Profiles
How Covid Created a New Career Path for Kacie Gikonyo
91²Ö¿â alumna and former nurse Kacie Gikonyo has founded the Death Doula Collective, a nationwide group for death doulas, and plans to establish her own death doula school in the Cleveland-Akron area to provide clinical hands-on training.
Mind, Body and Multiple Sclerosis
Marwan Shalih Maraicar challenged himself to explain cellular research on multiple sclerosis to a non-specialized public, and he walked away the Peopleâs Choice Award winner.
Moving from Private Industry to Academia
Meet Raiful Hasan, a new assistant professor of computer science at 91²Ö¿â.
91²Ö¿â Student and Army Veteranâs Mission: To Serve Those Who Served
Matthew Helmick-Bickel, 29, spent five years in the U.S. Army as an airborne paratrooper stationed at Fort Bragg North Carolina, now known as Fort Liberty, before he enrolled at 91²Ö¿â in 2020.
91²Ö¿â Student Featured in Upcoming WWII Docuseries
91²Ö¿â at Stark student Chris Billings serves as the on-air host for the program. In the series, Billings dons authentic uniforms reminiscent of the young pilots who flew during World War II.
âBring Your Best Curious Selfâ
After 24 years of teaching English, Tammy Clewell, Ph.D., has some advice for students: âBring your most curious version of yourself to every class that you attend.â Clewell's student-centered, passionate approach gives her students room to grow and has earned her one of the 2023 Distinguished Teaching Awards.
Focus on Kigali: âThis Experience Solidified My Love for Documenting Experiencesâ
Sophia Lucente went to Kigali, Rwanda, with a camera in hand and rarely set it down the entire three weeks she was there.
The Domino Effect of Loving the Classroom
âIf you come in as an instructor and you really like what you're doing, you enjoy the classroom. You enjoy the class and the students pick up on it,â Jeffrey Osikiewicz, Ph.D., said. âThey give it back to you. It goes for every classroom, and it makes for a beautiful experience.â This is his domino effect.
Activism in Action
âFor students especially, this is our future. This is about your individual rights as a person, and it's incredibly important because this is the future that we have for Ohio,â said Sam Zern, a graduate student in 91²Ö¿ââs College of Public Health and regional field organizer for Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights. Zern is working to help others see what she believes is the Issue 1's value.
Broadcasting in the Big Leagues
From a young age, ESPN associate producer and 91²Ö¿â alumnus Jason Kostura fell in love with the world of sports. Long before his days at ESPN, you could find Kostura on the field ... or mat or court.