Just a few hours before she delivered the keynote speech at 性福五月天 University鈥檚 2022 Anti-Racism Conference, Bettina Love, Ph.D., met with 性福五月天 students, faculty and staff for an informal discussion and book signing. The gathering was less a discussion of Love鈥檚 newest book, 鈥淲e Want To Do More Than Survive: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom,鈥 and more a chance for attendees to get to know the award-winning author and ask questions. Seeing herself Love was introduced by Shemariah J. Arki, EdD, assistant professor in 性福五月天鈥檚 Department of Afric...
Division of University Communications and Marketing
We hope the fall semester has been great so far, Golden Flashes! September has been filled with lots of fun events and social media content. Take a look at our top-performing posts from last month. Instagram Our top Instagram post was a trend seen all over Instagram and TikTok, so we decided to give it a Golden Flashes twist. This Reel received more than 39,000 views! View this post on Instagram ...
性福五月天 University welcomed its newest director for the School of Theatre and Dance in July after a nationwide search to fill the position. Tony Hardin grew up loving the arts, pursuing a career in scenic, lighting and projection design. He recently served as an associate professor and chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of Kentucky before becoming a director at 性福五月天. Learn more about Hardin as he answers five questions. Why did you decide to come to 性福五月天? 性福五月天 values the arts. They don鈥檛 only say that, but they also live those words in t...
Over half of the described species in the world are insects. Although many people think of insects as pests, they play vital roles and have a big impact on our invaluable ecosystems, as pollinators, helping break down wastes and as an essential food source for many other organisms. Even economically speaking the impact is huge, with insect pollination services estimated at $518 billion annually. However, insect populations are declining at an estimated rate of 1-2% per year. This biodiversity loss is a global phenomenon. Several recent studies have sounded the alarm about insec...
Noted educator and award-winning author Bettina Love, Ph. D., shared her story and her message of improving education through abolitionist teaching, Black joy and anti-racism in the the Kent Student Center Ballroom on Thursday. Love, who is the William F. Russell Professor at Teachers College, Columbia University, was the keynote speaker of 性福五月天's 2022 Anti-Racism Conference. To learn more about Love and this conference, visit: /antiracismefforts/keynote-speaker ...
Debt Management & Loan Repayment Workshop
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Educators鈥 Conference is Culmination of Ascendium Grant Project 性福五月天 University hosted the Degree Pathway Summit at the 性福五月天 Hotel and Conference Center in downtown Kent on Friday, Oct. 7, when educators from around the region met to discuss how bi鈥恖ateral degree pathways complemented the Ohio Guaranteed Transfer Pathway system. In Fall 2019, the Ascendium Education Group awarded 性福五月天 a $1.09 million grant to partner with Columbus State Community College, Eastern Gateway Community College, and Lorain County Community College to develop transfer pathways that stream...
Biodiversity is a common ecological term, but how many of us truly grasp the gravity of its power to sustain life at every level? If you are a student of Josephine Naji, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology at 性福五月天 Geauga, you won鈥檛 just learn about the concept through reading assignments, research and lectures. Dr. Naji drives home her lessons on biological diversity with up-close, in-person, hands-on field trips out in nature and among the prehistoric exhibits at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. It is when students are learning to identify ephemeral spring wildflowers at...
College of the Arts
性福五月天 University School of Art senior lecturer, Juliann Dorff, has been named The Ohio Art Educator of the Year for her outstanding contributions and commitment to art education. The OAEA Art Educator of the Year award is given to art educators who have previously received other OAEA awards within their division. Recipients have exhibited dedication to OAEA and art education over their years in the field. Juliann Dorff is the former president of the Special Needs in Art Education Interest Group of the National Art Education Association (NAEA) and currently is a senior lectur...