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WHAT: Community members are invited to attend the inauguration of Todd Diacon as �Ը������� University’s 13th president at 2 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 1. The ceremony will be held in the Memorial Athletic and Convocation (MAC) Center on the Kent Campus.  �Ը������� alumna Danielle Wiggins will serve as the chief of ceremonies. The program will feature performances from the drumline of the Marching Golden Flashes, the School of Music and the School of Theatre and Dance. The program will include remarks from Kent City Manager Dave Ruller, Chancellor Randy Gardner of the Ohio Department o...

By Record Courier Staff Writers In Summit and Portage counties, three companies were recently recognized for taking significant steps to build a culture of health in the workplace as part of the 2019 results of the American Heart Association Workplace Health Achievement Index. Akron Children’s Hospital of Akron and �Ը������� University both received gold awards, and the Summa Health System received a bronze award, according to a news release from the American Heart Association. The American Heart Association created the index with its CEO Roundtable, a leadership collaborative of mor...

�Ը������� University’s newest Flashfleet partnership with company VeoRide is changing the landscape of using a bike-share program on campus. Flashfleet is a bike-share program �Ը������� has in place for students, faculty, staff and surrounding community members. The university uses a mobility share company to partner with, and this year has introduced VeoRide. After the previous Flashfleet program’s company contract was up, �Ը������� held meetings with multiple different bike and mobility share companies to find a better fit for both �Ը������� and the Kent city community. “We chos...

A national shortage of one million nurses by 2020 is predicted. In Northeast Ohio, that shortage is estimated to be about 2,850, according to the Nursing Forecaster of the Center for Health Affairs in Cleveland. �Ը�������’s College of Nursing leaders are keenly aware of the pressing shortage and are making a full-throttle effort to produce ever-increasing numbers of well-prepared nurses. �Ը������� University’s College of Nursing is partnering with the School of Theatre and Dance to stage challenging scenarios related to death, mental health crises and more to help student nurses learn ...

�Ը������� University at East Liverpool recognized the academic achievements of several students during its annual scholarship reception.  The scholarships and recipients are: Barnes & Noble Book Scholarship: Abigail Ziegler David T. Mason Memorial Endowed Scholarship: Hannah White Dixie F. Leedy Memorial Scholarship: Mattisyn Infanti  Dr. John W. Hayes Nursing Scholarship: Makayla Ammon Regina Chu Maggie Maharick Kaitlin Reed Danae Stanley Jessica Taylor Friends of the East Liverpool Campus Scholarship: Je...

�Ը������� University at Salem recognized the academic achievements of several students during its recent scholarship reception. The awards and recipients are: Alumni Insurance Studies Scholarship: Jessica Burdette Alyssa Card Myranda Joseph Robin Kovacs Elizabeth Wassel Barnes & Noble Book Scholarship: Curtis Carrillo BSN Nursing Scholarship: Nicole Smith College Credit Plus Salem Opportunity Scholarship: Cassandra Aldish Maia Amato Katelyn Bailey Madison Berta Laura Blakeman Rachel Bowen Danny Davis Casey Dickey Olivia ...

The University is not just spinning its wheels. �Ը������� is now recognized as a bronze-level Bicycle Friendly University by the League of American Bicyclists. The university joins an elite group of 208 colleges and universities in 47 states and the District of Columbia that are taking action to address the health and environmental challenges facing America by creating campuses that are more welcoming to people who bike. “Congratulations to �Ը������� University on its inclusion in an elite class of 48 new and renewing Bicycle Friendly universities nationwide,” said Bill Nesper, ex...