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91�㽶��Ƶ University has been awarded $1.5 million from the state of Ohio for the Choose Ohio First program that supports students in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Among the 44 colleges and universities selected as the new Choose Ohio First award recipients in Fiscal Year 2022, 91�㽶��Ƶ is one of three institutions awarded the highest amount for scholarships, $1.5 million, which will be distributed over a five-year period. The Choose Ohio First program began in 2008 as a way to increase the number of Ohio students enrolling in and successfully com...

Assistant Professor Positions - Tenure-Track 91�㽶��Ƶ University’s Department of Psychological Sciences is recruiting two new tenure-track faculty members to begin Fall 2023: (1) Assistant Professor in Biological Aspects of Psychology and (2) Assistant Professor in Clinical Child or Adolescent Psychology. The department is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion through research, teaching, and mentoring. We seek candidates who embrace this philosophy.  New faculty will join a vibrant, highly research active, and collaborative department. Our faculty have demonstrated success...

  91�㽶��Ƶ School of Peace and Conflict Studies faculty member Elaine Hsiao was recently interviewed for an article in Mongabay, entitled  "In world convulsed by climate-driven conflict, are peace parks an answer?" by Saul Elbein.  Dr. Hsiao, whose studies focus on environmental justice and managing environmental conflict, discusses the necessary elements to help peace parks succeed.  Read more at https://news.mongabay.com/2022/07/in-world-convulsed-by-climate-driven-conflict-are-peace-parks-an-answer Special note for Kent Sta...

A Qualifying Life Event is a major change in your life that alters your benefits situation. Some examples include the birth or adoption of a child, a change in marital status, loss of benefits by a spouse/partner or becoming newly eligible for benefits due to a job change.  If you experience a Qualifying Life Event, you have an opportunity to change your benefits elections to better suit your new situation, outside of the annual open enrollment window. However, you must report qualifying event to the Employee Benefits Office and indicate you wish to make the appropriate benefit change...

91�㽶��Ƶ University at East Liverpool held its annual nursing pinning ceremony May 15, during which 36 students were recognized for receiving degrees through the associate degree in nursing (ADN) program. Dr. Carol Hrusovsky, academic program director of the ADN program, presented student awards, including the Ohio Nurses Association District 3 Lori Grenich Student Nurse Award to McKenzie Dotson. This award recognizes excellence in clinical nursing and professional awareness. Hoi Ming Winski received the ADN Honors Award for highest GPA; Kimberly Ewing received the ADN Service Award an...

Dear 91�㽶��Ƶ University Students, Faculty and Staff, This is a reminder that face coverings are now required indoors at 91�㽶��Ƶ University at Trumbull. Masks are required indoors on the Trumbull Campus except while working alone in an enclosed space, such as a private office or lab. 91�㽶��Ƶ is following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations for counties at “high,” “medium” or “low” community levels when making determinations for safety precautions on our campuses. Trumbull County currently is designated as a “high” community level for COVID-19 a...

Workers from the Portage County non-profit organization Family and Community Services recently arrived at 91�㽶��Ƶ University’s Kent Campus to collect one of the most prized castoffs from university residence halls: bicycles.  The agency’s annual bike collection on the Kent Campus has become one of its most popular giveaways at the County Clothing Center in Ravenna, which is one of many social service programs that Family and Community Services operate in the Kent-Ravenna area.  “Oh, my goodness yes, the bicycles disappear very fast,” said Candy Pollard, who manages the Clothing ...