The U.S. Department of Education has awarded 91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ University a nearly $1.2 million, five-year TRIO Educational Opportunity Centers program grant. The program is designed to provide support services to qualified adults, including veterans, who want to enter or continue a program of postsecondary education. The Educational Opportunity Centers program specifically targets low-income adults and veterans by offering a wide range of services, including counseling and assistance with financial aid, testing and college admissions applications. 91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, a national leader in a...
The Business Leadership Training (BLT) is a partnership between 91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Twinsburg Academic Center and the Twinsburg and Nordonia Hills Chambers of Commerce. The BLT bi-monthly programming is free and open to the public. The final program of 2021 is "Change is Hard: Leading It Doesn’t Have To Be" and is scheduled via Zoom on Thursday, November 18, from noon – 1 PM. Dr. Susan Emens, Assistant Dean for 91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Twinsburg Academic Center is the featured presenter. To stay competitive, businesses must adapt quickly to their ever-changing environments. However, managers often face resistance...
Week 7 Vaccination Winners Week seven winners of the 91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ University employee vaccination drawing have been announced. Look below for the list of the lucky winners! Catherine M. Zapytowski Mgr, IT Budgeting & Bus Svs $100 Tatjana Hrubik-Vulanovic Associate Professor $100 Robert A. Chester Custodial Worker $100 Kevin F. Hilger Lead IT User Support Analyst $100 Thorsten-Lars Schmidt Assistant Professor $100 Robert W. Eckman Chief Info Security Officer...
Twenty-nine current 91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ faculty members have been named to be in the top 2% of scientists in the world based on a recent study published by Stanford University scholars, proving why 91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ is a top-tier research university. Top 2 % in the World The report, published in the PLOS Biology journal, evaluated more than six million scientists across 22 different fields and 176 subfields from 1996 until 2019. The top 2% list is made up of more than 100,000 most-cited scientists who have authored at least five scientific papers. The ranking method is based on standardized citati...
On Nov. 2, philanthropic gifts will be tripled 91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ University, which has gained national recognition for its creative and successful Giving Tuesday campaigns, launched its monthlong celebration of philanthropy on Nov. 1. Giving Tuesday, now in its eighth year at 91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, has raised nearly $7 million during that time, which illuminates the impact that can be made when Golden Flashes come together. 91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ’s most generous annual tradition will shine even more brilliantly this year as each featured fund supports the recently launched Forever Brighter, the most ambitious comp...
Congratulations to School of Fashion senior lecturers Betsy Carr and William Perrine who were recently named as finalists for the University Teaching Council (UTC) Outstanding Teaching Award. The Outstanding Teaching Awards are presented annually by 91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ University's University Teaching Council to full-time, non-tenure track and part-time faculty members. Those recognized are nominated by their students for their dedication as teachers. This year, the University Teaching Council recognized 10 finalists from nominations collected spanning the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 academic...
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My life goals have been to enjoy my work, to excite others with the wonders of paleontology, and to work with students to assure that they are prepared for a great career. Questions & Answers Why did you decide to pursue your field of research? I was drawn to geology in general because it provided the opportunity to combine field and laboratory research in deep time. Paleontology is an amazing field that makes it possible to discover creatures new to science. The full understanding and excitement of discovery expressed by my predecessors convinced me that paleontology provided a...