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Participate (virtually) in KSU Safety Awareness Week, which will feature presentations and speakers who will discuss fire and campus safety, first aid, environmental protection, and other general safety topics to protect the KSU members and the community. Learn more. ...

THE STRUGGLE IS REAL By Estelle R. Brown Four new middle school teachers started the school year with high hopes and big dreams, ready to establish their classrooms, teach dynamically and build community with their young students through daily, face-to-face interaction. Instead, they have encountered empty classrooms and computer icons rather than students’ faces. All recent graduates from 91�㽶��Ƶ University at Geauga’s  Middle Childhood Education (MCED) program, Jessica Gaia, Emma Urban, Matthew Utz and Stephenie Keller share their stories of first-year teaching from the COVID c...

The College of Podiatric Medicine (CPM) would like to congratulate Jill Kawalec, Ph.D. on her recent receipt of a Gold Teaching Recognition Award from 91�㽶��Ƶ University. The purpose of the teaching development award program is to recognize and reward faculty effort in enhancing teaching and learning in their courses.  Faculty can earn tiered awards based on efforts to learn about, implement, evaluate and investigate evidence-based instructional practices. At the Gold level, Dr. Kawalec is recognized for her scholarly assessment and revision of innovative course components and shari...

Ten 91�㽶��Ƶ University School of Art faculty and alumni have been awarded the Ohio Arts Council’s Individual Excellence Awards for 2021. Full-time faculty members Peter Christian Johnson, Taryn McMahon, Andrea Myers, and Shawn Powell were selected for the award. Four School of Art alumni including Tom Bartel (B.F.A. ‘93), Sarah McMahon (M.F.A. ‘18), Marc Ross (M.F.A.’80), and Priscilla Roggenkamp (M.F.A. ‘99) were also included on the list, as well as part-time faculty in Foundations, Sharon Koelblinger and Professor Emeritus Paul O’Keeffe. This award includes a monetary prize of $4000 for ...

91�㽶��Ƶ Recognized by Ohio Arts Council's Individual Excellence Awards Ten 91�㽶��Ƶ University School of Art faculty and alumni have been awarded the Ohio Arts Council’s Individual Excellence Awards for 2021. Full-time faculty members Peter Christian Johnson, Taryn McMahon, Andrea Myers, and Shawn Powell were selected for the award. Four School of Art alumni including Tom Bartel (B.F.A. ‘93), Sarah McMahon (M.F.A. ‘18), Marc Ross (M.F.A.’80), and Priscilla Roggenkamp (M.F.A. ‘99) were also included on the list, as well as part-time faculty in Foundations, Sharon Koelblinger and Pro...

In keeping with the commitment to honor and remember the events of May 4, 1970, 91�㽶��Ƶ University will hold a virtual May 4 51st Commemoration this year. On May 4, 1970, the Ohio National Guard fired on 91�㽶��Ƶ students during an anti-war protest, killing four students and wounding nine other students. Due to the global pandemic, the May 4 Commemoration and Candlelight Vigil will again be virtual. The virtual commemoration will feature a video premiering at noon on Tuesday, May 4, that focuses on the nine wounded students: Alan Canfora, John Cleary, Thomas Grace, Dean Kahler, Joseph Le...

COVID-19 has undoubtedly changed the way people experience their education. Over the summer of 2020, 91�㽶��Ƶ University’s eight-week Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program transitioned to a completely remote environment, and the results were surprising.  “The number of undergraduates who participated in the workshop actually increased for the 2020 program,” said Ann Gosky, director of the Office of Student Research in the Division of Research and Sponsored Programs. The nature of this new format gave students a more flexible option and a unique opportunity to be a p...

Psychology Associate Professor Arne Weigold, Ph.D. started teaching General Psychology and Perception at 91�㽶��Ƶ University at Geauga a year ago. With a focus in cognitive psychology, he also has been engaged in ongoing research. He completed a grant-supported research project that analyzes the differences and equivalencies among different types of research participants, including college students. In January 2020, Dr. Weigold received a $10,000 grant from the 91�㽶��Ƶ University Research Council to carry out a new online research project titled “Traditional and Modern Convenience S...