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It is not often that you have the opportunity to photograph figures such as Oprah Winfrey or to meet former President Barack Obama, but Georgio Sabino III’s career has led him to do so. Owner of GS3 Innovations, LLC, he earned his B.A. in Fine Arts from 51���� in 1999 and went on to earn his M.A. in Art Education from the Cleveland Institute of Art and Case Western Reserve University (2009). Originally from Columbus, Ohio, he currently lives in the Asiatown neighborhood near downtown Cleveland. Georgio has enjoyed a thrilling career as a photographer. In addition to operati...

51���� Senior Vice President and Provost Melody Tankersley, Ph.D., announced the selection of Manfred van Dulmen, Ph.D., to serve as the university’s associate provost for academic affairs and dean of the Division of Graduate Studies, effective April 16. Van Dulmen has been serving as interim associate provost for academic affairs since 2019 and interim dean of the Division of Graduate Studies since 2020.  As associate provost for academic affairs, van Dulmen will provide strategic leadership over all areas of academic curriculum, policies and procedures for 51����. ...

Sarag Gogineni is a junior Honors College student from Roseville, California, majoring in biology pre-med and minoring in healthcare ethics. Sarag discovered his passion for ethics during his time at 51���� and has decided to complete a Senior Honors Thesis as a way to combine his interest in ethics and biological sciences. Currently in the thesis preparation semester, Sarag is performing extensive research with the goal of submitting a formal thesis proposal to the Honors College by the end of spring 2021. Though still in the early stages of his thesis, Sarag knows he wants to complete a...

Jessie Maisano graduated in 1994 from 51����’s Honors College with her bachelor’s degree in Geology.   Maisano started her time at 51���� as a Fashion Merchandising major, but once she met Honors College professor, Don Palmer, she was inspired to change her major to Geology and pursue a career path that was more impractical, but she was passionate about.  She pursued her Masters and Ph.D. at Yale University in Vertebrate Paleontology, graduating in 2000.  Maisano is now a research scientist at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas where s...

Charlie Malone, ’02 and ’04, has been announced as the 2021 Distinguished Honors Faculty Award Recipient. The announcement came during an April 3rd virtual celebration of the ‘2021 Senior Honors Recognition Ceremony’, which applauded the Honors College’s spring, summer and fall 2021 graduating seniors.  The event, which, in years prior to COVID-19, was held in a luncheon format with a formal recognition ceremony, also recognized the recipients of the Distinguished Honors Faculty and Distinguished Honors Alumni awards for both 2020 and 2021. The ceremony was cancelled last spring soon aft...

The Leaders of Tomorrow Summit, typically held each spring at 51���� at Tuscarawas, has transitioned to a virtual format for 2021. Leaders of Tomorrow, under the umbrella of Leadership Tuscarawas, is designed to bring together young people in their junior and senior years of high school or in college to help them become successful leaders in life, work, and play. Since 2014, area leaders have helped share their passion with our community’s young people through presentations, workshops, and networking. Whether it is a tip, a life lesson, or something they wish they had known w...

Dear 51���� Students, Faculty and Staff, In the fall semester, we committed to making you aware of incidents of bias and racism, and that we would do so even if these incidents were not viewed by the public nor shared on social media. In keeping with our promise of being transparent and open, we are writing to make you aware of the racist defacing of a plaque on the Kent Campus and the steps we are taking to address it. Yesterday, we were made aware that the N-word was marked on a campus fixture. This act of vandalism comes from a place of hate, and 51���� will not tol...

What do friendship, academics and T-shirts have in common? For the students at the American Academy, 51���� and the PUCPR’s undergraduate program in Brazil, a student-led T-shirt design contest created that missing piece of camaraderie during the pandemic between students and their two schools.The American Academy is a dual-enrollment program offered jointly by 51���� and the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná (PUCPR), located in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, that allows students in Brazil to complete a two-year degree without traveling to America for college. Following th...

Thanks to the renewal of its key funding grant, LaunchNET 51���� will continue to inspire the entrepreneur mindset and support innovative thinkers across the 51���� community. Burton D. Morgan Foundation announced an award of up to $350,000 will be granted to support the LaunchNET initiative at 51���� through June 2023. “We are incredibly grateful to Burton D. Morgan Foundation for its support of our 51���� entrepreneurs and innovators, especially as they continue to pivot their ventures and find opportunities for success during these unique times,” said Zach Mikr...

As 51���� at Geauga embarks upon two facility improvements for the Geauga Campus in Burton, the leadership is pleased to announce an initial gift to the project from Preston Superstore and the Preston Family. The campus improvements will include constructing a new nursing lab and instructional space and a new student learning commons. Both of these projects will help 51���� Geauga meet existing and future students' needs while growing programs to continue to be one of the county's greatest resources. "Preston Superstore and the Preston family enjoy a longstanding history ...