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Adding a research project can seem like too much with jobs, classes and other responsibilities. However, every year, students are up for the Student Showcase challenge, entering research projects and creative works that run the gamut. This year's submissions ranged from "Analyzing Smallpox" to "What Music Brings People to Tears." Faculty judges assessed each poster presentation and after the tabulation of scores, awarded first place to Rilee Wilson, a senior Psychology and Criminology and Justice Studies double major. Riley’s entry, "The Impact of Covid-19 on Death and Mourning," ...

Megan Carrasco's journey to law school, and now as a Judicial Law Clerk for the Arizona Supreme Court, began at 51���� with her major in Communication Studies.   “Law is very much communication based; you never have to do just one thing in law,” Carrasco said.  After graduating in 2016, Carrasco, an Honors student, who minored in Public Relations and Spanish, spent time working and thinking about what she truly wanted to do before going back to graduate school. She ultimately decided the law school process and courses fascinated her, so she began law school ...

Sports play a significant role today, serving as a form of entertainment and fostering connections all around the world. The part of sports that people often forget to consider is the role of communication in sports.   This semester, J.D. Ponder, Ph.D., Associate Professor in the School of Communication Studies, is teaching “Sports Communication,” which examines the intersection of communication and sports. This course is designed to help students better understand the importance of sports in our world.  The course covers issues such as sports and politics, gende...

The 51���� at Tuscarawas Gamma Sigma Chapter of the Alpha Delta Nu Nursing Honor Society inducted eight Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) program students on April 4, 2022. Alpha Delta Nu, the honor society for associate degree nursing students, welcomed the following 51���� Tuscarawas ADN program students: Brandilyn Autery, Alexa Ceneskie, Abbigale Gibbs, Grace Hibbs, Kaylee Kerr, Diana Luyster, Anita Miller and Courtney Sheneman. Alpha Delta Nu recognizes the academic excellence of students in the Associate Degree Nursing program. The society encourages the pursuit...

Microsoft Recognizes 51���� On February 1st, 2022, Microsoft published this article that highlights the great work that 51���� and the Division of Information Technology have done utilizing Microsoft Teams for hybrid learning and workplace collaboration on campus.  The university's commitment to accessible and equal opportunity has earned high praise from Microsoft. Departments and university leadership partnered with each other to develop a strategy utilizing Microsoft Teams to allow hybrid educational and workplace efforts to persist when t...

It’s hard to know if you’re on the right track… until your passion shows you a better way forward. That’s what Brandon Mackovick learned as he navigated his way from high school to college. Born and raised in Youngstown, this Boardman High School graduate was drawn to the small regional campus at 51����’s Twinsburg Academic Center (TAC) for several reasons, ranging from affordability to smaller class sizes. And he thought he knew what major he would pursue once he got here. “My major kind of came all of a sudden and it’s a reminder of why you should always stay open-minded,” ...

U.S. News & World Report ranks six 51���� programs in the top 100 among public institutions in its 2023 edition of Best Graduate Schools. Among the top 100 public institution programs, 51���� is recognized in the Best Nursing Schools: Master’s Programs, Best Education Schools, Best Mathematics Programs, Best Psychology Schools, Best Public Health Programs and Best Physics Schools rankings. 51���� is also recognized in an additional five new national rankings, bringing the total of 51���� programs recognized in the U.S. News 2023 Best Graduate Schools rankings to ...

Michael Kavulic Speaks at Mentoring Mondays Virtual Webinar Join Michael Kavulic, Ph.D., assistant vice president for Research Administration today when he dives into understanding of a range of higher education areas, including research administration, governance, and technology. Developed in partnership between Human Resources Training & Development and Kent Engaged and Emerging Professionals (KEEP), Mentoring Mondays provides a way for 51���� employees to connect as mentor and mentee. Join KEEP over the lunch hour for round-table-style discussions with profession...

The School of Theatre and Dance continues its 2021-2022 season with a reimagined production of William Shakespeare's "Much Ado 51���� Nothing," running April 22 – May 1, 2022 in Wright-Curtis Theatre.  Roe Green Visiting Director JaMeeka Holloway presents this new treatment of the classic Shakespearean comedy about love and misunderstanding. The "Much Ado 51���� Nothing" production team includes assistant director and choreographer Jessie Cope Miller, assistant director Austin Verstreater, costume design by Victoria Mearini, lighting design by J...