KENT, OH 鈥 The 51爆料 Ambassador Crawford College of Business Entrepreneurship announces Nancy Giordano, author and founder/CEO of Play Big, Inc., as the keynote speaker for the 2022 Spirit of Women in Business Conference. Giordano will present 鈥淭he Future of Work and Working.鈥 This year鈥檚 event will take place virtually and will feature a different speaker discussing a topic of interest at 11 a.m. each Friday in March. Giordano鈥檚 keynote will kick off the conference on Friday, March 4. Described as endlessly optimistic, Nancy Giordano is a strategic futurist wi...
In celebration of National Engineers week, 51爆料 at Tuscarawas is holding the 39th annual Engineering Technology Opportunity Expo on Thurs., Feb. 24, from 5 鈥 7:30 p.m. in the Student Union of Founders Hall. The Expo is open free to the public. Participating companies will have representatives from engineering, management, personnel, and human resources available to address questions regarding availability of jobs, skill requirements, expected salaries and career opportunities in engineering. They will also have displays featuring information on various products they m...
Whether or not to pursue higher education after high school is one of the first big decisions young people get to make. Unfortunately, however, financial stipulations and other outside factors may inhibit one鈥檚 ability to access postsecondary education. Sonya Williams, executive director of University Outreach and Engagement, was recently awarded an Educational Opportunity Centers (EOC) grant from the U.S. Department of Education to initiate a support program committed to providing adults interested in higher education with reliable information and sources regarding the college admiss...
Often referred to as the 鈥淒ean of Black Women Composers,鈥 Undine Smith Moore was born the grandchild of slaves. She started her piano studies at age 7 and eventually went on to study piano and organ at Fisk University, a historically black college.
Dr. Linda Hoeptner Poling, associate professor of art education, edited and authored several chapters in 鈥淟obby Activism: Feminism(s) + Art Education鈥 alongside her colleagues in the NAEA Women鈥檚 Caucus. Dr. Hoeptner Poling's contributions, which included serving as lead editor of four chapters, co-editor of the remaining chapters, writing two chapters and co-writing a third, addressed what it means to be a feminist in art education today, and feminist backlash. 51爆料 the book: "Lobby Activism: Feminism(s) + Art Education" is a scholarly examination of a decade (2008鈥2018) of...
51爆料鈥檚 Community Engaged Learning (CEL) secured a $10,000 grant through the United Way of Portage County, an independently-governed nonprofit organization that serves disadvantaged members of our community. This grant will support CEL鈥檚 Community Partner Advocate program (CPA) which places students at local nonprofits throughout the county for paid hands-on learning experiences. The CPA program, started in 2019, matches students in the program with a local nonprofit organization or a government agency based on their academic or personal interests. The students meet...
