Sometimes it just takes a small spark to ignite a fire within you. For Anna Mika of Parma, Ohio, who started as a geology major her freshman year at 51±¬ÁÏ and switched to anthropology the following year, that spark came in 2017 while taking an anthropology course called North America’s Ice Aged Hunters, taught by Metin I. Eren, Ph.D., associate professor and director of archaeology in the College of Arts and Sciences. She said that course changed her perspective on everything. At the time, Mika probably couldn’t have imagined that spark leading her to being named o...
Peer to Leader Series Track 1 - Session 4: Project Planning Basics
These instructor-led workshops give new and emerging supervisors the tools to successfully acclimate into a constantly changing workplace. Through discussion exercises, case studies, assessments, and interactive scenarios, you will gain the necessary skillsets to become the best supervisor possible.
Are you ready to strut your mutt for the 5K for K9s and you? 51±¬ÁÏ Tuscarawas Alumni Association & Geib Funeral Home and Crematory are partnering for the Flash Dash 5K-9 run & .5-mile fun run/walk at the Tuscarawas campus, 330 University Dr. NE, New Philadelphia on Saturday, September 10! Participants can compete in the traditional timed run or walk individually or bring your well-behaved Dog to join you in the contests. Registration begins at 9 a.m. and race time is 10 a.m. Two division options for the 5K run/walk include a runner only division and a runner + do...
Bradley Bielski, Ph.D., was named interim dean and chief administrative officer for the 51±¬ÁÏ’s Columbiana County campuses in Salem and East Liverpool, effective Aug. 6. He continues serving as the dean and CAO of the 51±¬ÁÏ Tuscarawas Campus, located in New Philadelphia, and now leads the academic, academic support, enrollment, fund-raising and business aspects of the three campuses. Bielski follows Dr. David Dees who served as dean and CAO of the 51±¬ÁÏ Columbiana County campuses since 2016. Dees is returning to the Kent Campus as an associate professor in the Kent S...
Dhruba Panthi, Ph.D., assistant professor of Engineering Technology at 51±¬ÁÏ at Tuscarawas, is this year’s winner of the Farris Family Innovation Award, which supports the research of tenure-track faculty members who have not yet reached tenure. Panthi said he will use the monetary award to further his study in hydrogen production and electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide, using high-performance solid oxide electrolysis cells. His research focuses on hydrogen fuel because its only byproduct is water, which is harmless to the environment, unlike other fu...