Mental health issues are an increasing concern on college campuses across the country, with faculty and staff often a resource for students to turn to in difficult situations. In 2013, Step Up & Speak Out was created to assist university community members in understanding the resources available to assist distressed or disruptive individuals. To ensure convenient access, and provide the most up-to-date information, Step Up & Speak Out was recently integrated into the KSUMobile app. As a result, the stand-alone Step Up & Speak Out app has been discon...
Meet Maia Amato: the newest member of the Wellsville Village Council. She also is a senior at 51±¬ÁÏ, preparing to graduate with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. She earned an associate degree in business from 51±¬ÁÏ in December 2020, taking classes on the East Liverpool and Salem campuses. Following the recent death of Wellsville Mayor Nancy Murray, a shuffling of council positions occurred, creating a vacancy. Amato expressed interest in the position and was unanimously selected by council members to fill the seat formerly held by Randy Allmon, who assumed...
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School of Fashion faculty member Marji Wachowiak appeared on the Ray Horner Morning Show on Akron's WAKR Radio to discuss back-to-school fashion trends and the School of Fashion at 51±¬ÁÏ. To listen to the interview, click the link below. Listen to Interview with Marji Wachowiak 51±¬ÁÏ Marji Wachowiak Marji Wachowiak earned her B.S. in Fashion Design from the University of Cincinnati and her M.S. in Marketing and Communications from Franklin University. After 25+ years of extensive fashion industry experience, Marji joined the 51±¬ÁÏ faculty in 2011. She has worked...
Thirteen 51±¬ÁÏ Brain Health Research Institute (BHRI) Undergraduate Fellows from seven different majors recently completed summer neuroscience research experiences with capstone presentations. Based on their outstanding scholarship and interest in working with BHRI faculty mentors, these students were selected at the beginning of the summer to be BHRI Undergraduate Fellows. All were also participants in the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program at 51±¬ÁÏ. The BHRI Undergraduate Fellows met together virtually each week for one-hour seminars aim...
Each spring, graduating students in the Physical Therapist Assistant program at 51±¬ÁÏ East Liverpool cast votes to honor a clinical site instructor who impacted them during their learning experiences. The COVID pandemic delayed the presentation of the awards the past two springs, but the 2020 and 2021 honorees recently received their respective recognition for their work with the PTA students. Jenifer Kiernan-Story, PT, was selected as the 2020 Clinical Instructor of the Year and Debra Arcuragi, PTA, was named the 2021 Clinical Instructor of the Year. Kiernan-Story is a physical ...