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The Brain Health Research Institute at 51���� is very pleased to announce two new additions to its leadership: Dr. Angela Ridgel has agreed to serve as BHRI Associate Director for a three-year term starting August 1, 2021, and Dr. Julia Jones Huyck will serve as Assistant Director for the new BHRI Neurocognitive Collaboratory for a two-year term starting August 1, 2021. Dr. Ridgel is Professor of Exercise Science and Exercise Physiology in the School of Health Sciences, based in the College of Education, Health and Human Services (EHHS) at 51����.  She has been involved...

Assistant Professor in Science Education, Dr. Shannon Navy was recently awarded a $1,000,000 grant from the National Science Foundation. Over the next four years, this grant will fund the research project “Resources Accessed to Cultivate and Enhance Resilience” (RACER). The RACER project will focus on researching the persistence and retention of newly hired secondary science and mathematics teachers in high-need school settings. In an effort to combat the teacher turnover rate, the research will involve understanding how newly hired teachers access resources to develop resilience and reduce b...

Dedication to Diversity: Tracey Motter Builds a Pathway to a Diverse Nursing Workforce Although widely acknowledged that greater diversity among nurses reduces health disparities and improves quality of care, the U.S. nursing workforce does not mirror the nation’s increasingly diverse population. According to the most recent Ohio Workforce Data Summary Report from the Ohio Board of Nursing, 88.7 percent of registered nurses reported their race/ethnicity as White/Caucasian, followed by 6.6% who reported their race/ethnicity as African American/Black. With over 25 years of experie...

Chad Hollis-Chan, RN, MSN, CNP, a 2006 51���� at Ashtabula Associate of Applied Science in Nursing (ADN) graduate, is the 2021 Roger T. Beitler Distinguished Former Student Award recipient. Hollis-Chan is currently a nurse practitioner in the internal medicine department at Cleveland Clinic. Hollis-Chan, a Jefferson native, was presented his award recently by 51���� Ashtabula Dean and Chief Administrative Officer Susan J. Stocker, Ph.D., and Julie Senita, Ph.D., Senior Program Director for Nursing and Allied Health. ““I’m so proud of Chad. He’s really grown as a person and...

Did you know that 51���� faculty and staff can purchase a membership to the Beverly J. Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Center (SWRC) for only $19.58 per month? Take advantage of payroll deduction and you'll spend less than $10 per pay.   New for fall 2021, faculty/staff annual memberships include access to ALL group exercise classes, in-person and virtual (over $145 annual value). Members also receive two free guest passes each semester and discounted pricing on programs, facility rentals, and additional guest passes.    Recreational Services' faculty/staff...

Magaly Rios was born in Guanajuato, Mexico. She was 11 years old when she and her family moved to Chardon, Ohio, and she became a United States Citizen in 2016. Throughout her adolescent years, Magaly spent the majority of her time learning the English language and culture. As she grew older, she realized the importance of spreading public and mental health education to younger generations.  Rios graduated from 51���� at Geauga in 2020 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Health, but that was not her original plan. Rios originally started out at 51���� G...

Always big on professional development opportunities, Vice President for Student Affairs Lamar Hylton had to get creative when executing those plans during a pandemic. Enter the Division of Student Affairs Fellows program. “I have always had a commitment to making sure that division staff takes advantage of as many professional development opportunities as possible,” said Hylton. “With the onset of the pandemic, we knew that funding for more traditional forms of professional development like conferences and institute travel and things like that we were not likely to happen [so] we needed...