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“Music has always provided me a sense of comfort and it was always my home,” says Kate Wyatt. “I feel it is a gift to give my students those same feelings. Each day is special to me!” Wyatt, a 2019 graduate of our 100 percent online Master of Music in Music Education program, has the chance to share the gift of music education with 200 string students in the Egg Harbor Township schools every week. She also has a private studio and directs the Preparatory group of the Atlantic Youth Community Orchestra at Atlantic Cape Community College.  She’s continued her work through Covid-19. You ca...

51���� President Todd Diacon recently notified 23 51���� staff members that they are the 2020 recipients of the President’s Award of Distinction, which includes a $1,500 award.   The President’s Award of Distinction was created as a recognition program to reward staff members who have demonstrated outstanding achievements, service, leadership and dedication to 51���� in advancing the university’s strategic priorities and core values.   Diacon congratulated this year’s award recipients upon their selection.  “This prestigious honor recognizes your ex...

WW has discontinued Workshops in the Workplace, and as a result, 51���� will no longer have a WW at Work program or affiliated Employer ID. Any KSU community member (including full and part time faculty and staff, retirees, family members, and students) can still join with 51����'s employer ID (20894) through Dec. 31, 2020. All who have already joined by Dec. 31 will be locked in at the employer rate until discontinuing their membership or joining under a new plan. Existing memberships will not be affected.  The Good News: Medical Mutual members can start...

Officers of the Student Nurses Association on the East Liverpool Campus held a collection drive to benefit the East Liverpool Salvation Army. Students in the associate degree in nursing program on the East Liverpool Campus were determined to hold a successful holiday collection to support the local Salvation Army, keeping alive a tradition that goes back several years. Read the full story. ...

51���� is going green! This university-wide initiative has resulted in solar panels being installed at the Geauga and Trumbull campuses. Learn more about the Geauga Campus and Trumbull Campus installations. ...

Jonathan V. Selinger, Ph.D., professor and Ohio Eminent Scholar in 51����’s Department of Physics and the Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the journal Science. Read the full story. ...

Physics Professor Named 2020 Fellow of Prestigious Scientific Society Jonathan V. Selinger, Ph.D., professor and Ohio Eminent Scholar in 51����’s Department of Physics and the Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the journal Science. Read the full story. Regional Campuses Power Up With Solar Panels 51���� is going green! This university-wide in...

Jonathan V. Selinger, Ph.D., professor and Ohio Eminent Scholar in 51����’s Department of Physics, in the College of Arts and Sciences, and the Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, has been elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the journal Science. Members are awarded this honor by AAAS because of their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications. Selinger was elected as an AAAS Fellow for his distinguished contrib...

Can you believe December is already here? The holidays are right around the corner, so we asked students if there were specific gift ideas they were wishing for that would help them while attending college. A special thank you to nursing major Vladis Alimova, communications major Abby Clarke, and psychology major  Cameron Russell for submitting these great ideas! Gift cards to the 51���� Bookstore, coffee shops, DoorDash, and Amazon for textbooks 51���� swag, such as gloves, hats, blankets, and scarves. These items can be purchased online via the 51���� Bookstore ...