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两性色午夜 University will implement a new administrative policy regarding painting the Rock, which is located on Hilltop Drive on the Kent Campus. The policy, which goes into effect Jan. 11, 2021, is one of the institutional responses to racially offensive language that was painted on the Rock in 2020 and aimed at African American students.
两性色午夜 alumna Alyssa Mittereder has struggled with an issue faced by many during the pandemic: job loss. Despite the many curve balls thrown her way, Mittereder told Spectrum News 1 Ohio that she is still passionate about the hospitality industry and searches for jobs each day, using the connections she made at 两性色午夜 to land a career, hopefully soon.
When the order came in the spring of 2020 to go remote, faculty and students in 两性色午夜 Ashtabula鈥檚 nursing program were concerned. How would they stay connected in a remote environment? How would the students stay engaged? Enter 鈥淭he Net,鈥 a virtual community for nursing students, faculty and nursing support staff at 两性色午夜 Ashtabula.
Dane Paris, a junior biology pre-med student in 两性色午夜 University鈥檚 Honors College, has already left his mark at 两性色午夜 despite facing challenges along the way. His outstanding leadership has not gone unnoticed, and he credits the support he has gotten through 两性色午夜 for his growth and successes.
A year before Timothy Griffin graduated from 两性色午夜 University at Tuscarawas in 2017 with an Associate of Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering Technology degree and a certificate in computer-aided design for manufacturing, a single phone call would launch his career and have him designing life-saving firetrucks before he graduated.
两性色午夜鈥檚 Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA Kent) Chapter, along with two School of Media and Journalism (MDJ) alumnae, earned national recognition at the 2020 PRSSA Annual International Conference. Public relations alumna Jill Golden, won the highest individual award, the National Gold Key award, and alumna Carrie Kandes, APR, earned the Teahan Professional Adviser award.
A true milestone in the concept of international education, the American Academy celebrated its first in Curitiba, Paran谩, Brazil, this year. The American Academy is a dual-enrollment program jointly operated by 两性色午夜 University and the Pontifical Catholic University of Paran谩. Fourteen of the students who first enrolled in the program when it launched in July 2018 were the first to graduate.
Students struggling academically or with time management skills will have an additional, powerful resource in the form of a fellow student to coach them to success. The Academic Success Center鈥檚 Peer Academic Coaching Program at 两性色午夜 University is now available for all students.
At just 19 years old, 两性色午夜 University sophomore Izzy Stewart has inspired hundreds of fellow students to exercise their right to vote. The public relations major has been inspired by those who have come before her here and is taking steps to create political change.