Senior Human Development and Family Studies major Taryn Phillips-Smith is the recipient of ӰƵ Leadership Center’s March Student Leader of the Month. The Student Leader of the Month program seeks to recognize students for excellence in leadership through campus and community involvement. This month Phillips-Smith is being awarded for her leadership within the community and for her participation in multiple programs at ӰƵ. “It was very great to receive this award,” Phillips-Smith said. “ I wasn’t expecting to receive it, but I am definitely very appreciative of...
ӰƵ’s messengers, the staff at University Communications and Marketing (UCM), have helped the university be recognized regionally, nationally and internationally for its work throughout 2020 and 2021. The last two years were filled with major events across campus and around the world. UCM was tasked with continuously updating students, faculty and staff on the constantly evolving landscape. In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, UCM was challenged to create a campaign to help the ӰƵ community manage these tough times together. The university’s response ...
The ӰƵ Board of Trustees recently approved the naming of the Burton D. Morgan Foundation Entrepreneurship Suite, a space that includes the LaunchNET offices, the Marty Erbaugh i3 Lab and surrounding areas within the Design Innovation (DI) Hub. Over the past five years, Burton D. Morgan Foundation has given more than $1 million in support of LaunchNET ӰƵ and entrepreneurship activities at the university. An additional gift from the foundation of $500,000 will provide support for venture activities within LaunchNET ӰƵ and the Marty Erbaugh i3 Lab, a new...
ӰƵ at Salem again received the Tree Campus Higher Education recognition by the Arbor Day Foundation, that honors colleges and universities and their leaders for promoting healthy trees and engaging students and staff in the spirit of conservation. The campus celebrated this recognition during its Arbor Day observances by planting a red flowering dogwood tree on the campus grounds. Students and faculty of the horticulture program coordinated the tree planting including Owen Conway, Alicia Costello, Augustin Holman, Brennan McGuire, Dr. Sarah Eichler, assistant professor of ...
Michelle Corvette, Ph.D.s, is the new assistant director of ӰƵ’s Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL). The CTL’s mission is to enrich students' lives by supporting faculty members with evidence-based, student-focused and innovative teaching and learning measures. Corvette is excited about providing support to ӰƵ faculty across all of the ӰƵ campuses. Learn more about Corvette and the CTL as she answers these 10 questions. How would you describe your position at ӰƵ? Within the role of the assistant director for the CTL, first and foremo...
Psychology students typically want to focus on psychological concepts, not mathematical ones. However, all Psychology majors and minors are required to take Quantitative Methods in Psychology — a challenging course for many students. Julie A. Evey, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in Psychology at ӰƵ Geauga, was recently awarded by the University’s Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) for successfully ‘flipping her classroom’ in order to enhance her students’ mastery of the required coursework. In January 2022, she received the Bronze Teaching Recognition Award for Planni...
Dear Members of the ӰƵ Community, I am writing to inform you that Kathy Wilson, Ph.D., ӰƵ’s Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR), is completing her service as FAR after devoting 18 years to the position. Dr. Wilson, who joined ӰƵ in 1996, will continue her role as chair and professor of economics in the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship. It is with deep gratitude that I thank Dr. Wilson for her steadfast advocacy for student-athletes and staff during her long-standing role as FAR. Dr. Wilson’s exemplary service and unwavering le...
Lamar R. Hylton, Ph.D., joins the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) Board of Directors as the Region Four-East Director for the 2023-2025 NASPA board term. NASPA is the leading student affairs organization whose mission is to bring professionals from colleges and universities together and ensure students have a quality educational experience. As Regional Director, Hylton will represent the interests of student affairs educators in 7 states and 1 Canadian province to the NASPA Board of Directors. He has been involved in the national organization for about 1...