Minority, low-income and first-generation college students are often underrepresented in graduate schools. To change this and to help students realize their potential, the McNair Scholars Program at ӰƵ provides assistance to underrepresented students who consider pursuing a doctoral degree. The McNair Scholars program is one of several federally funded TRIO Programs at ӰƵ with the goal of improving degree attainment for underrepresented, first-generation and low-income students. The specific goal of the McNair Scholars Program is to assist students to potent...
ӰƵ’s Precision Flight ranked third overall last week at the Region III Safecon, National Intercollegiate Flying Association (NIFA) Competition at The Ohio ӰƵ University (OSU). NIFA serves as a forum for collegiate aviators to expand their studies and further their careers by participating in competitive and non-competitive events, networking with industry leaders and applying themselves to go above-and-beyond their standard curriculum. “This is a way for the students to grow and believe in themselves as aviators,” says George Armann, Head Coach and Advisor. “The tea...
The ӰƵ Geauga Campus Wellness Club, in conjunction with Counseling Services, recently received a $1,000 Seeds of Wellness Grant from ӰƵ. The grant is designed to benefit the entire ӰƵ Geauga student body with the establishment of a new Mental Health & Wellness Center. Counseling Specialist Valerie Rutherford MSW, LISW-S, who is co-advisor to the fledgling Student Wellness Organization with Wellness Ambassador Rae Ann Byers, explains that the focus of the grant is on students who need help in managing stress and improv...
While student voting nationwide doubled since 2014, the ӰƵ student voting rate has increased 135% from 2014 to 2018, according to a recent report from the National Study of Learning, Voting and Engagement, conducted by the Institute for Democracy & Higher Education at Tufts University’s Tisch College of Civic Life. “We are thrilled to see such a large increase in both the voting and registration rates of ӰƵ students,” said Craig Berger, assistant director of ӰƵ’s Community Engaged Learning. “It’s important for students to vote because it’s the...
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By Becca Sagaris, Health Reporter at the ӰƵr If you walk into the Women’s Center anytime during the month of October, you’re likely to see a bra hanging from the mailbox or off the door handle. “It just makes me laugh,” Director of the Women’s Center Cassandra Pegg-Kirby said. “When we come to work in the morning, there will just be bras hanging out of our mailbox.” Sustainability Manager Melanie Knowles and Outreach Recycling Coordinator Leah Graham started the bra drive at ӰƵ in 2013 after they read an article about The Bra Recyclers, an organization that r...
On the evening of Oct. 11, the city of Kent Police Department made an arrest in the incidents involving a prowler outside sorority homes affiliated with ӰƵ. As our students return to campus from fall break, we hope this will give them peace of mind. The safety of our students and community members is our top priority. We would like to thank our partners at the city of Kent, including the city of Kent Police Department, and the agencies who provided assistance with this matter, including the U.S. Marshals Service and our own ӰƵ Police Department. ...