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The �Ը������� University 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 �Ը������� and entrepreneurship activities at the university. An additional gift from the foundation of $500,000 will provide support for venture activities within LaunchNET �Ը������� and the Marty Erbaugh i3 Lab, a new...

Emotional eating is a pattern of consuming food to deal with stress, boredom, or other feelings unrelated to hunger. When emotional eating happens frequently or becomes the primary means of dealing with emotions, health and happiness can be negatively affected. One way to combat emotional eating is by switching to a mindful, or intuitive, eating perspective, a process of honoring health by listening and responding to the direct messages of the body in order to meet your physical and psychological needs. To learn more about eating and emotions, join Employee Wellness for webinars in May...

�Ը������� University is participating in the “Best Employers in Ohio” program created by Crain's Cleveland Business and Best Companies Group. The program is designed to recognize outstanding places of employment in Ohio.  As a part of the program’s process, a random sample of university employees will receive an online survey on April 29. Please take 10 - 15 minutes to complete the survey, which will come from Surveys@BestCompaniesGroup.com with the subject line: “Best Employers in Ohio - Employee Survey.”  Please do not forward your invitati...

Dear �Ը������� University Students, Faculty and Staff,  Finals week is fast approaching, and we all need to stay healthy to do our best. However, we are seeing week-over-week increases in the number of positive COVID-19 test results reported to the university. In addition, our monitoring of wastewater on our Kent Campus is showing the COVID-19 virus coming from university residence halls. While the COVID-19 rates remain low in the counties where we have campuses and locations, nearly all have seen an increase in cases over the past few weeks. It is important that everyone monito...

�Ը������� University 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 �Ը������� University’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 �Ը������� faculty across all of the �Ը������� campuses. Learn more about Corvette and the CTL as she answers these 10 questions. How would you describe your position at �Ը������� University? 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 �Ը������� University 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...

Taking action in addressing issues of inequality and political polarization, demonstrating motivation and potential for long term civic engagement and engaging with others to create social change are all ways one could be committed to service. These qualities are the requirements for the Newman Civic Fellowship and traits that Isobel Day exemplifies. Isobel Day, a junior political science major and member of the Honors College at �Ը�������, was named a Newman Civic Fellow for her commitment to her community and passion for public leadership. Day will join 172 other student civic leade...

Dear Members of the �Ը������� University Community, I am writing to inform you that Kathy Wilson, Ph.D., �Ը�������’s Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR), is completing her service as FAR after devoting 18 years to the position. Dr. Wilson, who joined �Ը������� 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...