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Dr. Sonia Alemagno, professor of health policy and management and associate dean for the College of Public Health at �Ը������� University, has served the past year as the university’s interim vice president for research. When she returns to the College of Public Health on July 1, 2011, she will have a new title: dean. �Ը������� Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Robert G. Frank said naming Alemagno dean of the College of Public Health makes perfect sense. “Sonia has been an integral part of establishing our new College of Public Health and then getting it up and running,...

The new College of Public Health at �Ը������� University celebrated its first graduating class of the Bachelor of Science in Public Health (B.S.P.H.) program on Saturday, May 7. Thomas Brewer, associate dean of �Ը�������’s College of Public Health, said the new college and the undergraduate program is a great example of higher education responding directly to the needs of potential employers. “The Association of Schools of Public Health estimates that 250,000 public health workers will be needed by 2020,” Brewer said. “These five graduating seniors will be the first in the state to enter ...

A ceremony to celebrate �Ը�������'s designation as a Tree Campus USA for the third consecutive year will take place on April 28 at 2 p.m. in front on Engleman Hall. The award, which is given by the Arbor Day Foundation, will be presented to Vice President for Administration Gregg Floyd. Following the presentation, residents of Engleman Hall will plant a tree to commemorate the occasion. Engleman Hall was the winner of �Ը�������'s 2011 Recyclemania competition. "I am excited for our third Tree Campus USA award," says Heather White, manager of campus environment and operations at �Ը�������. "...

A student organization at �Ը������� University at Trumbull is on a mission to help the environment. Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) recently partnered with the Mocha House, a Warren coffee shop, on a pilot project to test environmentally friendly products. Susan Emens, associate professor of business management technology and SIFE co-advisor, says the project targeted the coffees shop’s most used product: coffee cups. SIFE is an international nonprofit student organization, focusing on community outreach. Students work to improve the standard of living for people in need while applying the...

Standing Rock Cultural Arts in cooperation with Vegiterranean Restaurant, The University of Akron and �Ը������� University Dining Services presents the third annual Vegan Iron Chef competition. The event is being held in conjunction with the annual "Who's Your Mama?" Earth Day and Environmental Film Festival on April 17. The Iron Chef events take place from 1– 5 p.m. in the Kent Student Center, Kent Market II Cafeteria. In additional to Garde Mange, a fruit and vegetable carving competition and student and professional chef competitions, a silent auction will be conducted to benefit Kent Soci...

�Ը������� University at Stark commemorates Earth Day 2011 on April 17 from 1 – 4 p.m. with the presentation of events to inspire the awareness of environmental responsibility and to improve the appreciation for our planet’s natural resources. �Ը������� Stark has partnered with the following sponsors to present these events: The Repository, Diebold Inc., Cain Toyota, The Print Shop, AEP Ohio and Enviroscapes. The event will take place at �Ը������� Stark at the Campus Center and the pond area. Attendees will enjoy a family-friendly afternoon filled with environmental educational activities, e...

The �Ը������� University Museum will open Sustainable Fashion: Exploring the Paradox,which will beon exhibit April 8, 2011, through March 18, 2012, in theStager and Blum Galleries. The exhibit is guest curated by Noél Palomo-Lovinski, fashion designer and professor in the School of Fashion Design and Merchandising. Two free public receptions will be held. Guests can attend on Wednesday, April 13, from 3 – 5 p.m. or Thursday, April 14, from 6 – 8 p.m. The museum is open Wednesdays, 10 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.; Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 8:45 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. and Sun...

Paint color samples, duct tape and old T-shirts: They're not the typical materials featured in a fashion show. But �Ը������� fashion design students will utilize these and more to construct outfits for Building Fashion 2011, hosted by �Ը������� Habitat for Humanity, at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 9, in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. The fashion show is one of �Ը������� Habitat for Humanity's largest fundraisers, with all proceeds donated to Portage County Habitat for Humanity. Volunteer designers from �Ը�������'s School of Fashion Design and Merchandising are asked to create garments m...

�Ը������� University Assistant Professor Don Coates and his students are researching the use of rechargeable batteries for powering a vehicle. But their research is far from theoretical. The class has insta led a battery-powered system in a used Ford Ranger truck, and they are getting ready to take it on the road. The idea for the project began in the spring of 2008 when students in Coates' class on electric power conducted a study of electric vehicles. After studying the concept, they decided on purchasing a kit from a company that does electric car conversions. Work on the vehicle began in ...

In 2008, �Ը������� University became Ohio's first Tree Campus USA university for its dedication to campus forestry management and environmental stewardship. Now, the campus in Kent, a two-time Tree Campus USA university recipient, is eligible to win the Tree Campus USA contest and $2,500 toward planting trees in the spring. �Ը������� University at Stark is also eligible to win the designation. The contest, which is sponsored by the Arbor Day Foundation and Toyota, involves 74 colleges and universities who were recognized as Tree Campus USA communities in 2009. To vote, individuals must go to...