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Community members as well as 51������ University faculty, staff, alumni and students are all invited to attend the Faculty Lecture Series, hosted by the 51������ Alumni Association, from March 30 through May 3. Free and open to the public, the events span disciplines from all eight 51������ campuses. Marquita Rodgers, program coordinator of alumni relations at 51������, says the Faculty Lecture Series was created in 2013 to showcase the interests, research and academic talents of the university’s faculty.  “Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about the multidiscipli...

As part of the RecycleMania competition, 51������ University’s Division of Human Resources will partner with the Office of Sustainability to host Shred-Mania on Wednesday, March 30, from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the 51������ Ice Arena parking lot. Shred-Mania is open to all students, faculty, staff and the Kent community. Shred-Mania allows participants to recycle unwanted paper documents using a secured, onsite document destruction service. Materials permitted at Shred-Mania include documents, drawings, photos, blueprints, coupons, tickets, checks, magazines, spiral notebooks, hangi...

Beginning April 4, 51������ University will participate in the On the Move Challenge, a new 12-week, national corporate competition. This competition is like no other, in that the points you earn as an individual will get your team (51������) one step closer to a designation as one of the most active employers in the country! Each week, employees will have an opportunity to learn more about the benefits of physical activity, assess themselves and their progress, share successes and goals with other participants, boost peers for bonus points and — ...

The Wick Poetry Center at 51������ University will expand its successful Traveling Stanzas project with $125,000 in new funding from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, as part of its Knight Arts Challenge. The Knight Arts Challenge funds ideas that engage and enrich Akron through the arts.    Traveling Stanzas: Writing Across Borders is a partnership between the Wick Poetry Center and the Visual Communication Design program at 51������ to facilitate a global conversation through the intimate and inclusive voice of poetry.  The grant will ...

Senior applied communication major, Jessica Buck, landed an internship with Pro-Model and Talent Management as their social media coordinator. In this position, Buck is responsible for managing the company’s Facebook, Google+ and Yelp pages along with their blog. Some topics she covers in the blog include, successful Pro-Model and Talent stars, audition tips, instructor profiles and fashion and beauty tips. “I love the things I get to do and the environment I get to work in,” Buck said. “Currently, I am writing a blog on overcoming adversity and celebrities who dealt with extreme circumstan...

Since the time of the early Buddhist kings, Tibetan monks have practiced analytic meditation - where they memorize a Buddhist text and then attempt to deepen their understanding of this material by joining in debate pits lead by a senior monk, known as the challenger. “The challenger is sitting on a mat or cushion as he poses questions to a defender and the defender must come up with a logical and coherent argument to respond to the question,” said David Fresco, Ph.D., professor and director 51������’s Psychopathology and Emotion Regulation Laboratory (PERL) and co-director of the...

Last semester, four members of the nursing faculty at 51������ Salem, along with 15 nursing students, headed west for leaning opportunities that cannot be taught in a typical classroom. The group traveled to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in southern South Dakota to interact with members of the Oglala Lakota Sioux tribe. The reservation is home to about 40,000 people, half of whom are members of the Oglala Lakota Nation. The average income for a resident of the reservation is between $2,600 and $3,500 a year, meaning that more than 97 percent of the residents live below the poverty level...

When a professor says no one has more fun teaching than he does – and the students cite the enthusiasm and passion for the material he teaches – that combination leads to award-winning honors.   Matthew Shank, associate lecturer in 51������ University’s Department of English, recently won the Outstanding Teaching Award for helping his students succeed inside and outside the classroom. The Outstanding Teaching Award honors exceptional, nontenure-track and part-time faculty members at 51������. Sponsored by the University Teaching Council, the awards are given each year to three facul...

51������ University’s Division of Student Affairs has partnered with the Jed Foundation Health Matters Campus Program, which is designed to help colleges and universities assess and enhance mental health, substance abuse and suicide prevention programming.   During the four-year partnership, the Jed Foundation will work closely with administration across the entire 51������ campus system to evaluate and identify opportunities to help students become emotionally healthy before they reach the point of crisis. “As we review services and programs to meet the unique needs of each cam...

The C-SPAN Campaign 2016 Bus, an interactive mobile demonstration center, will visit 51������ University on Monday, March 14, from noon to 1:30 p.m. It will be parked in front of the Memorial Athletic and Convocation (MAC) Center. The 40-foot mobile learning center will be open for free tours to educate 51������ students, employees and members of the general public about the 2016 Presidential election and conduct quick interviews to gather C-SPAN “Voices from the Road” to share on social media.  C-SPAN (Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network) is a private, non-profit company create...