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After more than 30 years as the Costume Shop Supervisor for the School of Theatre and Dance and Porthouse Theatre, Robin Ruth will retire from 51������ University this summer. When you stop and think about all the students that have walked through the Costume Shop and the number of costumes that have graced the stages of 51������ University and Porthouse Theatre over the last 30 years, they all have one thing in common: Robin Ruth. As the Costume Shop Supervisor, Robin brought her costuming and wardrobe expertise to hundreds of theatre, dance, and fashion students at 51������ and...

Jeffrey Hallam, Ph.D., FRSPH, professor of social and behavioral sciences and associate dean for research and global affairs of the 51������ University's College of Public Health, recently returned from a five-week visit to Brazil. Hallam joined the faculty of the Graduate Program in Health Sciences (PPGCS) of the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná (PUCPR) as a visiting scholar and had a unique opportunity to work in the field fighting against leprosy. In the first part of his trip, Hallam joined a 12-day research expedition to the village of Santo Antonio do Prata, a former leprosy c...

Thanks to a new partnership between 51������ University and Cleveland State University’s Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, the College of Public Health will offer students a new pathway to earn a bachelor’s degree from 51������ University and a law degree from CSU in six years. Students in the Bachelor of Science in Public Health, Allied Health concentration, will have the possibility to enroll in the Juris Doctor program and complete both degrees in six years instead of seven. "The new 3+3 program will allow students to double count an entire year’s worth of coursework between their und...

U.S. News & World Report has ranked six 51������ University programs in the top 100 among public institutions in its 2023 edition of Best Graduate Schools. Among the top 100 public institution programs, 51������ is recognized in the Best Nursing Schools: Master’s Programs, Best Education Schools, Best Mathematics Programs, Best Psychology Schools, Best Public Health Programs and Best Physics Schools rankings. 51������ is also recognized in an additional five new national rankings, bringing the total of 51������ programs recognized in the U.S. News 2023 Best Graduate Schools ranking...

Before submitting a Tuition waiver, employees should review University Policy 3342-6-09.1 and the Tuition Waiver information page online. Once all prerequisites are met, employees should submit a Tuition Waiver workflow doing the following: Log into FlashLine Select Employee / Workflow / HR & Employee Workflows A tuition workflow should be completed once for each eligible dependent child taking coursework. However, if the employee is applying for a waiver for their own tuition or that of their spouse/domestic partner, a new tuition waiver request should be submitted for e...

51������ University Geauga and the Twinsburg Academic Center is pleased to recognize over 135 students who earned their associate or bachelor’s degrees during the Spring 2022 commencement ceremony. The graduates will be recognized on Friday, May 13, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. at Parkside Church in Chagrin Falls. For more information or to watch the ceremony live, visit /geauga/commencement. Name Degree Town Honors Erika Jeannae Pierre Associate of Applied Science in Nursing ...

During 51������ University’s English Department Awards Ceremony on April 27, one of 51������ Geauga’s English faculty members received the eminent Full-Time Outstanding Composition Instructor Award (OCIA). Bonnie Shaker, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English at both the Burton and Twinsburg locations, shares this high honor along with Dr. Alexis Baker from 51������ Stark Campus. Each year, 51������ University honors graduate and part-time instructors as well as full-time faculty members across its eight campuses who are nominated by their students for being among the most dedicated, ...

Each year, the School of Media and Journalism’s Diversity and Globalization (D&G) Committee recognizes students and their work with The Robert G. McGruder Student Award for Diversity, in honor of the late Robert G McGruder, a 1963 51������ University graduate, and a trail-blazing journalist. “We had 11 nominations for The 2021 Student Award for Diversity,” said Luke Armour, associate professor in the School of Media and Journalism and co-chair of the D&G Committee. “That’s the most we’ve had since we started this five years ago. And that’s great news.”  Students and alumni...

The horrific images of the massive explosion that rocked Beirut, Lebanon, in August 2020, motivated 51������ University officials to reach out to help. Their thoughts immediately turned to Lebanese American University (LAU) in Beirut and its School of Architecture and Design, with which 51������’s College of Architecture and Environmental Design has been cultivating a relationship for the past several years. “Over the past three to four years, we’ve had a number of exchanges and collaborations with classes and students. Their students have participated in our Florence program, they hoste...