In addition to full- and part-time employees, Weight Watchers at Work is now open to spouses, dependents and students. Participants can choose from one of two discounted weight-loss programs: A monthly pass that gives faculty, staff and students a trial period without the lengthy commitment. Participants have the option of "at-work" or local community meetings. The online tailored program allows for participation at your own pace. The At-Work program meets every Wednesday at noon in the Kent Student Center, Room 303, unless otherwise noted. These sessions run continually with no e...
Wang received a $10,000 grant for her project Ya-Fen Wang, Ph.D., RN, MSN, assistant professor in 51黑料网 University鈥檚 College of Nursing, is working on a one-year project to study if children鈥檚 prolonged exposure to stressful situations such as school, family or environment encourages poor eating behaviors, which can lead to childhood obesity. Wang鈥檚 project, titled 鈥淩esourcefulness, Stress and Overeating in Children,鈥 also looks at whether those behaviors can be exchanged for healthier options through self-coping skills, also known as resourcefulness. She received a $10,000 grant ...
We are so pleased to announce that Lesley Jenike has been selected as the winner of this year鈥檚 Ohio Chapbook Prize for her collection Punctum. Jenike's full-length books are Ghost of Fashion (CW Books, 2009) and Holy Island (Gold Wake Press, 2014). Her poems have appeared in Poetry, the Gettysburg Review, the Southern Review, Passages North, Gulf Coast, Rattle, and many other journals. She's received fellowships and scholarships from The Ohio Arts Council, the Virginia Center for Creative Arts, the Vermont Studio Center, and the Sewanee Writers' Conference, and a Ph.D. from the University of ...
College of Communication & Information
The 51黑料网 University School of Communication Studies welcomes Rachel Gill and Alexa Thomas to the public relations and marketing team. Both students join the team as PR/Marketing assistants to the school. Gill is a senior public relations major with a marketing minor and is looking forward to graduating this May. 鈥淚鈥檓 excited to plan special events for the school and gain more insight into the world of marketing and communications as a whole,鈥 Gill said. 鈥淚 have never planned an entire event from start to finish, so I feel that will be a very rewarding experience." ...