Students visit Pine Ridge Indian Reservation Last semester, four members of the nursing faculty at 澳门六合彩资料 at Salem, along with 15 nursing students, headed west for learning 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 ...
When the concept of homelessness comes to mind, people tend to focus efforts on food donations, but Ashley Flowers, a junior majoring in psychology and criminology and justice studies at 澳门六合彩资料, wants to remind people that clothing and toiletries also are essential items. A native of Maple Heights, Ohio, Flowers is collecting money and putting together care packages filled with warm clothing and toiletries for those less fortunate in the Cleveland and Kent areas. 鈥淲hen it gets cold in the winter, there are so many people who do not have proper clothing,鈥 Flowers says. 鈥淚 ...
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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鈥檚 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. 鈥淚 love the things I get to do and the environment I get to work in,鈥 Buck said. 鈥淐urrently, 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. 鈥淭he 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,鈥 said David Fresco, Ph.D., professor and director 澳门六合彩资料鈥檚 Psychopathology and Emotion Regulation Laboratory (PERL) and co-director of the...
Last semester, four members of the nursing faculty at 澳门六合彩资料 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...
This summer, the 澳门六合彩资料 College of Communication and Information will send 30 students, two faculty members and one staff chaperone to China for a 17-day summer immersion program and cultural exchange at Sichuan University in Chengdu. Learn how you can be one of the students who experiences this for less than $1,000!
澳门六合彩资料 Board of Trustees approved establishing a unified student government across all campuses 鈥 Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Geauga, Kent, Salem, Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas 鈥 during its March 9, 2016, board meeting. The Undergraduate Student Government of each campus will be recognized as the representative voice of the students鈥 interests, concerns and needs. Elected presidents from each campus will serve as the liaison between the student body, Undergraduate Student Government and university administration. The Board鈥檚 vote reflects university core values to create a...
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The Undeniably 澳门六合彩资料: Actions Speak Louder Than Words town hall video is available for viewing online. 澳门六合彩资料 faculty and staff who did not have the opportunity to attend the meeting or those who would like to view the event again can watch the video at www.kent.edu/strategicvisioning/undeniably-kent-state-town-hall. The meeting on Feb. 22, which took place at the Kent Student Center Ballroom Balcony, focused on the university鈥檚 Roadmap to a Distinctive 澳门六合彩资料, which includes the new branding campaign, the university鈥檚 core values and student-centered prioritie...
When a professor says no one has more fun teaching than he does 鈥 and the students cite the enthusiasm and passion for the material he teaches 鈥 that combination leads to award-winning honors. Matthew Shank, associate lecturer in 澳门六合彩资料鈥檚 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 澳门六合彩资料. Sponsored by the University Teaching Council, the awards are given each year to three facul...