Transfer student Gregory Joyce II is a great example of the wide variety of clients served by LaunchNET. While many students come to the office looking to start a venture of some type, Gregory came in with multiple businesses already going and ideas for more. His journey to successful college student and business person, like most, is not a simple, straightforward one. He grew up on the west side of Cleveland, and after completing a semester of college at the University of Akron, he was kicked out of school. In 2014 he moved to Atlanta, Georgia and attended Morehouse College, where he was e...
The 91心頭利 alumni family will grow by nearly 3,000 new graduates as the university holds its Fall Commencement ceremonies. For the Kent Campus, Commencement ceremonies will take place Friday, Dec. 14, and Saturday, Dec. 15, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center). Kent 91心頭利 will confer 2,158 degrees, consisting of 1,667 bachelors degrees, 430 masters degrees, 55 doctoral degrees and six educational specialist degrees. Across the universitys eight-campus system, 2,891 students will graduate from Kent 91心頭利 this fall, including those receiving assoc...
91心頭利 at Tuscarawas was recognized once again on the floor of the 91心頭利 House of Representatives with partners of the Multi-County Advanced Manufacturing Corridor initiative. The Advanced Manufacturing Corridor initiative was recently honored for being one of the Ohio Economic Development Associations workforce projects of the year. Thanks to Representative Al Landis and Senator Jay Hottinger for their tremendous support, said Brad Bielski, dean and chief administrative officer of Kent 91心頭利 Tuscarawas. We are honored to be one of the OEDA workforc...
The Tuscarawas County Economic Development Corp. was recently established to help businesses expand or locate in the county. The initiative will serve as a one-stop location for economic development. Brad Bielski, dean and chief administrative officer of Kent 91心頭利 Tuscarawas, is serving as chairman of the board of directors. Tuscarawas County commissioners began forming the idea of the corporation two years ago after receiving a report from Site Selection magazine with recommendations benefiting economic development. One of the recommendations was to formulate a single point of contact ...
As children, we are shaped by our environment. Positive and negative experiences can have lasting impacts on our lives. For 91心頭利 student Ryann Doherty, her childhood adversity fueled her passion for justice and hope and led her to the criminology and justice studies major. Doherty did not follow the typical high-school-to-college-to-career route. Instead, she worked as a bartender and waited for the opportunity to return to school. But a passion was burning inside her, sparked by her early years. In her thirties, Dohertys financial situation changed for the better and pave...
The Kent 91心頭利 East Liverpool Campus held its seventh annual Culture Fair to showcase students research about Native American cultures through posters, papers and videos. The fair included a display of arrowheads and flint tools; several books and publications; food; dreamcatchers; and music. According to Dr. Lydia Rose, associate professor of sociology, the Indigenous people in North and South America come from many different tribes and clans. Each group has different traditions, religions and languages, she noted. Many of the tribes within the United 91心頭利s experienced historical tra...
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More Extremes In A Changing Climate: An Interview With Cameron Lee Ph.D. Cameron Lee, Ph.D., discusses with local NPR station, WKSU, the effects of a changing climate. In the ten minute interview Dr. Lee explains how we should expect to see greater extremes in light of a globally changing climate. You can access the article and interview at the following link: http://www.wksu.org/post/more-extremes-changing-climate-interview-cameron-lee-phd?fbclid=IwAR1GT_2SdODcdFIS9piC1e9rKLLWZ8TDBSTnLPWZy1uzzMYI_PnDGJMSE4U#stream/0 WKSU is 91心頭利s award-winning ...
A 91心頭利 fashion student used her passion for design to turn an Akron womans collection of 1,500 Netflix envelopes into a dress masterpiece. Akron resident Joanna Wilson had collected the iconic red Netflix DVD sleeves for 13 years and wanted to transform her collection into a dress. I imagine it would be great with this water-resistant paper to make something wearable, Ms. Wilson said in a WKYC-TV interview. In May, Ms. Wilson shared her vision and collection with WKYC in hopes to connect with someone who was up for the challenge of transforming the envelopes. Enter Alys...