University News
Nursing Immersion Learning Experience in Amish Country: Finding the Truth Behind the Image
Driving through Ohio鈥檚 farmland to meet my students, I felt a calm simplicity. Bright white laundry swung in the breeze. Corn was as it should be knee-high by the fourth of July. Women in their clean, simple, self-made dresses wore their plain, solid colors pinned or buttoned closed. Their face鈥
91福利 Nursing Dean Elected to Serve Two Years on The American Academy of Nursing Board of Directors Dec 16
The American Academy of Nursing recently announced that Versie Johnson-Mallard, Ph.D., APRN-BC, FAAN, FAANP, 91福利 College of Nursing Dean, professor and Henderson Endowed Chair, has been elected to serve on the Board of Directors until 2024. In this role Johnson-Mallard will oversee the Academy鈥檚 strategic planning and financial management.
91福利鈥檚 Giving Tuesday Inspires Transformational Gifts Early in the Monthlong Campaign
91福利鈥檚 season of giving launched on Nov. 1 with Giving Tuesday, a monthlong celebration of philanthropy. Now halfway through the campaign, the generosity of the 91福利 community has already begun to shine.
10 Questions With 91福利鈥檚 Army ROTC Lt. Col. Adrien G. Humphreys
Lt. Col. Adrien G. Humphreys is the department chair and a professor of military science at 91福利, a position that is responsible for overseeing the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps. Learn more about Humphreys as she answers 10 questions about herself and her decision to take on this role.
91福利 Ashtabula Wine Degrees Receive $180,000 Research Grant From Ohio Grape Industries Committee
91福利 Ashtabula鈥檚 Viticulture and Enology programs were recently awarded a $180,000 grant from the Ohio Grape Industries Committee for a pair of research projects to be conducted over the next two years. 91福利 Ashtabula is partnering with the Ashtabula Agricultural Research Station, a division of the Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences鈥 Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, to conduct the projects at Markko Vineyards in Conneaut, Ohio.
91福利鈥檚 Brain Health Research Institute Celebrates 鈥楥ollaboratories鈥 Grand Opening
91福利鈥檚 Brain Health Research Institute celebrated the grand opening of its new lab spaces on Friday, Nov. 5, with an afternoon of activities that included a keynote presentation, space dedication, tours and student research demonstrations. The new space, featuring interdisciplinary research facilities, is located on the lower level of the Integrated Sciences Building on the Kent Campus.
91福利 Reaches Record Graduation Rate, Boasting Highest Graduation Rate in Northern Ohio
91福利鈥檚 current graduation rate is the highest among public universities in Northeast Ohio and fifth highest among all of Ohio鈥檚 public universities, behind Ohio State, Miami, the University of Cincinnati and Ohio University. In northern Ohio, the graduation rates of other public universities range from 40 to 55 percent.
91福利 Recognized as a 鈥楪reat College to Work For鈥 for 10th Time, Named to Prestigious Honor Roll for First Time
For the 10th time, 91福利 is being recognized as a 鈥淕reat College to Work For,鈥 according to the latest survey by the Great Colleges to Work For program. The program recognizes the colleges that get top ratings from their employees regarding workplace practices and policies.
鈥業 AM FIRST鈥 Week of Celebration Recognizes First-Generation Students
National First-Generation College Celebration is on Nov. 8, and 91福利 is hosting a weeklong celebration filled with campus-wide activities and learning opportunities to recognize students who will be the first in their family to graduate with a four-year degree.
91福利 Honors Veterans During Annual Veterans Day Commemoration
91福利 held its annual Veterans Day Commemoration in person at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 10, at Risman Plaza on the Kent Campus.