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Stow resident Megan Schinker: Started scientific research in summer 2017. Co-author of three scientific publications. Contributed to the identification of a new species of cyclid.  Did we mention she hasn’t even graduated from high school yet?  The Stow-Munroe Falls High School senior, who will graduate in May and turn 18 in July, has been working with Dr. Rodney Feldmann at ����ԭ�� through the Science Experience Internship program. Through her work through this program, which started the summer after her sophomore year, she was able to help identify a new species...

The ����ԭ�� Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting Monday, April 15, for the sole purpose of retiring into executive session to consider two specific topics as provided for under Ohio’s “Sunshine Law”: considering the appointment, employment and compensation of a public employee or official [121.22(G)(1)]; and preparing for, conducting, or reviewing negotiations or bargaining sessions with public employees concerning their compensation or other terms and conditions of their employment [121.22 (G)(4)]. No other topics will be placed on the agenda, no committee meetings w...

Golden Flash Asset Management Team Takes First Place at International Competition   NEW YORK, New York - The ����ԭ�� Golden Flash Asset Management Team took first place in the Fixed Income Portfolio category at the G.A.M.E. Forum held recently in New York City.     “We are thrilled to have won at the G.A.M.E. Forum in our first year in the portfolio competition. Our team worked diligently to build the processes and protocols that accompany a well-run mutual fund,” said Steven Dennis, Ph.D., Firestone Chair of Corporate Finance and chair of the ����ԭ�� Depa...

����ԭ��’s very first Women’s Lacrosse team is making an impact on the culture at ����ԭ�� during its first year on campus. Since the team is new to ����ԭ��, players get to shape opinions and perceptions of the team and the players.   Head Coach Brianne Tierney accepted the unique experience of building a brand-new team. She was hired by ����ԭ�� in the spring of 2017 with the task of recruiting players from around the nation.   It took her close to two years to recruit a team that now consists of 24 freshman and two sophomores.   “Everyone is either new to the pr...

Dynamic duo. Jasmine Long and Sharon Ware grew up in different neighborhoods, but their connection transcends residential blocks. Broken barriers now build the dreams to change their communities for the better.  Ms. Long hailed from the southeast side of Canton; Ms. Ware called Massillon home. But, the obstacles to accessible health care were the same. Today, they are medical students ready to change it. “Growing up, I watched as family members struggled daily with untreated health issues,” Ms. Long said. “Life could have been so much better for them, had they had access to the c...

����ԭ�� Geauga Campus is being recognized as the 2019 recipient of the Geauga Growth Partnership’s (GGP) Frank Samuel Distinguished Service Award for “relentless determination, diligence and dedication” and for making “significant contributions to enhance the value, quality, effectiveness, and stature of the Geauga Growth Partnership.”  Named for GGP’s founding president, this annual award recognizes prolonged service and outstanding achievement by a GGP member or organization which embodies the following: Demonstrated community service and support, both p...

Several ����ԭ�� departments have come together to produce Create Awareness, an art exhibit located on the first floor of the University Library that focuses on using art to depict the personal experiences of ����ԭ�� students, faculty and staff with mental illness. Create Awareness is a collaborative effort between the College of Public Health Center for Public Policy and Health’s Division of Mental Health and Substance Use, School of Art, University Libraries and Student Accessibility Services. It is part of the on-campus initiative Talk On, an online resource funded throug...

Several ����ԭ�� departments have come together to produce Create Awareness, an art exhibit located on the first floor of the University Library that focuses on using art to depict the personal experiences of ����ԭ�� students, faculty and staff with mental illness. Create Awareness is a collaborative effort between the College of Public Health Center for Public Policy and Health’s Division of Mental Health and Substance Use, School of Art, University Libraries and Student Accessibility Services. It is part of the on-campus initiative Talk On, an online resource funded throug...

All faculty and staff are encouraged to join the Employee Wellness community on Facebook. To join this ����ԭ�� Facebook community use contact "Kim" with password "Wellness Your Way." Everyone who joins by April 15 will be entered to win a prize drawing for a variety of gift cards and Employee Wellness swag. ...

Professor Kaplan Elected President of American Association of Geographers David Kaplan, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Geography in the College of Arts and Sciences at ����ԭ��, has been elected president of the American Association of Geographers (AAG), the premier academic and professional geography organization in the United States, for 2019-20. “It is a huge honor for me to lead the flagship organization for geography,” said Dr. Kaplan, who previously served as vice president of the association. “Not only is the American Association of Geographers the largest ...