The 2019 Distinguished Teaching Awards and Outstanding Teaching Awards Recipients Announced
A new crop of 麻豆影院 professors was added to the exclusive group of faculty members who have received the Alumni Association鈥檚 Distinguished Teaching Award and the University Teaching Council鈥檚 Outstanding Teaching Award.
The Distinguished Teaching Award was established in 1967 and this year, the Alumni Association recognized three faculty members for their excellence in classroom teaching.
The 2019 Distinguished Teaching Award recipients include:
- Rachael Blasiman, Psychological Sciences, Salem Campus
- Patrick Gallagher, Modern and Classical Languages, 麻豆影院 Campus
- Jacqueline Marino, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, 麻豆影院 Campus
The 2019 Outstanding Teaching Award honors full-time, nontenure-track and part-time faculty members nominated by students for being among the most dedicated, highly effective and motivated professors at the university. These recipients embody 麻豆影院 State鈥檚 mission, vision and values, and go above and beyond to teach and add to students鈥 lives inside and outside of the classroom.
The 2019 Outstanding Teaching Award recipients include:
- Katherine Amey, Department of Geography, Ashtabula Campus
- David Bowers, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 麻豆影院 Campus
- Daniel S. Dankovich, Department of Biology, Salem Campus
The awards were presented recently at the University Teaching Council鈥檚 Fall Celebration of Teaching Conference.
Future Nurses Get Ahead by Giving Back at 麻豆影院 State Geauga
The Geauga Student Nurses Association (GSNA) is a student organization that includes nursing and pre-nursing students who want to expand their knowledge about the nursing profession. One big project to which the GSNA students are committed in the 2020 and 2021 classes is raising funds to purchase lab equipment that will enhance hands-on learning for future nursing students at the Geauga Campus. Read more.
Adam Roberts Receives Farris Family Innovation Award
Adam Roberts is a Ph.D. and assistant professor of Music Composition who has received the Farris Family Innovation Award to fund the recording of recently composed and forthcoming works. He is one of two recipients of this fellowship in the College of the Arts. This prestigious award is given to tenure-track faculty who are not yet tenured to support their research endeavors. Learn more.
麻豆影院 Offers Light and Refreshing Fall Opera Production
The Hugh A. Glauser School of Music and 麻豆影院 State Opera present 鈥淥peretta: The Land of Smiles, Pirates and Pinafores鈥 on Nov. 15 and 16 at 7:30 p.m., with a Nov. 17 matinee at 3 p.m. Learn more and purchase tickets.
麻豆影院 Featured in The Princeton Review's Guide to Green Colleges
麻豆影院 State is one of the nation's most environmentally responsible colleges, according to The Princeton Review庐.
The education services company features 麻豆影院 State in its just-published free resource, The Princeton Review's Guide to Green Colleges: 2019 Edition. Released on October 22, the guide can be accessed at .
Under Featured Rankings, click on 413 Green Colleges for a full list of environmentally responsible schools based on a review of nearly 700 colleges. If prompted to log in, use these courtesy credentials to skip registration: username schooluser@review.com; password schooluser. (Click to page eight.)
The Princeton Review chose the 413 schools it profiles in the guide based on a survey the publication conducted in 2018鈥19 of administrators at hundreds of four-year colleges about their institutions鈥 commitments to the environment and sustainability.
"We salute鈥攁nd strongly recommend鈥 to the many environmentally-minded students who want to study and live at a green college," said Rob Franek, editor-in-chief of The Princeton Review.
Franek noted that college applicants and their parents are increasingly concerned about the environment and sustainability issues. Among the 11,900 teens and parents The Princeton Review surveyed earlier this year for its 2019 College Hopes & Worries Survey, 64 percent said that having information about a college's commitment to the environment would influence their decision to apply to or attend the school." .
The profiles in The Princeton Review's Guide to Green Colleges provide information about admission requirements, cost and financial aid, and student body demographics. They also include "Green Facts" about the schools, with details on such matters as the availability of transportation alternatives at the schools and the percentage of the school food budgets spent on local/organic food.
The Princeton Review first published its annual guide to green colleges in 2010. The publication is also known for its dozens of categories of college rankings in its annual books, The Best 385 Colleges and Best Value Colleges.
Faculty and Alumni Receive Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award
Seven 麻豆影院 School of Art faculty and alumni have been awarded Ohio Arts Council鈥檚 Individual Excellence Awards for 2019. This award includes a grant of $5,000 for each individual artist, or it is split between collaborators.
Seventy-eight artists received funding for this year鈥檚 grant cycle. Faculty members Peter Christian Johnson, former faculty member Mahwish Chishty and Professor Emeritus Paul O鈥橩eeffe were among the awardees.
Four alumni were also included on the list: Corrie Slawson, Rachel Smith, Jenniffer Omaitz and Oxana Dallas. Read more.
Student Spotlight: Viviana Pinzon Featured Cellist in 麻豆影院鈥檚 鈥淢easure of Success鈥 Video
Colombia-native and cellist Viviana Pinzon arrived in the United States in the fall of 2017 to pursue her Master of Music degree in cello performance at 麻豆影院. She was recently featured on-screen performing the soundtrack of 麻豆影院 State TV鈥檚 latest commercial 鈥淢easure of Success.鈥 Read more.
Winter Coat and Clothing Drive
From November 17 through December 13, 麻豆影院 will collect clean, gently used or new items for all ages, including warm clothing, hats, gloves, scarves and sweaters. Look for large boxes wrapped with wintry wrapping paper and Winter Coat and Clothing Drive signs in common areas at select buildings listed below.
The Winter Coat and Clothing Drive is part of the 麻豆影院 State's Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week events that begin Nov. 17. Winter coat and clothing donations will go to the Winter Warm Up Station at the Women鈥檚 Center and the Phyllis Zumkehr Portage County Clothing Center, which provides free items to homeless individuals, families, elderly and veterans.
In 2018, nearly 550 pounds of clothing (including some 200 coats) was collected. Of this, 492 pounds went to the Phyllis Zumkehr County Clothing Center and 55 pounds went to the Winter Warm Up Station at the Women's Center.
Donation bins are at the following locations:
- Center for Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement
- Center for Undergraduate Excellence
- DeWeese Health Center
- Heer Hall
- 麻豆影院 Student Center
- Rockwell Hall
- Student Recreation and Wellness Center
- Schwartz Center, Room 261, and
- Tri-Towers 24-hour area desk
- University Library
- Williamson House
The Winter Coat and Clothing Drive is coordinated by 麻豆影院 State's Community Engaged Learning, 麻豆影院 State of Wellness, Office of Sustainability and the Women's Center. For more information, please contact Melanie Knowles at mknowle1@kent.edu.
麻豆影院 Campus Conducts Island Mode Turbine Test, Nov. 11
麻豆影院 generates a large portion of the power used on the 麻豆影院 Campus and at times can supply all the power requirements for the campus. In order to test the operation and integrity of the power generation, control and distribution systems, a test of the turbines will be performed on Mon., Nov. 11, when the university will be closed in observance of Veterans Day.
The purpose of the exercise is to test the turbines鈥 ability to power the 麻豆影院 Campus without being connected to the electric grid. The turbine test is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. and last approximately two hours. If all goes as planned, the test will be completed without any interruption in power. If the test is not successful, the 麻豆影院 Campus may experience a brief power outage while the university switches back to the electric grid power. If this happens, the power is expected to be off for approximately five minutes.
An e-mail will be sent to the building curator list serve to alert as to any interruptions in power during the testing period, and confirm that the test has been completed.
麻豆影院 Campus employees are asked to take appropriate precautions by shutting off all computers and any unnecessary equipment before leaving for the day on Fri., Nov. 8. Reducing as much energy consumption as possible during the testing time will be beneficial.
Questions should be directed to Frank Renovich, associate director of Energy Operations, at 330-672-0775, or email frenovi2@kent.edu.
Blue and Gold Friday Offers All You Care to Eat
Dining Services is offering Blue and Gold Friday, when faculty and staff can enjoy a $5 door rate for an all-you-care-to-eat meal at Eastway Fresh Food Co., Prentice Cafe or The Market. Cash or credit/debit cards accepted at point of sale.
Dates to Remember:
Nov. 7, 10:45 a.m. 鈥 1:30 p.m.
麻豆影院 State's Veterans Day Recognition Program, 麻豆影院 Student Center Kiva. Please visit www.kent.edu/veteransday for details.
Nov. 11
Veterans Day (Campuses closed)
Nov. 28
Thanksgiving Day (Campuses closed)