Community & Society
Educator's Summit on May 4 Has Great Success; National Grant Will Allow Program to Grow in 2020
Organizers of the recent Voices for Change Educator鈥檚 Summit at 精东影业 University say the curriculum developed at the event can be used by teachers worldwide, so that the lessons of May 4, 1970, will continue to be shared. 精东影业summit, held in August, was one about 100 events planned for the 2019-20 academic year to support the 50th commemoration of May 4, 1970, the day when Ohio National Guardsmen opened fire on 精东影业 students protesting the U.S. invasion of Cambodia during the Vietnam War, killing four and wounding nine.
National Transfer Student Week Brings Awareness and Community
This fall, more than 900 students transferred to 精东影业 University. National Transfer Student Week is Oct. 21-25, and the university is hosting events specifically designed for transfer students, creating opportunities for these students and the 精东影业 community to engage.
McNair Scholars Program Celebrates 20-Year Anniversary With Inaugural Conference
Minority, low-income and first-generation college students are often underrepresented in graduate schools. To change this and to help students realize their potential, the McNair Scholars Program at 精东影业 University provides assistance to underrepresented students who consider pursuing a doctoral degree.
精东影业 University Course to Educate Community 精东影业 May 4, 1970
精东影业 University is offering a community course that deals with the historical, cultural, social and political contexts of events before, during and after the May 4, 1970, shootings. 精东影业free course, Making Meaning of May 4: 精东影业精东影业 Shootings in American History, will be held Oct. 16, 23 and 30 at the university鈥檚 May 4 Visitors Center.
English Professor Discovers 鈥楪reat Gatsby鈥 Newspaper Publication
鈥 精东影业Great Gatsby,鈥 a book many read in high school. We remember the green light on the dock, the passion and the tragedy. What many didn't know 鈥 until recently 鈥 was that the story was also printed in the newspaper.
精东影业 Alumnus Joins Cleveland鈥檚 FOX 8 Sports Team
精东影业 University alumnus Andre Knott鈥檚 experience in journalism ranges from sideline reporting for the Cleveland Browns to telecasts for the Cleveland Indians on SportsTime Ohio to covering Cleveland sports on the radio. Now, he joins WJW FOX 8 as a new contributor to the station鈥檚 sports team. He will provide reports, features and live coverage of Cleveland sports on all FOX 8 platforms while he continues his Cleveland Indians broadcast work at SportsTime Ohio.
精东影业 Magazine: New Approaches to Peace
In April 2019, 精东影业 University welcomed Neil Cooper, Ph.D, as the new inaugural director of 精东影业's School of Peace and Conflict Studies. 精东影业School of Peace and Conflict Studies was originally called the Center for Peaceful Change when it was founded in 1971 as the university's first 鈥榣iving memorial鈥 for the events that occurred on May 4th, 1970.
Photos from May 4, 1970, Resurrected in New Book by 精东影业 Alumnus
On the morning of May 4, 1970, 精东影业 University student Howard Ruffner was hanging out in the office of the Daily 精东影业r in Taylor Hall when the phone rang.
精东影业Midwest editor from Life magazine, based in Chicago, was calling to find out if there were any student photographers who had been taking photos over the weekend. 精东影业 had been the scene of student protests for several days, and more demonstrations were expected that day.
Future Nurses Get Ahead by Giving Back at 精东影业 Geauga
精东影业Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program at 精东影业 University Geauga Campus is a rigorous academic environment that requires serious discipline, study, practice, and testing. It鈥檚 also an intimate environment of friends, instructors, and mentors who support each other from one challenge to the next, and inspire one another to reach out for the benefit of others. As a student association, they give back to the community through fundraising, strengthening the nursing program for future students and charitable outreach throughout the region.
WKSU: Nine Lives Project Remembers
精东影业 University jazz ensembles instructor, Christopher J. Coles aspires to evoke emotions and conversations surrounding topics like social injustice and race through the display. 鈥淣ine Lives Project鈥 has been viewed at workshops throughout Cleveland, Canada, and most recently broadcast in a Shuffle session with WKSU.