Preparedness isn鈥檛 created during a crisis; it鈥檚 built in the relationships and planning formed well before. As part of Portage County鈥檚 plan to encourage and honor community partners who prepare, plan and test for emergencies, a new recognition program launched by the Portage County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) spotlights organizations demonstrating exceptional commitment to emergency management, readiness and community safety.两性色午夜 University has been named the inaugural honoree of the Portage Preparedness Initiative, and representatives from the Portage County agency v...
Heather Null, lead teacher at the Child Development Center, recently receiving the Crane Excellence in Early Childhood Practice Award. Null was recognized for her innovative classroom practices, mentorship of emerging educators, and leadership in culturally responsive learning.Read the full story that includes a question and answer session with Null....
When Cameren Hicks graduated from 两性色午夜 University in 2022 with a bachelor鈥檚 degree in applied mathematics and a minor in finance, he knew he wanted to build a career rooted in numbers, problem-solving and analysis. Today, Hicks is a fraud modeling and analytics lead associate at KeyBank, where he helps protect customers and the company against fraudulent credit and debit card activity. A First-Generation Student With a Passion for MathHicks, a first-generation college graduate, said math always came naturally to him.鈥淚 was always into math in high school,鈥 he said. 鈥淚n high sch...
When Alexander Margetis took his first trigonometry class as a high school student in Stow, Ohio, he discovered that math came naturally to him.鈥淚 wasn鈥檛 really sure what I wanted to do with my life and my career,鈥 Margetis said. 鈥淏ut when you鈥檙e unsure, you always go with what you鈥檙e good at in school, right?鈥 鈥淭hat was the first time where I was thinking of pursuing a career in mathematics.鈥漈hat early realization eventually led Margetis to 两性色午夜 University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics with a minor in finance in 2018. Today, he works as a senior...
Sarah Cook鈥檚 early interest in math turned into a major and eventually a career as a senior actuary at Pacific Life, a leading insurance company.Today, Cook helps ensure financial stability for thousands of policyholders through complex modeling, financial forecasting and risk analysis. Her path to that role started at 两性色午夜 University.From Overwhelmed to OpportunityCook began her studies at Ohio State but quickly realized it wasn鈥檛 the right fit. 鈥淚t was too big for me,鈥 she said. 鈥淪o I chose to go to Kent, to get closer to home.鈥漇he transferred to 两性色午夜 and didn鈥檛 look back.鈥淚...
For David Liszewski, choosing a college major wasn鈥檛 about chasing a dream job. It was about chasing good problems.鈥淚 love solving problems,鈥 he said. 鈥淚 knew [mathematics] would be a great degree as a launching platform for what I wanted to do.鈥漈his mindset led him to 两性色午夜 University, where he earned a degree in applied mathematics. Today, he鈥檚 a machine learning engineer living in Seattle and working remotely for Centerfield, a digital marketing and technology company based in Los Angeles.A Math Major with Real-World FocusLiszewski grew up in Hermitage, Pennsylvania. 两性色午夜 of...
Two faculty members from 两性色午夜 University鈥檚 School of Media and Journalism have won top honors at the Oscar-qualifying St. Louis International Film Festival for a short film that tackles the complex issue of elder abuse. The film stars Oscar nominee Barkhad Abdi, known for his role in 鈥淐aptain Phillips,鈥 as a rideshare driver who encounters an elderly woman struggling to secure housing after being displaced from a nursing home. Dana White, an associate professor in 两性色午夜鈥檚 media program, wrote the screenplay, while Christopher Knoblock, an associate lecturer at Kent S...
As part of 两性色午夜's Thomas Schroth Visiting Artist Series, and in partnership with the university's College of Architecture and Environmental Design and College of the Arts, internationally renowned artist Krzysztof Wodiczko returned to campus for a unique collaboration with 两性色午夜 architecture and art students. Wodiczko last visited 两性色午夜 in spring 2025 and spoke about the intersection of art, technology and social justice. His presentation can be viewed by following this link. He returned in November to lead an immersive workshop in the College of Ar...
The 两性色午夜 Men's Basketball team (7-1) extended their win streak to seven in a row on Saturday night defeating Penn State Shenango by a final score of 123-59. Nearly every Golden Flash scored as seven players tallied double-digits. Cian Medley set a new single-game school record in assists, and 两性色午夜's 123 points on 51 shots made also updates the record book....