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Ohio Employee Ownership Center Workshop

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Ownership Center Helps Businesses Prepare for Successions

A ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø program is helping business owners retire by providing them succession plans to ease the transition in their companies.

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¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø at Geauga faculty and staff playing an integral role in developing an occupational health and safety training program for Geauga County businesses are: Lance Williams, director of operations and special projects at ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Geauga, Sanhita Gupta, Ph.D., associate professor of Biological Sciences, Erin Bailey, Ph.D., associate professor of Biological Sciences, and Angela Spalsbury, Ph.D., dean of the Geauga Campus.

KENT STATE GEAUGA PROVIDING OSHA SAFETY TRAINING TO SMALL BUSINESSES IN GEAUGA COUNTY And BEYOND

Thanks to a $75,000 grant from Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Susan Harwood Training Grants Program, ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø at Geauga is designing a pilot training program for workers from small businesses in underserved rural communities to help ensure safe and healthy workplaces. As part of the campus’ ongoing commitment to leadership in regional workforce development, the program will be implemented in Geauga County starting in the second quarter of 2023. 

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Actor Danny Trejo will speak om March 9, 2023, as part of ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Stark's Featured Speaker Series.

Actor Danny Trejo to Headline ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Stark Speakers Series on March 9

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø at Stark’s Featured Speakers Series and the Stark Library’s Speaking of Books Author Series are partnering to present iconic Hollywood character actor Danny Trejo, who will speak at the Canton Palace Theatre on March 9.

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¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø student donating blood.

IN A FLASH: Flashes Donate to Save Lives

Every pint of donated blood can save three lives.

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Charlie Thomas, owner of Ray's Place in downtown Kent, poses outside of his iconic tavern.

Downtown Kent Landmark Celebrates 85 Years of Beer and Gertie’s Chili

Alumnus Charlie Thomas is still going strong as the owner of Ray's Place, which has become a downtown fixture for generations of ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø students. 

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Jaiden Morales in control room at Lorain High School

Recent ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Grad Puts Multimedia Degree to Work at His Alma Mater   

At ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹Ù꿉۪s fall commencement on Dec. 17, 2022, Jaiden Morales earned his bachelor's degree in digital media production, an accomplishment motivated by passion that was ignited at Lorain High School. The ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø program has prepared Morales to succeed his mentor, Joseph Bock, as the multimedia coordinator at the high school where his future began. 

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Students in the Making Our Own Space (MOOS) program use power tools to fabricate both temporary and permanent improvements for local parks and vacant spaces. (Photo credit: Helen Liggett)

From Trash to Treasure: Cleveland Youth to Design, Fabricate Public Space Installation in Former Landfill Through ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Program

In an effort to expand racial and ethnic diversity in the design fields, ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹Ù꿉۪s Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative created Making Our Own Space (MOOS), a design/build program for middle and high school students. The program introduces youth to opportunities in architecture, urban design and landscape architecture.

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Plans from College of Architecture and Environmental Design students for redevelopment in the city of Warren.

Eliminating an Eyesore: Architecture Students Give City of Warren Ideas for Redevelopment

Students from ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹Ù꿉۪s College of Architecture and Environmental Design recently presented the city of Warren with a variety of plans for how the site of the town’s former St. Joseph Hospital can be reused. 

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University Bookstore's Top Sellers

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Bookstore Reveals Its Top Sellers

The ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Bookstore is the perfect place for students to find exactly what they're looking for with its array of ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø gear, books and electronics. But with all those choices in there, have you ever wondered what the top sellers are? We wondered, so we asked.

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Ohio Magazine is featuring the city of Kent as one of its Best Hometowns 2022-23.

Ohio Magazine Features City of Kent as a ‘Best Hometown’

The November/December issue of Ohio Magazine featuring the city of Kent as one of its Best Hometowns for 2022-2023 is now available  

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