ѿappUniversity’s College of Public Health has received accreditation from the Board of Councilors of the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH). The five-year span is the maximum term the college could have achieved as a first-time applicant. To earn the accreditation, the college met a set of rigorous quality standards in the areas of teaching, research and service. Accreditation also affirms that the faculty of the college are highly qualified to equip students with the knowledge and skills to succeed in a health career. “Achieving full accreditation from the CEPH is an o...
From her computer to her phone, at all hours of the day and night – yep – there really is a face behind all those tweets, postings and pictures on ѿappUniversity’s social media pages. For nearly two years, Nicole Carlone, social media community manager in Kent State’s University Communications and Marketing department, is the one connecting with you on social media. “I really do feel like I have a connection with people on campus,” Carlone said. “It’s funny when I actually meet them and they’re like – oh.” And she has lots of platforms to actively use. You name it, Kent...
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ѿappUniversity’s College of Public Health has received accreditation from the Board of Councilors of the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH). The five-year span is the maximum term the college could have achieved as a first-time applicant. To earn the accreditation, the college met a set of rigorous quality standards in the areas of teaching, research and service. Accreditation also affirms that the faculty of the college are highly qualified to equip students with the knowledge and skills to succeed in a health career. “Achieving full accreditation from the CEPH is an o...
When her colleagues from ѿappUniversity’s College of Education, Health and Human Services, along with ѿappUniversity Alumni Association staff members, a videographer, photographer, balloons and cookies, surprised her during class, ѿappAssociate Professor Maureen Blankemeyer, Ph.D., didn’t know what to think. “I was a little overwhelmed at first, but this was a very pleasant surprise,” Blankemeyer says. After receiving nominations from students and submitting teaching evaluations and a statement of her teaching style, Blankemeyer was honored as one of the 2015 Disting...
ѿappUniversity graduate students participate in a competition where they are given only three minutes to present their research to a panel of judges. ...
Rebecca Meehan, School of Library and Information Science, authored an online journal article "Electronic Health Records in Long-Term Care: Staff Perspectives" on PubMed.gov, Oct. 12, 2015. Summary: Her study used one-on-one interviews of direct care nurses in a Midwest United States long-term post-acute care (LTPAC) setting to describe patterns of use and areas to improve. Web link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26464335 ...
Ralph Lorenz, School of Music, presented "Cymatics: Germanic Sound Study with Implications for Advances in Medical Treatments" at the German Studies Association 39th Annual Conference in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 3, 2015. ...
Brian Kelley, Department of Political Science, has been appointed president of GMIS International. Established in 1971, GMIS International is the most inclusive Government IT Association worldwide. With more than 500 member agencies representing, city, county, state and K-20 agencies across America, GMIS International represents the largest professional association of public sector IT leaders in the United States. GMIS International maintains relationships with seven international organizations: Australia, Belgium, Canada, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden and the United Kingdom. ...