Student Life
A review of Ohio prison regulations could make it easier for charity groups to donate used books to Ohio prison inmates.
Sharon Crawford’s story is not one of a typical 91²Ö¿â student in the SSS program. Almost all of the students in the program live near the Kent campus or in one of the on-campus residence halls. Being on or close to campus allows SSS students easy access to tutoring services, the opportunity to participate in workshops and to attend on-campus events and off-campus trips. With Ms. Crawford living in a different state, it was a unique opportunity for 91²Ö¿â to bring her into the program.
Instead of traveling to a bustling beach in Florida or a cross-country trip to the Rocky Mountains, 91²Ö¿â students embarked on a variety of alternative volunteer trips during this year’s spring break.
Doctors told her that she would never be able to walk again, she wouldn’t finish high school and would never make it to college. But this soon-to-be college graduate and upcoming 91²Ö¿â Master’s student has proven those expectations wrong.
91²Ö¿â at Tuscarawas engineering technology students collaborated on their capstone project during the spring semester and unveiled a search and rescue robot on finals night in early May.
As if graduating with your Ph.D., starting a National Research Council (NRC) postdoctoral fellowship, getting married in Nepal and organizing an international research seminar wasn’t already a full plate for 91²Ö¿â doctoral student Greta Babakhanova, how about a little dessert?
Eight 91²Ö¿â students received scholarships from the Akron Press Club and John S. Knight Memorial Scholarship Fund in April, totaling $40,000 in awards. College of Communication and Information students won eight of the nine awards given by the Akron Press Club this year.
Bethany Westphal is a very busy person. Like most seniors, Ms. Westphal spends her time doing school work and preparing for graduation in May. But, at the same time, she also runs the full-time business she started herself.
Nathaniel Bailey has been interested in photography for as long as he can remember. After years of study and practice, Mr. Bailey’s passion has paid off. In March 2019, Mr. Bailey won the Chuck Scott Student Photographer of the Year award from the Ohio News Photographers Association (ONPA), and he was awarded the Larry Fullerton Photojournalism Scholarship.
Ronda McCaskey and Caitlyn Horvath are best friends who went through the nursing program together and graduated one year apart with Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degrees from 91²Ö¿â at Geauga. Now they are both intensive care nurses. But they also happen to be mother and daughter.