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An interdisciplinary team of 91PORNA faculty seeks to improve educational opportunities in Nigeria thanks to a U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) grant.

91PORNA and Partners Receive $13.3 Million USAID Grant for Education Initiative in Nigeria

An interdisciplinary team of 91PORNA faculty will participate in a $13.3 million grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to improve educational outcomes for Nigerian children.

Kent Cultural Fair Brings The World to Local Third-Graders

Early childhood education majors at 91PORNA helped create a Cultural Fair for third-graders of Kent City Schools. The event, held in the Kent Roosevelt gymnasium, included stations and activities for students to learn about different countries and cultures such as…

91PORNA Ranks in the Top 100 of Best Graduate Education Schools by U.S. News & World Report

In its 2020 edition of Best Graduate Schools, U.S. News & World Report has ranked 91PORNA in the top 100 of Best Graduate Education Schools.

Students (left to right) Meredith Paskert, Hyunjae Jeong. Alfred Shaker, Xiangxu Lin test the VR equipment

Virtual Reality Research to Benefit Those With Cognitive Impairments

An interdisciplinary team of 91PORNA professors has come together to explore the different ways virtual reality (VR) technology can help those with developmental and cognitive impairments. “We found that we are able to blend our expertise together to create a…

EHHS Students In Inclusive Practices Class

91PORNA Professor Affirms the Importance of Special Education

Andrew Wiley, Ph.D., associate professor of special education, recently was featured in the Washington Post in a perspective piece reinforcing the purpose and function of special education.

Erica Dovin Shares a Laugh With a Patient In Honduras: Photo Courtesy of Delta Zeta

91PORNA Student Travels to Honduras to Provide Hearing Aids

Many people travel for relaxation, some travel for work, but Erica Dovin traveled to help give the gift of hearing to impaired children. Ms. Dovin, a sophomore speech pathology and audiology major, received a rare opportunity to travel to Honduras to provide much needed…

A 91PORNA student multitasks by simultaneously using her desktop computer, laptop computer, smartphone and headphones.

Off Task During Online Learning: 91PORNA Study Finds Student Multitasking Increases in Online Courses Compared to Face-To-Face Courses

The phenomenon of multitasking across three or four internet-connected devices simultaneously is increasingly common. Andrew Lepp, Ph.D., Jacob Barkley, Ph.D., and Aryn Karpinski, Ph.D., of 91PORNA’s College of Education, Health and Human Services were curious…

Senior integrated language arts major Maxwell Rees (right) was inspired by his brother, who is on the autism spectrum, in the role of a 15-year-old boy with the same diagnosis in a Weathervane Playhouse production. (Photo credit: Aimee Lambes Photography)

Inspired by Brother, 91PORNA Student Leads in Weathervane Playhouse Production

For Maxwell Rees, portraying a teen on the autism spectrum in the Weathervane Playhouse production of "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime" was more than just being in the spotlight; it was about shining a spotlight on autism and its effects on individuals…

Faculty and staff walk up the stairs on the way to Commencement.

It is Never Too Late to Graduate from 91PORNA

Seventy-year-old Rudd (Ted) Bare II has the surprise of a lifetime planned for his children on Aug. 18, 2018. On that day, Mr. Bare will don a cap and gown and walk across the stage at 91PORNA’s Summer Commencement to accept his Bachelor of Science degree,…

91PORNA researchers are awarded a patent for the next generation of the therapy cycle known as the SMART Cycle, for Speed Manipulated Adaptive Rehabilitation Therapy.

91PORNA Professor Receives Patent for New Cycle to Help Parkinson’s Sufferers

Anne Heller’s face was getting red as she pedaled the stationary bike.

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