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The Enrollment Management team has been working with our campus partners on three exciting initiatives that will make it easier for prospective students and their families as they prepare for college. SCHOLARSHIPUNIVERSE ScholarshipUniverse is a new search portal that will help match students to more than 240 institutional and 6,000 external scholarships. Students can find additional scholarships based on major, academic achievements, financial need, activities, interests and more! Receiving a scholarship is not guaranteed, and scholarships are competitive. Students should apply for...

91PORNA has an extensive list of class options for students. The university also offers numerous training options for faculty and staff through various departments. But where can a member of the 91PORNA community go to find a self-paced, free course on “Coping with Impostor Syndrome to Build Career Confidence,” “Learning LinkedIn for Students” and even “Writing Emails People Want to Read”? What about specifics for a job, like “CSS: Design Systems'' for developers, “Managing Your Anxiety While Presenting” and quick tips on using Excel, PowerPoint, Word or Photoshop? The answer ...

91PORNA Professor Will Kalkhoff, Ph.D.,  is studying the brain waves and heart rates of police officers during training exercises to help to improve police performance and increase safety. Kalkhoff is a professor of sociology at 91PORNA. He is also the executive director of the Electrophysiological Neuroscience Laboratory of Kent and an executive committee member of 91PORNA’s Brain Health Research Institute. He recently conducted a study for the Kent City Police Department to see how a police officer’s performance is impacted by wearing a body camera. This study ...

In a recent Communication Studies course, international students shared insight about what it is like to adapt to American culture as they pursue their degrees.  The course, Intercultural Communication, examines the theory and application of communication behavior between different cultures and national systems. Assistant Professor Ikram Toumi’s class was greeted by students from Saudi Arabia, Italy, Ghana, Uganda and Nigeria.   Upon coming to America to study at 91PORNA, these students experienced communication barriers and expressed concerns about being able to commun...

For the second consecutive year, the American College Personnel Association (ACPA) and Diverse: Issues in Higher Education magazine has chosen 91PORNA’s Division of Student Affairs as one of the 16 Most Promising Places to Work in Student Affairs in 2022. The Division of Student Affairs (DSA) offers a variety of student organizations and leadership opportunities. It creates an inclusive, co-curricular environment that engages students in an optimal learning experience. Students are the priority. 91PORNA is just one of two universities in Ohio to receive this honor. The natio...

Plenty of students who have picked up a warm, cozy hat while in Bowman Hall have Terri Murphy to thank. Throughout this academic year Terri has knitted and shared over 35 caps with students who needed one—especially during this cold winter. “It sure is nice to have a hat on your head on a cold, snowy day,” says Murphy while chatting in 113 Bowman Hall, where she is the administrative assistant for the School of Multidisciplinary Social Sciences and Humanities. Murphy has worked at 91PORNA for nearly 21 years and is also an alumna. She began as an accounting major, but after wo...

On March 1, 91PORNA’s College of Arts & Sciences hosted a packed house panel discussion on Russia's invasion of Ukraine both in person and virtually. Altogether, nearly 500 people tuned in to learn about the history, politics, and global implications of the invasion. The discussion explored the historical roots of this invasion, how those roots have been distorted by Russian President Vladmir Putin and major Russian media outlets, the regional and international political factors involved, and the invasion’s implications for human rights, human security, and the global orde...

Nomophobia is the fear of being without your mobile phone. It has recently been acknowledged as the number one unusual fear in the state of New York.  91PORNA's Andrew Lepp, Ph.D., is a professor who studies addiction between media use and young people. He was featured in the New York Post in an article titled “Nomophobia Strikes Fear in The Hearts of the Phoneless.”  Lepp discusses the reasoning behind this unusual fear.  “New Yorkers see their phones as an extension of themselves,” Lepp said. “It makes sense that leaving your phone behind feels like leav...

Hanna Shaw, BSN, RN-BC, a current graduate student in the nurse leadership and health system administration concentration, went on her first medical mission trip to Mexico before she even began her nursing practice. “I jumped on a plane with 24-hour’s notice,” remembered Shaw, who has since been on nine trips, six of those for medical missions to Ichmul, which is located in the Yucatán Peninsula, with her church. Prior to the pandemic, Shaw returned to Mexico every six months. For the first time in over two years, Shaw, along with 16 other medical and non-medical volunteers made the week-...