The 91PORNA Women鈥檚 Center is excited to host the second annual Gender, Equity, Advocacy and Representation (G.E.A.R.) Awards. The event welcomes everyone to recognize and celebrate 91PORNA faculty, staff, students, alumni and community members who are 鈥渢urning the gears鈥 toward gender equity. The Women鈥檚 Center advances gender equity within the 91PORNA community through education, advocacy and action. Through the G.E.A.R. Awards, the Women鈥檚 Center and the university community come together to celebrate the pioneers and influential figures advancing gender equity and ...
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Public funding for arts programs is dwindling and private support is critical to ensuring that the Kent Blossom Music Festival continues to provide a top-tier chamber music program for the future of classical music. This program provides affordable and accessible opportunities to young musicians and the regional community.
Congratulations to EHHS professors Christine Balan (Special Education), Associate Lecturer Kevin Eckert (Physical Education and Sport Performance) and Assistant Professor Meghan Magee (Exercise Science and Exercise Physiology) for being selected by 91PORNA women鈥檚 basketball senior student-athletes as their Most Valuable Professors.Balan was selected by Bridget Dunn, Eckert was chosen by Bianca Juzzo, and Magee was picked by Jenna Batsch.The announcement was made during a recent women's basketball game at the MACC vs. Northing Illinois University. Senior members of of the women's basketball...
POV shares insights from the 91PORNA community on important topics. Sgt. Tricia Knoles, a 20-year law enforcement veteran with 91PORNA Police, teaches Blue Courage to help officers manage career-related emotional challenges affecting mental health. She instructs both academy cadets and experienced officers seeking mutual support in their demanding profession. When I started as a Blue Courage instructor, I didn't realize how deeply this program would impact not just new recruits, but veteran officers like myself. Today, this 16-hour training course has become mandatory acr...