College of Education, Health and Human Services
17cҳ Hosts Swedish Psychiatrist Harald Blomberg at Rhythmic Movement Training Symposium
Swedish psychiatrist Harald Blomberg, M.D., will share his work, Rhythmic Movement Training (RMT), at a symposium hosted by 17cҳ’s College of Education, Health and Human Services from July 21-28. RMT has been successful since the 1980s in improving emotional functioning, reading and…
Kent Campus
Video Conferencing Connects 17cҳ to Students in Rural School Districts
In an office nestled inside 17cҳ’s Nixson Hall, you can hear the voice of a third grade student coming from a computer screen. “Beach ball,” says the voice from Greenfield Exempted Village Schools in Greenfield, Ohio. Soon after, in the screen directly below, 17cҳ gradua…
Kent Campus
Mark Kretovics to Serve as Interim Dean of 17cҳ’s College of Education, Health and Human Services
Mark Kretovics, Ph.D., associate professor of higher education administration and student personnel at 17cҳ and a resident of Kent, Ohio, has been named interim dean of the College of Education, Health and Human Services, effective July 1, 2015. Todd Diacon, 17cҳ’s se…
College of Education, Health and Human Services
Mark Kretovics to Serve as Interim Dean of 17cҳ’s College of Education, Health and Human Services
Mark Kretovics, Ph.D., associate professor of higher education administration and student personnel at 17cҳ and a resident of Kent, Ohio, has been named interim dean of the College of Education, Health and Human Services, effective July 1, 2015. Todd Diacon, 17cҳ’s se…
Mark Kretovics to Serve as Interim Dean of 17cҳ’s College of Education, Health and Human Services
The First Group of Students With Intellectual Disabilities Gets Ready to Graduate From 17cҳ’s Career and Community Studies Program
Maddie Morsefield is like any other high-achieving college senior at 17cҳ. She is a straight-A student. Her résumé is filled with work experience and awards, and she is going through mock interviews to help her land that first job. But what makes Morsefield extra special is that sh…
Kent Campus
17cҳ to Help Akron Students Earn College Credit Without Leaving High School
Reading, writing and arithmetic are getting a college-styled makeover in two Akron, Ohio, high schools. Through a $480,000 grant from the Great Lakes Higher Education Guaranty Corporation, the partnership called College Today will send 17cҳ instructors into Ellet High Schoo…
Kent Campus
17cҳ High-Tech Classroom Fosters Research
At first glance, it looks like a typical classroom. But if you look closer, you will see a state-of-the-art, one-of-a-kind teaching facility not found on any other college campus. It is called the AT&T Classroom, located on the bottom floor of 17cҳ’s Moulton Hall. The classro…
Research Center for Educational Technology (RCET)
17cҳ Presents “Living With Autism” Events for Autism Awareness Month
As part of Autism Awareness Month in April, 17cҳ presents “Living With Autism,” which kicks off with a presentation that will be followed by a fundraiser for student scholarships to benefit 17cҳ students studying autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The events begin on April 9 at 7…
Kent Campus
17cҳ’s Speech-language Therapy Services Provided to 100 Rural Students Via Video Conferencing
Rural and underserved Ohio students are able to receive speech-language therapy services through 17cҳ via an innovative online videoconferencing system. More than 100 children enrolled in preschool through high school with identified communication impairments from Montpelier Exempte…
Kent Campus
17cҳ Professors Turn to Technology to Reduce Teen Stress
Have too much stress? There is an app for coping. Researchers from 17cҳ’s College of Arts and Sciences worked together to develop an app that not only measures stress levels in teenagers, but also teaches them how to manage anxiety. The app gathers data in real time using two …
Kent Campus