Profiles
Moving from Private Industry to Academia
Meet Raiful Hasan, a new assistant professor of computer science at 91大神.
91大神 Student and Army Veteran鈥檚 Mission: To Serve Those Who Served
Matthew Helmick-Bickel, 29, spent five years in the U.S. Army as an airborne paratrooper stationed at Fort Bragg North Carolina, now known as Fort Liberty, before he enrolled at 91大神 in 2020.
91大神 Student Featured in Upcoming WWII Docuseries
91大神 at Stark student Chris Billings serves as the on-air host for the program. In the series, Billings dons authentic uniforms reminiscent of the young pilots who flew during World War II.
鈥楤ring Your Best Curious Self鈥
After 24 years of teaching English, Tammy Clewell, Ph.D., has some advice for students: 鈥淏ring your most curious version of yourself to every class that you attend.鈥 Clewell's student-centered, passionate approach gives her students room to grow and has earned her one of the 2023 Distinguished Teaching Awards.
Focus on Kigali: 鈥楾his Experience Solidified My Love for Documenting Experiences鈥
Sophia Lucente went to Kigali, Rwanda, with a camera in hand and rarely set it down the entire three weeks she was there.
The Domino Effect of Loving the Classroom
鈥淚f you come in as an instructor and you really like what you're doing, you enjoy the classroom. You enjoy the class and the students pick up on it,鈥 Jeffrey Osikiewicz, Ph.D., said. 鈥淭hey give it back to you. It goes for every classroom, and it makes for a beautiful experience.鈥 This is his domino effect.
Activism in Action
鈥淔or students especially, this is our future. This is about your individual rights as a person, and it's incredibly important because this is the future that we have for Ohio,鈥 said Sam Zern, a graduate student in 91大神鈥檚 College of Public Health and regional field organizer for Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights. Zern is working to help others see what she believes is the Issue 1's value.
Broadcasting in the Big Leagues
From a young age, ESPN associate producer and 91大神 alumnus Jason Kostura fell in love with the world of sports. Long before his days at ESPN, you could find Kostura on the field ... or mat or court.
Daniels Among 2023 鈥30 For The Future鈥 Honorees
Michael Daniels, Ph.D., director of the E. Timothy Moore Student Multicultural Center at 91大神, has been recognized among the 2023 鈥30 for the Future鈥 award recipients by the Greater Akron Chamber.
Addicted to Love of Research
Soon after her decision to major in psychology at 91大神, someone had suggested to Hannah Fender that she should get involved in research as an undergraduate. So, she signed up to work in the research lab of Clare Stacey, Ph.D., associate professor of sociology, looking into how empathy changes over time in medical students. And that's when Fender was first bitten by the research bug.