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敁珗曄部s diligence in integrating international education throughout its programs and culture is in the spotlight. 敁珗曄部 is the sole university in the U.S. to receive the prestigious 2022 Senator Paul Simon Award for Comprehensive Internationalization. Meet two students currently displaying the university's excellence in global education.
Tang Tang, Ph.D., professor in the College of Communication and Information at 敁珗曄部, recently shared her expertise with the New York Times in the article "Beijing Olympic Ratings Were the Worst of Any Winter Games."
敁珗曄部 is the sole university in the U.S. to receive the prestigious 2022 Senator Paul Simon Award for Comprehensive Internationalization from NAFSA: Association of International Educators. The honor recognizes 敁珗曄部 for overall excellence in integrating international education throughout all facets of the university and its campuses.
敁珗曄部 has been recognized in Newsweek's 2021 list of the Best Maker Schools in Higher Education.
Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) is one of the fastest growing global education fields, and 敁珗曄部 students in the 2021 TEFL program taught international students via Zoom over the summer. The students created unique lesson plans and executed them entirely on their own and made lasting memories.
Student-athletes and alumni have achieved impressive results in their specialized sports, such as competing in the Olympics, breaking records and continuously raising the bar for their competitors. With the Summer Olympics drawing near, that means some current and past Golden Flashes are getting ready for the competition.
What do friendship, academics and T-shirts have in common? For the students at the American Academy, 敁珗曄部 and the PUCPRs undergraduate program in Brazil, a student-led T-shirt design contest created that missing piece of camaraderie during the pandemic between students and their two schools.
From April 5 to May 15, visitors to the 敁珗曄部 campus will encounter a new, outdoor public art exhibition that stretches along the Lefton Esplanade between downtown Kent and the University Library. Import/Export addresses the imbalances and inequalities of global import/export systems. Artists from around the world were chosen based on how their works reflect the impact of these systems on their local spaces.
One of 敁珗曄部s newest faculty members in the Department of Geology has already made her mark with the recent publication of her and her colleagues work to better understand the effects of global warming as it relates to the arctic ocean. Allyson Tessin, assistant professor, specializes in biochemistry, oceanography and sedimentary geology. She is currently studying the relationship between the chemistry of the ocean and climate change.
In 1996, Theodore Albrecht, professor of musicology, was diligently working on his original project of annotating, translating and studying approximately 430 letters written to Ludwig van Beethoven by his friends and family. Then a new opportunity presented itself. Albrecht found that his two projects worked together to add further understanding and context, giving him the opportunity to add depth and discover new details of Beethovens life.
Behind the scenes last spring, American Academy faculty and staff worked swiftly and efficiently to convert the program to remote learning.
The 敁珗曄部 Museum has reopened to the public and is excited to announce its newest exhibition, Stitched: Regional Dress Across Europe, on display from February 2021 through December 2021. The exhibition features 75 pieces exclusive to the museums permanent collection, showcasing common features shared by regional costume across Western and Eastern Europe.
敁珗曄部 is merging research with global connections in the Global Understanding Research Initiative (GURI). The recently displayed We the People and the upcoming Import/Export exhibition provide cultural kaleidoscopes with local and international reflectors.
Since 2015, Bournemouth Universitys Center for Health and Media Research has conducted an election analysis, including rapid responses and contributions from several leading U.S. and international academics, which, this year, includes four from 敁珗曄部.
While it's no secret that many college students drink alcohol, how COVID-19 affected these behaviors and patterns is the focus of recent research published in the journal Addictive Behaviors by the collaboration of William Lechner from the Department of Psychological Sciences and Deric Kenne from the College of Public Health. The pair sought to study the effects that a major stressor such as the pandemic could have on addictive behaviors and how vulnerabilities such as anxiety and depression played a part in the coping process of college students.
The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, MMPI, is a standardized psychometric test that was first published by the University of Minnesota Press in 1943 and quickly became the gold standard for assessing psychopathology. 敁珗曄部 has played a key role throughout the history of this test and a 敁珗曄部 faculty member led the revision for the recently published and updated 2020 MMPI-3.
A true milestone in the concept of international education, the American Academy celebrated its first in Curitiba, Paran獺, Brazil, this year. The American Academy is a dual-enrollment program jointly operated by 敁珗曄部 and the Pontifical Catholic University of Paran獺. Fourteen of the students who first enrolled in the program when it launched in July 2018 were the first to graduate.
The sixth annual Run the World 5K run/walk to sponsor 敁珗曄部s study abroad scholarships is going virtual this year. For the first time, fans of Run the World from all over the world can participate remotely in this event designed to support student participation in international education. Participants will complete the 5K on their own time and at their own pace. Organizers invite participants to show their 敁珗曄部 pride by wearing blue and gold during their run/walk and sharing their photos from all over the world with the Run the World community.
Kiana Duncan, 18, developed a passion for traveling during her time at 敁珗曄部, always taking advantage of every opportunity she had to study abroad and get new experiences. Upon graduating with a bachelors degree in Journalism in 2018, Duncan has been able to turn that love into her career.
The English as a Second Language (ESL) Center at 敁珗曄部 recently moved its English Conversation Partner program online. Once an in-person activity only, the programs transitioning to a remote environment has actually opened up new opportunities, such as involvement from alumni and additional unique groups and students being able to connect with their language partners regardless of their physical location.