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Gregory King, School of Theatre and Dance, led a masterclass at Onyx Production, a dance and theatre company in Columbus, Ohio, on May 13, 2017. King’s high-energy class fused some of the main principles of Horton, ballet and other contemporary forms. Dancers were introduced to phrase works that challenged them, asking them to investigate their sense of physicality, specificity and complexity through constant movement manipulation. The class required a high degree of physicality and input from the dancers, encouraging them to execute movement with intention and clarity. ...
Three LaunchNET ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ employees and one student client presented at the seventh annual Deshpande Symposium for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Higher Ed on June 12-14 in Lowell, Massachusetts. Julie Messing, executive director, and Lynn Buchinsky, venture advisor, spoke on a panel highlighting the results and lessons learned from building bridges and pathways from high school to college to community for entrepreneurial success and regional growth in Northeast Ohio, as part of the Burton D. Morgan Foundation’s regional work in entrepreneurship. Venture advisor Tabitha Martin and c...
Bonnie James Shaker, Department of English at ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ at Geauga, Lae'l Hughes-Watkins, University Libraries, and Angela Pettitt, Penn State Shenango, authored the article "Recovering Kate Chopin's 'Her First Party': Media, Mediation, Message" in American Periodicals, Jean Lee Cole and Cynthia Patterson (Eds.), 27(1), 2017, 21-24. Summary: After recovering a lost Kate Chopin short story in digital archives from the American Periodical Series Online, English faculty Shaker and Pettitt (Penn State) and Archivist Hughes-Watkins reflect on the affordances of various media arc...
Preventive care is one of the most important ways to improve your health. Disease, injury and premature death can often be avoided if you have preventive screenings as recommended. Join Dr. Michael Schecter from Be Well Solutions on Friday, Sept. 8, from noon to 1 p.m. in Heer Hall or via livestream. Schechter will address some of the following key questions as it relates to preventive care and answer questions from those in the audience: • Understand the population studies that screening recommendations are based on; • Be aware of conditions when early detection is...
Adopting a heart-healthy diet is key to healthy aging. Join our White Out for Wellness 28-Day Challenge and become more aware of added sugars, white flour and sodium in your daily diets. The White Out for Wellness Challenge will run from Sept. 1-28 and is offered by employee wellness partner Be Well Solutions to all full-time, benefits-eligible employees. Participants will receive education handouts at the start of the program, as well as weekly email tips and trackers from Be Well Solutions. And, as always, there are prizes and incentives for participants. Each week, partici...