Community Impact

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Ownership Center Helps Businesses Prepare for Successions
A ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï program is helping business owners retire by providing them succession plans to ease the transition in their companies.

KENT STATE GEAUGA PROVIDING OSHA SAFETY TRAINING TO SMALL BUSINESSES IN GEAUGA COUNTY And BEYOND
Thanks to a $75,000 grant from Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Susan Harwood Training Grants Program, ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï at Geauga is designing a pilot training program for workers from small businesses in underserved rural communities to help ensure safe and healthy workplaces. As part of the campus’ ongoing commitment to leadership in regional workforce development, the program will be implemented in Geauga County starting in the second quarter of 2023.

Compassion and Putting Students First Is Winning Strategy for Trumbull Nursing Professor
Empathy, warmth and kindness are things that Kathy Dwinnells, Ph.D., RN, CNS, CNE, associate professor in the College of Nursing at the Trumbull Campus, believes are important parts of a nursing education.

IN A FLASH: Flashes on Ice
Flashes can enjoy a number of fun, winter activities in January and February.

Actor Danny Trejo to Headline ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Stark Speakers Series on March 9
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï at Stark’s Featured Speakers Series and the Stark Library’s Speaking of Books Author Series are partnering to present iconic Hollywood character actor Danny Trejo, who will speak at the Canton Palace Theatre on March 9.

IN A FLASH: Flashes Donate to Save Lives
Every pint of donated blood can save three lives.

IN A FLASH: A View from Winter Break
The quiet of Winter Break has ended and classes for Spring Semester begin today.

From Trash to Treasure: Cleveland Youth to Design, Fabricate Public Space Installation in Former Landfill Through ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Program
In an effort to expand racial and ethnic diversity in the design fields, ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï’s Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative created Making Our Own Space (MOOS), a design/build program for middle and high school students. The program introduces youth to opportunities in architecture, urban design and landscape architecture.

IN A FLASH: Teaching in Twinsburg
Faculty at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State's Regional Campuses teach courses tailored to community needs.

Eliminating an Eyesore: Architecture Students Give City of Warren Ideas for Redevelopment
Students from ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï’s College of Architecture and Environmental Design recently presented the city of Warren with a variety of plans for how the site of the town’s former St. Joseph Hospital can be reused.