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![Vice President for Regional Campuses Dean of the College of Applied and Technical Studies Dr. Peggy Shadduck](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/larger/public/cats-shadduck-speech-1500-400.jpg?VersionId=fNpArji2yhPGMoO6fhZ.SAcheh12PPkR&itok=qQR-5L6U)
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News from the College of Applied & Technical Studies
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![Stella Nyaboke Ogari, left, an international nursing student from East Africa and Ashtabula Campus graduate](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/ksua-nurse-stella-1500x600.jpg?VersionId=RkuRYYqCqm0vYe5B.3fR7gy94t51DzD4)
Stella Ogari's journey has taken her from East Africa to Northeast Ohio and now culminates with her earning her associate degree in nursing from ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ at Ashtabula.Ogari, a licensed practical nurse (LPN), chose the Ashtabula Campus for its acclaimed nursing…
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![BSW students talked with local agencies at a social work job fair hosted by the Ashtabula, Salem and Tuscarawas campuses](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/cats-bsw-job%20fair-hero-1500x600.jpg?VersionId=i9P5C0Cfsic6SUXd4zpNsdRKlBLkkuQM)
Ohio – just like other states across the country – struggles with providing access to mental health services, as well as a shortage of social workers. In response to this situation, ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ’s College of Applied and Technical Studies last year launched its Bachelor…
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The Ohio Department of Education recently awarded ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ $1.2 million to support Choose Ohio First scholarships. This funding will support learners pursuing associate degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields and expand options for…
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The Animation Career Review’s 2024 Animation School Rankings report is out and for the second year in a row, the ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ College of Applied and Technical Studies Bachelor of Science degree in Animation Game Design (AGD) ranks among the top animation programs…
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![Ashtabula PTA Grad Caitlin Sharman helps an injured athlete](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/pta-atc1-1500x600.jpg?VersionId=eo_uUOOnR0pRA_1uRvpEZzAnMDHthLpL)
The passion that led to success and a great job as a certified athletic trainer hadn’t left Caitlin Sharman, but she reached a point in her professional career where she sought to enhance her existing skill set while adding some flexibility to her life.
That led the Vermont…
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Dhruba Panthi, Ph.D., assistant professor of Engineering Technology at ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ at Tuscarawas, is this year’s winner of the Farris Family Innovation Award. His research focuses on hydrogen fuel because its only byproduct is water, which is harmless to the…
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For more than 10 years, ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ at Ashtabula has built a partnership with the technology company ID Networks, giving information technology students real-life experience in their field and helping connect them to a potential employer.
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On Monday, Aug. 21, U.S. Congressman Bill Johnson and Bill Ayres, dean and chief administrative officer of ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ at Trumbull, cut the ribbon for At Ease, the first military and veteran resource center on the campus. Joining them were the Honor Guard from…
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For the past two years, Dr. Bathi Kasturiarachi has been hosting the Stark County Summer Math Academy for high school students at the Stark Campus, paid for by grants he received from the Mathematical Association of America (MAA), the world’s largest community of mathematicians…
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Starting this fall, ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ will offer an evidence-based suicide prevention course through funding from the Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation (OSPF). The class will be offered through the ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ College of Applied and Technical Studies’ Bachelor of Social…