Archive for January, 2016

Participants Sought for Understanding Social and Emotional Skills in Children Study

Participants Sought for Understanding Social and Emotional Skills in Children Study

The Center for Intervention Research in Schools is looking for children ages 8 to 14 with high levels of inattention, hyperactivity, and/or impulsivity to participate in a research study about social and emotional skills. Children will view pictures of faces of animals, watch a children’s television show, and be asked […]

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January 23, 2016 at 2:03 pmNews

High School Teacher Puts Online Grad Lessons to Work in His Classroom

High School Teacher Puts Online Grad Lessons to Work in His Classroom

John Swarr, a teacher at the Washington County Joint Vocational School District, is already putting his master’s courses to work in his high school classrooms. Ohio University’s online master’s degree in English is designed for working secondary language arts instructors who are preparing to teach dual-enrollment—now called College Credit Plus—classes […]

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January 22, 2016 at 2:30 pmIn Class

Career Corner | Junior: Workshop Helps ‘Establish a Brand that Attracts Employers’

Career Corner | Junior: Workshop Helps ‘Establish a Brand that Attracts Employers’

By Austin Rivers ’17 As students preparing for future careers, we are often told that we need to network and build a marketable resumé to attract employers. Unfortunately, we are rarely told how to do these things. This is where the Career and Leadership Development Center comes in handy. The […]

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January 22, 2016 at 12:03 pmNews

Free Screening | ‘… And Justice for All,’ Jan. 21

Free Screening | ‘… And Justice for All,’ Jan. 21

Students for Law, Justice & Culture offers a free screening of …And Justice for All, on Thursday Jan. 21, at 6 p.m. in Bentley 011. The movie details a case involving questionable legal ethics. Al Pacino stars in this classic film from 1979. SLJC remains committed to putting on relevant and entertaining programming […]

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January 21, 2016 at 7:00 pmEvents

Physics Colloquium | Challenges and Opportunities in Nuclear Astrophysics: Studying Stellar Fireworks and the Big Bang with Stable and Radioactive Ion-Beams, Jan. 21

Antonios Kontos

The Physics & Astronomy Colloquium Series presents Antonios Kontos of MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory Massachusetts Institute of Technology on “Challenges and opportunities in Nuclear Astrophysics: Studying stellar fireworks and the big bang with stable and radioactive ion-beams” on Thursday, Jan. 21, at […]

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January 21, 2016 at 7:00 pmEvents

Food Studies Book Club Reads ‘Cumin, Camels, and Caravans: A Spice Odyssey’

Welcome back to spring semester and a new book for the Food Studies theme Book Club, which will be reading Cumin, Camels, and Caravans: A Spice Odyssey by Gary Paul Nabhan. Abstract: Gary Paul Nabhan takes the reader on a vivid and far-ranging journey across time and space in this […]

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January 20, 2016 at 9:52 pmAnnouncements

Advising Tip | Evaluate Fall Semester to Plan for Spring

Advising Tip | Evaluate Fall Semester to Plan for Spring

By Sara Berens Academic Advisor and Retention Specialist for the College of Arts & Sciences The beauty of a new semester is that it presents an opportunity to start over. My advice to you this week is to evaluate your Fall Semester and engage in some early “spring cleaning.” If […]

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January 20, 2016 at 9:27 pmNews