By Megan Parker, Editor-in-Chief
March 17, 2020
In response to estimates that cases of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) will peak in late April or early May, The University of Akron President Gary L. Miller announced several key decisions impacting campus operations. These key decisions come only one week after Ohio’s first confirmed cases of COVID-19 were announced by Gov. Mike DeWine and Dr. Amy Acton, director of health for the Ohio Department of Health (ODH). Although UA currently has no confirmed cases of COVID-19, President Miller said in the announcement that the evolving circumstances of the pandemic have created challenges that UA officials must take into account. Online Instruction Only Important Updates From President Miller on Campus Operations (3/16/2020): The remainder...
By Elizabeth Heckler, Social Media Editor
March 13, 2020
According to a survey from The Hope Center for College, Community and Justice, 45% of 86,000 college students described themselves as “food insecure.” ZipAssist is helping students at The University of Akron facing food insecurity through its Campus Cupboard initiative. This program unofficially began in the Fall 2017 semester after ZipAssist staff members noticed that students often listed food as one of their primary concerns during Student Emergency Financial Assistance (SEFA) meetings. “It was evident that some students were struggling to meet basic needs,” Alison Doehring, Director of ZipAssist, said. ZipAssist partnered with the Salvation Army of Summit County in order to make non-perishable food items available to students....
By Megan Parker and Kaitee Horstmann
March 10, 2020
In response to recommendations from Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, The University of Akron Present Gary L. Miller announced that all face-to-face instruction has been suspended and will begin again in an online format on March 30. Several Ohio universities have started transitioning to full online instruction since the announcement of three confirmed cases of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Cuyahoga County on March 9. The universities that are currently transitioning into online learning to help avoid the spread of COVID-19 include The Ohio State University, Kent State, University of Toledo, Lourdes University and Bowling Green State University. In the email sent to the UA campus community, President Miller said no classes will be held until March...
By Megan Parker, Editor-in-Chief
March 9, 2020
Through one of the Experiential Learning (EXL) Center’s unclasses, students are gaining real world experience by helping Joshua Tree Productions create “The Forgotten Dead,” a documentary about Schneider Park. Offered each semester at The University of Akron, the EXL’s unclasses are aimed at giving all students hands-on experiential opportunities in a small size, three-credit hour course. This semester, “Unearthing Akron’s Past, The Forgotten Dead of Schneider Park” has been led by Josh Gippin, owner of Joshua Tree Productions, in collaboration with the School of Communication and the Department of Anthropology. “Dr. Carolyn Behrman, Director of the EXL Center had seen some of my previous documentaries and hired me on the basis...
By Megan Parker, Editor-in-Chief
March 11, 2020
By Megan Parker, Editor-in-Chief
March 10, 2020
By Kaitee Horstmann, Copy Editor
February 27, 2020
