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Before submitting a Tuition waiver, employees should review University Policy 3342-6-09.1 and the Tuition Waiver information page online. Once all prerequisites are met, employees should submit a Tuition Waiver workflow doing the following: Log into FlashLine Select Employee / Workflow / HR & Employee Workflows A tuition workflow should be completed once for each eligible dependent child taking coursework. However, if the employee is applying for a waiver for their own tuition or that of their spouse/domestic partner, a new tuition waiver request should be submitted for e...

������Ƶ Geauga and the Twinsburg Academic Center is pleased to recognize over 135 students who earned their associate or bachelor’s degrees during the Spring 2022 commencement ceremony. The graduates will be recognized on Friday, May 13, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. at Parkside Church in Chagrin Falls. For more information or to watch the ceremony live, visit /geauga/commencement. Name Degree Town Honors Erika Jeannae Pierre Associate of Applied Science in Nursing ...

During ������Ƶ’s English Department Awards Ceremony on April 27, one of ������Ƶ State Geauga’s English faculty members received the eminent Full-Time Outstanding Composition Instructor Award (OCIA). Bonnie Shaker, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English at both the Burton and Twinsburg locations, shares this high honor along with Dr. Alexis Baker from ������Ƶ State Stark Campus. Each year, ������Ƶ honors graduate and part-time instructors as well as full-time faculty members across its eight campuses who are nominated by their students for being among the most dedicated, ...

Each year, the School of Media and Journalism’s Diversity and Globalization (D&G) Committee recognizes students and their work with The Robert G. McGruder Student Award for Diversity, in honor of the late Robert G McGruder, a 1963 ������Ƶ graduate, and a trail-blazing journalist. “We had 11 nominations for The 2021 Student Award for Diversity,” said Luke Armour, associate professor in the School of Media and Journalism and co-chair of the D&G Committee. “That’s the most we’ve had since we started this five years ago. And that’s great news.”  Students and alumni...

The horrific images of the massive explosion that rocked Beirut, Lebanon, in August 2020, motivated ������Ƶ officials to reach out to help. Their thoughts immediately turned to Lebanese American University (LAU) in Beirut and its School of Architecture and Design, with which ������Ƶ State’s College of Architecture and Environmental Design has been cultivating a relationship for the past several years. “Over the past three to four years, we’ve had a number of exchanges and collaborations with classes and students. Their students have participated in our Florence program, they hoste...

After a national search, the School of Theatre and Dance is thrilled to announce the appointment of scenic, projection and lighting designer Tony Hardin as its new director. Hardin most recently served as associate professor and chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of ������Ƶucky. "We are thrilled to welcome Tony Hardin to ������Ƶ State as the new director of the School of Theatre and Dance," said Diane Petrella, dean of the College of the Arts. "Tony brings outstanding experience as an administrator, theatre educator and professional designer that will benefit our ...

During the Spring 2022 semester, Visual Communication Design students in the Glyphix Design Research Lab have been working on an intergenerational research project combining storytelling and design.   For the Stories Connecting Generations project, young adult VCD students were paired with one older adult. The two individuals engaged in weekly conversations virtually for up to eight weeks. Through their conversations, life stories, memories and wisdom were shared. In some cases, even friendships were formed.   Through listening and reflecting on these conversatio...

For weeks, the ������Ƶ State community donated medical supplies to a project organized by university alumna and current graduate student Lydia Lisowsky, ’21, for the people of Ukraine. And on April 30, 2022, the project came to fruition when 150 students donated hours of their time to help Lisowsky pack the supplies and prepare them for transport to Ukraine.   Lisowsky said she is grateful for the help of the ������Ƶ State community. “Because of them, we were able to not only reach, but surpass, our goal of 3,000 kits and make 3,172 kits to send to Ukraine to aid the civili...

After 20 years as a faculty member and eight years as director of the School of Theatre and Dance, Eric van Baars will retire from ������Ƶ this summer. Whether as School of Theatre and Dance director, Porthouse Theatre executive producer, faculty member, actor, director, choreographer, or commencement announcer, Eric's leadership, mentorship, and friendship has helped define the excellence and collegiality of the School of Theatre and Dance. We will miss him and congratulate him on this new chapter. An alumnus of ������Ƶ's M.F.A. in Acting program, ...