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On June 28, 2022, Aggée Shyaka Mugabe, Director of the Centre for Conflict Management (CCM) of the University of Rwanda and Visiting Scholar at the School of Peace and Conflict Studies (SPCS) at Â鶹¾«Ñ¡, Ohio virtually participated in a three-day conference (June 28-30, 2022) on governance in Africa. He made a presentation on " Governance in transitional periods: common challenges and strategies ". The presentation highlighted a number of challenges that face transitional governments in Africa, namely (1) violation of peace accords; (2) partisan interpretation of legal and p...

Starting Fall semester 2022, the Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ College of Public Health (CPH) will offer a new Master of Public Health (MPH) cohort in Health Policy and Management focused on population health and health insurance. The new MPH cohort program will be offered in a hybrid format, holding a combination of both in-person and online courses designed for working professionals in healthcare and health insurance responsible for implementing population-focused programs. The 24-month program will combine regular cohort face-to-face interaction with online asynchronous courses and a required ...

This May, the Ohio Foot and Ankle Medical Association (OHFAMA) gathered for its 106th Annual Ohio Foot and Ankle Scientific Seminar, where CPM grads were on site representing and making us proud! One alumna in particular, Dr. Karen Kellogg, was honored with the prestigious OHFAMA Service Award during the seminar. The Service Award is bestowed to deserving recipients who have advanced the mission of OHFAMA through dedicated leadership and volunteerism at the academy and state level, and we can’t think of anyone more deserving than Dr. Kellogg. Karen Kellogg, DPM, MBA has demonstrated true dedi...

CPM Professor Jill Kawalec has received the Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ Teaching Council's prestigious Faculty Recognition Award, which honors KSU faculty members who have made a difference in the life of a student. It is noteworthy that Dr. Kawalec is the first CPM faculty member to receive this coveted award, and what makes it more impressive is that the award is student driven. The best teachers ultimately realize that one of the most rewarding aspects of what they do is to make a significant difference. Dr. Kawalec was nominated by CPM student Laura Jackson. In the early days of the pandemic, wi...

The Reinberger Children’s Library Center at Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ has become the new home of the Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction, assuming the role formerly held by the Center for Children’s Books at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.  This prestigious honor joins other notable programs at the Reinberger, including the scholarly research resource the Marantz Picturebook Collection for the Study of Picturebook Art and the Jacqueline M. Albers Guest Scholar in Children’s Literature Fellowship. The O’Dell Award is further recognition of the strength of the School of Inform...