UAZipster0305 Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/05/09/o...lear/?hpt=hp_t1 "It cuts both ways - it activates both Democratic and Republican base voters,” said John Green, an expert on religion and politics at the University of Akron. “The most likely effect is that it makes an already close election even closer.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Zip Posted May 15, 2012 Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 The world record for fist pumping was set around UA and Manny's Pub. Dude lasted 16 hours. His fist was super-glued together to ensure he maintained the perfect fist formation. He prefers the so-called Jersey-style where you use your elbow to roll your fist — opposed to a “fist thrust” where you just thrust your fist into the air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDZip Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 The world record for fist pumping was set around UA and Manny's Pub. Dude lasted 16 hours. His fist was super-glued together to ensure he maintained the perfect fist formation. He prefers the so-called Jersey-style where you use your elbow to roll your fist — opposed to a “fist thrust” where you just thrust your fist into the air. Word was he started shortly after Ianello was fired, and they just noticed this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZippyRulz Posted May 19, 2012 Report Share Posted May 19, 2012 university of akron entrepreneurs win launchtown award for spinal implant http://hivelocitymedia.com/innovationnews/...town051712.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted May 20, 2012 Report Share Posted May 20, 2012 EJ Thomas continues to struggle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z.I.P. Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 EJ Thomas continues to struggle. E.J. Thomas is not unique among the university’s auxiliary enterprises. UA also provides $19 million of the athletic department’s $24 million budget and $3.8 million of InfoCision Stadium’s $5.4 million budget, said David Cummins, UA’s chief financial officer An interesting fact I noticed in last week's University of Hawaii hiring of former U. of Delaware Provost as their new President is that Delaware sponsors 21 sports (vs UA's 17) and has an athletic budget of $31M, higher than probably any MAC school. Yet they play football in the FCS. Hmmmmm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 http://www.ohio.com/news/local/stow-munroe...ressel-1.309157 VP Tressel visits Stow HS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 UA's Bliss Institute gets $2.8 million gift Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 UA receives wetlands in Copley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted June 24, 2012 Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 Another day, another article about a certain UA administrator. I am glad that the reports are that he's enthusiastic and full of ideas. He could be a nice shot in the arm for a university administration that's become fairly stagnant and uncreative when it comes to engaging students and alumni. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted June 26, 2012 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 Former Zips RB James Black lands a role in the new Charlie Sheen sitcom that airs on Thursday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 UA completely renovates Knight Chemical Lab UA begins turning away students in need of remedial courses. Two pretty big news items on how UA is changing for the better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zestycoyote Posted July 19, 2012 Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 UA completely renovates Knight Chemical Lab UA begins turning away students in need of remedial courses. Two pretty big news items on how UA is changing for the better. ^This. As long as UA continues to improve existing facilities and turn away unprepared students, the reputation of the university will rise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Zip Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Akron students to design a mobile app to enhance The Akron Experience, tentatively named "Successful U." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Class of 82 Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 ^This. As long as UA continues to improve existing facilities and turn away unprepared students, the reputation of the university will rise. Turning away ill-prepared students might improve the cosmetic reputation a little... but it won't really do anything concretely beneficial. It's a purely cosmetic change, and entirely at the expense of one of the university's core missions to serve the whole community, including those students who are (for whatever reason) under-prepared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zestycoyote Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Turning away ill-prepared students might improve the cosmetic reputation a little... but it won't really do anything concretely beneficial. It's a purely cosmetic change, and entirely at the expense of one of the university's core missions to serve the whole community, including those students who are (for whatever reason) under-prepared. The university isn't serving students that are assured to fail without better preparation. Taking the money out of a naive student's pocket is not serving, encouraging them to follow a plan for success is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Class of 82 Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 The university isn't serving students that are assured to fail without better preparation. Taking the money out of a naive student's pocket is not serving, encouraging them to follow a plan for success is. I agree with that last part in particular. And I also agree that what UA has customarily charged for remedial coursework was robbery of the worst sort. However, there is no escaping the fact that Akron is, by law, an open-enrollment institution bound to admit any Ohio resident who can benefit from instruction. Furthermore, Akron's community college IS Summit County's state-supported community college, an obligation that the university has generally met in only the most marginal ways from the very beginning. Remedial education is a core mission of community colleges across this state, and it would be most unfortunate if Akron abandoned that obligation for cosmetic appeal. As for me, I've never understood why Akron can't simply embrace the positive aspects of its open-enrollment status and flip the proverbial bird to those who misguidedly use that status to demean a great institution that has so much to take pride in. No offense meant here. Just a difference of opinion. Peace. Out. '82. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbozeglav Posted July 24, 2012 Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 I think allowing ill-prepared students into the university setting hurts more than it helps. Offering them remedial classes to prepare them for the collegiate workload via community colleges around the area will serve both the community and university better by giving every student a better chance at success. Take two identical students: both are ill-prepared but wish to go to college. One jumps right into the collegiate workload, the other goes through remedial classes at a community college to gear themselves up for college. Which do you think has the better chance at succeeding and completing their degree? I'll take the second student every day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Class of 82 Posted July 24, 2012 Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 I think allowing ill-prepared students into the university setting hurts more than it helps. Offering them remedial classes to prepare them for the collegiate workload via community colleges around the area will serve both the community and university better by giving every student a better chance at success. Take two identical students: both are ill-prepared but wish to go to college. One jumps right into the collegiate workload, the other goes through remedial classes at a community college to gear themselves up for college. Which do you think has the better chance at succeeding and completing their degree? I'll take the second student every day. It doesn't really work the way you describe above. Ill-prepared students have been taking remedial, pre-college coursework at UA for decades. A large portion never make it, but more than a few (especially returning adult students) go on to do very well and earn degrees. That isn't anything to be ashamed of. On the contrary, it should be a source of pride, imo. It's ne of the things that ties the university to the larger community and makes it such a valuable asset. Screw U.S. News and World Report and their bogus "rating" system. Perhaps the solution is for UA to dissociate itself from the community college and from Wayne College and let them function the way they are supposed to and at tuition levels more in line with otther community colleges around the state. UA could still maintain a close relationship with them and combine some degree programs, just as it does with Lorain CCC. Then UA could petition the Board of Regents for a redefinition of its mission. But until then, I'm just of the opinion that folks just need to get over these b.s. ratings and appreciate our university as it is. All the best, '82 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZippyRulz Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 http://phys.org/news/2012-07-arrogant-boss.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Zip Posted August 1, 2012 Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 Forbes ranks Akron #609 out of 650 in "America's Top Colleges" Link to methodology Unless I missed it, Miami (OH) was the highest MAC school at #183 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyzip84 Posted August 16, 2012 Report Share Posted August 16, 2012 UA part of consortium to promote manufacturing in Ohio and Pennsylvania Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted August 20, 2012 Report Share Posted August 20, 2012 NASA + UA = Aerogel http://www.futureoftech.msnbc.msn.com/tech...ce-earth-954659 As for when people may see the plastic-based aerogel in their TVs and fridges, Meador said NASA is working with the University of Akron in Ohio and a company in the Cleveland area to manufacture the aerogel in long rolls. "It's something you can visualize in the next couple to five years," she said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 The new engineering research center on Wolf Ledges is a success Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZippyRulz Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2...s-better-humans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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