ZachTheZip Posted June 3, 2014 Report Share Posted June 3, 2014 It's still something that can be exploited, if you get a Pell grant or outside scholarship on top of your UA scholarship they'll still stack. It's just that now UA won't be footing the bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted June 21, 2014 Report Share Posted June 21, 2014 Rubber City University: Is Akron a college town? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balsy Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 Thanks for posting. I still HATE the framing by the media that the sales tax increase is for a new stadium for UA...because it's not. I did like the focus that UA is becoming an important part of the Akron economy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 First and only. This has the potential to grow into a major program. Especially with all the infrastructure issues we have in this country.Huge get for the new program; renowned scholar, Rusty Rivet, hired as department chair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-mann17 Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Huge get for the new program; renowned scholar, Rusty Rivet, hired as department chair.I'm very disappointed that you missed the 5 year anniversary of that post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted July 23, 2014 Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 http://www.ohio.com/news/break-news/bond-rating-agencies-rate-university-of-akron-as-stable-1.507071 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20141210/FREE/141219985/university-of-akron-to-receive-1-25-million-gift-from-the-lennon$1.25 million gift to renovate the main entrance to ASEC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 Rust Belt revival: Lessons for southwest Ontario from America’s industrial heartlandUA and Akron get a good mention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 UA hires three administratorsHiring a CIO and somebody to run the new College of Applied Science and Technology (formerly Summit College) is a much needed move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZippyRulz Posted February 18, 2015 Report Share Posted February 18, 2015 UA research (with Wisconsin):Wireless communications research at University of Akron inspired by ear of insecthttp://phys.org/wire-news/185715391/wireless-communications-research-at-university-of-akron-inspired.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 UA boosts R&D spending significantly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 Bickering & lawsuit within the engineering corrosion program. http://www.ohio.com/news/break-news/university-of-akron-administrator-susan-louscher-files-suit-against-school-engineering-dean-george-haritos-1.575918 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted March 30, 2015 Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 Officials from Department of Defense, University of Akron meet to discuss issues at corrosion center Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Zip Posted March 30, 2015 Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 Officials from Department of Defense, University of Akron meet to discuss issues at corrosion centerWell that is embarrassing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted April 8, 2015 Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 UA receives $250,000 donation from Knight Foundation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted April 16, 2015 Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 I think this is worth sharinghttp://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2015/04/university_of_akron_slashes_co.htmlNot sure how I really feel about it. It seems like a great way to attract students, as for the type of students I'm not sure. The credit hours would be half the price of local community colleges. Seems like such a deep discount could devalue the degree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balsy Posted April 16, 2015 Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 I think this is worth sharinghttp://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2015/04/university_of_akron_slashes_co.htmlNot sure how I really feel about it. It seems like a great way to attract students, as for the type of students I'm not sure. The credit hours would be half the price of local community colleges. Seems like such a deep discount could devalue the degree.From the article "Rickel said the university expects to offset the loss of tuition income by increasing enrollment and retaining the students." I'm calling BS on that arguement, where's the evidence to support that? I want to see the numbers, and viability studies that support that. I think this is going to end up being a huge mistake when students go to UA to take GenEd courses (where they're already doing) and then transfering to State Ohio University (which a lot of them already do) afterwards. They better damn well fix the culture in a short time to retain those students.We're just the first, the first in a drastic change. There are drastic changes happening at the HS level, which are going to force changes (and editorally speaking, bad changes) at the college level. HS in the State of Ohio are now being required to provide "Pathways to College". Essentially any student (starting with 7th graders) can request a pathway to any college in Ohio, and the public school must provide the resources for that, ie courses/partnership with that university. College Credit Plus is another name for it.I'll spare everyone my editorial comments on this subject, but these programs are going to lead to some drastic changes. Also note, that College Credit Plus is not the same as PSEOP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted April 16, 2015 Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 I think this is going to end up being a huge mistake when students go to UA to take GenEd courses (where they're already doing) and then transfering to State Ohio University (which a lot of them already do) afterwards. They better damn well fix the culture in a short time to retain those students.I think you're thinking a lot more students come to Akron just to transfer somewhere else than there really are. I mean if that's their sole purpose, why would they go to a state university and pay high tuition rates instead of a community college?I know more people who have transferred into Akron rather than the other way around. Seems *most* that leave Akron leave because they fail out and end up at a community college because they have nowhere else to go. I haven't seen many use it as a stepping stone. In fact, I only know one person who did that, but know many transfers that came from the likes of OSU, Toledo, LSU, and even international universities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balsy Posted April 16, 2015 Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 I think you're thinking a lot more students come to Akron just to transfer somewhere else than there really are. I mean if that's their sole purpose, why would they go to a state university and pay high tuition rates instead of a community college?I know more people who have transferred into Akron rather than the other way around. Seems *most* that leave Akron leave because they fail out and end up at a community college because they have nowhere else to go. I haven't seen many use it as a stepping stone. In fact, I only know one person who did that, but know many transfers that came from the likes of OSU, Toledo, LSU, and even international universities.I used to work in the office of NSO, I saw a lot of transfers in...and a lot of students who were coming to Akron for the explicit purpose of transfering to OSU or Ohio (yes they said that), and they were coming to UA because it was the closest to them. A lot of my peers from HS put in 2 years at Akron and then transfered. So I think you're underestimating just how many people do that. It really depends where you are geographically, and are these discounts going to work for the other campuses too...like Medina, Wayne etc...If that's the case, I think there would be even more of a retention problem. Why not just commute from home to the Medina or Wayne campus and then go spend the final 2 years of college at the OSU...because you know, it has to be better right? There are a lot of students who think like this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lance99 Posted April 16, 2015 Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 I think this is worth sharinghttp://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2015/04/university_of_akron_slashes_co.htmlNot sure how I really feel about it. It seems like a great way to attract students, as for the type of students I'm not sure. The credit hours would be half the price of local community colleges. Seems like such a deep discount could devalue the degree.I see this as a gamble. Arizona State and Liberty are big-time players(form the sports pov) in online education at the moment. Are they looking at it from that standpoint? Using Online enrollment to "fluff" the numbers to make them seem bigger than what they are? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted April 16, 2015 Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 I see this as a gamble. Arizona State and Liberty are big-time players(form the sports pov) in online education at the moment. Are they looking at it from that standpoint? Using Online enrollment to "fluff" the numbers to make them seem bigger than what they are?Liberty and ASU are rolling in cash right now because of their online stuff. They get the same amount of federal aid for a student whether they're online or in a classroom, but online is much, much less expensive to implement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted April 16, 2015 Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 I used to work in the office of NSO, I saw a lot of transfers in...and a lot of students who were coming to Akron for the explicit purpose of transfering to OSU or Ohio (yes they said that), and they were coming to UA because it was the closest to them. A lot of my peers from HS put in 2 years at Akron and then transfered. So I think you're underestimating just how many people do that. It really depends where you are geographically, and are these discounts going to work for the other campuses too...like Medina, Wayne etc...If that's the case, I think there would be even more of a retention problem. Why not just commute from home to the Medina or Wayne campus and then go spend the final 2 years of college at the OSU...because you know, it has to be better right? There are a lot of students who think like this...I mean I'll agree with you if you can provide a reasonable explanation as to why presently students would pay nearly 4x as much to attend UA rather than a community college if their plans are just to transfer somewhere else. Doesn't make any sense to me and I haven't seen it from my experience.I'd say it depends on major, but UA has done very well for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZippyRulz Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 Polymer researchers create a new class of hybrid materials (Update)http://phys.org/news/2015-04-polymer-class-hybrid-materials.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted April 25, 2015 Report Share Posted April 25, 2015 NEOMed looking to cut costsMaybe if they didn't just triple the size of their campus.Absorbing NEOMed should be UA's top priority. I've been told that most of their students come from Akron anyway, despite supposedly being a partnership between all the area universities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZippyRulz Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 the Cannibuster:http://www.startribune.com/nation/301399021.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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