University in Ohio to offer inmates at correctional institution a degree Share Updated: 7:57 PM EDT Jul 20, 2021 WLWT Digital Staff
The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. Share Updated: 7:57 PM EDT Jul 20, 2021 WLWT Digital Staff WLWT Digital Staff A university in Ohio is giving inmates at a correctional institution the chance to further their education.Officials announced Tuesday that Kent State University at Trumbull will offer inmates at Trumbull Correctional Institution a chance to complete a Bachelor of Technical and Applied Studies.Kent State Trumbull and LaunchNET Kent State are joining Sinclair Community College to offer the program.Sinclair has already been offering an associate in business management for two years, so those who received their associates will be ready to begin working on their bachelor s degree. The inmates will also be able to complete a certificate in entrepreneursh
It s Tuesday, May 4, 2021, and may the fourth be with you on Primary Election Day. There are not a lot of races but if you want to check out what s on the ballot and where to vote, check out our election guide.
While in one sense it is a low-key election day, the stakes are high tonight in the three-way Democratic Party battle between incumbent Mayor Jamael Tito Brown and challengers Julius Oliver and Ryan Kelly. It s hard to unseat an incumbent, but ANYTHING can happen in a three-way race with low voter turnout.
To that end, the
Mahoning Matters team will publish election results live tonight and will keep you abreast of any developments. And since election board officials are predicting a low turnout among registered voters, we don’t expect a long night. But, then again, it’s politics in Mahoning County, so …
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WARREN On the heels of a year plagued by a global pandemic, a combative presidential election, rising violence in the form of mass shootings, and an increased awareness of social inequities and injustice, Kent State Trumbull senior English student Valerie Dalrymple decided to do something positive.
In January she began planning “It Starts with You: Promoting Peace and Civil Discourse in Our Lives.”
The free and virtual event will be 2 to 5 pm. Tuesday. Dalrymple chose May 4 because of its historical context for Kent State University.
“In politics, social media, and even our personal lives, people are working to hurt others through humiliation, ostracization, threats, and even physical violence,” Dalrymple said. “May 4 represents a horrible day in our school and national history, but it also reflects a day where we can do something about the hatred and help shift the conversation from one of destruction to one of mutual respect, mutual compassion, and m
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Jennifer Blazek dresses in her garb for medieval fairs. Blazek, better known as Lady Jendriska Bellascz, has been involved in medieval fairs for about 40 years after being exposed to it while at Kent State University at Trumbull.
WEST FARMINGTON Anywhere you go, there’s bound to be special clubs or groups dedicated to bringing history to life.
In some instances it’s a Revolutionary War or Civil War re-enactment, but for Jennifer Blazek, better known as Lady Jendriska Bellascz, it’s of a medieval kind.
As a 17-year-old student at Kent State University at Trumbull, Blazek got a taste of the medieval life and for almost 40 years, she’s been hooked.