Student Life

PNC Honors ×ÔοÊÓÆµ Student Achievers
Each semester, PNC recognizes two outstanding ×ÔοÊÓÆµ students as PNC Achievers. These students exemplify excellence in the classroom, in the community, and in student leadership and development.

College of Podiatric Medicine Student Elected President of National Podiatry Student Association
Kristen Brett, a fourth year student in ×ÔοÊÓÆµ's College of Podiatric Medicine, has been elected president of the American Podiatric Medical Students' Association (APMSA).

×ÔοÊÓÆµ Nursing Student Hopes to Begin Career in Northeast Ohio
×ÔοÊÓÆµ nursing major Christina Hansen grew up just outside of Cleveland in Mentor, Ohio, so the idea of remaining in northeast Ohio after graduation has always appealed to her.

×ÔοÊÓÆµ Trumbull’s Nursing Students Launch ‘Walk and Talk with a Nurse’ Program
The Student Nurses Association is putting its best foot forward, hoping to promote healthy lifestyles in the Mahoning Valley with the new program at the Niles Wellness Center, which encourages members to talk and ask questions about health and activity.

Aerospace Engineering Student Named Brooke Owens Fellow
Sydney Bihn is on track to be the first female graduate of ×ÔοÊÓÆµâ€™s aerospace engineering program, and now, she has been selected as one of only 38 women to be a Brooke Owens Fellow.

×ÔοÊÓÆµ Student Travels to Honduras to Provide Hearing Aids
Many people travel for relaxation, some travel for work, but Erica Dovin traveled to help give the gift of hearing to impaired children. Ms. Dovin, a sophomore speech pathology and audiology major, received a rare opportunity to travel to Honduras to provide much needed assistance while gaining valuable experience at the same time.

×ÔοÊÓÆµ Student Brings High-End Fabric to Downtown Kent
When Symone Baskerville came from Chicago to ×ÔοÊÓÆµ to study fashion design, she realized that living so far from home was not nearly as difficult a transition as living in an area with limited choices of fabrics available for to her to use for her class projects. So she changed that by opening Kent Fabrics.

×ÔοÊÓÆµ Trumbull Heads into Competitive Video Game Season
The Thunderbirds kicked off their eSports season this month. The team wants you to know the sport is just like any other collegiate sport.

Research Fellowship Award to ×ÔοÊÓÆµ Undergrad Supports Summer Microbiology Research on Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Found on Rats
City rats are unlikely to be on anyone's list of favorite animals, but researching exactly how they are problematic for public health provided a unique opportunity this past summer for Gracen Gerbig, ×ÔοÊÓÆµ junior majoring in Cellular and Molecular Biology.

×ÔοÊÓÆµ Magazine: Empowered by Education
Pacifique Niyonzima lost most of his family during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Now he is earning a graduate degree in higher education administration at ×ÔοÊÓÆµ so he can give back to his native country.