White House Representative Holds Discussion at �鶹��Ƶ��ȫ East Liverpool

�鶹��Ƶ��ȫ University at East Liverpool recently welcomed Franklin County Commissioner Paula Brooks to campus. Brooks began her academic career at the �鶹��Ƶ��ȫ East Liverpool Campus and was appointed to President Obama’s White House Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience in 2013. During her visit to the East Liverpool campus, Brooks listened as community members, faculty, staff, administration and students voiced their ideas on how the government can better prepare our communities for the impacts of climate change.

Brooks is one of 26 members on the task force, comprised of governors, mayors, county officials and representatives of tribal governments. She is Ohio’s only representative on the committee and leads the energy sector of the task force. The task force is gathering recommendations to help communities better prepare for the impacts of climate change. Brooks shared a number of the committee’s concerns, including a 38% rise in precipitation which is causing significant property loss and water run off with various chemicals and the possibility of a 5 to 10 degree Fahrenheit rise in temperatures within the next 20 years.

National, state and local leaders across the United States are already contending with more frequent or severe heat waves, droughts, wildfires, storms and floods, and other impacts associated with climate change. The Task Force will provide recommendations to the President to better support local efforts, and develop the information and tools communities need to prepare.

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Commissioner Brooks discusses important issues with the East Liverpool Campus Community

Commissioner Brooks discusses important climate issues with the faculty of �鶹��Ƶ��ȫ University at East Liverpool

POSTED: Monday, August 25, 2014 02:50 PM

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Kent Salem Graduates Leading Ohio’s Cancer Battles with Proton Therapy

In July 2016, Jill Cofojohn became the first radiation therapist in Ohio to use proton therapy to treat a cancer patient. This noteworthy event took place at University Hospital’s Seidman Cancer Center in Cleveland where she worked as the advanced lead radiation therapist.

Nine years later, Cofojohn – a �鶹��Ƶ��ȫ Salem graduate – helped introduce this technology in Columbus where she now serves as the lead proton therapist at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. There are only three such sites in Ohio and 46 throughout the United States.

East Liverpool ADN Students Receive White Coats During First-ever Ceremony

The ADN program on the East Liverpool Campus held its inaugural White Coat Ceremony during which 44 nursing students received white coats that will help establish their “professional identity” and coincides with the beginning of their clinical training.

�鶹��Ƶ��ȫ Regional Campuses Bring Workforce Development to Northeast Ohio

Upskill at �鶹��Ƶ��ȫ Launches this Fall

�鶹��Ƶ��ȫ University’s Regional Campus System is launching a new series of workforce development programs designed to help local professionals strengthen the essential skills needed in today’s workplace. The program, titled “Upskill at �鶹��Ƶ��ȫ – Bringing Workforce Development to Your Community,” is part of a statewide initiative at all eight �鶹��Ƶ��ȫ locations across the Regional Campus System.

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