Education roundup: Area students in Ohio Gov.'s Youth Art Exhibition

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Seven pieces of artwork from local high school students is part of the Ohio Governor’s Youth Art Exhibition.

Virtual art competitions were held regionally the first weekend in March in the state’s 15 regions. The exhibition is open to all of Ohio's 1,112 high schools, public and private, and chartered by the State of Ohio Department of Education. There were 365 entries submitted in the Eastern Region (Region 10), which includes schools in Carroll, Coshocton, Stark and Tuscarawas counties. Jurors for the 2023 Region 10 competition were Aaron Foster, professor at Kent State University at Stark; Tina Lawver, local mixed media artist; and Jade Brundelet, art education graduate assistant at Kent State University.

The jurors selected 60 pieces to compete virtually at the state level the second weekend in March, when fine art professionals and professors from across the country narrowed regional selections to the Top 300. The jurors selected an additional 60 works as part of a cameo show.

State art pieces selected by school district in Region 10 were:

  • Canton South High School − Top 300, Nadelie Perdew, photography,“Reflection”; Cameo Show: Mikayla Ramey, photography, “Looking Glass.”

  • Indian Valley High School − Top 300, Emily Lewis, printmaking, “Chinatown.”

  • Perry High School − Top 300, Mya Hoskins, painting, “Colors of Glass” and Tatum Slates, fibers, “Peace”; Cameo Show: Emily Altimore, painting, “Berry Delight" and Lilian Vazquez, painting, “Orange Kiss.”

State selections will be displayed in the Ohio Governor's Youth Art Exhibition's main show in Columbus at the Rhodes Tower, and the cameo show will hang at the State Department of Education.

A Region 10 art show was held at the Tuscarawas County Center for the Arts recently. Juror and local artist Bill Koch awarded top regional honors to the following students: Best in Show, Daniel Secrest of Perry; first place, Hayden Giauque of Perry; second place, Mya Hoskins of Perry; third place, Aubrey Elliott of Indian Valley; and honorable mentions, Chloe Erb of Indian Valley, Halle Lint of Dover and Aidan Gotchell of Perry.

Art educators with selected state and regional works are Chris Bergert and Michelle Rosette from Canton South, Keri Stratton from Dover, Sara Dittfeld from Indian Valley, Jeff Baker from Newcomerstown, Heather Agar from New Philadelphia, Susan Rusu and Chris Wenning from Perry.

Nursing scholarships available

MASSILLON – The Massillon Rotary Foundation Nursing Scholarship awards will be available for 2023. The amount of the scholarship has yet to be determined.

Eligible applicants must live or work in Massillon or Western Stark County and be accepted or enrolled in an accredited nursing program. Scholarships are eligible to be renewed annually.

Scholarship applications and guidelines are available at www.massillonrotary.org under the Rotary Foundation tab. Deadline to submit applications is April 30, and awards will be announced by June 15. For more information, contact MRFoundation10@gmail.com.

Four Mount Union online courses earn national certification for academic quality

ALLIANCE – University of Mount Union recently had four online courses earn national certification from Quality Matters.

The four courses that earned QM certification were:

  • Introduction to Professional Writing, taught by Rodney Dick, professor of English

  • Marketing Management, taught by Wendy Ziems-Mueller, director of the fully online Master of Business Administration program

  • Foundations of Leadership, taught by Mandy Capel, professor of education in the fully online Master of Education program

  • Anatomy and Physiology I, taught by Chris Marks, associate professor of biology

To receive this recognition, Mount Union faculty worked with Stephen Craig, the university’s director of digital learning and design, for more than 20 weeks on a thorough course development process. After each course was taught at least twice, they were submitted to QM for certification, where a team of external reviewers analyzed each course on 42 specific review standards.

A course earns the QM Certification Mark once it meets QM Rubric Standards at the 85% threshold or better and meets all Essential Standards. All four Mount Union courses met the standard by more than 97%. To learn more about QM and its efforts, visit qualitymatters.org.

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