Current Capital students, faculty, and staff are welcome to attend Trinity Days at no cost, but registration is required. Click here to register. 

The full schedule of events is available at https://www.capital.edu/trinity-days.

Capital University Law School’s 43^rd annual John E. Sullivan Lecture presents “Cancel Culture, Social Media, Hate Speech, and More: Current Controversies in Free Speech.” The featured speaker is Nadine Strossen, John Marshall Harlan II Professor of Law, emerita, New York Law School.

Also participating will be: Bradley A. Smith, Josiah H. Blackmore II/Shirley M. Nault professor of Law, Capital University Law School; Adam Candeub, professor of Law and director of the Intellectual Property, Information & Communications Law Program, Michigan State University College of Law; and Vincene Verdun, associate professor emeritus of Law, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law.

For more information, or to register to attend, visit http://law.capital.edu/Sulllivan/.

Hey #CapFam! We’ve started a student-based Instagram account! We’ll be posting weekly student takeovers that students of any major can participant in! Follow @comentsoncampus and if you want to do a takeover fill out this form using your Capital credentials.

https://capital.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3jCprIXmvfpe1cG.

Capital students, faculty, and staff inspire us every day with their good work! “Kudos” is an opportunity to share your accomplishments at the University, within your discipline, or around the community. Send them to https://www.capital.edu/capital-you/#submit.

Hoyun Cho, associate professor of mathematics, and Mary Trask, adjunct professor of Education and Reading Center director, were awarded a $410,119 grant from the Ohio Department of Education for statewide mathematics and literacy tutoring to address the COVID gaps in learning. The CAPITAL (Capitalizing, Affirming, and Progressing Individuals Through Achieving Literacy) Program illustrates one of the many accomplishments of Dean Jennifer Kelly, program manager/K-12 ambassador for this tutoring program with Capital College Preparatory Academy, a local charter school.

Linda Wolf, director of Assessment and Student Success analyst, and Jens Hemmingsen, associate provost of Accreditation and Analytics, received the 2022 Catalyst Award for Assessment and Institutional Effectiveness for outstanding contributions to education through innovative use of Blackboard and/or Anthology solutions. The award recognizes institutions that have successfully grown in their assessment practices and influenced positive behavioral changes that are helping shape the future of teaching and learning. “It’s always comforting to see tangible evidence of the University achieving our mission and realizing our vision to be a ‘vibrant and innovative leader in higher education,’” said President Dave Kaufman.

Mark Brown, professor and holder of the Newton D. Baker/Baker & Hostetler Chair at Capital University Law School, was a guest columnist for cleveland.com on “How Ohio Stacks the System Against Independent and Minor-Party Candidates.”

Capital students were highlighted in “Tiny Bites of Science,” the inaugural newsletter of the Ohio Academy of Science. The photo was taken at the 129^th OAS annual meeting held in April. Students pictured are (L to R): Christina Mickelson, Jiavonni Campbell, Ben Smith, and Nathan Gibbs. Their research group was checking accuracy of direct-to-consumer DNA kits. Other students who also attended the spring Ohio Academy of Science meeting and presented their research were: Caroline Cramblit, Karen Kanke, Jessica Camp, Daryna Zaitseva, Sara Fathala, and Kaela Folatko (all from Biological and Environmental Sciences) and Jordan Chapman and Austin Bealer (from Chemistry). "As a department, we take pride in the opportunities provided for our students to present their empirical research at regional and national scientific meetings each year," said Kerry Cheesman, professor of Biological and Envirnomental Sciences.

Don your Capital purple and join our alumni next week for a traditional #CapFam homecoming celebration! For a complete schedule of events and registration, go to https://www.capconnect.org/homecoming.

We know that you like to answer the Capital You Poll, but how would you like to ask the questions? Submit questions suitable for students, staff, and faculty, and three to five possible responses. People who submit possible Capital You questions by Monday, September 19, will be entered in a drawing for gift cards to Bexley restaurants. Submit your suggestions at www.capital.edu/capital-you/#submit.

Planning is beginning for Capital's 32^nd annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Learning, which will take place on Monday, Jan. 16. To make this event a success, we hope you will consider joining one of these subcommittees: logistics, hospitality, workshops, marketing and communication, Kids Korner, and/or community service. If you are interested in participating in the planning process, please fill out the Qualtrics form here. If you have questions, concerns, or suggestions, contact Mikayla Carter, associate director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, at [email protected].

America Reads is a nationwide literacy program. Capital is providing tutors to five afterschool programs to help improve the literacy levels of elementary students. To apply, email [email protected]. 

The Cap Cupboard is a food resource center located in the basement of the Harry C. Moores Student Union. The Cap Cupboard is open Monday through Friday, 2 to 4 p.m., 6 to 8 p.m., and by appointment. Email [email protected] or Tristen Davis [email protected] to apply. 

Faculty and Staff: We have created a short course (less than one hour) for you to learn more about the upcoming Higher Learning Commission visit to our campuses October 3- 4. The University will host a peer reviewer team for our decennial review for reaccreditation. To help everyone understand their role in this process and how we have prepared for this review, we invite you to complete the iLearn short course found at the link below. All staff and faculty have been given access to the course, which provides an overview of accreditation, your role in the process, and a summary of the important information about the institution. Please take the time to work through the course. Go to https://ilearn.capital.edu/course/view.php?id=34618

Complete information about student employment was sent in an email to all undergraduates on Tuesday, Sept. 13. Please refer to that or contact Steve Szczepaniak, payroll specialist, at 614-7100 or [email protected].