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Tri-C Esports Team Wraps Up its First Season under Head Coach Mike Piero

Tri-C Esports Team Wraps Up its First Season under Head Coach Mike Piero

Apr 6, 2026

🎼🎼 Well, it’s been an incredible inaugural season for Cuyahoga Community College’s esports team! 54 NJCAA Esports matches across seven...

ACUE Certification: Effective Teaching Practices Framework, 2025

ACUE Certification: Effective Teaching Practices Framework, 2025

Mar 24, 2025

Throughout the 2024-2025 academic year, I worked weekly toward earning the certification in online “Effective Teaching Practices Framework” offered by...

Upcoming Workshop – “Empathy Machines” for Mandel Youth Humanities Academy, Feb. 2025

Upcoming Workshop – “Empathy Machines” for Mandel Youth Humanities Academy, Feb. 2025

Jan 16, 2025

On February 21, 2025, Dr. Mike Piero will lead a humanities workshop for high school students interested in Cuyahoga Community...

Peer-Reviewed Article Published in European Journal of American Culture – “A Far Cry from Greatness: Christian Fundamentalism, Liberty Porn, and the ‘Good People’ of Trump’s America in Far Cry 5″

Peer-Reviewed Article Published in European Journal of American Culture – “A Far Cry from Greatness: Christian Fundamentalism, Liberty Porn, and the ‘Good People’ of Trump’s America in Far Cry 5″

Aug 28, 2024

The European Journal of American Culture published Dr. Mike Piero’s “A Far Cry from Greatness: Christian Fundamentalism, Liberty Porn, and...

Book Chapter – “Leveling Up Honors Education: Video Game Analysis in the Honors Classroom” in Advancing Honors Education for Today and Tomorrow

Book Chapter – “Leveling Up Honors Education: Video Game Analysis in the Honors Classroom” in Advancing Honors Education for Today and Tomorrow

Jul 2, 2024

Screenshot Dr. Mike Piero published a book chapter, “Leveling Up Honors Education: Video Game Analysis in the Honors Classroom,” in Advancing...

Awarded Faculty Innovation Grant for VR

Awarded Faculty Innovation Grant for VR

Apr 16, 2024

Thanks to a generous 2023-2024 Faculty Innovation Grant (FIG) from Cuyahoga Community College, Dr. Piero purchased Meta Quest 3 headsets...

Invited Talk, “Gaming and Happiness.” Learning for Life Lecture Series, Cuyahoga Community College, Westshore Campus, November 15, 2023.

Invited Talk, “Gaming and Happiness.” Learning for Life Lecture Series, Cuyahoga Community College, Westshore Campus, November 15, 2023.

Nov 15, 2023

Dr. Mike Piero presented “Gaming and Happiness” at Cuyahoga Community College for their Learning for Life Lecture Series on November...

Peer-Reviewed Publication – “Turnt, Trippy, and Tipsy: Video Games, Drugs, and Allo-Ludicity.” Anglica Wratislaviensia, edited by Agata Zarzycka

Peer-Reviewed Publication – “Turnt, Trippy, and Tipsy: Video Games, Drugs, and Allo-Ludicity.” Anglica Wratislaviensia, edited by Agata Zarzycka

Mar 7, 2023

Dr. Mike Piero’s peer-reviewed article, “Turnt, Trippy, and Tipsy: Video Games, Drugs, and Allo-Ludicity,” appeared in the Polish journal, Anglica...

Conference Presentation – “‘Every Herb Bearing Seed’: Reefer Madness and Playing Prohibition in Rockstar Games’ L.A. Noire.” 2022 Literature/Film Association Conference, New Orleans, 21 October 2022.

Conference Presentation – “‘Every Herb Bearing Seed’: Reefer Madness and Playing Prohibition in Rockstar Games’ L.A. Noire.” 2022 Literature/Film Association Conference, New Orleans, 21 October 2022.

Oct 21, 2022

Dr. Mike Piero presented “‘Every Herb Bearing Seed’: Reefer Madness and Playing Prohibition in Rockstar Games’ L.A. Noire” at the...

Conference Presentation, OATYC: “Game On: Engaging Students with Video Games Inside and Outside the Classroom”

Conference Presentation, OATYC: “Game On: Engaging Students with Video Games Inside and Outside the Classroom”

Oct 7, 2022

Dr. Mike Piero presented “Game On: Engaging Students with Video Games Inside and Outside the Classroom” on October 7, 2022...

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