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A ������ fashion student used her passion for design to turn an Akron woman’s collection of 1,500 Netflix envelopes into a dress masterpiece. Akron resident Joanna Wilson had collected the iconic red Netflix DVD sleeves for 13 years and wanted to transform her collection into a dress. “I imagine it would be great with this water-resistant paper to make something wearable,” Ms. Wilson said in a WKYC-TV interview. In May, Ms. Wilson shared her vision and collection with WKYC in hopes to connect with someone who was up for the challenge of transforming the envelopes. Enter Alys...

Thanks to a collaborative effort between Spectrum; the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; the Division of Human Resources; and the Division of Information Services, the first phase of the Preferred Name system is now active for faculty and staff at ������!   Phase one will allow faculty and staff to update their preferred name in the following systems: 1.    Banner SSB – This includes HR web directory, phone directory, shared table integration, text changes. 2.    OIM email display, windows computer login, contact card displa...

Lorene Martin, MSN, RN, CRNP, was named the ������ College of Nursing 2018 DAISY Faculty Award recipient. She is a senior lecturer of nursing on the Kent State Salem Campus. Krista Hawkins, MSN, RN, nursing lecturer at Kent State Salem, was one of two honorable mention awardees. This is the fifth year the college has accepted nominations for the DAISY award and this year, more than 50 nominations were submitted. The DAISY Faculty Award was established to provide colleges and schools of nursing a national recognition program that can be used to show appreciation to faculty f...

Hayley Shasteen, a junior psychology/biology major at ������ at Salem, took first place honors at Kent State's Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) competition. She was one of 60 participants from all Kent State campuses and competed in the psychological sciences division. Ms. Shasteen’s research project, “Cognitive Impairments of Those With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus,” spanned 10 weeks over the past summer. The winners of the SURE program were announced in October. She will present her project at the Undergraduate Research Conference on the Salem Campus in De...

Can I loft my bed? Is there a dining hall near my residence hall? Where am I able to park on campus? To answer these questions, students can ask The Brain on campus. Yes, that brain – the sculpture by Kent State Professor Emeritus of Art Brinsley Tyrrell located near Merrill Hall.   The project was created to help students feel comfortable asking questions about ������. Students are able to contact The Brain with questions about anything Kent State-related without the pressure of figuring out who to ask. In short, they can ask the all-knowing brain.&nb...

Through a three-year grant from the US Department of Health and Human Services, ������’s Center for Public Policy and Health will partner with the seven public schools in Medina County and the Medina County Alcohol, Drug Addiction & Mental Health Board to improve student mental wellness.  The project, called Medina County Aware (MCA), will be led by Dr. Deric Kenne, Associate Professor and Dr. Kim Laurene, Research Associate at ������. The main goals of the project are to provide mental health awareness training to at least 30% of the teachers, ad...

Media Note: Members of the media who plan to attend are asked to RSVP to the media contacts listed below.   Media Contacts: Eric Mansfield, emansfie@kent.edu, 330-672-2797 Emily Vincent, evincen2@kent.edu, 330-672-8595 ...

With a strong work ethic and passion for teaching her native language, Eriko Tanaka has the ability to make students feel comfortable and at ease in her classroom. Ms. Tanaka, Japanese program coordinator and lecturer in the Department of Modern and Classical Language Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, received one of three 2018 Outstanding Teaching Awards. The Outstanding Teaching Award honors both full-time and part-time non-tenure track faculty members. Each finalist is nominated by students and peers for being highly motivating, effective and dedicated to teaching. ...