The Trumbull Campus launched the Peace Officers’ Training Academy certificate credit program in Fall 2020 with 21 students graduating in Spring 2021. at Trumbull has operated the police academy as a non-credit training program for over 15 years and has graduated over 1,000 cadets since 2006. In 2020, the program made a very significant stride forward by implementing an academic credit certificate program with students attaining 22 credit hours upon completion of the academy. Students can use these 22 credit hours toward the Peace Officers’ Training A...
School of Peace and Conflict Studies faculty member Dr. Ashley Nickels was interviewed for the Democracy Works podcast with The McCourtney Institute for Democracy. Her discussion entitled “The People vs. the Bureaucrats in Flint” explores issues of power and democracy related to the state takeover of the city of Flint, Michigan in 2011, the Flint water crisis in 2014, and the impact on the power of citizens to change the situation. Check out the podcast at https://www.democracyworkspodcast.com/the-people-vs-the-bureaucrats-in-flint/ ...
The School of Peace and Conflict Studies (SPCS) is pleased to announce a new initiative on Race and Democracy in Northeast Ohio (RDNO). This initiative involves a collaborative partnership between the Growing Democracy Project, the Center for Pan-African Culture (CPAC) and SPCS. The RDNO initiative will include a 10-episode podcast series focused specifically on the intersections of race and democracy in northeast Ohio, community workshops on the topic of race and democracy, online curricular materials (activities, toolkit, concept pages), Blog posts, and a white paper. Dr. Ashle...
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Dear Members of the Community, I am writing to announce the retirement of Paul DiCorleto Ph.D., vice president for research and sponsored programs, effective May 31. For nearly six years, Dr. DiCorleto’s strategic and steady guidance has elevated Kent State’s standing as a national research university. Dr. DiCorleto has cultivated a culture of research and innovation among our faculty, students and staff. He has increased research opportunities for students – particularly undergraduate students – and has fostered significant growth in our research funding. Und...
at Salem recently recognized two employees for exemplary teaching and service to the campus for the 2020-2021 academic year. Krista Hawkins was named outstanding faculty member and Deborah Hoopes was recognized as the outstanding staff member. Each was selected based on nominations from students, staff and faculty members of the Salem Campus. Hawkins is a registered nurse and a lecturer in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program on the Salem Campus, where she has taught fulltime for four years. She earned her BSN from in 2012 and...
The Conservator's World
Renown Conservator, Howard Sutcliffe, will describe his work on three Museum garments for the current exhibition Forever Chanel: Coco + Karl, as well as other recent adventures in conservation. The conservator, who cares for and often stabilizes and saves artifacts, textiles and garments from ruin, is a remarkable combination of historian, scientist, aritst and dare we say alchemist.
at Tuscarawas celebrated its 2021 graduates with three separate ceremonies on Thursday, May 13, and Friday, May 14, with over 400 students graduating with bachelor’s or associate degrees and 31 students receiving certificates. The ceremonies were held in the Performing Arts Center. “I’m very grateful that we were able to celebrate our graduates in person this year,” said Dr. Bradley Bielski, dean and chief administrative officer at Kent State Tuscarawas. “What these students have accomplished during the challenges brought on by the pandemic is remarkable. I’...
Counseling Education & Supervision (CES) doctoral candidate and adjunct faculty member, Staci Tessmer (M.A., LPCC-S, NCC, BC-TMH), was recently named the Ohio Counseling Association’s (OCA) next President-Elect. Staci will assume this role in July 2021 before ascending to the role of President of OCA in July 2022. After graduating from Hiram College (BA, ‘10) and Walsh University (MA ‘14), she came to Kent State to round off her education in counseling in the CES program, saying she chose this program because of its notoriety in the counseling community. “The program’s faculty and studen...