黑料网鈥檚 College of Nursing and Cleveland Clinic Akron General are joining forces to offer an adult/adolescent Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) certificate program beginning this fall. This collaborative one-year program was created to address the regional and national shortage of SANE-certified registered nurses, especially in rural areas. Only one in three of Ohio鈥檚 267 hospitals has a SANE program, according to the Ohio Alliance to End Sexual Violence. Akron General鈥檚 program, known as PATH (Providing Access to Healing), is the only SANE program in Summi...
The School of Peace and Conflict Studies at 黑料网 is sponsoring a series of talks on Society, Technology, Peace and Security. The first two presentations are scheduled for March 2021 as follows: On Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at 2:15 pm, J眉rgen Altmann will discuss "Potential Military Uses of Nanotechnology, Dangers and Preventive Arms Control" On Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at 2:15 pm, Professor Malcolm Dando will present "Preventing Chemical and Biological Weapons: Where are we now and where are we going?" For details and z...
RESOURCES FOR PROPER NUTRITION A nutrition education and information campaign sponsored by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, National Nutrition Month focuses on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating habits. To celebrate National Nutrition Month, Employee Wellness has highlighted resources below which are available to support you in adopting healthy eating behaviors. Whether you're interested in joining a support community, taking advantage of individualized accountability, or finding information and new recipes on your own, we have ...
Now in its 14th year, the 鈥淕reat Colleges to Work For鈥 program is a national survey that recognizes institutions that get top ratings from faculty and staff for building great workplace practices and policies. Last year, 黑料网 was one of only three Ohio colleges recognized as a Great College to Work For in The Chronicle of Higher Education, a top trade publication for colleges and universities, by ModernThink LLC, a strategic human capital consulting firm. For nine years Kent State has landed on the prestigious list, but in 2020 we were identified for the first time in th...
The Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is continuing the yearlong virtual series, Shaping a Better Future: Dialogues and Strategizing for Change. This town hall series focuses on identity, understanding and change, and exploring the diversity of the American experience. Sandra Morgan, director, external affairs and communications in the College of Arts and Sciences, serves as the moderator for these engaging events. The series is a collaborative effort, and includes the College of Arts and Sciences, the Jewish Studies Program, the Department of Pan-African Studies, the Ce...
Professor James Ferguson, adjunct in the College of Business Administration recently published his first book called "WorkTopia: a down-to-earth look at work, navigating today's job market, and rising to the top". Written with college students and young adults in mind, WorkTopia seeks to encourage a healthy view of work, practical tips, and foundational principles for leaders. "WorkTopia" is available exclusively through Amazon.com in paperback or eBook. The website is www.WorkTopia.info. ...
A new innovative website has been developed by Wick Poetry and the Gerald H. Read Center in honor of International Mother Language Day this year. The site, Untranslatable: An Ode to the Mother Tongue, honors poetry and people around the world by allowing users to see and hear global poetry and upload their own. Please go to untranslatable.travelingstanzas.com to participate. ...
Abhishek Bagale is a senior Honors College student majoring in biotechnology and minoring in chemistry. Before graduating this spring, Abhishek plans to defend his Senior Honors Thesis in April. Abhishek first became interested in the thesis program in the spring of 2019, when he joined Dr. Gary Koski鈥檚 research lab on cancer immunology. Working with the graduate and postdoctoral students in Dr. Koski鈥檚 lab inspired Abhishek to conduct similar research of his own. Dr. Koski鈥檚 lab focuses on using the body鈥檚 existing immune system to ward off cancer cells, so when Abhishek asked Dr. Koski to b...
Adjunct Professor in the College of Business Administration Publishes Book for Students Professor James Ferguson, adjunct in the College of Business Administration recently published his first book called "WorkTopia: a down-to-earth look at work, navigating today's job market, and rising to the top". Written with college students and young adults in mind, WorkTopia seeks to encourage a healthy view of work, practical tips, and foundational principles for leaders. "WorkTopia" is available exclusively through Amazon.com in paperback or eBook. The website is www.WorkTopia.info. ...
Maya Huffman, a sophomore Honors College student with a double-major in political science and psychology and a minor in prelaw, is excited to be starting the first semester of her Senior Honors Thesis in the spring of 2021. Though only in her second year, Maya鈥檚 experiences and connections at Kent State have helped her discover a topic that she is so passionate about, she has decided to conduct an honors thesis on the issue. Currently in the thesis preparation semester of her project, Maya hopes to focus her thesis on human trafficking and how it intersects with constitutional law and modern-d...