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Richard Feinberg, Anthropology, Authored a journal article  Cross-Cultural Fieldwork: The Heart of Anthropological Research,  Czech and Slovak Journal of Humanities: Anthropologia culturalis, Jakub Havlicek, Volume 10, Issue 1, (2020): 5-17. ...

The President’s Award of Distinction was created as a recognition program to reward staff members who have demonstrated outstanding achievements, service, leadership, and dedication to Kent State in advancing the university’s strategic priorities and core values. Nominees for the award must have demonstrated exceptional performance in living the university’s core values and/or advancing the priorities of the Strategic Roadmap to a Distinctive Kent State. Award recipients were selected by President Todd Diacon. The Division of Student Affairs had two staff members -- Director of the Student ...

Six of ������’s Regional Campuses were recently featured in Solar Power World for the installation of solar panels on its campuses, offering cleaner, more sustainable energy that is also more cost effective.  The solar project involves the Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Geauga, Salem, Stark and Trumbull campuses. In addition, Kent State’s College of Podiatric Medicine in Independence, Ohio, is included in the project and has installed solar panels near its building along Interstate 77.  Bob Misbrener, project manager II of sustainability, energy conservation and comm...

An early holiday gift came to student Katelyn Matusky in the form of a $1,000 scholarship toward her Spring Semester studies from an anonymous “Christmas Angel.” Katelyn, who is pursuing his degree in Respiratory Therapy, was surprised with the award virtually by Dean Susan J. Stocker, Ph.D. during a staged meeting with faculty members from the Respiratory Therapy program. This is the fifth year in a row the Christmas Angel has rewarded a deserving student. Congratulations Katelyn!  Watch the Surprise Announcement: https://youtu.be/lw1uRTLdTS4 Donors like the “Christmas Angel” ...

Colorado Springs, CO – The National Strength and Conditioning Association Foundation is proud to announce that Cody Dulaney has been named a recipient of the NSCA’s Challenge Scholarship for 2020. Dulaney was selected by the NSCA Foundation Scholarship Committee after a thorough evaluation process of all applicants. This program awards $2,000 to NSCA members seeking either an undergraduate or graduate degree in a strength and conditioning-related field. Cody Dulaney, Exercise Physiologist, is a PhD candidate in the School of Health Sciences at ������ studying Exercise Physiolog...

This year has been challenging for all – and for the students and educators maneuvering the new world of remote learning, it’s no different. But, these obstacles have brought us together and allowed many students to find a new level of appreciation for their instructors.  And due to a trend on TikTok, a group of students were inspired to plan a special surprise to express their gratitude for their Communication Research Methods instructor, Jeff Child, Ph.D., Professor within the College of Communication and Information. Three Kent State students – Quintin Cooks, Emma O’Keefe and Isa...

Coordinator of the Elliot Program for Master of Healthcare Design Sara Bayramzadeh, Ph.D. has been awarded the New Faculty Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award by Kent State. This award is recognition for the hard work and dedication of faculty who have been at Kent State for 10 years or less and are sponsored by the University Research Council. Dr. Bayramzadeh’s research project is titled “Toward a Model of Safety and Care for Trauma Room Design.” The focus of her research is to improve patient safety through the redesign of level-one trauma rooms. This project is...

The ������ College of Arts and Sciences congratulates James A. Tyner, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Geography and Director of the Institute for the Study and Prevention of Violence, who is a 2021 recipient of ‘Distinguished Scholarship Honors’ from the American Association of Geographers (AAG). The AAG is recognizing him “for his original, transformative, and theoretically grounded geographic scholarship focused on social justice and human rights. Tyner’s pioneering work on violence, genocide, place, memory and memorialization has been recognized for its power and relev...

To help bolster the hard work and dedication of ������ at Tuscarawas students, Kent State Tuscarawas announces the launch of the new Tuscarawas County University Foundation website: TuscUniversityFoundation.org. The primary goals of the website are to create online giving opportunities and offer resources and strategies for caring individuals to support Tuscarawas students and campus. Particularly, the foundation website aims to provide a simple, informative guide to encourage giving for expanding scholarships, academic programs, student services and learning facilities.&nbsp...

Lamar R. Hylton, Ph.D., ������'s vice president for student affairs, has been appointed to the Executive Committee of the APLU (Association of Public and Land-grant Universities) Council on Student Affairs (CSA). Hylton’s three-year term began at the conclusion of the 2020 Fall Business Meeting and runs through the 2023 Fall Business Meeting. He said being elected by colleagues to the Executive Committee of the CSA is a tremendous honor. “The work of student affairs, and the entire landscape of higher education, is ever evolving as we all strive to ensure student success o...