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We are all now, truly, witnesses. The events of 2020 stand at a watershed, with core values, careers and families facing stresses that challenge our souls and our social systems. As part of an older generation, I remember the 1960s as a parallel era of great social change. Today, however, in the wake of George Floyd’s killing in Minneapolis May 25, the ubiquitous video feeds from countless cellphones across media and social channels have lay bare the anguish and the anger for all to see. In full view, peaceful protest has spread across this land, punctuated by law enforcement overreach a...

Dear Students, We have all witnessed the worldwide focus on racial injustices brought to light during the past few weeks. We are, perhaps now, more aware than ever of the racism that harms African Americans and other communities of color in our school, our neighborhoods, and our country. Change and growth rarely happen as a result of a single moment of effort. We must all act continuously to confront racism and inequity and strengthen our school and our communities' culture of inclusiveness and respect. We must stand together with our communities of color! To our African American communi...

Hello School of Communication Studies Students, I am writing because like me, you too may be infuriated by the senseless murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and countless others. The hatred, violence, and injustice on display over the past few weeks crystalized for me how much work needs to be done, yet I am hopeful. We are witnessing, again, profound issues of racial inequality even as we experience a pandemic that is disproportionately impacting the African American community. These things underscore the dangers of systemic racism and they reinforce the urgency for s...

When students in ºÚÁÏÍø’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication began to face the reality of losing their media internships this summer in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, faculty and staff moved quickly to develop an innovative solution for students, recent School grads and media partners. With input and support from faculty, staff and students across the university and generous financial support from a Scripps Howard Foundation grant, Kent State Student Media created a pilot project called the Collaborative News Lab @ ºÚÁÏÍø. News Lab will partner w...

Dana Hansen, Ph.D., APRN, ACHPN, Amy Petrinec, Ph.D., RN, and Tracey Motter, DNP, RN, researchers from Kent State College of Nursing, along with Maureen Keeley, Ph.D., Texas State, have developed a website to offer information, support via blog participation and research opportunities for family caregivers of those touched by a serious or critical illness during the COVID-19 pandemic. Visit https://bit.ly/3fRWsw4 to learn more. All research is IRB approval from the ºÚÁÏÍø IRB.   The following research opportunities can be found on the website:   ...

"Get Your Gold On" with official Kent State Tuscarawas athletic gear during the Golden Eagles Team Shop Grand Opening!   The Team Shop is loaded with apparel for men, women, kids, toddlers and infants. Get your Golden Eagles T-shirts, sweatshirts, shorts, performance wear, polos, pullovers, jackets, pants, and jerseys. The shop also includes headwear, backpacks, stadium chairs, blankets and drinkware. Choose from popular designs and brands such as Under Armour, Nike, The North Face, New Era and more.   Access the Golden Eagles Team Shop at  http://sideline.bsnsp...

Nursing Faculty Selected by OADN To National Task Force Mariann Harding, Ph.D., ºÚÁÏÍø at Tuscarawas professor of nursing technology, has been appointed to the national Organization for Associate Degree Nursing (OADN) COVID-19 Task Force. Learn more. Geauga Professor Creates Virtual Architecture Camp To Engage Students During Pandemic Judson Kline, adjunct professor in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design at the Geauga Campus, recently created the Virtual Kids’ Home Architecture Camp. Learn more. Webinar - Differentiating Dementias: Wh...

About 300 people attended the first in a series of virtual town halls as the ºÚÁÏÍø community addresses systemic racism by learning, listening and taking action as a collective. The 90-minute Zoom session, which was geared toward faculty and staff, was held on June 9. The meeting was co-chaired by Amoaba Gooden, Ph.D., ºÚÁÏÍø’s interim vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion, and chair and associate professor in the Department of Pan-African Studies, and Lamar R. Hylton, Ph.D., vice president for student affairs.  Near th...

Your Employee Wellness Team invites you to join our second challenge with Wellable, our newest wellness partner. Wellable provides an online challenge platform and device/app integration formerly found in our partnership with the Wellness Council of America (WELCOA). Many Kent State employees have already started using Wellable. Don't miss out on our next challenge, which will focus on physical and environmental Sustainability.  The simple goal of sustainability is to create and maintain an environment where humans and nature can exist in productive harmony. Although sustaina...