Division of Research & Economic Development
Kent State’s Design Innovation Hub is setting the stage for transformative research and innovation across disciplines. By Dan Pompili Kent State broke ground in April on the Design Innovation Hub, a $44.5-million renovation of the former Art Building on the Kent Campus. J.R. Campbell, MFA, appointed last year as the inaugural director of the Design Innovation (DI) Initiative, recently discussed how it fits into Kent State’s broader research and innovation goals. “The DI Initiative is much more student-focused but has some pretty deep implications for research as well,” he says. “The core...
Division of People, Culture and Belonging
Susanna Fein, English Department, authored a section of a book, "Other Thought-Worlds," A New Companion to Chaucer, 2nd Edition, (Chichester, West Sussex :Wiley Blackwell ). Peter Brown, (2019), 285-296. ...
The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program at Geauga Campus is a rigorous academic environment that requires serious discipline, study, practice, and testing. It’s also an intimate environment of friends, instructors, and mentors who support each other from one challenge to the next, and inspire one another to reach out for the benefit of others. As a student association, they give back to the community through fundraising, strengthening the nursing program for future students and charitable outreach throughout the region. The Geauga Student Nurses Association (G...
“This is why they go into education! Our instructors are eager to share their knowledge and to spark interest among students in a significant, meaningful way.” This comment by Kent State Geauga and Regional Academic Center Assistant Dean Dr. Susan Emens could apply to the faculty’s approach to students at the Geauga Campus, but she is actually referring to their involvement with area seventh-graders who participate in the Arthur Holden Leadership Institute (AHLI). The Kent State Geauga Campus has always taken its cradle-to-career mission to ...
’s new FedEx Aeronautics Academic Center provides a world-class training ground to help aviation students and future pilots soar to even greater achievements. The sleek, modern learning center, made possible with gifts totaling $6.5 million from FedEx Corp., was unveiled during a grand-opening event Sept. 6. The celebration showcased bold new technologies and innovative teaching tools essential for world-class pilots of the future. The event finale featured a dramatic flyover by Kent State alumni and student flight instructors. The new 17,800-square-foot center is th...