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  Commencement ceremonies were held May 10 for the Kent State Columbiana County campuses. Dr. David Dees, dean of the Kent State Columbiana County campuses, presided over the event, along with Dr. Susan Rossi, assistant dean of the East Liverpool Campus, and Dr. Celeste Oprean, assistant dean for the Salem Campus.  The keynote speaker was Meghan Risbeck, a 2016 graduate of the Kent State Salem BSN program. She is now a pediatric nurse at Akron Children’s Hospital Mahoning Valley and serves as a substitute school nurse at United Local, her high school alma mater.  Diplomas...

Chinonso is a now-graduate of the Kent State Fashion School and hails from Nigeria, which is the inspiration for her fashion line that incorporates traditional African fabrics into modern pieces. While researching production possibilities for the full line, she has been designing and sewing custom pieces for customers. What ignited the spark in you to start a new business venture? My initial spark to start a business was to provide a solution to a problem of having more African inspired clothing in everyday life. My clothing line creates a platform for West African fabrics in the contemp...

  ������ at East Liverpool held a pinning ceremony for the students who met the requirements for the associate of applied science degree in physical therapist assistant technology for 2019. What made this ceremony a bit more special is that this is the 30th graduating class of the program on the East Liverpool Campus. During the ceremony, several students were recognized for academic and clinical excellence. Avery McGuire received the Outstanding PTA Graduate award. Jordyn Midcap was recognized for receiving the outstanding academic achievement award and Devan Houshour...

Heidi Weisel Named Ambassador of Women's Health Heidi Weisel, clinical experience specialist, recently became an Ambassador of Women's Health for Days for Girls International. Read the full story at KentWired.com. American Red Cross Crowns Nursing Faculty Member with Call to Action Hero Award Tracy Dodson, lecturer in the College of Nursing, was standing in a food line with her husband at the Wayne County fairgrounds when the man in front of her began coughing uncontrollably and collapsed. That’s when the former emergency room nurse sprang into action. Learn more. ...

������ Geauga and the Regional Academic Center recently promoted six faculty members. “������ Geauga and the Regional Academic Center is exceptionally proud of the academic accomplishments of this group of scholars,” said Angela Spalsbury, Ph.D., dean and chief administrative officer of Kent State Geauga and the Regional Academic Center. Sharon Ginal, a faculty member in Nursing Technology, was promoted to associate lecturer. Sharon teaches in the Associate of Science in Nursing (ADN) program at the Regional Academic Center and is the co-advisor of the Alpha...

    ������ at East Liverpool held its annual nursing pinning ceremony May 8, during which 34 students were recognized for receiving degrees through the associate degree in nursing (ADN) program. Dr. Carol Hrusovsky, academic program director of the ADN program, presented student awards, including the Ohio Nurses Association District 3 Lori Grenich Student Nurse Award to Krista Ensell. This award recognizes excellence in clinical nursing and professional awareness. Nicole Erwin received the ADN academic award and Sarah Fennema received the ADN service award. The ...

Eight College of Communication and Information students received scholarships from the Akron Press Club and John S. Knight Memorial Scholarship Fund in April, totaling $40,000 in awards. The Akron Press Club awards local students every year in memory of individuals who impacted the journalism field. "Journalism and Mass Communication students have done extremely well over the years in winning these competitive scholarships," said Jeff Fruit, professor and interim director of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. "The Akron Press Club also has substantively increased both ...

The Leadership Tuscarawas Class of 2019 will hold their graduation celebration on May 21.  At the graduation, 23 class members sponsored by small businesses, corporations, and non-profit organizations in Tuscarawas County will be recognized for their achievements in the 10-month leadership development program. Each year, the Leadership Tuscarawas Signature Class is assigned community projects focused on making progress in Tuscarawas County. This year’s class was divided into five groups, each assigned to one of the following projects: Anti-Drug Coalition, Active Transportation, Good Ne...

������ at Geauga and the Regional Academic Center will hold its annual commencement ceremony on Friday, May 10, 2019, to conclude the 2018-19 academic year.  Over 180 students earned their associate or bachelor degrees and will be honored during the ceremony, held at Parkside Church in Chagrin Falls. Dean and Chief Administrative Officer, Angela Spalsbury will welcome an audience, certify and confer the graduate's degrees and will also present two awards in special recognition of an alumnus and community connection.  Greg Schuster will be honored as a recent ...