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The Sociology Club at ������ at Ashtabula, in conjunction with the Sociology Department and Kent State Ashtabula Library, will host a screening and discussion of “RBG”, the 2018 documentary focusing on the life and career of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg. The free public event will be held Tuesday, March 12, at 5:30 p.m. in Robert S. Morrison Hall.   The Honorable Mary Jane Trapp, judge on the Eleventh District Court of Appeals, will speak at the screening, discussing “Lessons Learned from RBG.”  Special guests from the League of Women Voters of Asht...

Sarah Brugmann is a self-described “people person” from Mantua who has always wanted to be a nurse. Her own mother was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) even before Sarah was born. Since Sarah — along with her dad and sister — has been a caregiver for her mother for the past 15 years, this has greatly influenced her decision to pursue a future in nursing. Having worked as a home healthcare provider and as a nurse’s aide, Sarah is a first-year nursing student, initially pursuing an associate’s degree in the short term; a bachelor’s and maybe a master’s degree in the long term. At a...

Extra help is here for struggling students who usually slip through the cracks and face uncertain futures after their elementary years. Rural students, in particular, face generational poverty, lack of role models, and insufficient academic preparation for success in college or at work. These patterns are evident at the Kent State regional campuses where 81 percent of students receive financial aid, and most require remediation to bring their academic skills up to college-level standards. A new program is now in place to identify at-risk students by sixth grade and to support them as...

Crain’s Cleveland Business recently highlighted ������’s new Design Innovation Initiative, which is focused on connecting students from different disciplines to develop new ways of problem-solving. The Design Innovation Initiative will link students of any discipline to a wide range of university resources, for example the textile lab, which previously had been the domain of fashion design students. Kent State named J.R. Campbell the first executive director of the initiative last year. Mr. Campbell has been working at Kent State since 2009, and he has spent extens...

������ at Trumbull is providing scholarships to send five of its students to study in Poland this spring break. The experience will introduce students to the Holocaust as it occurred in Poland from varying points of view, represented by survivors, films, art, and museum exhibits.    The students are Sabrina Barnhart (Bloomfield), Brooklyn Bennett (LaBrae), Brendy Hixon (Southeast), Melissa Kuneli (home schooling), Hannah Sisler (Champion). They will join 20 students from Kent State's campus and four students from Kent State's  Florence (Italy) Center. ...

������'s storied golf program will begin a new chapter in July. The 2018-19 golf season will be the final one for Herb Page as men's head coach and director of golf. On Thursday, Mr. Page announced his upcoming retirement and the appointment of Jon Mills as men's golf coach at the University. After leading the men's golf team to 22 MAC crowns and being a part of 20 conference titles in 20 seasons from the women's team, Mr. Page is the proud owner of 43 MAC Championship rings. Numerous Golden Flashes went on to have successful professional golf careers, including 2003 British O...

������ at Tuscarawas’ dean and chief administrative officer, Dr. Bradley Bielski, will continue to lead the campus for the next five years, effective July 1, 2019, with the renewal of his appointment. Dr. Nathan Ritchey, vice president for Kent State System Integration, recently made the announcement. Dr. Ritchey highlighted several significant accomplishments under Dr. Bielski’s leadership, including an increase in campus enrollment, the growth of athletic teams to 11, the building of a new gateway to campus, the development of new community partnerships and the financial we...

The ������ Board of Trustees passed a resolution at its March 6 meeting expressing appreciation to the May 4 Task Force and all those whose dedicated efforts have preserved the legacy and advanced the lessons learned from the events of May 4, 1970.   For the continuity and sustainability of these efforts, the Board’s action affirms that the time is right for the university to assume responsibility for the annual May 4 Commemoration and ongoing educational events through the Office of the President, beginning with the 50th commemoration in the 2019-20 academic year and co...

Andrew Wiley, Ph.D., associate professor of special education, recently was featured in the Washington Post in a perspective piece reinforcing the purpose and function of special education. Dr. Wiley’s research focuses on controversial issues in special education, special education policy and supporting teacher use of highly effective, research-based academic and behavioral interventions. During his time at Kent State, Dr. Wiley has provided technical assistance and training related to evidence-based special education practices, multi-tiered systems of support and models for effective problem...