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Dr. David Dees, dean of ������ at Salem, announced those students named to the Fall 2018 President’s and Dean’s lists. To qualify for the President’s List, students must have a 4.0 grade point average and must have completed 15 hours during the semester. To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must earn a 3.40 or greater grade point average and must have completed 12 or more credit hours for the semester, the majority at the Salem Campus.    The students and their hometowns are: President’s List Alliance: Connilyn Cross Austintown: Bethany...

Dr. David Dees, dean of ������ at East Liverpool, announced those students named to the Fall 2018 President’s or Dean’s lists. To qualify for the President’s List, students must have a 4.0 grade point average and must have completed 15 or more credit hours during the semester. To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must earn a 3.40 or greater grade point average and must have completed 12 or more credit hours for the semester, the majority at the East Liverpool Campus.  President’s List East Liverpool: Corey Davila Dean’s List Akron: Jacob Mans...

Is there anything more exciting than the start of a new semester? We hope that you had a relaxing and enjoyable winter break. Here are a few reminders as you transition back to Kent State.  If you purchased a new entertainment device (Xbox, PlayStation, Roku, smart TV, etc.) during winter break, register it at MultimediaDevices.kent.edu to easily connect to the wireless network.  Don’t forget to check out software.kent.edu for free and discounted software, like the Microsoft Office Suite and $75 annual Adobe Creative Cloud subscriptions.  For students living off...

If it takes a village to raise a child, then it takes a community to keep children well as they grow into adulthood. In that spirit, ������ Geauga Campus has teamed up with both the Geauga YMCA in Chardon and Twinsburg Fitness Center to make exercise easier to access for students at Kent State Geauga in Burton and the Regional Academic Center (RAC) in Twinsburg. Starting Spring Semester 2019, any Kent State Geauga and the Regional Academic Center student can take (for credit) Boot Camp I or Yoga physical education classes at the Geauga YMCA. Also starting this spring are for-...

Bucking dismal health trends in the Buckeye State, ������ Geauga formed the Wellness Student Organization during fall semester 2018. This initiative stemmed from the “Kent State of Wellness” (KSoW), a university-wide effort to promote eight key areas of wellness: alcohol and other drug use, mental health, nutrition, physical activity, preventive care, safety, sexual health, and smoking and tobacco use.   Now is the time to stem the tide on Ohio’s poor health rankings, and ������ is a perfect place to start a wellness revolution. In fact, “the Wellness S...

Your Story I was checking meal tickets at Prentice Hall cafeteria when Sandy came through the line wearing a Lakeland CC t-shirt (college is located in my home town). I asked her about the shirt; held up the line; been together ever since! The Proposal and Marriage Asked Sandy's father for her hand and he gave me all of her! Married August 15, 1975. How do you and your spouse stay connected to Kent State as alumni? Active members in the Lake County KSU Alumni Chapter. ...

Your Story Connie met Kevin at the Rathskeller on March 11, 1981. They were both freshman at that time. Kevin was in Student Senate and Connie in KIC. We continued to date our sophomore year and decided to apply for the WPNI Program The Proposal and Marriage We were engaged on February 14, 1982 in Washington DC while students at Kent State and part of the Washington Program in National Issues. We were married on August 6, 1983 in Medina Ohio. How do you and your spouse stay connected to Kent State as alumni? We have three daughters...attended Kent State. Rebecca Dickson graduated in 2014 ...

Scott and Marissa A Golden Flash Homecoming Wedding Your Story We met the end of spring semester 2009. It was freshman year for both of us. Scott was supposed to attend OSU but instead ended up at KSU (lucky for me). He was going into nursing and I was going into ultrasound. Both of us in the medical field was a plus to me, we both had the passion of helping others and love of science in common. He was in an anatomy class with one of my high school friends. Scott noticed me on Facebook when I posted on my friends FB page. Scott messaged me and we began talking. Although I was hesitant, we co...

Wanting a career that would allow her to be independent and work from anywhere, Erin Shelley, Ed.D., MA, BSN ‘91, RN, was drawn to the nursing profession. These days, however, she practices nursing as “art imitating life” through her role as a technical expert on the hit NBC television show, Chicago Med. “My primary role is an operating room nurse. I perform clinical duties alongside the actors so they can focus on the delivery of their lines,” said Shelley. “Most of our surgeries involve exposed beating hearts, breathing lungs, bursting arteries and more, so I also follow the direction of ...