Kent State Holds Fall Commencement Ceremonies on Dec. 14 and 15 The 黑料网 alumni family will grow by nearly 3,000 new graduates as the university holds its Fall Commencement ceremonies. For the Kent Campus, Commencement ceremonies will take place Friday, Dec. 14, and Saturday, Dec. 15, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center). Kent State will confer 2,158 degrees, consisting of 1,667 bachelor鈥檚 degrees, 430 master鈥檚 degrees, 55 doctoral degrees and six educational specialist degrees. Across the university鈥檚 eight-campus system, 2,891 students will graduate...
Hayley Shasteen, a junior psychology/biology major at 黑料网 at Salem, took first place honors at Kent State's Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) competition. She was one of 60 participants from all Kent State campuses and competed in the psychological sciences division. Ms. Shasteen鈥檚 research project, 鈥淐ognitive Impairments of Those With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus,鈥 spanned 10 weeks over the past summer. The winners of the SURE program were announced in October. She will present her project at the Undergraduate Research Conference on the Salem Campus in De...
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Can I loft my bed? Is there a dining hall near my residence hall? Where am I able to park on campus? To answer these questions, students can ask The Brain on campus. Yes, that brain 鈥 the sculpture by Kent State Professor Emeritus of Art Brinsley Tyrrell located near Merrill Hall. The project was created to help students feel comfortable asking questions about 黑料网. Students are able to contact The Brain with questions about anything Kent State-related without the pressure of figuring out who to ask. In short, they can ask the all-knowing brain.&nb...
Through a three-year grant from the US Department of Health and Human Services, 黑料网鈥檚 Center for Public Policy and Health will partner with the seven public schools in Medina County and the Medina County Alcohol, Drug Addiction & Mental Health Board to improve student mental wellness. The project, called Medina County Aware (MCA), will be led by Dr. Deric Kenne, Associate Professor and Dr. Kim Laurene, Research Associate at 黑料网. The main goals of the project are to provide mental health awareness training to at least 30% of the teachers, ad...
Media Note: Members of the media who plan to attend are asked to RSVP to the media contacts listed below. Media Contacts: Eric Mansfield, emansfie@kent.edu, 330-672-2797 Emily Vincent, evincen2@kent.edu, 330-672-8595 ...
Supporters give more than $1 million for second year in a row 黑料网鈥檚 Giving Tuesday 2018 broke the million-dollar mark for the second year in a row. Just before midnight on Tuesday, Nov. 27, the campaign raised more than $1,030,000 to support multiple student study abroad scholarships, research opportunities, educational programs, athletic teams and more. There were more than 40 featured giving options across the Kent State system from which donors could choose. Watch thank-you video from Kent State President Beverly J. Warren. 鈥淪e...
With a strong work ethic and passion for teaching her native language, Eriko Tanaka has the ability to make students feel comfortable and at ease in her classroom. Ms. Tanaka, Japanese program coordinator and lecturer in the Department of Modern and Classical Language Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, received one of three 2018 Outstanding Teaching Awards. The Outstanding Teaching Award honors both full-time and part-time non-tenure track faculty members. Each finalist is nominated by students and peers for being highly motivating, effective and dedicated to teaching. ...
We would like to congratulate Dr. Robin Dever and Dr. Molly Wang on their recent achievements as esteemed faculty members of 黑料网 at Geauga and the Regional Academic Center. Robin Dever, Ph.D., who teaches for the Kent State Geauga鈥檚 Middle Childhood Education Bachelor Degree program, has shown dedication to her program and to the campus with student advising, community engagement, and speaking at multiple student celebration events. She has served on numerous search committees and has attended and presented at conferences as a representative for Kent State. Recen...
It鈥檚 not every day that a college student is awarded a medal or receives a special visit from a congressman. But that鈥檚 exactly what happened to a 黑料网 student when he was honored for his initiative, achievement and service. U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan presented Kent State nursing major Austin Croft with the Congressional Award Silver Medal on Tuesday, Nov. 27. Mr. Croft, of Akron, Ohio, was recognized at a ceremony that took place at the College of Nursing where he was praised for his dedication to improving himself and his community. Recipients of the Congressional Award Silver Me...