Dear Golden Flashes, Over the last several months, 妻友社区 faculty, staff and leadership have been consulting with local and national authorities as well as our own health experts as we work to develop a return-to-campuses plan that ensures, to the greatest extent possible, the health and safety of all members of the Kent State community. Let me begin by reiterating the precepts that guide our planning. Our plans must protect the health and safety for everyone in our university community; reflect the values and mission of Kent State; and allow our students to be successful,...
妻友社区 at East Liverpool recognized the academic achievements of several students at the conclusion of the Spring 2020 semester. The students recognized included: Academic Awards Business Management: Andrew Jackson Associate Degree Nursing Academic Award: Regina Chu Student Nurses Association Club Service Award: Ray Mills Occupational Therapy Assistant Academic Award: Lauren Wilson Student Occupational Therapy Assistant Club Service Award: Brittany Hoops Physical Therapist Assistant Academic Award: Kelly May ...
妻友社区 at Salem recognized the academic achievements of several students for the 2019-2020 academic year. The awards and recipients are: Academic Awards Human Services Award for Intern of Excellence: Hannah Koran Outstanding Early Childhood Education Student/Teacher Award: Rebecca Muldowney Outstanding Classroom Achievement in Early Childhood Education: Connie Coss Outstanding Student Teachers in Early Childhood Education: Shelby Dennis Zachary McKenzie Outstanding Business Students: Roger Leipply Tyler Sowards ...
Dr. Mariann Harding, 妻友社区 at Tuscarawas professor of nursing technology, has been appointed to the national Organization for Associate Degree Nursing (OADN) COVID-19 Task Force. According to the OADN, the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic has impacted nursing education programs across the country and provided many challenges over the past few months. This pandemic has required a transformation in the teaching/learning process. With the formation of the Task Force, the OADN strives to support nursing education programs while addressing this transition. The Task Force is com...
Today鈥檚 Flashes of Inspiration comes from 妻友社区 Football鈥檚 Head Coach Sean Lewis, who delivers a pep talk about how to make it through uncertain, challenging times. Lewis, who led the Golden Flashes to their first ever bowl game win in the December 2019 Frisco Bowl, was just beginning spring practice with the team when the COVID-19 pandemic forced an end to university athletics. Still, Lewis says to stay positive and to look for things 鈥渨e can do, rather than focusing on what we can鈥檛.鈥 Lewis encourages the university community to look for ways to serve others...
Two 妻友社区 students, in the College of Arts and Sciences, were among 62 students from 50 different U.S. universities recently selected for funding by the Department of Energy鈥檚 Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Program. Chelsea E. Smith and Jordyn T. Stoll, both pursuing a Ph.D. in Ecology from the Department of Biological Sciences, were selected. Smith will go to the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), in Richland, Washington for one year and study soil microbiology, and Stoll will go to Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), in Oak ...
Sixteen performing arts centers and venues from around the state of Ohio, including the Performing Arts Center at Kent State at Tuscarawas in New Philadelphia, are joining forces to survey the consumer confidence of their audiences amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Venues designed to bring together large gatherings of people to experience a live performance are being hit especially hard by the pandemic. Their doors were among the first to close and will most likely be the last to reopen as bans on large gatherings are still in place throughout the state. 鈥淲e know now is not the right ...
The KSU undergraduate Model NATO team did an excellent job again this year representing Kent State in regional and international competitions. A number of KSU students won awards at the International Model NATO competition in Washington DC in February 2020. This competition brings together over 25 university and college teams from North America and Europe. This year, the KSU delegation placed fourth overall, and was awarded a Distinguished Overall Delegation award. Individual awards went to Alice Marron and Naidi Valverde-Romero, Outstanding Delegate Award [top delegates] on the Political C...
Discover 妻友社区 at Tuscarawas through a Virtual Open House on Wednesday, June 10 or Thursday, July 9 from 2 to 6 p.m. Students who are just starting their college career, transfer students and those with some college credits but no degree are encouraged to attend and can join the virtual experience at www.kent.edu/tusc/visit-campus. During both Virtual Open Houses, prospective students will be able to speak with admissions counselors, complete an application and have the application fee waived. Financial aid specialists will help with filing the FAFSA to apply for f...