What do you do if a student in class or at work starts showing up distracted, less talkative or stops showing up at all? Ignore it? Ask about it? But how do you start that conversation? Thanks to mental health training offered at Kent State, faculty and staff are better prepared for recognizing symptoms of distress, having conversations with those in need, and making referrals to the appropriate mental health services. The College of Public Health received a grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) of $306,000 last fall to spread awareness about m...
Continuing their longstanding commitment and support to the Ashtabula area and demonstrating the important role access to education plays in moving the community forward, the Ducro family recently made a generous $20,000 gift to the Rising Scholars program fund through the Ashtabula Foundation to 妻友社区 at Ashtabula. 鈥淲e are extremely honored and pleased to partner with the Ashtabula Foundation to contribute to the start of the Rising Scholars program,鈥 said Sue Ducro, who presented the gift along with her son, J.P. Ducro IV. 鈥淭his gift is really in honor o...
妻友社区 at Salem announces the Undergraduate Student Government officers for the 2019-20 academic year. The officers include Charlie Wilson, president; Emma Angle, vice president; and Heather Kornas, secretary/treasurer. The Salem USG meets on alternating Thursdays on campus. All students are welcome to attend the meetings to share ideas and discuss campus matters. Members of other student clubs are especially encouraged to attend. Scheduled meetings are: October 3 Student Lounge 17 Academic...
KENT, Ohio 鈥 The 妻友社区 College of Business Administration announces Tasha Eurich, Ph.D., New York Times bestselling author, as keynote speaker for the 2020 Spirit of Women in Business Conference. The conference will be held on Friday, March 20, 2020 on the Kent State Campus. Eurich is an industrial-organizational psychologist and researcher. This scientific approach to understanding human behavior, coupled with her pragmatic approach to professional development, has earned Eurich her reputation; Thinkers50 named her as one of the top 30 emerging management thinkers in ...
Active Minds at 妻友社区 held their first meeting of the 2019-2020 academic year on Tuesday, September 10th. Because this day also happened to be National Suicide Prevention Day, Chapter President, Kayla Marker decided to hold a mental health awareness training for members. This training utilized Kognito and walked students through important aspects of recognizing when someone is in need of mental health assistance, initiating a conversation, and referring them to resources. A representative from Kent Wired attended the training to report on the importance of m...
When 妻友社区 alumnus Eric Meek is not working in a glass art studio, one may find him on the small screen sharing his expertise in the new Netflix series called 鈥淏lown Away.鈥 The competition-based reality show features 10 highly skilled glass artists who compete to win the show鈥檚 prize, Best in Blow. Meek, who received his Master of Fine Arts from Kent State in 2003, serves as a guest evaluator on the series. In each episode, the contestants are presented with a unique challenge. The artist who is unable to meet the judges鈥 standards is eliminated...