Kent State Magazine: Fall 2016

ON THE COVER:

From Two Places at Once: "Ohio has been good to me," says Felix Kumah-Abiwu, PhD, assistant professor of Pan-African studies, who grew up in Ghana and found a home at Kent State. "My story has been a roller coaster, but you have opportunity here." Read more about Kumah-Abiwu and other members of our international community.

Photo: Melissa Olson

Features

Distinctive Design

Kent State University celebrated the grand opening of the Center for Architecture and Environmental Design this fall. See this iconic new addition to the Kent Campus.

International Voices

Golden Flashes come from all corners of the globe. Meet a dozen Kent State international students, faculty, staff and alumni who share stories of their past and the transformative experiences that set them on a new path.

Plugged In

by Laura Billings Coleman

Can digital devices help us discover more about the world? Kent State educational technologist Richard Ferdig, PhD, explores teaching and learning for the 21st century.

Overcoming Addiction

by Justin Glanville, Photographs by Billy Delfs

Former addict Anita Bradley ’95, founder of the Northern Ohio Recovery Association, helps others navigate the road to recovery.

In a League of Their Own

by Allen Moff

Jordan Tozzi ’14 gained a national following on LegionReport.com, a fantasy sports website he founded with his brother. Plus tips on how you can win your fantasy football league.

DEPARTMENTS

Feedback

Reader responses to magazine content or comments on KSU–related topics

Presidential Perspectives

President Beverly Warren on meaningful voice, plus quotes from some of her recent speeches

Bill Auld photographed by Melissa Olson Flash Forward

KSU Collections

Map Library: Selections from the over 270,000 maps, 2,000 atlases and more reference material from Kent State's Map Library

Alumni Life

Josh Cribbs, BS '10 | Jennifer Coken, BA '85, MA '87 | Alumni Awards | Class Notes | In Memory

Flashback

by David Carducci

Cinderella Season: Looking back at the 2001-02 Kent State men's basketball team and their well-remembered trip to the NCAA finals

Traveling Stanzas

Jaclyn Y. Garver, BS '05, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, shares her poem "Sunset."

Featured Videos

Distinctive Design

An opening-day tour of the new Center for Architecture and Environmental Design

International Voices

The making of a special revival of Act II of “Clytemnestra,” which was performed by the Martha Graham Dance Company at Kent State to honor the dance’s composer, Halim El-Dabh, and his celebrated 1958 musical collaboration with legendary dancer Martha Graham

High-Flyer

An interview with William Auld, associate professor of theatre at Kent State University at Tuscarawas, who is certified in “performer rigging”—how to fly people on wires for live events

Take Note

At her State of the University address in October, President Beverly Warren expressed her vision for a reimagined public research university, where “the priorities for academic excellence, access and affordability not only coexist but merge as critical elements of a high-quality, distinctive learning environment.” She named this vision The Kent State Promise.

This redesigned issue of the university magazine demonstrates some of the tangible ways Kent State is delivering on that promise, guided by the university’s six-year plan, A Strategic Roadmap to a Distinctive Kent State.

In her new column, President Warren points to Kent State’s legacy of cultivating civil discourse and meaningful voice, more important today than ever.

The feature highlighting educational technology professor Richard Ferdig offers valuable insights into how digital tools can help us understand the world while also advancing the university’s commitment to community-engaged research.

A series of photographic portraits and brief stories introduces us to a dozen individuals who represent Kent State’s increasingly diverse community and its global competitiveness priority.

The profile of Anita Bradley ’95 and her fight to transform lives in the face of addiction illustrates how Kent State alumni are bettering our society.

These stories, among others, exemplify the promise of Kent State University. Thank you for the role you play in ensuring this is a promise kept.