Sarah Shendy  Captain of Support Services #255  Case Western Reserve University

Born in Saudi Arabia and raised for a time in Egypt, Sarah Shendy moved to the United States with her family in 1991, when she was 6. In third grade, she encountered a police officer at her Cleveland public school. It was an experience that would leave a lasting impression.To Shendy, police officers were superheroes in uniform. She was drawn to the badge, the uniform and the opportunity to help people through some of the most difficult moments of their lives.But despite her ambition, she struggled to believe she could achieve that dream.A conversation with a Kent State University instructor ch...

A bird sits on a tree branch at Kent State University.

David Hassler, the Bob and Walt Wick Executive Director of Kent State University’s Wick Poetry Center, has co-authored an article in the journal Science with Phillip Levin, Ph.D., from the University of Washington, that aims to illustrate the symbiotic relationship between science and poetry. The piece, titled “The Microscope and the Metaphor,” was posted Oct. 22 on Science.org and previews the type of dialogue expected at the inaugural Poets for Science Gathering taking place at Kent State in November. In the article, the authors argue that while science shows what must be done to protec...

Angela Douglass: 2026 Glenn Frank Distinguished Teaching Award Recipient Group pic

It may not surprise students, faculty and staff on the East Liverpool Campus that Angela Douglass was named a recipient of the 2026 Glenn Frank Distinguished Teaching Award, but the announcement of the news was a big surprise to her. Co-sponsored by the Kent State Alumni Association and the University Teaching Council, the Glenn Frank Distinguished Teaching Award is the university’s most prestigious honor in teaching. The award is presented annually to part- and full-time faculty members who demonstrate extraordinary teaching in the classroom and devotion to touching the lives of students...

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