Flashback to '51: Flashes at Mid-century

Kent State Tuscarawas held its 59th annual spring awards ceremony in April, during which it presented the Tuscarawas Campus Exceptional Community Engagement Awards for community partners, student groups and staff. These awards reflect the work of the Community Engagement team at Kent State Tuscarawas to integrate community engagement and service learning with university courses and campus interests. SpringVale Health Center received this year’s Exceptional Community Engagement Partner Award.  This award recognizes the importance of community engagement for the discovery, applica...

Pastimes Cafe was an idea Evan Laisure had for a long time. As a student at Kent, he was working with LaunchNET to figure out how to bring it to fruition.Before he opened the Pastimes Cafe in Lakewood, Ohio, Laisure worked for a design studio in Akron. He began his own freelance design journey, working on t-shirt designs, logos and even packaging for different brands.He was doing good work, but something was missing. He felt like he was “hitting a wall,” and he felt a calling to create something that was completely his own. This idea is what ultimately led to the creation of Pastimes.“I’ve bee...

Kent State University at Salem recently presented John Tonti the Friend of the Campus award, the highest honor presented annually to non-students. It recognizes community members, businesses and organizations that support increasing access to higher education in Salem and surrounding communities.Tonti is the president of the Salem Community Foundation, a position he has held since 1992. He began his tenure with the organization in 1981 as its treasurer.The Salem Community Foundation has maintained a strong relationship with the Kent State Salem Campus for more than 40 years through a shared co...