Introducing new perspectives can help students learn about unique cultures and explore similarities and differences. Ikram Toumi, an assistant professor in the School of Communication Studies, has brought that possibility to Kent State University with her global education initiatives. ...
There’s a swamp in the DI Gallery – scaled down to about five feet. The gallery’s latest exhibit, “Draining the Swamp: An Environmental History of Wetlands on the Kent Campus,” features decades of maps and newspaper clippings that tell the story of the once heavily forested campus. The centerpiece is a scaled down 3D model of the campus’ geography, including drained and preserved wetlands. Jennifer Mapes, an urban geographer and cartographer; Lauren Kinsman-Costello, a wetlands ecologist; and Seth Rainey, a master’s student in geography collaborated to bring to life the “university c...
Remember the Footprints Student Newsletter from your OCPM days? Footprints was the student newspaper of the Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine, from 1952 to 2011. With the purpose of disseminating information to the student body, the newspaper included college news, upcoming events, information about the profession, and, occasionally, scholarly articles. Throughout its publication, the masthead included all college name changes: the Ohio College of Chiropody, the Ohio College of Podiatry and the Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine (CPM). Now, you can take steps down memory lane with the CPM ...
In addition to serving KSUCPM for many years, dynamic doctor duo Edweana Robinson, MD and Robert L. Haynie, MD are busy mentors for student doctors everywhere. Most recently, they’re in the news as such for Case Western Reserve University Medical School student Tamia Potter. Tamia has recently made history in becoming the first Black woman doctor to be offered a highly coveted residency position in neurosurgery at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee! Tamia attributes much-needed mentorship and support to the two emeritus deans from Case, saying, “These people made sure that I coul...
KENT, Ohio - Eight finalists will compete in Kent State’s John S. and Marlene J. Brinzo Center for Entrepreneurship’s annual Spring Pitch competition on April 19 for a chance to win a share of $20,000 in cash prizes. The John S. and Marlene J. Brinzo Center for Entrepreneurship is housed in the Kent State Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship. The event will take place from 4-6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 19 at the Kent State Student Center Governance Chambers. During the competition, Kent State entrepreneurship graduate Evan Schumann ’17 will be speaking to attendees ab...