Wondering what it’s like to study abroad? Hear from Kristopher Franczak, a Kent State University student who spent a glorious summer at our Center in Florence, Italy.Did I ever think I’d study abroad in Italy?Traveling was never something that I thought I’d like before I studied abroad in Europe.Prior to taking the leap to study in Florence this past June, the thought of even leaving my little American bubble had stricken me with crushing anxiety. I was constantly asking myself questions about what could go wrong, like “What if I forget something at home?” or maybe “What if my phone gets ...

For Kent State University at Tuscarawas students, the future is now! You can make a difference for local students by joining the Tuscarawas County University Foundation as it launches the 2023 impact campaign For the Future. Beginning this month, the community can make the future forever brighter for our students by supporting local education. Trent Troyer, President & CEO of First Federal Community Bank, and Elizabeth  Stephenson, Tuscarawas County Court Administrator, will lead this year’s campaign.  Importantly, your generosity can provide an excellent, affordab...

Fall is here, and while the leaves are changing and the pumpkin spice is flowing, this also means that schoolwork is piling up and classes are moving at full speed. It also means stress for students can start to become overwhelming.  Kent State Today talked to some researchers about how students can deal with stress. John Johnson, Ph.D., director of the School of Biomedical Sciences, stress can be mental or physical, but when it comes to mental stress it is normally schoolwork that applies the most pressure.  Stressors are things that cause tension, pressure and anxiety, an...

Lynn Berk received a B.A. in Social Sciences from The Ohio State University and her M.A. in Speech Pathology from Cleveland State University. She has worked as a speech language pathologist in local schools, and has  coordinated and directed summer speech programs for preschool children. Lynn worked in long-term care settings serving stroke, Parkinson, Alzheimer and dementia patients. She developed and published two remedial programs: Testing and Remediating Auditory Processing for preschool and elementary students, and R and L Stories Galore, a remedial articulation program. Her are...

The streets of Kent, Ohio, will be filled with blue and gold as Kent State University alumni, students, parents, employees and community members gather for this year’s Homecoming. The university will host activities and events leading up to the Oct. 21 Homecoming Parade and Homecoming football game. All are invited to take part in one of Kent State’s long-standing traditions.This year, Kent State is recognizing 50 years of award-winning global education through its Homecoming theme, It’s a Flash World. The first education-abroad group of students from Kent State traveled to Florence, Italy, in...

My name is Phoebe Alicardi and I graduated from the Fashion Design program at Kent State University in 2023. My whole life I had aspired to become a fashion designer, but because of my weak drawing and sewing skills, I didn’t think I’d be able to do it. After receiving my associates in digital design and graphics from Columbus State Community College in 2018, I decided to take a chance and see if I could achieve this dream of mine.  Kent State was a very easy choice to make because it was in-state and at the time was ranked #3 nationally for the top fashion design program. I tou...

Michael Bice served as a senior executive of academic medical centers and large healthcare systems for over 25 years. During that time, he was an adjunct professor at the University of Florida College of Public Health where the Dean of the College was Robert Frank, later appointed Provost at Kent State University. Frank hoped to establish a master’s degree in health administration at Kent and tapped Bice for the job of creating it. After much research and discussions with major health employers in Northeast Ohio, it was determined that the area was already well supplied with M.H.A. programs. B...