UPDATE: The Male Empowerment Network at Kent State University will be hosting the inaugural MPower Men of Color Summit on Oct. 14. While all people are welcome to attend the summit, it will be a time to connect, celebrate and educate men of color.  The MPower Summit is designed to bring students, faculty and staff together from college, high school and community organizations to support the mission of men of color initiatives. The summit will be held at the Kent State Student Center.  “The Male Empowerment Network is celebrating 13 years of supporting men of color at Kent St...

After spending her younger years in a variety of volunteer roles with non-governmental organizations in her native Macedonia, Ivana Krsteska chose Kent State to study sustainable architecture and also serves as a Kent Student Ambassador. Ivana graduated from Niko Nestor High School in her hometown of Struga, Macedonia, in 2010, and grew up as the oldest child in her close-knit family. Her father is a civil engineering technician, and her mother is a psychologist and talented cake decorator. She credits them with instilling a unique blend of artistic and engineering talents in her. Her s...

Kent State University at Salem nursing students visit the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota each year as part of a study away experience. As they immerse themselves in the Oglala Lakota Sioux Tribe, they embark on a journey of cultural understanding. “Nurses must be sensitive to the cultural diversity of the patients for whom they provide care. This experience immerses students into the Lakota culture where they explore and discover potential biases, as well as engage in conversations around the experience,” said Lorene Martin, senior lecturer and coordinator for the Bachelor of...