It’s hard to believe that it has already been five years of Alumni Reunion Weekend, wherein hundreds of podiatric medical physicians from around the country are welcomed to the beautiful Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine (KSUCPM) campus in Independence, Ohio.  Five years later, the mission of Alumni Reunion Weekend rings truer than ever - to bring the community together in support of student scholarships and raising the next generation of expert caretakers from KSUCPM. Each event held across the three day weekend has been thoughtfully crafted to provide the best value an...

Dear Members of the Kent State University Community, During my undergraduate years, I was a DJ for my college radio station. (You’re listening to KSWC, the Sound of the Mound in Winfield, Kansas.) As is the case everywhere, our studio featured a red blinking light to warn others outside the booth that someone was on air. As I write this year’s financial update, which is the fifth one of my presidency and the topic for this month’s Talking With Todd, that red blinking light signals something different for Kent State: the roiling financial waters ahead of us. I have explained in the past t...