Kent State University College of Nursing student Ashlee Frymier has been selected as Big Sister of the Year by Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Summit, Medina and Stark Counties.  The award is particularly exceptional because Frymier has only volunteered with the organization for a year. Having such a new volunteer win the award is unusual, said Kyle Putinski, executive director of the organization that pairs at-risk youth with volunteers who spend time with them as friends and mentors.  Frymier, of Cuyahoga Falls, graduated with her nursing degree from Kent State in 2009, and ...

After Kent State alumna Morgan Dawson, BS ‘20, started her career in the construction field, she realized that women in the industry did not have the appropriate clothing for the job.   If Dawson wore jeans, they were too tight. If she wore boy's construction pants, they didn’t fit her body. Something had to be done.  Dawson took it upon herself to create Dawson Workwear, a line of pants made specifically for women in construction. The line of classic work pants launched in July 2022, and she is already planning to launch a fire-resistant line of pants next month.  ...

It takes guts to be a nurse -- and thorough knowledge of all the body's organs and systems. That's what these nursing students are learning in an anatomy class at Kent State University at East Liverpool.  Students at Kent State's East Liverpool Campus can earn an Associate of Applied Science degree in nursing, which prepares them to become registered nurses.  Kent State's Regional Campuses offer bachelor's degree, associate degree and certificate programs tailored to meet the needs of the communities they serve.  ...