During the 2023 Spring Commencement Ceremony at Kent State University at Tuscarawas, where over 300 students graduated with bachelor’s and associate degrees, the Community Service Award and the Distinguished Alumni Award were presented to valued community members. This year, Bob and Trudy Sensel, of Dover and Dover Hydraulics, are the 2023 recipients of the Kent State University at Tuscarawas Community Service Award. This recognition is given to valued members of the community who have generously made our community and Kent State Tuscarawas a better place. Bob and Trudy have a...
Dr. Kim Hahn has been appointed Interim Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Faculty Affairs in the College of the Arts, effective July 1, 2023. Dr. Hahn is currently a full Professor at the School of Fashion with over nine years of administrative and leadership experience as the Associate Director, the Interim Director, as well as the study away coordinator for the School. She earned her undergraduate degree from Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea, and studied for both her master’s degree (majoring in Fashion Design) and doctoral degree (majoring in Fashion Merchandising) at the...
EHHS Associate Dean for Administrative Affairs and Graduate Education Steve Mitchell, Ph.D., was recently invited to deliver a keynote and a closing address for the third International Conference on Physical Education and Sport at Sao Paulo State University in Rio Claro, Brazil. Both presentations were well received, as was a practical workshop that Mitchell and Adriano De Souza provided for Physical Education teachers. Adriano, originally from Rio Claro and a 2005 Kent State University master’s graduate in Sport Pedagogy, also translated for Mitchell’s presentations. To cap off a bu...
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Kent State senior Brian Johnson recently returned from a 15-day education abroad program in South Africa.The Faculty-Led: Heritage Ubuntu Student Project education abroad program was the travel component to an ongoing collaboration between Kent State University and the University of Fort Hare in Alice, South Africa. This U.S.-Embassy-(South Africa Mission)-funded project has been spearheaded by Dr. Felix Kumah-Abiwu of Kent State University and Dr. Nomzamo Dube of the University of Fort Hare. Dr. Luvuyo Dondolo, who is currently at the University of South Africa, also worked on the project wit...
Some of the nine Kent State University students who were studying at the Paris American Academy are returning home today, and others are expected to travel home tomorrow. A few are staying longer in Europe for various personal reasons. Kent State’s Office of Global Education remains in contact with all the students to support their needs, including providing counseling services. Currently, none of the students are interested in speaking with the media. # # # Media Contacts: Eric Mansfield, emansfie@kent.edu, 330-672-2797 Emily Vincent, evincen2@kent.edu, 330-672-85...
Several Kent State University students who were studying at the Paris American Academy in Paris are currently on their way home after an explosion occurred in the building where the academy is located on Wednesday. Some of the students have decided to stay in Europe. The nine students had been there since June 1, and were due to come home at the end of the month. None of the students were in the building when the explosion occurred. Kent State Senior Vice President and Provost Melody Tankersley spoke to WJW-Fox 8 about the explosion. ...