Comedian and Saturday Night Live alum Rob Schneider will open the 22/23 Season at the Performing Arts Center at Kent State University - Tuscarawas on Saturday, September 10 at 8:30 p.m. Rob Schneider is an accomplished actor, comedian, screenwriter and director. A stand-up comic and veteran of the award-winning NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live, Schneider has gone on to a successful career in films, television and continues his word-wide standup tour. Schneider’s first Netflix comedy special, “Asian Momma, Mexican Kids,” premiered globally on August 11, 2020. Filmed in Februar...

Bradley Bielski, Ph.D., was named interim dean and chief administrative officer for the Kent State University’s Columbiana County campuses in Salem and East Liverpool, effective Aug. 6. He continues serving as the dean and CAO of the Kent State Tuscarawas Campus, located in New Philadelphia, and now leads the academic, academic support, enrollment, fund-raising and business aspects of the three campuses. Bielski follows Dr. David Dees who served as dean and CAO of the Kent State Columbiana County campuses since 2016. Dees is returning to the Kent Campus as an associate professor in the Kent S...

Dhruba Panthi, Ph.D., assistant professor of Engineering Technology at Kent State University at Tuscarawas, is this year’s winner of the Farris Family Innovation Award, which supports the research of tenure-track faculty members who have not yet reached tenure.   Panthi said he will use the monetary award to further his study in hydrogen production and electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide, using high-performance solid oxide electrolysis cells.  His research focuses on hydrogen fuel because its only byproduct is water, which is harmless to the environment, unlike other fu...

Dear Kent State University Students, Faculty and Staff, This is a reminder that a well-fitted mask is now required indoors at these Kent State locations: The Ashtabula Campus The Cleveland Foot and Ankle Clinic The Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative The College of Podiatric Medicine The East Liverpool Campus The Kent Campus The Kent State University Airport The Salem Campus The Trumbull Campus The Tuscarawas Campus The Twinsburg Academic Center Masks are required indoors except while working alone in an enclosed space, such as a private office or lab. Ken...

Dear Kent State University Students, Faculty and Staff, Ashtabula, Columbiana, Summit and Tuscarawas counties, where Kent State operates several campuses and locations, recently moved into the “high” community level designation for COVID-19 as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In addition, Portage, Cuyahoga and Trumbull counties, where Kent State operates campuses and locations, remain at a "high" community level designation.   As a result, a well-fitted mask is now required indoors at these locations: The Ashtabula Campus The Cleveland...

Several literacy professors and current and former students from the School of Teaching Learning and Curriculum Studies were published in the summer/fall 2022 issue of the "Ohio Journal of English Language Arts" (OJELA). “What an incredibly powerful presence in a highly respected language arts publication,” said James Hannon, dean of the College of Education, Health and Human Services. “Such an achievement speaks directly to the excellence of our faculty and students. Congratulations to everyone involved.” Three stories appear under the publication’s theme, “The Power of Story.” First...