The sixties are back in New Philadelphia as audiences will experience The British Invasion – Live on Stage at the Performing Arts Center at Kent State University - Tuscarawas on April 29 at 7:30 p.m. On Sunday, February 9, 1964, close to 50 percent of U.S. television viewers tuned in to the number one variety show of the era, The Ed Sullivan Show, to see the American debut of a British group called The Beatles. This was the beginning of a cultural phenomenon known as the British invasion. The British Invasion – Live on Stage is an all-new live concert event that showcases the most pop...
Honors student selected for English Teaching Assistant Award in Ecuador In an impressive close to her undergraduate career, Kent State University Honors College senior Mallory Woods was recently awarded the prestigious Fulbright English Teaching Assistant (ETA) award. A native of Fairview, Pennsylvania, Woods is completing a major in translation with a Spanish concentration and minors in economics and Italian studies while also finishing a certificate program in teaching English as a foreign language. “I was extremely excited to learn that Mallory was the recipient of an Engl...
Last fall, the annual Kent State Columbiana County Volleyball Classic was held between the East Liverpool and Salem high school teams. As part of this event, the local Kent State campuses award $500 scholarships to two students from each of the high schools. Receiving the scholarships from East Liverpool High School were (from left) Kaylee Nelson and Jasmine Rhodes. Nelson intends to study nursing on the East Liverpool Campus and Rhodes will attend the Kent State Salem Campus while determining her major. Two recipients from Salem High School will be recognized at their senior awards cerem...
KENT, Ohio – The Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship will host the 46th Annual Meonske Professional Development Conference May 19-20 at Kent State University. The annual conference provides attendees with an opportunity to learn and network with other accounting and finance professionals. The conference is named for Norman Meonske, the conference founder and a former Kent State accounting professor. This year’s event will feature engaging sessions on a variety of timely topics relevant to accounting and finance professionals. It provides 16 ...
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation grant will expand program targeting preterm births and infant mortality among Black mothers in Northeast Ohio April is National Minority Health Month, and a Kent State University program and recent partnership are shining light on an important minority health issue. Infant mortality rates in Northeast Ohio are three to five times higher for Black babies than white babies, an alarming statistic that is an issue across the country but particularly prevalent in this part of the state. A new $100,000 grant from the Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield F...
A large part of many students' college experience is the process of fulfilling an internship. Different internship opportunities are available through Kent State or outside of the university itself. For Honors College student Erin Bernhard (She/Her), the opportunity to do a summer internship was not something to pass up. As a senior Environmental and Conservation Biology major, with a concentration in Environmental Policy and Management, and a minor in Sustainability, the internship opportunity let her travel and get out of her comfort zone. Erin found the internship through The St...