Dr. Sheren Farag has spent years researching how crops, plants, trees and vegetation grow. She is also passionate about teaching and designing agricultural and horticultural curriculum for college students. And, she is open to innovation and new technology. With that combined expertise, Farag is now focused on her new role as program director and assistant professor of the horticulture technology program on the Kent State Salem Campus. “My main goal is to see the horticulture technology program growing and developing to help our students maximize their educational experiences,” she shared. “...
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Kent State’s Class of 2025 stands tall – more than 3,982 stories tall. Each of our new, first-year students offers a unique and engaging story. These students come to Kent State from 39 U.S. states and Puerto Rico. This class of first-year students also includes students from 22 countries around the world. The average GPA of these students is an all-time high of 3.50. 14% of Kent State’s Class of 2025 are in the Honors College – which also sets a record as the largest incoming group. Nearly three in 10 students are the first in their families to attend college. We asked a few members ...
Kent State Trumbull’s Undergraduate Student Government (USG) collected food and money to fill Thanksgiving bags for campus students and families in need. Tanner Noble (President), Ally Phibbs (Vice-President), Brianna Farmer (Treasurer), and Nadia Currence (Treasurer) coordinated the giveaway with help from Nancy Barker, Coordinator for Student Life/USG. Each family received a frozen turkey and a bag with items such as potatoes, cranberry sauce, green beans, apple or pumpkin pie, cornbread, dinner rolls, apple sauce, and much more. A total of 21 bags were filled with dinners...
This year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 25 in New York City and will include a choreographed jump rope routine from a member of Kent State’s Class of 2025. Sarah Weis is first-year accounting major at Kent State and a jump rope athlete who is part of the HT High Flyers, based in Mars, Pennsylvania. She will be one of 100 jumpers representing 25 teams from 21 states across the nation. This will be Sarah’s first time performing in the parade. This year, Macy Thanksgiving Day Parade will return to the traditional parade through Manhattan after last year’s virtual parade. The perf...
In the Communication Studies course, “Media, Food & Foodways,” Assistant Professor Teddy Workneh, Ph.D., asked his students to dig deep into their family’s history to understand the ways in which food has shaped inter-generational relationships and values. Senior Communication Studies major Bristyn Nadeau reflected on the multi-generational food legacy on her mother’s side of the family in an essay. She highlighted family favorite recipes, including goulash and buckeyes. “Whether it is baking cookies at Christmas, Sunday morning biscuits and gravy, or a cold winter’s day and a warm p...