The Division of Student Affairs celebrated those who make a difference at Kent State with its first-ever Equity, Identity, and Success recognition week held November 15-19. For over 10 years, Student Accessibility Services (SAS) had a tradition of honoring staff and faculty who have aided students with disabilities through a unique recognition program. When the Equity, Identity, and Success (EIS) Pillar was formed last year by way of the new Division of Student Affairs strategic plan, an expansion of the recognition program was set into motion to include the multiple populations it serves. ...

Driving through Ohio’s farmland to meet my students, I felt a calm simplicity. Bright white laundry swung in the breeze. Corn was as it should be knee-high by the fourth of July. Women in their clean, simple, self-made dresses wore their plain, solid colors pinned or buttoned closed. Their faces were scrubbed clean of makeup. Hair pulled up snug under their tell-tale white bonnets. The men I imagined to be sweltering under their straw, brimmed hats and their signature beards. They barely noticed as I pass their horse and buggy, clomping down the road, tapping out Amish Country’s heartb...

Visual Communication Design alumna Loretta Ford, M.F.A., ‘21, received the opportunity of a lifetime when she was sought out by Microsoft to illustrate a new children’s book that is part of the Phippy and Friends series.   The Microsoft series aims to explain complex computer programming concepts to children through fun and easy-to-understand stories. Each story is told by animated animal characters that audiences of all ages can relate to. Ford’s illustrations are featured in “From 00-K8s with Love.” The opportunity to partner with Microsoft ...

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2021 Dear Kent State University Faculty and Staff, As we enter this annual time of gratitude, I take this moment to recognize the efforts of our hardworking and caring faculty and staff. Thank you for all you have done to make the transition back to in-person learning and working a success. As a token of our appreciation for your role in the success of this great institution, each of you will receive a $20 gift certificate for a business or businesses near your campus community. We are grateful to all the communities where our campuses are located and are pleased ...

The Kent and Kent State University communities can head downtown to go ice skating starting Nov. 20, courtesy of Kent Skates presented by AMETEK.  This special attraction has been created through a partnership between the city of Kent, the Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center, the Kent Area Chamber of Commerce, Main Street Kent and Kent State. Kent Skates is a new, outdoor public ice skating rink that will be open from Nov. 20 through Feb. 28, Wednesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. A celebration of the rink’s opening will be held on Dec. 2 at 5:30 p.m. Kent ...

The American Academy of Nursing (Academy) recently announced that Versie Johnson-Mallard, Ph.D., APRN-BC, FAAN, FAANP, Kent State University College of Nursing dean, professor and Henderson Endowed Chair, has been elected to serve on the Board of Directors until 2024. In this role Dean Johnson-Mallard will oversee the Academy’s strategic planning and financial management.   “The Academy is pleased to announce the Fellows, elected by their peers, who will be assuming leadership positions within the organization following the conclusion of this year’s hybrid Health Policy Conference,” sa...

Fall 2021 Doctoral Forum Retreat was held virtually on Saturday, October 30, 2021 via Teams. This is the second time we held the Doctoral Forum Retreat online. We had over 30 doctoral students participating in the event, including those outside of the US! See the agenda   The retreat went from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m..  Paul J. Geis walked the students through the process of submiting for publications and preparing for conference presentations. Students learned from Vanessa Earp, doctoral student and EHHS Librarian, how to conduct literature review and organize&...

Assistant Professor Positions - Tenure-Track Kent State University’s Department of Psychological Sciences is recruiting two new tenure-track faculty members beginning Fall 2022: (1) Assistant Professor in Biological Psychology or Human Neuroscience and (2) Assistant Professor in Clinical Child or Adolescent Psychology. The department is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion through research, teaching, and mentoring. We seek candidates who embrace this philosophy.  New faculty will join a vibrant, highly research active, and collaborative department. Our faculty have demons...