The year 2020 saw the rise of Asian Hate and the killings of Black Americans, including George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery, all of which were complicated by the COVID-19 pandemic, sparking movements across the country that continue to shape society today. Kent State University is stepping forward to contribute to this societal change. Last Spring, the Kent State University Board of Trustees approved the Anti-Racism and Equity Institute. This institute creates an important interdisciplinary hub for faculty, students, staff and community members engaged in race and ant...
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The School of Fashion is thrilled to announce the winners for the "Lead with Kindness" Eco-Friendly & Sustainable T-Shirt Design Contest. We had many lovely submissions, and we thank our community for all the wonderful designs! Each winning design will be turned into a shirt that can be purchased through the TechStyleLAB. Each new designed T-shirt will be a recycled blend of organic cotton or polyester utilizing recycled PET (rPET) bottles to keep them out of the landfills, and reduce the amount of water to pollute the water stream. The shirts will be printed with saf...
Aniara Callipo, 25, came to the United States from Brazil with a goal of learning English, but enrolling in Kent State University’s College of Nursing was the holy grail of her educational aspirations. Despite language challenges and a raging pandemic, Callipo graduated with honors in August 2021, four years after she enrolled in the university. “Graduating is a huge deal for me,” Callipo said. “And I graduated with honors which was a huge deal. English is a second language for me, so when I studied, I had to search words to see what they meant. It was very challenging. My parents are ve...
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Dear Kent State University Students, Faculty and Staff, I don’t know about you, but the term “strategic plan” has, in the past, caused my eyeballs to roll back into my head. Images flash through my mind of boring meetings, lots of talking and not much doing. Generations of professors, myself included, have viewed such efforts as little more than busywork that will end up gathering dust on someone’s shelf. Believe me when I tell you that Kent State is different. A Strategic Roadmap to a Distinctive Kent State, implemented in 2016, truly has been an action plan driving decision-making on o...
Senior Aerospace Engineering major Julia Taylor is the recipient of the Kent State University Leadership Center’s Student Leader of the Month. The Student Leader of the Month program seeks to recognize students for excellence in leadership through campus and community involvement. Yewande Moore nominated Taylor. Moore said: “When I think of a student who embodies this model in totality, I think of Julia. Julia is probably the most hard-working student I have come across in my tenure here at Kent State. She is heavily involved all ov...