The latest exhibit in the DI HUB might make you a bit emotional. The Stories Connecting Generations exhibit features 23 projects from the namesake class that pairs sociology and visual communication design students with an older adult partner, usually a resident of an area senior center, who they build a relationship with throughout the semester. At the end, they are tasked with transforming the life experiences of their partner into a visual design. “We talked early on that it's almost impossible to represent a person's entire life,” said Jessica Barness, professor in the School of Visu...
A literature professor from Chonnam National University in Gwangju, South Korea, is wrapping up a year as a visiting scholar at Kent State University with hopes of creating an exchange program between the two schools based on their historic campus tragedies. Before he leaves the Kent Campus at the end of June, Yeonmin Kim, Ph.D., ’13, hopes to have plans in place for a continued exchange of students between the two universities, to further the understanding and legacies of May 4, 1970, at Kent State and May 18, 1980, at Chonnam. On May 4, 1970, the Ohio National Guard opened ...
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Connecting the Story of May 4 to Today’s HeadlinesThe May 4 Visitors Center (M4VC) is observing its 10th anniversary this spring. Following a “soft” opening in fall 2012, the center was officially dedicated as part of the May 4 Commemoration in 2013.The center was created through the efforts and passion of Laura Davis, BA ’73, MA ’76, PhD ’87, Professor Emerita of English, and Carole Barbato, BS ’71, MA ’75, PhD ’94, professor of communication studies, who both were Kent State students in spring 1970. Davis was an eyewitness to the May 4 shootings. Barbato, who died in 2014, wrote severa...
Former nursing student makes his way to public health and found his passion. After a bit of a windy road and some key helping hands, Elton Sunnyway has a smile on his face as he contemplates his future. “I feel excited. I’m so happy I made the switch to the Kent State University College of Public Health and I found my confidence and I have patience with myself,” said Sunnyway. A first-generation college student, Sunnyway came to Kent as a transfer student from Bowling Green and is originally from Liberia. According to him, some critical changes happened after first meeting Shaunte ...
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New Exhibit Offers Fresh Context for May 4, 1970In 1969, at least 2 million Americans joined in nationwide protests against the Vietnam War, including Moratorium Day (Oct. 15), the March Against Death (Nov. 14) and the March on Washington (Nov. 15).This spring, a temporary exhibit at the May 4 Visitors Center, The Vocal Majority: 1969, depicts the anti-war demonstrations that led to the events of May 4, 1970. It highlights an assortment of anti-war artifacts from that era, including posters, photos, videos and other memorabilia such as buttons and armbands.“The title contradicts what Pre...
The Public Health Student Alliance at Kent State has been building a community of future public health leaders since 2013. Please welcome the new 2023-2024 Public Health Student Alliance executive board: President: Hayden Skilton - senior public health student with a concentration in Community Health Outreach and Development, and on track to getting her community health worker (CHW) certification, former financial chair. Vice President: Harley Hill - junior public health student enrolled in the BSPH/MPH Biostatistics combined program, a former PHSA member. Secretary: Christina Hau...