Kent State University alumna Jeannette Reyes, ’12, uses TikTok for fun outside of her television anchor responsibilities at FOX 5 Washington, D.C. Last October, Reyes posted a video with her husband using their “anchor talk” voices to decide on choices for dinner. She never expected her video to gain so much momentum. “This video got 5 million views on Twitter and gained attraction from Jimmy Kimmel and Alexandria Ocasio Cortez commenting and retweeting,” Reyes said. “At that time, I probably had 25,000 followers on TikTok, and since then, it's grown to almost 700,000. After eight mont...

For the third year in a row, Kent State students have earned semi-finalist recognition in the national Effie Collegiate Brand Challenge. Advertising majors Mikayla Bailey, Julia O’Laughlin and Madelyn Tomkos, and public relations major Morgan Cummings, earned the recognition for their work on a marketing/communications challenge for the headphones brand Bose. Effie Collegiate is modeled after the professional U.S. competition of the same name. For the 2020-21 challenge, Bose and Effie Collegiate challenged the students to develop a comprehensive marketing campaign for the holiday season,...

The Performing Arts Center at Kent State University at Tuscarawas announced its 2021-22 season highlighted by Grammy® winners Amy Grant, Ricky Skaggs and Richard Marx, musical icon Dennis DeYoung and country star Easton Corbin. Broadway shows including Waitress and Summer: The Donna Summer Musical will welcome audiences back to live theatre and late-night legend Jay Leno will appear to help celebrate the Performing Arts Center’s 10th Anniversary (a year delayed). The full season comprised of 27 diverse performances will also feature additional concerts, family shows and comedians. “After fi...

Geauga County is a vibrant community in a rural setting where traditional farm silos are as common a sight as are progressive manufacturing companies and educational institutions. While silos are effective in preventing different grains from mixing on the farm, the Silo Effect within communities can prevent expertise and information from flowing among key assets. Removing silos fosters innovation and increases productivity by unlocking the resources needed for collaboration. This is why the three-pronged partnership among Kent State University at Geauga, Great Lakes Cheese (GLC), and the G...

Distinguished Teaching Award Recipients Announced This year's 2020 Distinguished Teaching Award (DTA) recipients are an outstanding group of teachers who are truly dedicated to their students' success. Sponsored by the Kent State Alumni Association, the DTA is the university’s most prestigious honor in teaching. The award is presented annually to three full-time faculty members who demonstrate extraordinary teaching, whether it be in the classroom or online. Read on. Academic Success Center Creates New Faculty Advisory Council The Council to the Academic Success Center (ASC)...

Kent State is committed to being a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace. In support of this commitment, a workshop series for staff has been organized by the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and HR Training and Development. All sessions will be held remotely throughout the summer. A second session will be offered in the fall.   Staff who are accepted are required to attend all five sessions and submit reflections for each session before receiving a stipend of $1,000. All of the sessions are synchronous and will be held virtually. Session 1: What is Eq...

The Council to the Academic Success Center (ASC) at Kent Campus was established to enhance collaboration between the ASC and faculty in the shared goal of student success in learning.  The Council provides valuable faculty perspective on academic and classroom experiences and expectations to shape ASC initiatives and services to best support students.  COUNCIL DUTIES The Council draws upon the expertise of its faculty members to provide advice and recommendations to the ASC director regarding academic support needs at Kent State University. collaborations with facul...

This year's 2020 Distinguished Teaching Award (DTA) recipients are an outstanding group of teachers who are truly dedicated to their students' success. Sponsored by the Kent State Alumni Association, the DTA is the university’s most prestigious honor in teaching. The award is presented annually to three full-time faculty members who demonstrate extraordinary teaching, whether it be in the classroom or online. Read on. ...

Although widely acknowledged that greater diversity among nurses reduces health disparities and improves quality of care, the U.S. nursing workforce does not mirror the nation’s increasingly diverse population. According to the most recent Ohio Workforce Data Summary Report from the Ohio Board of Nursing, 88.7% of registered nurses reported their race/ethnicity as White/Caucasian, followed by 6.6% who reported their race/ethnicity as African American/Black. With over 25 years of experience at the Kent State University College of Nursing, Dr. Tracey Motter, DNP, RN, Associate Dean of Undergradu...