Kent State University Senior Vice President and Provost Melody Tankersley, Ph.D., announced the selection of Manfred van Dulmen, Ph.D., to serve as the university’s associate provost for academic affairs and dean of the Division of Graduate Studies, effective April 16. Van Dulmen has been serving as interim associate provost for academic affairs since 2019 and interim dean of the Division of Graduate Studies since 2020.  As associate provost for academic affairs, van Dulmen will provide strategic leadership over all areas of academic curriculum, policies and procedures for Kent State. ...

Sarag Gogineni is a junior Honors College student from Roseville, California, majoring in biology pre-med and minoring in healthcare ethics. Sarag discovered his passion for ethics during his time at Kent State and has decided to complete a Senior Honors Thesis as a way to combine his interest in ethics and biological sciences. Currently in the thesis preparation semester, Sarag is performing extensive research with the goal of submitting a formal thesis proposal to the Honors College by the end of spring 2021. Though still in the early stages of his thesis, Sarag knows he wants to complete a...

Jessie Maisano graduated in 1994 from Kent State University’s Honors College with her bachelor’s degree in Geology.   Maisano started her time at Kent State University as a Fashion Merchandising major, but once she met Honors College professor, Don Palmer, she was inspired to change her major to Geology and pursue a career path that was more impractical, but she was passionate about.  She pursued her Masters and Ph.D. at Yale University in Vertebrate Paleontology, graduating in 2000.  Maisano is now a research scientist at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas where s...

Charlie Malone, ’02 and ’04, has been announced as the 2021 Distinguished Honors Faculty Award Recipient. The announcement came during an April 3rd virtual celebration of the ‘2021 Senior Honors Recognition Ceremony’, which applauded the Honors College’s spring, summer and fall 2021 graduating seniors.  The event, which, in years prior to COVID-19, was held in a luncheon format with a formal recognition ceremony, also recognized the recipients of the Distinguished Honors Faculty and Distinguished Honors Alumni awards for both 2020 and 2021. The ceremony was cancelled last spring soon aft...

The Leaders of Tomorrow Summit, typically held each spring at Kent State University at Tuscarawas, has transitioned to a virtual format for 2021. Leaders of Tomorrow, under the umbrella of Leadership Tuscarawas, is designed to bring together young people in their junior and senior years of high school or in college to help them become successful leaders in life, work, and play. Since 2014, area leaders have helped share their passion with our community’s young people through presentations, workshops, and networking. Whether it is a tip, a life lesson, or something they wish they had known w...

Dear Kent State University Students, Faculty and Staff, In the fall semester, we committed to making you aware of incidents of bias and racism, and that we would do so even if these incidents were not viewed by the public nor shared on social media. In keeping with our promise of being transparent and open, we are writing to make you aware of the racist defacing of a plaque on the Kent Campus and the steps we are taking to address it. Yesterday, we were made aware that the N-word was marked on a campus fixture. This act of vandalism comes from a place of hate, and Kent State will not tol...

Last month, our social accounts were filled with information about COVID-19 testing and vaccination opportunities, the announcement of an in-person commencement ceremony and a continued appreciation for the Kent State community!  Here are some of our top-performing posts for the month of March: Instagram On Instagram, our top-performing post debuted the newest addition to our COVID-19 safety principles. That’s right, as vaccines became more readily available for our community, the Flashes Safe Seven became the Flashes Safe Eight! This video received more than 6,000 views and 1,11...

What do friendship, academics and T-shirts have in common? For the students at the American Academy, Kent State University and the PUCPR’s undergraduate program in Brazil, a student-led T-shirt design contest created that missing piece of camaraderie during the pandemic between students and their two schools.The American Academy is a dual-enrollment program offered jointly by Kent State and the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná (PUCPR), located in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, that allows students in Brazil to complete a two-year degree without traveling to America for college. Following th...

Thanks to the renewal of its key funding grant, LaunchNET Kent State will continue to inspire the entrepreneur mindset and support innovative thinkers across the Kent State University community. Burton D. Morgan Foundation announced an award of up to $350,000 will be granted to support the LaunchNET initiative at Kent State through June 2023. “We are incredibly grateful to Burton D. Morgan Foundation for its support of our Kent State entrepreneurs and innovators, especially as they continue to pivot their ventures and find opportunities for success during these unique times,” said Zach Mikr...

As Kent State University at Geauga embarks upon two facility improvements for the Geauga Campus in Burton, the leadership is pleased to announce an initial gift to the project from Preston Superstore and the Preston Family. The campus improvements will include constructing a new nursing lab and instructional space and a new student learning commons. Both of these projects will help Kent State Geauga meet existing and future students' needs while growing programs to continue to be one of the county's greatest resources. "Preston Superstore and the Preston family enjoy a longstanding history ...