Acclaimed artist Sonya Clark will be giving a virtual lecture as part of this semester’s Thomas Schroth Visiting Artist Series, hosted by the College of the Arts. Ms. Clark has contributed to the KSU Museum’s upcoming exhibition, TEXTURES: the history and art of Black hair, and will be speaking to the Kent State community on Thursday, March 11 at 5:30 P.M.
This semester’s First Friday Lecture for Art History is Dr. Lanisa Kitchiner who will present her research on South African artist Mary Sibande on Friday, March 5 at Noon.
Kent State University Ashtabula Dean and Chief Executive Officer Susan J. Stocker, Ph.D. recently announced the hiring of Tammy McClish, R.T. (R)(M)(QM)(BD)(ARRT) as Academic Program Director for the Radiologic Technology program. McClish joined the campus at the beginning of the spring semester. “We are pleased to welcome Tammy McClish to Kent State Ashtabula,” said Stocker. “We are counting on Tammy to increase enrollment in our Radiologic Technology program. X-ray technologists are in high demand with excellent salaries and many opportunities for career advancement” McClish comes to Kent ...
A new six-part short film docuseries is being released aimed at raising awareness of the Male Empowerment Network (MEN) at Kent State, along with commemorating 10 years. An initiative through the Student Multicultural Center, the Male Empowerment Network supports men of color on campus both academically and through personal development. Advisor of MEN and Director of the Student Multicultural Center Mike Daniels says this has led to some great things. “We have had the opportunity to contribute to higher graduation rates for the students who participate in the Male Empowerment Network,” s...
Richard Feinberg, Anthropology, presented "Book Discussion: Comments on Four Recent Publications" at the Association for Social Anthropology in Oceania annual meeting during a virtual meeting on February 5, 2021. ...
Richard Feinberg, Anthropology, presented "Dogs or Dog-Gone? A View from Four (Almost) Dogless Islands" at the Association for Social Anthropology in Oceania annual meeting during a virtual meeting on February 4, 2021. ...
The College of Podiatric Medicine (CPM) would like to congratulate Jill Kawalec, Ph.D. on her recent receipt of a Gold Teaching Recognition Award from Kent State University! The purpose of the teaching development award program is to recognize and reward faculty effort in enhancing teaching and learning in their courses. Faculty can earn tiered awards based on efforts to learn about, implement, evaluate and investigate evidence-based instructional practices. At the Gold level, Dr. Kawalec is recognized for her scholarly assessment and revision of innovative course components and shari...
The Kent State University Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting on Wednesday, March 10, at 11:30 a.m. to consider the recommendations of the standing committees, proposed personnel actions and new business. All actions of the Board will be taken at this business meeting. The meetings are being conducted remotely in accordance with Substitute House Bill 404. On March 10, meetings of the full Board of Trustees are accessible electronically to the university community and the public: Executive Session – Wednesday, March 10, 8-10 a.m. Trustees will r...
Students in Dr. Kristenne Robison’s Crime and Justice in Pop Culture course were virtually visited recently by James Renner, investigative journalist, author, and podcast host. Renner, who is a 2000 graduate of Kent State University, discussed his path to become an investigative journalist and true crime novelist, how he chooses his stories, and self-reflecting on the things he did wrong, and how these helped him change his process. He has covered many high-profile cases in northeast Ohio, including the unsolved abduction/murder of Amy Mihaljevic. He recently hosted ID Discover...
When University Dining Services Chef Joshua DeDeaux was a little boy growing up in New Orleans, he would bring a brown wooden step stool into his mother’s kitchen to help her cook some of the family’s favorite meals. As DeDeaux’s love of cuisine grew, his grandfather, who was French Creole, and his grandmother, who was British and Native American, also proved to be inspirational to his decision to become a chef. “My grandfather Eugene DeDeaux was the first executive chef in my family,” said DeDeaux, who joined Kent State University in 2018 and has worked for Aramark for nine years. “R...
