Kent State has partnered with InSinkErator® through the implementation of Grind2Energy®, an organics recovery process that converts food waste to renewable energy. This forward-thinking approach allows us to significantly decrease our impact on the environment while creating renewable energy for the communities we serve. According to Grind2Energy, the process efficiently captures food scraps on site, and it is hauled away to an anaerobic digestion facility where it is turned into renewable energy such as electricity, compressed natural gas, and nutrient-rich soil amendment that is all...
In the face of the coronavirus pandemic and racial injustice, one student involved with the Women’s Center seized the opportunity to bring others together. The Sisters in Sisterhood initiative is a student-led group whose mission statement is to use their unique backgrounds to advocate and promote all women to reach their full potential. As the summer of 2020 rolled on, and racial unjust continued to stir across the country, student Amelia Workman had an idea to give the women of Kent State's Integrated Greek Council (IGC) and the Panhellenic Council (Panhel) a way to come together as on...
Hagan Whiteleather, a Kent State University graduate, is in her second year with the Kent State Honors College as a Freshman Honors Colloquium professor. Whiteleather graduated in 2015 from Kent State University with a Bachelor of Arts in both English and Psychology as well as minors in writing and teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL). She followed her undergraduate work by earning her Masters of Fine Arts in 2019 in Creative Writing and Environment at Iowa State University. During her time at Iowa State University, Whiteleather taught for three years. She taught courses inclu...
In an effort to better accommodate Kent State students and reflect the growth of Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), the leadership team has been restructured. Drs. Carrie Berta, John Schell, and Pamela Farer-Singleton have all transitioned into new roles, helping to further shape the future of newly formed Counseling and Psychological Services. Berta has been with Kent State for 10-and-a-half years, starting out as a staff psychologist working with students needing therapy on an individual basis, along with outreach and programming with the campus community. She now assumes th...
In a month synonymous with cupid, hearts and chocolates, it seems fitting that Kent State University’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Plus (LGBTQ+) Center is celebrating 10 years of love. The celebration began on Valentine’s Day and will extend through the end of the year. The LGBTQ+ Center advocates for diversity, equity and inclusion related to sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression by providing support, programs, educational opportunities and leadership development for the university and greater community. ...
Kent State students are envisioning a new way for local newsrooms to connect with their audiences: through a two-way text-messaging communication channel. The idea is part of the Reynolds Journalism Institute’s 2020-21 Student Innovation competition. A team of Kent State students — Alex Johnson (senior journalism major), Amanda Shah (Ph.D. candidate, higher education administration) and Kate Klonowski (Ph.D. candidate, cultural foundations) — submitted the idea in the fall and were selected as one of 10 finalist teams. They are now competing for a chance to win up to $10,000 during the ...
Hello, everyone! My name is Makiyah Harris. I am currently a College Credit Plus student and senior at Twinsburg High School. Though I took some dual credit courses at my high school as a junior, the Fall 2020 semester marked the beginning of my wonderful experience at KSUGTAC. Taking remote classes at the Twinsburg Academic Center has allowed me to get a feel for the structure of college classes before heading to the main campus this autumn while also giving me the opportunity to complete some of my general education requirements and improve my time management skills. ...
During this year's Black History Month, Kent State University is highlighting Black trailblazers who were advocates for underrepresented and underserved students, faculty and staff as well as the first to make beneficial changes to Kent State. Oscar Ritchie Oscar Ritchie came to Kent State in 1942 to receive a Bachelor of Science degree in sociology. Five years later, Ritchie became the first African American to serve as faculty at a predominantly white university in Ohio. Kent State’s Oscar Ritchie Hall was named in his honor Nov. 10, 1977. Members of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity j...
'U Good', an initiative by the Division of Mental Health and Substance Use, was featured in an article by KentWired. U Goods, previously called "Flash-Ups" are funded through the Garrett Lee Smith Campus Suicide Prevention Grant. U Good events have been hosted both in-person and virtually, however, currently they are only offered virtually as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The U Good events feature different topics ranging from improving your self-esteem to alcohol misuse awareness. Click here to read the full KentWired Article Click here for a full list of U Good...
KENT, OH - Results from a study, led by William Lechner and colleagues of KSU, were highlighted in a recent Nature article about mental health and alcohol use. The impact of the pandemic on college students’ mental health and use of alcohol was the focus of the study by KSU researchers Lechner, Deric Kenne, Kimberly Laurene, Sweta Patel, Megan Anderson and Chelsea Grega. Lechner and colleagues found that university students’ mental health has suffered during COVID-19. Healthy ways to cope with anxiety and stress are less accessible with COVID restrictions, correlating wi...