Throughout this week (February 22-26), Kent State University public relations students participating in the 2021 PRSSA Bateman Case Study Competition will educate their peers through a variety of tactics/initiatives about civility through an Instagram campaign titled “To Unity and Beyond.” Students who are interested in learning more about what civility means, why it matters and how they can help make a change in their future careers through public discourse are encouraged to visit the group’s Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/listentolearnksu/?hl=en. The goal of the initi...
Bad weather delayed the game a few days. COVID-19 limited the fans and activities. But, the Kent State Columbiana County Classic took place Feb. 18 featuring the boys basketball teams from Salem and East Liverpool high schools. The series was tied at 2-2, but the visiting Salem Quakers came from behind in the final seconds of the game to win 66-64. Following the game, the team received the traveling plaque from Donald Bean, assistant director of the Enrollment Management and Student Services Department on the East Liverpool campus. Because of COVID safety proto...
Anthony Granny likes mixing it up. Whether he’s mixing drinks at the bar he manages, combining majors, or transitioning from one campus to another, he enjoys the synergy that comes from the benefits of multiple options. Having already earned an Associate Degree in Business Management from Kent State University’s Kent Campus last Spring, Anthony started pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology at Kent State Geauga in Fall 2020. He sees each major as complementing the other as he pursues a career in business management with expertise in IT. “Having an IT background helps me in my...
A reunion between two friends at Kent State University at Ashtabula resulted in a life-saving kidney transplant. A recent video by WEWS News 5 Cleveland recounted the story between two childhood acquaintances who met again by chance at Kent State in 2019. After being diagnosed with an autoimmune disease her sophomore year of high school, Alison Rees spent three years on the waiting list for a new kidney. What she never expected was for her childhood friend, Jacob Bliel, to be a perfect donor match. The pair met in seventh grade, but reacquainted as students at the As...
Star Beacon Feature Story The Kent State University at Ashtabula Library and Associate Professor of Sociology Jessica Leveto, Ph.D. are partnering with the Ashtabula NAACP and the Ashtabula County District Library to present “Black History and Me”, an art and writing contest celebrating Black excellence and innovation. The contest is open to all students in Ashtabula County, from pre-K through college. Winners are eligible for cash prizes, publication and exhibition. Select works will be published in a cross-collaboration open access journal developed and hosted by the Kent St...
Kent State University at Tuscarawas has earned the 2021–2022 Military Friendly® School designation. Military Friendly is a part of the military ratings division of VIQTORY Media, a service-disabled, veteran-owned business. Military Friendly rates companies and colleges on their programs to recruit and retain military veterans as employees and students. This year marks the tenth time that Kent State Tuscarawas has earned this prestigious designation, which recognizes the campus for exhibiting leading practices in recruiting and supporting post-military students. Colleges and universities on ...
Kent State University at Trumbull has again been named Military Friendly®. The campus is one of the schools having a mission of making life better for veterans and their spouses by setting the standard for higher education institutions to provide positive opportunities. Military Friendly® is the military ratings division of VIQTORY, a service-disabled, veteran-owned business that also serves as the publisher of G.I. Jobs and Military Spouse. Military Friendly rates companies and colleges based on their programs to recruit and retain military veterans as both employees and students. ...
Register in advance for this webinar sponsored by the School of Peace and Conflict Studies: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_SM4r20OpTRWKxi3P3OkwPw The groundbreaking UN Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), which went into effect in 2014, sets legally binding standards to regulate global arms exports and reflects the growing concerns toward the significant role that small and major conventional arms play in perpetuating human rights violations, conflict, and societal instability worldwide. Many countries that once staunchly opposed shared export controls ...
Vincent J. Hetherington Appointed as Emeritus Professor at the College of Podiatric Medicine After nearly 32 years of service, it was difficult to imagine the College of Podiatric Medicine (CPM) without Dr. Vincent Hetherington, DPM, following his retirement in September 2020. Thankfully, that wasn’t a reality that the community had to imagine for long. Effective January 2021, Dr. Hetherington has assumed a new title that will allow CPM to benefit from his continuing identification with the college he has served so long and so well: Emeritus Faculty. Emeriti faculty membe...
The year 2020 was associated with loss and challenging times for many, and the grief didn't simply disappear when the clock struck midnight on January 1. Loss is something that binds us together as human beings, and grief is a part of life that all of us experience when we suffer loss. If a colleague has a shorter fuse than usual or has been bringing a poor attitude into the workplace, it is possible they are going through a difficult time. We cannot control the actions or attitude of others, but we can control how we react and treat them in turn. We can choose to treat others with kindness.&n...