Two College of Public Health students have been recently awarded with scholarships from the Gay Community Endowment Fund (GCEF) of the Akron Community Fundation. Congratulations Rachel LaFlame and Shawn Schreckengost Jr.! LaFlame is a graduate student pursuing an MPH. She previously served as a graduate assistant at the LGBTQ+ Center at Kent State, where she assisted in philanthropic efforts, managed marketing initiatives, oversaw the center’s interns, and presented workshops to the campus community. She now works as a healthcare administrator at a local hospital. After graduating in sp...

Bernice A. King, J.D., a global thought leader, strategist, solutionist, orator, peace advocate and CEO of the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change in Atlanta, Georgia, will kick off Kent State University’s celebration of Black History Month by serving as the keynote speaker at the university’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, which honors the life and legacy of her father.  King continues to advance her parents’ legacy of nonviolent social change through policy, advocacy, research, education and training. Under her leadership, the King Center has im...

Kent State University at Salem held its fall Undergraduate Research Conference, an event that recognizes students for their research and allows them to share what they learned through discussions with the academic staff. The conference is open to all undergraduates in any discipline and in any for-credit course on any Kent State campus. Faculty judges evaluate the presentations based on originality; significance; evidence of learning about the research and information gathering process; and overall quality. The keynote speaker was Dr. Lee Gilman, an assistant professor of behavio...

As we once again approach the end of the year with its hustle and bustle of festive preparations, I find myself reflecting on moments of joy and connection. Walking the halls of Henderson Hall, I smile with gratitude as wisps of conversations wash over me. A student who has successfully mastered a new skill. A faculty member who has received recognition for their professional achievements. A university tour guide sharing tidbits of information as they walk prospective students and their parents through the building for the first time. The excited chatter of middle and high school students ...