Kent State University is proud to announce its 2020 Alumni Award recipients. Recipients are chosen based on their exceptional contributions in their chosen profession, in their communities and at Kent State. Sponsored by the alumni association, the Alumni Awards are the university’s most prestigious honors given to alumni. “We were once again delighted with the overwhelming number of outstanding nominations we received for this year’s awards,” said Meg May, president of Kent State’s National Alumni Board of Directors. “These nominations remind us of the diversity and success of our graduate...
The Kent State University Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting at 11:15 a.m. Friday, Oct. 9, which will be conducted electronically as permitted under Amended Substitute House Bill 197. The sole purpose of the special board meeting is to consider a proposed Collective Bargaining Agreement between Kent State and Kent State University Employees Local 153, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME). The Board will retire into executive session during the meeting to consider specific topics as provided for under Ohio’s “Sunshine Law.” No committee meetings will ...
Kent State University’s David Costello, Ph.D., is passionate about identifying what trace metals lie within Northeast Ohio’s streams and what the effects of these metals are on the surrounding environment. Costello, an associate professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, received a $718,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to study these important trace metals. The grant is awarded as part of the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program. The program supports early career development for researchers who have integrated education with t...
The Black Lives Matter movement has illustrated what a modern protest looks like in the world of technology and social media. Sara Koopman, Ph.D., assistant professor of Kent State’s School of Peace and Conflict Studies, spoke on WKYC's We the People about how modern technology has changed how protests are organized compared to how they were in the 50’s and 60’s civil rights movements. “People don’t need big charismatic leaders in the same way, organizing pops up all over the place,” Koopman said. “Anyone can start their own Black Lives Matter protest...It’s more horizontal and ne...
College of Education, Health and Human Services
As we look back through years of students who pursued various degrees and went on to lead inspiring lives with fulfilling careers- we know that many of those students went on to become educators. Since the inception of Kent State’s Normal School in 1910, thousands of students have been trained in pedagogy and curriculum to become future teachers. Upon graduation, these educators have been sent into schools with the mission to educate and support the future generations of learners. Integrated Language Arts Education major, Bailey Verona McKarns, decided to pursue her dream of becomi...
KENT, Ohio – Jens Molbak, CEO and founder of NewImpact, is the featured speaker for the Kent State College of Business Administration’s Fall 2020 Michael D. Solomon Entrepreneurship Speaker Series. Molbak will present “Tri-Sector Innovation: A Transformative Strategy for Collaborative Entrepreneurship,” virtually at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct.21. Molbak has extensive experience as a successful entrepreneur. In 1990, he founded Coinstar, a company that specializes in kiosk-based coin-to-cash exchanges, and served as its CEO for 11 years. Coinstar has since gone public and expanded int...
Kent Campus
Dear Kent State University Students, Faculty and Staff, As part of our ongoing COVID-19 mitigation strategy, Kent State has partnered with CVS Health to provide free testing for all students, faculty and staff starting Oct. 12 and continuing through the spring semester. This testing is for both those who have symptoms and those who do not show symptoms (asymptomatic). This testing also does not require previous authorization from a physician. By Oct. 12, representatives from CVS will be on the Kent Campus weekdays until Nov. 20 — and again during the spring semester — to provide sample t...
Oct. 2 is National Custodian Day, but the staffs on the East Liverpool and Salem campuses deserve more than one day to recognize their efforts in recent months. “These folks have been critical to our success and I can’t thank them enough,” noted Dr. David Dees, dean and CAO. “They, along with our maintenance crews, worked throughout the pandemic to keep operations going and to make significant changes to our internal spaces. They continue to be diligent about keeping our buildings clean and safe for students, staff, faculty and visitors.” The crews on both campuses spent many hours ...
The Kent State University Museum is home to historical fashion pieces as well as an array of student work. Museum Director Sarah Rogers works to ensure that the museum focuses on inclusivity and social justice through the pieces displayed and artists behind them. A recent article from The New York Times explored the lack of diversity in fashion museums across the world. Placing Kent State among the top fashion institutions in the world, the article featured Rogers and her efforts to create an inclusive and diverse collection in the museum. In September, the Costume Society of America hos...