Tanya Falcone is a Kent State University instructor and coordinator for the Center of Nutrition Outreach in Nutrition and Dietetics. She also works as a clinical dietician at Hattie Larlham Center for Children With Disabilities. Falcone values the importance of education, and in her past, she has continued to enhance her knowledge through multiple degrees, including dietetics and psychology, as well as a master’s degree in nutrition. This trilingual professor works to not only help her students on campus and inside the classroom but has also worked to help others in need around the world...
With the Performing Arts Center’s first indoor event since March, the spotlight will be on the entire arts community in Tuscarawas County. Partnering with Tuscarawas Arts Partnership, the Performing Arts Center will host a fundraising concert which will highlight the impact the pandemic has had on the local arts community. Artober LIVE! is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 17 at Performing Arts Center at Kent State University - Tuscarawas at 7:30 p.m. “Our arts community has been severely strained during the pandemic,” says David Mitchell, general manager of the Performing Arts Center...
Because of limitations related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Culture Fair on the East Liverpool Campus will be quite different: no student research on display; no ethnic foods; no ethnic artifacts; no guest speakers. But, there will still be a great opportunity to learn about another culture. This year’s event will incorporate Islamic Day in Ohio and its online presentations on Oct. 10, beginning at 11:30 a.m. and ending at 1 p.m. “Each fall semester, the faculty at East Liverpool typically coordinates the Culture Fair: An Undergraduate Research Conference to bring cultural ...
What’s a Zoom Room? It’s an innovative delivery method for an effective college education during a pandemic via remote instruction. Zoom Rooms are providing the way forward for local students seeking to further their education at the Kent State University Geauga Campus in Burton. Proving that "necessity is the mother of invention,” the COVID-19 pandemic is revolutionizing the norms of a college education. At Kent State Geauga, it also provides an opportunity for the university to fulfill its mission in unique ways. This Fall Semester 2020, Kent State Geauga students have a new Zoom Room to ...
Kent State University shines again in the new 2021 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings. Kent State is the highest-ranking public university in Northern Ohio on the Top Public Schools and Best National Universities lists in the newly released rankings. Kent State is again named among the Top Public Schools, ranking No. 109. In addition, Kent State is again included in the Best National Universities list in the coveted top tier, ranking No. 217 in the nation. Kent State is one of only seven Ohio public universities on this prestigious list. “Being recognized as ...
“This all started with a drive to improve humanity,” former Executive Director for Entrepreneurship Initiatives at Kent State University Julie Messing explained. For the problem that Andrew Konya was trying to solve - this was very true. Konya, '10, graduated from Kent State with a degree in physics and started chiseling away at what is now his company, Remesh, in 2013. Remesh, has gone on to receive $25 million in Series A-2 funding to continue expanding and creating solutions. The creation of Remesh was inspired by a vision to help solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with softw...
College of Podiatric Medicine Senior Associate Dean Set To Retire Following nearly 32 years supporting the College of Podiatric Medicine (CPM), as well as the entirety of the podiatric community, Vincent Hetherington, DPM, has announced his retirement, effective September 30, 2020. Hetherington received his Doctor of Podiatric Medicine in 1977, and a Master of Science in Podiatric Surgery in 1981, both from the Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine (formerly the Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine). The vast experience and global accolades that followed throughout his c...
After serving 41 years on the Kent State University at Tuscarawas Branch District Board of Trustees, Roger Lile will retire as of Sept. 30, 2020. A retired Tuscarawas County Common Pleas Judge, Lile has served on the Board of Trustees since 1979 and has held several offices, including Fiscal Officer, Vice Chairman and Chairman. Since 1998, he has been a member of the Tuscarawas County University Foundation, serving both as vice president and president. Lile credited the leadership of other trustees and campus deans throughout the years for enabling him to remain on the board for such a long...
No less than 18 restaurants in downtown Kent are open for lunch to faculty, staff and students. A variety of cuisines are available at eateries like Belleria Pizza, Kent Cheesemonger, Taco Tonto's, Twisted Meltz and many others. Bon Appétit! ...