For Lisa Strom, the fall start to the women’s golf season for Kent State and her Golden Flashes was such a successful whirlwind that her July 1 hiring as head coach and Kent State’s dominating 58-1 fall tournament start with three first-place finishes and a second are still somewhat of a blur. “It was one of those things were I had no plans to leave Texas State,’’ Strom, the former LPGA professional, said. “I was happy, building something pretty good there. But I got the phone call from here and the next two weeks were a whirlwind, getting up here for the interview and getting all that done. ...
“It is rewarding when I can give a student, who originally believed themselves incapable of succeeding, a vision for their future,” said Assistant Professor Katherine Amey, Ph.D., department of geography at Kent State University at Ashtabula. Amey spent six years helping students overcome their own academic and scientific insecurities and leading them to success. This dedication led Amey to earn one of 2019's Outstanding Teaching Awards. “I am thrilled to receive the 2019 Outstanding Teaching Award,” Amey said. “It feels amazing to be acknowledged for what is truly a passion of mine and a p...
Alumnus Joseph Napier co-founded a local non-profit organization called the Youngstown Creative Collective that helps raise awareness for small businesses in the inner city of Youngstown. Napier told WKBN that he realized how important it is to engage with the community while attending Kent State and being part of student organizations, and he wanted to bring that mentality back to Youngstown. “Early on, I had the want to give back and the best way I could was helping organizations promote and market themselves the right way,” Napier told WKBN. The Youngstown Creative Collective’s goal is f...
Thirteen-year old Jerome Dublin High School freshman Nilla Rajan is headed to Brain Bee nationals. Nilla competed against high school students from Ohio to win the title of 2020 Regional Brain Bee Champion at the Regional Brain Bee held at NEOMED on January 25. The Brain Bee is a worldwide neuroscience competition which encourages high school students to learn about the brain and inspires them to pursue neuroscience careers to ultimately find cures for brain disease. The Kent State University Brain Health Research Institute is a co-sponsor of both the Regional and National Brain ...
The fourth Kent State County Classic basketball game took place Jan. 28, when the Salem High School Quakers hosted the East Liverpool High School Potters in a cross-county match-up. The traveling trophy was awarded to the Potters after they defeated the Quakers, 85-53, which evened up the four-game series. Salem won the trophy the first two years, while East Liverpool has taken it home the last two years. Cheerleaders tossed out t-shirts to fans, while Flash helped both sides of the gym cheer for their teams. The night also featured a trivia contest and a door prize drawing. At ha...
Black History Month — or National African American History Month — is an annual celebration of achievements by Black Americans and a time for recognizing the central role of African Americans in U.S history. In 1970, according to the Kent Stater, Kent State University began the observance of Black History Month. Since 1976, every U.S. president has officially designated the month of February as Black History Month. Join us for special Black History Month presentations at Kent State Geauga and Twinsburg Academic Center throughout the month of February to pay tribute to notable black figures ...
The 2019 Ohio Latino Education Summit broke the record for registration numbers when Kent State University hosted it for the first time in November. The Ohio Latino Education Summit is an annual event that brings students, educators and congressional leaders together to discuss issues that impact the education of Latinos in Ohio. “It’s the largest ever. We have almost 600 people registered which is almost double the previous high of the summit,” said Daniel Diaz Nilsson, co-chair and director of Kent State’s Diversity Outreach and Development office in the College of Education, Health and Hum...