The School of Peace and Conflict Studies has produced its first newsletter! Check it out online at https://www.kent.edu/spcs/spcs-newsletter-issue-1-april-2022. This is the first newsletter in an ongoing series, designed to highlight the work being done by faculty, students and alumni, as well as the different events the school has hosted or been involved with. This first issue principally concentrates on the faculty and staff in SPCS, but for future issues we hope that our students and alumni will contact us with updates on achievements, experiences and career pat...
Kent, OH – The School of Fashion at Kent State University is thrilled to announce that Michelle Burton, Ph.D. will join the faculty as assistant professor beginning in Fall 2022. "We are pleased to announce that Dr. Michelle Burton will join the School of Fashion as an Assistant Professor," said associate school director Noël Palomo-Lovinski. "Dr. Burton's focus of research is sustainability and consumer behavior. She has taught at University of North Texas, Southern New Hampshire University, and consulted at TOMS, the ethical shoe company. We look forward to welco...
The exhibition The Print Club of Cleveland: Selected Presentation Prints includes 15 works in a variety of media by an impressive coterie of international artists, cultivated by a visionary organization.
Kent State University at Salem recognized the academic achievements of several students for the 2021-2022 academic year at its annual awards banquet. The awards and recipients are: Academic Awards Outstanding American Sign Language Student: McGwire Groubert Outstanding American Sign Language Best Non-Manuals: Abigail Hruby Outstanding Students in French: Arundhati Thornberry Omobolanle Ajibola Human Services Intern of Excellence-Professionalism Award: Taylor Leffler Human Services Intern of Excellence–Dedication Award: Thomas Scarnecchia Human Services Intern of ...
Two significant environmental issues our nation faces today include invasive plant species and a lack of sustainable materials. Invasive plant species are detrimental to host environments by flushing out native species and consuming excessive amounts of resources, and the lack of sustainable materials contributes to the ongoing struggle with pollution our planet faces. Kent State University students are working to turn invasive plant species into a sustainable material that can help protect the environment through the 2022 Biodesign Challenge. The Biodesign Challenge is a course th...
The School of Art is happy to announce the scholarship winners for the spring 2022 award cycle! Congratulations to all the students who received a scholarship, prize or award this year and thank you to all of our generous donors. Genevieve Carstensen - First Year Scholarship - $1,250 Soo Yun Varga - First Year Scholarship - $1,250 Carla Wagner - First Year Scholarship - $750 Miranda Honaker - First Year Scholarship - $250 Marissa Cox - First Year Scholarship - $250 Karlie Koontz - First Year Scholarship - $250 Katharina Hamilton - Carol K...
The protected prairie surrounding Kent State University’s Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Center will be burned on Friday, April 29, starting around 9 a.m., to allow for new growth during the summer season. The city of Kent Fire Department will conduct the controlled burning of the prairie, which has been a yearly practice since 2004. The prairie burn on April 29 is dependent on the weather and the Kent Fire Department not being called to an emergency. (If postponed, the prairie burn will be rescheduled for Monday, May 2, at 9 a.m.) The burning of the prairie help...
Throughout his freshman and sophomore years, Kent State University finance major and Honors College student Dylan Mace honed his leadership skills by serving as president of both the university Interfraternity Council and Delta Tau Delta Fraternity. He also served as an officer of the Kent State Financial Management Association and a member of the Business Professionals’ Roundtable. These leadership roles served as preparation for Mace's service on the Kent State Board of Trustees when Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine appointed him as a student trustee in July 2020. Mace’s two-year term, in which he s...
Arla Dee McPherson was a beloved member of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry here at Kent State University for almost 30 years, having retired in 2012. She served as Senior Secretary to the Assistant Chair, and is remembered as a wonderful colleague and trusted friend. So many of our students have fond recollections of Arla Dee as a caring, helpful person who assisted them during their educational endeavors. Arla Dee passed away in 2019 after a courageous battle. As a tribute to her life and work, the Department would like to name a commemorative park bench in her memory. The ben...
The School of Theatre and Dance congratulates faculty member Dr. Yuko Kurahashi as a recipient of Kent State University's 2021-2022 President's Faculty Excellence Award! About Dr. Yuko Kurahashi Dr. Yuko Kurahashi is a professor of theatre in the School of Theatre and Dance at Kent State University. Her areas of specialty include multicultural theatre, community-based theatre, and intercultural theatre. She is the author of Asian American Culture on Stage: The History of the East West Players (Garland, 1999) Multicultural Theatre (Kendal...
