KENT, Ohio – The Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship will host the 46th Annual Meonske Professional Development Conference May 19-20 at Kent State University. The annual conference provides attendees with an opportunity to learn and network with other accounting and finance professionals. The conference is named for Norman Meonske, the conference founder and a former Kent State accounting professor. This year’s event will feature engaging sessions on a variety of timely topics relevant to accounting and finance professionals. It provides 16 ...
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation grant will expand program targeting preterm births and infant mortality among Black mothers in Northeast Ohio April is National Minority Health Month, and a Kent State University program and recent partnership are shining light on an important minority health issue. Infant mortality rates in Northeast Ohio are three to five times higher for Black babies than white babies, an alarming statistic that is an issue across the country but particularly prevalent in this part of the state. A new $100,000 grant from the Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield F...
Tammy Clewell, Ph.D., professor in Kent State University’s Department of English, will give the inaugural lecture of the Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series with her presentation “Remembering the Contested May 4 Memorializing Process.” The lecture and luncheon will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, May 2, in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. Clewell’s lecture will explore how remembering the contentious process of memorializing May 4, 1970, may help us put into practice the principles of plurality as we pursue a more equitable future. Clewell also curated an exhibit of the same name for the M...
Six community members have been named to the Tuscarawas County University Foundation at Kent State University at Tuscarawas. Jim Contini, Jim Demuth, Michael Ernest, Megan Floor, Elizabeth Stephenson and Stephenie Wilson were selected to fill positions on the Tuscarawas County University Foundation, which provides scholarships and supports academic programs and campus projects. “We are truly honored to have these individuals join this vital board,” said Dr. Bradley A. Bielski, dean and chief administrative officer of Kent State Tuscarawas. “They each have had successful caree...
Kent State University’s long and extensive history has been continuously documented and studied. Those looking for the highlights of the university’s past can find it all in one place: the University Libraries’ Special Collections and Archives: Digital Collections on the kent.edu website. This next installment of "Where on the Web?" highlights pages across the Kent State website of special interest and use to the Kent State community. The Digital Collections web page provides access to Special Collections and Archives digitized materials, ranging from general Kent State histo...
The Kent State University at Ashtabula Library is one of three libraries in the Kent State system to receive a Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant from the State Library of Ohio and the Institute of Museum and Library Services to fund “Celebrating Ohio Book Awards and Authors” on each campus. The grant totaled over $1,200 with no match required. In addition to Ashtabula, the Kent and Trumbull campus libraries were also awarded grants. Celebrating Ohio Book Awards and Authors is a collection of over 1,800 works from fiction, nonfiction and poetry. The Ashtabula project also c...
College of Communication & Information
The School of Communication and Information congratulates its 2022-23 Scholarship recipients! A reception was held for students, donors and families on Friday, April 8. The following scholarships were awarded: Memorial Fund in Communication Studies: Lauren Donnella This scholarship is awarded to a student who exhibits strong scholarly effort and/or service. Rebecca and Alan Rubin Endowed Scholarship: Jenna Gilbreath This scholarship is awarded to a student who exhibits strong academic performance, motivation, character, ability, and potential. Dr. Dominic A. Infante Communication Schol...
“The direction of engineering technology and future success is in 3D printing and our goal is to drive internship and engineering experience in that area.” That comment comes from Ron Emery, business development director at ITEN Industries, who sought out Kent State University at Ashtabula and ultimately engineering senior lecturer Michael Czayka for a unique educational partnership across multiple Kent State campuses that could impact the plastics industry throughout the region. ITEN is a globally recognized leader in the manufacturing of thermoplastic and thermoset stamped, molded and ...