The national tour of STOMP will make a return visit to the Performing Arts Center at Kent State University at Tuscarawas January 14 – 15, 2020 with both performances at 7:30 p.m. From its beginnings as a street performance in the UK, STOMP has grown into an international sensation over the past 20 years, having performed in more than 50 countries and in front of more than 24 million people. Created by Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas, STOMP continues its phenomenal run with four global productions: the ongoing sell-out production at New York's Orpheum Theatre, a permanent Londo...
Throughout the past Fall semester, six students taking the Business Consulting and Practicum course worked on a project that could help increase participation in the Senior Olympics program through the Direction Home of Eastern Ohio. The students partnered with Direction Home to help determine why participation in the Senior Olympic games dropped in recent year, while also developing plans to help increase the participation level. The instructor for the class, Tim McFadden, explained that the students worked with Joe Rossi, CEO of the Direction Home of Eastern Ohio, and other staff m...
Kent State University’s College of Nursing recently received a grant totaling $165,000 from Peg’s Foundation, formerly the Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation, a private grant-making foundation that supports mental health programs in Northeast Ohio. Brain Health Research Institute member Wendy Umberger, Ph.D., RN, PMHCNS-BC, associate dean for graduate programs, and Lisa Onesko, DNP, APRN-BC, director of the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program and associate professor, received $105,000, payable over three years to continue the Peg’s Foundation traineeship program for graduate students...
Ten Kent State University students were awarded $1,000 each for their creative use of videos, podcasts and Adobe Spark® pages to reflect on the events of May 4, 1970, as part of the university’s Design Innovation Common Reading Challenge. In the past, all first-year students were required to participate in the Common Reading Experience by reading the assigned books, writing essays and participating in book discussions. As a new twist to this year’s experience, students could write an essay or use tools from Adobe Creative Cloud to create podcasts, videos or Adobe Spark micro websites...
College of Nursing Faculty Recognized as DAISY Award Recipients Congratulations to College of Nursing faculty Lisa Davis, Kimberly Cleveland and Edward Herzog, who were recently recognized as 2019 DAISY (Diseases Attacking the Immune System) Faculty Award recipients. Learn more. Psychology Professor Brings International Perspective to Geauga Campus Arne Weigold, Ph.D., was recently hired as a new tenure-track assistant professor teaching General Psychology and Perception in the Psychology Department at the Geauga Campus and Twinsburg Academic Center. Learn more. Ken...
To conserve energy, the Office of Sustainability reminds faculty, staff and building curators to turn off - and, if possible, unplug - all appliances before leaving for winter break. Before leaving for winter break, everyone is encouraged to perform the following tasks: Turn off and unplug computers, copiers, appliances, peripherals and other electronics at the outlet to prevent "phantom" or "vampire" load. For instance, laptop power cords will still draw electricity while plugged in, even if the device is not turned on or attached to the power cord. Close all windows and shades. Se...
During a recent guided tour at the Cleveland Museum of Art, the synchrony of art and science was on full display for Anatomy and Physiology students from Kent State University Geauga. Associate Professor Dr. Daniela Popescu took her class to visit the special exhibit, Michelangelo: Mind of the Master, to help students gain a deeper understanding of muscle identification and the human muscular system. Dr. Popescu said, “My students were able to attend a guided tour, see these invaluable drawings made by Michelangelo, and discover the beauty of interdisciplinary approaches (art and anat...
Kent State University at Ashtabula Director of Enrollment Management and Student Services Amanda Avery Dolan, Ph.D., was recently selected as an Outstanding American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) Strategic Enrollment Management Research Award recipient by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Dolan, a Colebrook resident and member of the Grand Valley Local School Board, was presented the award by Dr. Doug Shapiro, Executive Research Director at National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, at the annual AACRAO SEM Conference in Dallas, ...
The Student Nurses Association at Kent State University East Liverpool spearheaded, for the sixth year, a project to help provide gifts for 49 local children through the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree program. Gifts were donated by nursing students, as well as faculty and staff from the entire campus. The donation also include a collection of new hats, scarves, mittens and gloves. Cutline A: Shown with the gifts collected this year are (from left) Ashley Deer, SNA secretary; Erin Reese, SNA vice president; Marcie Van Fosson, nursing department secretary; Salvation Army St. Lydia...