Artifacts of May 4, 1970 – a survivor’s jacket, a gas mask and gun shell casing – tell a story that’s not often accessible to the general public. Kent State University Assistant Professor Abe Avnisan and students in his digital sciences capstone course will bring these artifacts’ stories to life via the exhibit “May 4: Through the Looking Glass.” Throughout the semester, students have been using photogrammetry – a technique that involves taking a number of overlapping photos and using a software to create three-dimensional images showing the object’s depth – to recreate di...
Kent State University at Ashtabula is sad to announce the passing of John K. Mahan, Ph.D., on Sunday, November 24, 2019. Mahan served the campus for 27 years, including the last 10 years as dean. He was 83.
Calling hours will be held Friday, Dec. 13, from 1-3 p.m. at Thompson-Smith-Nesbitt Funeral Home, 345 Main St., Conneaut. A funeral mass will follow on Saturday, Dec. 14, at Mother of Sorrows Church in Ashtabula at 11 a.m.
Richard Feinberg, Anthropology, presented "Social and Economic Consequences of "Development on Taumako, Solomon Islands" at the "Sinofon Borderlands Workshop on Modernization in Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific" in Olomouc, Moravia, in the Czech Republic on October 10, 2019. ...
Professors from Kent State University's School of Health Sciences, Drs. Ellen Glickman, Laurie Wagner, and Natalie Caine-Bish, traveled to Zimbabwe, Africa this past September to present at a conference held by the Sport Leaders Institute of Zimbabwe (SLIZ). SLIZ is an organization created to support the advancement of Zimbabwe’s sport industry through sport leader development programs, sports camps, and other educational activities. Due to the success with events and classes at home, SLIZ is currently seeking to expand their offerings to online markets to increase opportunities for micro cre...
The Kent State University Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting Wednesday, Dec. 4. The Board is scheduled to convene at 10 a.m. in the George Urban Board of Trustees Conference Room, which is located on the second floor of the University Library. Trustees will retire into executive session from 8-9:50 a.m. in the Urban Conference Room to consider specific topics as provided for under Ohio’s “Sunshine Law.” The Board will meet as a whole. No committee meetings will be held. The Board meeting agenda will be available at www.kent.edu/bot/meetings. # # # ...
On Tuesday, Kent State Trumbull officially added Women’s and Men’s Bowling to its athletic program. Dale Johnson of Champion was named head coach. Johnson has competed at state and national levels since he was 18. He began coaching Champion High School in 2010 and became head coach in 2014, the same year they won an Ohio High School Athletic Association state title. The campus revived its athletic program in 2017 with Women’s and Men’s Cross Country. “We want to offer local student-athletes an inexpensive option to earn a degree from Kent State University while they ...
A paycheck and covered medical and housing expenses are fantastic military perks; however, veterans agree that one of the biggest benefits from serving is found in the classroom. Kent State University was recently ranked on the Military Times’ Best for Vets: Colleges 2020 rankings. Military Times surveys hundreds of colleges and universities from across the country on their policies related to military and veteran students, academic outcomes, military-supportive culture and many other factors. Kent State was ranked 130. Being ranked on this list stems from the opportunities Kent State offer...
Instagram is a great way to connect with friends and showcase life as a college student. Between academic deadlines and extracurricular activities, we know it can be hard to keep up with an aesthetically-pleasing Instagram account. This is why we’ve compiled a list of the most Instagram-worthy locations to check out during your next walk around Kent Campus. Risman Plaza View this post on Instagram &nbs...
Taléa Drummer-Ferrell is Kent State University’s interim dean of students, a position that serves as the university’s primary student advocate and assists the vice president for student affairs in the leadership of the division. Her appointment as interim dean of students began Oct. 1. In this role, Drummer-Ferrell manages departments that provide student development opportunities and support services. She also works with the staff in the Division of Student Affairs to help promote a culture where diversity is encouraged and where students learn to respect differences, develop leadership sk...
The circumstances are grim: Beloved Kent State University mascot Flash is stressed out and hasn’t been able to find the crucial student ID on exam day. You and your friends are the only ones who can help. Your group is frantically scrambling to find the lost ID, but time is running out before it becomes too late for Flash to take the exam. This scenario might sound like something out of a Kent State mystery movie, but it’s actually the situation in the new escape room called ESCAPE in a FLASH at Kent State’s East Liverpool campus. The Team Challenge, running until March of 2020, has been att...