Kent State University at Ashtabula has announced its Dean’s List and President’s List for the Fall 2021 semester.  Requirements for the Dean’s List include a 3.40 grade point average or above for the semester and at least 12 letter-graded (A, B, etc.) credit hours completed by the end of the semester. President’s List criteria are a 4.00 grade point and at least 15 letter-graded credit hours completed by the end of the semester. President's List Jonathan Gampo Leslie Armstrong David Hand Brandon Pierce-Ruhland Alexander Benson Michael Schupska Naccima States Herrera...

The School of Fashion welcomes internationally recognized designers Paul Carroll, Laura Laurens and Juan Jose Saenz-Ferreyros as external reviewers for our annual senior critiques on Tuesday, March 8, and Wednesday, March 9, 2022, from 9 a.m.–5 p.m. During the critiques, graduating senior fashion design students will present their collections virtually to the panel of critics and receive feedback. The critiques can be viewed online or on screen in the first floor atrium of Rockwell Hall. About Our 2022 Critics Laura Laurens Laura Laurens is a self-trained Bogotá ba...

Congratulations to assistant professor of dance Catherine Meredith and adjunct dance faculty member Alice Blumenfeld on receiving Individual Excellence Awards in the choreography category from the Ohio Arts Council. Meredith and Blumenfeld's grants are part of $375,000 in grant funding dispersed by the Ohio Arts Council (OAC) for Individual Excellence Awards in 2022. Individual Excellence Awards are given in the categories of choreography, criticism, fiction and non-fiction, music composition, playwriting/screenplays, and poetry. Individual Excellence Awards are peer ...

School of Peace Conflict Studies Talks on Society, Technology, Peace and Security     This semester, the SPCS series of talks on Society, Technology, Peace and Security will have a particular focus on aspects of the international arms trade. For details of upcoming talks currently scheduled see below:    Wednesday, March 2nd:  11am - 12 pm (Eastern time, US and Canada):  Dr Mike Bourne, The Senator George G Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice, Queen’s University Belfast: Title: Small Arms Control After the Cold War ...

A Kent State University alumnus has found a unique way to combine his passions and career after graduation.  Nicholas Hunter, a 2020 Kent State graduate, recently discovered a way to combine two passions uncovered during his time at Kent State: writing and comic books. Hunter knew he loved the craft of writing and started his journey as an English major his freshman year.  At the same time, the growth of the Marvel Cinematic Universe sparked a new fervor in him. Hunter was enamored by the rich history of the comic world, turning it into a favorite new hobby.   After dis...

Kent State University alumnus Cooper Moore, '21, was recently elected the President of the Board of Directors for the American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) after graduating in the fall.  As president, Moore will lead the board during discussions and decisions. His other responsibilities include helping run the organization, marketing and carrying out the organization’s strategic plan. He will serve for a one year term in Washington, D.C. “I got my dream job, and I get to do that for the next two years,” Moore said. After his time with the AIAS, Moore plans to work the...

Dean Stocker Through the Years Photo Gallery “It has been an incredible privilege and honor to serve in this role and to represent the Ashtabula Campus," - Dr. Susan J. Stocker ASHTABULA, OHIO (MARCH 1, 2022) -- A historic tenure and an over 30-year educational career will be coming to an end as Kent State University at Ashtabula Dean and Chief Administrative Officer Susan J. Stocker, Ph.D., announced her retirement effective at the end of the academic year. Stocker, the longest serving dean at Kent State, will wrap up her 21st and final year as dean on June 30, 2022. “It has been an incred...