College of Arts & Sciences
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...
Junior nursing major Hannah Call is the recipient of the Kent State University Leadership Center’s February Student Leader of the Month. The Student Leader of the Month program seeks to recognize students for excellence in leadership through campus and community involvement. This month, Call earned the spotlight for her leadership skills as an Honors student and president of the Delta Gamma sorority. She also works at Mercy Health’s St. Elizabeth Hospital in Youngstown as a student nurse and is ecstatic to begin her career. “Getting the award made me feel great,” Call said. “I now know I’m m...
For recent journalism graduates, the COVID-19 pandemic has shaped their entry into the news industry. Three Kent State University graduates, Madison Tromler, ‘20, Erin Simonek, ’20 and Anna Huntsman, ’19, discuss their work. In both broadcast and radio media, these alumni have focused much of their reporting on the pandemic, mostly with a Northeast Ohio angle — not just on case numbers or other statistics, but also on the effects on the economy, businesses and the healthcare industry. “Especially in the beginning, there was almost always a tie between every story I would cover and the connec...
Public relations professionals are time and time again the backbone of communications and community building within their industries. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Kent State alumni in healthcare fields have been put to the test to deliver important and timely responses to their network through both internal and external communications. Deborah (Pritchard) Less, ‘09, Communications Manager for the Cleveland Clinic, finds her role as an internal communications professional is to keep all caregivers (the term used to identify all employees) “informed, motivated, and inspired.” “With so...
The ASPIRE Entrepreneurial Workshop Series will feature an interview-style format with a Q&A period at the end. It will feature Ambassador Edward F. Crawford, who will share his experience as an entrepreneur and discuss the importance of being able to overcome rejection.