The Kent State community planted more than 100 trees in the Climate Change Grove to help offset the university’s carbon footprint and provide a way to research the effects of climate change in our immediate environments. Located behind the Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Center, the grove was created through a partnership between University Facilities Management and the Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences. The trees have been planted by Kent State staff, students, alumni and other volunteers.    The grove is a reforestation a...

By CHRIS MCBRIDE Reporter, Tribune Chronicle cmcbride@tribtoday.com WARREN — Walking around Kent State University at Trumbull, freshman psychology major Rayona Goodrich said she sometimes feels like she doesn’t belong, being a black woman attending a predominately white institution. “It makes me feel out of place and that I’m alone here,” Goodrich, of Warren, said. Building Black Leaders program coordinator Tiffany Tyree said hearing these accounts of black students’ experiences on campus led her to establish the Cultural Clubhouse in the Student Services department for black studen...

Above the main entrance to Franklin Hall, high up on the pediment, you’ll see the words “William A. Cluff Teachers Training Building." Notably, Franklin Hall is one of the few buildings on campus that is not named after a person, but after Franklin Mills, the original name of the city of Kent. The building was given that name in 1956.  So, who was William A. Cluff? Prior to 1956, Franklin Hall was known as the William A. Cluff Teachers Training Building. Cluff was secretary of Kent State Normal College’s Board of Trustees, serving on the board from 1921-1931. Before this buil...

It all comes back to community. For Deandra Loza, MSN, RN, CMSRN, CIC, Clinical Educator at University Hospitals Geauga Medical Center in Chardon, her academic and professional careers have taken her many different places, focusing on different aspects of nursing. But one thread that pulls it all together starts with a strong sense of community at Kent State University Geauga Campus. “One thing that drew me to Kent State Geauga was the community,” she explains. “Going to Kent State Geauga allowed me to live at home while going to college and prevented me from accruing a large amount...

Dear Kent State University Students, Faculty and Staff, The DeWeese Health Center on the Kent Campus is hosting upcoming immunization clinics for flu shots and the Moderna bivalent COVID-19 vaccine booster shot. Flu Shot Clinics Two flu shot clinics will be offered: Thursday, Oct. 6, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Kent State Library, second floor, for all students, faculty and staff. Wednesday, Oct. 19, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Kent Student Center ballroom, for faculty and staff. COVID-19 Bivalent Boosters A clinic offering the Moderna brand bivalent COVID-19 booster shot will be: ...

EHHS grad Kerrie James-Hunter is now a proud Pomeroy, having recently joined the Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College as an assistant coach for the Women's Basketball team.   James-Hunter is a 2007 graduate of Kent State University, where she earned a Bachelor of Fine and Professional Arts, with a major in Sports Management and a minor in Marketing. She brings extensive experience as Division 1 and Division II coach, with seven years spread across the coaching staffs at Kent State, Lewis University and Canisius University. Learn more.   --Photo co...