Kent State Graduate Taylor Pendrith, ‘14, earned the Canada Life Candian Player of the Year honors on the Mackenzie Tour -- PGA TOUR Canada on Sunday, Sept. 15. This is Pendrith’s second time receiving the honor in the past four years. “Canada Life has been a great supporter of the Tour for the last few years, and it’s an awesome little bonus for the Canadian players who compete out here,” Pendrith told PGATour.com Pendrith finished second at the Canada Life Championship and has previously won two tournaments this year, becoming the first Canadian to win on the Macken...
On Sept. 24, 2019, we were honored to welcome in culinary historian and Jewish educator Michael Twitty at Kent State. Twitty calls his way of cooking Kosher/Soul food “Afro Ashkefardi.” Black and Jewish communities are the only people commonly known to use their culinary works to talk about their history, all the while enjoying great food. His blog titled “Afroculinaria” gives voice to the racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity of African American-Jewish identity and experience. It was a heartfelt and enjoyable event. Join us for story-telling and kosher soul food tasting with culinary his...
Kent State University is aware of a man approaching sorority homes in the city of Kent. Kent City Police are investigating this matter. The safety of our students and community members is our top priority, and we take these reports seriously. The university continues to engage with these sororities to provide support resources. Anyone with information should contact Kent City Police at 330-673-7732. ...
Five new members were recently added to the Kent State Regional Academic Center advisory board to serve three-year terms, representing Kent State Geauga's Twinsburg location to the community at local functions, supporting scholarship funding initiatives, and making community connections on behalf of Angela Spalsbury, Ph.D., dean and chief administrative officer of Kent State University at Geauga and Regional Academic Center. Each board member brings distinct professional and personal strengths to the group, providing additional grassroots connections between the Twinsburg community and Ke...
Building upon new decisions made in 2018, Dr. Angela Spalsbury, Dean and Chief Administrative Officer of Kent State University Geauga Campus and Regional Academic Center, has appointed nine new advisory board members for the Geauga Campus in Burton and Regional Academic Center in Twinsburg. In the past, a combined advisory board for Kent State Geauga and Regional Academic Center served as the grassroots community liaison for both the Burton and Twinsburg locations. Nearly two years ago, Dean Spalsbury recognized the need for each entity to be represented by its own advisory board. Each b...
The pathway from a two-year college to Kent State University will soon become an easier road to travel for Ohio students, thanks to a grant awarded to Kent State to collaborate with three Ohio community colleges to streamline the transfer process. Ascendium Education Group awarded Kent State a $1.09 million grant to partner with Lorain County Community College (LCCC), Eastern Gateway Community College (EGCC) and Columbus State Community College (CSCC) in developing transfer pathways that streamline student progress toward a degree. “Kent State is excited to partner with these three ...
What do you do if a student in class or at work starts showing up distracted, less talkative or stops showing up at all? Ignore it? Ask about it? But how do you start that conversation? Thanks to mental health training offered at Kent State, faculty and staff are better prepared for recognizing symptoms of distress, having conversations with those in need, and making referrals to the appropriate mental health services. The College of Public Health received a grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) of $306,000 last fall to spread awareness about m...
Continuing their longstanding commitment and support to the Ashtabula area and demonstrating the important role access to education plays in moving the community forward, the Ducro family recently made a generous $20,000 gift to the Rising Scholars program fund through the Ashtabula Foundation to Kent State University at Ashtabula. “We are extremely honored and pleased to partner with the Ashtabula Foundation to contribute to the start of the Rising Scholars program,” said Sue Ducro, who presented the gift along with her son, J.P. Ducro IV. “This gift is really in honor o...