Through a 5-year, $2.6 million grant from the US Department of Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the Center for Public Policy and Health (CPPH) will partner with CHC Addiction Services in Akron, Ohio to expand and enhance medication-assisted treatment services for opioid use disorder. The project will provide medication-assisted treatment (MAT) in combination with comprehensive opioid use disorder services, including counseling, behavioral therapies and recovery support services. The project will also implement outreach and engagement strategie...
Through a 5-year, $2.6 million grant from the US Department of Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the Center for Public Policy and Health (CPPH) will partner with CHC Addiction Services in Akron, Ohio to expand and enhance medication-assisted treatment services for opioid use disorder. The project will provide medication-assisted treatment (MAT) in combination with comprehensive opioid use disorder services, including counseling, behavioral therapies and recovery support services. The project will also implement outreach and engagement strategie...
The College of Communication and Information joins Kent State University in recognizing National Hispanic Heritage Month by shining spotlights on CCI friends and students who are part of Hispanic and Latino/a/x communities. Friends of the College - Alma Flor Ada and F. Isabel Campoy Student - Miranda Sepúlveda National Hispanic Heritage Month recognizes and celebrates the heritage, culture and contributions of Hispanic and Latino Americans. Hispanic Heritage Month begins on Sept. 15 to commemorate Independence Day for five Latin American countries: Costa Rica, El Salvado...
Americans observe National Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month each year from September 15 to October 15 by celebrating the histories, cultures, and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. The observation started in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week under President Lyndon Johnson and was expanded by President Ronald Reagan in 1988 to cover 30 days beginning on September 15. These events are free and open to the public. Thursday, September 30, 2021 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Arpilleras from Chile Join us for an engagi...
Kent State Geauga and Twinsburg Academic Center are pleased to announce the campus's 2021 Homecoming Court – Daniel Painley, Mackenzie Schimpf, and Abigail Gradomski. Students were given the opportunity to nominate their fellow classmates and vote on court members. Join us in congratulating these deserving students! Daniel Painley graduated from Crestwood High School and currently attends the Geauga Campus as a Senior in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program. He also serves as the President of the Geauga Gardeners student organization and is involved in scouting. He thoroughly enjoys g...
It’s reunion time for the Kent State University Golden Flashes family. Kent State celebrated Homecoming 2021 with a week of activities and events leading up to the Oct. 2 Homecoming Parade and Homecoming football game. Kent State alumni, students, parents, faculty, staff and the community were invited to take part in one of the university’s long-standing traditions, which returned to campus this year. In addition to the classic Homecoming traditions, Kent State introduced new activities and events for the entire community to enjoy, including the Homecoming Kickoff celebration that was ...
At the start of his freshman year at Kent State University in 2018, Tim Tusick was the epitome of health. Being a young and fit student-athlete, Tusick was working out to his normal routine of two to three times a day, until he noticed something was very wrong. Tusick, a junior in Kent State's College of Business Adminstration, detailed his battle with cancer and how he never stopped fighting and helping others was featured in a recent story on WKYC-TV. "I was someone that was in amazing shape,” Tusick told WKYC-TV. I started to wonder, “Why can't I walk to class? Why can't I walk up a f...
The School of Peace and Conflict Studies (SPCS) is pleased to announce the latest in the Society, Peace, Technology, and Security Speaker Series at the School of Peace and Conflict Studies (SPCS). On Thursday, September 30, 2021, SPCS will host a virtual talk with Dr. Mari Fitzduff, author of Our Brains at War: The Neuroscience of Conflict and Peacebuilding. Please join us for the event! More details below. Brains at War: The Neuroscience of Conflict and Peacebuilding Virtual seminar by Dr Mari Fitzduff9:15-10:30am, September 30, 2021 (Thurs...
