Recent Kent State University graduate Kaycee Marshall was featured on “Today with Hoda & Jenna,” the fourth hour of the NBC morning show on May 31. Ms. Marshall graduated with her bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design on May 12. The Indiana native was born with sacral agenesis and scoliosis and has been confined to a wheelchair her entire life. For the Fashion School’s annual show in April, Ms. Marshall designed a line of women’s formalwear for women with disabilities, specifically those in wheelchairs. A crew from the Today show visited Kent State in April to tape the segment, whic...
Being hunted by unseen predators isn’t the way most researchers conduct their work. But for some, it’s just part of the day. “The animals that most concerned me were the large cats, like jaguars and pumas, but also snakes and monkeys,” said Emmaleigh Given, Kent State University aquatic ecology graduate student. “The workers told me that the jaguars would hide from people, but the pumas would hunt you quietly.” Ms. Given recently spent three summers and two winters in a remote biological reserve in the middle of the rainforest in the Alajuela Province of Costa Rica, where she has a...
Enology students of Kent State University’s Ashtabula Campus are leaving a lasting impact with their high-quality luxury wines. Local wine connoisseur and writer for the Akron Beacon Journal Phil Masturzo recalled in his article “Fun food pairings make KSU wines shine,” that upon sampling two Kent State Ashtabula Wines, he thought, why not enjoy a full glass? “I had a glass of the Sunburst Riesling … A few more sips of the wine had me thinking that I could do this ‘All Night Long,’” Mr. Masturzo wrote. “I couldn’t be more impressed with the wine, a nice easy drinker wit...
While crews worked to repair the retaining wall around the front lawn of the Carnegie Library, Kent State University’s East Liverpool Campus was invited to place a time capsule in the wall’s corner pillar, closest to the Mary Patterson Building. Employees from the library earlier placed a time capsule in the opposite end of the wall and, as a good neighbor, invited Kent State to preserve a bit of its history in like manner. Kent State used PVC pipe, securely sealed, for its time capsule holding an assortment of photos, documents, logo items and a t-shirt. Cutline: With the Kent St...
Being hunted by unseen predators isn’t the way most researchers conduct their work. But for some, it’s just part of the day. “The animals that most concerned me were the large cats, like jaguars, pumas, but also snakes, and monkeys,” said Emmaleigh Given, Kent State aquatic ecology graduate student. “The workers told me that the jaguars would hide from people, but the pumas would hunt you quietly.” Ms. Given recently spent three summers and two winters in a remote biological reserve in the middle of the rainforest in the Alajuela Province of Costa Rica, where she has and will spend several m...
Each semester, PNC recognizes two outstanding Kent State University students as PNC Achievers. These students exemplify excellence in the classroom, in the community, and in student leadership and development. Congratulations to the Spring 2019 PNC Achievers! Megan Conrad, Senior, Marketing Major Megan Conrad has a saying: You get out what you put in. At only 20 years old, the marketing major at Kent State is definitely getting a big return on her efforts throughout the campus – so much so that she has been named a PNC Student Achiever in the spring semester. The award is given ...
The Salem Community Foundation recently donated more than $51,000 to the Kent State Salem Campus for the purchase of 45 new laptop computers, as well as a charging cart. The computers are Dell Latitiude 5490 XCTO models and are used by faculty for testing and instruction of students in all majors. The charging cart allows the laptops to be recharged after each use, while securely stored. “With this donation, the Salem Community Foundation again demonstrated its support of our mission to put students first and to provide educational opportunities for our community members,” no...
A national organization has recognized Kent State University with a perfect overall score for the university’s efforts to create a more inclusive campus and welcoming environment for all. Kent State has received a 5.0 out of 5.0 score on the Campus Pride Index, the premier national benchmarking tool for creating safer and more LGBTQ-friendly learning environments at colleges and universities. The university moved up from last year’s score of 4.5. “I’m proud that Kent State has made progress in supporting our LGBTQ+ student and campus community,” said Ken Ditlevson, director of Kent State...
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) created the AIA-ACSA Design & Health Research Consortium to advance university research that ties together building design and health concerns. Kent State University is one of the 25 charter university members invited to join the consortium. Sara Bayramzadeh, Ph.D., M.Arch., the coordinator of the Healthcare Design program at Kent State University, said the Kent State team is looking forward to more research opportunities. “We are glad that we will join a consortium...
Throughout the past Spring semester, seven students taking the Business Consulting and Practicum course worked on a project that could help generate commercial interest in Columbiana County. The students partnered with the Columbiana County Port Authority and the Office of Economic Development to develop a comprehensive marketing plan for the organizations. The plan includes social media accounts for Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, as well as step-by-step guides and video tutorials for using the social media accounts. The marketing plan was developed after benchmarking and surveying...