Do you know a student, faculty member or organization that has given their time and talents to impacting the community through engagement and scholarship? Perhaps you know of a service-learning course or co-curricular initiative that has engaged community partners and students in a mutually beneficial partnership. Consider nominating them for an award at the annual Celebration of Service and Engagement event, hosted by Community Engaged Learning at Kent State. This year's award ceremony will take place on Wednesday, April 24 from 6-8 p.m. at the KSU Hotel and Conference Center. Visit our...
See a Stop, Take a Pause, Add Your Graffiti. More than 100 Gratitude Graffiti Stops have been set up throughout all Kent State campuses. Have you contributed your gratitude graffiti? During April, you are encouraged to "see a stop, take a pause, and add your gift of gratitude." It's easy to get caught up in all the "to do's" of the day. The gratitude stop is intended to encourage you to "stop." Take a moment to appreciate your surroundings, persons or events that may have transpired earlier that day, w...
Get ready to lace up those sneakers and stretch those muscles. Starting Monday, April 8 and continuing through June 30, Kent State University will again compete for the top spot in the On the Move Challenge. Record your weekly BLAMS! Boost teammates, learn more about what motivates you, assess your progress, move yourself physically, and share your goals. Revel in the comradery and connections made with your Kent State colleagues. Find new ways to move your body where, when, how and as much as you want. You have nothing to lose but good health to gain. Join our team and let...
Kent State’s Dining Services competed in the 11th annual Nutritious and Delicious Gala at the Tangier restaurant in Akron. The annual gala was hosted by the Greater Akron Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (GAAND) and comprised of various vendors such as Core Life, Farm Fare, Food 4 Thought Café, and many others. The gala’s mission was “to be the advocate of the dietetic profession serving the public through promotion of optimal nutrition and well-being by advocating for its members”. The event served as a fundraiser for the GAAND Student Scholarship to help fund students around Northeast Ohio...
Plasmonics, metamaterial, and metasurface systems are enabling Air Force relevant technologies across the electromagnetic spectrum. Detecting optical signals in the mid and long wave infrared are significant to a range of Air Force missions and drive research to increase performance and functionality of imaging systems. Both spectral and spatial information is obtained in images with hyperspectral imaging systems but at the cost of significant volume and complexity. Moreover, new challenges arise as detector pixel counts increase and the information desired from image data needs to be more wid...
Leadership Tuscarawas is accepting applications for its 2019 – 2020 Signature Program class through May 15. The program focuses on developing the growth of participants as community leaders through interaction with local decision-makers and classmates representing diverse and unique perspectives. Group interaction, teamwork and collaborative community-based projects are important components of the overall experience. The Signature Class begins with an intensive two-day opening retreat. Following the retreat, participants spend one full day for the next nine months addressing a spec...
When business administration major Deneen Penn started her college career at Kent State University at Trumbull, she had no plans to become Miss Ohio USA 2018 or to launch her own honey business. By her senior year, however, she had accomplished both. #TheWorkerBee is the motto she lives by and the platform she chose to use during her run for Miss Ohio USA 2018. The worker bees are the all-female bees that work to support a hive and keep all the honey operations running smoothly. “My platform was centered around female entrepreneurs and empowering women in business,” Ms. Penn said...
David Kaplan, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Geography in the College of Arts and Sciences at Kent State University, has been elected president of the American Association of Geographers (AAG), the premier academic and professional geography organization in the United States, for 2019-20. “It is a huge honor for me to lead the flagship organization for geography,” said Dr. Kaplan, who previously served as vice president of the association. “Not only is the American Association of Geographers the largest geography organization in the United States, it is also the most important ...
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Several Kent State University departments have come together to produce Create Awareness, an art exhibit located on the first floor of the University Library that focuses on using art to depict the personal experiences of Kent State students, faculty and staff with mental illness. Create Awareness is a collaborative effort between the College of Public Health Center for Public Policy and Health’s Division of Mental Health and Substance Use, School of Art, University Libraries and Student Accessibility Services. It is part of the on-campus initiative Talk On, an online resource funded throug...