As winter came to a close, our three Upward Bound programs joined forces to host a College and Career Readiness event for our families. More than 200 participants spent their morning engaged in enrichment programming led by our Kent State college partners. Colleges of Aeronautics and Engineering, Architecture and Environmental Design, Business Administration, Communication and Information, and Nursing committed their time leading conversations and engaging activities on majors and careers. Kent State Financial Aid and Air Force ROTC provided additional college resources. At the same time,...
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and the Center for Sexual and Relationship Violence Support Services (SRVSS) is launching several new awareness events in partnership with groups across campus. Carry the Weight partners with Athletics and Recreational Services to host a week-long (April 8-12) awareness of the “weight” carried by those who have been harmed. The goal is to increase education on how sexual assault affects survivors while participants “carry the weight” through various physical activities. Our 1st Annual Men Against Violence Walk will take place on Monday,...
Kent State University at Ashtabula sophomore and Ashtabula native Valerie Smith is one of nine students throughout the Kent State system named to The Sage Project Class of 2019. She was honored at a luncheon and ceremony on the Kent campus Thursday, March 21, 2019. The Sage Project is presented by the Women’s Center at Kent State and recognizes women-identifying students who have demonstrated innovation, creativity, risk-taking and leadership skills in their academic and personal lives. A 1999 graduate of Edgewood High School, Smith is currently majoring in English with...
Division of University Communications and Marketing
Good afternoon, Drupalites, By now you’re familiar with the new Kent State University homepage, that was launched in August of 2018. The UCM web team is extending this new look and feel to your department website homepage this spring. The transition this April improves online, brand alignment across the kent.edu domain, and it also sets the stage for a transition to Drupal 8 in 2020/2021. Aesthetic Enhancements The brand adjustments include: Call-to-action links (CTA) will change to CTA boxes Introduction copy will be placed below ...
Division of People, Culture and Belonging
Peter C. Kratcoski, Department of Sociology & Criminology, authored a section of a book, "Fraud and Corruption in the Healthcare Sector in the United States," Fraud and Corruption: Major Types, Prevention, and Control, 1st Edition, (Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature) Peter C. Kratcoski and Maxmilian Edelbacher (Eds.), (2018), 109-124. ...
Early childhood education majors at Kent State University helped create a Cultural Fair for third-graders of Kent City Schools. The event, held in the Kent Roosevelt gymnasium, included stations and activities for students to learn about different countries and cultures such as learning a traditional Persian dance. Third-graders also decorated paper cut outs to represent their own cultural backgrounds which were displayed at the event. Students at Kent State partnered with students of Kent Roosevelt High School and members of the Multicultural Rough Rider Club in order to host the Cultur...
Wednesday, May 29 at 9 am - 2:30 pm the LGBTQ Student Center will host the LGBTQ+ Center’s Summer Summit at the Kent Student Center. Cost is $30/participant, which includes breakfast, lunch and parking. Contact kditlevs@kent.edu for the registration link and/or any questions. Learn more and register for the LGBTQ+ Center’s Summer Summit Get your Kent Pride on and join us for this year’s LGBTQ+ Alumni/Community TailGAYte event. Each year, LGBTQ+ students, alum, faculty/staff and community members participate in Kent’s homecoming parade where beads, candy and other goodies a...
For the past two years, the Office of Faculty and Graduate Student Retention, Inclusion and Success has conducted an eight-week multidisciplinary summer research experience for undergraduates called the ASSURE (Access and Support for Successful Undergraduate Research Experience) program. Participating students conduct research under the guidance of a faculty mentor from their field of interest. The program includes professional development workshops and social activities that allow students to interact and engage with other summer research programs. Also, the students prepare a Three Minute Th...
Bill Lucak leads workshops focused on Digital Fabrication ...