A group of Kent State public relations students who are participating in a national competition launched the Common Ground campaign to dig deeper into how media professionals and journalists can help improve civility in discourse. The 2021 Bateman Blue Team is participating in the annual Public Relations Student Society of America’s (PRSSA) national Bateman Case Study Competition. The team is actively researching, planning, implementing and evaluating a public relations campaign to raise awareness about the importance of civility. The campaign is targeting Kent State University student...

Kent State University at Tuscarawas has announced its Dean’s List and President’s List for the fall 2020 semester. President’s List The following students have distinguished themselves by achieving a 4.00 grade point average for 15 or more regular letter-graded semester credit hours this past Fall Semester 2020 at Kent State University Tuscarawas: Ashtabula: Kyle Woodard Aurora: Cassandra Nguyen Beach City: Billy Whitt Bolivar: Susan Thompson Bowerston: Maysie Rogers Broadview Heights: Ava Miller Canton: Alexis Lake Carrollton: Brooke Fritz Clinton: Zachary Se...

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The Business Leadership Training (BLT) is a partnership between Kent State Twinsburg Academic Center and the Twinsburg and Nordonia Hills Chambers of Commerce. The BLT bi-monthly programming is free and open to the public. The second program of 2021 is titled Leading Your Remote Workforce During the Pandemic and is scheduled via Zoom on Thursday, March 18, from noon – 1 PM. Dr. Sean Ratican (faculty, Kent State Trumbull) and Dr. Bob Antenucci (faculty, Kent State Geauga and Twinsburg) will facilitate a conversation about how the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has systemically changed the wor...

Over the span of 20 years, Yuko Kurahashi, Ph.D, professor in the School of Theatre and Dance at Kent State University, spent much of her time observing, researching and studying the life of Ping Chong. This research has been brought together in a book describing Ping Chong's contributions as an artist. Located in New York City, Ping Chong is a second-generation playwright, artist and founder of his theatre company, Ping Chong + Company. Through the use of visuals, props, performers and music, Chong has created multimedia productions that challenge societal compliance and inspire acts of in...

Recognizing that yesteryear's movers and shakers provide courage and inspiration for today's strivers and leaders, we celebrate Women's History Month every March. Women from history are foundational to the story of today's contemporary women. Recognizing women's achievements in all facets of life — science, community, government, literature, art, sports, medicine — has a significant impact on the development of self-respect and new opportunities for girls and young women. Growing out of a small-town school event in California, Women's History Month now celebrates women's contributions to...

AID Training, also known as Awareness, Interaction, and Direction training, provided by the Division of Mental Health and Substance Use was featured in Kent Wired. AID is offered as part of the More Aware Initiative, and is funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The purpose of the training is to teach trainees how to recognize and be aware of signs that someone is in mental distress, how to interact with them, and how to direct them to appropriate resources.   Click here to read the full article Click here for more information on AID and u...

We are aware of the unauthorized messages sent through an email listserv from the Center for Sexual and Relationship Violence Support Services at Kent State University. We sincerely apologize to the students who received these email replies, which were sent following a request to take a survey. These messages are not in keeping with our values of respect and care in a safe community. We are working to disable the function that allowed these replies to be sent to the distribution list.  For anyone who may have been triggered or affected by these messages, we ask that they reach out to o...