The Kent State University at Tuscarawas Engineering Technology Department announced the winners of two competitions for area high school students during the Engineering Technology Opportunity Expo held Feb. 21. The students were trained in alternative energy and fluid power. The submitted entries were judged by a committee of campus faculty and staff. First place winners were awarded $100, second place winners were awarded $50 and third place winners were awarded $25. In addition, winners who placed first, second and third were awarded a scholarship for $1,500, $1,000 and $750 res...
Following a national search, Kent State University has named alumnus Kenneth Burhanna as the new dean of University Libraries, effective March 1, 2019. University Libraries supports the study and research needs of Kent State students, faculty, staff, alumni and local communities across the university system. Mr. Burhanna has served as interim dean of Universities Libraries since the retirement of its previous dean, James Bracken, Ph.D., on July 1, 2017. “In Ken Burhanna, we have hired an award-winning author whose growing national reputation for excellence was confirmed recently by competit...
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Yoshi Hakutani, Department of English, authored, Jack Kerouac and the Traditions of Classic and Modern Haiku, (Lanham, Boulder, New York, London: Lexington Books / Rowman & Littlefield), (2019), xxviii, 194 pp. ...
Division of People, Culture and Belonging
Peter C. Kratcoski, Sociology & Criminology, edited a book, Fraud and Corruption: Major Types, Prevention, and Control, 1st Edition, (Cham, Switzerland: Springer) Peter C. Kratcoski and Maxmilian Edelbacher, (2018), 301. Chapters pertain to various types of fraud and corruption found in the corporate sector, healthcare sector, insurance industry, political and government sector and public service agencies. ...
The nursing program at Kent State University’s Geauga campus needs community support to continue producing top-trained nurses for understaffed medical facilities throughout northeast Ohio. A lead gift of $50,000 from a generous local foundation was recently granted to help the program purchase advanced equipment that helps facilitate premier training. However, $72,000 in individual and corporate/institutional donations are now being sought to help fully fund the simulation equipment for Geauga County’s only institution of higher learning. While nearly half (44%) of northeast Ohio’s nurse...
An excellent education is a major building block for a better future and a great career. But a college degree is only part of the puzzle. A great resume, online access to job opportunities, and effective interviewing skills all help students to leverage their academic strengths and previous work experiences to land that dream job. Thanks to a new partnership between Kent State University Geauga and the OhioMeansJobs Geauga County Center in Chardon, the quality and quantity of employment and training resources for the local workforce have been greatly enhanced. According to their new agreeme...
Michael N. Lehman, Ph.D., a leader in the field of neuroendocrinology and circadian rhythms, is the newly appointed director of Kent State University’s Brain Health Research Institute. In his new role, Dr. Lehman will bring together researchers from a wide variety of disciplines at Kent State and throughout Northeast Ohio whose work seeks to explore, expand and advance our knowledge of the human brain and how it functions. “The brain really is the final frontier for medicine,” Dr. Lehman said, explaining his enthusiasm for taking the helm of the institute. “I am very excited and happy to...