Wanting a career that would allow her to be independent and work from anywhere, Erin Shelley, Ed.D., MA, BSN ‘91, RN, was drawn to the nursing profession. These days, however, she practices nursing as “art imitating life” through her role as a technical expert on the hit NBC television show, Chicago Med. “My primary role is an operating room nurse. I perform clinical duties alongside the actors so they can focus on the delivery of their lines,” said Shelley. “Most of our surgeries involve exposed beating hearts, breathing lungs, bursting arteries and more, so I also follow the direction of ...

Kent State University’s College of Public Health has received a $375,000 grant that will be used to provide mental health awareness training to personnel in Medina County public schools.   The three-year grant, from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will enable the college’s Center for Public Policy and Health to collaborate with Medina County’s Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Board to provide the training. The partnership recently was featured in an article in the Medina Gazette.   Deric Keene, associate professor and associate director of the Divisio...

Josh and Maria Love at First Sight  Your Story  Oh man, how I met my wife. It was the annual Renaissance Ball at Kent State. The best dress competition was going on at the time. It was the best dressed women and I’m looking on stage and I see this girl, who later became my wife. I didn't have the chance to talk to her though until I ran into Arica Kress, '03, my RA at the time, who was driving Maria home. They offered me a ride and that was the first chance I had to speak to this girl who became my wife. We went on a date and eight months later we got married.  The Proposal a...

Tom and Lori Your Story Tom and I went to Jr. High and High School together in Kent, but didn't date. He had graduated from Miami and was serving in the Navy when we started dating. We dated cross-country for 3 years.  The Proposal and Marriage He came home at Christmas and proposed to me at the pond behind Engleman Hall, because he knew it was my favorite spot on campus. How do you and your spouse stay connected to Kent State as alumni? I am a member of the alumni association, and we made a donation for the new Visual Arts Building. Our son is a freshman at KSU. After attending the le...

Earl and Danielle Love at First Sight on the First Day of Classes Your Story I met Earl on the very first day of school our freshman year back in 97! He was in my very first class (Dr. Albrecht's) of the day (you know, the early one)! He sat right behind me and he dropped a piece of paper. I picked it up and the rest is history. It was like looking into the eyes of my future. We were married a few weeks after we graduated, and 1 year after that, we welcomed our daughter, Ariana, and 4 years after our son, Logan.  The Proposal and Marriage From our first date, we knew that we wanted to ...

Eric and Joanie From Loft Pizza, Intramural Fun to Romance and Love Your Story Mutual friends from Heer Hall initiated our introduction. From then on lots of gatherings at Glen Morris apartments, both from New York state, many Loft pizzas and visits to Franklin Deli and Ray's, meeting frequently at the student center and sitting on the upstairs bench studying and talking for hours, intramural volleyball games, Chi Omega parties and formals, mutual Golden Flash pride and dear friends! We will be married 20 years in August 2015 and are the proud parents of two awesome kids! We brought them to ...

Cody and Jessica Your Story Cody and Jessica met at Kent State East Liverpool branch fall 2007. Jessica completed her education as a Physical Therapist Assistant, while Cody transferred to Kent Main Campus to pursue his degree in Managerial Marketing. The Proposal and Marriage Cody and Jessica were engaged on October 11, 2013. They exchanged their vows on September 6, 2014 at Christian Assembly in Industry, PA. How do you and your spouse stay connected to Kent State as alumni? Jessica has assisted in forming an alumni committee for the Physical Therapist Assistant program.   ...