Dane Paris, a junior biology pre-med student in Kent State University’s Honors College, has already left his mark at Kent State despite facing challenges along the way. His outstanding leadership has not gone unnoticed, and he credits the support he has gotten through Kent State for his growth and successes. As a first-generation college student, Paris experienced some obstacles along the way while transitioning from high school to college. “Especially going into the healthcare route, it was kind of a scary thing coming to college, but I just thought, ‘Okay, I’m moving onto the nex...
Donate to the fund! Thanks in large part to the generosity of students, staff, alumni and friends of the campus, Kent State University at Ashtabula raised over $17,000 in its #KSUGives #GivingTuesday 2020 fundraising campaign in support of the Rising Scholars program. “We are extremely grateful for the tremendous support from our campus, alumni and Ashtabula communities in reaching another Giving Tuesday goal,” said Dean and Chief Administrative Officer Susan J. Stocker, Ph.D. “The contributors are individuals who appreciate the impact education has had on their lives, the opportunit...
The Kent State University Board of Trustees ratified the university’s Fiscal Year 2020 Efficiency Report and Master Recommendations report, which showed an effectiveness and efficiency savings for Fiscal Year 2020 of $31,286,881. The savings is $6.2 million more than originally estimated. The Board ratified the report Dec. 1 during its regular quarterly meeting. The report, which is submitted annually to the chancellor of the Ohio Department of Higher Education, highlights nearly $8 million in direct savings to students in terms of reduced tuition and textbook expenses. The report ...
Former Kent State University at Ashtabula Dean Paul Reichert passed away on Nov. 29, 2020 at the age of 92. Dean Reichert led the campus for 23 years and oversaw the move from downtown Ashtabula to the campus’s current location, the creation of nine associate degree programs and the first baccalaureate programs, among many other notable accomplishments.
Contributions in Dean Reichert’s memory may be made to the Ashtabula Area College Committee, Inc., sent to Dean Stocker’s attention at 3300 Lake Road West, Ashtabula, OH 44004.
The College of the Arts is proud to continue the acclaimed Thomas Schroth Visiting Artist Series with virtual presentations this winter and spring dedicated to the College's commitment to celebrating diversity within the Arts. The first guest speaker of this year's series is Tiffany Rea-Fisher, artistic director of Elisa Monte Dance. Rea-Fisher will give a presentation and take questions on Thursday, Dec. 3 from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. via Zoom. Admission to the event is FREE, however reservations are required. To RSVP to attend, please visit the link below: RSVP to Tiffany Rea-Fisher Eve...
Both the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in nursing, established in the 1960s, and the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), initiated in the early 2000s, provide doctoral degree programs allowing graduates to address the needs of patients and improve the constantly changing healthcare system. However, the divergent focus of the two programs—research methods and knowledge generation (Ph.D.) and evidence-based nursing approaches and application of research (DNP)—often result in doctorally prepared nurses working in silos with limited understanding of the others’ roles and few opportunities for meaning...
A year before Timothy Griffin graduated from Kent State University at Tuscarawas in 2017 with an Associate of Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering Technology degree and a certificate in computer-aided design for manufacturing, a single phone call would launch his career and have him designing life-saving firetrucks before he graduated. The story starts with Larry Reber, president of Firovac Power Systems, a fire apparatus manufacturer that specializes in high performance tankers and fire trucks. Reber discovered when he launched his business that there were two main issues for local ci...
Julianne Lambeth, RN was inspired to become a nurse by those who cared for her mother through cancer treatment. But she didn’t learn to think like a nurse until she attended the Associate of Applied Science in Nursing program at the Kent State University Twinsburg Academic Center (TAC). Lambeth recalls, “My mother was diagnosed with breast cancer, and the nurses that we saw each week impacted our lives so much during her treatment, they truly inspired me to do the same for others. So I changed my major to nursing.” At the time, Lambeth was set on becoming a dental hygienist. She had co...