Ecosystems in today's world are responding to a wide variety of environmental changes. What happens when these changes interact? That was the topic of a recent paper published by David Ward, Ph.D., the Art and Margaret Herrick Endowed Professor of Plant Biology in Kent State University's Department of Biological Sciences, and international colleagues and graduate students in the journal Scientific Reports. Although climate change is often viewed as the overriding global challenge, grasslands around the world are actually often directly threatened by a simple neighboring plant. Lik...
For Kent State Tuscarawas students, the future is now! You can make a difference for local students by joining the Tuscarawas County University Foundation as it launches the 2018 annual campaign For the Future. Beginning this month, the community can make the future forever brighter for our students by supporting local education. Mike Taylor, a university foundation board member, and Darlene Finzer, a Rea & Associates CPA and Tuscarawas County Branch District campus trustee, leads the campaign this year. Your generosity can provide an excellent, affordable experie...
Experienced leader brings innovative approach to enrollment and student success strategies Following a national search, Kent State University has selected Mary G. Parker, Ed.D., as its inaugural vice president for enrollment management. Dr. Parker comes to Kent State from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, where she has served as associate vice president for enrollment management. She has significant experience in both admissions and enrollment, including more than 26 years of increasingly complex leadership roles in higher education. She joins Kent State on Jan. 16, 2019. Dr. Parke...
Two Kent State entrepreneurship students have turned their passion for Louisiana cuisine into a new pop-up restaurant, the Southern Comfort Kitchen. They hope the project eventually will fund their purchase of a food truck, which is their ultimate goal. Water Street Tavern hosted Southern Comfort’s first pop-up restaurant on Oct. 25, where the pair served up New Orleans-style gumbo, shrimp, crabmeat and corn bisque. Proceeds from the pop-up will go toward their food truck business. Founder and CEO Will Matthews and his partner Zack Mottershead are both seniors...
For demonstrating exceptional performance in advancing the university’s strategic goals, Kent State University at Trumbull’s instructional designer, Sean Melnik, has earned the President's Award of Distinction. Kent State President Beverly Warren presented the award to Melnik last week in front of faculty and staff. Kathy Dwinnels, associate professor and Nursing Coordinator, nominated him for the award. “Sean is an outstanding asset to our campus,” said Dwinnels. ”His knowledge and expertise have been extremely beneficial for everyone, and he is always available, pleasant, a...
Many professors have certain influences that inspire them to teach. For David Kaplan, Ph.D., professor in Kent State University's Department of Geography, that inspiration comes from his father. “My father was a university professor in psychology, and I remember well the dedication he brought to his job and to his students,” Dr. Kaplan says. Dr. Kaplan is one of three educators honored with the Distinguished Teaching Award, the highest teaching award a tenured or tenure-track professor can receive. The award is sponsored by the Kent State University Alumni Associ...
Kent State University held its annual Veterans Day observance on Thursday, Nov. 8, at 11 a.m. in the Kent Student Center Kiva. The program, Honoring All Who Serve, included a flag-raising ceremony conducted by a joint color guard from the university’s Army and Air Force ROTC programs on the Student Green at Risman Plaza at 10:30 a.m., the national anthem was performed by Momentum and remarks were given by Kent State President Beverly J. Warren and guest speaker Maj. Russell Galeti Jr. Maj. Galeti graduated from Kent State in 2005 and has served more than 20 years in the Ohio Army Nation...
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Nov. 3: Jason Prufer is the author of Small Town, Big Music - The Outsized Influence of Kent, Ohio, on the History of Rock and Roll. The book features first-hand stories of big-name musicians traveling through Kent, as well as the local music scene where Joe Walsh, Patrick Carney, Chrissie Hynde, and DEVO refined their crafts. The book is published by the Kent State University Press. Prufer also works as a senior library associate in Kent State University's library. Listen to the interview: ...