Among the festivities marking the beginning of this unconventional semester, one Kent State University office is partnering with Portage County social service agencies to host a contactless food drive to collect items that will support members of campus and local communities. The Flashes Fighting Hunger Contactless Food Drive, organized by Kent State’s Community Engaged Learning, will take place on Wednesday, Aug. 26, from 4-8 p.m. Those wishing to donate nonperishable food and toiletry items can proceed in their cars to the intersection of Lincoln Street and Hilltop Drive, near Rock...
WHAT: Kent State University is ready for the start of fall classes, and members of the media are invited to cover move-in day and see the modifications made to classrooms for face-to-face classes. The university will begin to welcome students to campus Wednesday, Aug. 19, with the first of five move-in days. The staggered approach over a five-day period with designated move-in blocks of time will help ensure a safer environment for moving students into the residence halls. Classrooms have also been modified for the fall semester. Classrooms have been rearranged to allow 6 f...
In keeping with safety precautions due to COVID-19, Kent State University at Tuscarawas Engineering Technology Program Director Paul Dykshoorn and Senior Electronic Technician Rick Thomas, have designed and installed privacy shields across the campus in preparation for Fall Semester. Dykshoorn was first asked to 3D print a bracket to hold a plexiglass desktop shield for the business area in May. In all, about 50 brackets were printed for various locations on campus. “In developing the bracket, I determined other areas would need the privacy shields as well, so R...
A panel of Kent State University's distinguished faculty recently held a live panel discussion to discuss the challenges of the upcoming fall semester, specifically how students can find success regardless of how their classes are delivered. Faculty panelists included: Tina Bhargava, Dr.P.H., Associate Professor, College of Public Health Pam Grimm, Ph.D., Faculty Senate Chair and Professor, College of Business Administration Jenny Marcinkiewicz, Ph.D., Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning, and Associate Professor, College of Arts and Sciences Jim ...
Note: The following essay was crafted by Aidan Taylor. Taylor is a senior pursuing a double major in Digital Media Production and Pan African Studies. His essay contains strong language. The Second Coming &nbs...
When her part-time job at the Dover Public Library was put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Kent State University at Tuscarawas alumna and former adjunct instructor Sherrel Rieger of Dover was looking for something to do with her extra time and energy. She and her aunt, Joyce Espenshied, decided to help the community by making and donating over 800 face masks to area healthcare facilities and members of the Hispanic community from March to May. When their personal supplies of material and elastic ran out, they were replenished with the help of JOANN Fabrics, friends and famil...