They say what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger and while this may not be an accurate statement in a literal sense, it is oftentimes the explanation used to justify adversity, rejection and misfortune.  Resilience is the ability to adapt to new situations and ever changing environments and resilient individuals more easily navigate professional and personal uncertainties. Shannon Navy, Ph.D., assistant professor of Science Education, and Lisa Borgerding, Ph.D.,  professor of Science Education, both in the School of Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies, understand the impor...

Images from a collection curated by the Kent State University at Ashtabula library and Open Access Kent State (OAKS) will be included in a documentary covering the fight for women’s suffrage in Ohio that will air regionally this month and statewide in March 2022. Several photos from the “An Evening with Judge Florence Allen” collection will be featured in “Let Ohio Women Vote” which will air Monday, Nov. 15, on two PBS stations in Southwest Ohio – WCET PBS in Cincinnati and ThinkTV PBS in Dayton. The program will be available to all public television stations in Ohio in March for Women’s Hi...

Kent State University held its annual Veterans Day Commemoration in person at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 10, at Risman Plaza on the Kent Campus. Risman Plaza is located in front of the Kent Student Center. The program, titled “Honoring All Those Who Serve,” included a flag-raising ceremony conducted by a joint color guard from Kent State’s Army ROTC and Air Force ROTC programs on the Student Green at Risman Plaza; Tim Coyne, senior business manager for Kent State’s Division of Student Affairs, serving as bugler; the national anthem performed by Kent State’s Army and Air Force ROTC programs;...

The School of Fashion congratulates senior B.A. Fashion Design major Dalimar Solis Ortiz who was recently selected by the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) as a finalist in the Re:Generation Innovation Scholar Award competition, sponsored by Swarovski Foundation. Solis Ortiz, a native of Puerto Rico, was also a finalist in the CFDA's Liz Claiborne Design Impactful Futures competition. Solis Ortiz's collection, Preciosa, reflects her home of Puerto Rico and is inspired by the architecture and buildings of Viejo San Juan. "My design approach focuses on inclusi...

Julia Hallgren didn’t know the student in front of her.   She didn’t need to. “The student closed the door after they said they felt suicidal, (so) I knew I had to do something,” Hallgren said. Hallgren immediately contacted Kent State University Police, who are trained to support students in crisis and who immediately responded, potentially saving the student’s life. For Hallgren, a freshman studying Human Development and Family Studies, the scene was all too familiar. “Unfortunately, this isn't the first time I had to do something like this but knowing that I ...

Dear Kent State University Faculty, On Sept. 30, the two bargaining units of the Kent State Chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP-KSU) and the university signed memorandums of understanding (MOUs) through which faculty agreed to comply with the university’s vaccine requirement. The MOUs apply to all tenured and tenure-track and full-time non-tenure-track faculty regardless of teaching methodology.  We are grateful for your cooperation in helping to keep our community safe and healthy as we continue to fight the COVID-19 virus.&nb...