In 2020, Sarah Shendy, ’06, became the first Director, Ohio Office of Law Enforcement Recruitment. Sarah worked hard to achieve this prestigious position, but had it not been for Kent State University, she may have never gone into law enforcement.“After I graduated with my bachelor’s degree in justice studies, (now former) Kent State criminal justice Professor and police academy Commander, James Owens, told me I would make a great officer,” Sarah said. “I made the decision to join the academy, fell in love with law enforcement and since then my life has never been the same.”Sarah’s decision to...
Last spring, American Academy student Maria Cecília Sucharski learned that COVID-19 would restrict students from attending in-person classes on the Brazilian campus. However, Sucharski was happy to learn first-hand that faculty for the dual enrollment program were equipped to deliver an optimal remote experience. “The professors actually seemed more prepared for teaching remotely than I thought they would be,” Sucharski mused recently. “The classes were great, and I didn’t really miss out on any content. Although I was sad that we didn’t get to meet our professors. I know I will come and talk...
Kent State University students of the School of Media and Journalism (MDJ) are not afraid to use their platforms to document current issues of diversity at the university and beyond - and their work is gaining attention. By sharing personal stories of immigration, family history and the experiences of people of color at Kent State, MDJ student journalists have put a spotlight on some of the most important issues facing American society today. Valerie Royzman, B.S. ‘19, was recognized as this year’s winner of the Robert G. McGruder Student Award for Diversity. The winning essay, “I Spin B...
Kent State University invites educators of students in grades 6-12 to apply by March 1 for its 2021 Landmarks of American History and Culture workshop, “Making Meaning of May 4: The 1970 Kent State Shootings in U.S. History,” which has been made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom. Co-directors Laura Davis, Ph.D., Professor Emerita of English and former founding director of the May 4 Visitors Center, and Todd Hawley, Ph.D., associate professor of social studies teacher education, were initially awarded funding by the Nat...
KENT, Ohio – The Kent State University College of Business Administration announces Grace Wakulchik MBA ’96, President and CEO of Akron Children’s Hospital, as the 2021 Spirit of Women in Business award winner. The 10th annual Spirit of Women in Business conference hosted by the Kent State College of Business Administration will take place virtually at 11 a.m. on Fridays throughout the month of March. Wakulchik will be honored during the March 19 event. “We look forward to honoring accomplished leader and Kent State MBA alumnus Grace Wakulchik at this year’s conference,”. said Deborah F...
In the course Community Health Nursing, Taryn Burhanna’s students are required to complete 60 clinical hours and eight laboratory simulation hours. Burhanna, MSN, APRN, NP-C, community health nursing coordinator, wanted to ensure students in this course could get their hours and gain real-life experience by tapping into coronavirus relief efforts on campus. As part of its strategy to stop the spread of COVID-19, Kent State University partnered with the Kent community to host the Ohio Pandemic Testing Team on the Kent Campus. Medical personnel from the Ohio National Guard administered free COV...
The Ohio Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects has awarded three Master of Landscape Architecture students 2020 Student Design Awards.HONOR AWARDJames Sasser MLA (‘22) was awarded the Ohio ASLA Student Honor Award in recognition of outstanding academic achievement for his studio project “Maritime Emergence, Cleveland Ohio” executed with faculty advisor Cat Marshall. This honor award recognizes superior professional achievement in projects that embody the creativity, imagination and practicality of the landscape architecture profession."Maritime Emergence is a response to incr...
A liquid crystal research group at Kent State University is knocking on the doors of the biomedical industry with its current project. The recent publication of research on “Directional self-locomotion of active droplets enabled by a nematic environment” explains a technique of controlling bacteria movement with liquid crystal structures that could have a potential impact in many areas of research and medical care. Oleg Lavrentovich, Ph.D., and a team of graduate students published research in the science journal Nature Physics in October. The study describes the mechaniza...
KENT, Ohio – The Kent State University College of Business Administration announces Tasha Eurich, Ph.D., New York Times bestselling author, as keynote speaker for the 2021 Spirit of Women in Business Conference. Eurich will present, "Powering Up: How Self-Awareness Helps Women" based on her latest book, Insight. Rather than hosting a day-long event as in years past, this year's event will feature a different speaker discussing a topic of interest at 11 a.m. each Friday in March. Eurich's keynote will start the conference off on Friday, March 5. Eurich is an industrial-organization...