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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 ...
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded Kent State University a nearly $1.2 million, five-year TRIO Educational Opportunity Centers program grant. The program is designed to provide support services to qualified adults, including veterans, who want to enter or continue a program of postsecondary education. The Educational Opportunity Centers program specifically targets low-income adults and veterans by offering a wide range of services, including counseling and assistance with financial aid, testing and college admissions applications. Kent State, a national leader in a...
The Business Leadership Training (BLT) is a partnership between Kent State Twinsburg Academic Center and the Twinsburg and Nordonia Hills Chambers of Commerce. The BLT bi-monthly programming is free and open to the public. The final program of 2021 is "Change is Hard: Leading It Doesn’t Have To Be" and is scheduled via Zoom on Thursday, November 18, from noon – 1 PM. Dr. Susan Emens, Assistant Dean for Kent State Twinsburg Academic Center is the featured presenter. To stay competitive, businesses must adapt quickly to their ever-changing environments. However, managers often face resistance...
Week 7 Vaccination Winners Week seven winners of the Kent State University employee vaccination drawing have been announced. Look below for the list of the lucky winners! Catherine M. Zapytowski Mgr, IT Budgeting & Bus Svs $100 Tatjana Hrubik-Vulanovic Associate Professor $100 Robert A. Chester Custodial Worker $100 Kevin F. Hilger Lead IT User Support Analyst $100 Thorsten-Lars Schmidt Assistant Professor $100 Robert W. Eckman Chief Info Security Officer...
Twenty-nine current Kent State faculty members have been named to be in the top 2% of scientists in the world based on a recent study published by Stanford University scholars, proving why Kent State is a top-tier research university. Top 2 % in the World The report, published in the PLOS Biology journal, evaluated more than six million scientists across 22 different fields and 176 subfields from 1996 until 2019. The top 2% list is made up of more than 100,000 most-cited scientists who have authored at least five scientific papers. The ranking method is based on standardized citati...