On June 29, 2018, the Geauga Campus and Regional Academic Center Nursing Program Director and Coordinator participated in a unique event in collaboration with Cleveland Clinic Dean’s Roundtable partners. As a collaborative member of this clinical-educational, problem-solving group, the campus continues its vital work to explore and address the challenges of transition to practice. "We were honored to collaborate on a project aimed at increasing the readiness of graduate nurses to practice in their first nursing position,” said Donna Casey, ADN Program Director. "This experience ...
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The greenhouse effect is one of the most widely known causes of global climate change. It is currently caused by an excess of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere due to burning of fossil fuels. Some natural processes can help slow climate change by removing CO2 from the atmosphere. For example, plants filter CO2 out of air and transfer carbon into soil where it can be sequestered for decades to centuries. One of the factors that influences the ability of plants and soils to store carbon is the focus of a new study by Elizabeth Herndon, Ph.D, assistant professor of geology in Kent State Uni...
The greenhouse effect is one of the most widely known causes of global climate change. It is currently caused by an excess of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere due to burning of fossil fuels. Some natural processes can help slow climate change by removing CO2 from the atmosphere. For example, plants filter CO2 out of air and transfer carbon into soil where it can be sequestered for decades to centuries. One of the factors that influences the ability of plants and soils to store carbon is the focus of a new study by Elizabeth Herndon, Ph.D, assistant professor of geology in Kent State...
The LGBTQ Student Center is hosting its annual Rainbow Run this year on September 21, 2018 at 7pm in Risman Plaza. Formerly known as That Gay 5K, the Rainbow Run is a fun 5k where participants can run, walk, and roll their way to the finish line! The event started 3 years ago when former intern, Blake Kinsel, saw the financial challenges a lot of LGBTQ+ students face and wanted to create a sustainable fundraiser for the Center’s Emergency Fund. He researched and planned a color run, which had 100 people register and 50 people actively participate. The second year the glow run that continues to...
On Monday, Aug. 6, Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) and Kent State University signed a shared services agreement that will enable NEOMED to offer online degree programs in its College of Graduate Studies. Under the agreement, Kent State will provide technology and support services, including infrastructure, instructional design, video hosting and delivery, as well as a course management system for NEOMED’s online courses and programs. NEOMED will maintain responsibility for all academic, administrative and financial services for those online programs, including courses, content...
Faculty, staff, students and visitors to Kent State University will no longer have to deal with orange barrels, detours, and traffic delays on Summit Street. After more than two years of construction, the Summit Street: Building a Better Way Improvement Project is scheduled to be completed in time for the start of fall classes. Two-way traffic is scheduled to resume in the construction area on Aug. 15, weather permitting. The project, which was managed by the City of Kent, began in the spring of 2016 and made improvements to a one-mile...
Kent State University President Beverly J. Warren will be among the featured lecturers during the Chautauqua Institution’s weeklong investigation of “The Forgotten: History and Memory in the 21st Century,” which runs through Aug. 18. President Warren will speak at 10:45 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 15, in the Chautauqua Amphitheater on the institution grounds. Kent State’s global family of alumni, scholars, students and friends are invited to visit the Kent State May 4 50 Years Commemoration page to watch the speech live and to join in this opportunity to reflect and share l...
A new roundabout, at the intersection of Campus Center Drive and Risman Drive, has multiple lanes and HAWK Beacons. ...