The College of Podiatric Medicine (KSUCPM) is pleased to announce that Bryan D. Caldwell, DPM, MD has accepted the position of Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, effective Jan. 4, 2021. When Vincent J. Hetherington, DPM announced his retirement following 32 years at KSUCPM in September of this year, the daunting task of filling his shoes began. The next in line for the position would need to embody the “students first” philosophy to implement academic programs to serve student needs and ensure their success during their four years at KSUCPM and beyond to excel in residencies. Follo...

The Materials Science Graduate Program at Kent State University will be hosting our virtual Graduate School Fair on MS TEAMS. The Fair will be held on November 19th, at 10:30am with Director, Dr. Antal Jakli.   To attend our Virtual Grad Fair please register by clicking: Virtual Grad Fair Registration Form Once you have registered we will send a follow up email with an invitation link to our Virtual Grad Fair.   If you have any questions please contact MaterialsScience@kent.edu. ...

Kent State University launched its month-long celebration of philanthropy, Giving Tuesday, on Nov. 9 and highlighted a fundamental belief within the Golden Flash community: “Flashes Take Care of Flashes.” This caring approach has been a cornerstone in uniting both current and past Flashes in efforts to support each other through trying times. With so much uncertainty and economic instability arising from the current global health crisis, many students need financial support to continue their education. The “Flashes Take Care of Flashes” message exemplifies the purpose of the Giving Tuesday ...

Kent State University launched its month-long celebration of philanthropy, Giving Tuesday, on Nov. 9 and highlighted a fundamental belief within the Golden Flash community: “Flashes Take Care of Flashes.” This caring approach has been a cornerstone in uniting both current and past Flashes in efforts to support each other through trying times. With so much uncertainty and economic instability arising from the current global health crisis, many students need financial support to continue their education. The “Flashes Take Care of Flashes” message exemplifies the purpose of the Giving Tuesday ...

(Warren, OH) Few are feeling the repercussions of COVID-19 more than nursing home residents. To help lift their spirits, Kent State University at Trumbull nursing students are writing them greeting cards.   Brittany Snyder, a senior nursing student and Lordstown High School graduate, came up with the idea, working as an STNA at Humility House in Austintown.   “We have lost some of our residents due to COVID,” Snyder said. “I thought sharing kind and encouraging words on a greeting card would be a good way to boost their spirits.”   Snyder is vice president of Kent State T...

Students struggling academically or with time management skills will have an additional, powerful resource in the form of a fellow student to coach them to success. The Academic Success Center’s Peer Academic Coaching Program at Kent State University is now available for all students.  Peer Academic Coaching is a personalized one-on-one coaching service that pairs a student with a peer coach to develop proficiencies vital to an academic environment like Kent State, such as time management, study strategies and resilience “The goal is to help you become more effective and efficient a...

A recent study by Dr. William Lechner, Department of Psychological Sciences, and colleagues in the Center for Public Policy and Health in the College of Public Health at Kent State University has been listed in the World Health Organization’s Global Literature on Coronavirus Disease database. The study found that following the closure of university campuses, alcohol consumption increased over time, with students who reported greater symptoms of psychological distress also reporting greater increases in alcohol consumption overall.   To read more about the study, click here or follow th...

Kent State University will hold its annual Veterans Day Commemoration via a virtual webcast Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. The program, Honoring All Those Who Serve, will include: A pre-recorded flag-raising ceremony conducted by a joint color guard from the Army ROTC and Air Force ROTC programs on the Student Green at Risman Plaza. Lt. Col. Adrien Humphreys will serve as emcee. A native of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, Humphreys began her military career as an enlisted soldier in the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps in September 1998. She was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in December 2003...