The Kent State University at Ashtabula community mourns the loss of former student and long-time benefactor John J. Cogan, Ph.D., who passed away August 15, 2021 at the age of 79 at his home in Bloomington, Minn. Dr. Cogan, who attended what was then called the Kent State Academic Center in Ashtabula from 1960-1962, was the first recipient of the Roger T. Beitler Distinguished Former Student Award in 1980. He and his wife, Grace, established the Dr. John and Grace Cogan Endowed Scholarship in 2014 to provide educational opportunities to students in need. “We mourn the loss of our f...
The discussion around the role of influencers and misinformation is regularly occurring in social circles and academia. Clare Stacey, Ph. D., associate professor in the Department of Sociology & Criminology in the College of Arts and Sciences and Co-Director of the Healthy Communities Research Institute, was featured on the 21 News Podcast to share her insights on this topic. She was interviewed by Kent State broadcast journalism alumni and 21 WFMJ anchor Madison Tromler. In the interview, Dr. Stacey discussed how misinformation spreads, why people believe it, and what c...
Shana Klein, Ph.D., assistant professor of art history in the School of Art has been awarded a 2021 New Faculty Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award (ORSA) from Kent State University. The ORSAs recognize the hard work of junior faculty members who have been with Kent State for less than 10 years. Metin Eren, Ph.D. in the Department of Anthropology was also recognized with an award this year. “Klein and Eren represent the breadth of scholarship occurring at Kent State,” Doug Delahanty, Interim Vice President for Research and Sponsored Programs, explained. “The fact t...
Catherine Lentini, M.F.A. ’20 has curated an exhibition of paintings by Katie Butler, M.F.A. ‘21 for the 2021 SPRING/BREAK Art Show in New York City called HEARSAY:HERESY. The painting alumnae worked together to bring Butler’s “A Seat at the Table” solo exhibition to the space. SPRING/BREAK Art Show NYC, an internationally recognized exhibition platform, will return to 625 Madison Avenue between 58th and 59th Streets for the second time with the exhibitions on view from September 8-13, 2021. More than 100 curators are bringing exhibitions to the city using these underused, aty...
Corrie Slawson, M.F.A. ’06 has been awarded the Cleveland Arts Prize for Mid-Career Artist in Visual Arts for 2021. She will receive her award at the 61st annual awards event at the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 13, 2021. Five monetary prizes of $10,000 each are awarded to artists for Emerging, Mid-Career and Lifetime Acheivement categories for exemplary work in arts disciplines that include Design, Literature, Theatre & Dance, Music, and Visual Arts. Mid-Career Artist is awarded to two artists who have resided in Northeast Ohio and whose work has received both regional acclaim...
Kent State staff members with questions about the upcoming fall semester were able to talk with university leaders Aug. 19 via a virtual town hall on Zoom. Many questions focused on the university's response to COVID-19 and testing requirements as students, faculty and staff return to campus. Panelists for the town hall included: Manfred van Dulmen, Ph.D., chair, Pandemic Leadership Committee, associate provost for academic affairs and dean of the Division of Graduate Studies Julie Volcheck, M.S., assistant vice president for student affairs and director of University H...
In June 2021, Kent State University reinstated the four-week Florence Summer Institute program after more than a year of travel bans due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Thirty-two eager KSU students, many first-time flyers, headed to Cleveland Hopkins Airport where they would begin their trip to Florence. However, they encountered a fair share of obstacles along the way: passport verification, entry forms, exit forms, vaccination cards, COVID-19 testing, long lines and security checks.However, they met yet another challenge as they arrived at the Delta gate in Cleveland. They discovered they wo...
We welcome Assistant Professor Shana Klein of the KSU School of Art to present a virtual talk highlighting the content in her recently published book: “The Fruits of Empire: Art, Food, and the Politics of Race in the Age of American Expansion.” Klein studies food in the decades after the Civil War, when Americans consumed an unprecedented amount of fruit due to advancements in refrigeration and transportation.
Mental health issues are an increasing concern on college campuses across the country, with faculty and staff often a resource for students to turn to in difficult situations. In 2013, Step Up & Speak Out was created to assist university community members in understanding the resources available to assist distressed or disruptive individuals. To ensure convenient access, and provide the most up-to-date information, Step Up & Speak Out was recently integrated into the KSUMobile app. As a result, the stand-alone Step Up & Speak Out app has been discon...
