n the heart of Kent State’s new Design Innovation (DI) Hub there will be an “Innovation Teaching Kitchen” where hospitality management students can use the latest technology and food preparation techniques to compete in culinary competitions and collaborate with their peers. Imagine hospitality management students collaborating with digital media students to produce culinary television shows in the Innovation Teaching Kitchen as passersby look on. Or nutrition students meeting with community neighbors to teach them how to prepare the fresh vegetables they’ve grown in the community garden pr...
The College of Architecture and Environmental Design, as part of a University-wide collaborative initiative headed by Design Innovation, is a major player in the production of face shields for first responders and health workers. The Kent State face shield design – using 3D printing in a way that provides adjustability, minimal print time, and use of available materials (plastic laser cut shields, foam tape, and hairbands in place of not to be found elastic) is a joint design effort that included many from the public health-sphere, design-sphere and the CAED, notably our own Kevin Pospichel...
Even before the coronavirus crisis up-ended daily life, college students were already juggling critical demands on their time, careers, and finances. Any interruption in their study-work-life balance could threaten their stability. COVID-19 has created a sudden and severe disturbance and now scores of students are experiencing serious setbacks. Fortunately, Kent State University has established the Kent State Emergency Grant Fund. During this unprecedented time, coupled with our move to remote instruction as of March 16, the lives of our students have been significantly disrupted. Along ...
SRWC Offers Virtual Exercises, Apps Since closing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Student Recreation and Wellness Center has researched and developed numerous virtual recreation activities for faculty, staff and students during the university closing. Learn more ...
Matthew Fowler, an Honors College junior majoring in public health and sociology from Brewster, Ohio, is currently completing an internship with the Kent State LGBTQ+ Center for the spring 2020 semester. His responsibilities include contributing to annual events and furthering the center’s health advocacy initiatives, both of which help connect the internship to his academic studies. Matthew learned about the internship in fall 2019 when the College of Public Health forwarded students in the college an email from a member of the LGBTQ+ Center’s staff, encouraging interested students to a...
The journey towards a professional career in the arts is different for everyone. For Kent State University alumna Nicole Barille, an art degree laid the groundwork for success in an unexpected way, lending inspiration and creative direction to her music. You may not need a degree to rock, but it helps. Nicole graduated from Kent State in 2004 with a B.A. in Art Education, but after graduation she found fulfillment outside of the classroom as one half of mr. Gnome, an art-rock outfit she co-founded with her husband, Sam Meister. In addition to the music itself (she plays guitar and sings, he p...
All Hands and Foot Doctors on Deck to Battle COVID-19 Windy Cole, doctor of podiatric medicine, adjunct professor and director of Wound Care Research at CPM, explores new ways to navigate daily duties during the coronavirus pandemic. Learn more. Meeting National Standards Through Online Instruction Associate Professor of Music Education Wendy Matthews, Ph.D., recently penned a blog for SmartMusic addressing the unique challenges of music directors meeting national standards through online learning. Learn more. Kent State University Hosts Online Celebration for 50th ...
Kent State University Hosts Online Celebration for 50th Anniversary of Earth Month If you’re looking for ways to connect to Earth Day events, look no further than Kent State’s 50th Anniversary celebration of the very first Earth Day, April 22, 1970, when more than 20 million Americans participated in one of the largest grassroots community service movements ever, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Now celebrated annually by nearly a billion people worldwide, Earth Day on the Kent Campus will be recognized with virtual happenings, plus opportunities to connect to other...
The Kent State Golden Flash Asset Management (GFAM) Group finds itself in a unique learning environment as group members collaborate remotely to actively manage stock portfolios during social distancing orders related to COVID-19. The GFAM Group, comprised of more than 30 undergraduates and eight graduate students in the College of Business Administration, provides participants an opportunity to manage assets across four separate accounts. According to GFAM faculty advisor Steve Dennis, Ph.D., Firestone Chair for Corporate Finance at the College of Business Administration, the group’s five...