Kent State University’s DeWeese Health Center is on a mission to create a culture of wellness on campus that incorporates body, mind, spirit and financial well-being, as well as a sense of community. To this end, the DeWeese Health Center’s Wellness Committee recently accomplished one of its wellness initiatives of creating a community garden focused on growing fresh produce, learning best-practice gardening techniques and managing stress through connection with nature.   Serving on the committee are wellness ambassador Danielle Romig; health educator Sierra Baker; Adel Hanna, M.D....

Discover what really happened between rags and riches when Rodgers + Hammerstein’s CINDERELLA, the Broadway musical that's sweeping audiences off their feet, comes to the Performing Arts Center at Kent State University at Tuscarawas on Feb. 22 at 7:30 p.m.   With its fresh new take on the beloved tale of a young woman who is transformed from a chambermaid into a princess, this hilarious and romantic Rodgers + Hammerstein's CINDERELLA combines the story's classic elements – glass slippers, pumpkin, and a beautiful ball along – with some surprising twists. More than just a pretty face...

In celebration of National Engineers week, Kent State University at Tuscarawas is holding the 36th annual Engineering Technology Opportunity Expo on Feb. 22, from 5:30 – 8 p.m. in the student union of Founders Hall. The Expo is open free to the public.   Participating companies will have representatives from engineering, management, personnel and human resources available to address questions regarding availability of jobs, skill requirements, expected salaries and career opportunities in engineering. They will also have displays featuring information on various products they m...

The Super Bowl – a grand stage for advertisers and football players alike – will showcase the work of Kent State digital media production students and alumni, this Sunday, Feb. 4, through a regional Kent State commercial.   This year’s commercial, which will air in the Cleveland markets, was produced completely in-house, with Kent State digital media production alumni and students comprising more than half of the production team.   Student Jimmy Naples, ’18, juggled his production work as a dolly grip – setting up lights, rigging dolly tracks for different shots, etc. – w...

Sandra Volpe ’89, senior vice president of strategic planning, communications and contractor relations for FedEx Ground and 1989 alumna of Kent State University, is the recipient of the 2018 Spirit of Women in Business Award.   Volpe earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Kent State University and a Master of Business Administration from the Graduate School of Business at the University of Pittsburgh.   Volpe joined FedEx Ground in 2000 with more than 10 years of experience in financial planning and analysis. She was promoted to vice president of finance in 2...

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