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...
肯特州立大学护理学院将在2020年秋季学期迎来重新设计课程后的第一批护理学博士。新开放的博士课程经过精心设计，使学生在护理历史和哲学、护理理论、科学写作、研究方法、统计学、定量和定性设计等领域获得基本知识，并为应对新兴的护理科学领域做好准备。 负责研究生项目的副院长Wendy Umberger博士说:“调整后的项目将满足我们学生和更广泛的护理社区的需求。它可以是全日制的，也可以是在职的，为学生提供了更大的灵活性，他们中的许多人在完成课程和论文研究的同时继续工作。” 为了更好地培养学生成为未来护理研究的科学领导者，每个学生都将与一位有着相似研究兴趣的教员密切合作。在整个博士项目期间，学生将有机会与他们的指导老师一起发表和展示研究成果，从而通过实践的方式学习，同时也成为一名适应社会需求的护理学家。 Umberger博士说:“对博士生来说，在项目的早期接受专业社会化是很重要的，以便学生明白成为一名研究人员和科学家意味着什么。在选择博士项目时，学生们会找一位他们非常认可的研究领域专家作为指导老师和导师。” 肯特州立大学护理学院的教师们研究方向非常广泛，包括: •在整个生命周期中对急慢性疾病进行自我管理 •家庭系统内外的健康人群、护理人员、职业人群和弱势群体的健康 •健康相关的护理系统和结果 •全球和文化健康 •新兴的教育、翻译和研究方法 •临终/保守治疗 此外，肯特州...
Managing multiple life roles. Now, that's a topic that we can all relate to. Join us for this new spin on stress management and how you can better manage this important skill. Our presenter, a Kent State favorite,will be Bill Frankel. Bill is a licensed counselor, executive coach, and principal of Be Well Solutions. As Bill navigates us through this discussion and mastering this important skill, participants will reflect upon the roles they play daily (i.e. spouse, parent, employee, friend, teacher, volunteer) and consider strategies to prioritize and balance these various roles. In additio...
Carrying around feelings of anger can hurt our health and relationships. On Mon., April 20, from noon – 1 p.m., webinar participants will be provided with the tools to set themselves free from these feelings and move forward. Join presenter Sandra Bishop from IMPACT Solutions as she defines forgiveness, examines why forgiveness is important and walks participants through the steps to forgive. This webinar is open to all full- and part-time faculty and staff. For full-time, benefits eligible employees participating in the Wellness Your Way Rewards Program, this session will be wort...
A Kent State University alumnus is teaming up with local restaurants and other alumni and friends to help raise money to provide meals to frontline workers battling the COVID-19 pandemic in Northeast Ohio.Jason Zygadlo, BBA, '02, of Brunswick said the effort has a dual purpose – feeding essential workers and helping area restaurants survive. Zygadlo works as a medical devices sales representative for the breast oncology division of Merit Medical Systems, a Utah-based company. His business has slowed due to non-emergency surgeries being halted during the pandemic. With some time to spare, ...
At a time it needs it most, Northeast Ohio is about to get an influx of some of the brightest new registered nurses in the country. For the third time since 2018, the most recent graduating class of the Kent State University at Ashtabula Associate Degree in Nursing program has earned a 100% pass rate on the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN), far surpassing the first quarter national average of 90%. “The success of these registered nurses can be attributed to their hard work and perseverance as students in the Associate Degree in Nursing program at Kent ...