Seventeen second-year students from the Occupational Therapy Assistant program rolled up their sleeves, flexed their muscles and went to work to help build the Walnut Grove Playground, an all-inclusive recreational facility designed for those with special needs. Located on Columbiana-Canfield Road in Canfield, the playground features universal design concepts and inclusiveness for all. The OTA students were on site for the first day of a two-day community build for volunteers, sponsored by the Walnut Grove organization. When the students arrived at the build site, they found a flat, empty fi...

Prior to their performance at the Performing Arts Center on January 13, New Basics Brass Band will perform in local schools for students. They describe their sound as “Sousaphone-Powered Feel-Good Music.”   The group will arrive a few days early and visit elementary schools in the Dover, New Philadelphia and Tuscarawas Central Catholic school districts for in-school assemblies. On Saturday, New Basics Brass Band will lead a workshop at the PAC for local band students. New Philadelphia, Tusky Valley and Dover high schools along with the Kent State University at Tuscarawas band studen...

Dec. 16:  Jason Lorenzon is a FAA licensed Commercial Pilot and Certified Flight Instructor. He was one of the first pilot-lawyers to receive the Remote Pilot In Command sUAV (drones) FAA Certificate in Ohio. Mr. Lorenzon teaches Aviation Law, Aviation Security, and Policy and periodically instructs Flight Tech majors at the Kent State University Airport. Learn more about  the  College of Aeronautics and Engineering  Learn more about  Jason Lorenzon Listen to the Elevations interview:   ...

The School of Communication Studies adopted a family through the Battered Women’s Shelter of Summit and Medina Counties to help make a family’s holiday season a bit brighter.   "We wanted to do something meaningful so we 'adopted a family' and provided the children with shoes, clothing, bed sheets, pillows and more items that would improve their everyday life," said Elizabeth Graham, Director of the School of Communication Studies.   Throughout the month of December, the COMM faculty and staff purchased gifts for a family of five males in need of support. A tree in the main offic...

It’s no secret that college is difficult. But changing your program of study to adapt to your developing interests shouldn’t be. Still, there are many different rules about what students can and cannot do when it comes to changing their program. For this reason, in October of 2016 Systems Development and Innovation decided something’s got to give. In a project sponsored by The Office of the University Registrar, SD&I has since re-written the existing workflow, entitled “Change of Program” located on FlashLine, and modified it to the new and improved “Manage My Program” on the Outsystems...

Studying for final exams wasn’t the only thing keeping nursing students busy on the East Liverpool Campus in recent weeks. The students also took time from their studies to help others from the community enjoy the holidays. The Student Nurses Association at Kent State East Liverpool spearheaded a project to help provide gifts for 44 local children through the Salvation Army. Nursing students, faculty and staff participated in the outreach effort. They also collected hats, scarves, gloves and slippers. The collection was enough to “stuff a Jeep.”  Student nurses from the foundations of n...