The College of Podiatric Medicine (CPM) is proud to congratulate Jill Kawalec, Ph.D., on her promotion to Professor this July. Dr. Kawalec has a Bachelor of Bioengineering degree from the University of Pennsylvania, as well as a master’s degree and Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering, both earned from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. Originally hired with the former Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine in 1996, Dr. Kawalec began her career with the college as an Assistant Professor and Director of Research. Following the acquisition of OCPM by Kent State University in 2012, she was p...
The Wick Poetry Center held the Celebrating Our Own Poetry Reading and Open Mic on Thursday, Oct. 3. The reading started at 7:30 p.m. in the Wick Poetry Corner on the 2nd floor of Kent State’s University Library. The event was held to celebrate the 2019 Undergraduate Poetry Scholarship winners, who were all invited to read their poems. Max Lizanich was the first place winner, with his poem “When We Packed up the House,” Carrie George was second place, with her poem “To My Mother and To Yours,” and Cameron Gorman, who was unable to attend the reading, won third, with her poem “coventry.” The s...
Minority, low-income and first-generation college students are often underrepresented in graduate schools. To change this and to help students realize their potential, the McNair Scholars Program at Kent State University provides assistance to underrepresented students who consider pursuing a doctoral degree. The McNair Scholars program is one of several federally funded TRIO Programs at Kent State with the goal of improving degree attainment for underrepresented, first-generation and low-income students. The specific goal of the McNair Scholars Program is to assist students to potent...
Kent State University’s Precision Flight ranked third overall last week at the Region III Safecon, National Intercollegiate Flying Association (NIFA) Competition at The Ohio State University (OSU). NIFA serves as a forum for collegiate aviators to expand their studies and further their careers by participating in competitive and non-competitive events, networking with industry leaders and applying themselves to go above-and-beyond their standard curriculum. “This is a way for the students to grow and believe in themselves as aviators,” says George Armann, Head Coach and Advisor. “The tea...
The Kent State University Geauga Campus Wellness Club, in conjunction with Counseling Services, recently received a $1,000 Seeds of Wellness Grant from Kent State University. The grant is designed to benefit the entire Kent State Geauga student body with the establishment of a new Mental Health & Wellness Center. Counseling Specialist Valerie Rutherford MSW, LISW-S, who is co-advisor to the fledgling Student Wellness Organization with Wellness Ambassador Rae Ann Byers, explains that the focus of the grant is on students who need help in managing stress and improv...
Dr. Joseph Underwood Selected as Tyson Scholar Assistant professor of Art History, Dr. Joseph Underwood, was selected through an international competition for the Tyson Scholars Program at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art for the spring of 2020. The award also comes with a monetary prize of $21,000. Dr. Underwood’s research project, “Forging a New Contemporary: Art from Senegal and the Americas in Transnational Networks, 1962-1984,” will be conducted at the Crystal Bridges Museum over the course of several months. Tyson Scholars have access to the art and library collection...