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There were so many great photos from 2019. As we took a deeper look at the images from last year, a few stood out as the favorites. Scenic campus shots. Big wins on the gridiron. A day in the life of our Kent State students. Take a look back at your favorite five Photos of the Week of 2019 based on engagement across Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. 1. For the first time, we had a little fun with the Photo of the Week and actually showcased a timelapse. This timelapse showcased last year’s BlastOff festivities in August, where students had a chance to learn about Kent State’s 300 + student...
On the heels of being honored by the American Heart Association for its highest workplace wellness award, the Healthy Business Council of Ohio (HBCO) has awarded Kent State University the 2019 Healthy Worksite Gold Level Award for its healthy worksite practices.The Healthy Worksite Award recognizes Ohio employers who demonstrate a commitment to employee wellness through comprehensive worksite health promotion and wellness programs. Applicants are scored on the extent their wellness programs facilitate and encourage employee health, enhance productivity and ensure a healthy work environment.“We...
On Friday, Jan. 24, members of the Kent State University community and the general public gathered to celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. The university’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration started at 4 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. This year’s keynote speaker was Melissa Harris-Perry, Ph.D., the Maya Angelou Presidential Chair at Wake Forest University, television host, author and political commentator. At Wake Forest, Harris-Perry serves as the founding director of the Anna Julia Cooper Center, whose mission is to advance justice through intersection...
Custodial grandparents and their grandchildren are a unique and little-understood population as are the physical and social health challenges they face. Gregory Smith, EdD, professor and director of the Human Development Center in the School of Lifespan Development and Educational Sciences in Kent State’s College of Education, Health and Human Services, has designed a program that could help assess the well-being of such families and provide resources to help them thrive. Smith has already advanced to the second phase of his five-year, $1.2 million project, “Social Intelligence Training for...
As the spring semester begins, it brings with it the 50th anniversary of the May 4 shootings. The Wick Poetry Center issued a national call for poems centered around the themes of peace, conflict transformation and student advocacy to commemorate this event. The contest was free and open to the public. The Wick Poetry Center accepted submissions from Sept. 21 until Dec. 15. During these three months, the contest garnered nearly 600 submissions from across the country, said David Hassler, director of the Wick Poetry Center. These poems were organized into three categories: adults, adult studen...
Leslie Srodek-Johnson, ’01, a Kent State University journalism graduate, mother of two and lead decorator and baker at Stan’s Northfield Bakery, received the call of a lifetime in December 2018. It was from the Food Network asking her to be a part of the “Christmas Cookie Challenge.” “My Mom answered the phone, and I heard her say ‘Yeah, it’s the (bleeping) Food Network,’ assuming it was some kind of scam,” said Leslie, laughing. “I quickly told her to give me the phone.” Little did she know she would win the judges over with her cute Santa-beard-on-a-stick cookies and be bringing home the b...
Throughout the Spring 2020 semester, the East Liverpool Campus will join with the university to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the events of May 4, 1970, on the Kent State Campus. A series of events and activities is planned to focus attention on this historical time in American history. Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to participate and/or attend these events. The current list of activities is listed below. Please note that additional events may be added throughout the semester or there may be slight changes to these events (times, locations) that may coincid...