Peter C. Kratcoski Sr., Department of Sociology at Kent State University at Stark, authored Correctional Counseling and Treatment, 6th edition, published by Springer in 2017. The book provides comprehensive information on the methods used in the counseling and treatment of criminal offenders. The book places emphasis on the interaction among the various components of the justice system. Extensive interviews with practitioners are used to illustrate the process. A number of the practitioners interviewed are former or current Kent State students. ...

Familiar Face Sarah M. Rendino (Ricketson) Manager University Dining Services Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: I currently oversee two small dining locations on campus. I employ several students to help maintain the location. I do ordering and inventory, along with staying in the parameters of a budget. I also work closely with the students to give them a good working experience and to be an encouraging role model to them. WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: August 2004 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Cravings Deli & Bagel, which was located in the Kent Student Cen...

New Face Rhoda Wilk Administrative Secretary Student Success Programs Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: Support Student Success Programs WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: September 2016 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: City of Tallmadge LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Friendly faculty and staff ATTRACTION TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AS AN EMPLOYER: Opportunities for growth RESIDES IN: Tallmadge, Ohio HOMETOWN: Kensington, Maryland EDUCATION: B.S. Computer Science, Virginia Tech; M.S. Secondary Education, University of Akron HO...

Michelle Arendas and Josh Avsec have bantered on Tinder for three years, but never met until Tuesday morning on ABC’s Good Morning America. The two Kent State University students sat side-by-side with a wall separating them as GMA hosts Michael Strahan and Lara Spencer asked questions about how much the students have in common. Before the big reveal, Arendas and Avsec learned that food is most important on the “perfect” date. Their favorite go-to junk food is chips, and their favorite TV show to binge on is “The Office.” Tinder is sending Arendas and Avsec to Maui, Hawaii for their ...

NPR’s David Folkenflik will headline the 13th annual Poynter KSU Media Ethics Workshop on Sept. 21, 2017. Hosted by the Poynter Institute and the Kent State School of Journalism and Mass Communication’s Media Law Center for Ethics and Access, this year’s workshop will explore the concept and ethics of “fake news.” “Fake news” has become a popular catchphrase since the 2016 presidential election. Once used to describe deliberate misinformation and hoaxes, it has since become a blanket term to discredit all kinds of stories. Folkenflik, who will deliver the workshop’s keynote, is the media...

Kent State University is receiving national recognition for its mission to support a climate that welcomes and supports diversity in all of its forms. The Society for Diversity is presenting the university with the distinctive Innovation + Inclusion Leadership Award.   For the past eight years, the Society for Diversity has recognized the work of outstanding organizations and individuals who have demonstrated excellence in employment equity and workplace inclusion. This year, the Society for Diversity added “innovation” to its criteria to represent how collaboration, new strategies&nbs...

Lance Peterson was selected as Clinical Instructor of the Year by students and staff of the physical therapist assistant program at Kent State East Liverpool. He is a physical therapist and manager at Novacare Rehab in East Palestine. As a clinical instructor, Peterson works with PTA students who are placed in the facility as part of their educational experience and training. He has served as a Kent State East Liverpool clinical instructor for more than 20 years. “Mr. Peterson has made a huge impact on many of our students over the years,” noted Kathryn Sutton, academic advisor and clinical ...

Kent, OH – Porthouse Theatre, Kent State University's summer professional theatre, was awarded a $23,615 sustainability grant by the Ohio Arts Council during the body's summer board meeting on July 19. The grant helps Porthouse Theatre provide high quality theatre and arts education to the Northeast Ohio community. Specifically, the grant allows Porthouse to continue offering its academies for high school, college, and international students as well as community nights that provide free tickets to patrons that otherwise would not be able to attend the theatre. Accordi...

Kent State student and Trumbull County native Emelia Sherin, ’20, is calling attention to Ohio’s opioid epidemic in a new way. The public relations major – formerly a performer for Disney Cruise Line – combined her talents in the performing arts, writing and advocacy, to write the play “(In)Dependent: The Heroin Project.” “(In)Dependent” is being produced by the Akron Civic Theatre as part of the Millennial Theatre Project, and will be performed Aug. 4 and 5, 2017. “I started writing the play because the media was bothering me so much; it was eating at me,” Sherin said. “It was s...