Dr. Craig Paulenich, professor of English at the Kent State Salem Campus, is holding a book signing and reading April 25, 6 p.m., in the Academic Learning Commons on campus. Books will be sold, cash only, for $15 each. Paulenich will share selections from his recently published book, Old Brown, a collection of poems and essays about Captain John Brown, a radical abolitionist who believed in the violent overthrow of slavery. It was Brown, a self-appointed “captain,” who led a group of his followers on an attack of the occupied federal arsenal in Harpers Ferry, Va., (now West Virginia). Duri...
Whoever said, “You can never go home again” didn’t know Nathan Pilarczyk. Within a span of five years, he graduated from his small hometown school in Orwell, went off to college at Ohio University, transferred to Kent State Geauga for his Middle Childhood Education degree, and now has come full circle to Grand Valley Middle School — not as a student this time, but as a teacher and coach. “I grew up in this community, and it has given me so much. I’m excited to be in a position to give back,” Pilarczyk says. “I love it here. I just made a big loop, and now I’m right back where I sta...
Mahwish Chishty stands in the center of a small exhibit space she has mocked up in her studio at Kent State’s Center for the Visual Arts. Its four walls, covered in shiny mylar emergency blankets—the kind given to refugees and survivors of disaster—reflect back her image, multiplying it. Mounted on the walls are 3 ft. x 3 ft. square stainless-steel panels, their mirror finish painted with black dots that appear as random patterns when seen up close, then resolve into children’s faces when viewed from a distance. The Pakistani-born artist and assistant professor in the School of Art is po...
Kent State’s Dining Services competed in the 11th annual Nutritious and Delicious Gala at The Tangier restaurant in Akron. The annual gala was hosted by the Greater Akron Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (GAAND) and comprised of various vendors, such as Core Life, Farm Fare, Food 4 Thought Café, and many others. The gala’s mission is “to be the advocate of the dietetic profession serving the public through promotion of optimal nutrition and well-being by advocating for its members”. The event served as a fundraiser for the GAAND Student Scholarship to assist students throughout Northeast ...
Kent State professors Owen Lovejoy and Mary Ann Raghanti with the Neuroscience program were featured recently on WKSU. The two worked together on a recent paper that looks at how a neurochemical change in our brains became the turning point in human evolution. ...
Stow resident Megan Schinker: Started scientific research in summer 2017. Co-author of three scientific publications. Contributed to the identification of a new species of cyclid. Did we mention she hasn’t even graduated from high school yet? The Stow-Munroe Falls High School senior, who will graduate in May and turn 18 in July, has been working with Dr. Rodney Feldmann at Kent State University through the Science Experience Internship program. Through her work through this program, which started the summer after her sophomore year, she was able to help identify a new species...
The Kent State University Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting Monday, April 15, for the sole purpose of retiring into executive session to consider two specific topics as provided for under Ohio’s “Sunshine Law”: considering the appointment, employment and compensation of a public employee or official [121.22(G)(1)]; and preparing for, conducting, or reviewing negotiations or bargaining sessions with public employees concerning their compensation or other terms and conditions of their employment [121.22 (G)(4)]. No other topics will be placed on the agenda, no committee meetings w...
Golden Flash Asset Management Team Takes First Place at International Competition NEW YORK, New York - The Kent State Golden Flash Asset Management Team took first place in the Fixed Income Portfolio category at the G.A.M.E. Forum held recently in New York City. “We are thrilled to have won at the G.A.M.E. Forum in our first year in the portfolio competition. Our team worked diligently to build the processes and protocols that accompany a well-run mutual fund,” said Steven Dennis, Ph.D., Firestone Chair of Corporate Finance and chair of the Kent State Depa...
Kent State’s very first Women’s Lacrosse team is making an impact on the culture at Kent State during its first year on campus. Since the team is new to Kent State, players get to shape opinions and perceptions of the team and the players. Head Coach Brianne Tierney accepted the unique experience of building a brand-new team. She was hired by Kent State in the spring of 2017 with the task of recruiting players from around the nation. It took her close to two years to recruit a team that now consists of 24 freshman and two sophomores. “Everyone is either new to the pr...
Familiar Face Tracey Motter Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs College of Nursing Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: I am responsible for the 4 year BSN, Accelerated BSN, and RN to BSN programs. I work with faculty to assure the curriculum remains current and meets accreditation standards. I am an advocate for our program and work to develop partnerships in the community to provide students a rich nursing experience that benefits our community partners and work to assure students are prepared for the national licensure exam and feel connected to the ...