After hearing about a recent outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease at the Rescue Mission of the Mahoning Valley, Kent State University at Trumbull nursing students sprang into action, but not to administer care. They decided to help replace children’s books and toys that were lost when the building was sanitized.     Kent State Trumbull’s Student Nurse Association (SNA), through its Community Outreach and Professional Development Committee, set up collection bins around campus and asked students, staff and faculty to donate new or gently used toys and books.  ...

After fears that the Williamson House, home of Kent State University’s Women’s Center, might be coming down were put to rest, relief was not the only thing that the center’s staff found. The staff discovered an insatiable craving to unearth and tell the history of the Women’s Center and the women who have had an impact on the history of the university. “As I was looking through the history of the Women’s Center, it got me thinking how many stories potentially get lost if you’re not actively trying to preserve something,” says Cassandra Pegg-Kirby, director of the Women’s Center. Since...

The Kent State University fight song will blare down Main Street, the city of Kent will be flooded with blue and gold, alumni and friends will gather and reminisce about their Kent State days, fans will pack the stadium to cheer on their beloved Golden Flashes, and the entire campus will boom with Kent State pride.   Kent State will celebrate 100 years of Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 6. Kent State alumni, students, parents, faculty, staff and the community are invited to take part in one of the university’s long-standing traditions. Student events will occur the week leading up to H...

Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Psychological Science and Health Kent State University’s Department of Psychological Sciences has an open-rank, tenure-track position beginning in Fall 2019.  We seek candidates who conduct interdisciplinary research on the interactions of biological, psychological, or social factors in health and disease.  Specific area of research focus is open and candidates with expertise in clinical, social, health, and developmental psychology will be considered.  Research focused on health disparities or that targets underserved populations is highly d...

Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Behavioral Neuroscience   Kent State University’s Department of Psychological Sciences seeks applicants for an open-rank, tenure-track position in Behavioral Neuroscience beginning in Fall 2019.  Applicants should have expertise in systems/circuit-level neuroscience research that involves a behavioral component. The position is open to any area of behavioral neuroscience, with preference for research programs that complement existing strengths in memory, fear, stress, neuropharmacology, addiction, and behavioral neuroendocrinology. Faculty are e...

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Kent State University President Beverly J. Warren, emeritus artist and educator of Pan-African Studies E. Timothy Moore and head football coach Sean Lewis will serve as the guest speakers at the Fall 2018 Bowman Breakfast. The semi-annual Bowman Breakfast, which began in 1963, brings together leaders from Kent State and the city of Kent in a forum designed to advance community issues and strengthen the town-gown relationship. The topic of the breakfast is “A Reflection on 100 Years of Homecoming.” The breakfast will take place Wednesday, Oct. 3, in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. Doors op...

The Student Multicultural Center (SMC) has had an exciting start to the Fall Semester! We welcomed 275 students to participate in our Kupita/Transiciones program. The students shared their experiences and mentioned they felt they belonged to Kent State and that they had a family within the Student Multicultural Center’s staff, student leaders, and participants. With over 30 cultural sessions, community building, and social activities, our Kupita/Transiciones participants felt very excited, proud, and prepared to go into the Fall 2018 semester!  Two of our empowerment initiatives, Siste...

Over the past five years, SRVSS has led the charge in changing the culture around sexual and relationship violence that affects our community through education on healthy relationships, consent and power-based personal violence and empowering survivors.   Now we look to the future and share that beginning July 1, 2018, we became an official center for support services, prevention education and awareness for the Kent State community. The Center for Sexual and Relationship Violence Support Services (SRVSS) envisions a Kent State University community where all members learn, work and li...