Kent State Trumbull nurses support the community following a crisis at the Rescue Mission of Mahoning Valley. Kent State Trumbull’s Student Nurses Association (SNA) set up collection bins around campus and asked students, staff and faculty to donate new or gently used toys and books for the Rescue Mission. “The Student Nurses Association is focusing on our community this year. We really want to help our community and reach out. We wanted to get as many donations as we could,” Valerie Salyers, a junior nursing major and president of the Student Nurse Association told WYTV. SNA representative...

Peter C. Kratcoski, Professor Emeritus, Department of Sociology, and co-presenters Gilbert Norden and Maximilian Edelbacher presented “Pre-Service Experiential Education/Training for Criminal Justice” at the International Police Executive Symposium/United Nations Symposium on Drugs and Crime in Vienna, Austria, on Aug. 21, 2018. ...

Tracey Motter, DNP, RN, College of Nursing, has been appointed to the newly redesigned Northeast Ohio Nursing Initiative (NEONI) Advisory Board, a workforce initiative under the Center for Health Affairs.   Learn more at www.kent.edu/nursing/news/kent-state-college-nursing-associate-dean-appointed-redesigned-neoni-advisory-board. ...

The Jewish Studies Program welcomes guest speaker, Lior Sternfeld, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of History at Penn State University. Dr. Sternfeld's talk, entitled "Iranian Jews in the Twentieth Century: Between Iranian Nationalism, Communism, and Zionism," will take place on Oct. 25, 2018 at 12:30 pm in the Kent Student Center room 319. This event is free and open to all. A light lunch will be served. ...

Have a question about what the IMPACT Employee Assistance Program (EAP) can do for you? Want to learn more about resiliency training, online seminars, depression awareness and prevention? Curious about financial counseling services, eldercare, childcare, smoking cessation or the new Stress Less Center? Come to the EAP office hours Wednesday, Oct. 24, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Employee Wellness Resource Room in 103 Heer Hall on the Kent Campus. Meet with Lisa Kirby, IMPACT Account Manager, and learn all about the numerous resources available to you and your eligible dependents. Offi...

Employees are encouraged to attend the Open Enrollment and Wellness Fairs held on all Kent State University campuses. Each fair will include information about 2019 healthcare plan offerings and information on how all full-time, benefits-eligible employees can earn up to $300 in wellness rewards by doing Wellness Your Way. The Open Enrollment and Wellness Fair on the Kent Campus will be held Wednesday, Oct. 17, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. Regional Campus Open Enrollment and Wellness Fair dates are listed below. 2019 Open Enrollm...

The Akron Symphony Orchestra will present "Sheherazade" on Saturday, Sept. 29, at 8 p.m. at E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall. The evening will include audience favorites from Tchaikovsky, Mozart and Rimsky-Korsakov’s tale of adventure – "Sheherazade." The performance includes guest pianist Angele Cheng. Kent State University faculty and staff can receive a 10 percent discount on adult tickets by using the promo code KSU18 at www.akronsymphony.org. The discount is also available the night of the performance by showing your Kent State ID at the box office. ...

Familiar Face Velda Lyness Theatre Specialist Performing Arts Center Tuscarawas Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: I help in the planning, coordinating and implementing of the technical support (sound and lights) needed for each scheduled event in the PAC (Performing Arts Center) and/or around the Tuscarawas Campus. I also assist in the set up and tear down of these events. WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: September 2012 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Technical Director, Lake Michigan College, Mendel Center Mainstage, Benton Harbor, Michigan LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT ...

When Jordan Wilkins was a senior in high school, he thought he knew what he wanted after graduation – a career in the United States Air Force. However, his principal envisioned a different path, one where he would soar sky-high, not in a plane, but at a four-year university. “We talked about the different options,” Mr. Wilkins said. “He helped me apply to Kent State. He visited colleges with me.” After his initial visit to Kent State University, Mr. Wilkins joined Academic S.T.A.R.S., which stands for Students Achieving and Reaching for Success. The six-week cultural transition and ret...