Audience votes Team India's dish of chicken chili as People Choice An audience of 870 Kent State University students, faculty, staff and families packed the Kent Student Center Ballroom on Nov. 17 to enjoy the culinary creations of six international cooking teams in this year's International Cook-Off Competition. Three judges – Jim Bracken, dean of University Libraries; Victor M. Torres, director of global engagement at Northeast Ohio Medical University; and Kathy Spicer, outreach program manager for Kent State’s Office of the Provost – were given the task of selecting the top three winners i...
As an extension of the Fashion School at Kent State University, the NYC Studio provides full-semester academic programs for fashion students during the fall, spring or summer terms. For more information, visit www.kent.edu/fashion/NYCStudio. ...
Lawrence Weidleman tried attending college soon after being discharged from the U.S. Army. He had been injured during Operation Desert Storm/Desert Shield so he was still very young. But he realized in short order that he was not ready. The Kent State University at Stark student and 45-year-old middle childhood education major told his story to a gathering of more than 100 onlookers during the dedication of the new William G. Bittle Veterans Commons on Nov. 10. The space is designed for veteran students to gather between classes and talk or study together, or to provide each other with suppor...
Kent State University Foundation also steps up with $50,000 one-to-one match Kent State University President Beverly Warren again pledged $25,000 to support Kent State on Nov. 29, which is Giving Tuesday. In addition, the Kent State University Foundation is pledging an additional $50,000 to match every gift, dollar for dollar, designated to the Kent State programs and initiatives of the donor’s choice. Kent State has participated in Giving Tuesday the last four years, and this is the second year that Warren has pledged a matching gift. Kent State alumni, friends, faculty and staff are en...
Familiar Face Robin Joynes Associate Professor Department of Psychological Sciences Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: I teach a variety of courses in the psychology department. WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: August 2000 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Post-doctoral Fellowship at UCLA LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: The beautiful campus and friendly, collegiate atmosphere ATTRACTION TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AS AN EMPLOYER: Many opportunities for advancement, incentives and rewards for scholarly work and teaching excellence, top-notch benefi...
Nearly 900 Kent State University students, faculty, staff and families packed the Kent Student Center Ballroom Thursday night to enjoy the culinary creations of six international cooking teams in this year's International Cook-Off Competition. Three judges – including Jim Bracken, Ph.D., dean of the University Libraries; Victor M. Torres, director of global engagement at the Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED); and Kathy Spicer, outreach program manager for Kent State’s Office of the Provost – were given the task of selecting the top three winners in the competition. The audience ...
Hillary Clinton is the subject of a special topics course at Kent State University - Hillary Clinton Case Study: Perspectives on Gender and Power. Suzanne Holt, Ph.D., professor and director of Women’s Studies in Kent State’s College of Arts and Sciences recognized that there was a scholarly need for students to be able to contextualize gender and power as the first woman of a major party to became a candidate for president. “To me, this is an important example of what women’s studies can provide to our students — an inquiry into culture, discrimination, and hegemonic power seen ...
Product also can help athletes recover from blisters and calluses that can impede their performance Kent State University students Nilin Rao, Ph.D., and Craig Verdin, and Exercise Science and Physiology Professor Ellen Glickman, Ph.D., are the co-founders of TheraPod Medical LLC, a wound-care company that is looking to transform the field of podiatric medicine. Rao, a fourth-year podiatric student who completed his master’s and doctorate degrees in exercise physiology from Kent State, and Verdin, a second-year podiatric student in Kent State’s College of Podiatric Medicine, have been wor...
Product also can help athletes recover from blisters and calluses that can impede their performance Kent State University students Nilin Rao, Ph.D., and Craig Verdin, and Exercise Science and Physiology Professor Ellen Glickman, Ph.D., are the co-founders of TheraPod Medical LLC, a wound-care company that is looking to transform the field of podiatric medicine. Rao, a fourth-year podiatric student who completed his master’s and doctorate degrees in exercise physiology from Kent State, and Verdin, a second-year podiatric student in Kent State’s College of Podiatric Medicine, have been wor...
Kent State University at Stark presents a Black History Month Video Competition, sponsored by the Black History Month Committee. WHAT Students will produce original videos no longer than six minutes that focus on some aspect of Black History. Students can work as individuals or in groups to produce their videos. ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS Stark County middle School, high school and college students with proof of school attendance. One entry per student. SUBMITTING ENTRIES Entries can be submitted as an attachment to an email, mailed in on a USB or disk or uploaded to a drop box fil...