You could tell Michelle Van Dyke was choking up as she mentioned the many times when she had to choose whether to buy gas or food on any given day. The financially struggling 53-year-old single mom and Kent State University at Stark student works two jobs and goes to school, all the while caring for her 11-year-old daughter. Oftentimes getting a healthy meal and other essentials for the two of them is difficult. Then came Flash’s Food Pantry to the rescue. A little more than a year ago, Flash’s Food Pantry began serving, promoting awareness and educating the Kent State Stark commu...
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 working with Glickman to research and develop products geared toward helping those with diabetes, which af...
Kent State University President Beverly Warren is the recipient of the 2016 National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) Region IV-East award for her outstanding performance as a university president. She joins an elite group of college and university presidents across the United States honored by NASPA for advancing the quality of student life on campus by supporting Student Affairs staff and programs. In addition to receiving the regional recognition, Warren is under consideration for the national NASPA President’s Award. “I am grateful for the sheer opportunity to ...
For an eighth consecutive year, Kent State University has been named a 2017 Military Friendly® School. Military Friendly is the military ratings division of Victory Media, a service-disabled, veteran-owned business that also publishes G.I. Jobs®, STEM Jobs, Military Spouse and Vetrepreneur®. Military Friendly rates companies and colleges on their programs to recruit and retain military veterans as employees and students. In addition to the Kent Campus, this is the sixth year that Kent State University at Tuscarawas has held the elite title as a Military Friendly School. The Military F...
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 encouraged to take a mo...
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Hello, again, Drupalites, We’ve received a few similar questions regarding viewing, accessing and editing your new site and want to provide additional clarification around the email sent earlier today. Home Page only LT site kentstatelt.prod.acquia-sites Ignore all but the home page on this site. May still be under construction. Will be transferred to the soon-to-be new site in the next couple weeks. All but the homepage or soon-to-be new site Redesign site kentstateredesign.prod.acquia-sites Ignore the home page on this site (for now). Updates to ...
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Hello, Drupalites, When we announced the new timeline, beginning this week, we indicated that you will need to make any site edits from Nov. 13 until Dec. 18 in both the current, live site and in the soon-to-be new site. Changes made last week should have been logged so they could be replicated. Those changes can now be made in the new site. Its current address is https://kentstateredesign.prod.acquia-sites.com. Please note, the new home pages are not displayed on this site yet. Home pages will be transferred over the next couple weeks. Changes to the new home pag...
Kent State University is hosting a Big Dream Gathering on Nov. 29, and everyone is invited – Kent State students, faculty, staff and people in the surrounding community. These Big Dream Gathering events have been taking place around the country, and they provide a fun, safe and encouraging environment for people to think about their big dreams and ideas, write them down and then get help to make those dreams a reality. The event is free and open to the public. Kent State’s event begins at 6:30 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. Doors open at 6 p.m. The first 150 people to register wi...
Kent State University’s Department of Career Exploration and Development has launched a new program to expose students to career experiences as well as give companies an opportunity to scout talent. “Flashternships will introduce a new ‘soft entry’ internship model,” explains Kristin Williams, executive director of Career Exploration and Development. “The overall goal is to provide opportunities for freshman and sophomore students to enter the internship pipeline early with job shadowing and micro-internships.” The pilot partner organizations include FedEx Custom Critical, the City of Ak...