Pilot James J. Banning made his entrance at the Kent State University KIVA Auditorium making his dream to fly known. Banning accomplished a historic flight in 1932, and was actually part of a performance at the university. Actor Jeantique Oriol, portrayed Banning in honor of National Engineers Week and African-American History Month. Thomas Cox Allen, Banning’s co-pilot and mechanic was played by Drew Drake, making a two-man, interactive show “The Flying Hobos, a Living History Play,” that recounts the 21-day journey by the duo, which took place during the Great Depression. Banning was t...
Delivering his remarks to a packed FirstEnergy Auditorium, CNN’s chief media correspondent and anchor of the weekly program “Reliable Sources,” Brian Stelter, talked about the current media environment and delivered 11 keys for ethical journalism in the fake news era (see sidebar/graphic). In his lecture, entitled “Telling the Truth in the Age of Alternative Facts,” Stelter also encouraged students to find the one thing they were more passionate about than anyone they knew and really dive into it. He advised writing constantly to build up what he called “muscle memory” so you can write and re...
Sarah Brugmann is a self-described “people person” from Mantua who has always wanted to be a nurse. Her own mother was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) even before Sarah was born. Since Sarah — along with her dad and sister — has been a caregiver for her mother for the past 15 years, this has greatly influenced her decision to pursue a future in nursing. Having worked as a home healthcare provider and as a nurse’s aide, Sarah is a first-year nursing student, initially pursuing an associate’s degree in the short term; a bachelor’s and maybe a master’s degree in the long term. At a...
Extra help is here for struggling students who usually slip through the cracks and face uncertain futures after their elementary years. Rural students, in particular, face generational poverty, lack of role models, and insufficient academic preparation for success in college or at work. These patterns are evident at the Kent State regional campuses where 81 percent of students receive financial aid, and most require remediation to bring their academic skills up to college-level standards. A new program is now in place to identify at-risk students by sixth grade and to support them as...
Crain’s Cleveland Business recently highlighted Kent State University’s new Design Innovation Initiative, which is focused on connecting students from different disciplines to develop new ways of problem-solving. The Design Innovation Initiative will link students of any discipline to a wide range of university resources, for example the textile lab, which previously had been the domain of fashion design students. Kent State named J.R. Campbell the first executive director of the initiative last year. Mr. Campbell has been working at Kent State since 2009, and he has spent extens...
Kent State University at Trumbull is providing scholarships to send five of its students to study in Poland this spring break. The experience will introduce students to the Holocaust as it occurred in Poland from varying points of view, represented by survivors, films, art, and museum exhibits. The students are Sabrina Barnhart (Bloomfield), Brooklyn Bennett (LaBrae), Brendy Hixon (Southeast), Melissa Kuneli (home schooling), Hannah Sisler (Champion). They will join 20 students from Kent State's campus and four students from Kent State's Florence (Italy) Center. ...
Kent State University's storied golf program will begin a new chapter in July. The 2018-19 golf season will be the final one for Herb Page as men's head coach and director of golf. On Thursday, Mr. Page announced his upcoming retirement and the appointment of Jon Mills as men's golf coach at the University. After leading the men's golf team to 22 MAC crowns and being a part of 20 conference titles in 20 seasons from the women's team, Mr. Page is the proud owner of 43 MAC Championship rings. Numerous Golden Flashes went on to have successful professional golf careers, including 2003 British O...