Kent State University employees shared some of their favorite summer vacation and staycation photos with e-Inside. SEE PHOTOS FROM LAST WEEK'S ISSUE Elaine Robinson, assistant to the vice president for institutional advancement, had her 4-year-old grandson, Jojo, in her community garden this year. Robinson says, “He has his own picketed ‘plot’ within my 16x40 foot plot. We are having great fun nurturing the plants and seeds, and he is learning to appreciate the growing season.” Laure Farnbauch, manager for laboratory resources in the Department of Psychologica...

Anticipation and excitement consumed every inch of his face. Grinning from ear to ear, Matthew Dougard’s dream of flying was about to come true. But before he could buckle in for his introductory flight, Dougard had to climb up on a few pillows just to see over the front of the plane. At the ripe old age of six, Dougard was about to soar higher than his childhood imagination could have ever taken him, thanks to certified flight instructors at Kent State University - Rocco Attardo and Christian Hedrick - who recently graduated from the university’s Aeronautics Program. “Matthew is the happies...

Local Author Making Science Fiction Fans Take Notice Evan Graham, local author and alumni of Kent State University at Trumbull (2014), plans to publish his first novel in spring/summer 2017. He is currently running a campaign for his book, Tantalus Depths, on Inkshares.com, where he has earned more than 600 pre-orders and needs just under 150 pre-orders to begin the publishing process. Graham is hoping to surpass that threshold by the Aug. 16 deadline. “I have received great support,” Graham said. “Of course friends and family have been great. Other writers have been a big help, too...

  Kent State University at Stark welcomes new students to campus on August 27 for Smart Start Saturday. This is your new student orientation that will prepare you for the first day of classes - and your new college life. Smart Start Saturday is for new and transfer students at Kent State Stark starting in Fall 2016. Attendance is mandatory. THE DETAILS: Parental/guest attendance is optional, but welcome! (limit 2 parents/guests per student) Check-in begins at 8:30 a.m. on the Main Hall Patio. Program begins promptly at 9 a.m. Find out wh...

Kent State University is in the midst of building the Kent State Athletic Training and Education Center for its student-athletes. Located in the MAC Center Annex (behind the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center) and spanning more than 10,000 square feet, the two-floor space will be a key asset for the Kent State Golden Flashes’ 425 student-athletes and is slated to be completed by early September.  “We are thrilled with President Warren and the university’s support for this project as it is truly in sync with her vision of ‘students first’ as we address the health and safety of our...

Four Kent State University graduate students in the Department of Psychological Sciences, in the College of Arts and Sciences, won the Sloboda and Bukoski Cup at the Society for Prevention Research’s annual conference. Liz Baker, Karly Cochran, Haylee DeLuca and Logan Stigall represented Kent State against five other teams from Arizona State University, Clemson University, Florida International University, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and University of California, Irvine. For the competition, the team was given a specific data set and then had eight weeks to familiarize the...

Eric Benjamin, of Alliance, has been hired to direct the new University Choir at Kent State University at Tuscarawas beginning Fall Semester 2016. He is an adjunct faculty member at the campus currently teaching The Understanding of Music. He is also the music director for the Tuscarawas Philharmonic, a position he has held for the past 25 years. The Tuscarawas Philharmonic, a full symphony orchestra, is a resident company at the Kent State Tuscarawas Performing Arts Center. In building a new choir, Benjamin has created a goal oriented syllabus. “The University Choir will offer students at Ke...

Four Kent State University graduate students in the Department of Psychological Sciences, in the College of Arts and Sciences, won the Sloboda and Bukoski Cup at the Society for Prevention Research’s annual conference. Liz Baker, Karly Cochran, Haylee DeLuca and Logan Stigall represented Kent State against five other teams from Arizona State University, Clemson University, Florida International University, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and University of California, Irvine. For the competition, the team was given a specific data set and then had eight weeks to familiarize the...

University hosts its annual Homecoming celebration on Oct. 1 Josh Cribbs, a three-time NFL Pro Bowler and 2010 graduate of Kent State University, will return to his alma mater to serve as the Homecoming Parade Grand Marshal at the university’s annual Homecoming on Oct. 1.   “I feel honored to be the Grand Marshal,” Cribbs said. “I feel like it’s a job well done on my part to be able to have this accomplishment, to be asked to be in a position to represent Kent State in this fashion. I love giving back to, not just the community, but my alma mater. This is a great way to do it and contin...